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03/13/12

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* Afghan government team attacked, Taliban fume over massacre Suspected insurgents opened fire on Tuesday on senior Afghan investigators of the massacre of 16 civilians by a lone U.S. soldier.

* IDF official: Army ready for ground op in Gaza The current round of fighting between Israel and Palestinian terror groups could prompt Israel to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

* Joseph Kony 2012: Invisible Children release new film responding to criticism The chief executive of a group that produced a wildly popular video about African warlord Joseph Kony answered its critics on Monday with a second film on YouTube.

* Islamic Jihad: Truce a victory for shahids The Islamic Jihad welcomed the Gaza ceasefire with Israel.

* Some 200 rockets hit Israel since start of latest Gaza escalation Nearly 200 rockets have exploded in Israeli territory since the latest round of violence between Israel and Gaza broke out on Friday.

* The Western Wall is for the birds When the swifts come back to Jerusalem’s Western Wall this week there will be rejoicing as bird watchers and the religious welcome them home to Judaism’s most sacred site.

* Fed Unveils Doomsday Scenario for Banks The Federal Reserve released its “worst-case scenario” bank stress test criteria Monday and said it will release full results Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET.

* Poll: Obama’s a Muslim to many GOP voters in Alabama, Mississippi After years of battling false claims and viral emails alleging that he is a Muslim, President Obama hasn’t gotten far among Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi.

* Tourists Ignore War Threats, Flock to Israel in Record Numbers Israel continues to attract tourists from around the world despite general Middle East instability and talk of war with Iran.

* Hitler’s Mein Kampf Unlawfully Reprinted in Albania Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” (“My Struggle”), infamous for its unparalleled anti-Semitism upon which the hate-ridden Nazi ideology was founded, has been released in Albania for the first time.

03/12/12

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* “Global March to Jerusalem” Seeks to End “Judaization” Global March to Jerusalem aims at gathering one million Arabs to infiltrate Israel; demands “freedom for Palestine, Jerusalem.”

* Afghan massacre: US soldier acted alone in Kandahar A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a night-time rampage acted alone, US officials say.

* IDF: We are ready for possible military operation in Gaza Army says Islamic Jihad is frustrated by its inability to inflict real damage on Israel; Netanyahu hints at expanding military operations; UN calls for “maximum restraint.”

* The Spymaster: Meir Dagan on Iran’s threat Meir Dagan has been described as “hard-charging” and “stops at nothing.”

* Russia And China Claim Honorable Motives Behind Pro Assad Policy Russia and China defend their pro-Assad Syrian policy a essential to protect international law and sovereignty.

* US military unveils non-lethal heat ray weapon A sensation of unbearable, sudden heat seems to come out of nowhere — this wave, a strong electromagnetic beam, is the latest non-lethal weapon unveiled by the US military this week.

* Terrorists using human shields Gaza terrorists firing rockets from densely populated areas, civilians hurt in Israeli strikes as result of Palestinian tactics, army says; some 25 Arabs killed in fighting so far

* Arab revolts led to Islamization, instability “Arab Spring” is wrong term to describe region’s unrest, says INSS study marking year since start of protests.

* Quartet to Meet, Discuss Stalled Peace Process Members of the Quartet will meet in New York, after recent failed attempts to revive peace talks between Israel and the PA.

* Venus and Jupiter to pass in the night sky The pairing of Jupiter and Venus in the sky is set to reach its closest point in the coming days.

03/10/12

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* Moscow protest against Putin win sees drop in support Fresh protests have been taking place in Moscow and other Russian cities following Vladimir Putin’s victory in last weekend’s presidential election.

* Syria crisis: Assad issues ‘terrorism’ vow to Annan Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told visiting UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan that no political dialogue can succeed in his country while “armed terrorist groups” are operating.

* IDF officials: We will respond forcefully to attacks Senior IDF officials that met regarding the ongoing escalation in southern Israel said on Saturday that the IDF will respond forcefully to any rocket attack against Israeli civilians.

