Obama vows continued cooperation with Libya, Romney states the obvious: American leadership ‘sorely needed’

Romney releases statement critical of Obama administration’s response to attack on Libyan consulate that killed 4 American diplomats

 

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned Tuesday’s attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, but emphasized that the U.S. would continue cooperating with the Libyan government.

Obama meeting with State Department personnel

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, meets with State Department personnel in the courtyard of the State Department in Washington, Wed., Sept. 12, 2012. – Photo by AP

“The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack,” Obama said in a televised statement from the White House Rose Garden. Continue Reading »

Israel ranked by OECD as second most educated country

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s report, 46% of Israelis have higher education degrees, while in Canada the figure stands at 51%

By Israel Hayom Staff

Among OECD countries, Israel boasts the second-highest percentage of adults (ages 25-64) with academic degrees, with only Canada ranked higher. According to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s 2012 Education at a Glance, 46 percent of Israelis have higher education degrees, while in Canada the figure stands at 51%.

American students, as opposed to their foreign peers, are less likely to get a higher education than their parents.

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Gaza Terrorists Continue Their Attacks on Southern Israel

Israeli families in the south dropped whatever they were doing & raced for shelter once more as shelling from Gaza resumed Wednesday

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Israeli families dropped whatever they were doing and raced for shelter once more Wednesday, as shelling from Gaza resumed in the south.

Palestinian Authority terrorists sent mortar shells flying at a town not far from the Gaza border at around the time that children were arriving at school, and their parents arriving at work.

The shells exploded in open areas, and did not damage any structures, officials said. No one was physically injured, although people who suffer from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders had symptoms triggered by the attack. Continue Reading »

Anti-Islam Filmmaker In Hiding After US Ambassador Murdered

Bacile told AP that he was a real estate developer & an Israeli Jew, but Israeli authorities told the wire service they have no records of him being Israeli

by The Associated Press

A filmmaker based in California went into hiding after a YouTube trailer of his movie attacking Islam’s prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three American members of his staff were killed.

A burning car is seen at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States September 11, 2012.

A burning car is seen at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States September 11, 2012.-

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Jerusalem and Bulgaria divided over responsibility for Burgas attack

Israel positive Iran & Hezbollah planned the terror attack that killed 5 Israelis, but Bulgaria not so sure.

 

Israeli and Bulgarian differences over apportioning blame for the July terrorist attack in Burgas surfaced at a joint press conference between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov on Tuesday.

The Burgas Airport in Bulgaria. - Photo: REUTERS

The Burgas Airport in Bulgaria. – Photo: REUTERS

Within hours of the attack that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver, Netanyahu said that Hezbollah and Iran were behind the attack. The Bulgarian authorities, who have yet to make an arrest in the case, have not yet formally pointed a finger at any group.

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Jordan’s King Abdullah: Israel is interfering in Jordan’s nuclear plans

King Abdullah claims Israel put pressure on countries to disrupt cooperation with Jordan

By AFP

 

Jordan’s King Abdullah at UN – Photo: AFP

King Abdullah II on Wednesday accused Israel of disrupting Jordan’s nuclear program which is aimed at meeting its dire energy needs and powering water desalination plants, in an exclusive interview with AFP.

“Strong opposition to Jordan’s nuclear energy program is coming from Israel,” the king said.

“When we started going down the road of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, we approached some highly responsible countries to work with us. And pretty soon we realized that Israel was putting pressure on those countries to disrupt any cooperation with us.” Continue Reading »

U.S. ambassador to Libya and 3 staffers murdered in Benghazi by rocket attack

Libyan leader Mohammed Magarief apologizes to U.S. in live TV broadcast; Obama Strongly condemned the “outrageous attacks”

By Reuters and DPA

The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staffers were killed Tuesday night in a rocket attack that targeted the envoy’s car in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

Christopher Stevens.

Christopher Stevens, U.S. ambassador speaks to local media at the Tibesty Hotel where an African Union delegation was meeting with opposition leaders in Benghazi, Libya, April 11, 2011.- Photo: AP

A Libyan official told Reuters on Wednesday that “the American ambassador and three staff members were killed when gunmen fired rockets at them.” Continue Reading »

After Film Sparks Deadly Protests, Israeli Filmmaker goes into Hiding

An Israeli filmmaker went into hiding after his movie, which places Islam in a negative view, sparked protests against U.S. diplomatic missions.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

An Israeli-American filmmaker went into hiding Tuesday after his movie, which provides a negative view of Islam and its founder, the Prophet Mohammed, sparked violent protests yesterday against U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya, which resulted in the death of four Americans.

People shout and hold slogans in front of the U.S. embassy during a protest in Cairo

People shout and hold slogans in front of the U.S. embassy during a protest in Cairo – Reuters

Sam Bacile, a 56-year-old California real-estate developer, produced and directed the two-hour controversial film, titled “Innocence of Muslims,” The Wall Street Journal reported. Continue Reading »

Obama refuses to meet Netanyahu during his visit to U.S.

