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| June 4, 2012
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Romney Widens Lead; Obama Worried about Jewish Vote

Romney is leading Obama in the polls by a new high of four percent as the president tries to win back sagging support from Jews.

 

Republican de facto presidential candidate Mitt Romney is leading President Barack Obama in the polls by a new high of four percent as the president tries to win back sagging support from Jews. Romney has sewn up the nomination and is scheduled to be officially nominated at the GOP’s summer convention.

Obama greets Jews at White House

Obama greets Jews at White House - Photo by Reuters

The latest daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday by Rasmussen gives 48 percent of the vote to Romney, 44 percent to Obama, 4 percent to other candidates and the rest undecided.

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| June 1, 2012
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Defeated Israeli chess master discovers a new, powerful fan

Boris Gelfand claims he was unaware of ‘extend of interest in the match in Israel;’ hopes coverage will generate momentum for Israeli chess.

MOSCOW – Boris Gelfand said on Thursday that he hadn’t really been aware of the stir he was causing in Israel during the World Chess Championship, but now that he knows, he considers it a “huge thing” – both for him and for chess in this country.

In an interview with Haaretz, Gelfand was asked how he felt suddenly being a household name in Israel. “I wasn’t completely aware of the extent of the interest in the match in Israel,” he said. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2012
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White house apologizes for Obama’s Holocaust gaffe

Polish Foreign Minister says President’s slip up during award ceremony to honor anti-Nazi war hero was a matter of ‘ignorance and incompetence’

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said President Barack Obama misspoke on Tuesday when he referred to a “Polish death camp” while honoring a Polish war hero.

 

President Barack Obama upset Poles by describing German death camps located in Poland as 'Polish' camps. (photo credit: Official White House/Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama upset Poles by describing German death camps located in Poland as 'Polish' camps. - Photo: Official White House/Pete Souza

 

The president’s remark had drawn immediate complaints from Poles who said Obama should have called it a “German death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland,” to distinguish the perpetrators from the location. Continue Reading »

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| May 28, 2012
Comments Off on Anticipating INS Crocodile, More Submarine Crews Trained

Anticipating INS Crocodile, More Submarine Crews Trained

 

Israel Navy prepares to receive its fourth submarine, the INS Tanin (Crocodile), motivates youth to join submarines.

By Gil Ronen

 

The Israeli Navy is preparing to receive its fourth Dolphin-class submarine by training a larger number of combat submarine crewmen and marine commando forces. The IDF Website quoted a reliable Navy source as saying approximately 10% more submarine crewmen will be trained at first.

Approximately two weeks ago, Israel Navy Submarine Tanin (Crocodile) was launched in the city of Kiel, Germany and officially handed over to the Ministry of Defense and the Israeli Navy.

“The submarine is currently undergoing tests, which only a limited number of officers participate in,” an Israeli Navy official told the IDF website. Continue Reading »

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| May 28, 2012
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Facebook reaches rabbinical court

Woman convinces rabbinical court that Facebook correspondence is infidelity

 

A woman who presented the rabbinical court with extremely suggestive correspondence between her husband and other women on Facebook convinced judges that his actions constitute infidelity.

Damning evidence Photo: Reuters

Damning evidence - Photo: Reuters

The court subsequently ruled that the husband must pay damages of NIS 150,000 shekels (roughly $40,000.)

The man and woman, who are both in their 30s, met on a dating website. After some months they decided to turn a new leaf in their lives, get married and raise together their children from previous marriages.

Yet six months after the marriage, the woman discovered that the husband continued to correspond with other women on the dating websites and on Facebook and decided to divorce him. Continue Reading »

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| May 27, 2012
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Spain: If you restore it, Israelis will come

Seeking to attract more Israeli tourists, Spain is investing tens of millions of euros in restoring ancient synagogues and Jewish cultural sites. Yes, including a revival of kosher cuisine

 

Despite the economic crisis and the new austerity measures affecting Spain recently, more than a few of the country’s local authorities are ready and willing to allot funds for the restoration of the country’s Jewish past. With good reason – Spain has seen a consistent rise in the number of Jewish and Israeli visitors in recent years.

A busy plaza in Barcelona Photo: Gili Sofer

A busy plaza in Barcelona Photo: Gili Sofer

An article published recently in the Spanish newspaper “La Vanguardia” indicated that in six years, Israeli tourists have increased their spending in Barcelona by a factor of four. Continue Reading »

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| May 26, 2012
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Chag Sameach: The Torah’s Holiday Starts Saturday Night

The Jewish holiday of Shavuot will begin on Saturday night. Thousands will stream to the Western Wall.

 

The Jewish holiday of Shavuot is set to begin Saturday night adjoining the Sabbath – lasting for its one Biblical day (from sunset to the next sunset) in Israel, and two days in the rest of the world.

Shavuot (Pentecost, Feast of Weeks), as well as Pesach (Passover) and Sukkot (Tabernacles), are the three pilgrimage festivals on which Jews are bidden to visit Jerusalem. Tens of thousands of people are in fact expected to arrive at the Western Wall throughout Saturday night and Sunday morning, though the Biblical commandment to visit Jerusalem on these days applies fully only when the Holy Temple is built. Continue Reading »

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| May 25, 2012
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US: Woman fired by haredim for being ‘too busty’

NJ resident Lauren Odes says ultra-Orthodox employers at lingerie warehouse fired her due to breast size, ‘provocative clothing’

 

A New Jersey woman said on Monday that she was dismissed from a temporary job at a New York lingerie warehouse because her male employers felt she was too busty and dressed too provocatively for the workplace.

