Woman: Maternity ward doctor called me ‘fat’

Woman who gave birth at Sheba Medical Center says anesthesiologist humiliated her ‘on what was supposed to be the most exciting day of my life’

 

A 30-year-old woman has claimed that an anesthesiologist at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv called her “appalling and fat” and urged her to “do something” with herself.

Archives Photo: Shutterstock

Archives Photo: Shutterstock

The Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported Sunday that the woman, who asked to remain anonymous, was ridiculed by a physician shortly after being admitted to the medical center’s maternity ward about five months ago.

The woman recently wrote on the hospital’s Facebook page that the nurses had told her that the doctor was having a “bad day.” Continue Reading »

Major British supermarket chain announces boycott of produce made in West Bank settlements

Co-op, fifth biggest supermarket chain in Britain, emphasizes it will continue doing business with companies that can guarantee none of their products come from outside the Green Line.

 

One of the largest supermarket chains in Britain has announced that it intends to boycott Israeli agricultural exporters that market also produce from the West Bank settlements.

Boycott - AP - May 2012

A Palestinian man throw a product from Jewish settlements in a fire in the West Bank village of Salfit - Photo by AP

While British food retailers have for some years now been labeling products that are grown or manufactured in settlements and in some cases boycotting them entirely, this is the first move by a major company to end all dealings with companies that export products from within the Green Line and from the settlements.

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Egyptian Protesters Call Saudis ‘Israeli’

Mob that stormed Saudi embassy in Cairo drew Star of David, wrote “Israel” on walls.

Screenshot from YouTube protest

Screenshot from YouTube protest

Video of the Egyptian mob that stormed the Saudi embassy in Cairo in the last few days shows that the way the crowd expressed its disgust with Saudi Arabia was to call it “Israel.”

The video shows the demonstrators scrawling “Israel” and spray-painting Stars of David on the walls of the compound.

Blogger Elder of Zion commented: “They didn’t call them kufrs, or women, or infidels. No, they used the worst insult imaginable. They called them Israelis.”

Saudi Arabia closed its Cairo embassy following the huge protests that followed the arrest of an Egyptian civil rights lawyer who allegedly insulted King Abdullah. Continue Reading »

Navy takes suspicious Hamas vessel to Ashdod port

IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said Palestinian fishing boat had swerved from Gazan territorial waters.

 

The Navy escorted a suspicious Palestinian sea vessel to a naval port in Ashdod on Sunday after the boat failed to heed orders to return to its allocated waters.

Illustrative - Photo: Andreas Manolis / Reuters

Illustrative Photo: Andreas Manolis / Reuters

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said the Palestinian fishing boat from Gaza had swerved from Gazan territorial waters, and that a Navy boat first asked it to turn back.

After the request was ignored, shots were fired at the Palestinian boat’s engine, striking it. No injuries were reported.

The vessel was towed to Ashdod and its occupants were questioned by security services. Continue Reading »

Report: Islamic Jihad to hold historic elections

Sources tell al-Sharq al-Awsat terror group decided to hold elections due to disagreements over ties with Hamas, ‘resistance’ to Israel

 

The Islamic Jihad movement will hold elections for a new leadership for the first time since it was established in the 80s, the London-based Arabic newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat reported Sunday, citing sources in Gaza and the West Bank.

Jihad rally in Gaza (archives) Photo: Reuters

Jihad rally in Gaza (archives) - Photo by Reuters

The elections will be held in the next few weeks in the same method the Fatah and Hamas movements held their elections.

According to the report, the terror group’s decision stemmed from major disagreements between the movement’s leaders in Gaza over general policies, relations with Hamas and Fatah and “resistance” to Israel. Continue Reading »

Israeli, Egyptian officials in secret talks on gas deal crisis

Behind the scenes, a senior official from the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem was dispatched to Cairo to discuss the disputed gas contract, and reportedly returned several hours later.

 

Officially, the Israeli government has tried to minimize the diplomatic importance of last Sunday’s announcement by Egypt’s state-owned natural gas company that it was canceling its contract to Israel. Behind the scenes, however, the reality was somewhat different, belying the government’s stance that the matter was simply a commercial dispute.

A day after last week’s unilateral announcement by EGAS, a senior official from the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem was dispatched to Cairo.

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Early Elections May Help Netanyahu Get Rid of Barak

If Netanyahu calls elections, Ehud Barak, a thorn in the coalition’s official backing of Judea and Samaria, could be out in the cold.

If Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu calls early elections, Ehud Barak, a thorn in the coalition’s official backing of Judea and Samaria, could be left out in the cold.

Ehud Barak faces political extinction

Ehud Barak faces political extinction - Photo by Reuters

The trigger for possible elections later this year is the movement for changing the military draft system, whose critics have targeted exemptions or shorter terms of service for young men studying Torah. The Prime Minister said Sunday he backs military service for all Jews and civilian service of Arabs,

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with leaders of the “suckers’ rally” that has staged a week-long demonstration opposite his office.  Continue Reading »

Bethlehem’s last Christians?

World, churches silent in face of Islamic persecution of Palestinian Christians

Veteran CBS News anchor Bob Simon just reported on the Palestinian Christians, indicting Israel’s “occupation” as responsible for their dramatic disappearance. The 60 Minutes story caused Israel tremendous PR damage.

