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| August 13, 2012
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El Al being sued by Florida woman over gender discrimination

El Al statement: “Flight attendants are at the service of passengers.”

By JTA

 

A Florida woman reportedly is suing El Al for gender discrimination after she was forced to change seats to accommodate an ultra-Orthodox man.

Debra Ryder charged that a flight steward moved her to a seat in the back without her prior consent, Israeli media reported. The ultra-Orthodox man had refused to sit next to her and then moved into her aisle seat.

El Al plane

El Al plane – Photo by Nir Keidar

Ryder reportedly filed a lawsuit on Aug. 9 seeking some $12,500 in compensation, including for distress. She had obtained an aisle seat for medical reasons, she told Army Radio. Continue Reading »

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| August 12, 2012
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Knesset Bill calls for Jewish prayer times on Temple Mount

Suggested prayer times would be separate, held for Muslims and Jews with overlap for Christians at Jerusalem’s most holy site.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

On the heels of a US State Department report criticizing Israel for not allowing non-Muslim prayer on the Temple Mount, MK Arye Eldad (National Union) has drafted a bill mandating separate hours for Jews and Muslims to pray at the holy site.

The Temple Mount, built on top of Judaism’s Most Holy Site – Photo: Phillip Pasmanick

“The Temple Mount is the holiest place for the Jewish People, where the First and Second Temple stood,” Eldad explained.

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| August 12, 2012
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Meteor shower in Israel send hundreds to Mitzpe Ramon for spectacular event

‘We’ll see between 30/50 shooting stars per hr,’ says Dr. Laufer from TAU’s Geophysics & Planetary Sciences Dep’t

Ilana Curiel

 

Hundreds of astronomy fans will gather in Mitzpe Ramon on Sunday evening to watch a meteor shower in the Negev skies.

‘Like fairytale’ – Photo: AP

Mitzpe Ramon’s unique desert location and high altitude make it a perfect observation spot.

As part of the event, which was organized by The Israeli Astronomical Association (IAA), the Tel Aviv University’s Astronomy Club, Reshit Mada Foundation, the Mitzpe Ramon Regional Council and Sde Har HaNegev field school, all of the lights in Mitzpe Ramon will be dimmed as well as several of the military bases in the area. Continue Reading »

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| August 12, 2012
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Report: Israelis less productive than most workers in other developed countries

Israel labors longer hours but productivity falls short of other OECD countries; also, the number of college-educated adults is dwindling.

The productivity of the average Israeli worker last year was well below the average among developed countries, new OECD figures show. Israel ranked 24th of 34 countries surveyed.

Israeli workers at a customer-service call center.

Israeli workers at a customer-service call center. – Photo by Dror Artzi

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose members comprise the countries of the developed world ‏(including Israel‏), the productivity per hour of the average Israeli worker last year was $34, which is 30% lower than the OECD average of $44. Continue Reading »

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| August 11, 2012
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Defense-Update Report: F-35 fighter conducts 1st weapons test

Wednesday’s low altitude test checked the futuristic fighter-bomber drop a 1,000-lb (454 kg) GBU-32 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition)  inert smart bomb • Israel, the 1st foreign country to obtain the advanced stealth jet is expected to be allowed to outfit the plane’s systems with  Israeli technology.

By the Israel Hayom Staff

 

The F-35 Lightning II fighter jet successfully completed its first weapon separation test on Wednesday (August 8, 2012) on a test flight. The release was the first time for any version of the F-35 to conduct an airborne weapon separation, and the first time a full separation test was performed with a weapon dropped from the internal weapon bay, the Defense-Update website reported Friday.

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| August 11, 2012
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Israel’s Financial System Preparing for Strike on Iran, Says Fischer

Bank of Israel Governor says the financial apparatus is taking steps for an Israeli strike on Iran & its expected downturn in the economy.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said on Friday that the financial system is preparing for an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and for a possible downturn in the economy which may result.

Speaking to Channel 2 News, Fischer said, “The primary responsibility of each country is to maintain its security. It is possible to describe situations of widespread war which would be very difficult to deal with. We are preparing for a major crisis and for security situation which is much worse.” Continue Reading »

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| August 10, 2012
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U.S. State Department report: Israel bars non-Muslims from worshiping at Temple Mount

State Dept issues Int’l Religious Freedom Report for 2011, criticizing Israel’s policy of barring non-Muslims from worshiping at Temple Mount • Israel Police cite “security considerations” for doing so.

By Shlomo Cesana

 

A U.S. State Department report published on Wednesday criticizes Israel for allowing only Muslims to pray on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

The report, the “International Religious Freedom Report for 2011,” states that Israeli government policy is to grant freedom of religious expression to all, but despite an Israeli Supreme Court ruling, police continue to prevent many people from praying in the area due to what they say are “security considerations.”

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| August 10, 2012
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Golan Commander: “We must be prepared for the worst.”

Golan Commander: As Syria battles, be prepared for worst-case scenario.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The IDF structure of command in the Golan changed this week, with Colonel Oren Cohen replacing Colonel Mounir Amar as head of the Hermon Brigade.

“In these days when a bloody civil war is happening just meters from here, we are changing the command of the Hermon Brigade, which is responsible for defending the eyes of the country,” said Brigadier-General Tamir Hyman, speaking at a ceremony in which Cohen took command.

