Jordan Moves to Scrap Peace Treaty over Arrest of Jerusalem Mufti

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

World War III may have been close and may have been prevented on the Temple Mount, where the Jerusalem Mufti was arrested and then released for throwing chairs at Jews on Jerusalem Unification Day.

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Ringleader Found Guilty in $57M Fraud at Claims Conference

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Semen Domnister, the former Claims Conference employee who was charged with leading a $57 million fraud scheme at the Holocaust restitution organization, was found guilty Wednesday by a U.S. District Court jury in Manhattan after a four-week trial. Domnitser and two others, Oksana Romalis and Luba Kramrish, were found guilty on all counts., and 28 […]

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British Legal Aide Pays $3,900 for ‘I Can’t Stand Jews’ Remark

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

The Jewish prohibition of “loshon hara,” speaking negatively about people, was learned quickly by a non-Jewish British legal assistant, who paid $3,900 for saying, “I can’t stand Jews.”

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Resolved: Cambridge U ‘Misunderstood,’ Hawking Actually Hates Israel

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

I still like our original headline: 'Cambridge U: Hawking Health Nixed Trip – Wanna’ Buy a Nice Bridge?'

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Three Jews from US and France to Be Awarded Dan David Prize

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

The international Dan David Prize will be awarded  June 9 at Tel Aviv University to an American Jewish philosopher, a research doctor at Johns Hopkins and a French economist. The Dan David Prize awards three $1 million to individuals with proven exceptional excellence in the sciences, arts, humanities, public service and entrepreneurship that have made […]

Graffiti at Yale Threatens Arson Attack on School’s Jewish Center

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Graffiti scrawled in a bathroom in a Yale University science building threatened an arson attack on the Slifka Center for Jewish Life on the campus. The graffiti was discovered late last month but was first reported in the local media on Tuesday. A Slifka Center board member said the news of the graffiti was not […]

Yogurtland Launches Kosher Store

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Yogurtland, a leading frozen yogurt chain, is following the lead of Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins and The Coffee Bean and has launched its first kosher store, the Beverly Connection location in Los Angeles. The store is under the kosher supervision of the Rabbinical Council of California, according to the Kosher Today newsletter. Yogurtland’s self-serve frozen […]

Teen Convicted of Attacking Jewish Student

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

A teenager in Winnipeg who attacked a Jewish student in a racially motivated assault will be sentenced next month, following his conviction on charges of assault with a weapon. The 17-year-old high school student used a lighter and attempted to burn the hair of a 15-year-old female Jewish student at his high school in November […]

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Stephen Hawking Boycotting Company Working on his Cure

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Israel’s BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has invented a process that completely reverses ALS, but, sadly, Prof. Hawking, now shuns Israeli science.

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One Jerusalemite Recalls Dark Years under Jordanian Rule

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Avigail Shlesinger, 81, will never forget the day Jerusalem was liberated, 46 years ago.

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Anti-Semitism on the Internet: Jewish State as Uber Nazi (VIDEO)

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Internet freedom is a perfect petrie dish for growing new strains of anti-Semitism, including anti-Zionism. A new film, "The New Anti-Semitism," exposes this dark side of freedom.

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Haunted by Past, Germany Tries Survivor of Neo-Nazi Underground

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

The defendant, Beate Zschäpe, is the nightmare of every decent German.

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Germany Arrests One of 10 Most Wanted Nazis

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

German police arrested on Monday one of the 10 most wanted Nazis, 93-year-old Hans Lipschis,  who is facing charges of complicity in murder as a former guard at the Auschwitz extermination camp. State prosecutors in Stuttgart are preparing an indictment against Lipschis, a native of Lithuania who was a guard at Auschwitz from the autumn […]

Four Years Late, Thompson Hires Sheinkopf as ‘Senior’ Strategist

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

"There was a time when he certainly was not happy with me."

Canadian Parliament to Discuss Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

So far, Canadian government policy has focused only on Arab refugees.

Biden Wants Rabbis, Pastors and Nuns to Back ‘Moral’ Gun Control

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden met with Jewish, Muslim Christians, Sikh and other religious leaders Monday to encourage them to back gun control as matter of morals. He met for two and a half hours with rabbis, pastors, nuns and other religious leaders before the gun control bill comes up for a Senate vote. “The conversation […]

Israel Hotels Attracting Tourists with OU Kosher Certification

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Israeli restaurants and hotels are more interested n seeking kosher certification from the American-based Orthodox Union (OU) in order to attract foreign tourists, according to the Kosher Today newsletter. It said that many American Jewish tourists generally are more familiar with the OU than Israeli rabbinic certifications. The OU operates in Israel in an office […]

Giffords accepts JFK award in Boston

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston on Sunday for pushing for policy changes aimed at reducing gun violence. Giffords, Arizona’s first Jewish representative in Congress, has become an advocate for stricter gun control after being shot in the head in 2011. Earlier this year, […]

Chinese Media Ho-Hum on Netanyahu’s Visit

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Chinese media have reported Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s current visit as secondary news, reflecting China’s distance from the Israeli-Palestinian Authority issue. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is also in China, and his visit has gained slightly more attention than Netanyahu’s. The Prime Minister’s main mission is economic, and Israel’s trump card in any political dealings between […]

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Canada Forces Chabad to Ban Radical-Islam Critic Pamela Geller

Posted on: May 6th, 2013

Pamela Geller warns of ‘Islamization’ of North America. Leftists pressured a Great Neck synagogue to ban her. Now Canadian police force Chabad to silence her because her ideas counter “engagement.”

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