Galliano Dress Forbidden for Israeli Eurovision Contestant

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Israel’s contestant in the international Eurovision music contest was barred from wearing a dress by designer John Galliano, who lost his job as the top designer at Christian Dior two years ago after being arrested for making anti-Semitic statements at a Paris bar. The Israel Broadcasting Authority, which sponsors the Israeli contestant and broadcasts the [...]

WOW Claiming Groundbreaking Court Ruling

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Judge Sharon Larry Bavly stated that there was no cause for arresting the women.

Residents of Efrat Protest Stone Throwing (Video)

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Fed up with the rise in Arab terrorism around them, Efrat residents held their first street protest in recent times.

Four Women of the Wall and Haredi Man and Woman Detained

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Meretz MKs Tamar Zandberg and Michal Rozin attended the ceremony.

Guatemala Recognizes Palestinian Authority as a State

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Guatemala has recognized Palestine as a state, which it believes will help bring about a peace agreement with Israel. It joins several Latin American countries that have recognized a sovereign state of Palestine in the last two years. The Guatemala’s president’s office said in a statement that it decided to “recognize the State of Palestine [...]

Israeli Arab Citizen Charged with Joining Syrian Jihadists

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Nearly 1.5 million Arabs are Israelis. Most are decent citizens, even if not Zionists. But more and more want to destroy Israel. For the first time, an Israeli Arab allegedly joined Syrian jihadists.

A Rare Second Temple Period Mikveh Discovered in Jerusalem

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Israeli archaeologists love highway contractors. Excavation for new roads frequently digs up history, and this time they struck it rich, finding a rare mikveh from the late Second Temple Period.

80 New Olim Celebrate Joining the IDF

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

At the event, soldiers were awarded grants to help with their transition and enjoyed a barbecue.

WOW to Celebrate Rosh Chodesh Iyar as Usual

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

They will be joined by MKs Tamara Zandberg and Michal Rozin.

Six Killed, 16 Injured in ‘Failed Brakes’ Crash in Haifa

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

The second horrific crash in a year resulting from failed brakes killed six people and injured 16 others in Haifa. Police are questioning the Arab driver of the truck that smashed several vehicles.

Looking for Family of Soldier Killed in Fall of Gush Etzion, 1948

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Private Yitzchak Mizrachi is the only soldier who fell in the battle for Gush Etzion in the War of Independence whose relative have not been located. During one of the bitterest battles fought by the Haganah prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, 241 Israeli soldiers and civilians were killed in the final [...]

Western Wall Rabbi ‘Can Live’ with Non-Orthodox Kotel Site

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

The rabbi of the Western Wall said he “can live with” a plan presented by Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky for a permanent prayer section at the Western Wall where women can organize minyans, even one for men and women together. Sharansky briefed Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites of Israel Shmuel [...]

Jews Still Planning to Sue Jimmy Carter over Anti-Israel Book

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

The five plaintiffs are seeking at least $5 million in compensation. The hard cover edition cost $27.

Roger Waters Proves Hypocrisy of Israel Boycott Advocates

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Roger Waters, formerly of rock band Pink Floyd fame, has learned how absurd it is to demand that speech be shut down, and has come to see the virtue of open-mindedness and tolerance. At least when it comes to his own speech and tolerance for his own brand of intolerance.

State Dept. Fights Suit by Americans Claiming US Funds PA Terror

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

The State Dept. has forked over $4 billion to the Palestinian Authority since the Oslo Accords. Some funds go to terrorists, but the State Dept. is arguing against a suit challenging its largesse.

Sharansky to Suggest Women’s Kotel Prayers Away from Main Plaza

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Sharansky says the Western Wall is long enough for women to have their own minyan and Torah reading. The Women of the Wall leader accepts the compromise. Will the Rabbinate big enough to agree?

PA Terrorists Arrested for Stabbings in Judea and Samaria

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Authorities lifted a gag order Tuesday on the arrest and indictment of two Palestinian Authority terrorists, both in their 20s,  for stabbings of Jews in Samaria and in eastern Jerusalem. One of the terrorists is student from a village in Samaria who stabbed a man at the Tapuach junction, causing moderate wounds. The attacker, Mistafa [...]

US-Born ‘Jewish Terrorist’ Gets Two Life Terms + 30

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Few people, if anyone at all, caused more damage to Israel and the “settler” movement than

Daniel Pearl’s Father to Light Day Memorial Flame

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

The father of the late Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl will light one the memorial flames at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Jerusalem, the day before Independence Day. Pearl was kidnapped and brutally murdered in Pakistan while researching a story on Islamic radicals for The Wall Street Journal. Nine days after his abduction, Pearl was cruelly [...]

Hagel to Visit Israel This Month

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Chuck Hagel will visit Israel for the first time as Secretary of Defense for three days, April 21-23, according to Reuters, which was informed of the schedule by an Israeli official. Officially billed as trip to tighten cooperation with allies in the Middle East, Iran will be at the top of the agenda in his [...]