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Internationally recognised Irish peacekeeper for UN gets major Mideast post

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:41 -0400

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

Israel wants Iran to halt uranium enrichment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:20:01 -0400

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his country would not accept anything less than the total halt of Iranian uranium enrichment. "We cannot accept anything less than a total cessation of all enrichment of nuclear materials at all levels, removal of all enriched nuclear material and a closure of Iran's illicit nuclear facilities," reported Xinhua citing Netanyahu during a ...

Israeli army refuses to let soldier read poems on radio

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:50:01 -0400

A brigade in the Israeli Defence Forces has banned a soldier from reading out his own verses on the radio over fears that it might cast aspersions on the army's "manliness", a media report said. The Independent daily said that throughout history, soldiers on the battlefield "have been inspired to write some of the world's most memorable poetry". The unnamed soldier from the Nahal Infantry ...

Barbra Streisand criticizes womens discriminatory treatment in Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:50:02 -0400

Barbra Streisand has spoken about the Jewish religious practices that separate men and women. The 71-year-old actress took aim at cases of ultra-Orthodox Jews targeting women while speaking at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday. The star, who herself was born in a Jewish family, said that it was distressing that women in Israel were forced to sit at the back of the bus, CBS News ...

When artists scapegoat Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:08:31 -0400

Dear Ms. Walker,I am writing this letter to you with great pain, after encountering your name in the news, again, calling for a boycott on my home and country. Recently, you urged a popular American artist to boycott Israel. In your statement you claimed that "under a campaign named ‘Brand Israel,’ Israeli officials use culture and arts to showcase Israel as a modern, welcoming ...

Fiji Offers More Troops to Golan Heights UN Force

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:03 -0400

Fiji has offered more than 500 troops to the UN Golan Heights peacekeeping force after several countries withdrew because of the spillover from the Syria conflict, diplomats said Tuesday, according to ...

Former South African Ambassador Slams Israeli Apartheid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:03 -0400

The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has sent a letter to pro-Arab, anti-Israel activists in which he slammed Israel’s "replication of ...

Turkey PM Erdogan welcomes Hamas leaders

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:43 -0400

As the European Union cancels a parliamentary visit to Ankara, embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosts Hamas heads Mashaal and Haniyeh; unclear if visit is instead of Erdogan traveling to ...

Putin Not Ruling Out Sending More Arms to Assad

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:31 -0400

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country would not rule out sending fresh arms to the Syrian regime and warned the West against arming "criminals" in the ...

Activist to Netanyahu Keep Your Promises Build

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:30 -0400

that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had ordered him to freeze construction bids in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem following United States President Barack Obama’s visit to ...

Spanish Govt Funding Anti-Israel NGOs Finds New Report

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:30 -0400

The Spanish government provided funding between 2009 and 2011 to political NGOs leading the campaigns to delegitimize Israel through demonization, boycotts, lawfare and other forms of political attacks, according to an NGO Monitor report issued on ...

Platini Praises Israel as Spain Take Spoils Once Again

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:11:19 -0400

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Star-studded party for Israels Peres 90

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:54 -0400

More than 3000 guests, including prominent politicians and Hollywood stars, have turned out for a gala dinner held in honour of Israeli President Shimon Peres, who will turn 90 in August."We have our queen, you have your Shimon," said former British prime minister Tony Blair as the celebration got under way on Tuesday evening in Jerusalem.Former US president Bill Clinton, former Soviet ...

Pet Shop Boys Rejects Calls to Cancel Israel Concert

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:52:14 -0400

Neil Tennant, the singer in the pop duo Pet Shop Boys, on Monday rejected calls from pro-Palestinian Authority activists to cancel the band's Tel Aviv concert, scheduled for June 23, ...

Peres Touts Peace in Birthday Speech

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:52:14 -0400

"I greatly appreciate that you have chosen to celebrate the birthday of a man whose only sin was to grow a year older," Peres said. He added that his grandfather and Israel’s first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion were the two figures who have left the deepest imprint on his ...

Shimon Peres celebrates 90th birthday with Clinton Blair and Streisand

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:33 -0400

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 18: (ISRAEL OUT) (L -R) Singer Barbra Streisand, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Israeli President Shimon Peres attend Peres' 90th birthday gala June 18, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. The celebration also marks the start of the Israeli Presidential Conference, a gathering of global figures in Jerusalem. (Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images) (Kobi Gideon/GPO ...

Stars mark Israeli leaders 90th

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:42:26 -0400

Hollywood superstars have joined Israeli and global leaders and local celebrities to honour president Shimon Peres for his forthcoming 90th birthday, reflecting world respect for one of the country's peace ...

A battle won Ben-Dahan gets to stay in the Artillery Corps

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:37 -0400

Since being elected to the Knesset and appointed deputy minister for religious services, Bayit Yehudi MK Eli Ben-Dahan has had to fight battles on numerous fronts - be it the struggle within his party over which candidate to back for chief rabbi, or the internecine skirmishes that have erupted within the coalition over pieces of contentious legislation.But while clear-cut successes in the ...

MK Cohen State failed to absorb Ethiopian olim

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:36 -0400

The state has failed in the absorption of Ethiopian olim, Knesset State Control Committee chairman Amnon Cohen (Shas) said at a committee meeting on the subject that took place on Tuesday."We could have integrated them better and faster," he ...

Soldiers’ ombudsman blasts young commanders for verbal violence

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:35 -0400

The Defense Ministry's soldiers' ombudsman released his annual report on Tuesday and criticized the conduct of some young commanders.He cited verbal violence and an excessively confrontational approach as problems that require the army's ...

Arens Israel does not need US aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:35 -0400

The more than $3 billion in annual foreign aid that Israel receives from the United States is not essential for the country's survival, former foreign minister Moshe Arens said on Tuesday at a meeting launching a Knesset caucus on US-Israel relations.Arens and former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer spoke at the Knesset Caucus on US-Israel Relations inaugural event. The caucus, ...

On the road to recovering Spain’s Jewish roots

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:34 -0400

barrios (neighborhoods), which had all but disappeared and been reduced to redeployed buildings and ancient street signs, have begun to see serious evidence of Jewish presence thanks to a project called the Red de Juderas, or the Network of Spanish Jewish Quarters. Old synagogues are being reclaimed and filled with displays of Jewish artifacts and explanations of Jewish customs, and there ...

‘I would convert and make aliya if it weren’t for the camels’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:33 -0400

Ben-Gurion U center to study conversions "I've always wanted to do Israel," he says, although his wife Michelle "was nervous because she thought she'd be shot or killed by rockets as soon as she got here.""So far no," he notes.Barry, whose widely syndicated Miami Herald column ran from 1983 to 2005, is the author of numerous best-selling humor books ...

Saudi Arabia is Hottest New Twitterspace

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:23 -0400

The kingdom now shows the highest rate of tweeting in relation to number of users worldwide, with some 1.5 million tweets per day. More than three million users are registered to the Twitter social networking Internet site – 12 percent of Saudi Arabia's population. Users span the country, and are based not only in Riyadh or Jeddah but also in far-flung areas of the kingdom. ...

