Saturday, January 31, 2015

Swastikas sprayed on Jewish fraternity building near UC Davis campus - Sacramento Bee








Sacramento Bee



Swastikas sprayed on Jewish fraternity building near UC Davis campus

Sacramento Bee

Students at a UC Davis-affiliated Jewish fraternity house awoke Saturday morning to find two large swastikas spray painted onto their building. Nathaniel Bernhard, vice president of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, said the vandalism took place between ...

Swastikas found on UC Davis Jewish fraternity house

Swastikas spray-painted at UC Davis Jewish fraternity house









From Jewish - Google News

Williamsburg, NY – 7-alarm Warehouse Fire Burns In Brooklyn; 1 Injury Reported

West Bank – Israeli Troops Shoot Dead Palestinian Who Hurled Firebomb

Williamsburg: 250 Firefighters Battle Massive 7 Alarm Blaze In Warehouse In Frigid Temps

More than 250 firefighters are working in freezing cold conditions to control the fire, which started on the first floor of the four-story building on North 11th Street in Williamsburg. It’s the site of CitiStorage, which houses documents. Officials say the fire, which has gone up to a seven-alarm, was reported around 6 a.m. Saturday. […]



From Yeshiva World News

New York Assembly Facing Historic Change In Leadership

The contest to succeed longtime New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was supposed to be an open process, giving lawmakers two weeks to mull their options. Instead, it’s looking increasingly likely that the decision will be made before Silver’s resignation from the post amid federal corruption charges takes effect Monday night. That outcome would dash […]



From Yeshiva World News

Mitt Romney Bows Out Of 2016 Race After A 3-Week Test Run

He insists he could win, but Mitt Romney has stepped out of the 2016 presidential contest in favor of the “next generation of Republican leaders” following a three-week fact-finding effort that revealed significant resistance to a third campaign. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee on Friday formally ended his flirtation with another White House bid and […]



From Yeshiva World News

NYC Mayor de Blasio Says He Has Moved Past Police Crisis

Mayor Bill de Blasio says he has moved past the crisis with police that threatened to derail his administration. He says in an interview with The Associated Press that much work remains to repair the hard feelings over the chokehold death of Eric Garner. But he says he has regained the footing to move on […]



From Yeshiva World News

Amman, Jordan – Video: Islamic State group beheads Japanese journalist

Albany, NY – New York Assembly Facing Historic Change In Leadership

Cuomo Vetoes Bill To Change Police Discipline

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation to subject police disciplinary proceedings to arbitration under their union contracts, reversing Court of Appeals rulings since 2006 involving New York City and Hudson Valley towns. A spokesman for the governor says the Legislature has passed versions of the same measure four times, and prior administrations believed […]



From Yeshiva World News

NYPD Says Counterterror Officers Will Not Police Protests

New York Police Department officials say 300 to 350 officers will receive special training in counterterrorism tactics – but they won’t be used to police protests. Department spokesman Stephen Davis says Friday the group will learn how to respond to active threats like the attack earlier this month in Paris. They’ll be armed with assault […]



From Yeshiva World News

CDC: Flu Hospitalizations Of Elderly Hit Record High

Some new evidence this is a particularly bad flu season: Flu-related hospitalizations of the elderly are the highest since the government started tracking that statistic nine years ago. About 198 out of every 100,000 people 65 and older have been hospitalized with flu-related illness this flu season. That’s roughly 86,000, according to the Centers for […]



From Yeshiva World News

Japan PM Abe condemns Islamic State, vows justice for Goto

אייל בן ה-7 נדרס: "הגעגוע שורף, מלאך קטן"



כאלף בני אדם ליוו את אייל קראוס בדרכו האחרונה. הוא נהרג בתאונה ליד בית ספרו. אביו ספד: "תראה כמה באו להיפרד. תראה כמה אוהבים אותך"





From ynet - חדשות

Mob hit in Rehovot: One dead, one gravely wounded


Police believe three well-known underworld figures were target of assassination attempt; explosive device in vehicle was remotely detonated, wounding bystander.



