Secretary Clinton Hospitalized

Posted on: December 31st, 2012

In the course of a follow-up exam today, Secretary Clinton’s doctors discovered a blood clot had formed, stemming from the concussion she sustained several weeks ago. She is being treated with anti-coagulants and is at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours. Her doctors will continue to assess [...]

Clashing with Bubbies

Posted on: December 31st, 2012

Sometimes propaganda is so outlandish, it crumbles under its own weight. A case in point: these three elderly ladies walking away from the Shabbaton that was so crazily disrupted by violent, cursing, nasty security forces, hell bent on sanctifying the tenets of the 2-state (“final”) solution at the Oz Etzion outpost this weekend. The following [...]

Widow Confirms Arafat Pre-Planned ‘Al-Aqsa Intifada’

Posted on: December 31st, 2012

"I am going to start an Intifada. They want me to betray the Palestinian cause. They want me to give up on our principles, and I will not do so."

Businesses in Israel’s South Get $1.5 Million in Interest-Free Loans

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The Israel Free Loan Association has provided $1.5 million in interest-free loans to over 50 small businesses in southern Israel affected by the recent Gaza conflict.

Muslim Brotherhood Official Calls on Egyptian Jews to Return

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

A Muslim Brotherhood official called on Egyptian Jews to return to Egypt and leave Israel to the Palestinians.

Obama’s Priorities: Immigration, the Economy, Energy, Taxes; Hagel Still Front Runner for Defense (Video)

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Last week, Miami Beach's Jewish elderly population's favorite presidential candidate Pat Buchanan endorsed Hagel’s nomination.

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Matisyahu’s Interview with CNN

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Formerly Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu participated in a candid interview with CNN, discussing his departure from observant Jewish life and his connection to his religion.

Arabs Ignoring High Court Ruling, Dumping Artifacts off Temple Mount

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The Waqf, a Jordanian Muslim religious body entrusted with the management of the Temple Mount, has been renovating the site for years.

Former FM Liberman Officially Indicted

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Israeli former Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of breach of trust and fraud, and could also be charged with moral turpitude.

Shi’ites Killed in Terror Attack in Pakistan

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

At least 19 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed in a terrorist bombing of a convoy of three buses in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.

Man Pushed in Front of NYC Subway

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

A New York City man who was pushed in front of a NYC subway train has died, the second such fatality this month.

Famous Israeli Soccer Coach Passes Away

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Emanuel Sheffer, the soccer coach who led Israel to the only World Cup finals in which it has ever participated, died on Friday at the age of 88.

Power to Israel Condemns Zoabi Reprieve

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The leaders of the Power Israel party, MKs Aryeh Eldad and Michael Ben Ari on Sunday sharply attacked the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the decision of the Knesset Election Committee and to approve the candidacy of MK Haneen Zoabi. Power to israel issued the following statement: “The High Court has become the home court [...]

Unanimous Supreme Court: Zoabi Not Disqualified

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ruled unanimously that MK Hanin Zoabi from the Balad party will be able to run to the 19th Knesset, despite the decision of the Knesset Elections Committee to disqualify her. Zoabi’s name became infamous in Israel after she took part in the attempted illegal invasion of secure waters by the [...]

US Jewish Groups Applaud Netanyahu’s Review of Western Wall Restrictions

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Netanyahu asked Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky to look into the matter.

Embassy Denies Ron Dermer Is New Envoy

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The Israeli embassy in Washington described as baseless an Israeli newspaper report that Ron Dermer, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, is set to replace Michael Oren as Israel’s ambassador to the United States. The daily Makor Rishon on Friday reported that Oren has requested to end his tenure in the spring of [...]

Rakeffet

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The Rakeffet (cyclamen) flowers include 23 species of perennials growing from tubers, native to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin east to Iran, with one species in Somalia. Of all the species I saw on cyclamen.org, the one most common in Israel is the one I like the most. It looks frail and intangible, vulnerable, withdrawn. [...]

State Dept. Statement on Russia’s Yakovlev Act

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

Press Statement Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson We deeply regret Russia’s passage of a law ending inter-country adoptions between the United States and Russia and restricting Russian civil society organizations that work with American partners. American families have adopted over 60,000 Russian children over the past 20 years, and the vast majority of [...]

9 Palestinians Die of Swine Flu (H1N1)

Posted on: December 29th, 2012

Since the outbreak a few weeks ago within the Palestinian Authority, 190 arabs have been infected with swine flu also known as H1N1, and 9 have died so far.

Antwerp Jewish Girls School Forced to Admit Holocaust Denier’s Boys or Pay Fine

Posted on: December 29th, 2012

A Belgian court ordered a Jewish school for girls to admit two boys or face heavy fines. If the Benoth Jeruzalem school in Antwerp fails to admit the boys, it will have to pay $2,600 for every day that the two boys are not allowed to study there, a Belgian judge ruled on Dec. 21, [...]