U.S. Envoy: Syria ‘Not Fit to Sit’ on UN Rights Committee

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

"Indefensible for Syrian regime to stand as judge of other countries."

Geller’s Talk Cancelled, L.I. Shul, Sun. School Kids Threatened

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Geller was dismayed that her talk was shut down, but she understood that once her opponents, the Muslims and the liberal Jews alike, were willing to put the safety of Jewish Sunday School children at risk, or simply to allow their Jewish parents to believe there was a risk to their children, her talk would be cancelled.

Gordon, Schulman Appointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Illinois Rabbi Samuel N. Gordon and public relations executive Maureen Schulman are the newest members of the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Council, appointed on Tuesday by President Barack Obama. Rabbi Gordon is the founding rabbi of Congregation Sukkat Shalom in Wilmette, Ill. and is vice president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He also [...]

Kerry In New Mideast Peace Push

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

JERUSALEM – After attending a somber ceremony at Yad Vashem on Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry began shuttling between Ramallah and Jerusalem in an effort to jumpstart the long stagnant Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Jews Still Planning to Sue Jimmy Carter over Anti-Israel Book

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

The five plaintiffs are seeking at least $5 million in compensation. The hard cover edition cost $27.

Roger Waters Proves Hypocrisy of Israel Boycott Advocates

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Roger Waters, formerly of rock band Pink Floyd fame, has learned how absurd it is to demand that speech be shut down, and has come to see the virtue of open-mindedness and tolerance. At least when it comes to his own speech and tolerance for his own brand of intolerance.

State Dept. Fights Suit by Americans Claiming US Funds PA Terror

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

The State Dept. has forked over $4 billion to the Palestinian Authority since the Oslo Accords. Some funds go to terrorists, but the State Dept. is arguing against a suit challenging its largesse.

Sharansky to Suggest Women’s Kotel Prayers Away from Main Plaza

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Sharansky says the Western Wall is long enough for women to have their own minyan and Torah reading. The Women of the Wall leader accepts the compromise. Will the Rabbinate big enough to agree?

US-Born ‘Jewish Terrorist’ Gets Two Life Terms + 30

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Few people, if anyone at all, caused more damage to Israel and the “settler” movement than

Daniel Pearl’s Father to Light Day Memorial Flame

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

The father of the late Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl will light one the memorial flames at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Jerusalem, the day before Independence Day. Pearl was kidnapped and brutally murdered in Pakistan while researching a story on Islamic radicals for The Wall Street Journal. Nine days after his abduction, Pearl was cruelly [...]

Hagel to Visit Israel This Month

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Chuck Hagel will visit Israel for the first time as Secretary of Defense for three days, April 21-23, according to Reuters, which was informed of the schedule by an Israeli official. Officially billed as trip to tighten cooperation with allies in the Middle East, Iran will be at the top of the agenda in his [...]

PA Refuses to Change ‘A Few Words’ for Kerry

Posted on: April 8th, 2013

Kerry’s latest “listening tour” is drawing the familiar echo of “no.” The Palestinian Authority boasts that Kerry asked it to change a “few words” in the Saudi Peace Initiative. Nice try. John.

Dershowitz: I Challenge Carter to Human Rights Debate at Cardozo

Posted on: April 8th, 2013

I will come, at my own expense, to debate Jimmy Carter on Carter's own human rights record. If Cardozo will have me, I will come and provide the students, the administration and anyone else that is interested, with a first rate debate about the meaning of human rights and they can decide whether what Jimmy Carter has done, constitutes human rights or human wrongs.

Airline Glatt Kosher Demand Doubles

Posted on: April 8th, 2013

The number of travelers requesting kosher meals continues to rise, and requests for glatt kosher meals has more than doubled in the past five years, according to one source. Several travel agents reached by KosherToday concur that the number of travelers requesting kosher food has risen throughout the world and the airlines and the airline [...]

US Jewish Women’s Council Wants Israel to Certify Civil Marriages

Posted on: April 8th, 2013

Do Israeli orthodox rabbis have a “monopoly?” Should Diaspora Jews try to pull Israel’s domestic strings? The National Council of Jewish Women seems to say “yes” to both questions.

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YU’s Law School to Honor Jimmy Carter for ‘Conflict Resolution’

Posted on: April 8th, 2013

The Coalition of Concerned Cardozo Alumni, however, looked at Carter's "lifetime of work" and rather than see something worthy of an award, they saw a record of slandering Israel.

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Hebrew U Professor Chosen for American Cancer Research Award

Posted on: April 7th, 2013

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has chosen Prof. Alexander Levitzki of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as the winner of its 2013 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research. The AACR is currently holding its annual meeting through Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Levitzki, professor of biological chemistry at the Alexander Silberman [...]

Motorists Make ‘Painful Concessions for Peace Process

Posted on: April 7th, 2013

Israel motorists Sunday evening are paying another “painful concession” for the 22-year-old and will be kept off one of the nation’s busiest arteries – Highway 1 connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem – so U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry can travel without having to taste the local culture, such as heavy traffic. After having being [...]

Kerry Wants Pro-Hamas Turkey to Fix Israel’s Peace with Fatah

Posted on: April 7th, 2013

Sec. of Foggy Bottom Kerry is chock full of ideas, such as selling pro-Hamas Turkey as a quick fix for the beloved peace process. Two Problems: Israel and the Palestinian Authority don’t buy it.

Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day Starts Sunday Night

Posted on: April 6th, 2013

Yom HaShoah will open at sundown at Yad Vashem's Warsaw Ghetto Square in Jerusalem.