From ynet - News

Jewish community urged to boycott Cornwall village after residents vote for ... - The Independent








The Independent



Jewish community urged to boycott Cornwall village after residents vote for ...

The Independent

Harvey Kurzfield, of Kehillat Kernow, which represents the Jewish community of Cornwall, condemned the decision as "outrageous" and said he would be writing to the parish council to express his objection. "I would urge Jewish people to boycott the ...

Jewish community urged to boycott idyllic Cornish village over 'outrageous ...

Jewish community's boycott call over village's Hitler sign









From Jewish - Google News

Suspected US drone strike kills 3 al-Qaida members in Yemen

New video shows killing of ISIS second Japanese hostage

The video released online Saturday night purported to show the beheading of a second Japanese hostage, the well-known journalist and filmmaker Kenji Goto, 47, less than a week after another Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa was executed. Japan is trying to authenticate the video, which bears the same symbols as previous ISIS clips and shows the same executioner with a British accent.


Japan had been working with Jordan to secure the release of Goto and a Jordanian pilot Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh, for whom Amman agreed to swap a female al Qaeda suicide bomber who was under sentence of death.






From DEBKAFile

Report: Islamic State group executes Japanese hostage


Radical Islamist known as 'Jihadi John' threatens Japanese government for cooperating with US-led coalition, warns President Abe: 'Let the nightmare for Japan begin.'



From ynet - News

המבקר נערך לפרסום הדו"ח על הוצאות נתניהו, אך לא אמר מתי



אחרי עיכוב הדו"ח על הוצאות בתי ראש הממשלה הודיע מבקר המדינה שהוא נערך לפרסמו - כנראה תוך שבועות - אך לא התחייב לתאריך





From ynet - חדשות

White House Blasts 'Illegitimate' Israeli Construction

Israel's publishing of tenders to build 450 new homes in Judea and Samaria has left the United States deeply concerned, the White House said Friday. The White House condemned the construction plans as "illegitimate and counterproductive" to achieving peace, according to the AFP news agency.






From Israel News

ISIS executes second Japanese hostage



The man in the video addresses Japan's prime minister, saying "So let the nightmare for Japan begin."





From JPost.com - Middle East

דאעש הוציא להורג את השבוי היפני

ISIS releases purported video of second Japanese hostage's beheading

Car explosion leaves one person dead, two injured

Experts see family competition behind Saudi king succession struggle



Expert sees Salman’s son and new defense minister, who has headed the crown prince’s court, as the key player to watch.





From JPost.com - Middle East

רחובות: פצוע אנוש בפיצוץ מטען ברכב



ניסיון חיסול פלילי הערב ברחובות: מטען חבלה התפוצץ ברכב בשכונת קריית משה, שניים נפצעו אנוש וקשה ואדם נוסף נפגע קל-בינוני





From ynet - חדשות

Source: Egypt ruled out as Israel-Hamas mediator


Hamas spokesman lashes out at Egyptian decision to list Qassam Brigades as terror group, claims ruling 'serves only the Zionist occupation'.



From ynet - News

אחרי יוון: התעוררות שמאל רדיקלי גם בספרד



ניצחונה של מפלגת "סיריזה" בבחירות ביוון ממריץ את "פודמוס", המקבילה הספרדית שהוקמה רק לפני שנה. רבבות יצאו לרחובות מדריד למפגן תמיכה מרשים במפלגה שמתחזקת לקראת הבחירות בהמשך השנה. "רוח השינוי מתחילה לנשוב באירופה", אמר ביוונית המנהיג פאבלו איגלסיאס





From ynet - חדשות

Palestinian killed by IDF after throwing firebomb at Israeli vehicle


IDF force shoots, kills one suspect and lightly wounds second suspect following brief manhunt, after the two Palestinians threw Molotov cocktails at Israeli civilians.



