Israeli Bedouin on Hunger Strike in Egyptian Jail

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

A Bedouin citizen of Israel who has been jailed in Egypt for 12 years went on a hunger strike. Ouda Tarabin has been imprisoned on charges of spying. He was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in jail in 2001. Tarabin said in a letter to Israel’s ambassador to Cairo that Israel was “violating its [...]

New Allegations of Falsified Identity in Michael Broyde Case

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

A new report claims that professor and rabbi Michael Broyde may have created a second fake persona to engage in online discourse. Broyde, who admitted earlier this month to publishing letters in journals and gaining access to a rabbinic association under a fake name, may also have used a second fake persona, according to a [...]

Lag Ba’omer Is for Everyone

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

An Israeli father and his daughter are collecting wood in preparation for Lag Ba’omer, the 33rd day of the Omer count (that began the night after the Passover seder). In Israel, this holiday is observed religiously by everyone, or, at least, the bonfire part of it. This Saturday night, expect to see the sky across [...]

Peres and Pope to Team up for Peace Process Resurrection

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

Peres, the pope and the word “peace’" are virtually interchangeable. All three of them get together next week to try to resurrect the peace process. And don’t forget Kerry is a Catholic more or less.

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Americans Donate More than $21 Million for Boston Terror Victims

Posted on: April 25th, 2013

Americans have opened their hearts and wallets one week after the Boston marathon terrorist attack and have donated more than $21 million for the victims. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced last week the creation of The One Fund Boston, which Fox News said has raised $15 million from corporations and [...]

NY Times Editor Jill Abramson Sparks News Not Fit to Print

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

The Times ain’t what it used to be. First of all, the newspaper has its first woman executive editor, a Jew. Secondly, her editors consider her difficult. Thirdly, it is making less and less money.

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Canadian Jewish News Out of Business

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

On Monday, the weekly Canadian Jewish News (CJN) told subscribers in an online note that it would cease publishing a weekly newspaper in Toronto and Montreal, The Globe and Mail reported. CJN president Donald Carr said he hopes to re-launch a digital-only publication – but at this point the website operates at a 1994 Internet [...]

Tsarnaev-Connected Waltham Murders Occurred on 9/11

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

The fact that three men were brutally murdered on September 11, in murders which remain unsolved but in which the victims have now been connected to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, cannot be ignored.

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The Armenian Genocide Commemorated April 24

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

The Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, among Armenians, the Great Crime was the Ottoman government’s systematic uprooting and extermination of its minority Armenian population from their historic homeland in Turkey. Those tragic events took place during and after World War I, in two phases: the wholesale killing and [...]

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Suspected Israel Bedouin Spy on Hunger Strike in Egyptian Prison

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

An Israeli Bedouin serving a life prison sentence in Egypt on charges of being a spy has begun a hunger strike to draw attention to his plight, the Egyptian Ahram website reported. Ouda Trabin was sentenced in 2000 on charges of espionage. Voice of Israel public radio aired on Wednesday a letter he sent to [...]

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Anti-Semitic Slogans Found near Nazi Work Camp in Lithuania

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

Lithuanian police said they discovered Nazi slogans drawn on a former concentration camp after Adolf Hitler’s birth date. The slogans “Heil Hitler,” “Jews out” in German and a swastika were scrawled on the pavement near the HKP 562 labor camp in Vilnius, Evelina Pagounis of the Vilnius police told the French news agency AFP. The [...]

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Palestinian Authority Rock Throwers Hit Soldier in the Head

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

An IDF soldiers was wounded in the head by a rock-throwing Palestinian Authority terrorists Wednesday afternoon and is being treated in an Israeli hospital for light to moderate wounds. Arabs attacks soldiers in the Tulkarem area, approximately less than 10 miles east of Netanya.

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Deputy Minister Calls Haredim ‘Parasites’ on Radio

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

If Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid has any hopes of gaining one or even two Haredim as his fans, his deputy Finance Minister blew it “on air” when he called Haredim “parasites” on a Haredi radio program.

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Israeli Rabbinate Backs Berlin Rabbi for Oral Suction at Brit

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has sent a letter of support to Berlin Chabad Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal, who was charged by an anti-circumcision activist for practicing the ritual of oral suction of a small amount of blood at a circumcision. The practice is widely accepted in Israel but caused controversy in the New York area [...]

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Jerusalem Hotel Owners Expecting Boost from New Open Skies Deal

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

With the end of the Israeli airlines strike and the finalization of the Open Skies agreement with the EU, Alex Herman, Inbal Hotel VP of Sales & Marketing sent out a statement saying, “We welcome the ending of the strike and the return of the tourism industry back to normal.” According to Herman, the Open [...]

Hagel, Praising Close Alliance With Israel, Extends Significant U.S. Military Upgrades

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

JERUSALEM – During his first visit to Israel as President Obama’s new secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel said Tuesday it was vital for the U.S. and Israel to maintain a strong alliance, particularly in the wake of growing security challenges.

Two Life Terms Plus 58 Years for Arab Who Killed Two with a Rock

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

A Palestinian Authority rock-throwing terrorist was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences and another 58-year sentence for the murders of an Israeli man and his infant son ear Kiryat Arba two years ago. Waal al-Araja, whose wages as a PA security officer are partly paid for by American and European Union aid, was sentenced Tuesday [...]

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Israel Capitulating, Satisfied Arabs Postponing Condemnations

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

“It’s a move toward confidence building and an attempt to see whether there is forward movement.”

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Kosher Diner Brothers Save Lives in Chicago

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

Ken Hechtman said he doesn’t consider himself a hero.

Polish Government Drafts Regulations to Allow Ritual Slaughter

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

The Polish government has drafted regulations to reduce animals’ suffering but still allow ritual slaughter. In a statement Tuesday, Polish Prime Minster Donald Tusk said the new regulations, which must be passed in parliament, may require the introduction of rotating cages in which the animal is placed before its throat is cut, according to a [...]