The Kinneret is Rising

Posted on: January 8th, 2013

In the past 24 hours, the Kinneret rose 22 centimeters. At it’s last measurement, it was at 211.50 meters below sea level. With the rainstorm currently hitting Israel, the Kinneret is expected to rise even higher.

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Jewish Response to Hagel Nomination Tepid to Furious

Posted on: January 8th, 2013

The best most pro-Israel leaders were willing to do was downplay the policy-making role of the secretary of defense.

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Everything You Wanted to Know about the IDF Scandal…

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

They Were Only Playing Leapfrog…

Gusty Winds Making Mess in Shomron

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

David HaIvri, spokesman for the Shomron Regional Council, reporting that wintry weather has wrought havoc in the biblical heartland of Samaria, knocking down construction projects and causing damage to buildings.

North American Immigrants to Northern Israel Display Unique Art Exhibit

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

The North American and English aliyah organization Nefesh B’Nefesh, the Jewish Agency, and the Jewish National Fund have teamed up with the Ort Braude Academic College of Engineering in Karmiel to feature the artwork of immigrants from English-speaking countries to northern Israel.

PM Netanyahu Withholding Orders to Build E1

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who issued a bold statement in support of construction of the E1 area next to Maale Adumim has now backtracked.

Netanyahu Plans 43-Mile Fence Across Golan Heights

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced his plans to build a massive 43-mile cement barrier between the picturesque Golan Heights and the Syrian border.

Report: Apple Not Seeking to Purchase Waze

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

Rumors that Apple wants to acquire Israeli social navigation app developer Waze are false, according to a report by CNET.

Rav Ovadia’s Son Prohibits Vote for Parties Pushing 2-State Solution

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

In recent weeks, "Pikuach Nefesh" rabbis have sent pledges to every party leader, asking for their signatures.

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And the Rain, Rain, Rain, Came Down, Down, Down…

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

Storms and floods hit Israel, as the Kinneret rises.

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An Ambushed Bennett Shoots Back and Scores

Posted on: January 6th, 2013

Bennett turns the tables on a political ambush.

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File Closed Against 13 Year Old in Gush Etzion Taxi Bombing

Posted on: January 6th, 2013

The Jerusalem District Attorney’s office decided on Sunday to close the file against the 13 year old boy who was their final suspect in the throwing of a firebomb that hit a Palestinian taxi in Gush Etzion in August. The prosecutor closed the case due to lack of evidence that the boy or his friends, whom they [...]

200th Anniversary of the Alter Rebbe Celebrated by Renewed Chabad Presence in Hebron

Posted on: January 6th, 2013

Marking the 200th anniversary of the yartzeit of the Alter Rebbe - Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi who founded the Chabad movement - the Jewish Press' Yishai Fleisher interviewed one of the special emmissaries who have become the hallmark of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement to talk about the man who started it all, what his passions were, and where Chabad is headed.

Drive-by Firebombing at Migdal Oz

Posted on: January 6th, 2013

Palestinians attack Migdal Oz again with firebombs.

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11 Wounded in Esh Kodesh Shabbat Clashes (Video)

Posted on: January 5th, 2013

Following the disturbances, about 30 residents arrived from the entire Shilo area to Esh Kodesh.

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Palestinian Rioters Inside Settlement, Injure 11 and Destroy Settlement’s Farms Over Shabbat

Posted on: January 5th, 2013

Arab rioters injured 11 Israelis and destroyed numerous farms over Shabbat inside the Aish Kadosh settlement.

Security Fence Construction Frozen, Preventing Cutting Off Gush Etzion from Israel – for now

Posted on: January 4th, 2013

"Once the fence is up, we'll be outside the state of Israel."

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Hebron Chief Rabbi Pulls Support from Bennett’s Party

Posted on: January 4th, 2013

Upset over the ousting of MK Michael Ben Ari

3000 Chareidim to be Drafted in August

Posted on: January 3rd, 2013

IDF to begin mass draft of Chareidim in August.

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Despite Big Lead In Polls, Bibi’s List Shows Slippage

Posted on: January 3rd, 2013

JERUSALEM – High-ranking Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu ministers, as well as Knesset members and political activists, are furious with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman for the flailing election campaign strategy orchestrated by Arthur J. Finkelstein, the noted New York Republican Party strategist.

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