Time to Leave Conflict Behind Panellists Say as International Meeting on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Considers Viability of Two-State Solution

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:59 -0400

BEIJING, 18 June ‑ The United Nations Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace this afternoon heard appeals to leave perpetual conflict behind, as experts grappled with ways to revitalize the two-State solution and re-engage the international community in that effort, amid regional turmoil and, by some accounts, societal and political indifference within ...

As Syria crisis roils Middle East Ban says Israeli-Palestinian peace remains urgent priority

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:55 -0400

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said ';we must not lose sight of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,'; whose resolution was no less urgent. Calling for a ';clear political horizon'; to break the impasse and maximize present momentum, Mr. Ban told the UN Asia and Pacific International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, in ...

Gilad Farm residents mull removal of 4 homes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:17 -0400

Residents of the Gilad Farm outpost met Tuesday night to consider voluntarily removing four unauthorized homes in their hilltop community of several dozen families, according to outpost spokesman Itai Zar.As of press time, no decision had been ...

Abu Ghosh focuses on coexistence despite attack

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:16 -0400

When Abu Ghosh kindergarten teacher Safa Utman stepped out of her home on Nataf Street on Tuesday morning, she found that all of her family's cars' tires had been slashed, leaving her with no way to get to work."We were shocked by the incident. I needed to get to work at the school in Ein Rafa, but wasn't able to. Thirty- five children waited for me at work today, but I ...

Village of Abu Ghosh hit by massive ‘price tag’ attack

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:15 -0400

Police say 28 cars vandalized, houses sprayed with graffiti in Arab village in "price tag" attack; Vandalism contrary to values of democracy, says ...

Jerusalem solar-energy firm hopes to build 8.5-MW field in Rwandan youth village

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:13 -0400

The developing nation of Rwanda - through the vision of a Jerusalem-based team led by American-Israeli Yosef Abramowitz - may soon become home to an 8.5- megawatt solar oasis capable of providing 8 percent of the country's energy supply.Although Abramowitz's Energiya Global and the Rwandan government are still working on signing a final agreement, the company provided a progress ...

US Senate unfazed on sanctions after Rohani win

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:12 -0400

WASHINGTON - US senators are pushing forward with a new sanctions package against Iran despite the victory of moderate Hassan Rohani in last week's election, sources ...

Ben-Dahan If Netanyahu backs Lau for chief rabbi it would violate coalition agreement

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:10 -0400

Deputy Religious Services Minister Eli Ben-Dahan (Bayit Yehudi) said on Tuesday that if Likud were to support any candidate for the position of Ashkenazi chief rabbi other than the one recommended by Bayit Yehudi, it would constitute a violation of the coalition agreement between the two parties.Ben-Dahan was reacting to reports in the media that Natan Eshel - a senior advisor to Prime ...

NSA Head PRISM Foiled at Least 50 Terror Attacks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:00 -0400

U.S. surveillance efforts foiled over 50 potential terrorist events since the 2001 attacks, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday in defending the programs as vital to national ...

UN Security Council likely to expand Golan peacekeeping force Fiji sending troops

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:36 -0400

The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more troops and heavy weapons. British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant says there is "strong support" in the council for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's proposal to expand the 913-member force to 1,250. The force was established in 1974 to monitor the ...

Star-studded party for Israeli presidents 90th birthday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:31 -0400

In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli President Shimon Peres holds a press conference for the Arabic media ahead of the month of Ramadan on July 26, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Mark Neyman, GPO via Getty ...

Preconditions have no basis in law or fact

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:38:45 -0400

The recent statements by Nabil Shaath, senior member of the Palestinian Authority negotiating team, and others, promising a return to negotiations if Israel agrees to Palestinian preconditions and commits to "negotiate on the basis of the 1967 borders," and to freeze settlement-building, constitute a typical example of Palestinian political manipulation, duplicity and sheer ...

Lavrov Iran is Prepared to Halt 20-Percent Enrichment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:38:32 -0400

"Without going into details, the Iranians confirm the most important [point]: Their readiness to stop 20 percent uranium enrichment at its current levels," Lavrov said. "This could become a breakthrough agreement, significantly alleviating existing problems, including concerns about the possibility of advanced uranium enrichment to a weapons-grade ...

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict No Less Urgent Secretary-General Stresses amid Fears that Syria Crisis Could Engulf Already Tense Region

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:22 -0400

BEIJING, 18 June ‑ With regional tensions rising over relentless fighting in Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today ...

Lebanese Sunnis ready to fight after Hizbollah declared war against us

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:43 -0400

BEIRUT // Fighters from the Sunni Bab Al Tabbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli are clear about who is to blame for the gun battles where their area meets the adjoining Alawite district. "Hizbollah and Bashar Al Assad want this," said Sheikh Khodr Al Zoobi, a Salafist cleric, sometime school bus driver and militia leader. "There is a war against Sunnis in Lebanon." With shots ...

Netanyahu calls for an end to all Iranian enrichment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:23 -0400

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called on Iran Tuesday to stop the enrichment of nuclear materials at all levels, shortly after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran has expressed readiness to stop uranium enrichment to 20 percent in exchange for easing international sanctions.Lavrov's comments to the Kuwait News Agency came a day after Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani said ...

Spain reigns supreme once again with Euro triumph

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:22 -0400

Spain's stranglehold over European soccer doesn't look like it will be ending any time soon after the Under-21 national team emulated the senior side by winning a second straight European Championship title on Tuesday night, outclassing Italy 4-2 at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.The Spaniards entered the tournament in Israel as a firm favorite and lived up to their billing throughout the ...

Ending the Chief Rabbinate electoral machinations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:19 -0400

The sleazy political machinations surrounding the impending elections for the Chief Rabbinate are shameful.There is today a unique opportunity to end the excessive influence exerted over the nation by ultra- Orthodox groups. This extends beyond the emotional issues of haredim serving in the army and becoming gainfully employed rather than subsisting on state welfare. It relates to the ...

In my own write Joking aside

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:18 -0400

I can recall two episodes during which I was seized with uncontrollable laughter, oddly both connected with music.The first happened many years ago, when I attended a chamber concert with my father at a private home. It was all pretty informal, but when the music began, people sat down and listened attentively.All went well at first, until a group of four musicians stepped up. Three of them ...

Today’s ‘Altneuland’ Jerusalem’s ‘beauty and wisdom’ season

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:18 -0400

It is symposium season in Jerusalem these days - and hero season in Israel. Every June I am overwhelmed by conferences, often balancing two per week, as academics and activists visit Israel before the summer - and summer heat - really begin.As my daily schedule fills up, I enjoy reading about the annual conferring by Israel's universities of honorary doctorates to intellectual and ...

Terra Incongnita Rewarding IDF service is not discrimination

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:16 -0400

The only discrimination of a bill allowing for preferential treatment for army, national service results between Jews who don't serve, those who ...

