American mainstream media bias & Iran’s ‘right’ to continue enriching uranium

How did so much of mainstream media get it wrong & reach the conclusion that Iran had “slowed down” or “frozen” its nuclear program when in actuality, not only has Iran been enriching more uranium, it has also been quietly working on the next big expansion of its Natanz facility?

By Dore Gold

 

Last weekend, the International Atomic Energy Agency published one of its regular reports on the status of the Iranian nuclear program. This report was particularly important because it was coming out right before this week’s critical meetings in Geneva between Iran and the P5+1, where it would be decided whether sanctions against Iran would be reduced in exchange for concessions on the Iranian nuclear program. Continue Reading »

Knesset Member Moshe Feiglin: Cool on Palestinians but, Hot for Pot

MK Feiglin’s support for liberalizing the marijuana laws in Israel derives, in part, from personal considerations. His wife suffers from Parkinson’s disease & uses cannabis to alleviate her symptoms.

 

An Israeli medical marijuana patient getting help inhaling the drug. (Tikun Olam)

An Israeli medical marijuana patient getting help inhaling the drug. – Photo: Tikun Olam

Aside from a small green sign, the clinic is unidentifiable, its one window blocked with a sheet and covered with chains. A single metal door is guarded by a man with a large knit yarmulke, ritual fringes and a holster hanging below his belt.

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Remembering John F. Kennedy

The city of Dallas, Texas observes the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination with it’s 1st official commemorative ceremony.

By REUTERS

 

DALLAS- Dallas will observe the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Friday with its first official ceremony to mark the event seen as the darkest day in the city’s history.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly known as "Jack" or by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States,

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly known as “Jack” or by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States.

Kennedy will be remembered with prayers, a speech by Mayor Mike Rawlings and military jets flying over the city’s Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy was shot. Continue Reading »

14 US senators promise new legislation imposing stricter Iranian sanctions

 

14 Democratic and Republican US senators vow to work together on additional legislation imposing new tougher sanctions on Iran over upcoming weeks.

Republican proposes bill mapping out final agreement, seeking to restrict Obama’s capacity to offer sanctions relief & to pass it as quickly as possible.

By Bradley Klapper

 

A group of 14 Democratic and Republican US senators said on Thursday they would work together on legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran over the coming weeks, and work to pass it as quickly as possible.

US Senate

US Senate

“A nuclear weapons capable Iran presents a grave threat to the national security of the United States and its allies and we are committed to preventing Iran from acquiring this capability,” they said. Continue Reading »

Arab Bank: Can’t Deposit,Withdraw ‘Bonus’ Given to Released Murderers, it’s ‘Terror Money’

Arab Bank in Ramallah refuses to transfer/deposit/withdraw Israeli released terrorists’ monthly stipend from Abbas’ Palestinian Authority.

The new policy comes as bank faces terror funding lawsuits.

By Dalit Halevi, Ari Yashar

 

 

A released terrorist claims that the Arab Bank in Ramallah refused to transfer the monthly salary he receives from the Ministry of Prisoners into his private account, calling the salary “terror money.”

Each of the 26 terrorists released in the second batch of “gestures” to the Palestinian Authority (PA) received a $50,000 grant. In addition, those imprisoned over 25 years received senior governmental posts with a 14,000 shekels ($4,000) monthly salary, and those imprisoned under 25 years are to receive a monthly 10,000 shekels ($2,800) stipend. Continue Reading »

Gaza in Deep Sewage, Hamas Refuses to Buy Fuel

Under Egyptian Siege, and no longer able to smuggle stolen or cheap fuel via tunnels, and refusing to pay taxes to PA on purchased fuel, raw sewage is flooding Gaza City neighborhood, with 13 more sewage stations close to overflowing because pumps aren’t running.

By Gil Ronen

 

Raw sewage has flooded streets in a southern neighborhood of Gaza City in recent days, threatening a health disaster, writes the New York Times. The reason: cheap diesel fuel can no longer be smuggled in from Egypt, because Egypt’s army has shut down the smuggling tunnels that connected Gaza with Sinai.

The Hamas government shut down Gaza’s lone power plant on November 1, causing a pump station to flood. Continue Reading »

Israeli restaurant: Turn off smartphone & get 50% discount

 

After winnings a $23 million Illinois lottery, Jawdat Ibrahim, who opened the restaurant in 1993 says smartphones have destroyed the modern dining experience: “We want people to socialize, instead of sitting with their phones.”

By The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

A restaurant owner in an Arab village outside of Jerusalem says he is on a mission to save culinary culture by making diners a simple offer: Turn off your cellphone and get a 50 percent discount.

Diners sit at a restaurant in Abu Gosh, just outside of Jerusalem – Photo: AP

Jawdat Ibrahim says smartphones have destroyed the modern dining experience.

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Germany’s Council of Jews honoring Pastor, a dedicated defender of Jewish right’s

Council of Jews in Germany is honoring the Protestant pastor for his support of Jewish life in Germany, his dedication to Israel & his “unconditional solidarity in the circumcision debate”.

 

BERLIN — The Central Council of Jews in Germany is giving its highest honor to a pastor who defended the Jewish right to ritual circumcision.

Nikolaus Schneider, president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany

Nikolaus Schneider, president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany

Nikolaus Schneider, 66, president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany — the country’s main Protestant body — will receive the the Leo Baeck Prize on Thursday in Berlin.

