Category Archives: Top 10 News Stories

04/05/12

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* Rav Ariel: Let Us Bring Offerings to G-d on the Mount Rav Yisrael Ariel says Jews must carry out the laws commanding the Pesach offering even though the Temple has not been rebuilt.

* Egypt’s Brotherhood launches US diplomatic push With PowerPoint presentations and political promises, Egypt’s influential Muslim Brotherhood made its US diplomatic debut this week.

* New clashes as UN team arrives in Syria Activists says several towns, including Homs, Deraa and the Douma suburb of Damascus, have been shelled.

* Expert: ‘Settlements’ Are Legal, Look at the UN Documents Dr. Meir Rosenne, former Israeli ambassador to the United States and France, said on Wednesday that the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are legal and that this is true under international law.

* Officials from Egypt’s Brotherhood at White House White House officials held talks with representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood in Washington this week.

* Egypt Brotherhood candidate: Sharia is main goal The Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for the Egyptian presidency, Khairat al-Shater, declared that introducing sharia law would be his “first and final” objective.

* Egypt’s loathe affair with America Over the past year, discussing politics has become the norm for these seven middle class Egyptians.

* ‘IDF has recently thwarted 10 terror plots from Sinai’ The IDF has thwarted 10 different terrorist plots to attack Israel from the Sinai Peninsula in the past two months.

* Israel Goes on High Alert for Passover Israel is on high alert going into the Passover holiday after a pair of Grad rockets fired from Egypt exploded in Eilat early on Thursday.

* Towards a more secure Europe Since autumn 2008, the financial crisis and its implications has dictated EU policies.

04/04/12

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* Netanyahu: No choice but to order Israeli security forces to evacuate settlers from Hebron house Following the surprise evacuation of house invaded by settlers over two weeks ago, Foreign Minister Lieberman says authority over West Bank settlement should be taken away from Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

* Iran proposes Iraq, China as nuke talks venue With nine days to go, Iran still has not agreed on a location for talks with world powers over its nuclear program.

* Russian warns against arming Syrian opposition Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Syria’s opposition will never defeat the country’s armed forces even if it is “armed to the teeth”.

* Furious Reactions to Hevron Expulsion The expulsion of Jewish families from the Machpelah House in Hevron on Wednesday afternoon caused outrage in the coalition as well as the opposition.

* Jordan’s crown prince pays visit to Temple Mount Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Al-Abdullah paid a surprise visit to Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon and visited the Temple Mount.

* Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Egypt’s Suez The ship, owned by ISIM Tour Ltd, had been held up by Egyptian authorities for five days for not paying passage fees through the canal.

* Egypt Presidential Race Heats Up Egyptian political parties close to the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) are pressuring the Egyptian military to put forward a presidential candidate.

* Syrian intelligence accused of making threats in EU capital The Belgian foreign ministry is to investigate allegations that Syrian intelligence is terrorising Syrian opposition expats in the EU capital.

* 18 killed in Syrian clashes, mostly in Homs Fierce clashes in Syria killed at least 18 people Wednesday, mostly in Homs, as regime forces stormed and shelled villages in fresh operations.

* Netanyahu-Fayyad Confab After Passover Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad after Passover.

04/03/2012

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* Online graphic warns of al-Qaida return to NYC A mock movie poster warns al-Qaida wants to return to New York City, but authorities say there’s no evidence of an actual threat.

* Israeli-US Air, Naval Forces Train for Energy War Israeli, Greek and U.S. forces are in the midst of a drill in preparation for a possible war over Israel’s huge off-shore gas discoveries.

* Muslim Book Calling for World Domination Sold in Canada After it was revealed that a book advising Muslim men how to abuse and control their wives is being sold in a Toronto bookstore, The Toronto Sun newspaper has exposed that there are other controversial Muslim books being sold in Canadian stores.

* ‘4th year in power is no small achievement’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a special press conference Tuesday, summing up his government’s three year in power.

* New Arab Book Furthering Anti-Semitic Blood Libels A new book, entitled Jewish Hostility Towards Christ and Christians and written in Arabic by Assad Azzouni, has been gaining much Jordanian media publicity.

* UN peacekeeping advance team due in Syria in 2 days An advance team from the UN peacekeeping department is expected in Damascus within 48 hours to discuss deployment of observers to monitor a ceasefire in Syria.