Report US Taliban to Hold Peace Talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:01 -0400

United States and Taliban officials will engage in Afghanistan peace talks Thursday, senior U.S. administration officials said. The officials say prisoner exchanges will likely be among the topics discussed in the Doha office, which opened Tuesday after months of delays. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's High Peace Council is expected to follow up with its own talks a few days ...

President Peres Marks 90th Birthday With Lavish Celebration

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:01 -0400

Heads of state, public figures, and celebrities gathered on Tuesday in Jerusalem to mark the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon Peres. The lavish celebration was attended by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former US president Bill Clinton, former British prime minister Tony Blair-to name a few-- and included a performances by legendary singer Barbara Streisand, who sang "Aveinu ...

Lebanese minister accuses Assad of ethnic cleansing as Syrian rockets hit Hezbollah stronghold

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:09 -0400

Bekaa is the biggest Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon . Internal tension in Syria has been at an all time high due to Shiite group Hezbollah provding the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad with crucial assistance that helped ...

Israeli premier pressure on Iran nuclear program must not ease despite election of reformist

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:07 -0400

JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist president. Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he believed Iran's president-elect Hasan Rowhani spoke moderately but backs enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. The comments came after Russia's foreign minister was quoted as saying Iran was ...

Tel Aviv-based group threatens Australian professors over Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:53 -0400

Tel Aviv-based group threatens Australian professors over Israel boycott Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center June 13, 2013: A Tel Aviv-based civil rights group warned Australian supporters of a proposed boycott against Israel on Thursday that their activities were racist, and in violation of Australian Federal anti-discrimination laws. Recently, faculty and students at Sydney University called ...

The End of Hezbollah in the New Middle East

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:44 -0400

The Priority of Principle Any movement or political organization is defined by its principles. It's very essence and identity is constituted by its distinct platform. Policies, and strategies employed by the movements are based primarily on these principles, and its socio-political outlook and philosophy. However, a movement ceases to exist as a distinct group of people with shared ...

IDF general Palestinians quietly aiding US peace drive

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:01 -0400

US peacemaking drive by quietly cutting off funds for grassroots campaigners against Israel's occupation of the territory, a senior Israeli general said on Tuesday.The allegation, which the campaigners contested, underscored the sensitivity of the Palestinians' security coordination with Israel at a time of deadlocked diplomacy over their independence drive and censure from rival Hamas ...

Netanyahu Warns Against Drawn Out Talks with Iran

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:48 -0400

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned world powers on Tuesday against holding "drawn out" negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program following the election of its new president in Tehran. "Iran should not be allowed to gain time by holding drawn out talks" with the international community, Netanyahu said during a meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister John ...

Don’t prolong Iran talks Netanyahu

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:18 -0400

Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned world powers on Tuesday against holding ';drawn out'; negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme following the election of a more moderate president in ...

Israel installs digital ‘Multi-Sensor’ system on Lebanon border

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:18 -0400

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV -- Israel’s military has been installing a digital security system along the border with Lebanon. Military sources said the network was comprised of advanced sensors that could detect infiltration attempts from several kilometers. They said the so-called Multi-Sensor System, a project reported at $60 million, was led by prime contractor Elbit ...

Police open probe into Facebook picture portraying Lapid as Hitler

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:17:52 -0400

The National Police Headquarters announced on Tuesday that they had opened an investigation into a picture posted on Facebook earlier in the day showing Finance Minister Yair Lapid with a toothbrush mustache, apparently in a reference to Hitler.The photo, which included the words "Israeli economy despot," was the subject of widespread criticism by MKs, including former Knesset Speaker ...

Health Ministry to launch campaign thwarting polio spread

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:17:51 -0400

The Health Ministry will in the next few days launch an information campaign via the media encouraging the public to wash their hands with soap and water before eating and after going to the toilet or handling diapers. The effort is mean to halt the spread ...

Report Hamas Leaders to Meet Turkish PM in Ankara

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:17:39 -0400

Senior leaders of the Islamist Hamas terror organization will meet on Tuesday in Ankara with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a diplomatic source told the AFP news agency. The group's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal, along with Gaza's prime minister Ismail Haniya, will discuss Erdogan's planned visit to the Gaza Strip as well as the situation in Syria, the source said ...

Analysis Hezbollah takes Syrian centre-stage yet remains in shadows

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:24 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The voice crackling over the Hezbollah radios was clear and authoritative, and the guerrillas poised to attack the Syrian border town of Qusair recognized it ...

Barbra Streisand Jumps Right Into Delicate Subjects In Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:27 -0400

Barbra Streisand is touring Israel right now and has broached a very delicate subject on her first major stop: the treatment of women by Orthadox Jews. The iconic singer was there to receive an honorary doctorate in philosophy from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and will perform two concerts in Tel Aviv, as well as sing for Israeli President Shimon Peres’ birthday, but on Monday she spoke ...

Arab village in Israel targeted in racial attackVandals daubed Arabs out graffiti and punctured tyres in an Arab village near Jerusalem on Tuesday targeting a community widely seen in Israel as a showcase for Jewish-Arab coexistence.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:44:00 -0400

Jewish-Arab coexistence . Unlike similar attacks that have damaged Arab mosques, homes, vehicles and olive groves, the vandalism took place in an Arab village in Israel popular with Jewish visitors, rather than in a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. Abu Ghosh, where the tyres of 28 cars were punctured and anti-Arab slogans scrawled on walls, is located along the main Tel ...

Flow of arms to Syria alarms Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:10 -0400

Israel is worried about continued arms supplies to the Syrian regime from Russia, which has ignored Israeli pleas not to deliver promised shipments of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles which could target planes taking off from Israeli territory, according to a senior Israeli official. But officials also say that Israel is also cautious about Western plans to supply weapons to the divided ...

Israeli general warns of unrest if no peace talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:09 -0400

An Israeli-Arab and children are seen on a street next to a graffiti in the village of Abu Gosh near Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Israeli police have launched an investigation to find perpetrators who vandalized cars and sprayed hate graffiti in an Arab town near Jerusalem. The Hebrew graffiti reads, "Racism or assimilation" and "Arabs out." (AP Photo/Mahmoud ...

Israeli Maneuver to Annex Part of Belen Denounced

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:28 -0400

Ramallah, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Israeli occupation authorities authorized the confiscation of nearly six acres of land of Belen city, where the Christian tradition locates the birth of Jesus Christ, denounces a non-governmental organization today. The procedure bases on the Israeli law of absent owners that allows the government to transfer the property of lands and the technicality consists on ...

Activist Man deported to Uganda now to head to Eritrea

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:08 -0400

An Eritrean man who agreed to be deported from Israel to Uganda was deported for a short time to Egypt shortly after arriving in the central African country, and now faces deportation to Eritrea, an activist in touch with the man ...

