Cabinet Passes ‘Austerity Budget’

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

The Cabinet Monday evening passed a two-year budget, nearly five months late, with tax hikes and across-the-board cuts in spending, Only one minister voted against the  budget, the second and last time it will cover two years instead of one. Finance Minister Yair Lapid, who is chairman of the Yesh Atid party, said after the [...]

New Budget Designed to Hurt Haredim, Tourists

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

That's a whole lot of achievements for the fresh finance minister.

IRS Chief Under the Congressional Spotlight on Friday

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

The IRS attempted to present its inappropriate conduct as being limited to a small number of organizations, targeted by using only a few key words, acted on by only a few low level IRS employees in a remote office, for a limited time, without the consent or even knowledge of higher level IRS officials. By Monday morning that cover had been entirely blown.

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Jewish Camp Counselor Admits Sexual Abuse

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

Sheriff's officers handcuffed Kolko and took him to the County Jail.

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2nd Place Mayoral Candidates Snatch Away Key Quinn Endorsers

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The Village Independent Democrats have opted to back City Comptroller John Liu — the most liberal in the race.

Vienna Hosts First European Jewish Choral Festival

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The Vienna Jewish Choir last weekend hosted the first European Jewish Choral Festival with a comprehensive repertoire of Yiddish, Hebrew, and Ladino songs, the European Jewish Press reported, Hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish singers from 18 groups in Europe participated n the four-day event that drew approximately 1,500 spectators. The festival, under the patronage of [...]

Two Religious Girls Box-Kick Their Way to World Champions (video)

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The IDF gets a new weapon next year. Meet Baltimore-born Nili Block and Mumbai convert Sarah Avraham, both of them religious and the new world champs in Thailand-style kick-boxing.

Fischer Cuts Interest Rate and Says Bank to Buy 2 Billion Dollars

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer announced on Monday a surprise cut the prime interest rate as part of his battle to fight the appreciation of the shekel and help the economy to keep growing. The financial markets responded with the shekel-dollar rate rising more than 1.5 percent to the level of 3.61 shekels to [...]

Hillary and Bill Clinton Give Weiner the Cold Shoulder

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Anthony Weiner can forget about any support from Hillary and Bill Clinton if he decides to run for mayor of New York City, the New York Post reported Monday. The main reason is Huma Abedin, Weiner’s Muslim wife who suffered disgrace shortly after their marriage when Weiner was caught using the Internet for online relationships [...]

Blue and White, All the Waze

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Waze and Facebook have reached an impasse in their negotiations, but not over whether Facebook will buy Waze for 700 million dollars, or a clean billion, but over Israel, according to the Israeli site Telecom News. Facebook wants to close down Waze’s Raanana office, and transfer some of the developers to the U.S. While the [...]

Pope Beatifies 813 Italians Beheaded by Turks

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

On Sunday, in a packed St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis announced his first canonization of new saints, including 813 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam. The 813 “Martyrs of Otranto” were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480, for refusing the demands of the Turkish invaders to renounce Christianity. [...]

Trial of Accused American Front Leader Starts

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The trial of Marcus Faella, 40, the alleged ringleader of the American Front, a white supremacist group that was training at a compound in the rural area of St. Cloud, is set to begin on Monday at the Osceola County, FL, courthouse. The American Front is an antisemitic militia with paramilitary training. Its members have [...]

Not Playing by the Rules, Bill Thompson Builds Formidable Campaign

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Many have questioned Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson’s relatively low profile over the past few months.

Hamas Terrorists with Terrorist Org. ‘TV Channel’ Honored by Newseum

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Hamas terrorists who worked for the Hamas-run and financed al-Aksa Television are being honored as "slain journalists" by the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Hawking’s Boycott Falls into a Black Hole

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The Israeli Presidential Conference that Stephen Hawking is boycotting because of the “occupation” of supposed Palestinian land has drawn in the past none other than several senior Palestinian Authority officials, including one who two weeks ago said he would like to drop a nuclear bomb in Israel. Thanks to a bit of Internet homework by [...]

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Church of Scotland Thinks Twice, Grants Israel the Right to Exist

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The Church of Scotland has called last week’s publication of a Church and Society Council report that denies Israel’s right to exist a “misunderstanding” and now says the Jewish state can remain as part of the world. The Jewish communities of Scotland were shocked by the report, and the local Council of Christians and Jews [...]

Disco Opening at Former Jewish Learning Center Stirs Controversy

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The opening of a music club and disco in a 19th century Jewish learning center in Krakow is sparking controversy. The club, called Mezcal, which is also a Mexican alcoholic beverage, opened Saturday night in the former Chewra Thilim Beit Midrash in the heart of Krakow’s Jewish district, Kazimierz. The rundown building, built in 1896, [...]

Red Cross Bares Its Heart and Soul, Honors PA Terrorists

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The Red Cross, the folks who demand Israel allow jail visits by terrorists’ families but winked when Hamas held Shalit as hostage, honors Palestinian Authority “prisoners” – the ones who kill Jews.

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Mounting Evidence that Boston Bombers Involved in Triple Homicide

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The truth won’t let the politically correct head stay buried in the sand. The Jewish Press report two weeks ago of an ugly link between the Boston bombers and an unsolved triple murder bears fruit.

Highway Construction Uncovers Spectacular 1500-Year-old Mosaic

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The most unexpected benefits from extending Israel’s north-south superhighway has been a wealth of archaeological discoveries, the latest being a spectacular mosaic from the 4th-6th centuries.