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British MP Caught on Camera: ‘You Look Like a Bloody Jew’
Posted on: June 9th, 2013
News → AntisemitismA proud antisemite.
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Women of the Wall Searching for Next ‘Struggle’
Posted on: June 9th, 2013
News → HaredimPolice prepared for the monthly event, and from a law-and-order perspective it made perfect sense.
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Wonder Twins Complete Cycling Journey from Buffalo to Brooklyn
Posted on: June 9th, 2013
News → JewishThey did it old school too, by avoiding the use of GPS technology to find their way.
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Video: Weiner Gives Tzedakah to Homeless Man
Posted on: June 8th, 2013
News → JewishMr. Weiner spared the last dollar bill with the first guy that approached him.
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What Took so Long: Jews Finally Blamed for Turkish Unrest?
Posted on: June 8th, 2013
News → JewishErdogan blamed the "financial lobby" for Turkey's unrest and recent economic troubles. Sound familiar?
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Ann Arbor TA Bars ‘Boycott Israel’ bus Ads
Posted on: June 7th, 2013
News → AntisemitismIn 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the AATA over the bus ad.
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Baby Dies in Israeli Hospital following Circumcision
Posted on: June 7th, 2013
News → IsraelThe circumcision had actually been performed flawlessly, and apparently baby choked during feeding.
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Pro-Israel PAC Endorses Booker for Lautenberg’s Senate Seat
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → Israel“We must ensure that this seat is filled by someone with the same passion and commitment to those critical issues.”
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At Jewish Forum Weiner Is Hero But Not Comeback Kid (Video)
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → JewishWeiner pleased the crowd, using continuously Hebrew and Yiddish phrases – such as Mikva, Kishkas and Eretz Yisroel.
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Women of the Wall Go for Broke, Plan to Read from Torah at Kotel
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → IsraelWomen of the Wall plan their monthly Rosh Chodesh prayers at the Kotel the second day of the month, with a Torah scroll. It’s okay to make up rules as they go along, so long as the Orthodox don’t make the rules.
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Report: PepsiCo Offered $2B for ‘Settlements’ Labeled SodaStream
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → JewishIf you can’t beat’em, join’em. PepsiCo is reportedly bidding $2 billion buy out the Israeli SodaStream firm. A buyout could jeopardize the factory in Maaleh Adumim because of the boycott movement.
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Daily Compares Jewish Ire on Circumcision Cartoon to Muslim Riots
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → AntisemitismThe Oslo daily that published a blood libel caricature of circumcision now pours salt on Jewish wounds, stating that the angry reaction of Jews is just like the Muslim riots to cartoons mocking Mohammed.
7Greek Church’s ‘Eye or an Eye’ Blocks Jerusalem Festival
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → IsraelThe Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem said Tuesday that it will not allow Jerusalem to use church property in the Old City for a festival because of alleged police action against Christians, according to WAFA, the official website of the Palestinian Authority. Patriarch Theophilos III add that the festival “does not reflect in any way [...]
Empire Kosher Fined for Environmental Violations
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → JewishEmpire Kosher Poultry was fined $99,000 by Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection for repeat violations dating back to 2008. The infractions at America’s largest kosher poultry producer, which has its plant in Mifflintown, Pa., included chemical spills, discharge of untreated industrial wastewater into the nearby Juniata River, improper storage of solid waste and a lack [...]
1Robbers ‘Dressed Like Haredim’ Clean Out Jewish Jeweler
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → EuropeArmed robbers reportedly “dressed like Haredim” ripped off a Jewish jeweler in France before releasing toxic gas in the air. Four men approached the jeweler near his Marseille shop on Wednesday morning, the news site La Depeche reported. Two of them were “dressed like haredis,” according to the French news agency AFP. Two wore masks, [...]

Homosexuals Arrested for Murder Originally Pinned on Orthodox
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
News → HaredimIn 1995, “everyone” knew settlers murdered Rabin. The “settler” Yigal Amir was from the Haifa area. Four years ago, gays accused Haredi gay-haters for killing three homosexuals. Now police say, “Not so.”
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Shabbos Holds 100 Proof for Whiskey Lovers
Posted on: June 5th, 2013
News → JewishL’Chaim. Observing the Jewish Sabbath is secondary when it comes to saving a person’s life or performing a circumcision. But what happens a whiskey festival occurs on Shabbat? Hold a Whiskey Jewbilee.
1Argentinean Jew Investing in struggling Israeli Conglomerate
Posted on: June 5th, 2013
News → IsraelArgentinean real estate mogul Eduardo Elsztain said he will invest $75 million in Israel businesses, including $57 million in the struggling IDB group and $18 million in Ganden Holdings, both controlled by Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner. In February Elsztain, a vice president of the World Jewish Congress, bought a 10 percent stake in Ganden for [...]
Half of NY Wants Sheldon Silver Gone – Except his Voters
Posted on: June 5th, 2013
News → JewishHalf of New York voters think that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver should quit because of his actions in the Vito Lopez sex harassment scandal, and 52 percent disapproved of his overall performance, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. Which is a meaningless figure, since Silver continues to be very popular in his district which [...]
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Albanese and Salgado Left Out of FJCC Debate on Jewish Issues
Posted on: June 5th, 2013
News → JewishIn an interview with Zev Brenner Saturday night, Josh Mehlman, the chairman of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition told the radio host that only the major five Democratic candidates, that stand a chance to become the next mayor of New York City, will participate in Tuesday night’s mayoral forum on Jewish issues. Sal Albanese and [...]
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