Southern Poverty Law Center Joining Pro-Hamas, Hezbollah, Groups in Blasting ‘Haters’ – Mostly Jews

Posted on: August 16th, 2012

The Center's views have now been stretched so far that, in the name of tolerance and equality, the SPLC is partnering with, on the one hand, a Muslim group whose followers revere and support Hamas and Hezbollah, and a far-left think tank whose writers were spewing accusations of dual loyalty and other anti-Semitic canards just a few months ago.

‘Purple Poll’ Showing Romney Leading Obama, Ryan Improving Ticket

Posted on: August 16th, 2012

So, did the Ryan appointment give Mitt Romeny the predicted 3+ points edge? You bet your hanging chad it did (as of August 15).

Choice Of Carter As Convention Speaker Decried

Posted on: August 15th, 2012

Former president Jimmy Carter, who has garnered much criticism in recent years for his harsh words about Israel, will address the Democratic National Convention in prime time.

Jewish Reaction To Romney VP Pick Divides Along Ideological Lines

Posted on: August 15th, 2012

WASHINGTON – Anointing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney attached a name and face to his fiscal policy.

‘Jewish Home’ Chairman: Bennet Is an Opportunist, His Plans Are Empty Spin

Posted on: August 14th, 2012

"The zigzaggy conduct of Naftali Bennet is classic opportunism, and the public will judge him for it, his plan is nothing but empty spin,” said on Monday Minister Daniel Hershkowitz, head of the "Jewish Home" Knesset faction. Hershkowitz was referring to the candidacy of MKs Zevulun Arlov and Naftali Bennet, and quoted an opinion piece published last weekend by Mekor Rishon's pundit Sofia Ron-Moria, where she quipped that she "won’t buy a used car from Bennet or Orlov."

Former GSS Chief Dichter to Lead Home Front Office

Posted on: August 14th, 2012

After feverish searches by the prime minister's office for some former senior IDF official to be appointed as Minister for the Defense of the Home Front, late Monday on night, following all-night meetings with the prime minister and the minister of defense, the appointment of MK Avi Dichter was finalized.

Dershowitz: NJDC’s David Harris Must Go

Posted on: August 10th, 2012

Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz told Breitbart News that David Harris, head of the National Jewish Democratic Council, must step down.

White House Mum on NIE Iran Report, But Gulf States Are Urged to Get Missile Shields

Posted on: August 10th, 2012

A reporter mentioned to White House Spokesman Jay Carney yesterday's scoop in Ha'aretz, which cited Western diplomats and high level Israeli officials about the special National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program submitted recently to President Obama, which is almost a word for word copy of the Israeli intelligence assessment. But State Dept. Spokesman Patrick Ventrell confirmed that the U.S. is concerned with the possibility of Iran attacking its Gulf neighbors.

Jimmy Carter Unites Democrat and Republican Jews who Renounce his Convention Message

Posted on: August 9th, 2012

Imagine this: two Jews, one opinion! Who accomplished this miracle? None other than former US president Jimmy Carter.

US Jewish Peace Group Calling Romney Racist over Palestinian Culture Comment

Posted on: August 7th, 2012

Jewish Voice for Peace invited other haters of Israel to sign a letter to Mitt Romney, lambasting him for his "racist" and "ignorant" statements about Palestinians.

Munich Widows Condemn IOC Chief to his Face at London Memorial Service

Posted on: August 7th, 2012

"Shame on you International Olympic Committee because you have forsaken the 11 members of your Olympic family, you are discriminating against them only because they are Israelis and Jews," Spitzer told International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, and then promised: "We will be back because until we hear the words you need to say because you owe it to them."

Give ‘Em Hell, Sheldon: Adelson Presses Romney on Pollard, Jerusalem Embassy

Posted on: August 7th, 2012

Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee, has said he needs to see the relevant intelligence material accessible to a president before deciding.

African American May Run for NY Mayor as Fusion Candidate of Orthodox Jews, Evangelicals

Posted on: August 5th, 2012

The NY Post's Michael Benjamin, himself a former Democratic assemblyman, reported that NY State Senator Malcolm Smith from Queens, a Democrat, is planning to be the city's 109th mayor, come 2013, running on the Republican ticket. He also suggested that Smith’s trial balloon had rattled some GOP leaders, who are attempting to nip it in the bud. Democrats are saying Smith is just a stalking horse for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, meant to sway black votes from former city Comptroller Bill Thompson.

US Jewish Leaders to Netanyahu: Embrace Levy Recommendations, Legalize Outposts

Posted on: August 4th, 2012

More than sixty-five American Jewish leaders urged Netanyahu to adopt Levy's findings that the “settlements” in Judea and Samaria are legal.

President Romney’s First Trip Will Be to Jerusalem, Says Campaign’s New Official Jewish Department

Posted on: August 2nd, 2012

Joining Romney in the announcement of this new coalition were House Majority leader Eric Cantor and former US Senator Norm Coleman from Minnesota, two out of a short list of Honorary Chairmen. In the announcement itself there was one concrete pledge made. Coleman said that, if elected, Mitt Romney pledged he would make his first foreign trip as president to Jerusalem.

Source: Behind Closed Doors Panetta Called Israel Ungrateful, ‘Chazerai’

Posted on: August 2nd, 2012

In private conversations Panetta expressed frustration at the lack of confidence expressed by Netanyahu and Barak.

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As Taxes Rise, Bibi’s Popularity Begins To Nosedive

Posted on: August 1st, 2012

JERUSALEM – Despite public displays of support for Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who recently visited Israel, several local polls show that the Israeli leader is rapidly losing support among his own Likud Party voters. Many of those surveyed believe that his meandering political adventures, as well as his fiscal and social measures, are unfairly burdening the middle class.

Palestinians Way Under The Radar During Romney’s Israel Visit

Posted on: August 1st, 2012

JERUSALEM – Mitt Romney’s policy speech in Israel covered plenty of bases: The presumptive Republican presidential candidate spoke about the status of Jerusalem, the threat of a nuclear Iran, the “tumult” of the Arab Spring and the “enduring shared values” that bedrock the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Congress Boosts Sanctions—Which Are Working—But President Gets to Roll Them Back Selectively

Posted on: August 1st, 2012

Under the final version of the enhanced sanctions bill, the president has considerable leeway to postpone sanctions on insurers in order to give them time to comply. Also omitted from the final version are sanctions that congressional hard-liners had sought on individuals associated with SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, as long as the body continues to deal with Iran's central bank.

Special Report: Bibi Outmaneuvered Obama, Funded Settlements After Freeze

Posted on: July 30th, 2012

Though the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instituted an unprecedented 10 month building freeze in Judea and Samaria due to pressure by the US beginning in November 2009, an Israeli business newspaper report shows that financial support for Jewish communities leaped a whopping 38% the following year.