* Moses was a Muslim who led Muslims in Exodus from Egypt, says PA university lecturer on PA TV A Palestinian university lecturer taught during a recent Palestinian Authority TV program on religion that Moses, a Muslim, brought “the Muslims of the Children of Israel out of Egypt.”

* Cabinet hears 300 would die in Iran strike In the event of an Iranian attack on Israel, less than 300 people would be killed during three weeks of non-stop fighting.

* Hague: Palestinian Authority Has No Standing The Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in The Hague announced Tuesday that he rejected a complaint filed by the PA against Israel for alleged war crimes during “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza in 2009.

* Gov’t set to meet over Hebron settler home eviction Right wing politicians said they expected Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to authorize the controversial presence of 15 Jewish families in a newly purchased Hebron building in a Palestinian neighborhood.

04/02/12

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* Blair meets PM, Fayyad in effort to engage sides Israeli official says Jerusalem wants to see resumption of peace talks, “diplomatic work going on behind the scenes.”

* Iran vows to stick to nuclear ‘path’ Iran declared on Monday it will not be swayed from its nuclear “path” by sanctions, a week before talks with world powers that are increasingly seen as a last chance for diplomacy in its showdown with the West.

* Hundreds embark on Palm Sunday pilgrimage to Jerusalem Prayers and processions mark holiday in Holy Land

* Jordan Arabs Attack Anti-Zionist Jews The anti-Zionist Neturei Karta found out Friday what can happen when it joins Arabs against Israel.

* Video: Hamas Urges Women to Blow Themselves Up A Hamas legislator gave a fiery speech, urging women to blow themselves up for the sake of Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa mosque.

* Fatah claims PFLP-GC plan to assassinate Abbas Officials say Syria and Iran behind alleged PFLP-GC plot to eliminate Palestinian Authority president.

* Descendants of grand mufti want to build peace center at razed Jerusalem hotel Descendants of Haj Amin al-Husseini, who led terror attacks on Jews and collaborated with the Nazis, seek to keep site of old Shepherd’s Hotel from being used to house settlers

* Khairat Shater, the candidate who wasn’t supposed to run Not only Israel but Egyptian liberals, too, are wary of the Islamist bidding unexpectedly to be president

* IDF gives settlers 24 hours to evacuate Hebron house According to eviction order, settlers have until Tuesday afternoon to evacuate the house on their own will.

* Tombstone of Hitler’s parents removed in Austria An anonymous relative of the Nazi dictator has relinquished her rights to the burial plot, which had served as a pilgrimage site for right-wing extremists

03/31/12

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* Organizers: Global March to J’lem reached goals Organizers of Friday’s Global March to Jerusalem said Saturday that the protest rally commemorating Land Day had achieved most of its goals.

* ‘Abbas perpetrating political terror against Israel’ Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Saturday accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of carrying out “political terrorism” against Israel.

* ‘2-million-strong march to Jerusalem’ fizzles; anti-Zionist rabbis beaten at Jordan protest Clashes in Gaza leave one protester dead and 37 injured, according to Palestinian sources.

* Clinton: Iran talks due in Istanbul on April 13-14 Iran and six world powers will meet in Turkey on April 13-14 for a round of talks over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.

* Denmark: Groups rally against Muslims in Europe A long-planned gathering of far right-wing movements from across Europe met in Denmark on Saturday to try to form a pan-European anti-Islamist alliance.

* Inside Man: Behind Tehran’s ‘electronic curtain’ Iranians face increasingly aggressive crackdowns on internet use as the Islamic Republic ramps up its attempts to control information and quash dissidents.

* Dead stars ‘to guide spacecraft’ Spacecraft could one day navigate through the cosmos using a particular type of dead star as a kind of GPS.

* Iran Supplying Weapons to Gaza, but Not to Hamas The affair between the Hamas terror group and Iran may be over, but the Islamic Republic is still supplying weapons to Gaza.

* Tibi: Arabs have right to Israel’s land Thousands of Arab Israelis took part in a Land Day marches across the country on Friday.

* Polish minister: EU and Nato might fall apart Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski has said the EU could unravel and the US might quit Nato, leaving Poland alone to face an increasingly assertive Russia.