* Mideast Quartet to meet amid stalled peace talks The Quartet of Middle East negotiators – the United States, Russia, the United Nations and European Union – will meet on Monday to discuss the long-stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

* Palestinians fire 92 rockets at southern Israel Palestinian terrorists in Gaza targeted cities, towns, and farming regions in southern Israel with waves of rockets throughout Friday and Saturday.

* Gaza strike: Terrorists vow revenge The Popular Resistance Committees’ retaliation for the assassination of its leader will “shake the earth,” the group threatened Friday.

* Pope Benedict warns against gay marriage Pope Benedict XVI has denounced gay marriage in a speech to US bishops visiting Vatican City.

* Space storm packs late punch, biggest since ’04 A strong space weather storm packed a late punch overnight and ended up being the most significant geomagnetic event since 2004.

* Prosor: Arab Countries Support an Attack on Iran Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, said on Friday that he is concerned about the slowness of the international community regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

* An old world comes alive during colorful Purim The ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She’arim gets loud and festive in celebration of Purim.

03/09/12

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* Israel asks U.S. for arms that could aid Iran strike Israel has asked the United States for advanced “bunker-buster” bombs and refueling planes that could improve its ability to attack Iran’s underground nuclear sites.

* Netanyahu Hints Iran Attack Just Months Away Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu set a general timetable for a possible strike on Iran Thursday evening, for the first time.

* Arab World: Confusion in the ranks This week, leading Gaza- Hamas activist Salah al-Bardawil told The Guardian newspaper that in the event of a war between Iran and Israel, Hamas would not back Teheran.

* Northern lights: aurora borealis displays sparked by solar storm A space weather storm that was forecast to be the strongest in five years has fizzled out and ended up causing no impact to power grids or modern navigation systems.

* ‘Israel is only safe state for Mideast Christians’ Israel has become the only safe haven for Middle Eastern Christians.

* Legal skull-duggery in Greece may doom Portugal Europe has ring-fenced Greece’s debt crisis for now but its escalating recourse to legal legerdemain has shattered the trust of global bond markets.

* IDF upgrades tracking system in face of growing missile threat The Israel Defense Forces has acquired a new system that will let it see exactly where every missile strike has landed if the home front is under attack.

* Egyptian Cleric Hazem Shuman Calls to Spread Islam to South America “They Are Ready for Islam. They Hate the Jews and America Just Like Us”.

* Greece: It’s the geopolitics, stupid! The eurozone decided to grant Greece a second bailout, but this does not mean that the country received a wallet full of money.

* Joseph Kony 2012: a model of modern campaigning The campaign to get Joseph Kony arrested is a case study in how the web has changed political campaigning, says Matt Warman.

03/08/12

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* Fears of disruption as big solar storm strikes the Earth The Earth is currently being battered by a storm of charged particles from the Sun, which could disrupt power grids, satellite navigation and plane routes.

* Top Nuclear Watchdog Demanding Answers The International Atomic Energy Association on Thursday directly accused Iran of refusing to come clear about its nuclear program.

* Obama focused on Iran diplomacy in tense meeting with Netanyahu Little love was lost in the March 5 meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

* Khamenei hails Obama’s remarks against Iran strike Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has welcomed comments by U.S. President Barack Obama pushing forward diplomacy.

* Israeli official: Satellite images back our claims Iran is developing nuclear weapon An Israeli official claims satellite images that raised suspicions Iran is trying to conceal a key nuclear test back Israel’s concerns that Tehran is developing an atomic bomb.

* ‘Mossad warns Turks of Iranian plan to hit Israelis’ The Mossad has warned Turkey that Israel’s diplomatic missions in the country could be in danger of Iranian “bomb attacks.”

* ‘No unity talks until Fatah can operate in Gaza’ Fatah official says talks over formation of unity gov’t will remain on hold until Hamas allows elections commission in Strip.

* Alawite defections from Syrian army may be on rise Defections of Syrian soldiers and officers from President Bashar Assad’s Alawite sect may be on the rise.

* PA: Register Church of Nativity under ‘Palestine’ For the first time in their history on Thursday, Palestinians have the right to act as a state before the World Heritage Committee.