Live Feed Peres star-studded conference

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:06 -0400

Facing Tomorrow conference gets underway Tuesday night in Jerusalem, with hundreds of world leaders, dignitaries and famous faces in attendance. Hollywood royalty Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand, and Sharon Stone are joining Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former US president Bill Clinton, former British prime minister Tony Blair and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the conference, ...

Send President Peres a birthday greeting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:04 -0400

President Shimon Peres will celebrate his 90th birthday Tuesday night at the start of his fifth annual Facing Tomorrow conferee night in Jerusalem, with hundreds of world leaders, dignitaries and famous faces in attendance. Peres, born in Vishnyeva, Belarus, just outside of Minsk, is a Nobel Laureate and the 9th and current President of the State of Israel.Hollywood royalty Robert De Niro, Barbra ...

Bill Clinton places a note in the Western Wall

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:03 -0400

Former US President Bill Clinton visited the Western Wall and the Western Wall Tunnels on Tuesday, accompanied Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz.Clinton placed a note in the Wall and expressed emotion over visiting the holy site and praying ...

Yaalon Iran may exploit Rohani win to advance nuclear program

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:03 -0400

Defense minister warns against delusions, saying that "Rohani is a part of conservative regime, Islamic revolution" and Khamenei may exploit the moderate image of the president-elect to push nuke ...

Jerusalem Infused With Stars for Peres Celebration

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:48 -0400

An array of celebrities, politicians and public figures are in Jerusalem to take part in Israeli President Shimon Peres's 90th birthday celebrations to be held later on Tuesday. Former US president Bill Clinton, British ex-premier Tony Blair, Monaco's Prince Albert II, and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird are among figures who will attend the opening event of the fifth ...

China Urges Peace Talks to Settle Palestinian Question

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:48 -0400

China called for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority at a conference in Beijing Tuesday, as the rising global power seeks greater diplomatic influence in the Middle East. "We need to redouble efforts to promote peace talks," assistant foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu said at the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian ...

Father of NSA Whistleblower Gives Candid Interview

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:47 -0400

The father of National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has pleaded with his son to stop leaking information and to return home to the United States, ...

Teva to stop filing for patents in Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:00 -0400

TEVA ) is stopping filing for patents in Israel for products developed in the country and will file for them in Switzerland instead. The step will enable the pharmaceutical giant to benefit from tax exemptions and incentives that are granted in Switzerland but are not available in Israel for development, manufacturing and registering patents, sources inform "Globes." As ...

Israeli leaders divided over new Iran president

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:00 -0400

Hassan Rouhani served as the country's chief nuclear negotiator from 2003-2005. But some observers have hailed the new leader as pragmatist that will lift Iran out of international ...

Israel Think Tank Deems Iran Vote Fair

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:38 -0400

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's leading strategic think tank has deemed Iran'spresidential elections as fair. The Institute for National Security Studies determined that Iran'spresidential elections on June 14 were not tampered by the mullah regime. Ina report by Ephraim Kam, the institute said the landslide victory by HassanRowhani marked a surprise and reflected a desire for change ...

Palestinians Demand Clarification of Israeli Minister Statements

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:07:22 -0400

Ramallah, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian presidency demanded from Israel today clarification of statements in recent hours by Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennet, according to which the independent Palestinian State is at a dead end. The main hindrance to clarify this is reticence in the heart of the cabinet, said Bennet in a meeting of Israeli settlers, among which his party ha-Bayit ...

Abbas Palestinians keen to see Kerrys peace efforts succeed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:51 -0400

US Secretary of State John Kerry may return to the region next week as part of his efforts to revive the stalled peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, Palestinian officials in Ramallah said Tuesday.PA President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized that the Palestinians were keen on ...

Officials US Taliban to open direct dialogue

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:50 -0400

US officials on Tuesday said that the first formal meeting involving US and Taliban representatives is scheduled to be held next week in Doha.A senior Taliban official said on Tuesday no date had been agreed for talks in Qatar on ending Afghanistan's 12-year-long war, after US officials said they would meet representatives of the Islamist insurgency next week in the Gulf ...

Sharon Stone fans basic instinct for photography in TA

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:49 -0400

It's unclear whether the man pictured in the picture below is a fan of Sharon Stone or a fan of campy t-shirts. Either way, he had what was surely a surreal moment Monday when, dressed in ...

Deri ‘Appalled’ by Abu Ghosh Graffiti

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:38 -0400

overnight attack by vandals . The attacks slashed the tires of 28 cars and spray-painted the words "Arabs out" on walls. Deri began by visiting the local council building, where he and MK David Azoulay (Shas) met with local politicians, including local Shas activists. The hareidi-religious Shas party has won support from many Israeli Arabs due to policies including support for large ...

Lapid Hitler Facebook Image Goes Viral Stirs Outrage

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:37 -0400

An image posted on Facebook on Monday showing an image of Finance Minister Yair Lapid wearing a Nazi uniform and looking like Hitler has gone viral on the social networking site, causing outrage in Israeli society. The picture caption said, "enemy of the Israeli economy." Public relations man Rani Rahav called the police to launch an investigation following the publication of the ...

Israel replicating apartheid SA envoy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:15 -0400

Jerusalem - The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has taken a parting shot at the country's treatment of Palestinians, calling it a "replication of ...

Soluto enables remote management of mobile device security

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:03 -0400

Soluto is now entering the field of mobile, with its network software allowing remote support for iPhones and iPads. The support will help both private users and IT managers in small and medium-size businesses to update applications, to check battery levels and free storage space, and, no less importantly, to check the device's security status, such as the use of a suitable passcode and so ...

Vandals Strike in Quiet Jerusalem Suburb

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:08 -0400

Children played on Tuesday in front of graffiti sprayed on a wall in Abu Ghosh, an Arab-Israeli suburb of Jerusalem. The graffiti reads "Arabs out" at left and "racism or ...

Barbra Streisand criticises Israeli treatment of women – video

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:58 -0400

Singer, actor and director Barbra Streisand addresses an audience at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Streisand says she finds it hard to read about women being made to sit at the back of buses or being prevented from praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall. Streisand, was picking up an honorary PHD, during a tour of Israel which includes a performance at President Shimon Peres's 90th ...

Ex-South Africa ambassador criticizes Israeli policies as replication of apartheid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:26 -0400

JERUSALEM - The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has taken a parting shot at the country's treatment of Palestinians, calling it a "replication of apartheid." Ismail Coovadia made the statement in a letter to pro-Palestinian activists. In it, Coovadia explained his decision to reject a symbolic gift from the Israeli government -- planting trees in his honour in ...

Irans shock election result poses challenge for Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:28 -0400

The election of Hassan Rowhani as the new president of Iran seems to have stunned everyone – his supporters and staff, and analysts and decision-makers around the world. No-one expected that the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei would allow a moderate to occupy the presidency at a time when Iran is under pressure, under sanctions and under suspicion.And nowhere is the shock of ...

