Women of the Wall: Solution Only Through Dialogue
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-17 09:11:28 -0700 | political-news
The group said it was supposed to meet with Religious Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss a solution, but he cancelled the meeting. WoW said they would be willing to meet with any minister or rabbi of either gender.
Gilad Schalit Recites Blessing of Deliverance
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 16:58:02 -0700 | political-news
The former soldier was held captive for more than five years until he was released in exchange for more than 1,000 security prisoners. It was hinted that Moreno was part of a plan to rescue Schalit from his Hamas captors,...
Slomiansky: Delay VAT hike until after Shabbat
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 16:36:08 -0700 | political-news
Wikimedia Commons The upcoming value-added tax increase must be postponed to avoid desecrating Shabbat, Knesset Finance Committee chairman Nissan Slomiansky (Bayit Yehudi) wrote in a letter to Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday.
Lapid ups the ante in war of words with Deri
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 16:36:07 -0700 | political-news
You don't need me to establish that he's a liar, three courts have already done so, Lapid said in an interview on the Reshet Bet radio station on Thursday morning in reference to Deri's conviction for bribery in 1999. The...
Settler Installs Mobile Home In Palestinian Land near Jerusalem
Source: International Middle East Media Center
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 15:53:45 -0700 | political-news
RB2000 Resident Eid Barakat, one of the owners of the land, stated that, as the family went to plant their land, they found the mobile home, in their land, with an armed settler sitting in it. Barakat added that the...
Soldiers, commanders recorded in Egoz hazing video dismissed
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 14:26:26 -0700 | political-news
Breaking News The combat soldiers documented in the Egoz Unit hazing video, in which one soldier was seen defecating on the head of another, have been dismissed from the elite unit together with their commanders. The dismissal took place...
MK Litzman under investigation for fraud, breach of trust
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 23:56:03 -0700 | political-news
Breaking News MK Yakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) was investigated by police Thursday evening for possible fraud and breach of public trust offences. The investigation took place as part of a larger fraud investigation being conducted by Social Security regarding...
Thousands of haredim protest IDF enlistment legislation
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 13:18:14 -0700 | political-news
Auerbach is the head of what is known as the Jerusalem Faction, a grouping of non-hassidic haredim who do not accept the leadership of Rabbi Ahaon leib Shteinman, the otherwise acknowledged leader of non-hassidic haredi Jewry. Speaking at the protest,...
Parshat Naso: Biblical rehab
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 11:52:25 -0700 | political-news
A couple enjoys a bottle of wine. (Illustrative) Photo: Courtesy In this week's Torah reading we read about a unique observance: The rule of the Nazirite. When we hear the term Nazirite, we imagine an individual who abstains completely from...
General Staff Weekend Getaway a Victim of Budget Talks
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 13:34:30 -0700 | political-news
IDF sources explained that the getaway by senior officers was cancelled due to government meetings regarding the budget and not due to a special state of preparedness or considerations dictated by a sensitive security situation. The meetings and pressure on...
No evidence that 'pro-Israel' groups were targeted by IRS
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 10:03:41 -0700 | political-news
03 Following Politico report that Internal Revenue Service asked Z Street intrusive questions, Treasury inspector general finds no evidence 'pro-Israel' or 'Jewish' were classifications targeted for political purposes. Tea Party' and 'patriot' were two of several special terms flagged inappropriately...
More Forces Considered for Southern Hevron Hills
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 09:09:00 -0700 | political-news
The brigadier general was responding to a demand by Chairman Tzvika Bar-Chai of the Har Hevron Regional Council for more activity against rock and firebomb throwers. The two toured local communities and security installations in the wake of a Wednesday...
Illegal alien collapses in detention facility
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 09:01:19 -0700 | political-news
MDA team called to the scene treated him and took him back to Soroka in serious condition. About a month ago the man was hit in the head and taken to the hospital. The Prison Service is investigating the...
Weinstein, Aharonovitch: Aggravation needed regarding 'price tags'
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 09:01:19 -0700 | political-news
During the meeting, Aharonovitch and Weinstein noted that they see the phenomenon's extension with great severity. Officials were instructed to treat the "price tag" incidents with gravity. Recent data regarding the phenomenon and its extent were presented in the...
Morsi and Abbas Condemn Israeli Acts in Jerusalem
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-16 08:18:11 -0700 | political-news
09 Reported News Brief 5/16/2013, Sivan 7, 5773 Morsi and Abbas Condemn Israeli Acts in Jerusalem Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority condemned Israel, Thursday, for what they called "the prolonged Israeli violations...
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