Multi-Million Dollar Diamond Heist from Plane En Route to Israel

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

Armed men stole millions of dollars worth of diamonds that were being loaded on an airplane in Brussels Monday night  before it was scheduled to fly to Switzerland and then Israel, according to Belgian media. The Belgian VRT broadcasting system reported that a burned car, possibly the getaway car, was later found. The thieves stole [...]

Dress Up as an Umbrella for Purim

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

Topsy-turvy weather is in store for Israel for the rest of the week, with showers likely on Purim following the first “sharav” heat wave of the year. There also is a fair chance of showers in New York, but the sun will prevail in Chicago and Los Angeles. In Israel, Purim is “traditionally” but not [...]

US Worried over Cloud of Abbas-Hamas Unity Before Obama’s Visit

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

The State Dept. has expressed new concerns over Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ declaration that reconciliation talks with Hamas are progressing and that he will head a new unity government. U.S. State Department spokesman Olivia Nuland told a reporter who asked if unity would be a positive step, “If Hamas takes positions in the government, [...]

NY Jewish Lawyer for ’93 Trade Ctr Bomber Seeks Relief from Restrictions

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

Kleinman is a pretty typical New York liberal Jew, by his own admission. He didn't choose Yousef as a client, but he will defend him and his rights to the best of his abilities, no matter what he might think about the man, his motivations, or his merit.

Buddha Statues Join Barbie Dolls in Iran’s ‘Cultural Circumcision’

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

First it was Barbie dolls. Then it was the Simpsons, another Western “evil.” Now, Iran defends itself against the wicked East and bans Buddha statues.

Rice Implores BBYO Teens to Work for Change

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice charged teens at BBYO’s International Convention to “get impatient with the way things are so you can dream of the ways things can be.” Rice addressed some 1,700 B’nai Brith teens, staff and community last week, and the youth dispersed to 34 service sites across Washington to perform a collective 6,000 [...]

Netanyahu Wants Sharansky for Second Term as Jewish Agency Head

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Jewish Agency Board of Governors Monday that Agency head Natan Sharansky is “a giant of the Jewish people,” and he asked the Board to renew his position for another four years. Sharansky, whose low height makes him an unlikely basketball star, “is the tallest chairman of the Jewish Agency,” [...]

Jews Teach Arabs that Blocking Roads Is a Two-Way Street

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

After too many Jewish drivers were attacked over the past few days, Jewish residents of the Shomron turned the tables around and blocked Arab traffic for an hour in protest.

Timerman Says ‘Humanistic Judaism’ Inspired Him to Sign with Iran

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Argentinean  foreign minister Hector Timerman insisted on Monday that not only did he not betray his Judaism by signing an accord with Iran but also it was his Judaism that prompted him to do so. “I did not betray my Judaism in the pact with Iran because we are trying to solve the AMIA bombing [...]

Poll: Only 28% of Likely Voters Are Positive on Hagel

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Only 28 percent of likely US voters have a favorable opinion of Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, according to a new Rasmussen poll. However, most voters also think he eventually will be confirmed for the Cabinet position. Although 38 percent of the respondents have an unfavorable view of Hagel, [...]

Peres to Decorate Obama with Award for Supporting Israel

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

President Barack Obama will be the American president ever to receive the Israeli “presidential decoration” when he visits next month, the office of President Shimon Peres announced Monday. The award will be represented at a gala dinner at President’s Peres’ official Jerusalem residence. “President Obama has stood by Israel in the toughest of times, promoted [...]

Halimi Killer Made Anti-Semitic Videos in Jail

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

The leader of the gang that tortured and killed Ilan Halimi, a French Jew, in 2006 was sentenced to seven more years in prison for making anti-Semitic videos while in jail. Last Wednesday, seven years to the day after Ilan Halimi died, a correctional court in Moulins found Youssouf Fofana, head of the Gang of [...]

Bibi Tells Jewish Agency, ‘No Sanctions without Military Threat’

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Jewish Agency Board of Governors in Jerusalem Monday that North Korea is a classic example that shows that sanctions against Iran will not work without a real military threat. “When people with unlimited ambitions of aggression get unlimited weapons, what they believe are weapons of unlimited power, the demon [...]

The Peace Process Obama Won’t See: Firebombs and Sniper Fire

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

If Obama calls Jews settlers, what would he call Arab attackers? Indians? Unlike “settlers,” he won’t be firebombed, stabbed, shot at or run over by Arab drivers without licenses.

Bomb Found in Tel Aviv Bus Station (UPDATED)

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

UPDATED: On Monday afternoon, two Palestinians tried to enter the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station without any ID, and carrying a large knapsack. The two had tried to enter via gate #45. The guards got suspicious and questioned them further.  When the Arabs, who said they were construction workers, could not say where they were [...]

Arabs Destroy 2.5 Acres of Vineyard in Samaria, Locals Say

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Residents demand that the crimes be investigated and dealt with as they would anywhere else in Israel.

Civil Rights Violations, Lies & Audiotape: B’klyn College Still in Spotlight

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

We are now in a situation where there seems to be no two ways about it - someone is lying, maybe several people. And school officials, both administration representatives as well as faculty members were on the scene - so if the students were unfairly ejected, an apology will hardly suffice.

The Real Deal: Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Mega Events

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

From March 3rd through the 10th, Nefesh B'Nefesh will be holding Aliyah Mega Events and Fairs in New York, Baltimore, Washington, Miami, Toronto and Montreal. These mega events are for everyone who wants to hear it like it really is.

Netanyahu: Sanctions Alone Won’t Stop Iran

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Only if sanctions are backed by "credible military threat" will there be a chance that Iran will peacefully halt its nuclear program, Netanyahu said.

DNA Evidence Helped Lead Investigators to Hezbollah

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

DNA evidence left on SIM cards helped leader Bulgarian investigators to conclude that Hezbollah was indeed behind the bus bomb attack in Burgas in which five Israelis and one Bulgarian were killed, Ha’aretz reported. Bulgarian Foreign Minister will present the evidence of Hezbollah’s guilt in a briefing to other E.U. Foreign Ministers today. The U.S., Israel [...]