U.S. Woos Israel With V-22

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:26 -0400

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has been pressing Israel to becomethe first foreign client of the V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has beenlobbying Israel's military and Defense Ministry to purchase the MV-22Osprey. They said Osprey was offered as part of a 10-year military packagereported at more than $30 ...

Vandals Hit Mixed Suburb Of Jerusalem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:06:08 -0400

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Israel has frozen building in settlements housing minister says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:38 -0400

JERUSALEM // Israel has frozen nearly all housing starts in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the housing minister Uri Ariel said yesterday, in an apparent bid to help US efforts to revive peace talks with the Palestinians. The step, confirmed several weeks ago by the Israel's anti-settlement Peace Now movement, has had no impact on construction already under way in ...

Housing min. pledges to find solution for crumbling olim houses in South

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:25 -0400

olim (immigrants) and their families in the South, whose homes are crumbling and eaten by termites.The commitment was expressed after the minister met with representatives of the residents, who had already filed an unfruitful legal complaint against the state several years ago in the amount of NIS 40 ...

Clinton at Kotel Eye Opening Experience

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:07 -0400

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in Jerusalem for the 90th birthday celebration of Israeli President Shimon Peres, visited the Western Wall and expressed "continued admiration" for Jewish heritage. Clinton prayed, placed a note in the Kotel, and toured the Western Wall tunnels. He was also given a warm welcome by Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch. "I love this ...

Israels tax chief warns on unreported capital abroad

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:32 -0400

"Despite the tax authority's voluntary reporting campaign uncovering NIS 12 billion in capital held abroad by Israelis, this is only the tip of the iceberg. We are in constant contact with various bodies to receive further lists of Israeli activities overseas," Tax Authority head Moshe Asher told the annual STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) conference today. Asher ...

Taxi fares to rise Wednesday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:31 -0400

Taxi and sherout (shared route services) fares will rise 3.8% on Wednesday. The Ministry of Finance said today, "Revising the prices is carried out according to the supervision order for merchandize and services signed between the Ministries of Finance and Transport and the recommendations of the joint committee of the two ministries." The rise in taxi fares reflects the rise in prices ...

Israeli Budget Passes 1st Knesset Reading

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:51:10 -0400

JERUSALEM, Israel -- The 2013-2014 State budget passed its first reading Monday night by a 58-44 vote. Finance Minister Yair Lapid told legislators the "vision of the working man" is the basis for the decisions that went into it. Lapid said the budget is aimed at "letting go of the culture of welfare and introducing a culture of labor," turning the problem of addressing the ...

Sharon Stone Middle East peace process like going to the gym

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:42 -0400

On a visit to Jerusalem, Hollywood actress Sharon Stone compares the feasibility of the Middle East peace process to choosing to stay in ...

Israel Dismayed By U.S. Assessments

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:54 -0400

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel has become increasingly dismayed over U.S.intelligence assessments on the Middle East. Officials said Israel's government and intelligence community havedetermined huge gaps between U.S. assessments and developments in the MiddleEast. They said Israel's government and intelligence community were underconstant pressure by the administration of President Barack ...

PM Price tag attacks contradict values of Jewish people and state

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:10 -0400

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday condemned Monday night's "price tag" attack in Abu Ghosh, saying that it is contradictory to the values and people of Israel and Judaism."Just this week we passed decisions that will enable us to take strong action against those who perpetrate such crimes, and we will do so with full force," the prime minister ...

MK Jewish Values are Israel’s ‘Core Curriculum’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:49:53 -0400

MK Yoni Chetboun of the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) faction expressed strong concern Monday night over the direction of Israeli schools. Chetboun used his speaking time during a debate on ...

Hungary Charges top Nazi War Crimes Suspect 98

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:49:52 -0400

Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect over his brutal role in organizing the deportation of some 12,000 Jews to World War II death camps, ...

Mellanox unexpectedly appoints new chairman

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:48:20 -0400

MLNX ) today unexpectedly appointed Irwin Federman chairman of the ...

Barbra Streisand courts controversy in Israel before Shimon Peres party

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:58 -0400

Barbra Streisand to deliver her own version of Happy Birthday Mr President more than 50 years after Marilyn Monroe's ode to JFK.But for the world's oldest head of ...

Israeli leaders condemn hate crime against Arabs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:51:46 -0400

Danino Price tag attacks could spark conflict in Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:46:10 -0400

Police say 28 cars vandalized, houses sprayed with graffiti in Arab village in alleged "price tag" attack; Danino says arrests will be made in connection to attack "very soon"; Peres: Attack crosses a red ...

Russia Preconditions for Assads exit not an option

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:46:10 -0400

MOSCOW- The Syrian opposition must not be allowed to set conditions for attending a peace conference, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments published on Tuesday.Despite pressure on President Vladimir Putin at a G8 summit to tone down Russian support for Bashar Assad, Lavrov signaled there was no change in Moscow's view that the Syrian leader's exit cannot be a ...

Rabbinical Council of America issues letter of support for Rabbi Stav

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:46:07 -0400

The Rabbinical Council of America, an extensive association of Orthodox rabbis in North America, issued a letter of public support for Rabbi David Stav, a candidate for the position of Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, following a harsh denunciation of Stav from Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef Saturday night and an unseemly incident on Sunday at a wedding. "We shuddered when we heard the ...

Gezi Park protests The AKPs battle with Turkish society

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:46:06 -0400

No one could have ever imagined that a protest by a small group of environmentalists in Istanbul's Taksim Square would lead to nationwide anti-government demonstrations in Turkey. The incident started on May 28, when a number of environmentalists gathered in Taksim Square to peacefully protest the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's decision to build a shopping mall by ...

Privacy security or both An elusive balance

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:46:03 -0400

"Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants" said Justice Louis D. Brandeis in one of the world's most famous quotes, and "electric light the most efficient policeman." The recent NSA affair in the United States challenges a rapid changing globe: non-state actors such as terrorist organizations aim to destroy the fundamental fabric of democracy and civil liberties. ...

Gaza 12-Year-Old I Want to Capture a Soldier

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:51 -0400

As the hot weather arrives in Gaza, children head to the town of Rafah for summer camp -- not to play sports but to join war games organized by the Islamic Jihad terrorist group, ...

Castro targets kids fashion

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:44:28 -0400

CAST ) today officially announced that it is entering the children's clothing market. Castro CEO and owner Gabi Rotter said, "We plan entering this market in a very significant way from the outset. This is an engine of growth for us and very necessary. Our role is to bring good news to the children's fashion market and we want to be a market leader. Children's fashion is not a ...

Elbit expands in civilian market with bad weather landing aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:44:27 -0400

ESLT ) is expanding its civilian activity, and has unveiled its Clear Vision system, designed to allow passenger aircraft to land safely even in stormy weather and in low visibility conditions. The system was put on show yesterday at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. Clear Vision is based upon another system that was originally developed for combat aircraft, mostly installed on F-15 and F-16 ...

