Israel Tightening Security Measures At Home And Abroad

Posted on: July 25th, 2012

JERUSALEM – Israel’s global intelligence apparatus is being stretched thin as Iranian- controlled Hizbullah terror squads and pro-Assad Syrian chemical warfare teams are threatening to attack more Israeli citizens abroad and within Israel itself.

Israeli and Pakistani News Agencies Collaborate in Media Venture

Posted on: July 24th, 2012

Director of Tazpit News Agency, Amotz Eyal, stated that the collaboration between Tazpit News Agency and the Weekly Press Pakistan has, for the first time, exposed millions to news and balanced information coming from Israel.

Bulgaria and Israel to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation on Tourism and Security

Posted on: July 24th, 2012

Israeli Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov, together with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, at a joint press conference held on Monday in Sofia, Bulgaria, announced that Bulgaria and Israel will strengthen strategic cooperation in the areas of tourism and security.

Europe’s Financial Crisis Weighs on Israel’s Economic Outlook

Posted on: July 23rd, 2012

Israel is watching the continuing debt European debt crisis warily, as the European Union is Israel's top trading partner. But despite Europe's economic woes and trepidation in Israel, the EU is set to intensify relations with Israel by approving up to 60 new cooperative initiatives, according to AFP.

NY Court: MTA Violated Pro-Israel Group’s 1st Amendment Rights in Rejecting Ad Campaign

Posted on: July 22nd, 2012

The ad states: “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.” The MTA refused to run it.

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“Baffled” Bob Costas To Call Own Minute of Silence During Olympic Broadcast

Posted on: July 22nd, 2012

Bob Costas may soon make history by defying the International Olympic Committee and conducting an on-air memorial of his own.

BBC Olympics Site Revokes Jerusalem’s Status as Israel’s Capital

Posted on: July 22nd, 2012

Jerusalem originally showed up on the official website as the capital of a country, but it was East Jerusalem, and the capital was “Palestine,” not Israel. Following complaints filed last week by a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Olympics site was changed. Now Jerusalem does not appear as the actual capital of any country at all.

UPDATED: Bulgarians: Bomber Was a Jihadist Who Spent Time in Guantanamo

Posted on: July 19th, 2012

UPDATE: 7/19/12 10:46PM Sources are indicating that the Swedish national that was held in Guantanamo is not the Burgas bomber. As soon as we know more, we’ll update the report.   Bulgarian TV has announced that Medi Muhammad Ghezali, the suicide bomber who killed seven people on Wednesday, five of them Israelis, was member of [...]

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Bulgaria Terror Victims Evacuated to Israel, World Leaders Condemn Attack, Israeli Leaders Warn Iran

Posted on: July 19th, 2012

Israeli rescue teams have gathered the 33 Israelis wounded in Wednesday’s terror attack on a tour bus in Bulgaria, and evacuated them home to Israel for treatment. The death toll in the bombing of the bus of Israeli tourists is listed at 8, with one injured person succumbing to wounds in hospital. A ZAKA rescue service spokesperson told Israel’s Army Radio that the remains were difficult to identify. Five Israeli victims will be flown home for burial Thursday evening after completion of the formal identification process. World leaders condemned the attack. Israeli leaders vowed to respond to Iran.

Similar Terror Attempt in January?

Posted on: July 19th, 2012

Was there a similar terror attack attempt against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, back in January?

UPDATE: Terror Attack Kills 7 Israeli Tourists In Bulgaria

Posted on: July 18th, 2012

At least seven passengers were killed and 30 injured in an explosion on a tour bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria in an apparent terror attack.

IDF Intelligence Chief: 10+ Terror Attacks Blocked; Assad’s Days Numbered

Posted on: July 17th, 2012

In a briefing before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi said that the election of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi as President of Egypt has brought political Islam to the forefront of politics in the Arab world, but predicted that the Egyptian military would continue to serve as a strong restraint. As a result, he doubted that Egypt would be allowed to drift into Iran's orbit.

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Chancellor Merkel Pledges to Keep Circumcision Legal

Posted on: July 15th, 2012

After what German diplomats have described as a "disastrous" damage to Germany's image abroad, especially in light of its Nazi past, it appears that Berlin has finally gotten the message.

Orthodox Rabbinical Group Urging German Jews to Defy Court Ruling on Circumcision

Posted on: July 12th, 2012

Europe's main Orthodox rabbinical body is urging Jews in Germany to uphold the commandment to circumcise newborn sons, despite a court ruling in Germany that said circumcising young boys could be considered a criminal act.

Jewish Groups Sharply Condemn Church of England’s Endorsement of Anti-Israel Program

Posted on: July 11th, 2012

On Monday, the Church of England's General Synod overwhelmingly passed a motion to support the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. The program "brings internationals to the West Bank to experience life under occupation" and "monitor and report human rights abuses" for a period of three to four months. As part of the program, participants are encouraged to lobby on behalf of the Palestinian cause upon their return.

Germans to Pay Holocaust Restitution to Former Soviet Union Victims

Posted on: July 11th, 2012

In what the Holocaust Claims Conference is calling a “historic breakthrough”, the German government decided on Monday at pay restitution to victims of Nazi Germany now living in the former Soviet Union.

BDS Campaign Against Caterpillar Stymied by the Truth and the Palestinian Authority

Posted on: July 10th, 2012

Caterpillar issued a stinging rebuke of the accusations, and it was revealed that the Palestinian Authority recently bought Caterpillar equipment.

French Ozar Hatorah Student Attacked Violently

Posted on: July 5th, 2012

A 17 year-old student from the Ozar Hatorah school in Toulouse, where gunman Mohammed Merah murdered three children and an administrator last March, was attacked violently on a train Wednesday night in Lyon, according to the French Interior Ministry. Neither of the perpetrator has been summoned for questioning on Thursday morning, after having been caught by the train’s controller.

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German Muslims Now Call on Parliament to Save Circumcision

Posted on: July 5th, 2012

Around 20 organizations representing four million Muslim residents of Germany, announced that the parliament must ensure religious freedom by removing legal doubts about circumcision since the June 26 court ruling. The ruling was also criticized in no uncertain terms by the head of Germany's Central Council of Jews, Dieter Graumann.

Judge Dares Canadian Neo-Nazi to ‘Prove It’

Posted on: July 5th, 2012

A neo-Nazi leader is planning to defend himself against hate crime charges by proving his bigoted comments on white supremacist websites are factually correct, his defense attorney says.