“We are in a historic period. We do not know how the day after the fall of the Assad regime will look,” he said. Continue Reading »

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| August 8, 2012
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IDF believed to be operating armed UAVs

Although reported that Israel has been operating UAVs for nearly a decade, Jerusalem doesn’t admit to using them

By YAAKOV KATZ

 

 

It has been seen in public, filmed by Palestinians in Gaza and displayed at international air shows.

What is it? According to foreign reports, the IDF uses armed unmanned aerial vehicles to attack targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 UAV

Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 UAV
Photo: Elbit Systems

The Palestinians even have a name for it – Waziz – a reference to the buzzing sound the UAVs make as they fly over the Gaza Strip.

While Jerusalem does not admit to possessing armed UAVs, it has been reported in the rest of the world that Israel has been using them for nearly a decade. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2012
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IDF Releases Video: Terrorists Terminated

Israeli generals reveal that Ground Forces & Air Force engaged Sinai-Gaza terrorists in several clashes before wiping them out in 15 minutes.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu & Gil Ronen

 

IDF generals revealed Monday that soldiers and planes engaged Sunday night’s terrorists in several clashes before wiping them out in 15 minutes. On Monday, the IDF released a video recording of the elimination of the APC carrying the terrorists.

Some of the weapons carried by militants in infiltration attempt, August 6 2012 – Photo: IDF Spokesperson

Lt. Gen Gantz and Southern Command Major General Tal Russo toured the Kerem Shalom crossing area Monday morning, less than 24 hours after a gang of jihad terrorists carried out a well-planned attack on Egyptian soldiers, killing 16 of them and wounded several others, but failing in their second objective to kidnap and murder Israelis. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2012
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It’s Morsi’s choice

It should be apparent to the new Islamist gov’t in Cairo that Israel & Egypt have a mutual interest in maintaining a peaceful border

By Boaz Bismuth

The deadly attack on Monday near the Kerem Shalom Egypt-Israel border crossing, in which 16 Egyptian policemen were killed, should make it clear to Egypt that Israel isn’t the problem — it is the solution.

Boaz Bismuth

Boaz Bismuth – Photo: facebbok

It should be apparent to the new Islamist government in Cairo that Israel and Egypt have a mutual interest in maintaining a peaceful border and protecting it from Islamist terrorist organizations that don’t hesitate to kill their Muslim brethren as they sit down to break the Ramadan fast.

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| August 7, 2012
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Adelson presses Romney on Pollard’s release, embassy move, & Palestinian insincerity

The Daily Beast reports Billionaire also pressing GOP candidate to denounce peace talks with Palestinians as a waste of time.

By JTA

 

WASHINGTON – Sheldon Adelson, a major contributor to Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has asked Romney to speak out publicly for the release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.

Sheldon Adelson – Photo: Reuters

Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee, has said he needs to see the relevant intelligence material accessible to a president before deciding whether to grant Pollard clemency, sources told the Daily Beast website.

Pollard was working as an American civilian intelligence analyst for the Navy when he passed classified information to Israel. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2012
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British PM Cameron: “We must never forget Munich victims”

Prime Minister David Cameron, foreign & local dignitaries gather to remember Israel’s slain athletes; Munich widows say IOC ‘discriminating against athletes because they are Israelis, Jews’

By Yaniv Halili

 

 

LONDON – The 11 victims of the 1972 Munich Olympics terror attack were finally remembered at London’s 2012Olympic Games.

Hundreds gathered for a moment of silence in memory of the murdered athletes, but the gesture did not take place at the site of the Olympic Games, or in the Olympic village. Instead it was held at the periphery of the events.

הכניסה לטקס האזכרה לי"א. זוכרים את הנרצחים (צילום: AP)

Pictures of Muncih victims at entrance to Guild Hall – Photo: AP

The ceremony was held by the Israeli embassy in cooperation with the local Jewish community at London’s famous Guild Hall. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2012
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Israeli Emigration at 40-Year Low; Israelies are Staying Home

The number of Israelis leaving home for the Diaspora declined to a 40-year low, & many “yordim”  (emigrants) – are returning Home.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

The number of Israelis leaving home for the Diaspora declined to a 40-year low, and many “yordim” – emigrants – are returning.

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released data for 2010, the latest period available, and said that the number of Israelis who left the country to live elsewhere was 15,600, 300 fewer than in 2009. Most of the emigrants are from Europe, and only 23 percent are American.

After taking into account new immigrants, the figure for net emigration was only 5,400, which is slightly more than in 2009. Continue Reading »

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| August 6, 2012
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Watch: New Romney’s Presidential Ad Blasts Obama’s Record on Israel

Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has released an ad that criticizes the Obama administration’s treatment of Israel.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

A week after returning from his trip to Israel, Poland and London, the Mitt Romney presidential campaign released a new advertisement, entitled “Cherished Relationship,” which criticizes the Obama administration’s treatment of Israel and draws clear distinctions between the incumbent’s record on Israel and Romney’s record on Israel.

Netanyahu meets Mitt Romney in Jerusalem - Reuters

Netanyahu meets Mitt Romney in Jerusalem – Reuters

“Who shares your values?” the ad begins, with a voice-over adding, “As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel and refuses to recognize Jerusalem as its capital. Continue Reading »

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