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Archive for February 6th, 2010
U.S. faces the Sun Nomagdon attack, and President Obama is not
Residents of Central East Coast U.S. woke up this morning (Saturday) what the president Barack Obama called humor offensive "Snomagdon." Heavy snowstorm that covered the cities in the Central East Coast prevented the civilians to leave their homes. Read More »
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Arab media: 2 Israeli Navy ships passed through Suez Canal
Two Israeli missile boats pass through Egypt’s Suez Canal en route to Red Sea, according to Arab media reports; Cairo adopts strict security measures to ensure ships’ safety. Read More »
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I wish journalists would interview Jim Crow whites about how/why they changed
Last night NBC Nightly News did a moving report on one of the black students who helped desegregate Little Rock Central H.S. more than 50 years ago. Her daughter is now a parks officer who conducts tours of the site. Very inspiring. Read More »
Manifestation de Juifs en Crète
Une centaine de Juifs ont manifesté aujourd’hui à La Canée, en Crète (sud de la Grèce), où la synagogue a été incendiée à deux reprises en janvier entraînant des dégâts importants, a-t-on appris auprès de la police locale. “C’est la première fois qu’il y a une telle mobilisation de la communauté juive grecque (… Read More »
Our Very Own Funny Love Song
A few months back we received an e-mail from a musical comedienne we know named Mindy Raf who was raising funds through Kickstart.com to produce a record under her comedic, chick rockin, alter-ego, Leibya Rogers . In case you are unfamiliar with Mindy, she is a regular on VH1’s Best Night Ever and a comedy writer for WABC. Read More »
Western powers reject Iran nuke proposal
BERLIN – Top Western diplomats and defense secretaries see Iran as exploiting the negotiating process to ward off new sanctions, while allowing its scientists to further develop highly enriched uranium, which can be used for nuclear weapons. Read More »
EHUD barak: occupation equals Apartheid
Speaking at the tenth annual Herzliya Conference at the Interdisciplinary Center, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned of the dangers of apartheid, should Israel refrain from withdrawing from Judea and Samaria to create a Palestinian State. Read More »
A lethal obsession
Jeffrey Herf reviews Robert Wistrich’s A Lethal Obsession, a massive, 1200-page tome about anti-Semitism, mostly the last seven decades’ worth. Here are some highlights of the review and then I’ll have some comments below. Read More »
Snow Day! Let There Be Snacks.
A chicken is roasting in the oven, but that’s not why I went food shopping yesterday afternoon.The weather forecasters predicted a huge snowfall, something folks on Twitter were tagging as #snowpocalypse. Having lived in Rochester, New York and then central Massachusetts, I’m rarely moved by weather-generated hysteria. I’ve seen real snow. Read More »
What’s happening now in the Middle East?
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–What’s happening in the Middle East? Nothing. It doesn’t look that way, with the White House trying one proposal after the other, and virtually every national leader of consequence suggesting how to produce the two state solution. Read More »
Deputy FM Ayalon shakes hands with Saudi prince in rare gesture
In a rare occurrence, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon shook the hand of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki al-Faisal during the annual security conference in Munich on Saturday. Read More »
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Wadi Abou Jamil: Stories About the Jews of Beirut
Riveting is an understatement. The beautifully recounted stories about Beirut’s Jews are enlightening, but beg for details about community members who decided to leave their Lebanese homes and lives, mostly unannounced, without having been persecuted, tortured, or killed as in the Holocaust. Read More »
Israel not opposing US arms sales to Gulf states
WASHINGTON – The Israeli government and pro-Israel advocates aren’t opposing recent US arms deals with Gulf countries, sources have told The Jerusalem Post . Read More »
Where Did the House Go?
