‘Everyone is free to choose their own Judaism’
Is Judaism an inseparable part of Israeli culture, and does everyone have the right to decide what their own Jewishness would look like? ed note–our apologies to the reader for…
Nigerian foreign minister apologizes for not voting to end Israeli occupation
ed note (Tony)…Hmm….”citing huge pressure put on his country” and “the pressure amounted to a national security threat”……. I wonder if that “pressure” was from a red-headed, freckle-faced Irishman named…
Muslim Cleric Denied Unopened Soda on United Flight Because She Could ‘Use it as a Weapon on the Plane’
The director of interfaith engagement at Northwestern University claims she endured racist comments after being denied a soda. continue reading
“Judaism is not Zionism”
ed note–much thanks to Ariad for sending a link to this excellent piece of writing continue reading
IsraAID sending team to join Texas flood relief effort
JERUSALEM POST The israeli organization IsraAID will be sending a team to help relief efforts in Texas, where massive flooding has killed at least 21 people and spurred evacuations. “IsraAID…
Jewish woman awarded damages after denial of job due to Shabbat
JERUSALEM POST London - An observant jewish woman was awarded £16,000 by an employment tribunal after successfully challenging a company that refused to consider her job application after she said…
Op-Ed: Tzipi Hotovely: Continuing a Legacy from the Prophets of Israel
Clarity and truth are the keys to explaining the justice of Israel’s cause. ed note–as we have explained here numerous times, the ENTIRE ‘Jewish State’ project is rooted 1000% in…
Imagine If Muslims Surrounded A Christian Church In The US With Assault Rifles During Prayer Time
ed note–as much as some of us would like to take comfort in the (mistaken) notion that this group of hooligans represents a certain ‘neighborhood’ within American society that has…
Investigating Yavneh’s widespread drug scene – from 3,000 years ago
Variety of intoxicants and hallucinogens were an integral part of culture and ritual for the Philistines, as well as other peoples in the area. ed note–for obvious reasons, anything coming…
ALGERIA: IS THERE AN ALGERIAN EXCEPTION?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/opinion/the-algerian-exception.html?_r=0
NAFTALI BENNETT: ‘I don’t believe in giving up our land’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/israels-naftali-bennett-i-dont-believe-in-giving-up-our-land/2015/05/29/0817d096-04f7-11e5-bc72-f3e16bf50bb6_story.html
Jeb Bush supports moving US embassy to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM POST Potential presidential candidate in 2016, Jeb Bush told reporters on Saturday that he believes the US embassy in Tel Aviv should be moved to Jerusalem, according to CNN.…
‘Israel expects Germany to lead fight against West Bank product labeling
JERUSALEM POST Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday that Israel expects Germany to lead the fight against the labeling of products manufactured…
PRICELESS: BERNARD-HENRI LEVY PIED AGAIN IN BELGIUM
Ed-note (Sabba): For Noël Godin, this “burlesque terror attack has been a great success”.
Moscow introduces ‘blacklist’ exceptionally as response to EU actions
Ed-note (Sabba) – Among the blacklisted is France’s sayanim in chief Bernard-Henri Levy, the self-named “philosopher” and self appointed “French” Foreign Minister.
THE DE-PALESTINIZATION & DE-CHRISTIANIZATION OF JERUSALEM
http://rt.com/op-edge/263057-jerusalem-palestinian-trade-conflict/
TEHRAN: France Carries No Weight in Iran Nuclear Deal
“France does not have a say on the international scene to be able to influence a nuclear deal between Tehran and the world power: “France does not play any determining…
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli-Made Weapons Seized from Saudi Embassy in Sana’a
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940309001420
ISIS declares war on Shias on Arabian Peninsula
http://rt.com/news/263549-isis-war-saudi-arabia/
Israel – half of Jewish teen detainees are of Ethiopian descent
YNET Concerning data released by the Israel Prison Service this week show an astronomic rate of Israeli Ethiopian teenagers who are jailed at the Ofek detention center in the Sharon…
Israeli drought aid swings into action in California
YNET As California continues into another summer of drought, Israeli aide to the world's seventh largest economy is finally becoming reality after years of negotiations and agreements with local water…
Video shows secret arms shipment from Turkey to Islamist rebels in Syria
Security forces allegedly discovered weapons parts on trucks belonging to state intelligence agency in early 2014; Erdogan previously said shipments only carried ‘humanitarian aid’.
U.S. military orders review as anthrax mishap broadens
U.S. military discovers even more suspected shipments of live anthrax than previously thought, both nationally and abroad.
Washington transit system bans political ads over Mohammed cartoon
The transit system was asked to display the cartoon that won first prize at a Mohammed cartoon context in Texas.
MODECHAI VANUNU MARRIES NORWEGIAN WOMAN BUT CAN’T LEAVE COUNTRY
I24NEWS Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who spent 18 years in prison after revealing classified information about Israel's nuclear program to the British newspaper Sunday Times in 1986, has married…
JUDEA CAPTA PART II – Lebanese movie imagines “invasion” of Israel in 2019
YNET A group of Lebanese academics are creating a 'Hollywood-style' film which imagines Hezbollah taking over the Galilee in 2019 On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the IDF's…
Yemen’s Saleh says Saudi offered him ‘millions’ to fight Huthis
I24 NEWA Ex-president accuses Sunni-ruled kingdom of seeking to sow 'sedition' in his country Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh said in an interview broadcast Friday he had rejected "millions of…
Israel to simulate multi-front attack in annual Home Front Command drill
YNET The annual Home Front Command military exercise will commence next Sunday, simulating a number of war scenarios, after a hiatus last year caused by Operation Protective Edge. The exercise…
GILAD ATZMON – The Protocols Of The Elders Of ‘Anti’ Zion
JVP vs. Alison Weir “The following is an announcement of a Jewish Herem (excommunication) signed by Jewish Voice For Peace (JVP) targeting one of America’s leading human rights activists, Alison…