From ynet - News

בן 4 במצב קשה לאחר שהחליק באמבטיה



הילד שוחרר מבית החולים שניידר בפתח תקווה לשם הועבר ביום רביעי לאחר שהחליק באמבטיה. הוא התמוטט הערב בביתו והועבר לשיבא, שם הוכנס לחדר הניתוח





From ynet - חדשות

IDF shoots dead Palestinian who threw firebombs, army says

פלסטיני יידה בקבוק תבערה ונורה למוות



המחבל ניסה לפגוע ברכב ישראלי בין חוות גלעד לכפר בורין. כוח צנחנים פגע בו ופתח במצוד אחר חשוד נוסף





From ynet - חדשות

Jewish community urged to boycott idyllic Cornish village over 'outrageous ... - Mirror.co.uk








Mirror.co.uk



Jewish community urged to boycott idyllic Cornish village over 'outrageous ...

Mirror.co.uk

Outraged religious leaders are urging Jewish people to boycott a small fishing village - after it agreed to reinstate a sign calling a park 'Hitlers Walk'. The original sign, honouring a local councillor in Mevagissey, was taken down after a 'small ...

Jewish community urged to boycott Cornwall village after residents vote for ...

Jewish community's boycott call over village's Hitler sign









From Jewish - Google News

Egypt leader warns of 'long battle'

Egypt faces a long and difficult battle with militants, the country's president says, in his first remarks since a deadly attack in the Sinai region.



From BBC News - Middle East

Wanted Israeli 'sex rabbi' claims to be a Holocaust survivor

A rabbi born in pre-State Israel fighting extradition from Holland over alleged sex crimes told a Dutch daily that he is a Holocaust survivor. Eliezer Berland, a charismatic rabbi from Jerusalem who fled Israel after several women and one minor complained he sexually assaulted them, made the claim in an interview with the Dutch Volkskrant daily, the interviewing journalist told JTA.






From Israel News

VIDEO: UN peacekeepers capture IDF artillery strike


Footage documents the Israeli shell fired into Lebanese territory which killed Spanish soldier Cpl. Francisco Javier Soria Toledo.



From ynet - News

"התובע פחד מקיצוניים שתומכים בנשיאה"



חברו הקרוב של אלברטו ניסמן, שחקר את הפיגוע בבניין הקהילה היהודית בבואנוס איירס וכנראה התאבד ולא נרצח, סיפר שחשש מפנאטים אוהדי הממשלה שאותה האשים בטיוח. "השאלתי לו אקדח והוא טען. אלברטו היה רגשן, לא אובדני"





From ynet - חדשות

הפעם בלי ילדים: צפו בנתניהו עושה ביביסיטר



אחרי סרטון "הגנון של ביבי" שגרר נזיפה וקנס מוועדת הבחירות המרכזית על השימוש בילדים, מגיע סרטון ה"ביביסיטר" של נתניהו שמגיע לשמור על הילדים





From ynet - חדשות

Bahrain strips 72 of citizenship

The government of Bahrain revokes the nationalities of 72 citizens for damaging national security, the state BNA news agency has reported.



From BBC News - Middle East

Hamas no longer accepts Egypt as Israel mediator, source close to group says

מועמדת טרנסקסואלית רצה לנשיאות פולין



חברת הפרלמנט הראשונה באירופה שנולדה כגבר הודיעה שתרוץ בבחירות במדינה השמרנית. מועמדת מסקרנת נוספת: מנחת טלוויזיה בת 35





From ynet - חדשות

היועץ והמבקר השתיקו את פרשת הבקבוקים של נתניהו ולא העבירו את החומר למשטרה



כבר יותר מחצי שנה שוכב במשרדי היועץ המשפטי לממשלה ומבקר המדינה המידע על פרשת כספי פיקדון בקבוקי המדינה שרעיית ראש הממשלה שלשלה לכיסה - אך דבר לא נעשה. המשטרה בתגובה לפניית ynet: "הנושא הובא לידיעתנו על-ידי עיתונאים, והוא אינו בסמכותנו"





From ynet - חדשות

America's body-bag foreign policy tactics won't help the Middle East: Farmer - NJ.com








NJ.com



America's body-bag foreign policy tactics won't help the Middle East: Farmer

NJ.com

By John Farmer. To hear Republican hawks (and some like-minded Democrats) tell it, the way to deal with Islamist jihadists torching the Middle East is to go in there with American military might and kick their keisters. It's a formulation with ...









