Israeli Man who Jumped the Fence into Lebanon has Mental Disorder

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

The Israeli who jumped over the border fence at Rosh HaNikra and crossed into Lebanon Wednesday apparently has a mental order. Lebanese officials still are holding and questioning 34-year-old Simon Saadati, according to the Beirut Daily Star. A representative of United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is present at the interrogation, the newspaper added. [...]

Who Is Lying, Ayalon or Lieberman?

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Former Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon testified in court Thursday against his former boss, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who is on trial for allegedly trying to win an ambassadorial post for Ze’ev Ben Aryeh, who police say tipped off Lieberman about a police probe against him in Belarus. Ayalon was head of the Foreign Ministry [...]

Terrorist Attacked Visiting UN Representative

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

An Arab terrorist attacked with a sharpened manhole covers point the UN representative who came to visit him in his cell at Shikma prison. The UN official was admitted for medical treatment in the prison clinic, suffering from cuts his head. (Hakol Hayehudi)

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With Sluggish Polls and Weiner Joining Race, de Blasio Hits Quinn

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

“And allow me to be clear and say we have Speaker Quinn to thank for the Bloomberg third term.”

Israeli Entrepreneurs Compete for Attention at Innovation Road Show

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Eighteen Israeli and Brazilian entrepreneurs pitched their ideas and business models to 230 investors, executives, and guests in attendance at the U.S. Israel Business Council (USI) 2nd Annual Innovation Roadshow on Tuesday evening, at the Morgan Stanley headquarters. U.S. Israel Business Council (USI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together members, community leaders, investors, [...]

Netanyahus Buy $2400 a Month in Goods from ‘People’s Tycoon’

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

The Netanyahus and their guests scarf down 30 lbs. of ice-cream a month.

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Haredi Deans Refuse Meeting with Knesset Committee over IDF Recruiting

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Meanwhile, a mini coalition crisis has been pitting Yesh Atid members of the Perry Committee against Likud representatives.

Buffett Gets Full Ownership of Israeli Company for $2 Billion

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

American billionaire Warren Buffett paid $2 billion for the remaining 20 percent of the Israeli firm Iscar. Buffett had bought 80 percent of the Iscar Metalworking Company Group, in which Iscar is the main company, for $4 billion in 2006, according to Globes. The company, the second largest maker of precision carbide cutting tools in [...]

Arab on Arab Rock Violence, and Stone Throwers Caught

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Arabs mistakenly attacked an Arab car, and a group of Arab stone throwers were captured.

Sunset Basketball

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Found it on Facebook. No idea who’s credit it is. Hypnotic.

Holland’s Jews Welcome New King With Special Prayer and Blessing

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Holland’s Jews joined millions in the Dutch country on Wednesday and celebrated the coronation of Willem-Alexander as Holland’s new king with a special prayer and an ancient traditional blessing. On the eve of the coronation, a special traditional ceremony was held in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. This ancient synagogue, which is lit only by [...]

WJC Plenary Assembly Kicks Off Sunday in Budapest

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) will hold its 14th Plenary Assembly in Budapest, on May 5-7, 2013. They normally assemble in Jerusalem each year. Maybe they got a deal on the hall. They’re going to discuss matters of importance to the Jewish people globally, especially the alarming rise of Neo-Nazi political parties and anti-Semitic incidents [...]

Police Remove 9/11 Wing from Mosque Site; No Human Remains Found

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

No imagination could write a weirder post-9/11 script – the removal of a wing from one of the jets hijacked by Muslim terrorists and discovered at the site of a new mosque. No human remains found.

Police Arrest LA Man Accused of Defrauding Iranian-American Jews

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The FBI has arrested a Los Angeles man who allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme targeting the city’s Iranian Jewish community. Shervin Davatgarzadeh, also known as Shervin Neman, was taken into custody on suspicion of defrauding $3 million from mostly Jewish Iranian-American investors, the FBI said. According to the indictment, Davatgarzadeh posed as a hedge fund [...]

Rare Conjoined Twins Separated at Rambam Hospital

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The surgery was a complete success, but the surviving twin is still not out of danger.

Fred Lafer, Longtime Jewish Leader, Dies

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Fred Lafer, a longtime leader of several Jewish institutions, died Tuesday in New Jersey after suffering from leukemia. Lafer served as president and chairman of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy beginning in 2000. He also was chairman of the executive committee of the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem’s board of directors. He also [...]

Netanyahu Meets with US House Foreign Affairs Committee Delegates

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with a delegation of senior members of the U.S.  House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA.) “The last time I was here, we had a situation during the Second Lebanon War,” said Rep. Royce. “I was in Haifa and I saw what things [...]

BREAKING: 3 in Custody for Alleged Evidence Tampering in Boston Bombing Case

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Three additional suspects are in custody - two had been detained on immigration charges and the third was arrested on May 1 - all for allegedly interfering with evidence sought in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing case.

BBC Yanked Israeli Film on Jewish Exodus from Jerusalem (video)

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The BBC strikes again. Known for its bias against Israel, it said that a documentary claiming that man “Palestinians” of today actually are descendants of Jews did “not fit editorially.” How true.

Assad Makes Rare Public Appearance

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Syrian President Bashar Assad visited a Damascus power station on May Day Wednesday in a rare public appearance, according to the regime’s television station. The television station showed Assad speaking to workers and shaking their hands, He has tried to show Syrians that all is “business as usual” despite the bloody civil war and charges [...]