UNICEF: Israel Treatment of Arab Minors in Custody Cruel and Inhuman

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

The report alleges that the practice "appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized."

US Marine Cracks Mystery of Pyramids and Stonehenge (Video)

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Vahai believes those historic monuments were built for world navigation purposes.

UN Estimates 1 Million Refugees Fled Syria

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Over the two year civil war raging in Syria, the number of refugees crossing the border to neighboring countries surpassed 1 million, the United Nations Refugee agency announced, adding that the resources available to help them are dangerously low. The UN agency estimates that around 10,000 Syrians are escaping from their country every day, and [...]

The Neshchizer Rebbe Passed Away

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Even while he was severely ill, he was determined not to change his daily agenda despite his pain.

Suspect in Williamsburg Lethal Hit and Run to Surrender

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

He said he fled the scene because he was afraid of being killed by his pursuers, and didn’t know the couple had been killed until he saw it in newspapers.

U.S. Pressing Europe on Hezbollah Terrorist Status

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

U.S. government officials called on Europe to list Hezbollah as a terrorist group. “For too long Hezbollah has tried to pose as nothing more than a political and social welfare group while plotting against innocents in Eastern Europe, from Eastern Europe to East Africa, from Southeast Asia to South America,” Vice President Joe Biden told [...]

German Museum Returns Nazi-Looted Painting

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

A German museum returned a 15th century Renaissance painting stolen by the Nazis to the estate of a Jewish art dealer. “Virgin and Child,” attributed to an artist known as the Master of Flémalle, was handed over to the estate of the late Dr. Max Stern on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy [...]

Sequester Cuts to Cost Israel $155 million

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

The sequester is expected to cost Israel $155 million in defense assistance. A senior staffer on the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee told JTA that defense assistance to Israel would likely be cut by 5 percent, or between $150 million and $160 million of the $3.1 billion Israel was to have been allocated [...]

Head of US Central Command: Iran Sanctions Useless

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

"I'm paid to take a rather dim view of the Iranians, frankly."

UTJ Calls for New Elections

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

The Hareidi party, UTJ, proposed a bill in the Knesset calling for new elections to be held within 90 days. The bill, drafted by MK Uri Maklev, and signed by all the UTJ members, stated that the results of the elections were too inconclusive, the current configuration is not governable, and too many inexperienced newcomers [...]

Hugo Chavez Dies

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58. He has been the president of Venezuela since 1999.

Bennett to Get Finance Ministry

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Netanyahu challenged them, but Bennett and Lapid apparently worked it out.

You Know Who Destroyed the Israeli Buses for Arab Towns

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

Whoever actually burned the buses, the fire was lit by the anti-Israel - or just lazy - media and their fans. So now no Israeli public buses will serve the Arab towns.

Blockbuster Probe Could Wreck Coalition

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

Netanyahu’s ground gets shakier every day. He promised to hold the Foreign Ministry for Lieberman during criminal proceedings. The Attorney General now orders a probe of the legality of the deal.

British Envoy Flees for his Life from Arab Students (Video)

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

The British Consul-general learned first-hand Tuesday about a dialogue with PA university students.

Israel Capitulates, Reopens Gaza Crossing in Recognition of Hamas Rule

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

The PA has lost its last foothold in Gaza and taxes on goods will go straight to Hamas.

Hamas’ Gender Ban Forces UNWRA to Ban Marathon

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

Long live feminism in Gaza. Hamas believes women are so special that it allows men only in the annual Gaza marathon. UNRWA refused to “respect tradition” and cancels the annual race.

Sharansky Opens Agency in Munich, Fears Assimilation

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky opened a new Jewish campus in Munich this week and declared, “The Jewish community in Germany is indeed unique” but faces the challenge of assimilation. The campus will house the Jewish Agency’s Munich office and the European Janusz Korczak Academy, a Jewish Agency-supported school that integrates traditional Jewish learning with [...]

Chicken Shortage Rumor a Bad Egg

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

Hatched fears of a chicken shortage for Passover because of a one-day shutdown at Empire Kosher’s poultry plant are not even worth chickenfeed, according to an industry source. Empire shut down its large Mifflintown, Pa. plant on Monday a week ago, either because the chickens were underweight or had leg problems that made them non-kosher, [...]

Obama ‘Damned If He Visits and Damned If He Doesn’t’

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

Israelis, who were so anxious the past four years for President Barack Obama to show his support by visiting Israel, now are increasingly anxious about his trip in two weeks. “People are concerned about what the real goal is,” Council of Presidents of Major American Jewish organizations Michael Hoenlein told Politico. “There’s a lot of [...]