2,300 Palestinian Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike

Posted on: April 17th, 2012

"Palestinian Prisoner's day" is the latest attempt to load the Palestinian calendar with days of mass mobilization and action, with the higher aim of embarrassing Israel and pressuring it to make concessions. Among the demands being made are an end to administrative detention and access to newspapers and more television channels.

Israel to Launch Google Street View

Posted on: April 17th, 2012

Famed Google Maps application Street View, which is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth providing 360-degree panoramic views from positions along streets throughout the world, will be launched in Israel on Sunday.

Border Policeman Tortured Hebron Child, Community Blames Policy of Brutality and Neglect

Posted on: April 17th, 2012

Last Saturday at 7 a.m., Israeli Border Police detained and beat up a nine-year-old Jewish child in Hebron, after he entered a closed military zone near Machpelah House. The Hebron community's spokesman told the Jewish Press: "The border police acted like animals, attacking a child. They only care about attacking Jews."

Outpouring Support for Officer who Hit Danish Provocateur, Even as Damning Report Is Anticipated

Posted on: April 17th, 2012

Eighty-three reserves officers and soldiers yesterday sent the Defense Minister and the IDF Chief of Staff a letter supporting the Eisner, who had been suspended from his post. Additional support came from Hagit Rein, mother of Major B'naya Rein who was killed in the Second Lebanon War and whose body Eisner retrieved.

Barak, Netanyahu, Blame Iran for Attacks

Posted on: February 15th, 2012

Thailand and India are utilizing watch lists of Iranian terrorists provided by Israeli intelligence. India's options regarding Iran are limited given its heavy dependence on Iranian oil.

Three Iranian Bombs Rock Downtown Bangkok

Posted on: February 14th, 2012

The blasts injured five people including a bombing suspect carrying an Iranian passport who blew off his own legs.

British Muslims Try to Ban Negative Reporting of Islam

Posted on: February 14th, 2012

A poll of Muslims in Britain found little support for freedom of speech. Nearly 80% of Muslims in Britain said that the publishers of the Danish cartoons depicting the Muslim Mohammed should be prosecuted; 68% said that those who insult Islam should be prosecuted; and 62% of Muslims in Britain disagree that freedom of speech should be allowed if it insults and offends religious groups.

Latest Developments on Bomb Attack in India, Failed Attack in Thailand

Posted on: February 14th, 2012

Israeli diplomat's wife in serious but stable condition after Monday's bomb attack on her car in New Delhi, while an Iranian man blew off his legs Tuesday in a failed bomb attack in Bangkok.

U.S. to Sell Dozens of Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia

Posted on: December 29th, 2011

The Obama administration is planning to sell billions of dollars of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Israel is not protesting the deal.

Syrians Bury Dozens of Suicide Bombing Victims

Posted on: December 25th, 2011

Thousands of mourners took part in a mass funeral for 45 people killed in twin intelligence agency compound bombings in Syria’ capital city of Damascus on Saturday.

Explosions Hit Syrian Security Bases

Posted on: December 23rd, 2011

Two explosions, possibly suicide bombers rock Damascus on Friday morning,

Soldiers Defecting En Masse in Syria

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011

Syrian President Bashar Assad’s popularity continues to slide, with at least 10,000 soldiers in the army defecting.

Hated Settlers Receive Leftist Foes with Water and Cookies

Posted on: May 1st, 2012 at 3:34PM

After being told that the Meretz activists who came to see their homes were looking to stop at a Palestinian store to buy water, residents of the Bet El neighborhood welcomed their guests with cold water and cookies.

Arab Youth Harasses Jewish Girl; Police Arrest Girl’s Father

Posted on: May 1st, 2012 at 11:11AM

After a teenage boy on Monday afternoon had been harassing a Jewish girl in a playground at Jerusalem's French Hill neighborhood, the girl escaped from the playground and called her father, who called the police. But the arriving cops ended up arresting the girl's father on suspicion of attacking the Arab boy.

Google Sued for Peppering Search Engine with ‘Jew’s

Posted on: May 1st, 2012 at 10:31AM

Several French anti-racist organizations are suing Google for allegedly pushing “unsolicited and systematic associations between famous people and their Jewishness” – real or presumed – through the indispensable feature, the auto-complete function Since 2008, the Google search engine has been anticipating what users are about to type next in the search box, offering its “Suggest” [...]

French Muslim Vote May Bring Down President

Posted on: May 1st, 2012 at 8:40AM

Imams and Islamic associations are encouraging French Muslims to go to the polls in Sunday’s presidential race, and make a difference. One million strong, they are likely to make enough of a difference to unseat President Nicolas Sarkozy. Muslim officials are careful not to officially endorse either of the runners in the second election round, [...]

Claims Conference Chairman Julius Berman Sees New Era In Holocaust Restitution

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

“We feel that this is a critical moment in the history of property restitution,” Julius Berman, chairman of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, told The Jewish Press last week, after returning from a weeklong trip to Europe.

Round-The-Clock Prayers For Rav Elyashiv

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

JERUSALEM – Thousands gathered at Shaare Tzedek Medical Center, the Kotel and yeshivot across Israel Tuesday praying for Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv – Yosef Shalom ben Chaya Mousha – the 101-year-old leading contemporary authority on Jewish law who was in a medically induced coma after suffering kidney and lung failure.

Israeli Innovation: Blood Test to Detect Multiple Cancer Types

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

A new method in development at Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University will offer early detection using infrared light. Preliminary tests show 90% rate of success.

New Moderate Rabbis’ Forum an Answer to Religious Extremism

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

A group of more than 100 moderate Orthodox rabbis assembled to announce the formation of Beit Hillel, a forum intended to provide a response to the extremist trend within religious Zionism.

China, Russia, Hizbullah, Amal, Back Assad’s “Reform and Consolidation” of Syria

Posted on: February 18th, 2012

While the world is shocked and enraged by the brutality of Syria's military assault on its own civilians, President Bashar al-Assad is not without friends, both faraway and next-door.

JAFI Bosses Making Record Salaries While Employee Pay Is Cut

Posted on: February 17th, 2012

Should a JAFI fund raiser make close to a quarter million dollars? Well, whether he should or shouldn't, Sharansky's money man takes home the second-largest paycheck in the world of Jewish not-for-profits, at a time when JAFI is facing a financial crisis.

Save Your Frustration For Your Legislator

Posted on: February 17th, 2012

One thing that I consistently encounter when discussing affordable Jewish education is frustration and blame. The frustration comes from parents and others intimately involved in Jewish education.

Obama Seeks Continued Funding of UNESCO, Despite Recognition of ‘Palestine’

Posted on: February 16th, 2012

"The Department of State intends to work with Congress to seek legislation that would provide authority to waive restrictions on paying the U.S. assessed contributions to UNESCO," says a footnote in the budget that the White House submitted to Congress this month.