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| August 22, 2012
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CNN Reports: US offers Egyptian army intel for its Sinai battles

 

The White House is offering Egypt increased intel sharing, including satellite imagery & drone flights and intercepts of cellphone & other communications among militants in Sinai •  for the first time since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Egypt is preparing to use aircraft & tanks in Sinai in its offensive against militants there.

By Israel Hayom Staff and Reuters

 

Looking to increase security in the Sinai Peninsula, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is offering Egypt a package of classified intelligence-sharing capabilities designed to help it identify military threats in the area and reassure Israel that Egypt can deal with rising militancy along Israel’s border, a senior Pentagon official told CNN on Monday.

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| August 21, 2012
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Leftist NGO Takes Taglit Youths on Pro-Arab PA Tours

Makor Rishon: NGOs take Birthright groups to Palestinian Authority villages and providing an anti-“occupation” narrative.

By Gil Ronen

 

Pro-Arab NGOs have been taking advantage of the Taglit-Birthright program that brings young Jewish people on tours of Israel – to take the tourists on their own tours and provide them with a pro-Arab perspective on Israel, according to the Makor Rishon newspaper.

Birthright group arrives in Israel

Birthright group arrives in Israel
Israel news photo: Birthright PR

Taglit-Birthright brings thousands of young Jews to Israel every year, for 10-day tours in which they learn about Israel, meet Israelis and strengthen their Jewish identity. Many of the participants choose to lengthen their stay in Israel and use the time to visit relatives, hike or just have fun before they take the free flight home. Continue Reading »

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| August 20, 2012
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Pro-Palestinians dismayed at the ‘Guardian’ hiring of Treviño

Pro-Palestinian activists express “shock & dismay” in letter to paper’s editor of newly appointed author’s alleged “incitement to murder” written in a past Twitter comment.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A group of pro-Palestinian activists expressed “shock and dismay” Sunday at the addition of journalist and board member of Act for Israel Joshua Treviño to the British daily The Guardian’s US commentary team.

Guardian newspaper

Guardian newspaper
Photo: Toya, Wikimedia Commons

In a letter to the Guardian’s editor, signed by Sarah Colborne, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, along with other heads of pro-Palestinian organizations and individuals ranging from academics to actors, the activists accused Treviño of urging the Israeli army to murder US citizens, citing a message Treviño posted on Twitter in 2011: “Dear IDF: If you end up shooting any Americans on the new Gaza flotilla – well, most Americans are cool with that.

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| August 19, 2012
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March in Sweden Wearing Kippot on Heads

Hundreds of Jews & non-Jewish supporters wearing kippot marched in Malmo, Sweden  protesting against the recent rise in anti-Semitism.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Hundreds of Orthodox Jews wearing kippot, as well as non-Jewish supporters, marched in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Friday, protesting against the recent rise in anti-Semitism and calling for religious tolerance for all minorities.

A number of anti-Semitic incidents have been reported by the Jewish community of Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, in recent years, including verbal abuse directed against an Orthodox rabbi.

Willy Silberstein of the Swedish Committee Against Anti-Semitism, which organized the march, called the turnout “impressive.”  Continue Reading »

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| August 16, 2012
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Declaration of Establishment of State of Israel on May 14, 1948

From the Website of: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 Declaration of Establishment of State of Israel – 14 May 1948

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Below: On May 14, 1948, on the day in which the British Mandate over a Palestine expired, the Jewish People’s Council, led by David Ben-Gurion, gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. The new state was recognized that night by the United States and three days later by the USSR.


 

ERETZ-ISRAEL [(Hebrew) – the Land of Israel, Palestine] was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Continue Reading »

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| August 15, 2012
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Anti-Semitic Party Leader In Hungary Discovers He’s a Jew

Szegedi resigned last month from all party positions but that wasn’t good enough for the party: It asked him to give up his seat in the European Parliament because of the suspected bribery, not his Jewish roots.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As a rising star in Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party, Csanad Szegedi was notorious for his incendiary comments on Jews: He accused them of “buying up” the country, railed about the “Jewishness” of the political elite and claimed Jews were desecrating national symbols.

Then came a revelation that knocked him off his perch as ultra-nationalist standard-bearer: Szegedi himself is a Jew. Continue Reading »

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| August 14, 2012
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The lost tribes of Israel lead to Jewish communities in Africa

Jewish filmmaker Laurence Gavron, the first Senegalese-naturalized white person to be elected for parliament, will soon release a documentary on the Jewish history of African tribes.