Digital banking solutions co Personetics raises $11.5m

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:44:24 -0400

Personetics will use the proceeds to increase sales and enlarge operations to meet the growing demand for predictive solutions that transform the digital experience for banking ...

Shimon Peres US can curb Irans nuclear threat – video

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:52 -0400

The president of Israel, Shimon Peres, says Barack Obama's administration has the greatest hope of preventing Iran from becoming a large-scale international threat. In the interview with Reuters, Peres also says it is 'necessary and possible' for Israel to make peace with the Palestinians. The 90-year-old criticises terror groups working in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza for damaging the ...

Celebrities head to Jerusalem for Peress birthday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:40 -0400

Israel's President Shimon Peres meets with US actor Robert De Niro at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on June 18, 2013. A slew of stars, politicians and public figures were flocking to Jerusalem to take part in Peres's 90th birthday celebrations to be held ...

Reports say Hamas preventing rocket fire

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:17:55 -0400

Gaza has deployed a 600 member military force to prevent rocket attacks on Israel, an Arab source told The Times of Israel. Hamas formed a special force to "safeguard public order" and operates along the border with Israel, the source told the Israeli website. Recent months have seen a dramatic decline in the number of rockets fired at Israel compared to a similar period last year, ...

Barbra Streisand Women shouldnt sit in back of bus in Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:15:50 -0400

Barbra Streisand: American actress Barbra Streisand said Orthodox Jews in Israel shouldn't treat women as second class citizens. Streisand was in Israel getting an honorary doctorate at Hebrew University of ...

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must resume China

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:50:41 -0400

BEIJING (AFP) - China called for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians at a conference in Beijing Tuesday, as the rising global power seeks greater diplomatic influence in the Middle East."We need to redouble efforts to promote peace talks," assistant foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu said at the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian ...

German NGO launches petition to stop labeling of settlement products

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:30 -0400

BERLIN - A German NGO started a grassroots online petition last week to urge Chancellor Angela Merkel not to move forward with a labeling system for products originating in the West Bank because of the adverse consequences it would have on Israel.The pro-Israel German Media Watch organization started the petition, titled "Call against the labeling of Israeli merchandise," with the ...

Israel gears up for Peres star-studded conference

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:29 -0400

Facing Tomorrow conference gets underway Tuesday night in Jerusalem, with hundreds of world leaders, dignitaries and famous faces in attendance. Hollywood royalty Robert de Niro, Barbra Streisand, and Sharon Stone are joining Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former US president Bill Clinton, former British prime minister Tony Blair and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the conference, ...

Severed antelope heads left at Galilee park as a message by illegal poachers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:29 -0400

Parks Authority: incident latest in escalating cat-mouse game between park rangers and illegal hunters, who often have them outmanned and ...

Peres Weighs in on Abu Ghosh Graffiti

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:18 -0400

President Shimon Peres spoke with Abu Ghosh Mayor Salim Jaber on Tuesday, in the wake of last night's incident in which vehicles were vandalized and anti-Arab graffiti was sprayed. President Peres condemned the incident and said, "The events last night in Abu Ghosh, spraying of hate graffiti against the residents and slashing of tires, is racist behavior which crosses a red line. ...

Labor Head Refused to Cancel Out with New Mom

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:18 -0400

Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie accused Labor leader Shelly Yachimovich of ugly politics Tuesday, for allegedly refusing to "cancel out" with an MK who had just given birth. "Canceling out" ("kizooz") is a parliamentary routine in which members of opposing factions agree that because a member of one party cannot be present at a vote, a member of the other party will also ...

Israeli Planes Missile-Proofed with C-MUSIC

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:42:18 -0400

The MUSIC DIRCM systems are to be installed in every civilian plane traveling to a high-risk area. Arkia and Israir planes will get C-MUSIC systems as well. Several terrorist groups have threatened to fire missiles at Israeli planes in recent years. Terrorists in Sinai are a particular concern, as they are known to have armed themselves with man-portable air-defense systems. In 2002 terrorists ...

Dan Group asking NIS 200m for Arlozorov 17 penthouse

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:46 -0400

80 years after the members of the Dan Bus Cooperative bought a 32 acre lot on the corner of Arlozorov and Dizengoff Streets in Tel Aviv for its depot, the Dan Group today presented details of the luxury Arlozorov 17 tower to be built on the cite. The 29-floor high-rise will have 131 apartments covering 27,000 square meters. All units above the sixth floor will have sea views. The project has ...

Israel seeks $5b US loan guarantees - report

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:46 -0400

Israel's Defense Ministry will ask the US to guarantee $5 billion in bridge loans that Israel plans taking from US commercial banks to finance procurement of advanced weapons systems that the Obama administration is offering Israel including the Osprey aircraft-helicopter and smart munitions. In the long term procurement will be financed by US military aid, and the loans will bridge the ...

Jewish Extremists Spray Graffiti Damage Cars in Jerusalem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:38:03 -0400

Occupied Jerusalem, June 18 (BNA) - Israeli vandals from the so-called 'price tag' group slashed late Monday night tires of 28 cars in the Arab town of Abu Ghoush, west of Jerusalem, according to local sources. Price tag refers to an underground anti-Arab Israeli group that carries out terrorist acts against Palestinians in the occupied territories and inside Israel, as in the case ...

Israeli Forces Begin Demolishing School in Azzun Atmah Village

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:37:58 -0400

Bethlehem, June 18 (BNA) - Israeli forces began demolishing a school on Tuesday in the village of Azzun Atmah in the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, the school's administration said. A day earlier Israeli forces entered the Azzun-Beit Amin School to take measurements as they prepare to enforce the further construction of Israel's separation wall in the district. The ...

These build build build comments go to the heart of Israels problems | Rachel Shabi

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:22:53 -0400

Naftali Bennett has just become the latest Israeli official to declare the two-state solution a dead end. Speaking at a conference for Jewish settlers, he said the idea of negotiating for an independent Palestinian state alongside an Israeli one was "futile" and "hopeless" and that the only Israeli approach to this conflict should be to "build, build, build" in the ...

Rwanda and Israel to forge closer ties

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:22:11 -0400

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame arrived in Jerusalem, Israel, on Monday to strengthen ties between the Middle East nation and his country at the fifth Israel Presidential Conference. Kagame hopes to posit Rwanda's economic security in line with that of Israel's at the 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference.Bilateral meetings between Kagame, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime ...

Clinton urges 2-state solution for Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:40 -0400

Shimon Peres . "You have to cobble together some kind of theory of a two-state solution, and the longer you let this go, just because of sheer demographics, the tougher it's going to get. I don't see any alternative to a Palestinian state," the former U.S. President said in a speech before the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot Monday night. Clinton said he would donate the ...

Austria may delay peacekeepers withdrawal from Golan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:39:29 -0400

VIENNA - Austria may withdraw its peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights more slowly than first planned to allow the United Nations extra time to arrange an orderly handover, Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said on Tuesday.The United Nations has asked Vienna to keep soldiers in the buffer zone between Syria and Israel until the end of July, a month longer than the four-week timetable ...

