Microsoft, Technion Scientists Invent Software to Predict the Future

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

The system initially used 22 years of New York Times archives, from 1986 to 2007.

Female Circumcision Now a Growing Problem in Germany

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

For many of these women, urinating can take up to 30 minutes, and is very painful.

Israel Deploys Third Missile System on Syrian Border

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

Israel has deployed a third Iron Dome missile defense system in the north, shortly after the IDF air strike near the border between Syria and Lebanon, AFP reports. “The deployment of several Iron Dome batteries in the north of the country comes as part of the setting up of the system,” an IDF spokesperson said. [...]

US Legion of Merit Award to IDF Chief

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States for meritorious military service. Gantz accepted the award on Tuesday during his five-day visit to the United States at the invitation of his U.S. counterpart, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey. On behalf of President Obama, [...]

Obama to Visit Israel on Passover Eve to Push Peace

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

The president’s trip, his first to Israel since taking office, appears to show that he intends to concentrate on Middle East politics.

Bibi and Chagall

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the opening session of the 19th Israeli parliament, held at the Chagall State Hall on February 05, 2013. The Chagall State Hall was designed and decorated by Jewish artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Chagall designed for the hall 12 floor mosaics, one wall mosaic and three Gobelin tapestries. The [...]

Pressure on EU to Label Hezbollah Terrorists after Bulgaria Bombing

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

Ashton signalled that the EU will take its time "assessing" and "discussing" before taking any formal action.

Jews Win Right to Carry on Shabbat on Long Island (+ Video)

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

U.S. judge dismisses Long Island eruv lawsuit.

Nadler Introduces Immigration Equality for LGBT Families

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

On Tuesday, Democratic Jewish Congressman from Lower Manhattan Jerrold Nadler, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, led a bipartisan coalition of congressional champions of immigration reform and civil rights in re-introducing the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), including Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Luis [...]

Bibi’s Wishful Thinking – A Doppelganger Coalition

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Netanyahu chose an Israeli satirist as his double for Facebook’s annual Doppelganger week. If Yair Lapid would double as Rabbi Lau and Bennett as Obama, Israel would be ready for Moshiach.

Morsi’s Goon Squads Kill 2 Activists; US ‘Disturbed’

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood regime is making Hosni Mubarak look like a peacenik. Police tortured to death two activists, others are “missing,” but the US is politely “disturbed” at its Muslim ally.

‘Curiosity,’ Cooled by Israeli Fridge, to Drill into Rock on Mars

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

The Mars rover Curiosity, whose Israel-made cryogenic cooler preserves on-board detectors, has dug into rock and is set to try drilling one inch deep. An arm-mounted drill will try to rotate into Martian rock after having tapped not over the weekend, delighting geologists as the mission tries to provide information that might indicate that life [...]

Brooklyn College OKs Boycott Event but Welcomes Opposing Views

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Brooklyn College has stood by its decision to co-sponsor an event featuring speakers in favor of an academic boycott of Israel because of the presence of Jews in Judea and Samaria, but the college added it would host similar events that present opposing views. Karen L. Gould, the president of BrooklynCollege, said in a statement, [...]

Newly Installed Kerry talks to Netanyahu, Abbas

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry, fresh off his confirmation, spoke with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Also over the weekend, two top State Department officials dealing with Iran’s nuclear threat said they would be stopping in Israel during overseas visits, and IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, was visiting Chairman of the Joint [...]

Rights Lawyers Want Court to Stop NYPD Surveillance of Muslims

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Civil rights lawyers are not buying the New York Police Department’s claim that surveillance of Muslims helps fight terrorism, and they have filed suit in a federal court to seek an order to end the practice. The lawyers claim that a 1985 agreement restricts surveillance of Muslims in mosques as well as in restaurants and [...]

New Blood Infusion for Opening of 19th Knesset

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

The 19th Knesset opens Tuesday with new blood and totally different faces that may change Israel’s wildest tragic-comedy show into a more serious parliament. More than one third of the Knesset is comprised of new legislators, the most prominent being Naftali Bennett, leader of Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home), and Yair Lapid, chairman of the Future [...]

New Kosher Restaurant Slated for Lower East Side

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

A major orthodox Jewish New York developer wants to open up a new Jewish Lower East Side kosher restaurant to replace the old Schildkraut Vegetarian Restaurant at 171 East Broadway. Michael Bolla’s business partner Ron Castellano has spent $1.5 million to restore the building and is looking for an investor-partner to operate the new kosher [...]

‘Mayor Ed Koch Subway Station’ in his Former District

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

New York City will rename a subway station in memory of Edward Koch, the three-term mayor who died last week. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) will announce Monday that the station at East 77th Street and Lexington Avenue will be renamed the Mayor Ed Koch Subway Station, the Associated Press reported. Koch represented the “Silk [...]

McCain Solves Iran’s Missing Link: Ahmadinejad Is a Monkey

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Sen. John McCain has tweeted what every rational journalist wanted to write Monday: “So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space – wasn’t he just there last week?” McCain was referring to Iran’s dubious claim that it sent a monkey into space, but the noble values of a fellow Republican Congressman, an Arab-American, prompted [...]

Arabs for Arabs

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

750 housing units were built for Arab families who lost their home during Israeli military operations in 2004 and 2005. The units were built as part of a $20 million re-housing Saudi-funded project managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Arab refugees (UNRWA). The construction cost of $27 thousand per housing unit [...]