Mofaz on his Facebook Page: Ceasefire A Mistake
The executioner of the Gush Katif evacuation is wailing over the deterioration of security.
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?
There’s No Such Thing as Judeo-Christian Values
The label “Judeo-Christian” tends to assume, at the expense of Judaism, that Christians and Jews believe essentially the same things.
Dr. Helfand and MK Feiglin Debate Good, Evil and Nukes
At some point, MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud) walked in.
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.
Who Is Fathi Shihab Eddim and Why Does He Hate Jews?
In my 24 years of doing this beat for various publications, I've become convinced that we should add a special Holocaust Denial category to Health, Diplomacy, Finance, and Sports.
Brush Up your Shakespeare: Tribune Apologizes to ADL for Shylock Clue
It's official: the word "Jew" is an ethnic slur.
Foster Son of Jewish Mom Leads Italy to Final
Mario Balotelli, who scored two amazing goals against Germany June 28, to take Italy into the Euro 12 soccer championship final against Spain on Sunday (which they lost 4-0, and were totally outclassed by the world champion) – grew up as the foster son of a Jewish mother. Balotelli talked about his adoptive Jewish mother when the Italian national squad visited Auschwitz ahead of the start of the games.
‘Muslim Brothers’ Invading Park Avenue
After quitting his Queens House seat disgraced by "texting," former Congressman Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (whom Michelle Bachman accused of being part of a Muslim Brothers conspiracy, seeing as her brother is a Muslim Brother—like her father and her mother, who are also Brothers—this is so Abbot and Costello) have acquired what the NY Post describes as a $3.3M "sprawling, 12th-floor Park Avenue trophy residence" which is owned by Rosen Partners LLC, which the Post says is headed by a close Clinton friend, Jack Rosen.
Odd News: Glenn Beck’s Nazi Collection Goes on Display in Utah
I've no idea whether to feel offended by the fact that Beck saw fit to spend money on a sample of Hitler's blood.
My Son the Pioneer Jewish Doctor
While some religions place ultimate responsibility for healing in divine hands, “Jews don’t see a conflict between faith and medicine,” says Alan M. Kraut, a professor of history at American University who helped put together the exhibition “Trail of the Magic Bullet: The Jewish Encounter With Modern Medicine, 1860-1960,” on view at Yeshiva University Museum in Manhattan.
National Yiddish Theater to Honor Neil Sedaka
Bet you didn't expect to find those two components, Yiddish theater and Neil Sedaka in the same headline. Well, now you have! The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene will be honoring pop singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, the son of a Turkish Jew father and a Polish-Russian Jewish mother, at its 2012 annual gala, June 12, at New York’s Town Hall.
Yated Ne’eman Seeking New Mashgiach?
A call to the paper's editorial offices resulted in utter bewilderment.
Video: Romney Channeling Republicans’ Wishes?
On Saturday, Mitt Romney introduced his running mate, Paul Ryan, as "the next president of the United States."
US Pediatric Doctor Favors Female Circumcision
Dr. Hatem al-Haj, PhD, MD, a senior committee member of the Association of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), has recently published a 41-page Arabic-language paper titled "Circumcision of Girls: Jurisprudence and Medicine," explaining why female circumcision is recommended and even "an honor" for women.
Precious Passover Pop Priceless
The Fountainheads are a group of young Israeli singers, dancers, and artists, all graduates and students of the Ein Prat Academy for Leadership, who "have joined forces to create new Jewish artistic content for today's Jewish world." So far, this could be an intro to some really boring stuff, but in this case it ain't so. In my search for great, new Passover content, I landed on their YidVid Breakin' Free, and will definitely be using it while running on my treadmill.
Monastery Door Set on Fire and Jesus Called ‘Monkey’ – But Are You Sure...
Police said they suspect this is a response to the evacuation of Migron on Sunday. I have my doubts.
Video: ‘Former Hasidic Jews Reveal Hidden World’ on NBC
The fun part is that they're still stuck with their heavy, Jewish accent.
Two Hamas Terrorists Earn Darwin Awards in August while Caring for Explosives
A member of the military wing of Gaza's ruling terrorist movement Hamas died when a bomb he was securing accidentally exploded, the Hamas Ezzedine al Qassam said on Friday. He and another Hamas terrorist this month joined several other Palestinian terrorists who have been the recipients of the much coveted Darwin Award, which recognizes individuals who contribute to human evolution by self-selecting themselves out of the gene pool.
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?
Jewish Teen Asks Kate Upton to Prom over You Tube, Gets a Maybe
He should register his chutzpa as a lethal weapon.
Mom Driving into the Heart of Darkness
If reality doesn't match our concepts, we can always move reality a few miles over to where it fits.
Nazi Camp Barbed Wire Sale Cancelled
The income was goint to pay for an exhibition of artifacts discovered at the site.
Are we Doing Enough for the Palestinians?
While Israeli truckloads of goods were pouring into Gaza, Khaled Mashaal stood and vowed to annihilate Israel.
Help Save the Stanton St. Shul!
I just received their SOS email: the roof is leaking and time is running out, is, basically, what they wrote.
Syria ‘Solving’ its Palestinian Problem and No One Seems to Mind
There have been no rallies in Europe or Berkeley, not even in Ramallah.
State Says Terrorists Can’t Use Social Media – and You Can Help
Are they lurking on Facebook? Tweeter? Find out and take them down!
Cartoon Rehab: Fixing the Crucifix
This cartoon, by Syrian artist Tishrin, was published September 22, 2011, and, to be fair, as anti-Israeli cartoons go it is relatively tame. But I was delighted by the opportunity to turn Tishrin's clever (albeit kinda trite) use of the letter T as cross, into the letter T as clothesline.
Is CUNY Planning a Jewish Quota?
CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein has stepped into a gigantic mound of odoriferous matter, and it isn't clear if and how he's getting out of it, and, worse, what will the cleaning bill be. What's worse, it's possible he didn't even intend all the mean things people are saying about him. Maybe all he wanted was to help…
‘Ashkenic’ Jews to Celebrate the Passover with Brisket and Kuegel
In Woody Allen's 1973 comic Sci Fi masterpiece "Sleeper," an underground band in the far future is trying to revive Allen's memory by acting out scenes from his childhood in Jewish Brooklyn. One of the men, in the roll of Allen's father, urges him, "Stop whining and eat your shiksa…" That was the feeling that overcame me when I read the article in Monday's Daily Mail of New Baltimore, NY, under the headline "Church brings Jewish traditions to life."