Petition: Include the temple mount in the heritage plan

Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the Temple Mount. As you know, the Temple Mount is the holiest site in the world for the Jewish people, yet the Muslim authorities, aided by Israel Police, systematically deny the right of religious expression on the Mount to all non-Moslems. On…

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Kissenger's guilt

by David Isaac, shmuelkatz.com Recently declassified White House transcripts (featured in an editorial in the Israeli daily Haaretz) show former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger blaming Israel for the problems in the region, accusing Israel of being “deliberately provocative” and attempting “to create maximum commotion in the Middle East.” In the newly released documents…

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Israel to take part in UN probe of flotilla raid

by Associated Press Israel’s prime minister has informed U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon that Israel will take part in a U.N. investigation of the deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, a government spokesman said Monday. The panel will be set up by Ban, who has been pressing Israel to cooperate with the investigation. “Today, Israel…

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Iran is feeling the heat

by Charles Krauthammer “They have decided to attack at least two countries in the region in the next three months.” – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, July 26. President Ahmadinejad has a penchant for the somewhat loony, as when last weekend he denounced Paul the Octopus, omniscient predictor of eight consecutive World Cup matches, as a symbol of…

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Hamas’s violent message

by Jerusalem Post   On Thursday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received the Arab League’s blessing to resume direct negotiations with Israel. On Friday, Hamas launched an Iranian Grad rocket from Gaza that struck southern Ashkelon, causing shell shock to several residents and damage to a building and cars. On Saturday, Hamas lobbed an upgraded…

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Jordan: 1 dead in rocket attack

by Jerusalem Post Jordan condemned Monday the firing of a rocket that struck near the Intercontinental Hotel in Aqaba in which a Jordanian man was killed and four others were injured. The rocket was one of six which struck the area, including a second rocket in Jordan, one near Eilat, two in the Red Sea…

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'Jews will continue to build in Jerusalem!'

by Israel Today Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Sunday emphatically stated that Jews will continue to receive permits to build in the eastern half of the city, despite UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s request that they be denied such authorization. In his meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in New York on Friday, Ban insisted…

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B'tayavon: Roasted garlic

*Roasted garlic mixed with a little olive oil provides a great dip for your Sabbath dinner challah bread. Directions 1)Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 2)Peel away just the outer layers of skin on 1 whole garlic clove. Leave the skin on the individual cloves. 3) Cut the tip of each clove so that the…

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Abbas: PA state to be Judenrein

by Maayana Miskin, Arutz 7 If a Palestinian Authority state is created in Judea and Samaria, no Israeli citizen will be allowed to set foot inside, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said this week in a meeting with members of the Arab League. The PA chairman also stated that he would block any Jewish soldiers from…

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House republicans give green light for Israel strike on Iran

by Gil Ronen, Israel National News Nearly one third of the Republican congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that would support Israel’s right to use “all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran”, including military force. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Louie Gohmert and 46…

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See no evil

by Caroline B. Glick, Jerusalem Post It’s springtime for Jew haters. This week Oscar winning conspiracy theorist Oliver Stone joined Helen Thomas and Mel Gibson in the swelling ranks of out-of-the-closet celebrity Jew haters. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Stone said that Adolf Hitler had been given a bum rap and that through…

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Video: Palestinian corruption and humanitarian aid

The Palestinian Authority is accused of corruption by many but receives more humanitarian aid per capita from the international community than any other country in the world. The billions of dollars that are meant for schools, hospitals and infrastructure have been spent on luxury villas, casinos and payments to terrorists.