Leftist Jews Bad Mouth Jewish MP Candidate

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

Italian Jews, with input from Israeli leftists, are squabbling over a Jewish candidate for the country’s parliament. Sharon Nizza, an Italian Israeli who is running in next week’s general elections, is a candidate for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right People of Freedom Party. Fiamma Nirenstein, a Jewish member of the parliament and strong supporter [...]

President Obama’s State of the Union Speech: Full Text

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

Full text of President Barack Obama's "State of the Union" address to Congress, February 12, 2013.

Nadler Pushing to Keep Guns Away from Child Sex Offenders

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

The Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 would make it illegal for misdemeanor sex crime against a minor offenders to acquire firearms.

Amb. Prosor: Many States Classify Hezbollah as ‘Charity’

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

"The EU must place Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations."

MKs, Australia, Challenging Israel on ‘Prisoner X,’ Black Prisons

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

MK Gal'on: Liberman should be reminded that we are not in Putin's parliament…

Obama Pledging Lasting Peace, Iran Diplomacy

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

President Obama pledged to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb and to “stand steadfast” with Israel in his State of the Union speech. “The leaders of Iran must recognize that now is the time for a diplomatic solution, because a coalition stands united in demanding that they meet their obligations, and we will do [...]

Orthodox Seeking Federal Funds for Sandy-Struck Synagogues UPDATED

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

The law will correct a defect in the current FEMA legislation by making clear that houses of worship are to be included amongst the nonprofit recipients of federal disaster relief aid

Spartapuss

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

My daughter Yarden has been very productive with her drawing tablet. I’m very proud.

Jerusalem on Alert for Terror Attack

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

Israeli security forces raised the alert level for an imminent terrorist attack in Jerusalem for the first time in more than a year Tuesday evening. Authorities did not release details on what type of attack is feared. Police, firefighters and Magen David Adom medics in the capital were on standby alert. Police officers were deployed [...]

Foreign Media: Ex-Mossad Agent Committed Suicide in Israeli Prison

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

The Case of Prisoner X: He hanged himself in Israeli jail cell in 2010. A gag order was clamped on the story. An Australian media outlet now says he was a Mossad agent who committed a terrible crime.

Kerry at Odds with Congress on PA Funds

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

The State Department remains at the side of Abbas.

Gag Order Released: Five Arabs Attacked Soldiers and Stole Rifles

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

Five Arabs, including one with an Israeli citizenship identification card, attacked soldiers and stole at least five semi-automatic rifles in November and December. A gag order on the arrests and indictments was removed on Tuesday. Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and police arrested the terror cell after its members attacked a soldier at a northern [...]

French Group that Saved Jews from Nazis Snubs Shoah Memorial Event

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

A French organization that saved Jews during the Holocaust has declined to attend a commemoration because it was organized by pro-Israel Jews. The Marseille branch of CIMADE, a French Protestant group established in 1939, declined to attend the region’s main memorial ceremony for Jewish Holocaust victims because of the pro-Israel attitude of CRIF, the umbrella [...]

Three Torah Scrolls Stolen from Young Israel Synagogue

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

New York City police have asked the public for any information that may help them in an investigation of three Torah scrolls that were stolen from the Young Israel Mosholu Parkway Synagogue in the Bronx on Sunday, NY1 reported. The valued of the scrolls is estimated at $90,000. Anyone with information on the case should [...]

Plague of Locusts Returns to Egypt

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

Locusts, 10 Plagues, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Bible, Passover, agriculture,

Hamas Launches ‘Independent’ Controlled News Agency

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

The Hamas terrorist regime in Gaza has decided to copy the Iranian and Syrian propaganda machine and launch an “independent” news agency that will be “under the supervision of the government information office.” The new “Al Rai (Opinion)” agency was announce d by its director, Salameh Maaruf, who told the French AFP news agency, “It [...]

Josh Malina Rebukes Hollywood Jews who Avoid Israel (Video)

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

"Los Angeles is a town where you cannot shake a lulav without hitting a famous Jew," Malina said. "How could they not be at this rally?"

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Angry Citizen Tears Down Detroit’s ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ Sign

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

Detroit officials expressed all kinds of anger over the “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign that was erected on an overpass of the mostly abandoned Packard factory, but it took an angry citizen to do the job of removing the offensive slogan. The “dETROITfUNK.com” site wrote anonymously, “I went up with a hammer and tore the g-damn [...]

More than 14,000 Sign ‘Free Pollard Now’ Petition

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

All segments of Israeli society have joined the petition, in a rare show of unity.

Norwegian Holocaust Center Accuses PA TV of Anti-Semitism

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

The Palestinian Authority TV channel, partly controlled by the Ramallah government of Mahmoud Abbas, sometimes spread anti-Semitism and a demonizing image of Israel, according to the same Norwegian Holocaust Center that has contributed money to the PA. “Some of the network’s broadcasts definitely show traits of anti-Semitism, said Holocaust Center researcher Øivind Kopperud, quoted by [...]