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Court to mull releasing Duma firebomb suspect to house arrest

Court to mull releasing Duma firebomb suspect to house arrest

Right-wing legal aid group Honenu praises judge for weighing move; 20-year-old is awaiting trial for role in deadly 2015 attack on Palestinian family   A… Read More ›

Watchdog Group: United Nations Ignores Antisemitism, De-Judaizes Holocaust

Watchdog Group: United Nations Ignores Antisemitism, De-Judaizes Holocaust

UN Watch made the accusation in a report it presented at a special event at the Knesset.   The United Nations has failed to seriously… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Female Tourists Barred From Northern Israel Site’s Cable Car Because Haredi Men Refuse To Ride With Them

Jerusalem – Female Tourists Barred From Northern Israel Site’s Cable Car Because Haredi Men Refuse To Ride With Them

  Jerusalem –  Three female tourists were barred from riding a cable car down the Manara Cliff in northern Israel because a group of haredi… Read More ›

Who is Jerusalem’s Silent Mayoral Candidate?

Who is Jerusalem’s Silent Mayoral Candidate?

Who is Yossi Daitch – the haredi sector’s ‘most official unofficial mayoral candidate’?   He will be turning 50 in a few days; married to… Read More ›

It’s not better late than never

It’s not better late than never

Op-ed: By signing off on the ‘joint statement’ with the Polish PM on the Polish treatment of Jews during the Holocaust, Netanyahu gave official state… Read More ›

An Israeli wrestler calls himself ‘The Chutzpah,’ and Europe loves to hate him

An Israeli wrestler calls himself ‘The Chutzpah,’ and Europe loves to hate him

Whether dealing a ‘krav maga kick’ to a challenger’s groin, or patented ‘Chosen People’s elbow,’ Leeor Brooks plays up Jewish stereotypes as a wrestling villain… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israeli ‘Earthquake Caused By Reform, Conservative Jews’ Says Shas Mk

Jerusalem – Israeli ‘Earthquake Caused By Reform, Conservative Jews’ Says Shas Mk

  Jerusalem – Shas MK Yinon Azoulai issued a tirade against progressive Jews from the Knesset plenum on Wednesday, and postulated that Reform and Conservative… Read More ›

Controversial military enlistment bill passes first reading in Knesset

Controversial military enlistment bill passes first reading in Knesset

Chief opposition whip tweets the bill’s passing is a ‘dubious historical event’ after opposition faction Yesh Atid votes alongside coalition   Legislation addressing ultra-Orthodox military… Read More ›

PA Condemns Light Festival as ‘Judaizing’ Jerusalem

PA Condemns Light Festival as ‘Judaizing’ Jerusalem

“The truth requires that the festival be called the Festival of Dimness and not the Festival of Light.”   The Palestinian Authority has condemned the… Read More ›

New York – Filmmaker Pardoned By Trump Retweets Post With Hashtag #burnthejews

New York – Filmmaker Pardoned By Trump Retweets Post With Hashtag #burnthejews

New York – A conservative filmmaker pardoned by President Donald Trump retweeted a Twitter post with the hashtag #burnthejews. Dinesh D’Souza, who currently is promoting… Read More ›

Antisemitism Rears Its Ugly Head in South Africa

Antisemitism Rears Its Ugly Head in South Africa

But over last week or so, at least six incidents of antisemitism took place in South Africa in just two days.   It’s no secret… Read More ›

Principles vs. interests in Israel-Poland relations

Principles vs. interests in Israel-Poland relations

Op-ed: To get the Poles to remove the criminal element from their controversial Holocaust law, Netanyahu had to pay a price, signing off on a… Read More ›

Israel shooting itself in the foot with bill barring filming of soldiers

Israel shooting itself in the foot with bill barring filming of soldiers

Op-ed: Banning filming won’t prevent filming. Photos and videos can be taken from every window in Hebron and sent to news desks around the world.… Read More ›

Markowa, Poland – Unique Museum Tells Story Of Polish Family Murdered For Hiding Jews During Holocaust

Markowa, Poland – Unique Museum Tells Story Of Polish Family Murdered For Hiding Jews During Holocaust

  Markowa, Poland –  Memorial plaques bearing the names of Poles killed for rescuing Jews line the pathway leading to a small, austere structure built… Read More ›

Netanyahu pressing ahead on draft bill, despite Haredi opposition

Netanyahu pressing ahead on draft bill, despite Haredi opposition

PM insisting Knesset vote on draft bill opposed by Haredi parties in its current form; nevertheless expectations are that bill will be allowed to proceed… Read More ›

Washington – Evangelical Christians More Appreciative Of U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem Than Jews, Trump Say

Washington – Evangelical Christians More Appreciative Of U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem Than Jews, Trump Say

  Washington – President Donald Trump said that evangelical Christians have been more appreciative than Jews of his decision to move the U.S. embassy to… Read More ›

Nazi comparisons as Dem. lawmakers barred from child migrant facility in Florida

Nazi comparisons as Dem. lawmakers barred from child migrant facility in Florida

Trump administration accused of ‘cover-up’ after blocking elected officials at detention center; one protester holds sign showing Nazi guard pulling child from Jewish mother  … Read More ›

Bethel, NY – Head Counselor At Pupa Camp Dies In Upstate Collision

Bethel, NY – Head Counselor At Pupa Camp Dies In Upstate Collision

Bethel, NY – A beloved Borough Park educator died today after being injured in a head on collision in the Catskills. Sources said that 42… Read More ›

At brother’s memorial, PM lauds Yoni Netanyahu’s ‘commander’s qualities’

At brother’s memorial, PM lauds Yoni Netanyahu’s ‘commander’s qualities’

Accompanied by wife and sons, Netanyahu delivers emotional speech during the memorial service marking 42 years since the death of his brother Yoni Netanyahu, who… Read More ›

Attorney general says Gazan fire kites a ‘legitimate military target’

Attorney general says Gazan fire kites a ‘legitimate military target’

But Mandelblit mum on legality of firing at those behind launches, as politicians step up calls for direct attacks   Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said… Read More ›