Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Only 42 years ago, King Abdullah's father slaughtered at least 10 thousand Palestinians.

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss is theoretically very vulnerable to a primary challenger in 2014, and his fate will depend on whether anyone is interested in taking him and take advantage of that vulnerability, Public Policy Polling reported on Tuesday. PPP found that a mere 38% of Republican primary voters say they want Chambliss to be […]

Posted on: December 6th, 2012

President Barack Obama is expected to announce his nominees for secretaries of state and defense in the next two weeks, with former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel on the short list of potential choices to head the Pentagon, senior administration officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The Republican Jewish Coalition reminded readers that, in the past, Jewish […]

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Syrian military is just waiting for the "go" order from the embattled President Bashar Al-Assad.

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Bibi's contribution: "She knows how to get the job done." Doesn't she, now.

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Amir Peretz, former Histadrut union chief and former Defense Minister, is now a former member of the Avoda (Labor) party. He is moving over to the Movement (HaTnuah) party of Tzipi Livni (former head of Kadima, and former Foreign Minister). Also moving over to Livni’s party is former general Elazar Stern. Stern announced on the […]

Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Heralding the worsening of relations between Israel and Europe, the European Union is reportedly mulling the passing of sanctions on Israel, including the restriction of marketing Israeli goods and the boycott of goods made by Jews in Judea and Samaria – as punishment for Israel’s decision to develop additional housing in areas Palestinians say should be theirs.

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Thousands of pro and anti-Morsi forces clashed into the night outside the presidential palace.

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

In the years since the Rabbinical Council of America’s first comment about JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality), “the only Jewish based organization dedicated to assisting individuals with unwanted same sex attractions move from gay to straight” in January, 2004, in which we suggested that rabbis might refer congregants to them for reparative therapy, […]

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Egyptian newspapers are reporting that thousands of pro and anti Morsi Egyptians demonstrators are still violently protesting and clashing over the proposed new constitution. Hundreds have been injured, and a number are reportedly dead from the violence. Protesters torched at least 2 buildings on Wednesday. Anti-Islamic protesters are denouncing Morsi’s controversial constitution decree and draft constitution. Having […]

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Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Speaker of the Knesset Rueven Rivlin (Likud) said Wednesday that he would be willing to be moved lower on the joint Likud Yisrael Beitenu (“Likud-Beitenu”) list in order to ensure that a female candidate were included in the list’s top ten candidates, Ma’ariv reported. Rivlin is number 10 on the joint list.  The first female […]

Posted on: December 6th, 2012

F-16 engines, worth millions of shekels, were stolen from an Air Force base in central Israel, according to Walla. Unlike previous incidents on IDF bases which included jeeps (in May) and large amounts of ammunition (in February) being stolen, this time there were no holes in the fence. It is suspected that the thieves had inside […]

Posted on: December 5th, 2012

The Kinneret Bot reports: In the last 2 days the water level of the Kinneret rose 2cm to -212.38m, 62cm above the lower red line. This rise has been due to the rain that Israel has been having over the past 2 days. Jewish Press News Briefs

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Posted on: December 5th, 2012

A leak in Liberman's world, commented the Channel 10 news reporter, is tantamount to betrayal.

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Posted on: December 5th, 2012

MK Aryeh Eldad (Strength to Israel) and Knesset candidate Moshe Feiglin (Likud) traded barbs today over ideological purity and compromise in politics.

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Posted on: December 5th, 2012

More than 200 Grassroots Community Leaders Endorse Former Community Board 1 Chair and Downtown Leader.

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Posted on: December 5th, 2012

On Wednesday, the Civil Administration Planning Council rushed through approval on the plan to build 3000 apartments in E1, between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim.

Posted on: December 5th, 2012

Had Mitt Romney won the presidential election, Tevi Troy would be director of domestic policy on his transition team.

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Posted on: December 5th, 2012

JERUSALEM – While it is almost certain that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next Israeli coalition government, the country’s confusing electoral system has created another medley of instant political parties headed by a variety of media celebrities and scorned politicians.

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Posted on: December 5th, 2012

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives elevated Rep. Nita Lowey of New York’s 18th congressional district (Westchester and Rockland counties), to their ranking member on the powerful Appropriations Committee. Lowey, a leading pro-Israel lawmaker who is Jewish, had been the top Democrat on the committee’s foreign operations subcommittee. She announced her bid for the […]

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