http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:48:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/turkey-sinks-israel-navy-participation-in-nato-operation-1328848815/ http://www.jewpi.com/turkey-sinks-israel-navy-participation-in-nato-operation-1328848815/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:40:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/turkey-sinks-israel-navy-participation-in-nato-operation-1328848815/ Turkey has torpedoed an Israeli plan to contribute an Israel Navy missile ship to a NATO mission in the Mediterranean Sea, in what would have been the first time Israel actively participated in one of the Western military alliance’s operations. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/kazakh-boy-will-walk-again-after-surgery-in-israel-1328847013/ http://www.jewpi.com/kazakh-boy-will-walk-again-after-surgery-in-israel-1328847013/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:10:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/kazakh-boy-will-walk-again-after-surgery-in-israel-1328847013/ A gifted 12-year-old boy from Kazakhstan whose cerebral palsy (CP) prevented him from walking independently has had a successful operation and is undergoing extensive rehabilitation at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Tzrifin – at the hospital’s and the Foreign Ministry’s expense. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/teenage-girl-struck-by-car-killed-on-highway-66-in-north-1328846412/ http://www.jewpi.com/teenage-girl-struck-by-car-killed-on-highway-66-in-north-1328846412/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/teenage-girl-struck-by-car-killed-on-highway-66-in-north-1328846412/ A teenage girl was struck by a vehicle and killed on Highway 66 near Yokneam in the North early on Friday morning.MDA paramedics pronounced the approximately 16-year-old girl dead on the scene. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/new-legislation-would-forbid-nighttime-outpost-demolitions-1328845931/ http://www.jewpi.com/new-legislation-would-forbid-nighttime-outpost-demolitions-1328845931/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:52:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/new-legislation-would-forbid-nighttime-outpost-demolitions-1328845931/ West Bank outposts will no longer be dismantled at night, if a bill by MK Ya’acov Katz (National Union) passes.The Ministerial Committee on Legislation plans to discuss the initiative on Sunday. Should it be approved, it will then have to pass a preliminary vote and three plenum readings to become law. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ta-rally-against-attack-on-iran-musters-24-protesters-1328845324/ http://www.jewpi.com/ta-rally-against-attack-on-iran-musters-24-protesters-1328845324/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ta-rally-against-attack-on-iran-musters-24-protesters-1328845324/ A small crowd of around two dozen gathered outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening to voice their protest of an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear program. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/sarkozy-to-jewish-group-solution-on-iran-not-military-1328844725/ http://www.jewpi.com/sarkozy-to-jewish-group-solution-on-iran-not-military-1328844725/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:32:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/sarkozy-to-jewish-group-solution-on-iran-not-military-1328844725/ The best way to deal with Iran is through diplomacy and not military action, said French President Nicolas Sarkozy to a Jewish group at an event in Paris on Wednesday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/us-marines-spared-punishment-for-posing-with-nazi-like-flag-1328844246/ http://www.jewpi.com/us-marines-spared-punishment-for-posing-with-nazi-like-flag-1328844246/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:24:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/us-marines-spared-punishment-for-posing-with-nazi-like-flag-1328844246/ SAN DIEGO – The commander of a group of US Marines who were photographed in Afghanistan with what looks like a Nazi SS flag concluded they were acting out of ignorance rather than bigotry and did not punish them, a Marine Corps spokesman said on Thursday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/us-bill-would-let-israelis-apply-for-investor-visas-1328843524/ http://www.jewpi.com/us-bill-would-let-israelis-apply-for-investor-visas-1328843524/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:12:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/us-bill-would-let-israelis-apply-for-investor-visas-1328843524/ WASHINGTON – A bill introduced in the US House of Representatives Thursday would enable Israelis to apply for investor visas to help establish and grow their American-based enterprises. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/elkin-most-right-wing-mk-meridor-a-trojan-horse-1328842812/ http://www.jewpi.com/elkin-most-right-wing-mk-meridor-a-trojan-horse-1328842812/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/elkin-most-right-wing-mk-meridor-a-trojan-horse-1328842812/ Coalition chairman Ze’ev Elkin (Likud) is the most right-wing member of Knesset, according to pro-settlement NGO Matot Arim. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/comptroller-fire-report-exposes-serious-failures-1328842331/ http://www.jewpi.com/comptroller-fire-report-exposes-serious-failures-1328842331/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:52:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/comptroller-fire-report-exposes-serious-failures-1328842331/ State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss sent the final draft of his detailed report into the Mount Carmel fire to ministers and senior officials on Thursday. He instructed them to file their responses within two weeks. Lindenstrauss also warned once again that his report would “expose serious failures that require immediate correction. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ta-vigils-to-show-solidarity-with-syrian-people-1328841844/ http://www.jewpi.com/ta-vigils-to-show-solidarity-with-syrian-people-1328841844/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:44:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ta-vigils-to-show-solidarity-with-syrian-people-1328841844/ Demonstrations to show solidarity with the thousands of Syrians killed during the Assad regime’s crackdown will be held on Friday and Saturday night in Tel Aviv. The first demonstration, which will take place at the Jaffa Clock Tower on Friday night, is titled “Yaffa Syria one nation one pain. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/un-decries-appalling-brutality-as-homs-assault-continues-1328841011/ http://www.jewpi.com/un-decries-appalling-brutality-as-homs-assault-continues-1328841011/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/un-decries-appalling-brutality-as-homs-assault-continues-1328841011/ Syrian forces bombarded opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs with rocket and mortar fire on Thursday, while divided world powers struggled to find a way to end nearly a year of bloodshed. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/new-pentagon-rules-could-put-women-closer-to-combat-1328840527/ http://www.jewpi.com/new-pentagon-rules-could-put-women-closer-to-combat-1328840527/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:22:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/new-pentagon-rules-could-put-women-closer-to-combat-1328840527/ WASHINGTON – The Pentagon unveiled a new policy on Thursday that will expand job opportunities for women in the military but shift them closer to the fighting, rekindling the issue of women in combat. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/barak-approves-new-settler-homes-in-gevaot-1328839696/ http://www.jewpi.com/barak-approves-new-settler-homes-in-gevaot-1328839696/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/barak-approves-new-settler-homes-in-gevaot-1328839696/ Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday authorized construction of homes and educational facilities in a small, isolated area of Gush Etzion known as Gevaot. This marks the first time that permanent housing has been authorized in Gevaot, which is made up of caravan homes. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/general-strike-set-to-enter-third-day-1328839224/ http://www.jewpi.com/general-strike-set-to-enter-third-day-1328839224/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:24 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/general-strike-set-to-enter-third-day-1328839224/ The Histadrut’s general strike over the employment status of contract workers was set to continue into a third day on Friday, following the breakdown of negotiations between the labor federation’s chairman Ofer Eini and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz late Thursday night. National Labor Court President Nili Arad held a brief hearing around 9 p.m. Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/us-approves-first-new-nuclear-plant-in-a-generation-1328838609/ http://www.jewpi.com/us-approves-first-new-nuclear-plant-in-a-generation-1328838609/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/us-approves-first-new-nuclear-plant-in-a-generation-1328838609/ ROCKVILLE, Md. – US regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in more than 30 years, despite objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman, who cited safety concerns stemming from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima disaster. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/eus-ashton-wants-russia-to-support-u-n-resolution-on-syria-1328838012/ http://www.jewpi.com/eus-ashton-wants-russia-to-support-u-n-resolution-on-syria-1328838012/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/eus-ashton-wants-russia-to-support-u-n-resolution-on-syria-1328838012/ MEXICO CITY – The European Union’s foreign policy chief added her voice on Thursday to international calls for Russia to support a United Nations resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar Assad halt a bloody crackdown on months of unrest. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/leket-app-connects-food-donors-with-charities-1328837406/ http://www.jewpi.com/leket-app-connects-food-donors-with-charities-1328837406/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:30:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/leket-app-connects-food-donors-with-charities-1328837406/ What do you get if you mix a charity with smart phone technology? An app that helps the needy, of course. That is the premise behind a new, free application available for both iPhone and Android phones, in both Hebrew and English, that Leket – Israel’s National Food Bank officially launched this week. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ynet-employees-try-to-form-union-may-lose-jobs-1328836806/ http://www.jewpi.com/ynet-employees-try-to-form-union-may-lose-jobs-1328836806/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:20:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ynet-employees-try-to-form-union-may-lose-jobs-1328836806/ Three employees of online news site Ynet could face imminent dismissal, after management found out that they were recruiting fellow workers to join a recently formed journalists’ union, sources at the website said Thursday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/german-mayor-criticized-for-anti-semitism-1328836205/ http://www.jewpi.com/german-mayor-criticized-for-anti-semitism-1328836205/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:10:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/german-mayor-criticized-for-anti-semitism-1328836205/ BERLIN – Dr. Dieter Graumann, the president of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, on Monday slammed Aachen Mayor Hilde Scheidt for her defense of an anti-Semitic, anti-Israel cartoon and her efforts to denigrate two prominent German-Jewish writers because they criticized modern anti-Semitism and radical Islam. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-hopes-world-rejects-palestinian-unity-govt-1328835615/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-hopes-world-rejects-palestinian-unity-govt-1328835615/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-hopes-world-rejects-palestinian-unity-govt-1328835615/ Amid continuing uncertainty regarding what the Doha agreement between Fatah and Hamas actually means, Israel is stepping up its demand of the international community that it not accept an unreformed Hamas as part of the Palestinian Authority government. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/chile-drops-brush-fire-charges-against-israeli-1328834884/ http://www.jewpi.com/chile-drops-brush-fire-charges-against-israeli-1328834884/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:48:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/chile-drops-brush-fire-charges-against-israeli-1328834884/ Chile’s state prosecution dropped charges on Wednesday against an Israeli backpacker suspected of accidentally starting a massive brushfire in the Torres del Paine national park last month. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/arab-hackers-break-into-cyber-security-website-1328834421/ http://www.jewpi.com/arab-hackers-break-into-cyber-security-website-1328834421/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/arab-hackers-break-into-cyber-security-website-1328834421/ Arab hackers on Wednesday penetrated the Tel Aviv University Security Studies Program website, run by Prof. Yitzhak Ben-Israel, the head of the National Cyber Defense Authority. The website has resumed regular operations. The hacking was ironic, since the National Cyber Defense Authority is supposed to protect Israel from such incidents. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-supporters-lobby-british-parliament-1328833930/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-supporters-lobby-british-parliament-1328833930/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-supporters-lobby-british-parliament-1328833930/ LONDON – The Zionist Federation of the UK reported a record attendance at its annual lobby of Parliament with 300 turning up to make the case for Israel. Organized with the Christian Friends of Israel, the group was made up of Jews and Christians from across the country. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/steinitz-calls-calls-carmel-fire-report-delusional-1328832976/ http://www.jewpi.com/steinitz-calls-calls-carmel-fire-report-delusional-1328832976/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:16:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/steinitz-calls-calls-carmel-fire-report-delusional-1328832976/ Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz reacted Thursday to a report by State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss on the handling of the Carmel Fire disaster, calling it “delusional and nonsensical to the extreme,” Israel Radio reported Thursday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-slams-award-to-anti-semitic-pastor-1328832629/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-slams-award-to-anti-semitic-pastor-1328832629/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:10:29 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-slams-award-to-anti-semitic-pastor-1328832629/ BERLIN – Israeli Embassy representatives expressed dismay with the decision of a German media NGO and former German president Roman Herzog to honor the Bethlehem- based Rev. Mitri Raheb, because of what they term his efforts to delegitimize the Jewish state’s existence. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/foreign-policy-for-republicans-and-others-part-i-1328832022/ http://www.jewpi.com/foreign-policy-for-republicans-and-others-part-i-1328832022/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/foreign-policy-for-republicans-and-others-part-i-1328832022/ For a while, we were concerned that the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination were not saying much about national security and foreign affairs. Now that a few have started, maybe they were better off before. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/democracy-is-alive-and-kicking-in-the-knesset-1328831412/ http://www.jewpi.com/democracy-is-alive-and-kicking-in-the-knesset-1328831412/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/democracy-is-alive-and-kicking-in-the-knesset-1328831412/ This week the parliament of the renascent State of Israel marked its 63rd anniversary. I was awestruck by the 4,000 visitors we had that day, youngsters, observant and nonobservant, Jews and Arabs – all proudly engaged in their inspection of our nation’s democracy at work. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-knesset-today-between-worry-and-hope-1328830843/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-knesset-today-between-worry-and-hope-1328830843/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:40:43 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-knesset-today-between-worry-and-hope-1328830843/ On May 15, 2008, there was a celebration in the Knesset. In honor of Israel’s Independence Day, US President George Bush paid a historic visit here and addressed the plenum. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/sinai-today-iran-judgment-time-before-g-d-1328830449/ http://www.jewpi.com/sinai-today-iran-judgment-time-before-g-d-1328830449/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:34:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/sinai-today-iran-judgment-time-before-g-d-1328830449/ This time there are no excuses. No one can say there was no warning. In a speech delivered last week during mosque prayers, and which was broadcast to the nation, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Iran would support any attack on Israel.“The Zionist regime is a true cancerous tumor on this region [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/savirs-corner-a-new-american-strategy-1328829737/ http://www.jewpi.com/savirs-corner-a-new-american-strategy-1328829737/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:22:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/savirs-corner-a-new-american-strategy-1328829737/ It would seem only natural that with Middle Eastern societies espousing more Western values of greater democracy, freedom, respect for human rights, gender equality, freedom of the press, market economies and social justice we would witness a rapprochement between the Arab Spring countries and the United States. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/editors-notes-fighting-for-zionism-1328829128/ http://www.jewpi.com/editors-notes-fighting-for-zionism-1328829128/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:12:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/editors-notes-fighting-for-zionism-1328829128/ As we stride into 2012, there are far more questions than answers on the news that this year might yield. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/obama-us-will-do-what-it-can-to-help-euro-zone-1328828407/ http://www.jewpi.com/obama-us-will-do-what-it-can-to-help-euro-zone-1328828407/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/obama-us-will-do-what-it-can-to-help-euro-zone-1328828407/ WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama assured Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday that the United States will do whatever it can to help stabilize the situation in the euro zone. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/column-one-the-fatah-hamas-peace-process-1328827825/ http://www.jewpi.com/column-one-the-fatah-hamas-peace-process-1328827825/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:50:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/column-one-the-fatah-hamas-peace-process-1328827825/ On Monday afternoon, the Palestinians destroyed officially whatever was left of the concept of a peace process with Israel. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/electoral-reform-1328827219/ http://www.jewpi.com/electoral-reform-1328827219/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:40:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/electoral-reform-1328827219/ Since the establishment of the Jewish state over six decades ago, there have been repeated attempts to change Israel’s electoral system. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/come-yall-aliya-is-the-solution-1328826625/ http://www.jewpi.com/come-yall-aliya-is-the-solution-1328826625/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:30:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/come-yall-aliya-is-the-solution-1328826625/ The latter oppose Zionism as a godless affront to their religious beliefs. The current consensus here is that Israel should continue to be a Jewish and democratic state. As far as the haredim are concerned, the term “ Jewish ” presumably could be … Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/arabs-to-discuss-joint-un-arab-mission-to-syria-1328826012/ http://www.jewpi.com/arabs-to-discuss-joint-un-arab-mission-to-syria-1328826012/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:20:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/arabs-to-discuss-joint-un-arab-mission-to-syria-1328826012/ CAIRO – Arab foreign ministers will discuss a proposal next week to send a joint UN-Arab mission to Syria, a senior Arab League official said on Thursday, after a solely Arab team failed to end President Bashar Assad’s crackdown on protests. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/wine-talk-drink-pink-1328825290/ http://www.jewpi.com/wine-talk-drink-pink-1328825290/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:08:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/wine-talk-drink-pink-1328825290/ There is nothing like the color pink to evoke romance. It could be pink roses or a pink Valentine’s Day card. What could be a better statement than to drink a pink rosé wine or, even better, a pink sparkling wine with someone you love? Regrettably, since the heady days of Grenache Rosé, pink wines [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/treasury-histadrut-meeting-ends-without-deal-1328824714/ http://www.jewpi.com/treasury-histadrut-meeting-ends-without-deal-1328824714/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:58:34 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/treasury-histadrut-meeting-ends-without-deal-1328824714/ A meeting between Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz and Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini Thursday on stopping the general strike ended without a resolution. According to a spokesman for the Histadrut, the two sides were close to signing an agreement, which was stymied by one final paragraph. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/broken-heart-syndrome-1328824229/ http://www.jewpi.com/broken-heart-syndrome-1328824229/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50:29 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/broken-heart-syndrome-1328824229/ On Valentine’s Day, people who have been unlucky in love will be said to suffer from a “broken heart.” It turns out that a broken heart is an actual medical condition. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/afghanistan-says-children-killed-in-nato-airstrike-1328823610/ http://www.jewpi.com/afghanistan-says-children-killed-in-nato-airstrike-1328823610/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:40:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/afghanistan-says-children-killed-in-nato-airstrike-1328823610/ KABUL – Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai accused NATO on Thursday of killing a number of children in an airstrike, a case which could stoke tensions between the government and its western backers over a mounting civilian death doll. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-bedouin-in-sinai-kidnap-police-armed-recruits-1328822893/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-bedouin-in-sinai-kidnap-police-armed-recruits-1328822893/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:28:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-bedouin-in-sinai-kidnap-police-armed-recruits-1328822893/ Armed beduin in Sinai kidnapped two police officer and 17 soldiers, Egypt’s Al Ahram reported, in the latest in a series of kidnappings by beduin in the Sinai peninsula. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/eini-the-general-strike-will-continue-through-the-weekend-1328822286/ http://www.jewpi.com/eini-the-general-strike-will-continue-through-the-weekend-1328822286/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/eini-the-general-strike-will-continue-through-the-weekend-1328822286/ Histadrut chair Ofer Eini confirmed Thursday that the general strike which began Wednesday over the conditions facing contract workers would continue into Saturday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/freed-morocco-islamists-say-they-owe-release-to-arab-spring-1328821818/ http://www.jewpi.com/freed-morocco-islamists-say-they-owe-release-to-arab-spring-1328821818/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:10:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/freed-morocco-islamists-say-they-owe-release-to-arab-spring-1328821818/ RABAT – The leaders of a Moroccan Islamist group, who were jailed over what campaigners say were trumped-up charges and then released last week, said on Thursday they owed their freedom to the “Arab Spring” and called for other captives to be freed. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-working-on-new-visa-for-israeli-business-owners-1328821107/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-working-on-new-visa-for-israeli-business-owners-1328821107/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:58:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-us-working-on-new-visa-for-israeli-business-owners-1328821107/ The United States government may allow Israeli business owners to live and work in the United States as long as they maintain their businesses there, Channel 10 news reported Thursday. The visa will allow Israelis working in the United States to stay in the US with their families as long as they keep working. Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-yosef-shapira-to-be-israels-next-state-comptroller-1328820502/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-yosef-shapira-to-be-israels-next-state-comptroller-1328820502/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-yosef-shapira-to-be-israels-next-state-comptroller-1328820502/ Judge Yosef Shapira will replace Micha Lindenstrauss as Israel’s state comptroller, Channel 2 News reported Thursday.Current comptroller Lindenstrauss is set to finish his term on July 3. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/treats-for-the-sweet-1328819891/ http://www.jewpi.com/treats-for-the-sweet-1328819891/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/treats-for-the-sweet-1328819891/ Whether you plan to take your sweet heart to a fivestar restaurant or just a drink and dessert, here are a few options to choose from.A sea of love is what chef Eyal Lavi is offering at his seafood restaurant Rokah 73. He believes that seafood is a real aphrodisiac, so the menu features many [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/palestinians-issue-conflicting-statements-on-unity-deal-1328819204/ http://www.jewpi.com/palestinians-issue-conflicting-statements-on-unity-deal-1328819204/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:26:44 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/palestinians-issue-conflicting-statements-on-unity-deal-1328819204/ Divisions in Hamas over the Qatari-sponsored reconciliation agreement deepened Thursday as representatives of the movement issued conflicting statements in response to the deal. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/lieberman-hezbollah-could-soon-provoke-israel-1328818713/ http://www.jewpi.com/lieberman-hezbollah-could-soon-provoke-israel-1328818713/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:18:33 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/lieberman-hezbollah-could-soon-provoke-israel-1328818713/ Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told a group of ambassadors from UN Security Council member-states that Hezbollah could strike up conflict with Israel to divert international attention from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s crackdown of protesters. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/police-find-hashish-ecstasy-weapons-during-nazareth-raid-1328818138/ http://www.jewpi.com/police-find-hashish-ecstasy-weapons-during-nazareth-raid-1328818138/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:08:58 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/police-find-hashish-ecstasy-weapons-during-nazareth-raid-1328818138/ Police discovered 19 kilograms of hashish, 2,500 ecstasy pills and weapons including explosives during a raid on a Nazareth house on Thursday, Israel Radio reported. Police arrested a 24-year-old over the illegal stash of drugs and weapons, and have requested to extend his remand pending the ongoing investigation. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/seems-like-old-times-1328817792/ http://www.jewpi.com/seems-like-old-times-1328817792/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/seems-like-old-times-1328817792/ With all due respect to Burger’s Bar and Holy Bagel, when people go to Jerusalem’s Old City, they want food that fits the biblical theme.Both those places are great, but Abraham, Isaac and Jacob never ate a bagel, and Moses never had a a French fry. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-welcome-change-1328816893/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-welcome-change-1328816893/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:48:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-welcome-change-1328816893/ The popular Italian chain of restaurants Spaghettim has opened the first kosher meat branch in the country in the Bourse Building in Ramat Gan. In fact, it was also the first kosher Spaghettim in Israel five years ago, but in its first incarnation it was a dairy restaurant. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/strange-bedfellows-1328816537/ http://www.jewpi.com/strange-bedfellows-1328816537/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:42:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/strange-bedfellows-1328816537/ It’s not often that a movie can be described as both silly and political, but both of these adjectives apply to the new French comedy The Names of Love (Le Nom des Gens ).While at times it’s overly cutesy and derivative, its energy and charm won me over. While you usually know where it’s heading, [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/loving-threesomes-1328815935/ http://www.jewpi.com/loving-threesomes-1328815935/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:32:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/loving-threesomes-1328815935/ While it may not be “our” day of love, Valentine’s Day appears to have become as popular here as the traditional Tu Be’Av Hebrew calendar event. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-man-for-all-seasons-1328815209/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-man-for-all-seasons-1328815209/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-man-for-all-seasons-1328815209/ Russian-born Baroque violinist Boris Begelman, who spends most of his time in Italy, returns to Israel to perform Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra around the country between February 11 – 15. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/cat-lands-on-her-feet-1328814759/ http://www.jewpi.com/cat-lands-on-her-feet-1328814759/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:12:39 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/cat-lands-on-her-feet-1328814759/ If you ventured on Cat Power in concert a few years ago, it was a toss-up whether you’d witness an inspired, raw performance or shambolic chaos. True, there’s a thin line between the two, but these days the acclaimed 40-year-old American indie singer/songwriter has learned the difference between edgy and over the edge. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/report-at-least-107-killed-in-syrias-homs-1328814272/ http://www.jewpi.com/report-at-least-107-killed-in-syrias-homs-1328814272/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:04:32 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/report-at-least-107-killed-in-syrias-homs-1328814272/ At least 107 people were gunned down Thursday by Syrian security forces in the city of Homs, Al Arabiya reported, a city that has seen some of the most violent elements of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s crackdown on anti-government activists. Syrian forces bombarded the western Syria city, bombing different neighborhoods including Baba Amr. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jamming-for-two-decades-1328813427/ http://www.jewpi.com/jamming-for-two-decades-1328813427/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jamming-for-two-decades-1328813427/ The documentary Pearl Jam at Twenty is clearly a labor of love.Since its release last year, it has been put out there as “a definitive portrait of the band as told by Oscar Award-winning filmmaker and music journalist Cameron Crowe” which, as PR bytes go, isn’t a bad marketing route to follow. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-view-from-israel-whither-the-protesters-1328812817/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-view-from-israel-whither-the-protesters-1328812817/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:40:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-view-from-israel-whither-the-protesters-1328812817/ The so-called Arab Spring, a glimmer of hope for millions of citizens living under authoritarian rule in Arab countries, has become, over the past year, a fading opportunity as Egypt remains chaotic and others, including Libya and Tunisia, continue to be unstable.But it is Syria which has dominated the headlines. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/biden-meets-human-rights-advocates-on-china-1328812246/ http://www.jewpi.com/biden-meets-human-rights-advocates-on-china-1328812246/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:46 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/biden-meets-human-rights-advocates-on-china-1328812246/ WASHINGTON – US Vice President Joe Biden and a group of human rights advocates discussed the “deterioration” of the rights situation in China, the White House said on Thursday, signaling that the issue is likely to figure in his talks with China’s vice president next week. Read More »]]> 0