Let me practice a few understatements this morning: (1) it’s snowing a little, (2) there’s some wind, (3) it’s a tad chilly, and (4) oh wait, there’s a blizzard! That’s right, #4 was just to see if you were paying attention. Argos and I tried going outside this morning, only to find ourselves standing in 3-foot snowdrifts. The P.U.P. Read More »
Kings vs. Suns – Surprise! Omri Casspi has Strong Game in Losing Effort
Friday Feb. 5 The Suns scored 39 points in the first quarter. Nuff said. The Kings lost again and as a team, continue to play awful basketball. The Kings were only in about 30 seconds of the NBA.com highlight clip and Omri was nowhere to be seen. Read More »
The New Israel Fund and the next war
Some of you may have noticed after the Sabbath that one of my New Israel Fund posts drew a comment from New Israel Fund itself (which apparently felt the need to damage control by responding – I doubt I’m the only one who drew a comment from them). In her weekend JPost column, Caroline Glick took aim at the traitors from New Israel Fund. Read More »
Jewish Agency cancels St. Petersburg meeting for Jerusalem
NEW YORK (JTA) – The Jewish Agency for Israel has canceled plans to hold its upcoming board meetings in St. Petersburg over concerns that the Russian government would not allow the gathering to take place. Read More »
J Street seeks to ‘expand what it means to be pro-Israel’
PHILADELPHIA – Jon Grabelle Herrmann grew up in a mainstream American Jewish family. He attended summer camp and traveled to Israel on a teen tour, but largely sat on the sidelines of Israel advocacy. Read More »
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 2, 1954, Part II
Compiled by Gail Umeham Engagement Told Southwestern Jewish Press April 2, 1954 Page 2 Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Irene Markrich of San Diego to Dr. Walter Fischel of Berkeley. Miss Markrich attended the University of California at Berkeley and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Markrich of San Francisco. Dr. Read More »
Actor in the film "Ajami" suspicious attacking police
Ajami version of reality: the film "Ajami," which he wrote and directed Scndr Qobti explained, was no little praise around the world these days is nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. As director of international respect, it turns out that his family is not immune to the police. Read More »
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Jewish studnets cancel event, faculty hosts Benny Morris
LONDON – The Israel Society at Cambridge University has succumbed to pressure and canceled a talk by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev historian Benny Morris after protesters accused him of “Islamophobia” and “racism. Read More »
Bill proposal: Annex Route 443
MK Matalon suggests way of getting round High Court ruling to open highway to Palestinians MK Matalon suggests way of getting round High Court ruling to open highway to Palestinians Aviad Glickman The Ministerial Committee on Legislation will Read More »
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Herzog: the persecution of the new fund – McCarthyism
Welfare Minister Isaac Herzog referred today (Saturday) cultural event at the Tel Aviv affair and said that the new fund assault on the foundation secretary Mkartisti style. "Hunting people on the basis of their positions is McCarthyism and danger to Israeli democracy." Minister Yitzhak Herzog. Read More »
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Commercial fishing off Israel coast jeopardizing dolphins
HAIFA (Press Release)–Extensive commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations in the Mediterranean. This has been shown in a new study carried out at the University of Haifa’s Department of Maritime Civilizations. Read More »
JPost fires New Israel Fund President
Haaretz reports that the Jerusalem Post has fired Naomi Chazan, the President of the controversial New Israel Fund. Chazan was employed as a columnist at the Post, the country’s largest circulation English-language daily. Read More »
El Al and Ahava join for a sales promotion
NEW YORK (Press Release)– EL AL, the national airline of Israel, is now offering passengers who purchase a ticket to Israel online an exclusive promotion with Ahava. El Al passengers receive a voucher for a 30% discount on all full-priced Ahava products and a 10% reduction on any sale priced items. Read More »
How To Love Israel
As a boy I belonged to a Jewish Cub Scout troop at the synagogue across from Blessed Sacrament Church; and as a Jesuit I was glad to read that the first … Read More »
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Iran and Israel : Questions for Michael Oren
Tuesday morning I will be interviewing for PJTV Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael B. Oren. The subject is Iran – and if there is any issue that can wipe … Read More »
Queen of Carnival in Brazil: a talented dancer, drums and a girl 7
Julia's 7-year-old Pound Published: – the seven year-old girl became Shirley Temple of the Brazilian samba and caused a big storm the South American country. The title usually reserved for minimal clothing models, the number of plastic surgery who have a larger full years of the child, Julia Pound. Read More »
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Haaretz »
Actor in Oscar-nominated Israeli film Ajami arrested
Tony Copti, a supporting actor in the Oscar-nominated Israeli film Ajami and brother of Ajami co-director Scandar Copti, was arrested Saturday evening for allegedly assaulting police officers during a brawl in Jaffa. Earlier this week, Ajami was nominated as one of five candidates for best foreign language films. Read More »
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Record anti-semitism in UK, but…who’s behind it?
