Lollapalooza in Israel: Cancelled

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Rock music festival Lollapalooza, which was scheduled to take place August 20-22 at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, has been cancelled.

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Grandmaster Chess Project to Show How Chess Makes You Smart

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Boris Gelfand, Israeli chess grandmaster, and the University of Haifa have teamed up to prove that chess can make you smarter and better adjusted.

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The Almost Final Results: Even Steven

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

These are the final results for the elections to the 19th Knesset.

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The Almost Final 19th Knesset List (Updated)

Posted on: January 22nd, 2013

Who's in, who's not in the 19th Knesset.

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Panic or Spin

Posted on: January 22nd, 2013

Is the Likud in danger?

What Will the Chareidim Do?

Posted on: January 22nd, 2013

In the past, Chareidi (Ultra-Orthodox) participation in election voting has never topped more than around a third of their potential voters. Chareidim have avoided voting for two primary reasons. The first is to minimize their participation in the Zionist enterprise, the second is that many Chareidim are actually disillusioned with the Chareidi political leadership, and [...]

Israel to Demolish 3 Illegal Arab Homes

Posted on: January 22nd, 2013

Someone in the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria is paying attention.

20% of Voters Remain Undecided Until the Last Minute

Posted on: January 22nd, 2013

A Channel 1 survey reported that 20% of voters remain undecided until the last minute. Many will only be deciding on the party to vote for once they reach the voting booth. Voter turnout is the highest its been since the elections in 1999.

Yet Another Shooting at Migdal Oz

Posted on: January 22nd, 2013

In what is turning in an almost nightly event, Arabs from next door Beit Fajr shot at the southern entrance of Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion on Monday evening. IDF troops chased the five terrorists into Beit Fajr. Bystanders heard shooting inside the Arab village, but the terrorists managed to get away. An explosive [...]

Chief of India’s Air Force in Israel for Talks

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

Indian Chief of Air Staff Norman Anil Kumar Browne is in Israel for talks with the highest ranking Israeli military officials as ties deepen between the two countries’ defense establishments.

Jewish Press Interviews with Tomorrow’s Knesset Candidates!

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

Still deciding who will get your vote? The Jewish Press team has interviewed several of this election's most newsworthy candidates - hear what they have to say about the issues affecting you most, and cast your ballot on January 22.

Mayor of Ariel, New University City, Passes Away

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Ron Nachman, the Mayor of the Samarian city of Ariel, passed away after losing his battle to bladder cancer.

Follow Knesset Vote Count in Real Time!

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Politics junkies and sports fans alike will enjoy the new up-to-the-minute poll updates being made available for this Tuesday’s Knesset elections.

Shas Spiritual Leader Yosef: Jewish Home is for ‘Goyim’

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Shas party spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef is urging Israelis not to vote for the party headed by Naftali Bennett, the Bayit HaYehudi Jewish Home party, calling it not a home for Jews but a home for gentiles.

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Bad Boy

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

"My engagement in medicine has taught me that in order to heal one must come in contact with the most repulsive things you can imagine."

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Finland Has New Israeli-Born Chief Rabbi

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Livson, 30, the Israeli-born son of Finnish immigrants, was officially installed as chief rabbi on Jan. 13, taking over from Rabbi Moshe Edelman.

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Arab Snow Attackers Apprehended

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Police arrest everyone involved in the anti-Semitic attack in Jerusalem.

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Army Violently Evacuates Oz Etzion Outpost

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

At the Oz Etzion (Jewish) outpost in the Binyamin region, a large number of troops arrived on Saturday night to expel the residents and destroy the homes that were built there. There are two permanent homes built on the site. They were rebuilt there after troops destroyed the homes that were on the hill a [...]

IDF Takes Down Another Illegal Arab Outpost

Posted on: January 19th, 2013

On Saturday, Palestinians tried to set up another illegal outpost. This latest attempt was in the Jordan Valley, near the town of Maskiot. Border Police took down the 19 tents. No Arabs were arrested, and injuries were reported on either side. Last week, Arabs set up an illegal outpost in E1, near Maaleh Adumim, which [...]

Shooting on Migdal Oz

Posted on: January 18th, 2013

On Friday, shots were fired twice on Kibbutz Migdal Oz from the nearby Arabs village of Beit Fajr. No one was injured in the attack.