http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:28:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/muslims-claim-jew-profaned-al-aqsa-area-1328828166/ http://www.jewpi.com/muslims-claim-jew-profaned-al-aqsa-area-1328828166/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:56:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/muslims-claim-jew-profaned-al-aqsa-area-1328828166/ Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem Israel news photo: Flash 90 The Al Aqsa Heritage Foundation website featured photos Thursday of IDF soldiers touring the Temple Mount – and two photos the website says are of a Jewish man urinating on a wall within the Temple Mount compound. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/state-of-israel-honors-kissinger-steinsaltz-mehta-1328826965/ http://www.jewpi.com/state-of-israel-honors-kissinger-steinsaltz-mehta-1328826965/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:36:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/state-of-israel-honors-kissinger-steinsaltz-mehta-1328826965/ Former President Navon, current President Peres Israel news photo: Flash 90 The State of Israel has awarded the nation’s highest honor to elder diplomat Henry Kissinger and five other notables. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/illegal-arab-jerusalem-structure-razed-1328826490/ http://www.jewpi.com/illegal-arab-jerusalem-structure-razed-1328826490/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:28:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/illegal-arab-jerusalem-structure-razed-1328826490/ Illegal Arab outpost being demolished Regavim Police tore down Thursday a structure illegally built by Arabs near the northward bound Begin Route in northern Jerusalem, near Atarot Junction. The structure was built by several lawbreakers who fenced off a large plot of land without permission. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-warns-travelers-out-of-maldives-1328825888/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-warns-travelers-out-of-maldives-1328825888/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:18:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-warns-travelers-out-of-maldives-1328825888/ FM Lieberman and FM Ahmed Naseem of Maldives Israel news photo: Flash 90 Israel’s Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens against traveling to the Maldives due to a revolt by police. A Muslim island nation in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Maldives is in chaos after a military-backed coup wiped out a nine-year-old democracy [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/court-clears-top-journalist-of-libeling-idf-officer-1328816425/ http://www.jewpi.com/court-clears-top-journalist-of-libeling-idf-officer-1328816425/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:40:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/court-clears-top-journalist-of-libeling-idf-officer-1328816425/ Ilana Dayan Israel news photo: Flash 90 The Supreme Court cleared Channel 2 investigative journalist Ilana Dayan of libel charges on Thursday. The case was filed by Capt. R., an IDF officer who shot and killed a 14 year old Arab girl who approached an IDF outpost under his command near Rafiah on October 5, [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/barak-fears-arms-transfer-to-hizbullah-1328815831/ http://www.jewpi.com/barak-fears-arms-transfer-to-hizbullah-1328815831/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:30:31 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/barak-fears-arms-transfer-to-hizbullah-1328815831/ Ehud Barak Israel news photo: Flash 90 Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Thursday that sophisticated weapons could be transferred from Syria to Lebanon and to the Hizbullah terror organization, should Bashar al-Assad fall. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-officials-say-israel-backing-terrorists-1328815148/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-officials-say-israel-backing-terrorists-1328815148/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:19:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-officials-say-israel-backing-terrorists-1328815148/ Ali Larijani Munich Security Conference under CC 2.0 US officials say deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists are being carried out by an Iranian dissident armed, funded and trained by the Mossad, an NBC report claims. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/oprah-winfrey-visits-crown-heights-1328814503/ http://www.jewpi.com/oprah-winfrey-visits-crown-heights-1328814503/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:08:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/oprah-winfrey-visits-crown-heights-1328814503/ Oprah Winfrey with a Chabad Family George Burns / Harpo, Inc. / Chabad.org Oprah Winfrey spent the day with Chasidic families in Crown Heights, New York, as a part of her new show, “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She told Chabad. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jerusalem-arabs-wound-man-in-rock-ambush-1328814149/ http://www.jewpi.com/jerusalem-arabs-wound-man-in-rock-ambush-1328814149/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:02:29 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jerusalem-arabs-wound-man-in-rock-ambush-1328814149/ A man was lightly wounded in a rock attack on the Mount of Olives Thursday. Arutz Sheva spoke to the man – Yisrael Shechter – who said that he learned that such attacks are more serious than one might think, just from listening to the news. “I was driving to the Mount of Olives cemetery, [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ban-ki-moon-slams-security-council-on-syria-1328813331/ http://www.jewpi.com/ban-ki-moon-slams-security-council-on-syria-1328813331/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:48:51 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ban-ki-moon-slams-security-council-on-syria-1328813331/ UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Israel News photo: Flash 90 U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon slammed the Security Council on Thursday for failing to pass a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying the inwas “disastrous for the Syrian people. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/idf-arrests-2-hamas-leaders-in-samaria-1328812713/ http://www.jewpi.com/idf-arrests-2-hamas-leaders-in-samaria-1328812713/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:38:33 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/idf-arrests-2-hamas-leaders-in-samaria-1328812713/ Counter Terror Operation Flash 90 IDF forces on Thursday arrested two Hamas leaders from Tubas in northern Samaria, PA security forces say. Soldiers reportedly entered Tubas shortly after midnight and detained Faze Sawaftah, 41, and Nader Sawaftah, 37. An Israeli army spokeswoman had no immediate comment on the arrests. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/idf-visits-schools-on-safe-internet-drive-1328812087/ http://www.jewpi.com/idf-visits-schools-on-safe-internet-drive-1328812087/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:28:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/idf-visits-schools-on-safe-internet-drive-1328812087/ Cpt. Oz Dovev IDF Photo IDF officers visited schools across Israel to teach students of all ages about safe Internet usage this week. In honor of International Safe Internet Day some 90 IDF officers appeared in Israel’s classrooms on Tuesday to speak to students about the dangers posed by the Internet. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-says-gaza-fuel-crisis-within-72-hours-1328811614/ http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-says-gaza-fuel-crisis-within-72-hours-1328811614/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:20:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-says-gaza-fuel-crisis-within-72-hours-1328811614/ Kerem Shalom Crossing Israel news photo: IDF The Gaza Energy Authority announced on Thursday that if fuel doesn’t enter the coastal enclave within 72 hours the Hamas-controlled area will face a severe electricity crisis. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/analysis-unity-agreement-dividing-hamas-1328811022/ http://www.jewpi.com/analysis-unity-agreement-dividing-hamas-1328811022/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/analysis-unity-agreement-dividing-hamas-1328811022/ Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Mashaal Israel news photo: Flash 90 Internal dissension in the Hamas ranks is on the rise as its political leaders try to realign the movement with Fatah. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/massacres-the-middle-east-why-arab-states-massacre-their-own-1328809723/ http://www.jewpi.com/massacres-the-middle-east-why-arab-states-massacre-their-own-1328809723/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:43 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/massacres-the-middle-east-why-arab-states-massacre-their-own-1328809723/ PART 1: Can a holiday for trees bring us to do a ‘tikun’ (fixing) from the Garden of Eden? Rabbi David Katz fromSoulMazal.blogspot.com joins Tamar and shares the Kabbalistic (Mystic) aspects of Tu B’Shvat , the Holiday of the New Year of the Trees. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/nif-supports-participation-in-israel-apartheid-week-1328801311/ http://www.jewpi.com/nif-supports-participation-in-israel-apartheid-week-1328801311/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:31 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/nif-supports-participation-in-israel-apartheid-week-1328801311/ BDS rally Wikicommons: Takver Adalah, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that means “Justice” in Arabic, and openly supports the end of Israel as a Jewish state, is scheduled to participate in the upcoming international “Israel Apartheid Week. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-histadrut-treasury-give-some-take-some-on-strike-deal-1328800872/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-histadrut-treasury-give-some-take-some-on-strike-deal-1328800872/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:21:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-histadrut-treasury-give-some-take-some-on-strike-deal-1328800872/ Ben Gurion Airport: just before taking off. Israel news photo: Yoni Kempinski Both the Histadrut and the Treasury gave up some ground in order to make a deal to end the two day general strike in Israel Thursday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/something-new-under-the-sun-2nd-aora-solar-energy-plant-opens-1328800139/ http://www.jewpi.com/something-new-under-the-sun-2nd-aora-solar-energy-plant-opens-1328800139/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:08:59 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/something-new-under-the-sun-2nd-aora-solar-energy-plant-opens-1328800139/ Sun power Israel news photo: Flash 90 AORA Solar (www.aora-solar.com ), a renewable energy pioneer and leading developer of applied ultra-high temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, has completed construction on its second gas turbine solar thermal power station. 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Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-mashaal-hamas-quit-syria-for-good-1328798286/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-mashaal-hamas-quit-syria-for-good-1328798286/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-mashaal-hamas-quit-syria-for-good-1328798286/ Poster of Khaled Mashaal at Gaza rally in 2008 Israel news photo: Flash 90 According to reports in the Arab media Thursday, Hamas top terrorist Khaled Mashaal, fearing to return to Syria, will be setting up shop in Qatar. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/expose-the-vatican-plo-pact-1328788813/ http://www.jewpi.com/expose-the-vatican-plo-pact-1328788813/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/expose-the-vatican-plo-pact-1328788813/ Several days ago, Israel gave up to the Vatican some sovereignty over the “Hall of the Last Supper” on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the complex of buildings where David, Solomon, and Jewish kings of Judea, are said to be buried, although that is contested. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/without-changing-unrwa-there-can-be-no-peace-1328788092/ http://www.jewpi.com/without-changing-unrwa-there-can-be-no-peace-1328788092/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:48:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/without-changing-unrwa-there-can-be-no-peace-1328788092/ At a meeting of over 40 diplomats and ambassadors held at Bar Ilan University last week, devoted to a discussion of “UNRWA, Refugees and the Peace Process,” three panelists, all supporters of the Two-State Solution focused on the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) as a major obstacle to any resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/love-not-hate-in-the-midst-of-grief-in-memoriam-1328787724/ http://www.jewpi.com/love-not-hate-in-the-midst-of-grief-in-memoriam-1328787724/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:42:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/love-not-hate-in-the-midst-of-grief-in-memoriam-1328787724/ Just recently, I participated in a sad celebration. I know that does not make sense since a celebration is happy. However, in this instance it WAS a sad celebration. A Sefer Torah was dedicated in memory of my cousins Rabbi Elnatan and Dina Horwitz HY”D, who were brutally murdered in their home in Kiryat Arba, [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-believes-israel-agrees-not-to-attack-iran-%e2%80%93-for-now-1328786890/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-believes-israel-agrees-not-to-attack-iran-%e2%80%93-for-now-1328786890/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:28:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-believes-israel-agrees-not-to-attack-iran-%e2%80%93-for-now-1328786890/ Binyamin Netanyahu Flash 90 The Obama administration believes that it has convinced Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to hold off on a potential attack on Iran, and to give sanctions a chance, the New York Times reported Thursday. According to the Times , Israel and the U.S. are still “at odds” over how the Iran issue [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jerusalem-school-teaches-about-nakba-and-is-proud-of-it-1328786411/ http://www.jewpi.com/jerusalem-school-teaches-about-nakba-and-is-proud-of-it-1328786411/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:20:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jerusalem-school-teaches-about-nakba-and-is-proud-of-it-1328786411/ Nakba Day events Israel news photo: Flash 90 A multicultural, bilingual school in Jerusalem which teaches its students that the establishment of the state of Israel is what the Arabs term it, “The Nakba” – Arabic for tragedy – is saying that it is proud of doing so. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/russian-official-israeli-talk-on-iran-dangerous-1328785810/ http://www.jewpi.com/russian-official-israeli-talk-on-iran-dangerous-1328785810/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:10:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/russian-official-israeli-talk-on-iran-dangerous-1328785810/ Barak at the Herzliya Conference IDC Herzliya A top Russian official on Thursday warned Israel that its tough stance on Iran’s development of nuclear weapons could have “catastrophic consequences. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/general-strike-to-end-within-hours-1328785212/ http://www.jewpi.com/general-strike-to-end-within-hours-1328785212/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/general-strike-to-end-within-hours-1328785212/ Strike (file) Flash 90 The general strike which was launched by the Histadrut labor federation on Wednesday is set to end within a few hours, Kol Yisrael radio reported on Thursday morning. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-u-s-looking-into-military-option-in-syria-1328783900/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-u-s-looking-into-military-option-in-syria-1328783900/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:38:20 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-u-s-looking-into-military-option-in-syria-1328783900/ Syrian President Bashar Assad Israel news photo: Flash 90 The United States is beginning to consider a military option in Syria, Israel’s Channel 10 News reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the Pentagon is currently examining the range of possibilities for in Syria, but a final decision on the matter is still far off. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-protect-children-from-abuse-1328783409/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-protect-children-from-abuse-1328783409/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-to-protect-children-from-abuse-1328783409/ Leora Mandel LPC/MFL L. Mandel Everyone agrees that abuse of children is a terrible phenomenon. Exacerbating the problem is that abusers are often people whom we and our children know and trust. Family therapist, Leora Mandel, is both a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/attack-on-minister-of-interior-triggers-parliamentary-walkout-1328771405/ http://www.jewpi.com/attack-on-minister-of-interior-triggers-parliamentary-walkout-1328771405/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:10:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/attack-on-minister-of-interior-triggers-parliamentary-walkout-1328771405/ Laurent Wauqiez Wikipedia The Claude Guéant affair that was reported on yesterday’s Global Agenda, produced a sequel. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/peres-peace-process-is-up-to-palestinian-authority-1328770686/ http://www.jewpi.com/peres-peace-process-is-up-to-palestinian-authority-1328770686/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/peres-peace-process-is-up-to-palestinian-authority-1328770686/ President Shimon Peres Israel news photo: Flash 90 President Shimon Peres told the Knesset in a speech on Wednesday that it was “up to the Palestinians to choose” between the path of terrorism or dialogue for peace. Peres made the remark during his address marking the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of Israel’s parliamentary body. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hareidi-soldiers-made-to-attend-lecture-given-by-female-1328770093/ http://www.jewpi.com/hareidi-soldiers-made-to-attend-lecture-given-by-female-1328770093/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:48:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hareidi-soldiers-made-to-attend-lecture-given-by-female-1328770093/ A Nahal Hareidi soldier Courtesy of Nahal Hareidi Hareidi-religious soldiers who serve in the Israeli Navy complained on Wednesday that, contrary to instructions and promises by the IDF that they will have a military service in which no there will be no involvement of female soldiers, they were forced to attend a lecture given by [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/daniel-pipes-the-public-is-receiving-much-disinformation-1328757725/ http://www.jewpi.com/daniel-pipes-the-public-is-receiving-much-disinformation-1328757725/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/daniel-pipes-the-public-is-receiving-much-disinformation-1328757725/ Daniel Pipes Israel news photo: danielpipes.org Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, gave an interview with conservative political activist, Ezra Levant, as was reported by Israel Matzav , the popular blogspot for issues regarding Israel and the Middle East. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/iranian-official-better-not-consider-attacking-iran-1328756886/ http://www.jewpi.com/iranian-official-better-not-consider-attacking-iran-1328756886/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:08:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/iranian-official-better-not-consider-attacking-iran-1328756886/ Map of Strait of Hormuz Israel news photo: Wikimedia Commons / public domain Iranian Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Cultural Affairs and Defense Publicity Brigadier, Massoud Jazayeri, said that Israel and the United States are in “no position Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/peres-sends-message-of-peace-to-iran-1328756166/ http://www.jewpi.com/peres-sends-message-of-peace-to-iran-1328756166/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:56:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/peres-sends-message-of-peace-to-iran-1328756166/ President Shimon Peres Israel news photo: Flash 90 President Shimon Peres reached out to the Iranian people Wednesday evening, saying “there is no need for us to live as enemies. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/tree-planting-in-itamar-terror-will-not-uproot-us-1328746569/ http://www.jewpi.com/tree-planting-in-itamar-terror-will-not-uproot-us-1328746569/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:16:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/tree-planting-in-itamar-terror-will-not-uproot-us-1328746569/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/father-defends-tough-training-for-crying-4-yr-old-son-1328743707/ http://www.jewpi.com/father-defends-tough-training-for-crying-4-yr-old-son-1328743707/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:28:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/father-defends-tough-training-for-crying-4-yr-old-son-1328743707/ IDF ready for snowstorm Israel news photo: IDF A video of a four year old Chinese boy being forced to run nearly naked through the snow has been defended by his father, who says the child agreed to participate. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/un-human-rights-chief-end-killing-in-syria-now-1328743214/ http://www.jewpi.com/un-human-rights-chief-end-killing-in-syria-now-1328743214/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:20:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/un-human-rights-chief-end-killing-in-syria-now-1328743214/ UNHRC Israel news photo The head of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Navi Pillay, has called on the international community to “take effective action” to stop the killing in Syria. Pillay said Wednesday there is no statute of limitations for serious international crimes . Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/video-assads-forces-target-children-1328742394/ http://www.jewpi.com/video-assads-forces-target-children-1328742394/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:06:34 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/video-assads-forces-target-children-1328742394/ Videos uploaded to the Internet in recent days show the cruelty of the faltering regime of Bashar Assad toward children. One video, from the city of Douma, shows a military force arresting a local youth, interrogating and beating him. A second video also shows a youth being arrested in a Damascus suburb. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/rav-lior-mk-eichler-visit-gush-katif-evictees-1328741892/ http://www.jewpi.com/rav-lior-mk-eichler-visit-gush-katif-evictees-1328741892/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:58:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/rav-lior-mk-eichler-visit-gush-katif-evictees-1328741892/ Rav MK Eichler in greenhouse Rav MK Eichler’s bureau The Chairman of the United Torah Judaism fin the Knesset, MK Rav Yisrael Eichler, planted a tree Wednesday in the greenhouses where Gush Katif evictees grow worm-free vegetables. Eichler’s visit was meant to give encouragement to the agriculturalists, who hail from the Nitzanim area. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-muslim-brotherhood-smear-job-on-the-3rd-jihad-1328728825/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-muslim-brotherhood-smear-job-on-the-3rd-jihad-1328728825/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:20:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-muslim-brotherhood-smear-job-on-the-3rd-jihad-1328728825/ To date, the New York Times has published at least ten articles (op-eds disguised as news, real op-eds, letters) about the film The Third Jihad , which first appeared in 2009. The NYT -dominated campaign led to coverage in the Washington Post , the Wall Street Journal , Fox News, and other mainstream media venues. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hate-crimes-against-jews-in-monsey-n-y-1328727899/ http://www.jewpi.com/hate-crimes-against-jews-in-monsey-n-y-1328727899/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:04:59 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hate-crimes-against-jews-in-monsey-n-y-1328727899/ Boat around New York’s Statue of Liberty Israel news photo: Sighteseeing World Police arrested four people, charged with committing hate crimes, after a man was attacked in the Monsey area of the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York. Monsey has a large Jewish population, including sizable religious Zionist, hassidic and hareidi communities. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/dagan-no-existential-threat-1328726921/ http://www.jewpi.com/dagan-no-existential-threat-1328726921/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:48:41 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/dagan-no-existential-threat-1328726921/ Meir Dagan Israel news photo: Flash 90 Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan one Wednesday once again weighed in on a potential military strike on Iran saying “Israel’s survival is not at risk. Read More »]]> 0