Follow Knesset Vote Count in Real Time!

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Politics junkies and sports fans alike will enjoy the new up-to-the-minute poll updates being made available for this Tuesday’s Knesset elections.

Shas Spiritual Leader Yosef: Jewish Home is for ‘Goyim’

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Shas party spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef is urging Israelis not to vote for the party headed by Naftali Bennett, the Bayit HaYehudi Jewish Home party, calling it not a home for Jews but a home for gentiles.

Bad Boy

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

"My engagement in medicine has taught me that in order to heal one must come in contact with the most repulsive things you can imagine."

Finland Has New Israeli-Born Chief Rabbi

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Livson, 30, the Israeli-born son of Finnish immigrants, was officially installed as chief rabbi on Jan. 13, taking over from Rabbi Moshe Edelman.

Arab Snow Attackers Apprehended

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Police arrest everyone involved in the anti-Semitic attack in Jerusalem.

New Gimpel Video Surfaces, the Left Going Bonkers (Video)

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Will the dome come down after seven Jeremy Gimpel videos are exposed?

Bad Rabbis

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

Joy Powers from San Francisco created and shot this sign, for the “Bad Rabbis” Purim Follies 2011 sketch. Now you know as much as I do. I want to know more! Ms. Powers? Are you out there? Can we learn more about the sketch? I’m curious and, frankly, a little afraid…  

Army Violently Evacuates Oz Etzion Outpost

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

At the Oz Etzion (Jewish) outpost in the Binyamin region, a large number of troops arrived on Saturday night to expel the residents and destroy the homes that were built there. There are two permanent homes built on the site. They were rebuilt there after troops destroyed the homes that were on the hill a [...]

US-Born Candidate ‘Caught’ Yearning for Rebuilding Temple

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

The gist of his words is not the removal of the mosque as much as the building of the Temple.

IDF Takes Down Another Illegal Arab Outpost

Posted on: January 19th, 2013

On Saturday, Palestinians tried to set up another illegal outpost. This latest attempt was in the Jordan Valley, near the town of Maskiot. Border Police took down the 19 tents. No Arabs were arrested, and injuries were reported on either side. Last week, Arabs set up an illegal outpost in E1, near Maaleh Adumim, which [...]

The OU Among Jewish Groups Supporting Obama’s Gun Proposals

Posted on: January 19th, 2013

President Obama’s new gun control proposals drew broad Jewish communal support. The uniformity of the Jewish response to the proposals unveiled Wednesday stood in contrast to Republican opposition to many of the suggested measures, including a ban on assault weapons and tighter background checks on gun purchasers. Supportive statements came from the Jewish Council for [...]

ADL Lauds ‘Redemption’ of Disgraced Designer Galliano

Posted on: January 19th, 2013

The Anti-Defamation League said disgraced designer John Galliano has changed his beliefs and now understands the evils of anti-Semitism. Galliano, who lost his job as the top designer at Christian Dior after he was arrested for making anti-Semitic statements at a Paris bar, had dedicated “significant” time to understanding anti-Semitism, the ADL’s National Director Abraham [...]

Study: Jewish Population Booming in Brooklyn

Posted on: January 19th, 2013

Two Brooklyn neighborhoods account for a majority of the ten percent increase in overall Jewish population growth in greater New York City over the past decade, according to data released Friday from a demographic study carried out by UJ-Federation of New York. With 1.54 million Jews, the New York area is home to the largest [...]

‘Dear Abby,’ Jewish Woman of Wisdom and Grace, Put Down her Pen

Posted on: January 18th, 2013

One of Pauline's most famous quotes was: "It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister."

Shooting on Migdal Oz

Posted on: January 18th, 2013

On Friday, shots were fired twice on Kibbutz Migdal Oz from the nearby Arabs village of Beit Fajr. No one was injured in the attack.

Mali Incursion Raises Risk to French Jews, Community Says

Posted on: January 18th, 2013

France’s military involvement in Mali “significantly increases” the threat facing French Jews, according to the security service of the country’s Jewish communities . “The situation requires we raise the level of protection around our community and double the level of vigilance around synagogues, Jewish schools, community centers and gathering places,” said a communiqué by SPCJ, [...]

Which Prime Minister Built the Most Homes in the Settlements?

Posted on: January 18th, 2013

Rhetoric aside, real data can answer the question as to who built the most in the Settlements.

God Bless You, Mr. Finkelstein

Posted on: January 18th, 2013

You may have asked yourself, who was the genius who, several months ago, told Bibi Netanyahu he could bolster his political power and even increase it (to as much as 50 Knesset seats), if he ran on one ticket with Avigdor Liberman’s Russian based, secularist party Israel Beitenu. It was the guy in the picture [...]

Hamas and Fatah Say They’re Uniting… Again

Posted on: January 17th, 2013

Senior Hamas and Fatah officials announced Thursday that following negotiations in Cairo, Fatah and Hamas have reconciled and will be forming a unity government by January 30th.

Arthur Finkelstein: Channel 10 Report on His Quitting Likud is a Lie

Posted on: January 17th, 2013

Israel Channel 10 reported that the Likud's strategic campaign advisor, Arthur Finkelstein, quit the campaign. Finkelstein's office said the trip overseas today was planned well in advance.