Spanish fest cancels Matisyahu gig over refusal to endorse Palestinian state
TIMES OF ISRAEL – A Spanish music festival demanded Jewish-American reggae star Matisyahu endorse Palestinian statehood, and then canceled his upcoming show after the singer declined, Spanish media reported Saturday.
ISRAEL ON THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS – MUST READ
YNET – Analysis: Israel is willing to do anything to thwart the nuclear deal, including publicly threatening Iranian scientists, interfering with the internal affairs of the US, and dividing US…
Indonesia Arrests ISIL-linked Operatives Planning Attacks
http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=226202&frid=24&seccatid=41&cid=24&fromval=1
THE POLITICS OF OBEDIENCE: DISCOURSE ON THE VOLUNTARY SERVITUDE
On this Sunday, I would like to suggest to all my fellow students at TUT Uni a most amazing book. It is very short (about 25 pages) and is a…
8 Israeli Warplanes, Spy Drones Violate Lebanon’s Airspace
http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?fromval=1&cid=23&frid=23&eid=226059
Diaspora jews unconvinced over Israel's desire for peace
THE JEWISH CHRONICLE – The Israeli government is struggling to convince diaspora Jews that it is committed to peace with the Palestinians, a report has shown. While there was broad…
Opposition slams right-wing minister Danon’s UN appointment
TIMES OF ISRAEL – Opposition lawmakers criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Friday decision to appoint Science Minister Danny Danon, an outspoken opponent of Palestinian statehood, as Israel’s next UN ambassador.
Vanity Fair spotlights anti-Semitism
TIMES OF ISRAEL – Usually when I think of Vanity Fair, I think of celebrities, purses, and shoes. That’s why I was so surprised when I read its August report:…
Israel planning a multi-story building at Western Wall
http://maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=766999
Ariel Sharon designed Gaza disengagement to save West Bank settlements
Jpost Former prime minister Ariel Sharon pulled out of Gaza in 2005 to save the settlement blocs and to improve Israel’s security, said Dov Weisglass, a close confidante of Sharon…
Second stabbing of the day: Border Police officer injured in West Bank (Palestinian teen shot dead)
JERUSALEM POST – Two stabbing attacks in the West Bank left two Israeli security personnel lightly wounded and a teenage Palestinian attacker shot dead by border police in the span…
The war we will lose
JERUSALEM POST – Thank God, Israel has been very successful at achieving military victories. But, unfortunately, we are on the verge of losing one of our most critical battles –…
Bizarre Images of "Satan" Appear on Empire State Building
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIpFgU0DYmU&feature=youtu.be
NASRALLAH TO ZIONIST ENTITY: 'You have no strategy for victory in Lebanon'
JERUSALEM POST – Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a televised speech on Friday which was viewed by the Shi’ite movement’s followers who marked the nine-year anniversary of the Second…
Jewish nationalism and ‘the settlements’
jpost The link between Jewish nationalism and Jewish settlements is crucial. Jewish nationalism, zionism, the reestablishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Yisrael, the homeland of the Jewish people, rooted…
UK – strictly Orthodox housing development to go ahead
THE JEWISH CHRONICLE – Proposals for a strictly Orthodox housing development in Hemel Hempstead have passed the first hurdle.
International forum launches for LGBTQ Jews
THE JEWISH CHRONICLE – More than 60 Jewish activists from around the world have gathered in Austria to launch an international forum aiming to further the rights of gay, lesbian,…
FBI Offers $5,000 Reward for Information on Suspect in San Antonio Antisemitic Vandalism Attack
THE ALGEMEINER – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Texas Rangers announced on Thursday that they had identified a suspect in the recent antisemitic graffiti attack in a predominately…
Is Chuck Schumer an Israeli Spy?
THE ALGEMEINER – A summer art exhibition at a Manhattan gallery has drawn the ire of several in the Jewish community for visualizations that seem to augment Jewish stereotypes of…
Kuwaiti Columnist Calls for Israeli-Gulf ‘Friendship Society’ With the ‘Friendly State of Israel’
THE ALGEMEINER – Now is the time to launch an Israeli-Gulf alliance that will act as a counterbalance to the growing regional threat from Iran, a columnist for a Kuwait…
US Jewish groups on alert after bin Laden’s son calls for attacks
Ed-note (Sabba) – For some unclear reasons, this article mentions Rosh Hashanah and links it to the so called threat Bin Laden Junior allegedly made. Jewish new year celebrations begin…
Fake bomb discovered at Swedish Chabad House
Ed-note (Sabba) – old and worn out jewish tactics when talking about something which might look compromising: change topic of conversation, blur the discourse and bring everything to them and…
Labour MP asked to prove he’s not ‘enemy of UK Jewish community
Ed-note (Sabba) – If he was a genuine friend of Hamas and Hezbollah, if he was a real threat to international jewry, he would have been given the same treatment…
Jewish Group Calls on Frankfurt Book Fair to Ban ‘Hatemongering Publishers’
THE ALGEMEINER – Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center urged leaders of the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair on Thursday to blacklist publishers inciting hatred and violence against Israel.
Israel increases security for US envoy after death threats over Iran deal
JERUSALEM POST – Israeli police are increasing security at the United States Embassy and at US Ambassador Dan Shapiro’s home in response to death threats he has received related to…
Netanyahu appoints Likud hardliner Danny Danon as UN envoy
“Herzog says appointment will lead Israel to international isolation”.
Israel to EU countries: Stop funding illegal Palestinian building
JERUSALEM POST – The foreign ministry has warned European governments against flouting Israeli law by funding illegal Palestinian building in Area C of the West Bank and has already razed…
Islamic Jihad: If hunger-striker dies, the cease-fire with Israel is over
JERUSALEM POST – The armed wing of the Gazan terror outfit the Islamic Jihad warned Friday that if one of its imprisoned operatives currently on a hunger strike in Israel…
Naming of Ex-Italian Politician as Israeli Envoy in Rome Sparks Dual-Loyalty Fears
THE ALGEMEINER – Italian Jews are expressing concern over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appointment of Jewish journalist and former Italian parliament member Fiamma Nirenstein as the new Israel ambassador…
IDF Reveals Defense Strategy for First Time in 60 Years
THE ALGEMEINER – The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday released, for the first time in 60 years, a document outlining Israel’s defense strategy.