YnetNews reports on how anti-semitism in the UK has reached frightening levels. Gordon Brown condemns it, but honestly, I can’t be moved to take his word at face value. Read More »
“Snowmagedon : Blizzard in Biblical Terms”
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Beware when MSM claims CAIR is a reliable source
The J-Weekly in San Francisco (via Jihad Watch) writes about how the MSM has repeatedly quoted CAIR as a “reliable” source representing Islam, yet almost entirely refuses to say anything about their being an unindicted co-conspirator in terror funding, nor do they mention how many of their workers have been convicted of criminal offenses. Read More »
Obama Rallies Dems while the Storm rages
So President Obama in the midst of a raging winter storm tried this morning to rally his fellow Democrats to his agenda. He tried to make the case to them to change the political model in Washington. All this as the Tea Baggers gather for a convention. President Obama articulately spoke about why Healthcare Reform must not be abandoned. Read More »
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon shook hands with the Saudi prince, a Turkish
Ayalon: a microcosm of the Middle East conflict photo archive: Tess Terrier Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon Press yesterday the Saudi prince's hand, a Turkish al – Faisal, during the annual security conference in Munich. Read More »
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Parents of injured children: the area is not fenced there was a sign
Guy Tal Yuval, parents of Daniel and Amit injured a family trip to a mine explosion in northern Golan Heights, responded this evening (Saturday) event for the first time Hmmoks argue that the area was not marked properly. Read More »
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“Shabak is Threatening My Family”
Father and wife of Land of Israel activist have received threats from the Jewish Department of the Shabak, warning he’d better cease and desist. The father and wife of a Land of Israel activist have received threats from the Jewish Department of the Shabak (Israel Security Agency), warning that he’d better “cease and desist. Read More »
Assimilation a battle that needs to be fought by Jews today
Moscow businessman Dmitry Agarunov, left, and Rabbi Yosef Hersonski enjoying a Chanukah celebration. Khamovniki Jewish community If you like this … Read More »
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151 Years Since Kotzker Rebbe’s Death
Shabbat was the 151st anniversary of the death of Kotzker Rebbe, famous for closing himself in his room for his last 20 years in pursuit of truth. Read More »
Film actor Ajami was arrested on suspicion of attacking police officers
Photo from the film: ''C units Tony Qobti explained, the brother of director Ajami also played supporting role and was involved in producing it, was arrested this evening (Thursday) on suspicion of attacking police officers during a brawl in Jaffa. However, after trying According to police officers to intervene in Jaffa neighborhood. Read More »
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67 Palestinian infiltrators were caught in the truck refrigeration
New record smuggling illegal aliens? 67 Palestinians who tried to infiltrate into Israel, were today (Saturday) when they are compressed near the intelligence of a truck container refrigeration. The two leaders were arrested Umshaitm confiscated. From patrol officers stopped the truck intelligence routine examination. Read More »
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“Keep It Clean” Concert in Cairo This Monday
Concerts are a good way to bring environmentalism to the streets and the general public. Over the past few years, we’ve seen this tactic used to promote the green cause a few times in the Middle East, like the used-falafel-oil-powered Earth Day concerts in Tel Aviv and the “Don’t Panic, It’s Organic” concert. Read More »
Saudi size does matter
Akbar running?? Serve his country, Pakistan, for many years faithfully. He experienced a veteran diplomat, but despite diplomatic skills, he can not serve as ambassador to Saudi Arabia for his skills is not connected. Akbar's name means running. Is why Saudi Arabia is not desirable, since it means in Arabic "the biggest cock. Read More »
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Meir Alfasi network costs. Let's taste
Since the site was established "the Sabbath Square | Meir Alfasi serves as his main photographers. After documented hundreds of exciting events with his camera, he launches his official website. The site can view his pictures of Alfasi spectacular variety of categories, and recall important events who immortalized exciting. Read More »
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A policeman asked the driver to stop a suspect and beaten by friends
National Traffic Police officer trying to arrest drunk driver who refused to identify themselves attacked by two friends. It is suspected that the attack occurred during the morning (Saturday) at the entrance to the first mark, they beat the policeman, broke his hand and helped the author to escape with handcuffs on his hands. Read More »
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Golan Mine Blast Injures 5 in One Family
Five members of one family were injured – two seriously – when they hiked in the Golan and inadvertently entered an old mine field. Five members of one family were injured – two seriously – when they hiked in the Golan and inadvertently entered an old mine field. Read More »
Is the Bible Historically Accurate?