Montreal mayor arrested in corruption crackdown

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:39:28 -0400

TORONTO -- Montreal's mayor and a former city alderman, both Jews, were arrested as part of a crackdown on corruption.Michael Applebaum, who became the city's first-ever Jewish mayor when he was appointed to the post last November, was taken into custody Monday morning by agents of the anti-corruption unit, UPAC. He was charged with 14 offenses, including breach of trust, fraud, ...

NYC Candidate Bloomberg Not Connected to Jewish Community

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:39:17 -0400

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has not had a "close connection" with the city’s Jewish community, NYC politician Peter Vallone Jr. ...

Terrorist Earns Hebrew U. Doctorate Refuses to Shake Hands

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:39:16 -0400

A terrorist who served two prison terms for involvement in terrorism, including a plot to carry out a suicide bombing, has been awarded his doctorate in chemistry from Hebrew ...

Perrigo buys ophthalmic products for $93m

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:37:43 -0400

PRGO ) has acquired an ophthalmic sterile ointment and solution product portfolio from Fera Pharmaceuticals LLC. This is Perrigo's fourth acquisition in the past nine months. Perrigo executive vice president Sharon Kochan told "Globes" several days ago, "Our acquisitions are designed to help us enter new geographical regions or to strengthen our position in our core ...

Met Council Head Its about Making People Independent

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:35:10 -0400

"We believe strongly that to help someone become independent, you have to pile on the services," he explained. For example, if members of a family are about to be evicted from their home, the council will not just help them pay the rent – it will also help them get a better job and train for it, help them find the proper care for their elderly parents or a disabled child, help ...

NYC Rep No Room for Apathy in the Face of Hate

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:35:09 -0400

Williams, who sits on the New York City Council, spoke out firmly against all forms of racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia. "Unfortunately, human nature has always done things like this… I think government in New York City is doing what they can," he said. Ultimately, only the community can end hate, he said. Hate continues when people stand silently by, he warned. Williams ...

Shekel gains ground against dollar

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:33:30 -0400

The shekel strengthened against the dollar and is flat against the euro in morning inter-bank trading today. The shekel-dollar exchange rate fell 0.38%, compared with yesterday's representative rate, to NIS 3.588/$, and the shekel-euro exchange rate rose 0.04% to NIS ...

Draghi Monetary expansion is far from over

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:33:30 -0400

"The European economy is in the throes of a slowdown," President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi said today at the farewell conference in Jerusalem ...

90-year-old Israeli president Shimon Peres says he expects peace with Palestinians within his lifetime

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:24:53 -0400

Weeks away from his 90th birthday, Israel's president Shimon Peres, has said that he expects to see peace with the Palestinians within his ...

Suspected price tag vandalism in Arab Israeli town

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:21:51 -0400

An Arab Israeli man speaks on his mobile phone as he looks at the punctured tyres of his vehicle in the Arab Israeli town of Abu Ghosh, west of Jerusalem on June 18, 2013. Suspected Jewish extremists punctured the tyres of 28 cars in an Arab Israeli town and scrawled graffiti nearby in a likely "price tag" attack ...

Amotz Asa-Els View from Jerusalem What next for Iran

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:16:36 -0400

Iran is now on a similar course. With the economy unraveling while thousands of young and bright dissidents rot in jails, a critical mass of Iranians know the Islamist Revolution is living on borrowed ...

Israeli President Shimon Peres Still going strong and enjoying late-in-life transformation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:34 -0400

HOLD FOR STORY PERES TURNS 90 BY DAN PERRY AND JOSEF FEDERMAN - In this photo taken Sunday, June 16, 2013, Israel's President Shimon Peres, is seen during an interview with The Associated Press at the President's residence in Jerusalem. As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and ...

We should praise Hawkings boycott of Israeli meeting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:08:23 -0400

Stephen Hawking's considered decision to support an academic boycott of Israeli institutions should not be derided, says a supporter of Palestinian ...

Israeli software firm Orcanos eyes drug sector to boost growth

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:46:17 -0400

Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:46am EDT * Sales growing by 25-30 percent annually * Seeking to raise $6 mln to expand into new markets By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV, June 18 (Reuters) - Israel-based Orcanos, whose software aims to help companies develop and produce products more cost-effectively, predicts its sales will grow by 25 to 30 percent annually as it moves into new markets and regions. Medical device ...

Feiglin I Found the Money – We Spent It on Oslo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:31:45 -0400

The Oslo Accords, not Israeli "settlements," are the real drain on Israel’s budget, MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud Beytenu) said Monday night, speaking from the Knesset podium. Feiglin poked fun at Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid’s "where’s the money" election slogan, and at Lapid’s suggestion that Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria are ...

Video Happy Birthday Mr. President – and Thanks for Oslo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:31:44 -0400

With President Shimon Peres celebrating his 90th birthday in lavish, star-studded events, an amateur videographer's "tribute" is making the rounds on internet social networks. It shows the devastating progression from the Oslo accords which Shimon Peres engineered in 1993, to the most horrible period of civilian carnage Israel has known: over 1,500 dead in 20 years, about 70% of ...

Women Plan March to Arab Town ‘Enough Rock Terror’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:31:44 -0400

rock attacks on Israeli drivers in the region. The march will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Israeli town of Maaleh Shomron, and will head for the Palestinian Authority Arab town of Azoun, which has been the site of many rock attacks. The women will march under the banner, "Women Against Rocks." Organizers noted that despite the slogan, men and children are invited, as well. Marchers ...

Foie Gras Law ‘a Double-Edged Sword’ Rabbi Warns

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:31:43 -0400

ban on foie gras imports to Israel could lend inadvertent support to those working to ban kosher slaughter in Europe, a French Jewish leader has warned. Rabbi Yirmiya Cohen, the head of the Jewish court (Beit Din) in Paris, wrote to Minister of Agriculture Yair Shamir with a warning about a bill put forth by MK Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid). "As you know, some European countries are ...

Hungarian man 98 charged with World War II crimes prosecutors

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:14:18 -0400

Hungarian Laszlo Csatary, suspected of war crimes against Jews during Word War Two, leaves the prosecution building in Budapest July 18, ...

Israel Is Stirs the Pot in Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:08:23 -0400

Nazareth. For much of the past two years Israel stood sphinx-like on the sidelines of Syria's civil war. Did it want Bashar al-Assad's regime toppled? Did it favour military intervention to help opposition forces? And what did it think of the increasing visibility of Islamist groups in Syria? It was difficult to guess. In recent weeks, however, Israel has moved from relative inaction ...

AP Interview Peres at 90 still going strong

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:33:35 -0400

Not just the Tea Party IRS routed applications from Pro-Israel groups to anti-terrorism unit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:33:16 -0400

A pplications of pro-Israel groups for tax-exempt status are routinely routed to an antiterrorism unit within the Internal Revenue Service for additional screening, according to the testimony of a Cincinnati-based IRS agent.Asked whether Jewish or pro-Israel applications are treated differently from other applications, Gary Muthert told House Oversight Committee investigators that they are ...

