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| September 21, 2012
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IDF Inquiry: Terrorists exploited soldiers aiding infiltrators

I.D.F. inquiry reveals terrorists on Egypt border fired on security post as several soldiers left to offer water to African infiltrators. Netanel Yahalomi, 20, of of Nof Ayalon killed in the terrorist attack.

By Yoav Zitun

 

Hours after a deadly terror attack on the Israel– Egypt border, the chain of events which led to the killing of an Israel Defense Forces soldier and three terrorists on Friday afternoon is becoming clear.

An initial military investigation launched into the incident reveals that the terrorists took advantage of the arrival of African infiltrators and the fact that IDF soldiers left their post to offer them water. Continue Reading »

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| September 21, 2012
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Anti-jihad ‘savage’ adverts displayed in NYC subway

Pamela Gelle wins court order to post ‘Support Israel. Defeat Jihad’ advert.

Muslim leader: She’s a bigot & a racist

By The Associated Press

 

As violent protests over an anti-Islamic film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed sweep over much of the Muslim world, a conservative blogger’s provocative ad equating Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up in the city’s subway system.

NYC subway train – Photo: AFP

Pamela Geller, who once headed a campaign against an Islamic center near the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack site won a court order to post the ad in 10 subway stations next Monday. Continue Reading »

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| September 20, 2012
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Free online courses given by the Hebrew University

Hebrew University of Jerusalem professors are giving lectures over the Internet to millions of people around the world.

 

Although they will not lead to formal degrees or turn those who take them into doctors, lawyers or engineers, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is making free courses by top lecturers available online to millions of people around the world.

Students at lecture at an Israeli university - Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski

Students at lecture at an Israeli university – Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski

The university has partnered with an organization called Coursera, which offers about 200 undergraduate and graduate courses in a broad range of disciplines, including medicine, literature, history and computer science.

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| September 20, 2012
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Jewish History Being Ignored

The display of statues at Třebíč Ghetto synagogue is just another example of European insensitivity

By Yochanan Visser

 

Fresh manifestations of European anti-Semitism raised their heads once again when Jewish religious leaders were physically attacked by thugs in Berlin and Vienna at the end of August.

Jewish cemetery in Prague – Photo: Ronnie Shelo

Recent data show that anti-Semitism in Europe is on the rise again, especially in Eastern Europe. The situation seems to be worst in Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. A recent Jewish Anti Defamation League poll carried out in Hungary revealed that a majority of that country’s population holds anti-Semitic views. Continue Reading »

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| September 8, 2012
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Israeli elected to UN’s Human Rights Committee

Prof. Yuval Shany selected to judicial body with 112 votes; ‘no trivial matter’ that Israeli was chosen for this prestigious role

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

Professor Yuval Shany

Professor Yuval Shany

WASHINGTON – Professor Yuval Shany, dean at the Hebrew University’s law faculty who was elected to serve on the UN’s Human Rights Committee, was celebrating his achievement on Thursday night.

Speaking of his new role, Shany praised the Foreign Ministry and Israel’s mission to the UN who managed to push the decision after a lengthy diplomatic campaign.

“The fact that Israel was elected to a body with so many hostile countries and others, who see Israel as a human rights violator is not a trivial matter,” Shany told Ynet. Continue Reading »

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| September 3, 2012
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High Holiday services to be held at Alexandria Synagogue

Jewish community leader refutes allegations that authorities canceled Yom Kippur & Rosh Hashana services citing security concerns.

By GIL SHEFLER

 

A member of the Jewish community of Alexandria on Monday denied reports that Egyptian authorities had canceled Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur prayers in the city citing security concerns saying he would personally lead the services during the High Holidays.

The Synagogue in Alexandria - Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

Synagogue in Alexandria – Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

Yousef Gaon, the caretaker of the Eliahou Hanavi Synagogue, was quoted by a Jewish official as saying pearlers will be held at the 180-year-old house of worship this year albeit without an ordained rabbi or cantor.

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| September 1, 2012
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Many Western countries warn tourists: Visit Israel at your own risk

The latest int’l travel advisory warns tourists that Israel periodically conducts military operations in the West Bank & Gaza, with no prior notice, & also advises travelers to avoid demonstrations.

By Ilan Lior

Israel has long starred in other countries’ travel advisories, and reading these warnings isn’t particularly flattering.

The warnings about terror attacks are predictable: Most countries urge their citizens to stay alert while visiting Israel and to avoid certain areas, such as Gaza, the Lebanese and Egyptian borders, and sometimes the West Bank – though no country has yet included a warning about the Iranian threat.

Travel advisories to Israel.

Travel advisories to Israel.

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| August 31, 2012
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Ultra-Orthodox men spit & verbally assault young woman on public bus

Haredi  men curse & spit at woman traveling on an Egged bus from Ramat Gan to Nes Ziona after she refuses their demand to move to the back of the bus • Egged bus company reports that its driver told them she doesn’t have to move.

Shlomie Diaz

 

The controversy over the exclusion of women in Israel resurfaced on Thursday when Dolev Karazi, a young woman who boarded an Egged bus in Ramat Gan, claimed that ultra-Orthodox men told her to sit at the back of the bus and proceeded to curse and spit at her.

Dolev Karazi endured a frightening ride on a Egged bus on Thursday when haredi men tried to force her to move to the back of the bus.

