Hagel, Praising Close Alliance With Israel, Extends Significant U.S. Military Upgrades

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

JERUSALEM – During his first visit to Israel as President Obama’s new secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel said Tuesday it was vital for the U.S. and Israel to maintain a strong alliance, particularly in the wake of growing security challenges.

Kosher Diner Brothers Save Lives in Chicago

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

Ken Hechtman said he doesn’t consider himself a hero.

Elvis Impersonator Not the Poison Pen Pal

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

The man arrested and charged last week with sending ricin-laced letters to several officials, including President Barack Obama, was released Tuesday and all charges were dropped.

UN Rights Council’s Falk Blames Boston Terror on US and Tel Aviv

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

The US is darned lucky. It deserves worse terror than the Boston bombing. And the root cause is the US backing Israel. Is that Iran talking? No. Just Richard Falk, the UN’s great god of human rights.

4

Kerry Refuses Israeli Intel on Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

Obama has said he would use force in Syria if it used chemical weapons. No wonder Kerry denies Israeli intel that Assad used nerve gas. And didn’t the US once reject Israel’s info on Iran’s nuke work?

Can Kosher Sausages Be Kosher If They Are ‘Pork-Flavored?

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

It looks like it’s kosher, and the certification says it’s kosher, but it smells and tastes “treif.” Kosher foods that taste like non-kosher food are widely accepted in the US, but not in Manchester, England.

9

Israeli Firm to Build Wings for F-35 Stealth Jet

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a 10-15 year contract potentially worth $2.5 billion to build the wings for the F-35 stealth bomber, which is due to arrive in Israel in 2016. IAI and Lockheed Martin have begun setting up the production line for the F-35′s wings at an Israeli facility, the Israeli business website [...]

Susan Rice Says Defending Israel Swallows Much of Her UN time

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

Defending Israel’s legitimacy is a “huge part” of her work as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice told a Reform Judaism event Sunday evening. “It’s a huge part of my work to the United Nations,” she said at the launching of this year’s social activists’ Consultation on Conscience, organized by the Religious Action [...]

1

Respected Poll: Large Majority Favor Sovereignty in West Bank

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

The idea of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria once seemed a pipe dream or nightmare, depending on your view. Now, a respected poll delivers a thunderbolt: 80 percent say it will happen.

Al Qaeda Plot to Derail NY Train Exposed in Canada, 2 Arrested

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

The arrest of two suspected al-Qaeda-linked terrorists who had been preparing to derail a New York to Toronto passenger trains was announced Monday, April 22, 2013.

5

Qualcomm Founder Donates $133 million to Cornell-Technion

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Irwin Jacobs, the founding chairman and CEO emeritus of Qualcomm, is making a $133 million gift to Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for a joint institute. Jacobs and his wife Joan Klein Jacobs said on Monday that the gift will create the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute. The funds will [...]

Robert Sugarman to Chair Conference of Major Jewish Organizations

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Robert G. Sugarman, the immediate past chairman of the Anti-Defamation League, has been nominated by a committee of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations to serve as the next chairman, starting June 1. Alan Solow, immediate past chairman of the Presidents Conference and chairman of the Nominating Committee, said the full Conference [...]

Netanyahu Approves Egalitarian Section at Western Wall

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

The women win a battle, but the question is, “Do they want a war they might lose?” Netanyahu approves Sharansky’s plan for women to pray like men in an “egalitarian” section at the Western Wall.

3

Report: Jordan Opens Skies to Israeli Drones to Attack Syria

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Jordan is jittery as Syrian chaos and bloodshed goes from worst to worst. Abdullah had no choice but to ditch hopes for Assad and let Israel use its air space to attack Syria with drones, if need be.

4

American Friends of IDF Open up New Home for Lone Soldiers

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

A new home for Lone Soldiers in Israel was opened in Ramat Gan with a special ceremony marking the conclusion of the $5 million project launched by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, headed by Elias and Lila Kalimian and family of Great Neck, N.Y. Thousands of young men and women from around the world [...]

Kerry’s Heart Bleeds for Dead IHH Terrorists as for Boston Victims

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Kerry showed Ankara how much the Boston Marathon bombings affected him. Now he understands why Turks are angry at Israel for the Mavi Mamara flotilla clash. Go figure.

Nearly 100 Massacred near Damascus

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Blood poured like water in Syria on Sunday. Rebels claimed nearly 100 fighters were massacred. Assad’s regime in effect confirmed the report and said it “inflicted heavy losses upon terrorists.”

6

Former IDF Combat Doc Cares for Boston bombings Victims and Suspect

Posted on: April 21st, 2013

Israeli physicians who have been treating the victims and the suspects of the Boston Marathon bombings are used to the eerie situation.

Sunday Times: Israel Wants Use of Turkish Base to Bomb Iran

Posted on: April 21st, 2013

Turkey and Israel once were good friends until Erdogan went berserk when Israel defended itself against Gaza missiles and then Turkish terrorists. But the Iranian threat has a way of uniting old friends.

Hagel Thumps ‘I Love Israel’ Litany, Visits Yad VaShem

Posted on: April 21st, 2013

Who cares whether Hagel loves or hates Israel? The US needs the Jews. He brought money and parroted the official line: ‘Israel has the right to defend itself.” Thank you. He even visited Yad VaShem.