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34,600 illegal Palestinian Arabs working in Israel

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reports  the unemployment rate in the PA areas at 19.1% and in Hamas controlled Gaza is at 32.5%.

By YASSER OKBI, THE POST CORRESPONDENT

 

 

The number of Palestinians from the West Bank working Jewish settlements there and in Israel has increased from ninety-six thousand in the first quarter of the year to 103 thousand  in the third quarter.

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Palestinian greenhouse worker in Jenin – Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

The numbers were released in a report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.

51,000 of the Palestinian workers employed in Israel had work permits while 34,600 did not have permits, according to the report. Continue Reading »

Dutch Roman Catholic station pulls Jews-killed-Jesus ad off air following protests


The video, aired at the end of a children’s program on a Roman Catholic station, featured a song which accuses Jews of plotting to kill Jesus.

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A Dutch Catholic public broadcaster has apologized and pulled off the air a video clip featuring a song which accuses Jews of plotting to kill Jesus.

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The Jews’ fault? Jesus as imagined in the film Passion of the Christ (2004) – Photo: Reuters

The video, which was aired earlier this month at the end of a children’s program on the Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap (Roman Catholic Church Association) television station featured a song by Pearl Jozefzoon, about how Jews regarded Jesus. Continue Reading »

21 Arabs Arrested for Rock Throwing & Firebomb Attacks in Latest IDF Crackdown

In attempt at secure streets against attacks on Jewish motorists, IDF operation lead to 21 arrests this past week for ‘road terror’ attacks.

By Maayana Miski

 

The increasing frequency of rock and firebomb attacks targeting Israeli motorists in Judea and Samaria has led the IDF and police to crack down on “road terror.”

This week, 21 Palestinian Arab suspects were arrested on suspicion of throwing rocks or firebombs. Sixteen remain in custody following questioning, while five who were detained in the Binyamin region, north of Jerusalem, were later released.

A statement from the Israel Police said, “Police in the Judea and Samaria district, in cooperation with the IDF, will keep working to reduce rock attacks as much as possible.” Continue Reading »

Azerbaijan Police arrests Iranian for planning attack on Israeli embassy

 

Iran’s Quds Forces operative Hasan Faraji displayed “suspicious behavior” while wandering around Israel’s embassy in Baku.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

 

An Iranian national was arrested in Azerbaijan two weeks ago on the suspicion he was planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Baku, Channel 10 reported on Wednesday.

Hasan Faraji, a suspected Iranian Quds Forces operative.

Hasan Faraji, a suspected Iranian Quds Forces operative.- Photo: Screenshot Channel 10

Hasan Faraji, 31, was arrested by Azerbaijani police after displaying “suspicious behavior” while wandering around the Israeli embassy in Baku on October 31. Faraji, who resisted arrest, was sentenced to 30 days of administrative detention, according to the APA news agency

According to Channel 10, Faraji is a part of the Iranian Quds Forces, a special unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that, among other roles, is tasked with planning and executing terrorist attacks against Israeli targets overseas. Continue Reading »

Gulf States team with Israel in ‘strange alliance’ against Tehran

 

Talks of emerging deal between Iran & the West bring unprecedented public ties between Israel and the Gulf.

Jerusalem sees a nuclear Iran as existential threat.

Sunni states of the Persian Gulf finds the Shiite republic of Iran mortally dangerous to region.

Associated Press

When US Secretary of State John Kerry made another stop in the Middle East this month, he received an expected earful over Washington’s outreach to Iran: Don’t trust Tehran, tighten sanctions even more, anything short of complete nuclear concessions is a grave mistake.

US Secretary John Kerry and Saudi FM Prince Saud al-Faisal - Photo: AP

US Secretary John Kerry and Saudi FM Prince Saud al-Faisal – Photo: AP

Kerry’s meeting wasn’t in Israel, though. Continue Reading »

U.S. Sec. of St.: Muslim Brotherhood ‘stole’ Egyptian revolution

The youth at Tahrir Square were not motivated by any religious ideology, commented Kerry in remarks most likely to please Egypt’s military.

 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused Egypt’s well-organized Muslim Brotherhood of having “stolen” the revolution that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

Anti-Morsi protesters In Cairo's Tahrir Sq.

Anti-Morsi protesters In Cairo’s Tahrir Sq. – Photo: AFP

 

Speaking at the State Department to leaders of multinational American firms, Kerry said the Islamist group had appropriated the revolt against Mubarak from young people who started it in large part through social media in response to what they saw of other mass protests around the Arab world. Continue Reading »

‘Israelis No Longer Believe in a 2-State Solution’

Middle East expert Dr. Mordechai Kedar explains why the number of Israelis who believe in ‘2-State Solution’ could ‘fit in 2 telephone booths’.

By Mark Langfan and Arutz Sheva Staff

 

In an exclusive Arutz Sheva interview, Middle East expert Dr. Mordechai Kedar, of Bar-Ilan University’s BESA Center (Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies), dismissed calls for the establishment of a Palestinian Authority state in Judea and Samaria, saying that the number of Israelis who still believe in the “Two-State Solution” can “fit in two telephone booths“.

“And two years from now they will fit into a half of a telephone booth,” he added dryly. Continue Reading »