Technology Can Save Lives, Even in Borough Park
The Asifa was a sober and responsible approach to a real problem, and I was impressed by the quickness with which the organizers responded to the potential pitfalls of being portrayed as Luddites, which does not befit a nation of scholars and questioners.
Memo to Obama: Mid-East Peace in 1 Hour or your Money Back
Mr. President, this memo is written in a children’s book format for several reasons:
1. To force simplicity and brevity
2. To demonstrate how uncomplicated the...
Mofaz on his Facebook Page: Ceasefire A Mistake
The executioner of the Gush Katif evacuation is wailing over the deterioration of security.
‘Paul Ryan Will Not Be Mitt Romney’s Running Mate’
This is too delicious for words. On Friday, Bruce Bartlett of the Fiscal Times published a column under this very headline. It should obviously be filed under the "Dewey Beats Truman" category.
Cartoon Rehab: The Cleansing Power of Baseball
The trick with this nasty but very well drawn cartoon, in which the Jews are depicted as a creature reminiscent of Sigourney Weaver's Alien, speaking to a wise, old Muslim sage, was to remove both religious symbols. Once those were out of the way, it became a cute setup for some sort of vaudeville-style sketch ("Who's on first" comes to mind).
Two Holocaust Survivers Reunited 70 Years Later
Lemel Leo Adler, left, and Leon Schagrin are cousins, the sons of two sisters. After the invasion of Poland, they were transported to the Tarnow ghetto, and then to several labor camps, and finally to Buna, "a chemical plant taht also known as Auschwitz III." In there they met only briefly, between shifts. In January 1945 they were separated and didn't see each other again. "A far as they know, everyone else in their families were killed."
Why Is Romney So Feverish on Israel When Most Jews Will Vote Obama?
It appears that Romney is not playing for the Jews. He has much more serious worries.
Yated Ne’eman Seeking New Mashgiach?
A call to the paper's editorial offices resulted in utter bewilderment.
The Rotten fruits of Boycotts: Meet Zimbabwe, Formerly Rhodesia
“The government finances are in paralysis state at the present moment. We are failing to meet our targets.”
Haredim Throw Rocks, Eggs, at ‘Abomination Apartment’
Pashkvils (warning posters) were spread around the neighborhood, criticizing women wearing tight clothes, calling them "animals." According to the website Hadrei Haredim, the woman in question is being accused of luring young Haredi women to her path.
Reporters, Dog, Irate as PA Won’t Share Supermodel
Why, you might ask, does a supermodel require representation by PA security officials? This, as Fido might say, is where the best bones are buried. An irate Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the Palestinian Authority's "heavy-handed treatment of reporters on Tuesday covering a supermodel's visit to Bethlehem."
Gun Appreciation Day Is Coming – Do your Shopping Early
The Supreme Court and I differ on what the Second Amendment means in reality.
Paid for by Charles Bronfman, ‘Jewish Stars’ Attack Pro-Settlement Report
They wrote flippantly: "Securing Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state requires diplomatic and political leadership, not legal maneuverings." Legal rights be damned, then?
French Chief Rabbi Won’t Resign After Stealing Stuff
In the footsteps of the messiah insolence will increase and honor dwindle.
Morsi, Obama, the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Israel
The short history of the state of Israel is paved with mistakes, some of them understandable, some difficult to comprehend. But, in my opinion, no mistake even comes close to the signing of the Camp David Accords.
Arafat’s Ninth Life Was Clipped by Poison
Man, that really unpleasant looking man had the force of life in him. Remember how many times he almost died?
So You Want to Boycott Israel? (Video)
Very clever clip, an 8-minute list of endless Jewish contributions to the civilized world.
German Federation Condemns Fans Who Hitler-Saluted Israeli Player
The German soccer federation condemned an anti-Semitic act involving Kaiserslautern's Israel striker Itay Shechter, 24, and says such abuse has to be "nipped in the bud" and "we must act decisively." Sunday's taunts came the day after his team's 4-0 defeat by Mainz – their fourth straight loss – in which Shechter did not play.
Video: Ultimate Haredi Western Featuring Assassination over Get Refusal
The world is full of people without a sense of humor, as was discovered recently by Vanya Heiman, Anat Vershovsky and Amit Shimoni, all students from the "Bezalel" Academy of the Arts, who created the clip "Der Mensch" for the Visual Communication Department at the Academy. It was only supposed to be a genre exercise…
Grownup Chanukah Stories
I went on a random search for similar "balabusta" solutions for the miraculous by really lengthy festival of lights.
‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ – in Detroit Packard Plant
No one knows if the sign is an ironic comment on the company's treatment of its employees.
Video: In Role Reversal, McCain Critical of Obama’s ‘in Your Face’ on Pakistan
What's wrong with this picture? Why didn't anybody tell me Sen. John McCain has joined the left wing of the Democratic party?
Liberman: ‘We Should Consider Reoccupying Gaza’ – Again?
In Liberman's book, our memory is about 8 months long, give or take.
Jewish State from River to Sea a Better Place for Arabs
Remember what Albert Einstein said about the definition of insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results?
5th Annual New York Peace Film Festival Offers No Attacks on Israel
When a press release from the organizers of the NY Peace Film Festival popped in my email, I naturally braced myself for the usual torrent of anti-Semitic graffiti masked as criticism of Zionism we have learned to expect from any event with the words Peace and Festival in the title. To my very pleasant surprise, someone at the 5th annual festival has decided—imagine!—to dedicate the entire program to films discussing peace efforts around the world.
Brother Cameron, John Kerry Is Not an Antisemite, He’s an Idiot
You don't see Obama sending his brother to be his messenger to Kenyan people.
Will Naftali Bennett’s ‘Broken Chip’ Kill the Hopes of a Million Voters?
In the end, what the media in Israel has been selling at high volume is that Naftali Bennett retracted.
Syria ‘Solving’ its Palestinian Problem and No One Seems to Mind
There have been no rallies in Europe or Berkeley, not even in Ramallah.
God Works in Mysterious and Especially Tiny Ways (Video)
Once the lone star tic bites you, you could die, God forbid, from eating meat.
The Jews who Celebrated Erev St. Patrick’s Day
"An advertising agency was trying to get some business for Moskowitz & Lupowitz, which was a Jewish restaurant."