How Can You Tell?

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

The official May, 2013 White House caption under this picture reads: President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin in the Oval Office, May 20, 2013. The President spoke with Gov. Fallin to express his concern for those who have been affected by the severe weather beginning last night and continuing [...]

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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Kerry Huffs and Puffs and Abbas Blows Him Down

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

No one believes in Kerry more than Kerry. He blew into town a self-proclaimed “peace for money” program” bolder than Oslo.” Abbas has rejected land for peace. Now he rejects money for peace.

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Terror on the Roads: Roundup for Monday Evening

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

4: 36 PM Stone throwing near the Gush Etzion tunnel roads 4:51 PM  Firebombs causes a fire near Atarot. Firefighters can’t get near to put it out due to massive stone throwing.The firefighters were eventually rescued by Border Police who used live fire. 5:24 PM Stoning in Hebron near Gross Square at Israeli cars. 7:43 [...]

Anthony Weiner to Attend Jewish Press’s Mayoral Forum For Jewish Community

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

Anthony Weiner’s aide has confirmed that the newest mayoral candidate will attend The Jewish Press’s mayoral forum, making it one of his first public forums. The Jewish Press newspaper, the largest independent Jewish weekly in America, will be hosting a mayoral forum for the Jewish community, featuring the Democratic candidates for mayor of New York [...]

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Sen. Menendez: US-Israeli Bond Stronger than Turbulent Mideast

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Israel could not ask for a friendlier Foreign Relations panel chairman than NJ Sen. Menendez. He used the left-wing Haaretz to state the US needs to intervene in Syria. Faint hopes for ”peace process.”

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McCain Slips into Syria to Meet with Rebels

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Sen. John McCain Monday slipped into Syria from Turkey Monday and met with Syrian rebel leaders, who appealed for direct U.S. military aid, the Daily Beast reported. Sen. McCain has been outspoken in his harsh criticism of the Obama administration for not having helped the rebels long ago to topple the regime of Syrian President [...]

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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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Texas Official Cites Jewish Chaplain’s WW II Dedication

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

A Texas state official spoke at a Memorial Day service and quoted a Jewish chaplain’s dedication of a temporary cemetery on Iwo Jima in World War II. Jerry Patterson, the state’s Land Commissioner and candidate for Lieutenant Governor, said that whenever he speaks at a Memorial Day service, he quotes Lt. Roland B Gittlesohn, a [...]

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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Petition: PM Netanyahu Stop the Terrorism on Our Roads (+Video)

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Watch the video below the petition. JewishPress.com has been closely following the escalating terrorism in Gush Etzion. Below is a shocking video where you will see the what it like to have a rock thrown at you, and how the IDF has been responding. It is shocking that the government of Israel is unable to [...]

Leftist Block Hebron Road Paving

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

A group of leftists interrupted a construction job undertaken by the Ministry of Defense, to pave a path between Kiryat Arba and Hebron. At first, it looked like they were not going to be able to block the work, but in the end, the MOD workers were forced to stop working. The work had all [...]

Nationwide Emergency Drill Begins

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

The first of two sirens went off in Israel at 12:30PM, as the country performs a nationwide drill. Residents are expected to go to their safe rooms for 10 minutes. There will be a second siren alarm later in the day.

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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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Jake Davidson Gets Supermodel Prom Date, Just Not Kate Upton

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

But was it a victory or a pity prom?

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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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Shimon in Stasis

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Yesterday, Israeli President Shimon Peres decided to represent Israel’s government in discussions of the peace process with the Palestinians. He did that ahead of a gathering of Middle East leaders in a World Economic Forum meeting on the shores of the Dead Sea on the Jordanian side. In the picture above, President Peres is being [...]

Who Are the Journalists and Who Are the Terrorists? (Video)

Posted on: May 27th, 2013

Once upon a time journalists covered the news. Now journalists are the front lines for terrorists can shoot at Israeli soldiers before journalists shoot the pictures, but who gets the credits?

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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 [...]