From Middle East - Google News

Meretz leader calls for investigation into Netanyahus for pocketing state funds

מבולבל ומיוסר: הביוגרפיה שמביכה את צ'ארלס



הספר מתאר את הנסיך כחסר ביטחון שמקיף את עצמו באנשים "שאומרים מה שהוא רוצה לשמוע". עם האם אליזבת הוא מנהל שיחות תכופות בארבע עיניים על עתידו כמלך. ואיזה מחמאה קיבל מאמה תומפסון?





From ynet - חדשות

US: 27 air strikes carried out against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria

UNRWA: Palestinian refugees in Syria again cut off from emergency aid

Shmoozing with Mel Brooks, the 88-year-old man - Jewish Journal








Jewish Journal



Shmoozing with Mel Brooks, the 88-year-old man

Jewish Journal

I'm a little nervous about steering the conversation to Judaism, because I can only imagine how many millions of questions Brooks has been asked about being Jewish. But, as it happens, many of the anecdotes he shares in the show are about his early ...









From Jewish - Google News

סוף שבוע רגוע בצפון: מי שהגיע, הרוויח



רק מעטים ניצלו את מזג האוויר הנאה והעפילו לגולן ולגליל. מי שעשה זאת נהנה ממסלולי טיול כמעט פרטיים. אורן בראל הגיע מבאר יעקב עם הילדים והסבתא: "הם לא יהרסו לנו את החופשה". התחזית למחר אופטימית





From ynet - חדשות

Friday, January 30, 2015

Did Nasrallah just end the 1996 April Understanding? Probably not…

Angry Arab suggested that he read Nasrallah’s speech as ending the landmark April Understanding of 1996 (an agreement that sadly very few current analysts, especially in the field of human rights, are aware of). I will defer to him for the moment since I was live blogging from Ali Rizk’s simul-cast English translation at Press […]



From The Mideastwire Blog

New York, NY – City Health Department Urges Flu Medication Use

NY Wage Board To Discuss Raising Tipped Wage To $7

A state board is poised to vote on whether to raise the hourly wage made by restaurant servers and other tipped workers. The state’s wage board is scheduled to meet Friday in Albany. The board is charged with making a recommendation to the state’s labor commissioner on whether the tipped wage should be raised. The […]



From Yeshiva World News

Marzel on Yachad List – Rav Tau Disassociates from the Party

After days of speculation, resignations and in-fighting, a deal was closed between Yachad and Otzma Yehudit, albeit with changes. Representing Otzma in a realistic slot is Baruch Marzel and not Dr. Michael Ben-Ari. Marzel will be in the fourth slot in the lineup. The final Yachad list: 1. Eli Yishai 2. Yoni Chetboun 3. Michael […]



From Yeshiva World News

Albany – Report: US Attorney Investigating NY Senate Leader Skelos Over Income

New York – FAA Investigating After NY Plane Collision Averted

VIDEO: Hopes for Jordan pilot captured by IS

Yolande Knell reports on hopes for the safe return of pilot Lt Moaz al-Kasasbeh who was captured by the Islamic State group.



