Jerusalem of (Real Estate) Gold

Posted on: March 12th, 2014

The romantic skyline of Jerusalem is disappearing. Is Jerusalem on its way to becoming a modern city? Or is it losing its special character?

Haredi Draft Law Passes

Posted on: March 12th, 2014

The Knesset passed the bill to draft more Ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF.

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Jerusalem Gas Leak Terrorist Captured

Posted on: March 12th, 2014

Police captured the Arab terrorist tried who tried to blow up 8 buildings in a Jerusalem residential neighborhood.

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Makor Rishon For Sale?

Posted on: March 12th, 2014

It appears that Makor Rishon may now be up for sale. Makor Rishon is a popular Israeli/Hebrew newspaper that caters to the Religious-Zionist market. Last year, the newspaper’s management purchased the failed newspaper, Maariv, which subsequently turned into a financial black hole that has neen sucking Makor Rishon dry. Agreements connected to the purchase of […]

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Abutbul Wins in Beit Shemesh Re-Vote

Posted on: March 12th, 2014

Moshe Abutbul, the Haredi candidate, beat out Eli Cohen, in the do-over election held on Tuesday.

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Beit Shemesh Election Update

Posted on: March 12th, 2014

According to the Ministry of the Interior, at the time the ballot closed, in the Beit Shemesh elections, 76% of eligible voters voted, compared to 69.32% in 2013. While in the redo election in Nazareth, 83.6% of eligible voters voted, compared to 70.27% in 2013. There is no update yet as to who won.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy Dies at Age 72

Posted on: March 12th, 2014

Retired Supreme Court Edmund Levy, who headed a three-man committee that debunked allegations that Israel is an “occupier,” died Tuesday night at the age of 72. He served on the Supreme Court from 2000 to 2011, capping a legal career that began with studies at Tel Aviv University several years after his family immigrated to […]

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Norwegian Cruise Lines Drops Tunisia over Anti-Israeli Bias

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

Norwegian Cruise Lines dropped Tunisia from its itineraries after the country refused to allow Israeli citizens to disembark in the Port of Tunis. About 20 Israelis were quietly told before disembarking from the Norwegian Jade over the weekend that they were not welcome per the Tunisian government. The cruise line’s decision to drop Tunisia was […]

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Knesset Passes Law that Drives Extremists to the Political Graveyard

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

Bye-bye to the right-wing extremists, left-wing extremists, weirdoes and maybe Tzipi Livni.

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Priceline Buys Israeli Ad Start-Up for $3 Million

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

The Priceline online ticketing and reservation company has bought Israeli-based start-up Qlika for around $3 million, according to the VentureBeat website. Qlika, based in the metropolitan Tel Aviv city of Ramat Gan,  focuses on “micro-location” ad campaigns and has only six employees, all of whom have masters’ degrees in physics and mathematics and who have […]

Arab Airline Denies Claims of Discrimination against Israelis

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

An airline owned by the United Arab Emirates said it “emphatically refutes” claims that it excludes Israel from its official travel-route map and refuses to transport Israelis. In a statement, Etihad Airways wrote that it carried more than 1,000 passengers traveling with Israeli passports last year, refuting assertions made in the New York Post newspaper. […]

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Netanyahu Apologizes to Jordan while IDF Says Attacker Was Terrorist

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

Either the IDF has privately admitted it goofed or Netanyahu is scared of Jordan when he needs him most.

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Foundation Offering $250K for Jewish Communal Disabilities Inclusion

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

Ruderman Foundation announces $250K prize for programs to ensure inclusion into the Jewish community to those with disabilities.

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Supreme Court Rules Hebron’s ‘Peace House’ Belongs to Jews

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

It is up to Defense Minister Ya’alon to decide if a court ruling in favor of Hebron Jews has any meaning at all.

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IDF Kills Three Terrorists Immediately after Mortar Shell Attack

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

The rapid isolation of Hamas by former allies is making it easier for the IDF to hit hard and fast.

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B’klyn College Pro-Israel Students Deserve More than Late Apology

Posted on: March 11th, 2014

Brooklyn College has finally apologized to the four Jewish Pro-Israel students it ejected from a BDS forum last year.

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US Juggling Act: ‘Diplomacy with Iran and Censure of Weapons Ship’

Posted on: March 10th, 2014

The White House finally has come out with a statement condemning the ship carrying Iranian missiles destined for Gaza, but only after it took a couple of days to figure out how  to  censure the smuggling attempt without hinting that perhaps Iran cannot be trusted in talks on its nuclear development. “It is important to […]

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Netanyahu Calls Rouhani ‘Nothing More than a PR Man’

Posted on: March 10th, 2014

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is nothing more than a PR man [and] the real ruler of Iran is the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is aptly called the Supreme Leader,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at a news conference in Eilat on Monday. The IDF invited media to see the weapons on a cargo ship that […]

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Anti-Israel Hackers Plan Mass Attack for April 7 (Video)

Posted on: March 10th, 2014

The cyber hackers are crawling out of the woodwork for “Hacktivists month” in April.

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Ari Harow Returns as Bibi’s Chief of Staff

Posted on: March 10th, 2014

American born Oleh to Ginot Shomron, Ari Harow, returns to the Prime Minister's office.