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Archive for February 8th, 2010
Galperin to leave DC federation to take senior spot with JAFI
Misha Galperin has notified the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington that he will leave his post as the federation’s CEO this summer to take a position at the Jewish Agency for Israel. Read More »
Dating Website goes Old School
Jdate , Frumster , Sawyouatsinai , Jmatch not getting you anywhere with your love life? Have you recently been hooked on Millionaire Matchmaker?Well this Valentines Day perhaps it is time to go old school . Read More »
Active American soldier torture methods of interrogation on 4-year-old daughter
An American soldier was arrested and charged with child abuse, using controversial methods of torture used in interrogations, because she could not repeat the alphabet. Read More »
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Israel transferred to Russia to protest a visit Khaled Meshal
Mashal, today in Moscow Published: – According to a few days before the visit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow, came to the city's delegation headed by senior Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal organization. Read More »
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Haaretz »
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Brooklyn, NY – As the March 23rd race for Simcha Felders vacated city council seat heats up, the candidates are spending their time drumming up as much suppo… Read More »
Report: Yishai moves to legalize Jewish ownership of East Jerusalem building
Interior Minister Eli Yishai on Monday moved toward legalizing Jewish ownership of an East Jerusalem building, authorizing the Jerusalem District Council to take on the matter without first notifying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read More »
NY Times on The Kef
The NY Times wrote about our latest project and possibly the most interesting part are the comments. We won’t include the article here, you could read it HERE , but we thought we should include some of the comments that we found interesting. 6 . Read More »
Riot in east Jerusalem
Again, Islam disrespects law and order in this country: (IsraelNN.com) Arabs challenged Israeli authority in eastern Jerusalem on Monday, hurling rocks in violent riots that wounded five policemen, one of whom was hospitalized. Arab journalists also suffered injuries. Read More »
The Right Commercial to Unhinge the Unhinged Left
Well played. Focus on the Family dangled some tidbits of information to the media knowing that the chronically hysterical left would get, er, hysterical. And then came the commercial. Yup, that’s the 33 seconds that caused the pro-abortion fanatics to foam at the mouth. Read More »
Stephen Walt’s profound dishonesty
Stephen Walt — actually permitting himself to title his post “I told you so ” — thinks he’s found something of a smoking gun in Tony Blair’s testimony before a British inquiry into the Iraq War: Probably the most controversial claim in my work Read More »
Hamentaschen Giveaway from Kosher.com & Kosher Cookbook!
Having trouble finding all of your kosher ingredients? Kosher.com is an online kosher supermarket which ships anywhere in the US and offers free delivery of kosher groceries to the New York Metro region. Read More »
Arab states reject Pakistani diplomat named Big Genitals
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that a Pakistani diplomat name Miangul Akbar Zeb has been rejected by The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as becoming the Pakistani Ambassador, because his name apparently means “Big Genitals” in Arabic. “A relatively common Muslim name, Akbar means ‘biggest’ or ‘greatest’ in Arabic. Read More »
Abbas reportedly agrees to indirect peace talks
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly has agreed in principle to hold indirect peace negotiations with Israel brokered by the United States. An unnamed senior Palestinian official confirmed the talks, which are expected to begin Feb. 20, the French news agency AFP reported Monday. Read More »
Before you sign on the dotted line for catering
Before booking a caterer, you should do research to ascertain price points and get recommendations from people who have had experience with the names you come up with. As with any estimate, the general rule is to contact three or four vendors that are appropriate to your estimated number of guests and budget. Read More »
Examiner »
Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Execution of Jewish Inmate
Tallahassee, FL – The Florida Supreme Court has refused to halt the execution next week of a man convicted of murdering a state wildlife officer 26 years ago. Read More »
Ahmadinejad Tells Scientists: Enrich Uranium Further
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered his atomic scientists to begin enriching their stockpile of uranium in order to power a medical reactor, a move that accelerated Iran’s brinkmanship over its nuclear program by moving the country closer to producing weapons-grade fuel,� The New York Times reported. Read More »
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Costa Rica elects Jewish VP
A Jewish former banker was elected the vice president of Costa Rica. Luis Lieberman will become vice president after Costa Rican voters on Sunday elected Laura Chinchilla as the Central American country’s first female president by a wide margin. Lieberman’s parents immigrated to Costa Rica from Poland before World War II. Read More »
The philanthropy of Eli Broad
The New York Times has a story about the philanthropy of Eli Broad . Broad, says the Times, has turned Los Angeles, where he has made his home for the past 40 years, into an arts center that it could not have been without the billionaire. Read More »
Dubai’s skyscraper closes after just a month
Well wouldn’t you know it, Dubai’s colossal skyscraper, said to be the tallest in the world (undeservingly), has closed within a month from opening: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The world’s tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public Read More »
Goldstone vs Groucho
I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member Groucho Marx On the other hand, it is interesting to note what groups Judge Richard Goldstone is a member of. Read More »
Baron Davis and Jewish World Watch join forces
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University Investigating Assault on Jewish Students
York University in Toronto is investigating allegations of assault against two Jewish students during a pro-Israel program. Read More »
Lori Gottlieb Needs To Keep The Faith
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A Valentine for Jews: Return to sender?
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — “Famous Jewish Lovers” might seem like a dreamed-up category on “Jeopardy!,” but it’s easily real. Read More »
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Super busy these days with school, extracurriculars, a new boy (hi buff boy, you know who you …
Super busy these days with school, extracurriculars, a new boy (hi buff boy, you know who you are!), and all the other stuff that takes up all my time. Read More »
Why Israel Would Decisively Beat Iran
IF anything, it is nothing short of a miracle and a tremendous tribute to Israel ( jewish ) expertise that they sell to so many countries which never take … Read More »
The SNL Rahm Emanuel Clip
Strong language. That was Andy Samberg Read More »