From BBC News - Middle East

Mario Abou Zeid’s Carnegie brief on Sunni radicalism misses main issue of debate: pros+cons of LAF-Hizb-Syrian army coordination

I don’t understand how a Carnegie brief on Sunni radicalism and the security situation in Lebanon can be undertaken without examining the key debate that is critical to resolving if the main problem cited is to be dealt with better i.e. the question of whether and to what extent Hizbullah, the Lebanese army/state and the […]



From The Mideastwire Blog

JPost gets it only half right: Main event in Nasrallah’s speech is the focus on perceived Takfiri-Nusrah-Israel dynamic

Just when nasrallah stopped speaking, this headline was published: Al-Qaeda in Syria attacks Western-backed rebels http://ift.tt/z96Qcf For me the main event in Nasrallah’s speech was the reference to the Nusrah-Al-Qaeda alliance with Israel – and how the dynamics of this relationship are shaping into a strategic threat for the Resistance Axis – a new “Lahd […]



From The Mideastwire Blog

Abbas to visit Sweden after Israel shuns FM visit


After Swedish foreign minister cancels Israel visit amid diplomatic tensions between two countries, Stockholm invites Palestinian president for visit.



From ynet - News

BREAKING: Former GOP Nominee Romney Will Not Run For President In ’16

After a three-week flirtation with another run for president, Mitt Romney said definitively on Friday that he will not seek the White House in 2016. The Republican Party’s 2012 nominee plans to tell supporters about his plans to pass on another national campaign during a conference call. He first let his staff know in a […]



From Yeshiva World News

Halachic Analysis: An Apartment Above A Shul

[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman] With the housing crunch in many Jewish areas, the following topic has become very acute. Some young American bochurim who were studying in Yerushalayim had raised an intriguing problem. The building was once called the Ner Yaakov Yeshiva and Kollel on Rechov Press, in the Geulah section of Yerushalayim. It is […]



From Yeshiva World News

Republican Romney says will not run for US presidency in 2016

New York – NYC Mayor Fights Leaks, Orders New Gracie Mansion Roof

Washington – Mitt Romney Says He Will Not Run For President In 2016

Hezbollah says it does not want war

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Hassan Nasrallah, says it does not want war with Israel but is not afraid to fight, after deadly border clashes.



From BBC News - Middle East

Defense/Security, 4:49 PMIsraeli Arab Al Qaeda Recruit Arrested Returning from Syria

Fears have been raised over the growing number of Israeli Arabs traveling to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group. But ISIS isn't the only jihadi group there recruiting Israeli citizens; one Israeli Arab recently decided to join the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda's official branch in Syria - and is suspected of returning to Israel with the intention of launching an attack.






From Israel News

אלפיים מחו בכפר קאסם: 'יש כאן רוצח סדרתי'



מנהל אגף במחלקת החינוך בעירייה, מורה, תלמיד - ובשבוע שעבר כדורגלן. אחרי רצף של מעשי רצח בכפר קאסם, יצאו המונים להפגין ודרשו מהמשטרה: "הגיעו לרוצחים - או צאו מהעיר"





From ynet - חדשות

Chinese MH370 Relatives Reject Word That Passengers Are Dead

About 100 Chinese families of passengers on the missing Malaysian airliner demanded Friday that Malaysian officials retract their statement that all aboard died, saying that without hard evidence they don’t want to start compensation claims. Malaysia’s government formally declared still-missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 an accident on Thursday and said all those 239 people on […]



From Yeshiva World News

26 Parties Submitted Lists for 20th Knesset Elections

10Despite the media hype in recent days, most Israelis are unfamiliar with the majority of the parties running in the upcoming national elections for 20th Knesset. 26 parties submitted their lists to the Central Election Committee ahead of the Thursday night deadline. Most will not pass the minimum threshold of 3.25%, which equals four seats, […]



From Yeshiva World News

Argentina slams US senator concerned over Nisman's death

Toronto – Canada To Criminalize Online Terror Threats

NYC: Frigid Temps Expected On Friday Night – Range From Around Zero To 10 Degrees

Snow this morning along an arctic front will taper off by afternoon. One to two inches of snow is expected across portions of the area this morning. An arctic air mass will then move in this afternoon behind the front. Rapidly falling temperatures are forecast late this afternoon through tonight. Lows will range from around […]



From Yeshiva World News

Israeli PM's wife 'obsessively recycled bottles for cash'

Sara Netanyahu reportedly instructed her staff to recycle bottles published with public funds for cash so she could keep £4,000 profit

















From Israel news