Israeli and Palestinian Films Fail to Get the Oscar

Posted on: February 25th, 2013

Both rival films which competed in the 85th Academy Awards ceremony for best documentary, “The Gatekeepers,” directed by Israeli Dror Moreh, and “5 Broken Cameras,” directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israeli Guy Davidi, have failed to receive the Oscar. The prize went to “Searching for Sugar Man,” a chronicle of a forgotten musician’s rediscovery, [...]

Bennett: Likud Wants Us Out, We’re Sticking with Lapid

Posted on: February 25th, 2013

Jewish Home has begun to promote principles previously associated almost exclusively with Yair Lapid's agenda.

Israel’s NBA Player Omri Casspi Undergoes Appendectomy

Posted on: February 25th, 2013

Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the NBA, had an appendectomy. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward had his appendix removed on Saturday night at the Orlando Regional Medical Center and stayed overnight at the hospital, CBS Sports reported Sunday, citing a team news release. Casspi was to be re-evaluated on Sunday. He had been [...]

Rabbi Lau to Obama: God Sent You to White House; Send Pollard Home

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau wrote President Barack Obama  that God, via the American people, “appointed you…President of the United States,”  and that as a defender of freedom, he should release Jonathan Pollard from prison more than 28 years. Rabbi Lau quoted from chapter 14 in the First Book of Samuel, which refers [...]

House Subcommittee to Meet on ‘Worsening Anti-Semitism’

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on human rights will convene a hearing on anti-Semitism Wednesday, saying it is worsening, especially in Europe. “It is getting demonstrably worse all over the world, but especially Europe,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), who is chairman of the subcommittee and also co-chairs the U.S. Helsinki [...]

Paris Jewish School Rabbi Indicted for not Reporting Sex Abuse

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

The principal of a Jewish school in Paris was indicted for failing to report the sexual abuse of minors. The television network RILL reported that a Paris magistrate indicted the principal, identified by RILL as Rabbi Benjamin M., 55, on Feb. 21 for “non-reporting of sexual abuse of minors under 15 years.” Victims’ parents told [...]

Autopsy: No Abuse of Dead PA Prisoner; Lawyer: He Was Tortured

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

An autopsy, where a Palestinian Authority doctor and legal team were present, determined Sunday night that there were no signs of abuse or violence on the body of prisoner Arafat Jaradat, whose death a prison on Saturday set off a day of rage Sunday. The Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir also said there [...]

Huckabee Compares Abortion with Holocaust

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

Evangelist and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, speaking at a “Celebrate Life” forum at a Iowa church Saturday, described abortion in the United States as an “incredible holocaust of our own” by having killed approximately  55 million embryos. He said he was shocked at last year’s Democratic National Convention, where “speaker after speaker” said that [...]

Germany Drops Charges against Mohel

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

A German prosecutor has dropped all charges against Rabbi David Goldberg , who faced a criminal trial last year after a Cologne court ruled that circumcision was illegal in Germany. The ruling followed a case of a four-year-old Muslim boy who was hospitalized for excessive bleeding after being circumcised The German parliament has since passed [...]

Samsung Israel Treats Facebook Friends with Purim

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

Samsung, which operates R & D operations in Israel, is sending 10,000 baskets of Purim Mishloach Manot goodies to anyone whose relative or friends signed him up on the company’s Mobile Israel Facebook page. The company also contributed to two charity organizations by paying the Variety Israel and Enosh Fund organizations to pack the snacks [...]

Fatah, Hamas, Fail to Excite Masses over Jail Death

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

According to official Israeli sources, Arafat Jadarat, 30, died in Israeli custody on Saturday, from a cardiac arrest.

Egypt Seizes 5,000 Gallons of Fuel Sent to Gaza

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

Egyptian forces in Rafah seized 5,000 gallons of fuel ready to be smuggled into Gaza on Sunday, security officials told Ma’an. Egyptian border guards discovered the fuel shipment while monitoring a tunnel smuggling area on the Egyptian side of Rafah. In late January, Qatari-donated fuel to Gaza was suspended due to the security situation in [...]

Mofaz Wanted Defense

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

Mofaz asked for the Defense Ministry during coalition talks.

Yisrael Beiteinu Splits From Likud

Posted on: February 24th, 2013

With coalition building going nowhere, Yair Shamir took the reins, and the top job.

Israel Adopts Sundays-Off

Posted on: February 23rd, 2013

Israel adopting Sundays-Off seemed like a great idea, until it was put into practice.

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Modern Orthodox Students Meet to ‘Slam’ in Poetry Combat

Posted on: February 22nd, 2013

The students could have come from anywhere, but the content of many of the poems dealt with various aspects of their relationship to God and to Judaism.

Police Stormed Temple Mount, Violence in Judea & Samaria

Posted on: February 22nd, 2013

There have been ongoing disturbances in several areas of Judea and Samaria on Friday.

President Obama’s Three-Day Visit to Israel

Posted on: February 22nd, 2013

The White House has requested that at least 1,000 Israelis be in attendance for Obama’s public address.

Settlement Mayor Boycotting IDF Ceremony over Treatment of Women

Posted on: February 22nd, 2013

Ravivi was enraged: "It's unacceptable that we're the leaders in all the most important statistics, yet, in the end, we find ourselves in the 60th percentile."

British MP Storming Out: ‘I Don’t Debate with Israelis’ (Video)

Posted on: February 22nd, 2013

The Israeli-British student said Galloway should be barred from the House of Commons. "He clearly had a problem not because I am Israeli - I'm sure he would have talked to an Israeli Arab, he didn't want to talk to me because I am an Israeli Jew," Aslan-Levy said.