32 of Israelis think US Jews should stay out of peace process

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:27:04 -0400

Poll finds nearly a quarter of Israelis are against accepting input from American Jewry on religious issues, but 66.3% of Israelis see the US Jewish community as having a positive influence on Israel's national ...

Pioneers of the Periphery Olim of the South

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:26:50 -0400

Hoping to make a meaningful contribution to a high-potential area? Interested in buying a private home for the price of an apartment? Looking for a less stressful life that has the flavor of an exotic vacation? A new wave of English-speaking Olim is heading to Israel's periphery and enjoying a genuinely southern ...

Housing Minister Yes There Is a Building Freeze

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:26:50 -0400

There is a new ban on Israeli construction east of the 1949 armistice line, including in eastern Jerusalem, Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Bayit Yehudi) confirmed Tuesday morning in an interview ...

Cars Vandalized in Arab Neighborhood

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:26:49 -0400

The tires on 28 cars were slashed overnight Monday in Abu Ghosh, an Arab village 6 miles west of Jerusalem, in a suspected nationalist Jewish attack. In addition, slogans were spray painted on walls. These included "racism or assimilation," and "Arabs out." Police have begun to investigate the event. No one has been arrested yet. The government decided this week to ...

Jewish saboteurs pierce tires of 28 vehicles inscribe racist anti-Palestinian mural graffiti in occupied Jerusalem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:21:34 -0400

Occupied Jerusalem: June 18-- (BNA)-- Jewish settlers who call themselves (Pay-the-Cost) gangs punched last night the tires of 28 cars belonging to Palestinian citizens in (Abu Gosh) Town in the occupied Jerusalem's province. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that gangs of Jewish saboteurs inscribed racist anti-Arab mural graffiti, for example: (Arabs Go Out), (Death to Arabs) and ...

ERT shutdown Greece puts pressure on Israeli firm over state broadcaster

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:07:29 -0400

ERT on air was owned by an Israeli firm.Defiant journalists occupying ERT studios in Athens and Thessaloniki have been able to keep an unbroken skeleton news service going since 11 June, when Samaras ordered its abrupt closure, thanks to the European Broadcasting Union which provided technical facilities to continue transmitting into Greek homes via three satellites.Officials in Athens confirmed ...

Knesset approves proposed budget cuts despite opposition

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:24:54 -0400

hours of opposition speeches .58 lawmakers voted in favor of the proposed cuts and 44 opposed after a long debate in favor of the 17-month 2013-14 spending package, sending it to parliament's finance committee for further ...

35 Americans Killed in Syria Fighting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:24:39 -0400

reported that 729 Saudi citizens, 479 Egyptians, 439 Lebanese, 439 Chechnyans, 301 Afghans, 263 Libyans, 261 Pakistanis, 208 Iraqis, and 188 Russians were among the dead. Also killed were smaller numbers of citizens of Jordan, Turkey, Tunisia, Kuwait, Yemen and more, as well as 90 French citizens, 67 German citizens, 66 British citizens and 45 Belgians, the station claimed. The report was ...

Knesset passes state budget at first reading

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:23:14 -0400

At nearly 1 am this morning, the Knesset plenum gave a first reading to the state budget for 2013-2014 and to the accompanying Economic Arrangements Bill. 58 Knesset members voted in favor of the budget, against 44 who voted against. Coalition MK Gila Gamliel (Likud-Beytenu) asked not to participate in the vote, and left the Knesset chamber. Just before the vote, Minister of Finance Yair Lapid ...

Israels Peres Unemployed terrorists flocking to Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:18:48 -0400

Israeli President Shimon Peres has dismissed fears that U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels could expose the Jewish state's national security to danger, adding that the world's "unemployed terrorists" were heading to the region. Israeli President Shimon Peres has dismissed fears that U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels could expose the Jewish state's national security to danger, ...

Arabs Go Home sprayed on houses of Abu Ghosh

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:21:36 -0400

Unknown assailants overnight on Monday punctured the tires of some 28 vehicles in the Arab village of Abu Ghosh, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, police said."Arabs Go Home" was sprayed on the walls of the village.Police are investigating the incident. The security cabinet on Sunday night strengthened law enforcement's ability to combat the growing phenomenon of "price-tag" ...

Lieberman Wants Lie Detector to Ferret Out Loose-Lipped MKs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:21:21 -0400

Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman wants to submit members of a Knesset subcommittee he heads to a "lie detector" polygraph test in an attempt to stop media ...

Memo From Jerusalem Trying to Revive Mideast Peace Talks Kerry Finds a Conflicted Israel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:04:19 -0400

During clashes with Israeli security forces on Friday, a Palestinian protester climbed a separation barrier built by Israel in the West Bank near the Jewish settlement of ...

Five palestinians killed 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:48:41 -0400

Five palestinians killed, 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/26/2011 Five Palestinians were killed and 22 were injured at dawn yesterday in two Israeli air strikes targeting a sports club in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, and a tunnel in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Israeli F16 warplanes bombed the sports club, located in a ...

Shimon Peres Im optimistic about a Middle East peace deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:25:36 -0400

The Israeli president, the world’s oldest serving head of state whose 65-year political career spans the entire history of Israel and includes three spells as prime minister, says he is optimistic about a peace deal between Israel and the ...

Shimon Peres Israel and Iran could negotiate

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:25:36 -0400

Israel and Iran could sit down and talk to each other despite the bitter enmity that has pushed the two nations to the brink of war, Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, has ...

Peres throws his weight behind US plan to arm Syria rebels

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:43 -0400

President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind US plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict.In a wide-ranging interview ...

Obama Iranian election a sign the people seek change

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:42 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran's election of a moderate as its next president is a sign that Iranians want to move in a different direction, but he was uncertain whether it would lead to ...

Assad Warns Europe Arm the Rebels and Pay the Price

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:27 -0400

"If the Europeans deliver weapons (to rebels), Europe’s backyard will become a terrorists’ place and Europe will pay the price for it," Assad was quoted as having said in an interview with the German ...

Netanyahu Unveils Stamp in Memory of Former PM Shamir

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:27 -0400

The stamp was unveiled in a special ceremony attended by Shamir’s son Agriculture Minister Yair Shamir, Communications Minister Gilad Erdan, Israel Post Chairman of the Board Sasi Shilo, Israel Post CEO Haim Elmozino and the designer of the stamp, Ilan Eliezer ...

Israel’s President Peres Calls for Two-State Solution

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:14:05 -0400

"We have to enable the Palestinians to have an independent state of their own, and live like neighbors, not like enemies," said 89-year-old Peres, whose political career has spanned 66 years. Peres added that barriers to the peace process were more "psychological than real". "I think the greatest problem we have is skepticism and a belief that peace is impossible... To ...

U.S. right to arm Syrian rebels says Israeli president

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:57:59 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the ...