Israelis Protest Around Yesha

Posted on: May 24th, 2013

Israelis protested and held vigils in locations around Judea and Samaria on Friday. The locations where the vigils were held were selected based on locations on the road where Jews have been recently attacked by Arabs. Some of the locations included the roads near Beit El, the Beitar Junction on Road 60, El Arub near [...]

Waze. Outsmarting Google and Facebook. Together.

Posted on: May 24th, 2013

With the deal Facebook and Waze not yet closed, Google has reportedly jumped into the fray,  making a play for the Israeli start-up company, who’s opening bid is at $1 billion dollars. There’s another alternative also on the table now, Waze turns down both giants, keeps its independence, and raises money with another round of venture [...]

Iran Nuclear Plant Progress More Worrisome than Ever Before

Posted on: May 24th, 2013

Iran is "advancing its enrichment program in blatant violation of its international obligations."

Perry Committee Haredi Recruitment Plan: Sanctions on Draft Dodgers

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

The recommendations determine new rules for sharing the security burden equally.

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Amnesty International: Our World Is a Dangerous Place

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

Judging by the sheer onesidedness of the parts I've read, I cannot see how the report can serve as a foundation for discussion.

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Arabs Attack Girl Near Efrat

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

Arab stone throwing and other violent disturbances near Efrat continues. Following in the footsteps of the pipe bomb found near the northern entrance last week, a girl was hurt Thursday when rocks were thrown at a car she was riding in. A number of cars were hit and damaged near Efrat’s northern entrance. Last week [...]

UN Health Assembly, Syria, Slam ‘Inhuman Israeli Practices’

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

Observers of the world body in Geneva said the annual hypocrisy reached a new low this year.

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Yes, There Is an Anti-Israel Media Cabal and They All Meet on Facebook

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

It now turns out that if a foreign corespondent is a self-centered, name dropping blowhard, he is also likely to be an Israel hater.

US Implicitly Backs Peace Now Petition to Destroy Outpost

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

The US considers a Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria an international issue, so much so that a US official attending a hearing on an anti-outpost Peace Now petition.

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Bibi to Talk Separately with Kerry, Sarkozy and Hague – in 4 Hours

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has a busy day Thursday and is scheduled to talk with two foreign ministers and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a four-hour time span. His office announced he will welcome U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at 10:15, and the American efforts to bring Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority [...]

Steinitz Warns Iran Will Be Able To Make 30 Nuclear Bombs a Year

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

Iran will be able top produce 30 nuclear bombs a year and 100 within the decade, Minister of Strategy, Intelligence and International Relations Affairs Yuval Steinitz told a defense conference this week. He told the IsraelDefense C5I Conference that Iran could reach the capability of operating 54,000 centrifuges. “Iran is not North Korea or Pakistan [...]

IDF Arrests PA Security Officers Who Murdered Jew

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

Israeli soldiers on Tuesday arrested three Palestinian Authority security officers who murdered 24-year-old Ben-Yosef Livnat at Joseph’s Tomb two years ago but spent only one year in a PA jail before being freed. An IDF investigation of the incident confirmed Palestinian Authority claims that Livnat and other Jews tried to enter the holy Jewish site [...]

Dizzy Dollar Dumps the Shekel

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

The shekel-dollar rate has soared 4 percent in the past two weeks, with the latest jump today (Wednesday) prompted by expectations that the Bank of Israel will lower the interest rate again in June. The rate crossed the level of 3.69 shekels to the dollar on Wednesday after having dropped under 3.55 shekels to the [...]

National Emergency Drill Prepares for the Worst

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

The annual Home Front Drill is quite routine. This year there are more reasons for Israelis to take it more seriously, such as Assad, Hezbollah and chemical weapons, for starters. Hope for the best.

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Israeli 1,700-year-old Mosaic on Display at Louvre Museum

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

Israelis are familiar with archaeological finds dating back centuries and sometimes thousands of years. Now the world’s most popular museum, the Louvre, exhibits a 1,700-year-old mosaic found in Lod.

IDF Soldier Killed in Training Accident

Posted on: May 21st, 2013

An IDF soldier was killed Tuesday afternoon in a training accident on the Golan Heights. The soldier, in the Combat Engineering Corps, was clearing anti-tank mines when one mine unexpectedly exploded.

Waze Defeats Google

Posted on: May 21st, 2013

Israel’s Waze user-run navigation service easily beat out Google’s app Tuesday night when the Israel Electric Corp. closed down the high-speed Ayalon Highway that runs through Tel Aviv. Drivers using the Google app, which uses Android devices that broadcast information of traffic, found themselves being directed to the Ayalon even though it was closed, the [...]

Shin Bet Foils Hamas Plot to Kill Israeli, Hold Body for Barter

Posted on: May 21st, 2013

Israel is uncovering terror cells in Judea and Samaria at an alarming rate. This time, a Hamas cell was nabbed before it could murder an Israeli. The Palestinian Authority’s silence speaks loudly.

Kerry Headed for PA-Israel Crisis that He Created

Posted on: May 21st, 2013

Kerry has done a lot in three months. He has won the distrust of Abbas. He has personally upbraided Israeli Ambassador Oren. Why is he coming to town this week? Maybe he booked the wrong plane.

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Israel Comes to its Senses, Cancels UNESCO Mission

Posted on: May 21st, 2013

The mission was originally supposed to arrive in Jerusalem on Monday.