* ‘One-state solution’ campaign promoted in West Bank A recently launched campaign in the West Bank calls on Palestinians and Israelis to desert the two-state solution and form one democratic state in its place.

03/07/12

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* PM: Israel has acted against US advice before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told congressional leaders Tuesday that Israel viewed things differently than the US did at times, because it was not a global power and was more vulnerable.

* ‘Israel must be ready to strike Iran if talks fail’ Head of the National Security Council Maj.-Gen. (res.) Ya’akov Amidror said Wednesday that Israel must be ready to act against Iran.

* Fast Day in Memory of Esther’s ‘Life-Threatening Request’ Wednesday’s “Fast of Esther” is in memory of Queen Esther of Persia’s risking her life by approaching King Ahasueros, her husband, to save the country’s Jews.

* Nazi March Banned in Latvian Capital Latvia’s capital announced it would be banning demonstrations on March 16, the date of a controversial annual march honoring troops who fought on the side of the Nazis during World War II.

* Erdogan Dismisses Rumors He is Dying Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan dismissed reports that emerged in the Turkish press on Tuesday that he has cancer and only two years to live.

* Libya’s Leader Threatens War to Maintain Unity Libyan leader Mustapha Abdul Jalil on Wednesday threatened to maintain national unity “with force” after tribal leaders declared semi-autonomy for an eastern region.

* What the IDF’s Iran wish list would look like New smart bombs with extended ranges and greater penetration as well as landing rights on aircraft carriers are just some of the requests that would appear on an Israeli military wish list.

* Apple unveils new iPad with high-definition screen It said the resolution of the display was 2,048 by 1,536 pixels. The tablet is also powered by a new A5X chip with improved graphics performance.

03/06/12

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* Rabbis warn Jews against going to Temple Mount Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, along with several other senior rabbis, has issued a public statement to warn the public that visiting the Temple Mount is forbidden by Jewish law.

* Fresh Iran nuclear talks agreed with world powers – EU Six major world powers and Iran are to hold fresh talks on Tehran’s nuclear program.

* Netanyahu at AIPAC: A nuclear Iran must be stopped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the AIPAC conference in Washington Tuesday (GMT), following a meeting with US President Barack Obama.

* Obama warns against effects of ‘premature’ military action on Iran U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that it is his belief that there is a still a “window of opportunity” to use diplomacy instead of military force to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.

* Temple Institute in Debate over Mount Rav Chaim Richman, Director of the International Dept. of the Temple Institute, issued a dissenting opinion to the proclamations by the chief Rabbis regarding the proihibition of ascent to the Temple Mount.

* ‘United States of Islam’: The logic behind the emerging Arabic Caliphate The Arabic Caliphate is not a figment of the imagination anymore.

* Israel reports improved bunker-busters could destroy nuke sites on first strike Israel has reported the enhancement of bunker-busters for its Air Force, without U.S. assistance.

* Gingrich Vows to Replace Iran’s Regime GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich sought to upstage his fellow Republican contenders on Tuesday by saying he would “undermine and replace the Iranian dictatorship.”

* Eric Cantor: Obama Trying to ‘Micromanage’ Israel House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has accused the Obama administration of sending “mixed messages” to Israel’s enemies and trying to “micromanage” the Jewish state.

* Jordanian general: Palestinian power could grow Israelis should think carefully about whether they want such a concentrated Palestinian power on their eastern border.

