Bill Advances to Guarantee Women on Panel to Nominate Rabbis

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

The absence of Haredi parties in the government is already being, and women probably will be among those nominating Israel’s next rabbinic judges and chief rabbis.

Ban Ki-Moon Caves In, ‘Rejects’ Falk’s Boston Terror-Israel Link

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

It took five days, but United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon finally said he “rejects” United Nations Human Rights Council official Richard Falk’s comments that cited “the American global domination project: and US-Israeli relations as provocations for the bombings. Falk, a Jewish American who has long history of accusing Israel of “war crimes” and “apartheid, [...]

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Next Israel Shekel Bills to Feature Sephardi Jew

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

The Netanyahu government is going “politically correct” and will make sure the next serious of Israel shekel bills will feature a Sephardi Jew following last year’s four new banknotes that featured only Ashkenazi Jews. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he personally prefers that the “Sephardi shekel bill” feature poet Rabbi Yehuda HaLevy, calling [...]

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US Likes New Israel Radar That Detects Mortar Fire

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Rada, an Israeli company, is gearing up for production of its new tactical radar that the U.S. Army and the IDF may use to pinpoint the source of mortar fire and rocket fire. Rada has successfully tested its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR), the independent Israel Defense website reported. The U.S. Army asked Rada to carry [...]

New York Synagogue Bomber Accomplice Sentenced to Jail

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

An Moroccan immigrant to the United States who plotted to blow up synagogues in New York City was sentenced on Friday to five years in jail and faces deportation after his release. Mohammed Mamdouh pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to commit terrorism and criminal weapon possession. He was an accomplice to Algerian immigrant Ahmed [...]

Dutch Jews ‘Vexed’ by Royal Event on Yom Kippur, Rabbi Says

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

A Dutch chief rabbi said his community was “vexed” because a farewell event for the Dutch queen was scheduled on Yom Kippur. “Jews are again faced with a reality in which they don’t belong and that is painful,” Holland’s chief interprovincial rabbi, Binyomin Jacobs, told NRC Handelsblad on April 26. On Yom Kippur, the Day [...]

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Hamas and IDF Box it Out in Rocket ‘Game’ of Negev Roulette

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

The government and Hamas act like two lightweight boxers. A jab here, and fake there – until a “lucky” punchy Hamas gives the IDF an excuse to deliver a 1-2, but not a knockout.

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Lebanon Bans Award-Winning Lebanese Film Shot in Israel

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Film permit was revoked after a letter of protest from the Israel Boycott Office of the Arab League.

Meron Joy

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

A dad and his kid performing tricks in honor of Lag Baomer, on Mt. Meron. I have to say, the kid has an exceptional sense of balance. especially since it seems pretty obvious that Dad has had a few.

Syrian Report: IDF Planes Circled over Assad’s Palace in Damascus

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

A Syrian rebel army spokesman said Sunday that Israeli Air Force fighter jets were observed circling in sky over Damascus. He said the planes flew over Assad’s palace and over security and military institutions in the Syrian capital. Last Thursday, the Israeli Air Force thwarted an attempt to infiltrate Israel’s airspace by a drone belonging [...]

Hamas Pushing Erdogan to Reignite Strife with Israel over Gaza Harbor

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Arab and Islamic parties promised to upgrade the Gaza harbor which is now under an Israeli blockade.

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Lag B’Omer Fires in UN Compound

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Nine cars caught fire in the UN compound in Jerusalem, according to a report in Times of Israel. In the Armon HaNatziv neighborhood, firefighting crews battled the fire inside the UN compound that burned up between four to nine cars. The fire department believes the fires were started by sparks from bonfires in a nearby [...]

Lag B’Omer Trivia

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Some Lag BaOmer trivia you may not know.

Gaza Rockets Attacks and Related Retaliations

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Rockets continue to hit Israel from Gaza.

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Firefighters Battling Fires All Over Israel on Lag Baomer

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

"They located the barbecue in a grassy area, ignoring safety guidelines."

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Jewish Liberators of Italy Blocked from Speaking at Celebration

Posted on: April 27th, 2013

The organizers of a Thursday parade in Rome marking the World War II liberation of Italy prevented a representative from the Jewish Brigade group from speaking at the commemorative ceremony. A group of Jews and others marched under the Israeli flag and a banner of the Jewish Brigade that fought the Nazis in Italy. The [...]

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Monastery Loses 7-Year Battle against Israeli Security Fence

Posted on: April 27th, 2013

A Catholic monastery and convent near Bethlehem lost a seven-year legal battle against the building of Israel’s security fence on its land. The Society of St. Yves, a Catholic group that argued the case on the monastery’s behalf, said an Israeli appeals court had endorsed a plan to expand the barrier Israel had built in [...]

Dustin Hoffman – Latest Jew to Give Israel-Hater an Award

Posted on: April 26th, 2013

Dustin Hoffman is giving an award to the maker of a documentary which, according to an IDF membership group, "was edited, clip after clip, shot after shot, to the point where it has no connection to reality," in order to make Israelis look bad. The organization hosting the award ceremony is the Muslim Public Affairs Council.

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Feiglin Issues Interim Note on Medical Cannabis Law

Posted on: April 26th, 2013

After a Thursday meeting that lasted almost three hours, with the Health Minister, MKs Moshe Feiglin (Likud) and Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) issued the following joint statement: “Today, a meeting was conducted on the cannabis issue at the Health Minister’s office, initiated by MK Moshe Feiglin and MK Tamar Zandberg. “No decisions were made at the [...]

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British Politician Suspended for ‘Zionists Caused Holocaust’ Claims

Posted on: April 26th, 2013

A small, rightist British party suspended one of its local representatives over reports she posted antisemitic comments online. Anna-Marie Crampton of the U.K. Independence Party in East Sussex was dropped as a candidate in Thursday’s election for the council of the town of Crowborough south of London because of comments on Jews made on her [...]

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