March 2012 Archives

Judge awards $2.2 billion to victims of Beirut attack on Marines

Plaintiffs who sued Iran over attack hope frozen Iranian assets in US can be collected; award is third in two weeks

A federal judge has awarded $2.16 billion to victims of the 1983 suicide truck-bombing of U.S. Marines in Beirut, his third award in two weeks to plaintiffs who had sued Iran over the attack.

The money will be difficult to collect, but the victims hope to obtain it from Iranian assets frozen in the United States.

The explosion at the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 – photo credit: US Marines, Wikimedia Commons

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth awarded the money Friday to estates of dead Marines and to injured Marines and their relatives. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Iran

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Video: Land Day Riot in Bethlehem

Soldiers in a watchtower in Bethlehem caught Arab rioters hurling stones and firebombs at their position on video.

Land Day turned violent Friday when Arabs began hurling Molotov cocktails and stones at soldiers near the Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem, and Bethlehem to the south.

A video taken by IDF soldiers in a watchtower in Bethlehem showed rioters massing at the security fence and hurling stones and firebombs at their position.

The soldiers inside can be heard reporting a “balagan” – great chaos or confusion – to their commanders and calling for reinforcements via radio while taking video with their personal smart phones. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Bethlehem, IDF, ‘Palestinian’ incitement

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Ex-Argentina president to face Iran terror cover-up trial

Carlos Menem, several former officials will be tried for allegedly protecting accomplices of Hezbollah, Iran, who are believed to have been behind 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85.

The former president of Argentina will stand trial for obstruction of justice in the investigation of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people and left hundreds wounded.

Judge Ariel Lijo on Friday ruled that Carlos Menem, who was president of the South American country between 1989 and 1999, and several other former officials will be tried for allegedly protecting accomplices of Hezbollah and its backer Iran, who are believed to have been behind the attack.

Category: Jewish News | Tags: Argentina, Hezbollah, Iran

US woman told to remove mezuzah – or get fined

Jewish woman living in Connecticut instructed by condominium management to remove Jewish symbol from doorframe, or receive $50 fine per day. Woman: I feel bullied and saddened

A Jewish woman from Connecticut was told by her condominium complex’ management company that she must remove a mezuzah (a small parchment scroll rolled up in a case that is attached to Jewish homes’ doors) from her doorframe or face a $50 fine per day, a local newspaper reported on Friday.

Barbara Cadranel, 60, said she feels violated by incident. “I’m bullied and I’m saddened,” she told the Hartford Courant. “It’s changed my whole existence here.” Continue Reading »

Category: Jewish News | Tags: anti-Semitism

Report: Iran Supplying Weapons to Gaza, but Not to Hamas

Iran is still supplying weapons to Gaza, but they are intended for groups other than Hamas, according to the Israel Defense website.

The affair between the Hamas terror group and Iran may be over, but the Islamic Republic is still supplying weapons to Gaza, according to Amir Rapaport of the Israel Defense website.

In a report Friday, Rapaport noted that the root of the conflict between the terror group and Iran lies with Syria.

“Iran and Hamas reached a point of conflict following Hamas’ unwillingness to support Bashar al-Assad’s actions against his own people,” wrote Rapaport, also noting how Hamas has even begun to fold in on itself in Syria. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Mid-East News | Tags: Gaza, hamas, Iran

Radical Jews join anti-Israel Jordan rally

Neturei Karta join Arab masses, say Judaism demands liberation of Jerusalem, whole of Palestine

Arab countries mark Land Day – Jordanian news sites have reported Friday afternoon that some 20,000 people are participating in a mass procession in Jordan. The protesters gathered at Jesus’s baptism site, and are planning to march towards the border with Israel. Increased security presence was reported in the area.

According to reports, participants were yelling “where is the Arab League on Jerusalem?” and waving Jordanian and Palestinian flags alongside signs with anti-Israeli slogans.

Four rabbis from the extremist anti-Zionist Neturei Karta sect were also taking part in the march and carried signs reading: “Judaism demands the liberation of Jerusalem and all of Palestine.” Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: ‘Palestinian’ incitement

Caroline Glick: The State Department’s Jerusalem syndrome

I went to the US Consulate this week to take care of certain family business. It was a thoroughly unpleasant experience. I think it is ironic that two days after my extremely unpleasant experience at the consulate, State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland refused to say what the capital of Israel is. It was ironic because anyone who visits the consulate knows that the US’s position on Jerusalem is in perfect alignment with that of Israel’s worst enemies.

Last time I went to the consulate was in 2007. At that time the building was located in the middle of an Arab neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem.

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As Expected – Land Day Turns Violent

Masked rioters attacked IDF troops at Kalandia as a part of Land Day protests; tear gas, high-frequency sound, and ‘skunk’ spay employed.

