Israel Election 2019: Bibi's got the power, but Mr. Economy has become Mr. Legal Woes - Israel Election 2019. Netanyahu the 5th has already begun to rewrite history. Israel’s new wretched republic. Israelis, you are scary. Netanyahu won the election. Will he now dismantle Israel's democracy? Netanyahu deserves to win the election. And we Israelis deserve him - Israel Election 2019. How Netanyahu saved Assad, helped Russia and gave Iran the run of Syria. 'We can still find the other missing Israeli soldiers' Netanyahu has cunningly navigated the Mideast. Israeli voters will reward him. A dozen reasons why Netanyahu will win the election – and half a dozen why he won't - Israel Election 2019. 'Haaretz has been annoying us for about a century' President Rivlin today, Thursday, opened the Haaretz Israel Democracy Conference.
The president began his remarks by saying “one hundred years of independent Hebrew journalism should not be taken for granted. One hundred years of giving a platform to crucial and civil discussion and debate is hugely important.” “Haaretz succeeds in annoying and irritating us all from time to time, for more or less a century,” said the president. “I have been reading Haaretz for 70 years so I know what I don’t agree with, and when they write good things about me in Haaretz, I am really worried and have a good look at what I have done. And yet, I think that it is one of the most important newspapers for the existence of Israeli democracy.” “It has always been committed to giving space to opposing and contradictory voices in its editorials. Meet the strategist fighting to win both the Israeli and American elections.
Trump's Golan Heights diplomatic bombshell was bound to drop. But why now? - Israel Election 2019. Israeli troops got off easy after abusing a Palestinian family. Here's what actually happened. Israeli troops got off easy after abusing a Palestinian family. Here's what actually happened. Trump's Golan declaration: Blessing for Netanyahu, message to Russia. How Assad won in Syria, what Israel gained and what's next for Iran - Syria.
How Assad won in Syria, what Israel gained and what's next for Iran - Syria. These seven parties’ fates will decide Israel's election - Israel Election 2019. Will Israel be worse off without Netanyahu at the helm? First Druze chief IDF prosecutor at one of the hottest desks in the IDF. The top 10 political combos that could swing Israel’s April 9 election - Israel Election 2019. Thanks to Ilhan Omar, U.S. Jews just got their Jeremy Corbyn moment. Israelis may be about to choose a PR nightmare to represent them at Eurovision - Eurovision 2019. Israel's ruling party just voted against Netanyahu - Israel Election 2019. Trump speech angers Democrats as expected but caters to American Jews, for a change.
Gantz, son of Holocaust survivor, mentions Bergen-Belsen but ignores the camp that is Gaza. Istanbul's 'Fake Auschwitz': What happened when a Turkish movie gala recreated a Nazi death camp on the red carpet - Middle East News. I was a settler. I know how settlers become killers. They're not Jews. They're MAGA people. And they run Israel. Israel just admitted arming anti-Assad Syrian rebels. Big mistake. To get Israel ready for war, new army chief needs to fight a different battle. Biggest challenge facing new Israeli army chief: A wild card thousands of miles away.
The strategic reality facing the new chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Lt.
Gen. Aviv Kochavi, will depend largely on one factor – the political situation in the United States. More precisely, it will depend on the vagaries of U.S. President Donald Trump. At the outset of 2019, the Trump administration continues to convey uncertainty and instability. What a Difference Two Years Make: How the ties between Women’s March leaders and Jewish women went wrong.
Israeli army chief’s parting message to Soleimani, Nasrallah and Khamenei. Is an increasingly unhinged Trump good or bad for Netanyahu? Was the longest shutdown in U.S. history Putin's idea? Outgoing Israeli army chief was effective on all fronts. Except one. Greek Yogurt With Fruit and Ginger Syrup Recipe. Don’t be fooled: Flavored yogurt is only a small step away from ice cream.
