Jewish Canadian Singer Wins Grammy for Rap Album of the Year

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

The Jewish Canadian singer Drake won a Grammy Award, his first, for Rap Album of the Year at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Also, the indie pop band ”fun.” won the Song of the Year with “We Are Young” and also was selected as Best New Artist. Its lead singer, [...]

Rabbis and Jewish Leaders Praise Pope Benedict

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Israel’s and Britain’s chief rabbis as well as the World Jewish Congress praised Pope Benedict XVI Monday following his surprise announcement that he is stepping down at the end of the month. “During his period (as pope), there were the best relations ever between the church and the chief rabbinate and we hope that this [...]

Kuwait ‘Proud’ of Athlete Who Refused to Play against Israeli

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Kuwait expressed “pride” over its star Taekwondo athlete who lost the chance for an international championship because he refused to play against an Israeli in a contest of the marital art whose students’ oath is to “build a more peaceful world.” Kuwaiti taekwondo federation chairman Waleed el-Mirshad praised Abdullah el-Farhood for withdrawing from the Trelleborg [...]

Americans Want to Hear Obama Talk Middle Class, not Middle East

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

A grand total of 5 percent of respondents want to hear President Barack Obama talk about foreign policy, compared with 55 percent who want him to address the economy or the bloated deficit in his State of the Union address Tuesday, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Monday. The poll shows that slightly more than [...]

Muslims Host First Ever Hebrew Conference Held in South Asia

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

The first-ever Hebrew language and culture conference in South Asia was hosted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and organized by none other than Muslims scholars in a show of Muslim-Jewish amity in India. Among a dozen Indian and Israeli institutions represented at the “Hebrew Language and Culture: Reception, Self Conception and Intercultural [...]

Neo-Nazi Activist Who Threatened Jews to Stand Trial in Siberia

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Prosecutors in Siberia reportedly have indicted a Russian citizen of inciting to violence against Jews and quoting texts by Adolf Hitler. The Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday that the 65-year-old man from Minusinsk in the Krasnoyarsk region was the founder of an anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi cell called “Minin and Pozharski People’s Militia.” Since 2011, [...]

Bibi and Bennett Meet

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Following a 5 year estrangement, Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu finally met in Tel Aviv. The meeting, held in the government’s offices in the Kirya, took place just after noon, and lasted for 2 hours. The meeting was described as businesslike, and all the issues on the table were discussed. [...]

90 New Homes for Beit El

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Construction of ninety new apartments in Beit El has been given approval by the Ministry of Defense. The construction is part of the 300 apartment compensation plan for Beit El following the evacuation of the Givat Ulpana neighborhood. As tenders have already begin to be issued, construction could begin in just a few months time.

Police Arrest 10 Women of the Wall as Liberating Paratroopers Watch

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

WOW spokesperson said police behavior was "sneaky," or at least confusing, seeing as they arrested the women after they had already cleared the area.

The Pope to Quit Feb. 28

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

The vast majority of popes serve until they die, and they stick it out despite their ill health.

After an Apology, Bennett to Meet Bibi in Tel Aviv

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

"Sara Netanyahu is a good woman. I'm sorry about the joke regarding the terrorism course we supposedly took course together."

Suha: I Tried to Leave Yasser Hundreds of Times

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Her mother was against the marriage, Suha said.

Jewish Rapper Kosha Dillz: from Super Bowl to Super Star

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

he's been a Jewish criminal drug addict, and now he's becoming a star in the Black music world of rap and hip-hop who is an observant, proud Jew

A Big Apple Takes a Bite in Israel

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Apple has opened its third development center in Israel. After having established centers in Haifa and Herzliya, adjacent to Tel Aviv, Apple placed its newest center in Ra’anana, on the northern edge of metropolitan Tel Aviv. It has hired 100-150 workers who were fired several weeks ago by Texas Instruments as part of a worldwide [...]

Old Prayer Books Looking for Homes

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

All streams of Judaism are churning out new versions of prayer books faster than they can find homes for old ones, leaving burial as the only solution. Jewish law forbids throwing out books containing the name of God. Prayer books are becoming outdated so quickly that there is a glut on the market, and there [...]

Iran, Hizbullah Eye Assad’s Fall, Build Terrorist Armies in Syria

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Iran and Hizbullah, its proxy in Lebanon, are preparing to stake out their claims in Syria by building up terrorist armies there if and when Syrian President Bashar Assad falls. An Iranian-Hizbullah power base in Syria is aimed at helping it control supply routes, which Iran badly needs because of the U.S.-backed sanctions on the Islamic [...]

Erekat Pours Cold Water on Obama-Netanyahu-Abbas Meeting

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Palestinian Authority senior negotiator Saeb Erekat insisted on Sunday that no plans are being made to arrange a three-way meeting next month with visiting President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Speculation arose last week over such a meeting, and outgoing Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon also said on Saturday [...]

Blowing 1,000 Shofars in Hopes of Finding a Mate

Posted on: February 10th, 2013

They walked up a tree-lined path through stony hills to a square, white building — men in black hats, beards and frock coats; in T-shirts and jeans; in sweaters, slacks and velvet kippas. They came by the hundreds — 19-year-olds looking for a match, 40-year-olds losing hope that they would ever find one, boys of [...]

Buenos Aires Jews Fear ‘Truth Commission’ a Prelude to New Bombing

Posted on: February 10th, 2013

The president of the AMIA (Argentine Israelite Mutual Association) Buenos Aires Jewish center said the truth commission agreed to by Argentina and Iran “will allow a third bombing in Argentina.” “This pact is viewed by some people as a step forward. This may be a step to the precipice,” Guillermo Borger said. “It will allow a [...]

A US Arab’s View: Obama To Visit Israel to Prove He Is a Christian

Posted on: February 10th, 2013

The real reason President Barack Obama is visiting Israel next month is to pray at the Church of Nativity and prove to Americans he really is a Christian, writes internationally syndicated journalist Ray Hanania, born in Chicago and a self-described Arab-American Palestinian Christian. Hanania is a serious journalist, having been nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times [...]