Israelis Live Longer than Most OECD Countries

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

The average life expectancy in Israel is 81.7 years, fifth highest among OECD countries, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The annual report on the eve of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, also reported that 10 percent of Israelis live in Jerusalem Tel Aviv is the second most popular city, where 5 percent of [...]

Anthony Weiner Scores Number Two Position in Mayoralty Poll

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

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European Report Says Greece Can Ban Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

A report released by the Council of Europe says that Greece could legally ban the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party, but Greece has rejected the idea. The Council of Europe is based in Strasbourg, France and runs the European Court of Human Rights. The 32-page was issued Tuesday by the council’s human rights commissioner Nils Mutinies, [...]

New Jersey Bible Quiz Co-Champion

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

Fifteen-year-old Yishai Eisenberg of Passaic, N.J., and a Beit Shemesh high school student were the first-ever co-champions in the International Bible Quiz held in Israel on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Independence Day. Eisenberg and Elior Babian of Beit Shemesh, located west of, stunned the judges by their perfect knowledge of the Bible. When it became clear that [...]

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Survey: 44 Percent of Warsaw Teens Wouldn’t Want Jewish Neighbors

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

More than 44 percent of participants in a survey on Warsaw teenagers’ attitudes to Jews said they would rather not have Jewish neighbors. The findings of the survey of 1,250 students in 20 high schools in the Polish capital were published Tuesday in the Polish media. Commissioned by the Jewish community of Warsaw, the survey [...]

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Israeli Independence Day Celebrations Muted Down in Boston

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

Israeli Independence Day celebrations in Boston were muted and security was increased in the wake of bombings that left three dead and dozens injured at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Mike Rosenberg, director of community relations at Maimonides, a Jewish day school in suburban Brookline, said an event Tuesday commemorating Israel’s 65th anniversary [...]

Hacked: Anonymous Falsely Outed Thousands of Arabs as ‘Collaborators’

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

"Unfortunately, after we published this news, we recently received numerous complaints from our brothers…"

UPDATED: Two Rockets Hit Eilat, and Two land in Jordan

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

Rockets slam Eilat and Aqaba. Children are in bomb shelters.

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New Head of Egypt’s Jews Rejects Israel’s Synagogue Renovation Help

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

"A mother of two university graduate daughters, Magda Haroun is fluent in Arabic, French, English and moderate Italian."

Gaza Arabs Celebrate Boston Marathon Attack with Dance, Candies

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

"Boston explosions: 'Please don't be Arabs or Muslims.'"

Roger Waters: ‘I Am Considering my Position’ on Anti-Israel Boycott

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

That's a lot of thinking for a rock musician, you must give him that.

Major Earthquake Strikes Iran, Rocks Pakistan (Video)

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

A state of emergency was declared in the region.

Hamas Bulldozes UN Heritage Site for Terrorist Training Grounds

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

After Israel threw out Jews from Gaza and gave greenhouses to the Palestinian Authority to prosper, the PA turned them into terror training camps. Now Hamas does the same at a World Heritage site.

Israel Can Bomb Iran Alone, Claims Chief of Staff Gantz

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

Israel can bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities by itself and is preparing to do so, if necessary, IDF Chief of Benny Gantz told Voice of Israel public radio on Tuesday, Independence Day. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has repeatedly said that Iran has missiles capable of bombing Tel Aviv and Haifa. Gantz said, “We will do what is [...]

ADL to Israel Broadcasting Authority: Let them wear Galliano!

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

ADL’s Abe Foxman said he’s “outraged” at last week’s decision by the Israel Broadcasting Authority to bar Israel’s contestant in the international Eurovision music contest from wearing a dress by designer John Galliano. Galliano lost his job as the top designer at Christian Dior two years ago after being arrested for making anti-Semitic statements at [...]

Sixteen Israelis Ran in Bombed-Boston Marathon

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

Sixteen Israelis ran in Monday’s terror-ridden Boston marathon, but none of them were wounded in the twin bombings. Tzviki Bronstein, 57, flew to Boston to run in the marathon and was able to finish the race before the explosions. He was walking back to his hotel room when he heard the explosions, he told the [...]

Museum Seeks Jews’ Memories of Baseball

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

Do you remember where you were when Sandy Koufax said he would not play on Yom Kippur. The National Museum of American Jewish History is looking for you.

Chief of Staff Gantz Calls on Haredim to Defend Israel’s Borders

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

IDF Chief of Benny Gantz said that the military lacks manpower and that he would be happy if Haredim youth serve in the army. He told the Hebrew-language Yediot Acharonot newspaper that Haredim soldiers have “brought good results wherever they have served to date, and they will learn that army service benefits them as well.… [...]

European Rabbis to Grant Merkel Top Honor

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive a top award from Europe’s mainstream Orthodox rabbinic body, the Conference of European Rabbis. It announced Monday that Merkel will be awarded the 2013 Lord Jakobovits Prize for European Jewry for her dedication to the German Jewish community and “outspoken denunciation of anti-Semitism throughout Europe.” The award will be [...]

Cleveland Jewish Runner Crossed Finish Line One Hour before Blast

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

A Cleveland Jewish man’s ability to finish the Boston Marathon in less than four hours helped save him from injuries, or worse, in the terrorist attack Monday “I was in the hotel when the explosions went off, Kevin Goodman, 50, told the Cleveland Jewish News. “The explosions happened about an hour after I finished. I [...]