Wearing a form-fitting sequined black dress and black leather, sequin-studded boots, Lauren Odes, 29, said her Orthodox Jewish employers at Native Intimates told her that outfit and others like it were “too hot” for the warehouse.

“We should not be judged by the size of our breasts or the shape of our body,” Odes said. Continue Reading »

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| May 25, 2012
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Germany’s medical association apologizes over Nazi-era experiments

Association issues official apology over experiments on concentration camp inmates, as well as doctors’ roles in sterilization, euthanasia programs.

Germany’s medical association earlier this week adopted a declaration apologizing for experiments and other actions of doctors under the Nazi regime.

In the statement in Nuremberg, the association said many doctors under the Nazis were “guilty, contrary to their mission to heal, of scores of human rights violations and we ask the forgiveness of their victims, living and deceased, and of their descendants.”

SS officers outside of Auschwitz. Richard Baer, Dr. Josef Mengele, Josef Kramer and Rudolf Hoess.

Germany's medical association earlier this week adopted a declaration apologizing for experiments and other actions of doctors under the Nazi regime.

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| May 23, 2012
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Israeli gives up on Everest summit to help Turkish climber

Ben Yehuda, 24, was 300 meters from peak; would have been youngest Israeli to complete ascent

 

Mount Everest (photo credit: AP/Binod Joshi)
Mount Everest (photo credit: AP/Binod Joshi)
An Israeli mountaineer abandoned his dream to reach the summit of Mount Everest just 300 meters from the peak in order to save an injured Turkish climber.

Twenty-four-year-old Nadav Ben Yehuda would have become the youngest Israeli to summit the world’s highest mountain, but he aborted his ascent to assist the stranded climber, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday.

Nadav Ben Yehuda (via Facebook)Nadav Ben Yehuda (via Facebook)

The two climbers were then evacuated by helicopter to Kathmandu. Ben Yehuda was said to be suffering from frostbite in the course of the rescue, and there were fears that he might lose one or more of his fingers. Continue Reading »

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| May 22, 2012
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Olympic Committee defends stance against moment of silence for Israel’s ‘Munich 11’

The IOC  defends its stance against a moment of silence at the London Games for Israel’s 11 athletes & coaches murdered by Palestinian terrorists

The International Olympic Committee on Monday defended its stance against a moment of silence at the London Games for Israel’s 11 athletes and coaches killed by terrorists in 1972, a response that follows an Israeli official’s vow to pressure the organizing committee to change its position.

 

A memorial service is held during the 1972 Munich Olympics for the Israeli athletes and coaches killed by Palestinian terrorists.
A memorial service is held during the 1972 Munich Olympics for the Israeli athletes and coaches killed by Palestinian terrorists.

“The IOC has paid tribute to the memory of the athletes who tragically died in Munich in 1972 on several occasions and will continue to do so.

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| May 22, 2012
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Israeli firm to fortify Jewish schools in Australia

Al-Sorag to install protection mechanisms in Jewish educational institutions; project to cost $500,000

 

Israeli protection solution company Al-Sorag was chosen to fortify Jewish educational institutions across Australia. Protection process will include installation of 4500 square meters of different protection solutions in kindergartens and Jewish schools, at a cost of half a million dollars.

Jewish center in Sidney Photo: Erez Paz

Jewish center in Sidney - Photo: Erez Paz

The extensive fortification project is expected to be completed in the coming months and will respond to a wide range of threats.

The comprehensive protection will include installation of protective coatings on panes, anchoring systems and cable protection systems for doors, as well as installation of transparent bars. Continue Reading »

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| May 21, 2012
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Chinese execs to study at Tel Aviv University

Executives to take business course as part of cooperation agreement with Nanjing

 

Some 1,000 senior Chinese executives and entrepreneurs have enrolled in the LAHAV Executive Education program at Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Management, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported.

Tel Aviv University Photo: Shaul Golan

Tel Aviv University - Photo: Shaul Golan

On Monday the university is scheduled to host a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and China. During the event, a cooperation agreement is expected to be signed between the university and the city of Nanjing.

According to the agreement, each year, for the next five years, Nanjing will send 1,000 senior executives and entrepreneurs to take a course titled “Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Israeli model.” Continue Reading »

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| May 20, 2012
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‘Palestinians will lose jobs if boycott persists’

Owners of factories in West Bank say South African decision to mark settlement products will only harm local employees. ‘Ideology is a nice thing, but economic interests eventually prevail,’ says factory manager

 

The South African Trade and Industry Minister’s decision to mark products from the settlements did not surprise factory owners in the West Bank, who are accustomed by now to boycott attempts; however, some of them are concerned that the current move will be followed by other countries, potentially leading to substantial damages for them and for their employees.

Settlement product boycott Photo: Issam Rimawi

Settlement product boycott - Photo: Issam Rimaw

Ironically, those who would get harmed the most by the move are some 15,000 Palestinian workers who are employed in these factories and depend on them to make a living. Continue Reading »

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| May 20, 2012
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Secular residents win one in the big battle for Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s mayor scraps plan to build Ultra-Orthodox preschools in Kiryat Hayovel in south-west Jerusalem – and opts to build a secular yeshiva instead. 

Jerusalem’s secular residents have won an important victory in an ongoing battle against ultra-Orthodox groups over the fate of an open field in Kiryat Hayovel. Mayor Nir Barkat announced last week that the contested tract of land in the southwestern neighborhood of the capital would be used for a yeshiva – a secular yeshiva, that is.

The large barren field in Kiryat Hayovel has, in recent years, turned into a flashpoint between secular and ultra-Orthodox groups. The neighborhood has become a symbol of secular opposition to the increasingly Haredi character of Israel’s capital. Continue Reading »

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