Lord Nazir Ahmed Suspended from Labor Party for Offering £10m Bounty on Obama, Bush

Posted on: April 17th, 2012 at 8:00AM

Back in 1998, Lord Nazir Ahmed, 53, became the first Muslim life peer. Now he is reported to have said: "'If the US can announce a reward of $10 million for the (capture) of Hafiz Saeed, I can announce a bounty of £10 million (for the capture of) President Obama and his predecessor, George Bush."

Dozens Injured in R.I. Jewish Community Bus Accident

Posted on: April 17th, 2012 at 6:46AM

At least 32 people were injured, one seriously, in an accident along Route 4 in East Greenwich, R.I., that involved a bus bring Jewish school children home from a field trip. A spokesman for Providence Mayor Angel Taveras tells WPRI-TV the city recreation bus involved in the accident was carrying Jewish Community Day School students [...]

Gallup: Romney, Obama in Tight Race

Posted on: April 17th, 2012 at 6:08AM

Mitt Romney is supported by 47% of national registered voters and Barack Obama by 45% in the inaugural Gallup Daily tracking results from April 11-15. Both Obama and Romney are supported by 90% of their respective partisans. See the Gallup Daily tracking results.  

Record High for Incoming Tourism in First Quarter of 2012

Posted on: April 16th, 2012 at 7:15PM

Based on data released today by the Central Bureau of Statistics, the first quarter of 2012 registered an all-time record high for incoming tourism to Israel. During the months of January through March, 2012, there has been an increase of 2% compared with the same period last year, and an increase of 1% compared with [...]

NY High Court: Ramaz Nurse Can Sue Under Whistleblower Law

Posted on: April 16th, 2012 at 5:59AM

A former school nurse at the Ramaz School in New York who says she was fired for reporting a possible case of child abuse can sue the school under the state’s whistleblower law. The New York State Court of Appeals (which is that state’s highest court) ruled on April 12 in a 3-2 vote that [...]

Hebron Jews Appeal on Behalf of Arab Seller of Machpela House, Sentenced to Death by the PA

Posted on: April 16th, 2012 at 5:53AM

Jewish leaders in Hebron have called for international intervention to help the Palestinian man sentenced to death for selling a home near the Cave of the Patriarchs to Jews. Shahala reportedly was sentenced to death for his part in selling what has become known as the Machpela House to a group of Jews. He reportedly [...]

Pollard Leaves Hospital Back to Prison

Posted on: April 16th, 2012 at 5:47AM

Jonathan Pollard was transferred from a federal hospital to his prison cell. Pollard, who reportedly was rushed to a hospital outside of the prison on the eve of Passover suffering from an unspecified emergency condition, was returned to Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina on Sunday, according to the Justice for Jonathan Pollard organization. [...]

Fatah-Affiliated Terrorists Claim They Launched a Rocket into Israel

Posted on: April 15th, 2012 at 9:54PM

The Palestinian News agency Ma’an reported that the Ayman Judah Brigades, a division of Fatah’s military wing, said they fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday night. An Israeli army spokesperson said no rockets had landed in Israel overnight. Fatah is affiliated with the Palestinian Authority and its president Mahmoud Abbas.

Both Religious Zionist Knesset Factions Celebrate the Mimouna; Ketzele: We Run Together or I Quit

Posted on: April 15th, 2012 at 7:04PM

Hundreds of activists who had arrived to celebrate the Mimouna applauded the MKs announcements that there was no other option for their two factions but to run a united list in the next Knesset elections. MK Yaakov Katz (Ketzele) repeated his earlier announcement that if the two factions do not run as one, he would remove himself from the campaign.

Pro-Palestinian ‘Flytila’ Busted; 43 Refused Entry, 12 Returned, 31 Detained, 9 Israelis Detained

Posted on: April 15th, 2012 at 12:19PM

The latest Israeli Police figures: 43 activists altogether have been detained at Ben Gurion airport. Out of this number, 31 were transported to the Givon detention facility for processing and 12 were put on returning flights. Nine Israeli activists waving pro-Palestinian banners were detained for questioning.