Today: Avigdor Liberman on Trial, Key Witness—his Deputy

Posted on: February 17th, 2013

Ayalon's renewed perfect recall could be his means of crushing Liberman's political life, much as Ayalon's aspirations had been crushed by Liberman.

Bulgaria Kicks Hamas to the Curb

Posted on: February 15th, 2013

although Hamas members entered Bulgaria legally, information was later received which gave security services reason to believe that their presence posed a serious threat for national security

Arab Riots Exploding Outside Jail and Across Judea and Samaria

Posted on: February 15th, 2013

An IDF spokeswoman said forces were responding to 200 stone-throwing Arabs with riot dispersal means.

Lautenberg Will Not Run Again

Posted on: February 15th, 2013

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) said he will not run again for the U.S. Senate. Lautenberg, 89, previously had said he would consider running again in 2014. On Thursday, he told various media that instead he would dedicate the final two years of his term to passing new gun controls and environmental protections, and to creating [...]

JFNA Joins Array of Charities Testifying in Favor of Deduction

Posted on: February 15th, 2013

Jewish organizational officials were among more than 40 nonprofit officials testifying in Congress in support of keeping the charitable tax deduction. Congressional officials are considering changes to the tax code to raise revenue and have targeted tax loopholes. Republicans have championed curtailing the charitable deduction; the Obama administration wants to lower the deduction from 35 [...]

The Cool President

Posted on: February 15th, 2013

I’m not crazy about President Obama’s policy decisions, in fact, on a few of them I’m totally livid. I didn’t like it when he saved the banks instead of saving the American people and the American economy (saving banks didn’t do that). And I didn’t like it, I still don’t, when he sings the praises [...]

Hagel Vote Filibustered, Still More Anti-Israel Revelations

Posted on: February 15th, 2013

this "State Department as Zionist lapdog" statement is a real zinger, but there were other statements made by Hagel at the Rutgers speech worth noting

King Herod Exhibition Tracing the Life of a Builder and a Murderer

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Lionized as “the greatest builder in human history,” King Herod was also demonized for his cruelty and his shady religious origins.

An Activist Kerry Planning to Take Down Assad

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

What will Kerry have to offer the man who stands to lose not just his power, but his life, and, even worse, the lives of his thousands of fellow Alawites?

Jewish MP Asks Liberal Democrats to Condemn anti-Semitic Members

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Two Liberal Democrat lawmakers last month suggested Israel shouldn't be judged according to special standards because of the Holocaust.

French Nazi Hunter: Swiss Turned in ‘Only’ 3000 Jews

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Swiss authorities turned away “only” 3,000 Jewish refugees during the Holocaust and not 24,500 as believed, French Nazi hunter and historian Serge Klarsfeld said. Klarsfeld told Switzerland’s Der Sonntag newspaper that the figure of 24,500 came from imprecise archive material processed by the authors of the 1999 Bergier report on Switzerland’s Holocaust-era record and called [...]

Prisoner X Met With Lawyer Before Suicide

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

More details are slowly coming to light in the case of Ben Zygier, also known as Prisoner X. A day before he committed suicide, Zygier met with outside defense attorney Avigdor Feldman, besides his meetings with his regular attorneys Roi Belcher, Moshe Mazor and Boaz Ben-Tzur. Zygier had been considering his legal options, including the [...]

Israeli Soccer Player on U.K. Team Barred from Entering Dubai

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

An Israeli soccer player for a British team is sitting out a team visit to Dubai because of tensions between the emirate and Israel. The 25-year-old striker, Itay Schechter, who plays for Swansea City, was prevented from attending the six-day group training session, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Wednesday. The United Arab Emirates does not [...]

Terrorist Shot Near Karnei Shomron

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Following a police chase, a Palestinian terrorist was shot and stopped.

Morsi’s Egypt Poised to Criminalize Protest

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

banners or chants "that include insults, defamation or contempt of 'heavenly' religions, or that stir sedition, violence or hatred or include an offence to state bodies and institutions" will be prohibited

Sirens Sound throughout Israel

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

On Thursday Israel’s Home Front Command and Ministry of Education have begun conducting an exercise of the emergency services in all of the country’s 4500 educational institutions. The scenario is of rocket and missile attacks. Participants include police, ambulance, fire and local authorities. The exercises have begun with a siren that lasted a minute and [...]

Argentinean Jewish FM Slams Israel over Iran Collaboration

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Dealing with Iran was not "pleasant," he said in his testimony, "but our goal is advancing the AMIA case."

Italian Singer Won’t Perform at Sanremo Festival on Shabbat

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

The Sanremo competition is the most popular of its kind in Italy and receives worldwide attention.

Yarmulke Grab

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

They came down to an intersection just off Route 1, the main highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, burned tires and demonstrated against the demolition of six homes in Ma’ale Rehavam. Ma’ale Rehav’am is an Israeli settlement south of Bethlehem and northeast of Hebron. It was founded in 2001, after the assassination of Minister Rehavam [...]

Holocaust Studies Take Root among Israel’s Arabs

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

Can Shoah studies actually help neutralize Arab hatred for Israelis?