Friday, May 11th, 2012
Shaul Mofaz
Mofaz to Ynet: Unity Government Historic Opportunity
"When I took the decision to go ahead with this historic move, which is so important for the State of Israel, I knew there would be criticism. I'm not oblivious to it, but I also know that leaders, when they make important and difficult decisions, must know how to live with this criticism and look to the future—to what's best for Isarel and its future," newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz told Ynet just a few days after his Kadima party joined the coalition.
Fri, May 11th, 2012 - 10:52amRead more »
Over 12,000 International Troops in Drill near Syrian Border
Amid the turmoil in neighboring Syria, over 12,000 troops from 19 countries are undertaking a massive war game exercise in Jordan, involving land, air, marine and special forces, that U.S. military officials say is aimed at enhancing interoperability between allied forces.
Fri, May 11th, 2012 - 10:43amRead more »
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Palestinian Authority TV Teaches Children to Make Map without Israel
A children's program teaching arts and crafts on official Palestinian Authority [PA] TV instructed children how to make models of "Palestine." The shape of the map of "Palestine," which was cut out of paper, included all of Israel. Adding a political message, PA TV taught the children to cover the entire model with the colors of the Palestinian flag, symbolizing Palestinian sovereignty over the whole area.
Thu, May 10th, 2012 - 11:18amRead more »
Who Are the Palestinian-Arabs?
Most Palestinians are Muslim-Arabs who originated in the Arabian Peninsula. However, the source of the name "Palestine” was Pleshet, the region of the Philistines (Pleshtim in Hebrew), who originated in Greece's Aegean Islands. They were expelled from Greece in 1300 BC and settled the coastal plain of the Land of Israel in 1200 BC. The Roman Empire introduced the name "Palestina” in order to erase the memory of the Jewish People and the Jewish Homeland, Judea, from history.
Thu, May 10th, 2012 - 11:16amRead more »
Prof. Nathan Citri
Still Inventing after All These Years
At 91, Prof. Nathan Citri offers no advice on how to achieve longevity. That he’s made it this far — with a mind so sharp he is still inventing innovative medical diagnostic kits — may be thanks to long walks or good genes. He cannot know for sure, since the Nazis cut short the lives of his parents and his only sister.
Thu, May 10th, 2012 - 11:06amRead more »
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Benjamin Netanyahu & Shaul Mofaz
Netanyahu Boosts Israel’s Deterrence
The unity deal worked out secretly by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima Chairman Shaul Mofaz boosts our deterrence power on the Iranian front and Israel’s ability to press the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany not to compromise too much.
Wed, May 9th, 2012 - 12:46pmRead more »
IDF Uncovers Explosive Devices in Northern Jordan Valley
For the third time in recent weeks, IDF [Israel Defense Forces] forces have discovered explosive devices in the northern Jordan Valley. Early Tuesday morning (May 8), IDF forces conducted an operation in the village of Tamon, near Bekaot. Based on intelligence information, the forces conducted searches during which five hidden explosive charges were found. The devices were neutralized in a controlled manner by sappers and three Palestinians were detained and taken in for questioning by security forces.
Wed, May 9th, 2012 - 12:39pmRead more »
Prof. Yosef Garfinkel
First Evidence of Jewish Rituals in Judah at the Time of King David Found
Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced on May 8 that the discovery of objects that for the first time shed light on how Jewish worship was organized in Judah at the time of King David.
Wed, May 9th, 2012 - 12:35pmRead more »
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Benjamin Netanyahu & Shaul Mofaz
No Elections: Kadima to Join Government
No elections, Kadima joins government: In a dramatic move, the Likud and Kadima parties agreed on a unity government early Tuesday [May 8], averting the prospect of early elections. Prime Minister [PM] Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima Chairman Shaul Mofaz finalized the surprising unity agreement hours before the Knesset was expected to approve its own dissolution and set September 4th as the date of the next elections.
Tue, May 8th, 2012 - 9:16amRead more »
Ronald S. Lauder
European Intellectuals and Scholars Obsessed with Israel and the Jews
World Jewish Congress [WJC] President Ronald S. Lauder has strongly condemned recent remarks by the Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung who on repeated occasions had revived anti-Semitic canards such as Jewish control of the media and suggested that Israel’s Mossad could have been behind last year’s massacres in Norway, committed by Anders Breivik, in which 77 people died.
Tue, May 8th, 2012 - 9:12amRead more »