03/30/12

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* ‘One killed, dozens wounded in Gaza Land Day protests’ One Palestinian was killed and dozens wounded when protests marking Land Day turned violent in the Gaza Strip on Friday.

* Protesters in Israel’s neighbors mark Land Day Protesters gathered in Israel’s neighboring countries on Friday for demonstrations marking the 36th annual Land Day.

* Annan demands Syrian government begins ceasefire ‘now’ The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, expects the government to implement his peace plan immediately.

* Settlers take up residence in Hebron house Several dozen settlers have taken up residence in a Hebron house overnight, claiming they purchased it from its Palestinian owner.

* ‘Iran helps Syria ship oil to China’ Iran is helping its ally Syria defy Western sanctions by providing a vessel to ship Syrian oil to a state-run company in China.

* France arrests 19 suspected Islamist militants in raids Police in France have arrested 19 suspected Islamist militants and seized weapons in a series of dawn raids, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.

* Biden: ‘Something in the Gulf,’ Eurozone could bring down Obama Vice President Joe Biden Thursday made some oblique references to a possible war in Iran  or a Eurozone collapse bringing the Obama presidency to an end in November.

* Daylight Savings Time installed Israel reintroduced Daylight Savings Time (DST) overnight, pushing time forward one hour at 2 am to 3 am Friday.

* ‘We need to invest in a European identity’ The European Parliament is trying to cultivate a “European identity,” with top officials saying that it is the only way to ensure a lasting union between member states.

* Israel Defense Ministry plan earmarks 10 percent of West Bank for settlement expansion For years Israel’s Civil Administration has been covertly locating and mapping available land in the West Bank. 

03/29/12

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* Blasts as Baghdad opens Arab summit on Syria peace plan Arab leaders have begun talks on a UN-backed peace plan for Syria at the first major international summit to be hosted by Iraq in decades.

* As Global March to J’lem nears, press war rages Organizers of Friday’s “Global March to Jerusalem” launched a press offensive this week.

* ‘Iran could recover from military strike in 6 months’ Iran’s “workshops” for making nuclear centrifuges and components for the devices are widely dispersed and hidden.

* ‘Syria on dangerous trajectory with regional ramifications’ United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Syria’s President Bashar Assad must turn his acceptance of a six-point peace plan into action.

* Picture captures a billion stars Scientists have produced a colossal picture of our Milky Way Galaxy, to reveal the detail of a billion stars.

* Israel Buys Azeri Air Field on Iran’s Northern Border Foreign Policy magazine reported in an exclusive piece this week that Israel has purchased an Azeri airfield on Iran’s northern border.

* Jews Move Into House Near Cave of Patriarchs A group of Jews has moved into a house in Hevron near the Cave of the Machpela (Patriarchs), after buying it from an Arab owner.

* IDF to Remain on Full Alert Over Passover The IDF on Tuesday broke with Israeli tradition and ordered all units to cancel the long-customary Passover leaves and remain on full alert over the holiday.

* Erdogan Rejects ‘Outside Pressure’ on Iran Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan cozied up to Iran during a visit to Tehran.

* EU to set up anti-cyber-crime centre The European Commission proposed on Wednesday (28 March) a new European cybercrime centre that will help crack down major online criminal activities. 

03/28/12

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* NGO that wants Palestinian refugees let into Israel is barred from Ramallah for being Israeli Zochrot, a radical Israeli NGO that advocates the Òright of returnÓ of Palestinian refugees to the State of Israel, has been forced to cancel a workshop in Ramallah.

* Organizers fear Palestinian Land Day protests could turn violent Organizers of international protest marches scheduled for Friday to mark Land Day have expressed concern that the demonstrations could get out of control.

* Turkey’s Erdogan arrives in Iran to discuss nuclear standoff with West Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tehran Wednesday for a two-day visit, to discuss nuclear policy and regional politics.

* Jordan to Allow Global March to Jerusalem Jordanian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that they will permit a planned Global March to Jerusalem in the Jordan Valley on Friday.

* Abbas to ask Arab nations for urgent aid Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will ask Arab countries for urgent financial aid for the Palestinians during the upcoming Arab summit in Iraq.

* ‘69% of Israelis favor US-Israeli strike on Iran’ Sixty-nine percent of Israelis are in favor of cooperation between Israeli and the US in a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

* Super-Earths ‘in the billions’ There could be many billions of planets not much bigger than Earth circling faint stars in our galaxy, says an international team of astronomers.

