Expert: Iran and North Korea Deal to Work Together Includes Nukes

Posted on: March 10th, 2013

North Korea's repeated willingness to ignore the demands of the international community to desist from testing nuclear weapons testing can only send the worst signals to Iran, which is that the U.N. will have meetings and denounce actions, but will not prevent further tests.

New Government in Place, Lapid Gave Up Foreign Office

Posted on: March 9th, 2013

The new government will be much smaller than the last one.

Arabs Desecrate Al-Aqsa Mosque with Terror Attack (Photos)

Posted on: March 9th, 2013

Arabs escalated their Temple Mount riots from stones to firebombs.

Harvard Jewish Students Contemptuous of Mock Eviction Notices

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

Even Jewish student leaders expressed their disapproval of what amounts to childish pranks and one-sided information filled with inaccuracies, a welcome change from the past and from the situation at many other campuses.

Jewish Home Rabbi: We Are Not Against Haredim, We Are Against Shas

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu blames MK Aryeh Deri for sawing mistrust among the Orthodox parties.

Philippines: Syrian Rebels Did Not Release Peacekeepers

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

The Philippine government says the Syrian rebels who had promised to release 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers have failed to do so, and persist in their demands for Syrian government forces moving out of the area in south Syria, near Israel’s border. The 21 peacekeepers were captured on Wednesday outside the Syrian village of Jamlah, only [...]

Satmar Couple Killer Charged in NY

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

Julio Acevedo was arraigned in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn and was ordered held without bail.

Apple Rented Office Space in Ra’anana for Third R&D in Israel

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

Apple has rented from the Ofer Investments Group office space in the town of Ra’anana, outside Tel Aviv, for its third research and development center in Israel, Globes reported. The 32,000 sq. ft. space is in The Millenium building in Ra’anan’s industrial zone. The lease agreement has been signed for a period of six years, [...]

Sen. Carl Levin Won’t Run Again

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), a veteran Jewish lawmaker who for years was a major influence in defense policy, will not seek reelection. Levin, 78, was quoted Thursday by The Associated Press as saying that his decision was “extremely difficult” but that he wanted to serve out the remainder of his term, which ends in 2014, [...]

Woman Behind Wheel

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

This image is titled “Women and Children on an Outing.” It depicts “A group of women and children, notable for the fact that there is a woman in the driver’s seat.” It was taken in or around 1919, by someone Jewish in St. Paul, Minnesota. Everybody in the picture is, presumably, Jewish. And, since most [...]

Pre-Israel Visit, Obama Says Middle East Peace Possibility ‘Bleak’

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

The U.S. president may be unwilling to repeat a major failure of his first term, when he practically demanded there be progress on the "peace process," but, when met with the reality of the situation, had to chalk up that goal as a failed one.

Holland ‘Recommends’ Yesha Products with ‘Made in Israel’ Label

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

The Dutch government has advised business owners to refrain from labeling products from the Golan Heights, Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem as “Made in Israel.” In a circular written by the Dutch Foreign Ministry and published on Wednesday on the website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, stores are advised but not required to [...]

UN Negotiating to Free Hostages in Syria

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday the timing of freeing the 21 United Nations observers kidnapped Wednesday by Syrian rebels depends on guaranteeing the observers’’ safe passage to their base and negotiating a withdrawal from the area of soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Syrian Free Army disassociated itself from the [...]

Sequester Cuts Military Aid to Israel by Small Amount

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

The United States told Israel the sequester axe fell lightly on Israel and that the cut in military aid will amount to $144 million or 5 percent, instead of the originally planned 8 percent of the $3.1 billion aid program. Finance Ministry sources told the Globes business newspaper that “reliable sources” notified Finance Minister Yuval [...]

Turkish Muslim Leader Calls Erdogan on his Zionism Slur

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

Adnan Oktar's on-air comment was answered directly by Turkey's Deputy PM.

CIA Captures Al Qaeda Terrorist Who Helped Plot 9/11

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

CIA nabs Bin Laden’s son-in-law who helped plot 9/ 11 and he is to face an indictment in NY on Friday. The CIA caught up with him in Jordan – after Turkey ignored a US request to extradite him.

BREAKING NEWS: First Lady, Kerry WON’T Honor Hater of U.S., Jews and Jewish State

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

Samira Ibrahim did not care about eliminating violence towards Israelis or Americans, she rejoiced when that happened - she's no 'Woman of Courage.'

Obama Wants to Preach to Young Israelis during Visit

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

President Barack Obama hopes to address young Israelis on his visit to Israel, a senior administration official said. “The president’s speech is an opportunity for him to speak directly with the Israeli people, in particular to young people, about the broad nature of the U.S.-Israeli relationship,” the official told JTA ahead of a White House [...]

What Sanctions? Iran Gas Exports to Europe at $7 Billion

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

Pakistan intends to complete a gas pipeline from Iran despite U.S. opposition.

Hamas: Egypt Never Steered Us into Peace with Israel

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

This could be Hamas attempt to make things harder for Morsi in his flirtation with the U.S.