Land Day turned violent Friday when Arabs began hurling Molotov cocktails and stones at soldiers near the Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem.

The riots began after Friday afternoon Muslim prayers – often a starting point for violence – when dozens of masked Arab youths began rioting at the checkpoint.

Soldiers responded with teargas and deployed the “Skunk” – a vehicle loaded with canons spraying a noxious-smelling liquid. A machine that transmits high frequency sound waves was also employed.

Israel Radio reported several protesters were lightly injured in the clashes and taken to the hosptial. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Mid-East News | Tags: ‘Palestinian’ incitement

Israeli medicine goes to pot

Israel has one of the most progressive medical marijuana programs in the world. For thousands of Israelis suffering cancer, MS, Crohn’s and chronic pain, pot provides vital relief.

While Americans petition state senators to legalize medical marijuana, and the Dutch simply go to an Amsterdam café to self-medicate, thousands of Israelis are enrolled in a regulated medical marijuana program. As talk-show veteran Montel Williams recently saw for himself, Israel is one of the most progressive countries in the world to “legalize it.”

Israel’s inroads into legalizing cannabis for pain relief and managing terminal illness rest on the seminal research of Prof. Continue Reading »

Category: Innovations & Discoveries | Tags: marijuana

Israeli woman is ‘Europe’s top young researcher’

L’Oreal and UNESCO have named a Weizmann Institute biologist working in the field of probiotics for the award.

Multinational cosmetics firm L’Oreal and UNESCO have named a Weizmann Institute biologist working in the field of probiotics, commonly referred to as beneficial bacteria, “Europe’s top young researcher.” For her work in researching probiotics to treat disease, Dr. Naama Geva-Zatorsky will receive a two-year $40,000 postdoctoral scholarship.

During the past three years, young Israeli women have been able to apply for the program, which began 14 years ago and aims at promoting research among women starting out their scientific careers. There are only 15 annual fellowship winners around the world.

Category: Innovations & Discoveries, Jewish News |

Land Day: Lebanon on high alert

Lebanese army boosts security in south in effort to prevent repetition of last year’s border clashes. Haniyeh: Processions herald looming liberation of al-Aqsa mosque from defilement of occupation’

Israel’s neighbors gearing up for Land Day– Lebanese newspaper Daily Star on Friday reported that the country has raised its alert level ahead of Land Day protests planned by Palestinians living in Lebanon. Earlier this week, the newspaper reported that some 30,000 people are scheduled to participate in processions across the country.

According to the report, the Lebanese army set up two central checkpoints – one on the main road near the village of Zahrani, and another one on an inner road leading to southern Lebanon. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Mid-East News | Tags: Palestinian

Global Loser’s March to Jerusalem

This Friday, March 30, 2012, a motley collection of leftists, aging anti-colonialists and assorted other anti-semites intend to storm Israel’s borders (non-violently) from all directions in a “Global March to Jerusalem (GM2J),” Israel’s capital.

The idea is to stage a massive media stunt to demonstrate international solidarity with the Arabs who live in what formerly was known as Jewish Palestine and now aspire to yet another nation state of their own. Not surprisingly, the GM2J is sponsored by the Iranian regime in conjunction with its long-time terror proxies HAMAS and Hizbollah.

There’s been no word yet on whether Iran’s other major terror affiliate—Al-Qaeda—intends to take part. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Palestinian

Tel Aviv braces for 25,000-strong marathon

Organizers are expecting some 100,000 spectators to come out to cheer the runners on; concerts and performances planned along the route.

More than 25,000 people are expected to take part in the Tel Aviv Gillette Marathon 2012 today, with about 1,750 runners registered for the full 42.2 kilometer event.

Organizers are expecting some 100,000 spectators to cheer on the runners, who will start at 6:45 A.M. at Charles Clore Park, on the beach. The full marathon will head north on Hayarkon Street, then to Allenby Road, via Rothschild Boulevard, to the Kirya and the Azrieli complex via Kaplan Street before circling back to Hayarkon Street and on to North Tel Aviv and back to Charles Clore Park via Ibn Gabirol, Frishman, Dizengoff and Nordau streets.

Category: Israel News |

Tunisia’s Jews Sue Over Anti-Semitic Chants

Tunisia’s Jewish community is making an official complaint regarding anti-Semitic slogans that were chanted at a protest held, on Sunday.

Tunisia’s Jewish community said that it is making an official complaint regarding anti-Semitic slogans that were chanted at a protest held, on Sunday, by radical Islamist Salafists.

The demonstration called for the imposition of sharia, or Islamic law, as the main source of legislation in the constitution that is currently being drafted.

“The call to fight against the Jews is absurd,” said Tunisia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs in a statement issued Tuesday, according to the French news agency AFP. Continue Reading »

Category: Jewish News | Tags: anti-Semitism, Tunisia