Kerry Beats the Drum for Talks on Iran but War Drums Grow Louder

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Kerry still pushes for talk and talks on Iran, but the US delegate to the IAEA accuses Iran of “deception.” Kerry admits Iran is bringing a military strike closer to reality.”

Bibi Seeks Coalition Deal Prior To Obama Visit

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

JERUSALEM – Faced with the grim prospect of President Obama canceling his March 20 visit to Israel due to government instability, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to meet a March 16 extended deadline granted by President Shimon Peres to cobble together a stable coalition government.

Tragic Deaths Cast Pall Over Community

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

New York’s Jewish community is still reeling after a young Williamsburg couple and their unborn child were killed early Sunday morning by a speeding car allegedly driven by a Bronx resident with a lengthy list of serious run-ins with the law.

Husband Jumps Out of Court Window to Escape Divorce

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Jerusalem police deployed a helicopter Wednesday to help them look for a convict who jumped out from a bathroom window in rabbinical court rather than face divorce proceedings intended to free his estranged wife of 12 years to marry again. Shai Cohen, 40, has been in jail for six years for refusing to divorce his [...]

Palestinian Riots Fizzle, As Do Fears Of A New Intifada

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

JERUSALEM – Palestinians were marching, rocks were flying, tires were burning and prisoners were hunger-striking.

French School to Muslims and Jews: Let Them Eat Pork!

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

A French public school has stopped offering alternatives to pork in its cafeteria for its Jewish and Muslim pupils, and official said their solution is to be vegetarians. The alternative meats were removed last week to lower the overhead of running the cafeteria of the elementary school of Arveyres, a small town near Bordeaux in [...]

Brazilian Female Judo Champ Makes Aliyah

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

This martial artist is 21, Jewish, Brazilian and a woman. Her name is Camila Minakawa. She also is a judo champ, so it is a lot safer for Israel that she is on our side – she made aliyah on Wednesday.

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Israel May Be in Hot Water over Prisoner X’s Aussie Passport

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Australia has confirmed that “Prisoner X,” since identified as Ben Zygier, worked for the Israeli government, and it warned Israel it faces a strong protest if it is proven his home country passport was misused. Zygier, alias Ben Alon and Ben Allen, hanged himself in an Israeli jail two years ago after having been arrested [...]

UNICEF: Israel Treatment of Arab Minors in Custody Cruel and Inhuman

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

The report alleges that the practice "appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized."

US Marine Cracks Mystery of Pyramids and Stonehenge (Video)

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Vahai believes those historic monuments were built for world navigation purposes.

UN Estimates 1 Million Refugees Fled Syria

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Over the two year civil war raging in Syria, the number of refugees crossing the border to neighboring countries surpassed 1 million, the United Nations Refugee agency announced, adding that the resources available to help them are dangerously low. The UN agency estimates that around 10,000 Syrians are escaping from their country every day, and [...]

The Neshchizer Rebbe Passed Away

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Even while he was severely ill, he was determined not to change his daily agenda despite his pain.

Suspect in Williamsburg Lethal Hit and Run to Surrender

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

He said he fled the scene because he was afraid of being killed by his pursuers, and didn’t know the couple had been killed until he saw it in newspapers.

U.S. Pressing Europe on Hezbollah Terrorist Status

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

U.S. government officials called on Europe to list Hezbollah as a terrorist group. “For too long Hezbollah has tried to pose as nothing more than a political and social welfare group while plotting against innocents in Eastern Europe, from Eastern Europe to East Africa, from Southeast Asia to South America,” Vice President Joe Biden told [...]

German Museum Returns Nazi-Looted Painting

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

A German museum returned a 15th century Renaissance painting stolen by the Nazis to the estate of a Jewish art dealer. “Virgin and Child,” attributed to an artist known as the Master of Flémalle, was handed over to the estate of the late Dr. Max Stern on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy [...]

Sequester Cuts to Cost Israel $155 million

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

The sequester is expected to cost Israel $155 million in defense assistance. A senior staffer on the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee told JTA that defense assistance to Israel would likely be cut by 5 percent, or between $150 million and $160 million of the $3.1 billion Israel was to have been allocated [...]

Head of US Central Command: Iran Sanctions Useless

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

"I'm paid to take a rather dim view of the Iranians, frankly."

Locust in Israel – Delicious!

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Here’s a a farmer displaying a captured locust in a farm outside Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 5, 2013. Gaza officials said the locusts had not hit Gaza in several decades. In the Negev, on Israel’s side of the border, on Wednesday morning aircraft will begin spraying the areas where swarms of [...]

UTJ Calls for New Elections

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

The Hareidi party, UTJ, proposed a bill in the Knesset calling for new elections to be held within 90 days. The bill, drafted by MK Uri Maklev, and signed by all the UTJ members, stated that the results of the elections were too inconclusive, the current configuration is not governable, and too many inexperienced newcomers [...]

Hugo Chavez Dies

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58. He has been the president of Venezuela since 1999.