In fact, with some cups carrying up to 30 grams of sugar—as much as you’d find in two scoops of Breyers All-Natural Vanilla—it might actually be worse. You’ll always be better off starting with plain yogurt and then adding flavor to it yourself. The majority of the sugar in this recipe is naturally occurring sugar from the fruits (kiwi, pineapple, and mango). This refreshing concoction pairs tropical fruit with a spicy-sweet blast of ginger syrup for a sweet treat that’ll taste like you’re on vacation—even if you’re just on your couch.
Nutrition: 330 calories, 4 g fat (0.5 g saturated), 43 g sugar. Eat This, Not That! No-Diet Weight Loss, Nutrition Tips and More. Iran showed signs of slowing down its Syria activity. Then new weapons arrived in Damascus - Syria. Vile attack on journalist shows: When Trump goes low, Netanyahu goes even lower. These three wild cards threaten a Netanyahu win on April 9. These three wild cards threaten a Netanyahu win on April 9. The challenge to Netanyahu's political contenders still lies with their security image. The myth of the brainy Israeli. Gideon Levy’s views on dead settlers are incomprehensible, inexcusable and unforgivable - Middle East News. Why are Netanyahu, Erdogan, Trump and Orban so afraid of Soros? I feel no sympathy for the settlers. 10 Jewish faces who made waves in 2018 - Year in Review 2018 - 2018: Year in Review. Until 2018, the men and women on this list may have been known in their communities or professional circles, although some were still complete unknowns.
They were chosen because this was their breakout year, the one in which they inspired those around them and became known to the wider world – either through their victories and accomplishments or, conversely, the way they handled challenges and even tragedies. Some, meanwhile, just introduced the world to a crazy song... 1. Jacky Rosen In the casino lingo of her state of Nevada, 61-year-old Jacky Rosen hit the political jackpot. The former computer programmer and software consultant will serve on five Senate committees – including homeland security, and health, education and labor – when she starts her new job next month. 10 Jewish faces who made waves in 2018 - Year in Review 2018 - 2018: Year in Review. Despite the blow to its national security, Israel will bow to Trump’s Syria withdrawal.
Rona Ramon, cultural heroine? Israeli cyber firm negotiated advanced attack capabilities sale with Saudis, Haaretz reveals. Netanyahu's vision for the Middle East has come true - Middle East News. Women’s March founder calls on leaders to resign, citing anti-Semitism and homophobia. Miri Regev’s obnoxious assault on Gantz is taken from Donald Trump’s playbook. Israeli and Iranian culinary stars embrace collaboration (and pomegranate molasses) - Food. Avoiding mention of Trump and Bibi at Thanksgiving? Here are others to be grateful for. Netanyahu is partying like it’s 1998. Netanyahu is partying like it’s 1998. We must give credit to Netanyahu: He prevented another Gaza war. Israel's solidarity with Diaspora Jews died well before Pittsburgh. The old Israeli spy chief Rafi Eitan could hardly be accused of having much sympathy for Nazis - or even Germans in general.
Back in 1946, as a 19 year-old Palmach fighter, he had been part of a secret operation to violently dissuade the Nazi-supporting German Templars in forced exile from returning to Palestine after the war. Eitan murdered two Templar farmers, in front of their families, and is unapologetic about it to this day. More famously, Eitan was the commander of the Mossad team that captured Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in 1960. So it came as a surprise earlier this year when Eitan was revealed as the most prominent Jewish supporter of the German far-right party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
I asked Eitan a few weeks ago why he had gone as far as to record a video congratulating the AfD on its recent election victories, and commending them for their support of Judaism and opposition to the "Islamization of Europe. " Israel's solidarity with Diaspora Jews died well before Pittsburgh. Untitled. Israel’s submarine affair: A tale that goes from Netanyahu to gas fields to Iran. Roots of Evil: Palestinian Authority Systematically Annexing Tens of Thousands of Acres in Judea and Samaria. Photo Credit: Regavim Hostile Takeover: Regavim’s latest report exposes the Palestinian Authority’s systematic but silent plan, powered by massive European Union financial support: Strategically-positioned agricultural land-seizure projects covering tens of thousands of dunams of land in areas under full Israeli jurisdiction are creating irreversible facts on the ground.