There have been recent finds that have proven the Bible historically accurate. Consider the recent finds of the temple site on the Temple Mount, the finding of a Sumerian tablet that chronicles almost exactly the Biblical account of the destruction Read More »
Ancient Egypt and Ancient Israel reunite
I am feeling so satisfied to discover that the Egyptian press has published the article I wrote about the Voices of Eden healing music research project.Kudos to Bikya Masr and to the Daily News Egypt both for publishing the article about Israeli and Palestinian women making peace through Healing Lullaby Music . Read More »
Ayalon shakes hands with Saudi prince
Deputy foreign minister shakes hands with Prine Turki al-Faisal at Munich conference Deputy foreign minister shakes hands with Prine Turki al-Faisal at Munich conference Roni Sofer Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon shook hands Saturday with Saudi Read More »
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Iran and Israel: Questions for Michael Oren
I’m looking forward to my interview with Israel’s ambassador to the United States and, in the interactive spirit of PJM, I solicit your questions. Read More »
Weather forecast for Sunday: handsome with a rise in temperatures
On Sunday the weather will be nice to Overcast, shall have temperatures. Two years will be partly cloudy southern winds awake. Center south of the country will be your father will further increase temperatures. Read More »
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Viewed: guys infiltrated Joseph's Tomb, the soldiers opened fire
This story could end in disaster. Address letters smeared with a huge warning on the wall, yet these incidents continue, almost night after night. Vastnnoiot piracy question Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, one of the most dangerous places in Judea and Samaria. Read More »
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After trips: huge jams on the roads of the North
After a summer Saturday – huge jams throughout the country: the police's traffic department began this evening (Saturday) a special format to work to help hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers throughout the country to return home. Read More »
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Wadi Abou Jamil: Stories About the Jews of Beirut
Riveting is an understatement. The beautifully recounted stories about Beirut’s Jews are enlightening, but beg for details about community members who decided to leave their Lebanese homes and lives, mostly unannounced, without having been persecuted, tortured, or killed as in the Holocaust. Read More »
Global Jewish leadership conference set for Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Press Release)– A delegation of leaders from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the umbrella group for 52 national Jewish organizations, will pay its first official visit to South Read More »
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Anti-Semitic incidents in the UK at record levels
LONDON – The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the UK set a new high in 2009, the most since records began, according a report released on Friday. The Community Security Trust, a charity that monitors anti-Semitism and provides security for the Jewish community in Britain, recorded 924 anti-Semitic incidents in 2009. Read More »
Firm that exported Boeing 747s to Iran pays $17 million in fines and penalties
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, pleaded guilty on Friday in the U.S. Read More »
Ajami actor detained in Jaffa
First report: Brother of Israeli Oscar candidate’s co-director arrested on suspicion of assaulting police officers south of Tel Aviv; Tony Copti, who had small part in award-winning film, a ‘normative person’ attorney says First report: Brother of Read More »
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