Christmas in Bethlehem (archives) Photo: Reuters

Christmas in Bethlehem (archives) - Photo By Reuters

Yet largely ignored by Western media, a systematic campaign of Muslim persecution against the Christians is taking place in Palestinian areas. It’s a religious and ethnic cleansing campaign silenced by the global churches.

Christians have long been the frontrunners of Arab nationalism. The most prominent Palestinian intellectual was a Christian, Edward Said. Continue Reading »

Iran says identified source of reported cyber attack on oil industry

Official at Islamic Republic’s Oil Ministry tells Fars news agency that Iranian security officials were able to identify a computer virus designed to steal and damage data.

Iran has been able to identify the source of a recently reported cyber attack on its oil industry, an official at the Islamic Republic’s Oil Ministry said on Saturday, adding that a computer virus attempted to “steal and damage data.”

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An Iranian oil worker repairs a pipe at an oil refinery in Tehran - Photo by AP

On Tuesday, Iran’s Oil Ministry said its IT systems had suffered no lasting damage from a suspected cyber attack, but its experts would require two or three days to investigate and address the impact of the virus.

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IDF nabs Palestinian carrying 2 bombs

Terror attack averted: Security forces arrest man in possession of two explosive devices at West Bank roadblock Saturday; suspect taken in for interrogation

 

Terror attack averted: IDF troops nabbed Saturday evening a Palestinian in possession of two explosive devices near the Hawara roadblock in the West Bank, south of Nablus.

The bombs were later blown up by sappers in a controlled detonation. The Palestinian terror suspect was taken in for interrogation by security authorities.

Saturday’s arrest marks the latest in a string of incidents involving Palestinian terrorists detained in possession of arms.

Sappers blow up bombs (Archive) Photo: AFP

Sappers blow up bombs (Archive) - Photo AFP

Last Saturday, Border Guard and Judea and Samaria police forces thwarted a terror attack in the area after detaining two Palestinians armed with four pipe bombs, a handgun and some ammunition. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Ze’evi wins European judo championship

Israel’s Arik Ze’evi makes history, wins European judo championship for fourth time

 

Huge achievement for Israel: Arik Ze’evi, Israel’s top judo wrestler for more than a decade now, won the European judo championship in his class for the fourth time Saturday.

Huge win for Ze'evi (Photo; AFP)

Huge win for Ze'evi - Photo by AFP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Ze’evi Saturday and congratulated him on his achievement.

“You touched all of us,” Netanyahu said. “You put on a show on behalf of the state of Israel; you brought us great honor and hope.”

Meanwhile, President Shimon Peres also conveyed his well-wishes, writing that he is “filled with amazement and appreciation over this wonderful gold medal win.” Continue Reading »

Lebanon intercepts Syria-bound smuggling ship

Authorities in Beirut say they discovered rocket-propelled grenades, rifles in ship that was sailing from Libya via Egypt.

 

BEIRUT – Lebanese authorities have found weapons on board a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean which may have been trying to supply Syrian rebels, security sources said on Saturday.

illustrative photo - Photo: Andreas Manolis / Reuters

illustrative photo - Photo: Andreas Manolis / Reuters

They said the ship, the Lutfallah II, was on its way to Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli when it was intercepted and taken to Selaata port, north of Beirut, for inspection.

An overnight search uncovered weapons including rocket-propelled grenades and rifles in three freight containers, the sources said. Continue Reading »

US deploys fighter jets to base near Iran

US Air Force deploys several F22s to UAE base, Fox News reports; Officials deny deployment linked to potential Iran strike

 

The United States military has deployed several F-22 fighter jets to an allied base less than 200 miles (320 km) from Iran, Fox News reported Friday.

The F-22, US' best fighter jet Photo: Reuters

The F-22, US' best fighter jet - Photo: Reuters

According to the report, the US Air Force strongly denied ordering the deployment in a show of force against Iran, or that it is in some way related to a potential strike on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. It claimed the measure is part of routine activity and “security cooperation with regional partners. Continue Reading »

Backlash after PA silences Critics

A top Palestinian official has resigned after the government of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas moved to silence Internet sites carrying opposition voices.

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas

Communications minister Mashour Abu Daqa said he was stepping down Thursday night after Abbas’ attorney general ordered several websites critical of the government shut down. Government forces also arrested four journalists and an anti-corruption activist who have censured Abbas and other Palestinian officials on Facebook.

Daqa said the Internet censorship was “bad for the image of the Palestinian Authority in the modern world.”

The websites reportedly supported Abbas rival and former PA official Mahmoud Dahlan, who was a top security official in Abbas’ cabinet until 2007, when Iran-backed Hamas seized control of Gaza. Continue Reading »

American Jew hater running for U.S. Senate.

It’s hard to swallow so much Islamic revisionism and deep prejudice from Lee Whitnum, Democratic nominee for Connecticut’s US Senate, without getting choked up (see http://www.jewishledger.com/) That she can still be considered an American boggles the mind. She is an Islamist who repeats the rhetoric of hate and the Palestinian victimhood narrative with particular ease — the ease of taqiyyah.

Lee Whitnum, candidate for U.S. Senate.

Lee Whitnum, candidate for U.S. Senate.

• Whitnum: “In every culture in the world except Israel, if you take something that doesn’t belong to you it’s stealing. In every culture in the world except Israel if you kill someone it’s murder.” Continue Reading »