Arabs Ignoring High Court Ruling, Dumping Artifacts off Temple Mount

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The Waqf, a Jordanian Muslim religious body entrusted with the management of the Temple Mount, has been renovating the site for years.

Former FM Liberman Officially Indicted

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Israeli former Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of breach of trust and fraud, and could also be charged with moral turpitude.

Shi’ites Killed in Terror Attack in Pakistan

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

At least 19 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed in a terrorist bombing of a convoy of three buses in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.

Man Pushed in Front of NYC Subway

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

A New York City man who was pushed in front of a NYC subway train has died, the second such fatality this month.

Famous Israeli Soccer Coach Passes Away

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Emanuel Sheffer, the soccer coach who led Israel to the only World Cup finals in which it has ever participated, died on Friday at the age of 88.

Power to Israel Condemns Zoabi Reprieve

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The leaders of the Power Israel party, MKs Aryeh Eldad and Michael Ben Ari on Sunday sharply attacked the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the decision of the Knesset Election Committee and to approve the candidacy of MK Haneen Zoabi. Power to israel issued the following statement: “The High Court has become the home court [...]

Unanimous Supreme Court: Zoabi Not Disqualified

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ruled unanimously that MK Hanin Zoabi from the Balad party will be able to run to the 19th Knesset, despite the decision of the Knesset Elections Committee to disqualify her. Zoabi’s name became infamous in Israel after she took part in the attempted illegal invasion of secure waters by the [...]

US Jewish Groups Applaud Netanyahu’s Review of Western Wall Restrictions

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Netanyahu asked Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky to look into the matter.

Embassy Denies Ron Dermer Is New Envoy

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The Israeli embassy in Washington described as baseless an Israeli newspaper report that Ron Dermer, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, is set to replace Michael Oren as Israel’s ambassador to the United States. The daily Makor Rishon on Friday reported that Oren has requested to end his tenure in the spring of [...]

State Dept. Statement on Russia’s Yakovlev Act

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Press Statement Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson We deeply regret Russia’s passage of a law ending inter-country adoptions between the United States and Russia and restricting Russian civil society organizations that work with American partners. American families have adopted over 60,000 Russian children over the past 20 years, and the vast majority of [...]

9 Palestinians Die of Swine Flu (H1N1)

Posted on: December 29th, 2012

Since the outbreak a few weeks ago within the Palestinian Authority, 190 arabs have been infected with swine flu also known as H1N1, and 9 have died so far.

Antwerp Jewish Girls School Forced to Admit Holocaust Denier’s Boys or Pay Fine

Posted on: December 29th, 2012

A Belgian court ordered a Jewish school for girls to admit two boys or face heavy fines. If the Benoth Jeruzalem school in Antwerp fails to admit the boys, it will have to pay $2,600 for every day that the two boys are not allowed to study there, a Belgian judge ruled on Dec. 21, [...]

Woman Charged in Noah Pozner Fraud Probe

Posted on: December 29th, 2012

Federal prosecutors charged a New York woman with lying to federal agents during an investigation into an alleged scheme soliciting donations in the name of Newtown rampage victim Noah Pozner. In an interview with NBC’s “Today” show, Nouel Alba, 37, of the Bronx, denied posing as an aunt of Noah and sending messages requesting donations. [...]

Report: Ron Dermer to become Israel’s ambassador to the US

Posted on: December 29th, 2012

Ron Dermer, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to replace Michael Oren as Israel’s ambassador to the United States, an Israeli newspaper reported. The daily Makor Rishon on Friday reported that Oren has requested to end his tenure in the spring of 2013, when he will have completed a four-year tenure. [...]

Activists Left Oz Etzion after the Shabbat Clashes

Posted on: December 29th, 2012

Yesterday the activists clashed with security forces and prevented the evacuation of the Oz Zion residents.

Israeli Women’s Wages Reach Near-Equality

Posted on: December 28th, 2012

According to IndexMundi.com, “home of the Internet’s most complete country profiles,” which contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources, the share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector has reached 49.5 of the overall sector. This compares to 48.3 in the United States, and only 46.9 in the United [...]

Likud Continues to Sink, Left Rising, Jewish Home Third Largest

Posted on: December 28th, 2012

Expect an interesting conundrum on the opposition side.

Change of Location for Sovereignty Conference

Posted on: December 28th, 2012

Due to the overwhelming huge response and registration for the January 1 conference, it has been moved to a much larger venue.

US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf Dies at 78

Posted on: December 28th, 2012

The highly decorated Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf died in his home in Tampa, Florida. The cause of death was not immediately known. Known to his soldiers as “Stormin’ Norman,” General Schwarzkopf led some 540,000 U.S. and 200,000 allied troops in the first Gulf war that forced Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s army out of Kuwait in 1991. [...]

Brooklyn Hasid Indicted for Throwing Bleach in Rabbi’s Face

Posted on: December 27th, 2012

A Brooklyn fishmonger was indicted for throwing a cup of bleach in the face of a Chasidic rabbi who advocates for victims of sexual abuse in the haredi Orthodox community.