Posted on: August 8th, 2013

A single rocket or mortar launched from Gaza hit an open area in Israel’s south around 1 AM Thursday morning. No injuries or damage are reported. The siren did not go off.

Posted on: August 7th, 2013

The first group of Palestinian prisoners with Jewish blood on their hands will be released next week.

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

JERUSALEM – With the next round of Israeli-Palestinian Authority peace negotiations scheduled for next week in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted in favor of a “priority building zone” list. The plan favors increased construction to existing settlements across Judea and Samaria over well-known, economically deprived cities inside the Green Line.

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

WASHINGTON – Israeli settler leader Dani Dayan has made it his mission over the years to warn members of Congress, particularly Republicans, of the dangers to Israel should it negotiate with Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority.

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

Unless an organization has political juice, neither the Democrats or the Republicans care when a group of Americans have had their constitutional rights violated by a U.S. government agency.

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

A kind of Mutually Assured Disturbance was observed by both sides.

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

Researchers have found 400 Byzantine coins, 200 Samaritan lamps, an ancient ring with an inscription and gold jewelry, but what were they doing in a refuse pit from the Byzantine period?

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

An explosion wounded four Israeli soldiers at the Lebanese border overnight, but the IDF is not releasing any information on the incident and whether it was an attack or a result of a maneuver. An IDF statement said the soldiers “were wounded last night by an explosion during operational activity in the north.” The soldiers […]

Posted on: August 7th, 2013

"Any attempt to argue as if I ever admitted such an act is a despicable lie," was Rabbi Elon's initial response to the allegations.

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

An Egyptian player for a Swiss soccer team agreed to travel to Israel for a qualifying match after first refusing for political reasons. Mohamed Salah joined the Football Club Basel for its UEFA Champions League qualifying game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening. Salah, 21, reportedly changed his mind after meeting with team officials. […]

Posted on: August 7th, 2013

The Western Wall rabbi Wednesday may have taken the first step towards surrendering the Kotel to Muslims. He asked women and Temple Mount activists to respect Muslim sensitivities and to stay away.

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

An Egyptian radio host who identifies himself as the official voice of Donald Duck on Disney Middle East called on Twitter for Israel to be “demolished.” The discussion that began Sunday on the Twitter feed of Wael Mansour continued on Tuesday. “I truly wish #Israel is demolished, I hate Zionism, I have so much hate […]

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Posted on: August 7th, 2013

Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders have freely denied the request of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry not to talk behind his back on direct talks, but the State Dept., has been trying to create a false conception that the two sides are talking with each other more than they really do. Tzipi Livni, who […]

Posted on: August 6th, 2013

A French senator said she will complain to police over death threats she received after proposing special labels for halal and kosher meat. Sylvie Goy-Chavent of the centrist UDI party will lodge a complaint with police over the threats and online “calls for civil war and a call for the Israeli government to attack France,” […]

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Posted on: August 6th, 2013

Somebody on the Israeli Foreign Ministry staff in Ireland has a lot of explaining to do after sending a tweet, which since has been removed, suggesting that Hitler would be happy with the United Nations’ consistent anti-Israel policies. “It’s from 2011: The #UN has itself become a tool against #Israel. Hitler couldn’t have been made […]

Posted on: August 6th, 2013

Everyone knows that even without Judea and Samaria, the Arab birth rate will make Jews a minority in the future in Israel. Everyone is wrong. But the Haredi population still is growing the fastest.

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Posted on: August 6th, 2013

The next round of Israeli-Palestinian direct talks will be held in Israel next week, according to Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Israel’s chief negotiator. She told Israel’s Channel 10 that the negotiations, scheduled to last about nine months, would alternate between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The next round will be held after the first group […]

Posted on: August 6th, 2013

The PA puts its money where its mouth is, at least, when it talks to Arabs and not John Kerry. A PA TV program offers Arabs $100 to identify a city in “Palestine” mentioned in the Book of Jonah. Ashdod? Right.

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Posted on: August 6th, 2013

Israel is so used to terror that it feels great when there are “only” 50 a month in Judea and Samaria. The US always gives Abbas credit for the reduction but never seems to blame them for attacks.

Posted on: August 6th, 2013

The minister lamented the fact that Israelis are studying Law instead of programming.

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