By JTA

 

Filmmaker Laurence Gavron is on a journey to document lost Jewish tribes in Africa. The French-born Gavron, who has made Senegal her home since 1989, says she was immediately taken by the project, which she says combines her passion for Africa with the mystery of rediscovering Judaism.

The film, titled “Black Jews, Juifs noir en Afrique,” focuses on a dozen African tribes – in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and other countries – each with a Jewish story. 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 8, 2012
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Black Swan’s Millepied & Natalie Portman wed in a Jewish ceremony

In 2011 Portman got engaged, won an Academy Award, & gave birth to their 1st son Aleph. Now after 2 year engagement, the movie star said “I do” to “Black Swan” choreographer in a private Jewish ceremony.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

On Monday, Israeli-American movie star Natalie Portman wed her fiancé, French choreographer Benjamin Millepied in a small Jewish ceremony in Big Sur, California. According to People Magazine, guests included fellow child actor Macaulay Culkin and real estate mogul Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, who converted to Judaism before marrying her husband Jared Kushner.

The blushing bride, Portman, in “Black Swan.”

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| August 8, 2012
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Norwegian children’s watchdog: Replace circumcision with symbolic ritual

Children’s watchdog, Dr. Anne Lindboe,  says Circumcising boys violates their right to decide over their own body.

By JTA

 

Norway’s ombudsman for children’s rights has proposed that Jews and Muslims replace male circumcision with a symbolic, nonsurgical ritual.

Circumcision protest

Anti-circumcision movements have been gaining momentum: A demonstration in Canada. – Photo by Reuters

Dr. Anne Lindboe told the newspaper Vart Land last month that circumcising boys was a violation of their right to decide over their own body.

“Muslim and Jewish children are entitled to the same protection as all other children,” Lindboe said, adding that the practice caused unnecessary pain and was medically unbeneficial. 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 5, 2012
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Bloomberg Report: ‘Israel has enough gas to last 150 years’

Bloomberg news agency reports Mediterranean explorations have uncovered $240 billion worth of gas, far more than Israel can ever use.

By Ynet

 

 

Gas exploration companies Noble Energy Inc., Delek Group Ltd. and others have discovered enough natural gas to supply Israel’s domestic needs for the next 150 years, an investigative report published by Bloomberg news agency claimed on Saturday.

Noble Energy gas rig

 

 

“The gas would be worth about $240 billion, equal to Israel’s annual economic output, based on today’s prices in the UK,” the report claimed.

The report described Israel’s ongoing debate over how to manage the gas discoveries. Continue Reading »

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| August 3, 2012
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Here’s How Obama’s Jewish margin in Florida could be decisive

According to Florida polls, Obama is losing support from Jewish voters; may even lose state to Romney in 2012 election. Romney campaign advisor says, ‘Jewish voters, like all voters, have been impacted by still-struggling economy,’

By Reuters

 

Selma and Kenneth Furst were among the hundreds of thousands of Florida’s Jewish voters who helped put Barack Obama in the White House four years ago.

This time out, the Fursts are still solidly behind the president, but they aren’t so sure about some of their Jewish neighbors and friends.

“It’s a hard decision, for people to make up their minds,” said Selma Furst, 91, who lives in a condo community in Tamarac, a city of 60,000 near Fort Lauderdale, with her husband, Kenneth, 94. Continue Reading »

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| August 3, 2012
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Boycotting the Rabbinate, 20,000 Israelis get married abroad annually

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, figures show that 47,855 Israeli couples marry via Orthodox Rabbinical Courts.

 

 

Close to 20,000 Israelis tie the knot overseas every year, mainly to avoid the tortuous process of a religious marriage at home.

Tali Haberfeld-Adar, 42, married David, 48, two months ago at a speedy ceremony in Cyprus. For both, it was a second marriage. Having already suffered the rabbinate, they chose another way.

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A civil wedding in Tel Aviv. – Photo by Archive

Haberfeld-Adar said her first marriage via the rabbinate “dealt mainly with paperwork, forms and fees.” Continue Reading »

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| July 31, 2012
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Son of Munich Victim Reveals Horrific New Details of the Massacre

Der Speigel: German detective novelist Willi Voss provided the Palestinians with fake credentials, including passports, and aided the terrorists in obtaining weapons. He also drove the Palestinians around Germany to meet with various co-conspirators.

By Ezriel Gelbfish

 

New information has surfaced concerning the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich, Germany.  Guri Weinberg, whose father Moshe was an Israeli wrestling coach killed at the Games, recounted on FoxNews.com, the details of the massacre and his family’s attempt to institute a commemorative minute of silence at various Olympic events since the Games in Munich. Continue Reading »

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