IDF Chief: No Intention to Change Rules of Engagement in Judea and Samaria

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

One soldier quoted his superior officer as saying: "I prefer to visit you in hospital than in court."

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London Family Robbed of $30,000 in Judaica While Sleeping

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

Burglars stole Judaica artifacts worth approximately $30,000 from a Jewish family in northern London while they were sleeping, The Jewish Chronicle reported. The thieves took menorahs, a Seder plate and silver cups, among other items, from the Palmer family home in Edgeware. Howard Palmer said the items were “totally irreplaceable.” Two of his five children [...]

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New York Synagogues Bury 12 Torah Scrolls, Victims of Sandy

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Approximately 1000 people participated on Sunday in the burial of approximately 12 Torahs scrolls that sustained irreparable damage in Hurricane Sandy seven months ago. More than 40 synagogues were represented at the ceremony in Far Rockaway. The Torah scrolls were from synagogues in Far Rockaway, Belle Harbor, Bayswater, Oceanside and Seagate. The burials were not [...]

Weiner Misses Queens Memorial Day Parade to Speak at Church

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner passed up the annual Memorial Day parade in his former Queens district on Sunday in order to speak at a half-empty church. “I was, like, ‘Where’s Weiner?!’” Forest Hills resident Frankie Esposito told the New York Post.  “I figured he’d come out to see his constituents. I don’t [...]

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Lapid Threat: On Haredi Draft It’s ‘Equal Burden’ or New Elections

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Lapid’s sounds like Bibi on the “peace process.” He has no trouble raising a regressive tax that hurts the middle class. But give the Haredim a break from the draft? Not in this government. We’ll see.

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Sane At Last: ZOA Urging an Enthusiastic Congress to Curb Arab Aid

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Turns out Israel has plenty of friends on the Hill, and the ZOA helped bring them out in the open.

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Peres Pushing Peace Talks, Ministers Argue He Shouldn’t Do Policy

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

"I am an Israeli, and it just so happens that I'm also president of the State of Israel."

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Former Italian Legislator Makes Aliyah

Posted on: May 26th, 2013

The Rome Jewish community leadership gave a rousing send-off to journalist and former Italian parliament member Fiamma Nirenstein ahead of her departure for Israel on aliyah Sunday. She will live in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. Born in Florence, Nirenstein was elected to Parliament in April 2008 as a member of the center-right People of [...]

A Jew Grows in Prison

Posted on: May 25th, 2013

There is no doubt that the David Arenberg who will emerge from prison in approximately five months is a different, a better and a more spiritual human being than the one who went in more than 12 years ago. But the losses and the pain have been profound.

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Rep. John Conyers Apologizes for Louis Farrakhan’s Antisemitic Remarks

Posted on: May 24th, 2013

He actually uttered those words: "I sincerely offer my apologies."

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Perry Committee Haredi Recruitment Plan: Sanctions on Draft Dodgers

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

The recommendations determine new rules for sharing the security burden equally.

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Chabad Continues Relief Efforts in Oklahoma

Posted on: May 23rd, 2013

Let everyone know of the shelter at Chabad

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Two New Jersey Men Plead Not Guilty in Synagogue Bombings

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

Two New Jersey men, indicted in March for arson and attempted murder and terrorism, pleaded not guilt in a New Jersey court this week. Anthony Graziano of Lodi and Aakash Dalal of New Brunswick, both 21, were arrested after the northern New Jersey’s Bergen County bombings, one of which injured Beth El Congregation Rabbi Nosson [...]

IDF Arrests PA Security Officers Who Murdered Jew

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

Israeli soldiers on Tuesday arrested three Palestinian Authority security officers who murdered 24-year-old Ben-Yosef Livnat at Joseph’s Tomb two years ago but spent only one year in a PA jail before being freed. An IDF investigation of the incident confirmed Palestinian Authority claims that Livnat and other Jews tried to enter the holy Jewish site [...]

LA Elects First Jewish Mayor (Over Pol Married to a Jew)

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

The LA mayoral race was between a man with a Jewish mother and a woman married to a Jew.

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Top Claims Conference Officials Botched Probe of 2001 Fraud

Posted on: May 22nd, 2013

“A majority of the claims made by the person who wrote the anonymous letter were refuted by Mr. Domnitser,” the report said.

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Chabad to the Rescue for Oklahoma Residents

Posted on: May 21st, 2013

There are only about 5000 Jews in the Greater Oklahoma City area, but the Chabad of Oklahoma City is working around the clock to provide assistance tp anyone in need.

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Haredi Tycoons Raising $100 Million to Replace Lapid’s Budget Cuts

Posted on: May 21st, 2013

Lapid is beginning to smell like a rose thanks to Haredi tycoons. He is taking yeshivas off the government dole and balancing the budget. How will yeshivas survive? The tycoons have an answer - money.

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Barbra Streisand to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew U

Posted on: May 20th, 2013

Barbra Streisand is a great singer. She also played the part of a young woman disguised as a male yeshiva student in ‘Yentl.” Soon, Hebrew U. will grant her an honorary degree in philosophy.

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PA Resurrects ‘Palestinian Authority Descending from Jesus’ Gospel

Posted on: May 20th, 2013

How far the PA will go to present the lie as the truth and the truth as a lie? Its claim that Jesus was a Palestinian is old hat. But now the “resurrection” also refers to “the Palestinian state.”

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