03/05/12

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* Hamas Preacher: Al Aqsa Can’t Remain under Apes, Pigs Palestinian incitement against Jews; Hamas preacher declares Al Aqsa cannot remain under the control of asses carrying books.
* Netanyahu talks tough in Obama Iran meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US President Barack Obama that Israel must always remain “master of its fate”.
* Russia election: Monitors say vote skewed for Putin Russia’s presidential election was “clearly skewed” in favor of the winner, Vladimir Putin, international monitors have said.
* Stop shielding Israel, Palestinians tell Obama US President Barack Obama should stop shielding Israel, a senior Palestinian official said on Monday, calling a speech by the US leader a day earlier disappointing.
* IAEA voices ‘serious concerns’ about possible military dimensions to Iran nuclear program UN nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano tells IAEA’s 35-nation board of governors about the lack of progress in two rounds of talks between the Vienna-based UN agency and Tehran this year.
* Mailmen Refuse to Deliver New Testament MK Orlev says Communications Minister and Postal Service agreed to halt distribution of missionary material.
* Top Russian analyst: Putin is good for Israel Election monitors say voting was skewed in Vladimir Putin’s favor, following official announcement of his win.
* EU institutions back Putin despite vote-rigging concerns EU institutions have said it is business as usual with Russian leader Vladimir Putin despite questioning the legitimacy of his re-election.
* China to send envoy to Syria in bid to ease Syria crisis Beijing’s effort appears to be latest attempt to counter accusations from Western and Arab government that it and Russia abetted Syria violence by vetoing UN resolutions against Assad.
* Obama will Refuse to Name Red Lines on Iran Netanyahu wants U.S. president to lay down timetable on Iran strike, but administration officials say he won’t.

03/03/12

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* Today’s King Of Israel? Tamar speaks with Yosef Dayan, an Israeli man who says he can prove he is from the lineage of King David.

* Abed Rabbo: Israel is building a settler state Israel is working toward establishing a state for Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem instead of a Palestinian state.

* Iran touts high turnout, Ahmadinejad faction losing Iran, under intense Western pressure over its disputed nuclear program, declared an initial turnout of 65 percent in a parliamentary election shunned by most reformists as a sham.

* Daylight: New film blasts Obama’s Israel record One day before the AIPAC conference kicks off in Washington, an anti-Obama pro-Israel group is widening its criticism of President Barack Obama’s record on Israel.

* Palestinians to give Israelis deadline on talks Palestinian officials said Saturday they plan to give a deadline to Israel to accept ground rules for negotiations.

* Putin poised to regain Kremlin; protests likely Vladimir Putin appears all but certain to return to the Kremlin in Sunday’s Russian presidential election.

* Police Stand By As Israel Advocacy Event Silenced A pro-Israel advocacy group brought two Israelis to a Californian university; were met with hate as police stood by.

* Amid fresh violence in Syria, Turkey calls on Iran to cut support for Assad regime As the number of deaths in Syria continues to grow, the international community can’t formulate a practical decision on military intervention.

* EU leaders told to practice what they preach on economy Top EU officials on Friday (2 March) urged national leaders to implement their fine talk on jobs and growth.

* Libya’s Muslim Brother picked to lead new party Libyan Islamists and independents have formed a new political party and elected a representative of the Muslim Brotherhood.

03/02/12

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* Netanyahu: Israel reserves the right to defend itself In his first public comments on a North American visit that will include talks with US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Friday Israel reserved the right to defend itself against Iran.

* Security and Defense: A larger calling Two years after the invasion of Poland, Arieh Herzog was born.

* Terror Expert Warns of Continued Threat to Israelis Abroad The outgoing head of the National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau warned on Thursday that Israelis abroad are still under the threat of terror attacks.

* Netanyahu to Demand Obama Commit to Military Action in Iran Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will press U.S. President Barack Obama for an explicit threat of military action against Iran if sanctions fail.

* A-Jad Tested as Iran Votes Polls have opened in Iran’s parliamentary elections, the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009.

* Egypt: Christians, Actors Targeted as Islam Rises As Islamist parties gain power in Egypt, the country has seen a wave of lawsuits accusing various figures of “insulting Islam.”

* ‘Twisted’ waves could boost capacity of wi-fi and TV A striking demonstration of a means to boost the information-carrying capacity of radio waves has taken place across the lagoon in Venice, Italy.

* EU summit: All but two leaders sign fiscal treaty All but two of the EU’s 27 leaders have signed a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc.

* Liberman: Israel prepared to provide aid to Syria Israel is prepared to provide humanitarian aid to victims of the clashes in Syria at any moment that it is asked.

* Clinton congratulates Serbia on EU candidacy US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Serbia Friday for achieving the status of candidate for admission to the European Union.