PA Finance Minister Quits in Frustration

Posted on: March 3rd, 2013

Palestinian Authority Finance Minister Nabil Qassis announced on Sunday he is quitting his post as the bloated budget grows and labor unions and politicians refuse austerity measures. His resignation marks the continuing decline of the Palestinian Authority economy, which has been a de facto welfare state for years and whose economy has been so weak [...]

Ehud Barak First Defense Minister to Meet with Secretary Hagel

Posted on: March 3rd, 2013

Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is scheduled to be the first foreign defense minister to meet with newly confirmed U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The Tuesday meeting will take place following Barak’s speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference, which begins Sunday and ends on Tuesday. The two defense chiefs, [...]

White House Appoints New Mideast Coordinator

Posted on: March 3rd, 2013

The White House has appointed Philip Gordon as  Special Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf Region, as the Obama administration continues to try to succeed where others have failed. In the official announcement, Gordon was termed the “perfect person” for the job. Gordon, born in 1962, was a senior foreign policy adviser [...]

Oren Opens AIPAC with Appeal to Non-Jews for Pro-Israel Outreach

Posted on: March 3rd, 2013

Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, opened the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC)annual policy conference with an appeal for pro-Israel outreach to African Americans, Latinos and Muslims and others. “Reach out to the churches in your community, to the African Americans, the Latinos, to the mosques,” Oren said Sunday after he was asked what [...]

Failed Right Wing Party’s Solution to Israel’s Woes: Another Party

Posted on: March 3rd, 2013

Michael Ben-Ari has provided great copy for the media since he was a National Union MK. His new party to counter the “leftist” Jewish Home lost out. Now he knows what Israel needs – another party.

Rabbi Auerbach: Army Service Means Eradication of Judaism

Posted on: March 3rd, 2013

Refusing service is "a commandment one must obey even at the cost of their own life."

The Cost to Israel of Obama’s Visit

Posted on: March 1st, 2013

The cost to Israel of a visit by President Obama is likely to be as much as 10 times the cost of a visit from any other head of state.

Settlement Construction Freeze Until Obama Goes Home

Posted on: March 1st, 2013

Everybody wants to avoid the embarrassment of Joe Biden's visit, when plans for East Jerusalem construction were published during his stay in Israel.

Likud to Lapid: Your Bennett Pact Will Spoil Settlement Uprooting

Posted on: March 1st, 2013

A similar statement was attributed to Bibi himself during his chat with Yair Lapid.

Syria Smells Oil, Protests Israel’s Golan Heights Exploration

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

Syria sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday protesting the granting of a license to explore for oil and gas in the Golan Heights. It called the government approval a “blatant violation” of what it considers its sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which Israel annexed [...]

UK’s Zionist Jewry Rejects British J Street Clone

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

There is a single picture of a Yachad visit to an Israeli Jew's grave. Whose grave is it? Baruch Goldstein's.

Bibi Blasts Erdogan’s ‘Dark and Mendacious’ Anti-Zionist Comment

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply on Thursday condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement about Zionism and its comparison to fascism, calling it ”dark and mendacious.” He said it was thought that Erdogan’s type of remark “had passed from the world.” Erdogan spoke at the UN Alliance for Civilizations forum in Vienna on Wednesday [...]

Seven-Month PA Hunger Striker Hospitalized

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

Samer Issawi, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 210 days, was taken to an Israeli hospital on Wednesday from the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, while two other hunger strikers reached a deal with Israel and ended their hunger strikes. Issawi was sentenced to eight months in prison and is eligible for [...]

Israel TV: Obama Won’t Visit Israel without New Coalition Gov’t

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

No coalition? No ticket on Air Force One. Israel television says that if Netanyahu cannot form a government by the final March 16 deadline, Obama will tear up his March 20 ticket.

State Dept. Not Sure Who Owns the Golan Heights

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

What does the State Dept. say when a US-based company, one of whose shareholders is former VP Cheney, explores for oil in the Golan Heights? It says, “Uh, y’know what? that’s a good question.”

Sight unto the Nations: Technion Works to Let the Blind See

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

Technion University researchers have announced they are developing a new process that might be able to restore vision to the blind by using a special projector that works around the damaged retina. In an article in Nature Communications this week, the researchers explained they have developed a light-sensitive protein that is injected into the eyes [...]

Police Say ‘Price Tag’ Attack was Staged by PA

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

Israel police announced Thursday that the alleged “price tag” attack in the Arab village of Kusra last week was fabricated and staged by Arabs for propaganda purposes. Police had received a report of six burned cars in the village of Kusra, located in Samaria, and blue Israeli identification card was found on site. The media [...]

Potash Corp. Determined to Gobble Up Israel’s Giant Chemical Firm

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

The Canadian Potash fertilizer company is determined to buy Israel’s huge Israel Chemicals Ltd. (despite opposition among lawmakers and employees of the Israeli company. Over 20 Israeli lawmakers met in Jerusalem Wednesday to discuss the issue, with some voicing strong opposition to the deal, according to Bloomberg. “The sale of ICL to a foreign company [...]

Israel Says Resuscitation Efforts Broke Dead PA Prisoner’s Ribs

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

The broken ribs that Palestinian Authority prisoner Arafat Jarakat suffered were due to resuscitation efforts, Israel officials announced Thursday. Jarakat died last Saturday and the Palestinian Authority immediately claimed he was tortured to death. An initial autopsy, in the presence of a PA doctor and legal team, revealed that there were no signs of violence [...]

Erdogan: Zionism ‘Crime against Humanity’ (Video)

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

“Erdogan the Intelligent” calls Israel and Islamophobia crimes against humanity. The same wise man was a friend of Israel, ditched it, ran to Ahmadinejad and Assad, and dumped them also. Who’s next?