Blue and White, All the Waze

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Waze and Facebook have reached an impasse in their negotiations, but not over whether Facebook will buy Waze for 700 million dollars, or a clean billion, but over Israel, according to the Israeli site Telecom News. Facebook wants to close down Waze’s Raanana office, and transfer some of the developers to the U.S. While the [...]

Hamas Terrorists with Terrorist Org. ‘TV Channel’ Honored by Newseum

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Hamas terrorists who worked for the Hamas-run and financed al-Aksa Television are being honored as "slain journalists" by the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Hawking’s Boycott Falls into a Black Hole

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The Israeli Presidential Conference that Stephen Hawking is boycotting because of the “occupation” of supposed Palestinian land has drawn in the past none other than several senior Palestinian Authority officials, including one who two weeks ago said he would like to drop a nuclear bomb in Israel. Thanks to a bit of Internet homework by [...]

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Church of Scotland Thinks Twice, Grants Israel the Right to Exist

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The Church of Scotland has called last week’s publication of a Church and Society Council report that denies Israel’s right to exist a “misunderstanding” and now says the Jewish state can remain as part of the world. The Jewish communities of Scotland were shocked by the report, and the local Council of Christians and Jews [...]

Red Cross Bares Its Heart and Soul, Honors PA Terrorists

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The Red Cross, the folks who demand Israel allow jail visits by terrorists’ families but winked when Hamas held Shalit as hostage, honors Palestinian Authority “prisoners” – the ones who kill Jews.

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Mounting Evidence that Boston Bombers Involved in Triple Homicide

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The truth won’t let the politically correct head stay buried in the sand. The Jewish Press report two weeks ago of an ugly link between the Boston bombers and an unsolved triple murder bears fruit.

Highway Construction Uncovers Spectacular 1500-Year-old Mosaic

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The most unexpected benefits from extending Israel’s north-south superhighway has been a wealth of archaeological discoveries, the latest being a spectacular mosaic from the 4th-6th centuries.

Reality Check: the Truth Behind Judea and Samaria Crossings

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The crossings and IDF checkpoints in Judea and Samaria have been the source of much confusion and debate worldwide. Crossings and checkpoints, while both provide important security benefits, are different. Crossings are facilities used by Palestinians to enter from Judea and Samaria into other regions of Israel. Checkpoints, on the other hand, operate during times [...]

IRS Punished Conservative Non-Profits, Perhaps Also Pro-Israel Groups

Posted on: May 11th, 2013

After repeatedly denying it was targeting conservative groups for unfair treatment, the IRS admitted it was treating politically conservative groups in inappropriate ways.

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Haredi Men Throw Garbage on WOW, Orthodox Women Keep the Peace

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

UTJ and WOW argue over the halacha of women's prayer on the radio -- can Mashiach be too far?

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Livni Pushes for Law Banning Segregation of Women

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni ordered her ministry on Thursday to draft legislation that would make the gender-based segregation of women illegal. “Discrimination against women in public places, in public services, cannot be allowed,” she said in a radio interview. She wrote on her Facebook page, “Removal of women from the public sphere is damaging [...]

Most Israelis Trust Obama, Most PA Arabs Distrust Him

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

Israelis by a 4-to-1 margin are more confident than Palestinians in how President Barack Obama a handles his foreign policy, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday. The survey revealed that 61 percent of Israelis “express confidence in the American president to do the right thing regarding world affairs,” as opposed to 15 [...]

Facebook Running after Waze to Stare Down Google

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Waze may be Facebook’s third purchase in Israel, not for the Waze maps but for the traffic it can generate through Facebook, at Google’s expense. But the buyout is far from certain.

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Kerry’s Dream and Abbas’ Nightmare Meet in Biblical Beit El

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

The Israeli government has announced a new step in plans to build 300 new homes in Beit El, in  northern Samaria, just as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to convince Mahmoud Abbas to return to talks if Israel slaps a freeze on building for Jews in Judea and Samaria. Reports from Israeli [...]

Netanyahu Views Chinese Wall ‘Security Fence’

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visited the Great Wall of China on Thursday, allowing him to make the obvious comparison with Israel’s security fence, dubbed by leftists as the “Apartheid Wall. Unlike the Chinese Great Wall, the “wall” in Israel extends less than 10 percent of the total length of the fortification, [...]

Israel’s Semi-Automatic Tavor Rifle May Replace M-16s at Airport

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Tourists landing at Ben Gurion Airport soon may see guards toting the Israel-made Tavor rifle instead of the traditional M-16, according to Israel defense, The Micro Tavor is shorter but heavier than the M-16, and started replacing the M-16 in IDF combat units approximately three years ago.

Wagner Opera Staged with Nazi Atrocities Booed off the Stage

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

The audience that attended a new production of a Wagner opera, complete with acts of Nazi atrocities, should have been Holocaust deniers. But it’s too late now. The production was yanked off stage.

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Thousands of Orthodox Women to Mix with WOW at the Kotel

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Yes, they've won a battle, a long one at that—but the war is far from over.

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Despite Calls to End Peace, Israel Increases Water Flow to Jordan

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Israel's ambassador to Jordan, about to be kicked out, says things should calm down once the peace process is restarted.

HRW Founder: Human Rights Must Focus on Arab Regimes’ Hate Speech

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Human Rights Watch founder Robert Bernstein said that today's human rights advocates ignore the repression of basic freedoms across the Middle East and mistakenly call "free speech" and "advocacy' what is really state-sponsored hate speech.