Israeli Intelligence Monitoring Iran from Azerbaijan

Posted on: February 12th, 2012

Baku is a few hours by car from the Iranian border, and is known as the "gray zone" of intelligence operations, where Israeli and Iranian agents monitor each other.

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Poland to Toughen Stance on Returning Communal Jewish Property

Posted on: February 12th, 2012

Warsaw is moving the discussion over the transfer of possession to original owners to the courts.

Recruits Must Renounce Dual Citizenship to Join Elite IDF Troops

Posted on: February 9th, 2012

Israel's submarine fleet joined a number of elite combat units requiring their new recruits to give up ties to their former homelands to qualify for security clearance.

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Oprah Winfrey Impressed by Religious Jews

Posted on: February 9th, 2012

After a day with Lubavitch Hasidim, Oprah Winfrey says Jewish Life offers a wealth of lessons for the world.

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France Will Not Extradite Israeli Woman’s Hit and Run Killers

Posted on: February 9th, 2012

President Sarkozy told an assembly of Jewish dignitaries that Israel and the victim's family must seek justice for the killers in French court.

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Round-The-Clock Prayers For Rav Elyashiv

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

JERUSALEM – Thousands gathered at Shaare Tzedek Medical Center, the Kotel and yeshivot across Israel Tuesday praying for Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv – Yosef Shalom ben Chaya Mousha – the 101-year-old leading contemporary authority on Jewish law who was in a medically induced coma after suffering kidney and lung failure.

Concerns Mount Over Possible Iran-Backed Terror Attacks On American Soil

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

WASHINGTON – When America’s top intelligence official said that Iran’s regime is considering attacks on U.S. soil, he cited a single incident and qualified the assessment with a “probably.”

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Russia and China: Accomplices and Obstructionists in Syria’s Crackdown

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

Russia and China, constrained by outdated Cold War outlooks, continue to frustrate attempts to end the conflict in Syria.

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Israeli Innovation: Blood Test to Detect Multiple Cancer Types

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

A new method in development at Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University will offer early detection using infrared light. Preliminary tests show 90% rate of success.

India to Expel Lubavitchers for Espionage – or Maybe Just a Farbrengen

Posted on: February 7th, 2012

Two Israeli Lubavitchers are about to be deported from southern India for what intelligence forces describe as suspicious behavior, but may only be harmless spiritual get-togethers into the night.

Quick Takes: News You May Have Missed

Posted on: February 1st, 2012

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United Hatzalah Of Israel Founder Makes Headlines In Davos And Arab World

Posted on: February 1st, 2012

JERUSALEM – Not in his wildest imagination could United Hatzalah of Israel (UHI) founder and chief coordinator Eli Beer have pictured himself giving a speech to global business leaders at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – while simultaneously starring in a documentary about the unprecedented cooperation between Jewish and Arab UHI volunteers broadcast last week across the Arab world on the al-Jazeera satellite TV network.

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On Iranian Nuclear Issue, Mixed Signals Proliferate From Israel, The U.S. And Iran

Posted on: February 1st, 2012

WASHINGTON – Israel, the United States and Iran have all gone deep into mixed-signals territory.

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Klein: Russia Helping Syria Quell Insurgency

Posted on: January 25th, 2012

Moscow has been trying to water down United Nations Security Council resolutions targeting Syria in recent days, with Russia insisting that any Council action should not only focus on the Assad government, but also the opposition movement trying to end Assad’s rule.

Furor Over Palestinian Grand Mufti’s Statement About Muslims Killing Jews

Posted on: January 25th, 2012

JERUSALEM – Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has ordered a formal Israel Police probe of Palestinian Grand Mufti Muhammad Hussein for incendiary remarks made at a recent gathering of Fatah leaders in Ramallah.

Focus On Florida’s Jewish Community As GOP Presidential Primary Approaches

Posted on: January 25th, 2012

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama won’t show up on the vote tallies after polls close in Florida’s Republican primary on Jan. 31, but the president’s supporters already are waging a fight for the Sunshine State.

MidEast, Media, & Jewish World Wrap-up

Posted on: January 20th, 2012

U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran ineffective; EU to encourage Arab building in Area C; Al Jazeera accused of promoting anti-Americanism; Israelis rescued from the Italian Costa Concordia cruise liner.

Bolton: Iran May Be Closer To A Bomb Than We Think

Posted on: January 19th, 2012

“I worry the publicly available information is giving only a very small picture and that Iran is actually even much further along,” Bolton said in a radio interview on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio”

Jewish Groups Welcome Supreme Court’s ‘Ministerial Exception’ Ruling

Posted on: January 19th, 2012

The AJC said the “unfettered right of religious institutions to decide who shall convey their religious messages is as much an element of church-state separation as the ban on government sponsorship of religious messages.”

Holocaust Scholars Criticize Obama

Posted on: January 19th, 2012

Eighty-five prominent Holocaust scholars last week criticized President Obama for failing to respond to Libya’s hosting of a Darfur war criminal.