* Army chief cancels IDF-wide Passover vacation Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has ordered all IDF units to cancel their traditional Passover breaks so that they can operate in full capacity over the upcoming holdiay.

* Baghdad hopes Arab League summit stakes its place in changing Middle East It’s a sweet irony for Iraq that the main organizer of this weekend’s Arab League summit, an annual gathering of Middle Eastern potentates and diplomats, isn’t even Arab.

* Iran voices support for UN-sponsored Syria peace plan Iran backs a UN-sponsored peace plan for Syria that calls for the withdrawal of troops that are crushing an uprising. 

03/27/12

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* Two million set for ‘March on Jerusalem’ Friday, organizer claims Israel has urged neighboring states not to let participants reach its borders.

* Barghouti calls for third intifada and cutting ties with Israel Jailed Palestinian leader urges civil resistance and total economic boycott as well as a new UN campaign.

* ‘Prepare for Ops You Read About in Books’ — Paratroopers Told “The Israeli nation is in a constant state of battle, and we may have to undertake operations of the kind we’ve only read about in books,” Paratroopers Brigade Commander, Col. Amir Baram, told his soldiers.

* World leaders: Nuclear terrorism a ‘grave threat’ World leaders have called for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism at a summit on nuclear security in Seoul.

* ‘Next round of escalation with Gaza will be more violent’ The next confrontation between Israel and Palestinian terror organizations in the Gaza Strip will be “more violent” than previous rounds.

* Liberals, Islamists tussle over Egypt constitution Egyptian liberals and leftists wary of Islamist dominance of an assembly drafting a new constitution said on Tuesday they would write their own.

* Syria accepts UN peace plan but bloodshed persists Syria has accepted a peace plan by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan that includes a cease-fire by the Syrian government.

* Medvedev blasts Romney for ‘number-one foe’ remark Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has rebuked US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney for saying Russia is the “number one geopolitical foe” of the US.

* ‘US understands Iran can’t proceed like N. Korea’ Intelligence Affairs Minister Dan Meridor said Tuesday that the United States understands that Iran cannot be allowed to proliferate nuclear weapons despite sanctions against it.

* EU rebuke masks ongoing divisions on Irsael The EU’s mild rebuke of Israel over its avowed boycott of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) masks the fact that several member states sympathise with Israel’s view.

03/26/12

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* Israel to bar UN fact-finding team from entering Israel cut working relations with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday and will bar a U.N. team from entering Israel or the West Bank for a planned investigation of Jewish settlements, the Foreign Ministry said.

* Egypt’s Islamists tighten their grip on power Egypt’s newly empowered Islamists have tightened their grip, giving themselves a majority on a 100-member panel tasked with drafting a constitution that will define the shape of the government in the post-Hosni Mubarak era.

* Tunisian Islamists step up demand for Islamic state Thousands of Tunisian Islamists took to the streets on Sunday to step up their demands for the creation of an Islamic state in one of the most secular Arab nations.

* Israel ready for ‘Global March to Jerusalem’ Processions planned on Israel’s borders to mark 36th anniversary of Land Day; Iran pressuring its Jews to take part.

* The Arab League summit arrives on a sea of troubles As bomb attacks in Iraq threaten to derail Baghdad’s efforts to rebuild its status, Syria and the Arab spring are divisive issues

* Dozens of French Muslims training with Taliban Pakistani intelligence officials say 85 Frenchmen training with Taliban over past three years; officials investigating whether Toulouse shootings perpetrator was one of those trained.

* James Cameron back on surface after deepest ocean dive Hollywood director James Cameron has returned to the surface after plunging nearly 7 miles down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific.

* Watch IDF Elite Combat Troops in Training An IDF video gives a rare glimpse into tough training by crack “Egoz” combat soldiers, lugging and firing the Israeli-made “Tabor” rifle.

* Ahmadinejad: US can not dictate world policy Iran blames world problems on West; Obama says compromise can be reached on peaceful atomic energy for Tehran.

* Turkey Closes Syrian Embassy; Death Toll at 10,000 The international noose is closing in on Assad. Turkey has shut down its Damascus embassy, and Russia warned Syria it faces civil war.