Jewish Tennis, 1955

Posted on: January 28th, 2013

This is Felix Phillips, Captain of the University of Minnesota Men’s Tennis Team. The year was 1955. Now you know everything I do. Let me know if you know any more.

Rabbis Tweak Inaugural Readings to Make them ‘Jewier’

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Gina Campbell, the cathedral’s director of worship, “encouraged all the religious leaders to be faithful to their own traditions.”

An Evening of Arab Terror

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

On Sunday evening, three Arab residents of the village of Balata approached a checkpoint at the Tapuach junction. Something about the group raised suspicions of the Border Police, who then initiated protocols for dealing with suspicious incidents like that. The three terrorists were found to have been carrying 8 pipe bombs, and a gun. They [...]

Naftali Bennett Passed Lie Detector Test

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

In 2009, Naftali Bennett voluntarily took a lie detector test to prove his loyalty to PM Netanyahu, according to an Israel Channel 2 report. At the time, Netanyahu apparently thought that Bennett, possibly among others, was the one who leaked the information that resulted in the Bibi-Tours investigation. In order to clear his name, Bennett [...]

Berlusconi Defends Some Mussolini Policies

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi condemned fascist Italy’s anti-Semitic laws but said dictator Benito Mussolini’s regime also had carried out positive policies. “The fact of the racial laws was the worst fault of a leader, Mussolini, who in many other ways did well,” Berlusconi said in informal remarks to the media at the inauguration [...]

Israel Approves Begin’s Bedouin Land Grab

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

The plan was accepted with mixed feelings among the Bedouin as well as among right wing critics.

Huge Explosion at Iran Nuclear Site Not Confirmed

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Yediot Ahronot reported. on Friday that former Iranian intelligence officials who defected to the West claim that Iran’s underground Fordo uranium enrichment facility has been almost completely demolished, and hundreds of staff members are at this moment trapped underground, This has to be the worst blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions so far. WND, an American [...]

Police Still Baffled over Florida Murder of Canadian Jewish Couple

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

The couple's funeral service drew a standing-room-only crowd of more than 1,000

Arabs Block Entrance to Jewish Town

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

On Friday afternoon, Arabs blocked the entrance to the town of Elazar in Gush Etzion. On Friday evening, a terrorist was caught infiltrating into the nearby town of Efrat. H/T Natan Epstein

Israeli UN Envoy Admonishes UN Security Council

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Selective perception is the hallmark of Security Council debates, says Ron Prosor.

Brazilian Neo-Nazi Gets 3 Years in Jail

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

A Brazilian judge sentenced a man to 35 months in jail for giving Jewish students a Nazi salute and exposing his swastika tattoo.

Dutch Stolen Art Committee Dismisses Katz Family’s 188 Claims

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

A panel of experts advised the Dutch government to return only one painting out of 189 claimed by relatives of a Holocaust-era art collector.

No Terrorist Fatalities in Judea and Samaria in 2012

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Israel’s 2012 report on terrorist activity lists no Israeli fatalities in Judea, Samaria, or Jerusalem for the first time in four decades. The report, released Jan. 24 by Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, says 1973 was the last year no such casualties were recorded. Attacks inside Israel claimed the lives of 10 Israelis in [...]

Bibi-Tours and Bennett

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Rumors are flying in the Israeli media today that the other possible reason between the acrimonious relationship between Bibi and Bennett is the anonymous claim that Bennett leaked information that led to the Bibi-Tours investigation. The investigation into Netanyahu’s financial relationships with certain donors is once again being talked about in the news. Bennett has [...]

Kinneret Rising

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

The Kinneret continues to rise and rain continues to fall.

Deadly Riots in Egypt in Worst Crisis since Morsi’s Election

Posted on: January 26th, 2013

The army finally overtook the Port Said prison, the banks and the courts, to prevent their falling into the hands of rioters.

Arab Caught Infiltrating into Efrat

Posted on: January 26th, 2013

The town's security personnel were called out, just as Shabbat was beginning.

Dutch Stolen Art Committee Dismisses Katz Family’s 188 Claims

Posted on: January 26th, 2013

A panel of experts advised the Dutch government to return only one painting out of 189 claimed by relatives of a Holocaust-era art collector. The Advisory Commission on Restitution Requests, Cultural Goods and World War II asserted that descendants of the art collector Nathan Katz and his brother, Benjamin, failed to prove that the brothers [...]

Protesters Storm Soccer Association over Matches in Israel

Posted on: January 26th, 2013

On Friday, dozens of activists occupied the reception of the UEFA European soccer association in Nyon, Switzerland, to protest Israel’s hosting of a championship. About 40 protesters carrying banners and placards, some critical of UEFA President Michel Platini, chanted slogans at the offices, according to the Associated Press. The protesters had come to demonstrate against [...]

Yiddish-Language Forward Goes Biweekly

Posted on: January 26th, 2013

The left-wing Jewish Forward’s Yiddish-language publication will shift to a bi-weekly print schedule. The Forverts, a 116-year-old publication that switched from a daily to a weekly print schedule 30 years ago, will become a bi-weekly beginning Feb. 4, the newspaper announced Friday. The publication will continue to maintain a daily online presence. According to The [...]