White House says scheduling and election campaign are reasons for not having a meeting. WH decision comes after Netanyahu’s declaration that those (the WH) who don’t place “red lines” on Iran, have no right to give Israel a “red light.”

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will not meet US President Barack Obama when he visits the United states later this month for the UN General Assembly in New York. Obama will not be in New York during the three-day period Netanyahu is visiting, and noted that the US president is in the middle of an election campaign.

Netanyahu and Obama. - Photo: Jim Young/ Reuters

Netanyahu and Obama.

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Techmer, an Israeli communications company wins WTC contract

Israel’s Techmer is to deploy smart communications systems at 1 World Trade Center in NY in bid to allow rescue forces to contact each other in any situation

By Sagi Cohen

 

Israeli company Techmer has won a bid to deploy smart communication systems at One World Trade Center (1 WTC), the lead building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

The project is estimated at $11 million.

Ground Zero, New York City – Photo: AFP

 

Techmer, a subsidiary of C. Mer Industries, specializes in smart communication solutions for security and emergency forces. In Israel it was in charge of the Carmel Tunnels project, which provides communication coverage for all security and emergency forces. Continue Reading »

Rupert Murdoch: King David Was Right, Jerusalem is Israel’s Capital

At an investment meeting in NYC, media mogul Rupert Murdoch said, “What was right for King David is right for me. Jerusalem is the capital.”

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Media mogul and investor Rudolph Murdoch, who is not Jewish, told an “Innovate, Invest Israel’ conference in New York City, “What was right for King David is right for me. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.”

The conference is jointly sponsored by The Wall Street Journal.

Murdoch also said, “Twenty years ago my company invested in a small company in a small Jerusalem apartment, and what I gained from this company in terms of capital returns and technologically was critical to my company in the last few years.” Continue Reading »

As Palestinian protests turn violent, PA leaders seek economic solutions

Violent West Bank demonstrations over unpaid salaries & high prices are largest show of popular discontent with PA in 18 years • Unrest reminiscent of Arab Spring protests as Protesters attack police station and burn tires.

The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Palestinian ministers were meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways of easing economic hardships that have provoked growing protests across the West Bank, challenging the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian protests over the high cost of living turned violent in Hebron on Monday. – Photo: AP

Palestinian demonstrators fed up with high prices and unpaid salaries shuttered shops, halted traffic with burning tires and clashed with riot police in demonstrations across the West Bank on Monday in the largest show of popular discontent with the Palestinian Authority in its 18-year existence.

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Police discover a weapons cache in East Jerusalem

Jerusalem Police find Guns & explosives hidden in vegetable shop near Damascus Gate

 

Jerusalem police announced on Tuesday that over they past month they uncovered a massive weapons cache hidden inside a vegetable shop in east Jerusalem, with dozens of weapons, ammunition, pipe bombs, Hamas literature, and a quarter of a million shekels.

Seized Weapons cache - Photo: Courtesy Jerusalem Police

Seized Weapons cache – Photo: Courtesy Jerusalem Police

Police arrested a number of Israeli Arabs and illegal infiltrators from the West Bank over the past month, though the investigation is still ongoing so details are under a media gag order.

Two brothers, the central suspects, were indicted over the weekend in the Jerusalem Magistrate Court and will be in detention until the end of proceedings.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Check Out the Western Wall

Ahead of their Tel Aviv gig, the members of the American rock band land in Israel & travel straight to Jerusalem’s Holy Jewish site.

By Or Barnea

 

They’re finally here: More than 10 years after their called off a planned concert in Israelat the last minute, the members of American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers landed at Ben-Gurion Airport in a private jet Sunday afternoon.

והכותל מאחוריו. אנטוני קידיס (צילום: אוהד צויגנברג )

Anthony Kiedis at Western Wall – Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

פלי מסתובב בכותל

Flea at the Wall

From the airport they traveled straight to Jerusalem, bumping into fans at the Western Wall. After touring the Wall, the band members left for Tel Aviv hotel. Continue Reading »

Intel Report of Updated Iranian Nuclear Progress Backs Up Israel’s Claims

A new intelligence report demonstrates how Iran is moving closer to nuclear capability and strengthens Israel’s position, which is bad timing for Obama.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

An Associated Press report that new intelligence reveals Iran is moving closer to nuclear capability strengthens Israel’s position and could not come at a worse time for United States President Barack Obama.

Qoms Nuclear Site

Qoms Nuclear Site
Israel news photo: NASA

The news agency said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded that Iran has made progress in calculating the destructive power of an atomic warhead, which presumably would be used as a threat to destroy Israel. Continue Reading »