Large-scale planting, creation of irrigation systems, and an enormous network of illegal roads are carving up the open spaces in Judea and Samaria and drawing the borders of a de facto Palestinian state in Israel’s heartland – in flagrant violation of the law. Since 2009, the Palestinian Authority has been making methodical progress toward the unilateral creation of a Palestinian state by means of large-scale land theft. Trump to award donor’s wife, Miriam Adelson, with highest civilian honor - American Politics.
What will come first - Israeli elections or the U.S. peace plan rollout? - Opinion. Donald Dossier: How Trump Can Win By Losing. In 1987’s The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump, by way of ghostwriter Tony Schwartz, had this to say about his pugilistic nature.
“[W]hen people treat me badly or unfairly or try to take advantage of me, my general attitude, all my life, has been to fight back very hard. The risk is you’ll make a bad situation worse, and I certainly don’t recommend this approach to everyone. But my experience is that if you’re fighting for something you believe in — even if it means alienating some people along the way — things usually work out for the best in the end.” Or, as he put it on Wednesday when asked in a rollicking news conference if he would be able to work on bipartisan initiatives with Democrats if they pursue investigations into his administration: “If they do that, then it’s just — all it is, is a warlike posture.” A critical turning point in the Trump presidency just arrived, and if he thought the Swamp was against him before, just wait until January.
The Future of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre. In the early morning hours of Oct. 12, 1958, exactly 60 years to the month before the massacre of 11 Jews in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, a nitroglycerine bomb equal to 50 sticks of dynamite tore apart the Temple, the oldest and most distinguished Reform congregation in Atlanta.
“The sound of the blast traveled heavily for miles,” Melissa Fay Greene recounts in her all-too-timely history of that sadly forgotten anti-Semitic episode, The Temple Bombing. The Confederate Underground, the group that claimed credit for the attack, promised in a telephone call “to blow up all Communist organizations. #!!&app=io. Drinking Caffeine Can Cause Weight Gain. Here's How. Yet caffeine and coffee have a dark side (no pun intended).
The average person gets about 300 milligrams (mg) of caffeine daily from coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate, and energy drinks. This is about the amount of caffeine in a venti Americano. These therapeutic, drug-dose amounts can tally up quicker than you might imagine. A venti Starbucks Blonde Roast is even stronger, packing a whopping 475 mg of caffeine.
Mock Trump’s decision to honor Miriam Adelson all you want, but don’t underestimate her power. Radical Muslim Group Operates Commune in California. Clarion Intelligence Network has learned that a radical and militant Islamist group is operating a commune in California.
The Miraj compound, located in Dunlap, California, is home to a group of radical Islamists connected to the extremist Black nationalist Muslim group Al-Ummah. The compound attracts a steady stream of affiliated individuals and families who camp on the compound’s property. Many who visit the compound — for retreats or year-round stays — are convicted felons who have been released from prison and who converted to Islam in prison. The group has many similarities to Jamaat ul-Fuqra (“Community of the Impoverished”), a radical Islamist group in the U.S. aligned with the Pakistani radical cleric Sheikh Muhiyudden Ali Shah Gilani. Gilani has been linked to the 2001 beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. In addition to similarities in ideology, members at the Miraj compound as well as the Fuqra compounds are flogged for committing a crime. Killed. Israel delivers $15 million cash in suitcases to Hamas.
Controversy swirled Sunday after Israel transferred $15 million in cash to Hamas on Thursday. By David Isaac, World Israel News Controversy swirled Sunday over the Israeli government’s transfer of $15 million in cash in suitcases to Hamas on Thursday. Qatar supplied the money, which will be used to pay Palestinian civil servant salaries. To ensure the money went to where it was intended, the transfer was photographed. However, IDF Radio reported Sunday that a portion of the money lined Hamas’s pockets.
