Romney slams Obama for 'lecturing Israel's leaders'

BY JPOST— Leading into his major trip to the UK, Israel and Poland to highlight his foreign policy competence and positions, US Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday lashed out at US President Barack Obama for “lecturing Israel’s leaders.” “President Obama is fond of lecturing Israel’s leaders,” Romney said. “The people of Israel deserve…

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Netanyahu: 'Rock solid' info links Iran to Burgas

BY GIL RONEN, ARUTZ 7— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday repeated his assertion that Iran and its terrorist proxy Hizbullah are behind the terror attack in Burgas, Bulgaria, Wednesday.   Netanyahu said his assertion that Hizbullah is behind the attack last week that killed five Israeli tourists is based on “rock solid” intelligence and…

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US Congressman Walsh spearheads initiative to recognize Levy report

BY MATI TUCHFELD, ISRAEL HAYOM— Will the U.S. Congress decide to recognize Edmond Levy’s reports on settlements, even as the government of Israel has yet to decide what to do with the controversial report? The chances are slim, but Israeli MK Danny Danon (Likud) says that a new congressional initiative, spearheaded by controversial tea party-backed…

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Israel fears another Olympic massacre

BY ELIZABETH BLADE, ISRAEL TODAY— When Iranian Vice President Mohammed-Reza Rahimi accused “Zionists” of controlling the global drug trade at an international anti-drug conference held in Tehran last month, many were amused by his promise to reward those able to find at least one Israeli addict. His comments, however, reminded Israel of the hostility directed…

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Arabs, Israelis in ‘Oslo Has Failed’ Conference

By HEZKI EZRA & ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ7– Rabbi Benny Elon: It’s time to promote a plan stating that Jordan is Palestine. Israel needs to apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. Arabs and Israelis, right and left, Muslims, Christians and Jews came together Thursday for a conference in Washington on the Oslo Accords. The diverse crowd…

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Burgas bomber an Algerian-Swedish Islamist

By YITZHAK BENHORIN, YNET— Sweden denied Thursday reports in Bulgarian media suggesting that that Mehdi Ghezali, the suspected suicide bomber who executed the terror attack on Israeli tourists in Burgas, was a Swedish national. Bulgarian media named Ghezali as the terrorist saying he was an Algerian-Swedish Islamist who spent two years in Guantanamo Bay. “We…

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Terror attack kills 5 Israelis in Bulgaria

By SAMARA GREENBERG, inCONTEXT— Six people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday in a terror attack directed against Israeli tourists in the resort city of Burgas, Bulgaria. The explosion occurred shortly after Israeli tourists boarded a bus at the airport after arriving from Tel Aviv. They were to be driven by four buses to hotels…

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