For the first time since the establishment of the State of Israel, a Russian warship docked at the port city of Haifa earlier this month. The “Azov” of Russian’s Black Sea Fleet came to Israel at the request of the Association of Russian War Veterans to help celebrate the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. Continue reading
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Mobiles ‘to outnumber people next year’, says UN agency
There will be more mobile subscriptions than people in the world by the end of next year, according to a UN agency report.
Radical Muslim Cleric in Gaza: ‘Palestine’ Was Never Jewish
Israel has no right to exist, a radical Muslim cleric visiting Gaza declared on Thursday, encouraging rocket attacks on the Jewish State. Continue reading
‘Obama policy will lead region to war,’ warns ex-Iraqi MP who’s paid heavy price for dissent
Mithal Al-Alusi is angry. He is angry with Iran for supporting global terrorism. He is angry with Syrian President Bashar Assad for oppressing and killing his own people. He is angry with his own prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq, for colluding with the two. Continue reading
Iran president still a force even as his era ends
When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s legacy, it’s not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran’s ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. Continue reading
Barkat: Let the Palestinians rename Ramallah as ‘Jerusalem’
Setting out a resolutely uncompromising vision of continued Israeli sovereignty throughout Jerusalem, the capital’s Mayor Nir Barkat rejected any notion of Palestinian rule in any part of the city, and branded international pressure on Israel to freeze building over the pre-1967 lines in Jerusalem as “illegal.” Continue reading
Nato chief: EU soft power is ‘no power at all’
Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said there cannot be a credible EU foreign policy without the military means to back it up. Continue reading
Jerusalem enjoys economic boost, happiest residents
Jerusalemites are, on the whole, happier than the residents of other Israeli cities, as thousands of jobs are being created in the capital increasingly defined by its religious majority, according to a survey published Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Continue reading
Muslim Official: We’ll Give Up Temple Mount When Messiah Comes
An at-times angry discussion in the Knesset Wednesday on the rights of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount saw a top official of an Islamic organization that funds and manages prayer services on the Mount say that the Muslims would give up their control of the Mount – when the Messiah comes. Continue reading
One Jerusalem. Undivided. Open to all. Controlled by Israel
Nir Barkat says he doesn’t know who’ll be running against him for the Jerusalem mayoralty in October, but he’s confident he can defeat all-comers. That’s because, he says, he’s turned the city round — economically, educationally, culturally, and even politically — reducing tensions between different sectors, and gradually impressing upon all residents of the city, emphatically including East Jerusalemites, that he seeks to improve the quality of life for all. Continue reading