Netanyahu in Paris to fight Iran, Hezbollah. In Paris, Netanyahu will discuss with world leaders the looming threat to Israel from Iran’s proxy in Lebanon. By Jack Gold, World Israel News Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Paris on Saturday night to participate in the peace conference marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Netanyahu is slated to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the danger posed by the Iranian nuclear program and Tehran’s involvement in the Middle East as well as the Hezbollah’s armaments buildup, including the establishment of an Iranian precision missile factory in Lebanon.
Netanyahu may also meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. There Is No Political Solution for Gaza. IDF soldiers prepare to enter Gaza on the ground during second phase of Operation Protective Edge, July 2014, photo via IDF Flickr BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,000, November 7, 2018 A note from the Editors: We are delighted to announce that with this publication, the BESA Center has reached its 1,000th Perspective.
We thank you for your continued interest and look forward to providing you with an ever-growing supply of insightful and penetrating commentary and analysis. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The claim that an agreement among the US administration, the Palestinian Authority, and the Egyptians to allow the PA to turn the financial screws on Hamas would culminate in the PA’s reassertion of control over the Gaza Strip could not be further from reality. In the Middle East, only armed force prevails. So great was the consensus among these actors, Livni claims, that this strategy would have resulted in a Security Council resolution.
How GOP's anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi campaigns fared in the midterms. Who is the Israeli 'opposition' defending? 6 Democrat candidates faced alleged anti-Semitic attacks. Here’s how they fared. JTA — In the final weeks of the midterm election campaign, Republicans in six states targeted their Democratic opponents with attacks many saw as echoing anti-Semitic tropes. The attacks — mostly involving pictures of Jewish candidates clutching money — were denounced and debated. But were they effective? 5 Jewish takeaways from the US midterm elections. WASHINGTON (JTA) — The first-glance Jewish takeaway the day after the congressional midterms is that the number of Jewish lawmakers appears to have increased — in the US House of Representatives to 28 from 23, and to eight in the Senate from seven.
But dig a little deeper and there’s more to it than a busier than usual Hanukkah party at the Library of Congress: Jews figured disproportionately in Democratic upsets. Jewish candidates also figured noticeably in the broader trends among Democrats: an increase in women and in former national security officials. The centrist and right-wing pro-Israel communities could breathe a sigh of relief — for now. Two candidates in close races targeted by conventional pro-Israel money for being soft on or critical of Israel went down to defeat, and a stalwart who seem threatened survived. Do American Jews Still Believe They’re White? Some years ago, Rabbi Michael Lerner invited me to address a gathering of his Tikkun group. Muslim family will not give up keys to iconic Jerusalem church despite pressure. Bar-Ilan University bans students' pro-Israel pamphlets. Netanyahu's Meetings with European Leaders Reflect Israel's 'Rising Status'
A moving Shabbat prayer in Pittsburgh - and why it sparked my outrage. The Pittsburgh Massacre. Iranian Refugee Raises Over $1 Million for Tree of Life. ‘Israel is protecting Western civilization’ Egypt pushing for Abbas to accept 'graded reconciliation' with Hamas. After years in the dark, Gaza's power woes ease. The lights are going back on in the Gaza Strip, in a rare piece of positive news from the blockaded Palestinian enclave. How George Soros became the target of both anti-Semites and right-wing Jews. WASHINGTON — By now, it has become a familiar pattern: After an event that polarizes the country, US President Donald Trump knows who to pin the blame on. When liberal and conservative America was split over Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court conformation fight last month — and Dr.
Documents Show Qatar Likely Hacked Boteach, Others Due to Ties With Adelson. A series of messages reviewed by the Jewish Journal show that the nation of Qatar likely targeted Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in a hacking scheme due to his ties with major GOP donor and Israel supporter Sheldon Adelson. How Good is America for the Jews? What Pittsburgh tells us about the Jewish future. When 11 Jews are gunned down in synagogue, on Shabbat by a white nationalist, it’s hard to not believe that something fundamental has changed for American Jews. Pittsburgh Has Shocked Us Because America is PRO-Semitic. How the Pittsburgh shooting is affecting next week’s elections. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit Pittsburgh with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner three days after the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue there, Oct. 30, 2018.
Israel's deputy FM: Oust Hebron's violent European observers.