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| August 30, 2012
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Lily Hyde, 96, from Australia says of her aliya, ‘dream come true’

Australian, Lily Hyde, leaves her home for Tel Aviv, probably the oldest Australian ever to immigrate to Israel.

By JTA

 

SYDNEY — A 96-year-old woman from Australia is immigrating to Israel.

Lily Hyde will leave the Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home in Sydney on Wednesday morning for Tel Aviv, where she will be reunited with her family. She is believed to be the oldest Australian ever to immigrate to Israel.

Sydney Opera House – Photo: Reuters

“It’s a dream come true,” Hyde was reported as saying Tuesday just hours before her departure. It will be comforting to have “so many of my family by my side.” Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2012
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Olympians’ widows ‘shocked’ by Munich protocols

The widows of those killed in the ’72 Olympic terrorist attack were appalled to learn of Germany’s refusal to suspend the games due to their lack of alternative TV programming

Shahar Chai

 

The long-vaulted records that detail the chaos surrounding 1972 Munich massacre have angered the widows of two athletes who died in the violent incident.

Spitzer, Romano and Israeli ambassador to UK, Daniel Taub Photo: Israeli Embassy in London

Spitzer, Romano and Israeli ambassador to UK, Daniel Taub – Photo: Israeli Embassy in London

Four decades after Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September group mounted an attack that killed 11 members of the Israeli delegation to the Munich Games, the Israel State Archives on Wednesday released a series of documents that paint a fractured picture of the actions taken by Olympic authorities and the Israeli government during and immediately after the deadly events. Continue Reading »

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| August 25, 2012
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Jews Outraged as Circumcision Becomes an Issue in Denmark

An ex-Jew in Denmark said: Circumcision is a ritual in which ‘black-clad men’ mutilate a baby. Needless to say, Jewish communities outraged.

By Elad Benari

 

After Germany, where attempts to ban circumcision have caused an uproar, the issue is now making headlines in Denmark as well.

The anti-circumcision campaign in Denmark began already several years ago, but seems to have reached new heights, after an article published in the local Politiken newspaper described circumcision as a ritual involving ten people wearing black clothes and which abuses and tortures the baby.

The article was written by Kjeld Koplev, a Danish journalist who converted from Judaism to Christianity. Continue Reading »

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| August 23, 2012
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U.S. baseball All Star Kevin Youkilis planning to join Israel team in World Classic

Former MLB player Brad Ausmus has signed on as coach & retired players  Gabe Kapler &  Shawn Green have agreed to assist as coaches & players for Team Israel.

By JTA

Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis said he will play for Israel at the World Baseball Classic.

Youkilis told Israel Sports Radio Wednesday that he would play for Team Israel if he is healthy. This season, the three-time All Star is hitting .241 with 15 home runs and 47 runs batted in. He has been hampered by injuries for much of the past three seasons.

Kevin Youkilis - AP - 21.7.2012

Chicago White Sox Kevin Youkilis during a game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Saturday, July 21, 2012.

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| August 23, 2012
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Vatican appointment is an embarrassment to Israel

The Church’s appointment of archbishop associated with pedophile priests’ scandal as envoy to Jerusalem demonstrates strained Israel-Vatican ties

By Menachem Gantz

 

The decision by Pope Benedict XVI to appoint Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto as the new papal ambassador to the Holy Land is an embarrassment and humiliation for Israel. The new papal nuncio, as the ambassador is known, has been serving as papal envoy to Australia since 2007, and he is expected to replace outgoing Archbishop Antonio Franco after six years of service in Jerusalem.

Strained relations with Vatican?

Strained relations with Vatican?

Franco, who threatened to boycott the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony five years ago, will be remembered in Rome as the envoy who conducted the Catholic Church’s battle to clear the name of Pope Pius XII at the Yad Vashem Museum. Continue Reading »

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| August 22, 2012
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First German Rabbi faces criminal charges over anti-circumcision ruling

Rabbi David Goldberg accused of committing ‘bodily harm’ in first case since German court ruling banning religious circumcisions in May

By Ynet

 

A German rabbi has been criminally charged for performing a circumcision, committing what the indictment calls “bodily harm,” media outlets reported on Tuesday.

Archives Photo: AP

Archives Photo: AP

The lawsuit against David Goldberg, who is a mohel and the Rabbi of the city of Hof Saale in Bavaria, is the first known case following the anti-circumcision ruling issued by a German court in May.

According to media reports, the charges were filed by a physician from the city of Hessen, and was based on the court ruling which stated that performing a religious circumcision ritual can be considered a crime. Continue Reading »

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| August 22, 2012
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Warning to Israel: Harming Al-Aqsa Will Open Gates of Hell

The PRC terrorist orgs threatens Israel against harming the Al-Aqsa mosque.

By Elad Benari

 

The Popular Resistance Committees terrorist organization threatened Israel on Tuesday, warning it that any harm to the Al-Aqsa mosque would “open the gates of hell against the Zionist enemy.”

Al-Aqsa mosque – Photo: Phillip Pasmanick

 

In a statement the organization issued, it stressed its commitment to protecting the dignity of the mosque, which it claimed is being “contaminated by the Zionists”, through the masses of the Islamic nation which has started waking up and meeting its religious commitment towards “Palestine” and towards the Al-Aqsa mosque. Continue Reading »

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