Unnerved by attacks, Swedish Jews refuse to lower their profile | The Times of Israel

Unnerved by attacks, Swedish Jews refuse to lower their profile | The Times of Israel: The rallies against anti-Semitism in Sweden — at least 10 so far — began last December, when a few Malmo synagogue-goers decided to keep wearing their kippas after services and, in violation of security protocol, marched with them through town. Several more “kippa walks” followed, all organized by members of the community through Facebook.

Anti-Semitic attacks in France rise 45 percent this year | The Times of Israel

Anti-Semitic attacks in France rise 45 percent this year | The Times of Israel: Of the incidents this year,101 were “violent actions,” SPCJ said, including the slaying of four people at a school in Toulouse on March 19 by Mohamed Merah, a Muslim extremist. The attack triggered “an explosion” of anti-Semitic attacks, SPCJ said. Most other incidents documented were cases of intimidation, the report said.

Israeli Leftists Ditching Labor for Olmert? � Commentary Magazine

Israeli Leftists Ditching Labor for Olmert? � Commentary Magazine: Those polls show Netanyahu’s Likud and current coalition partners, which include Shas and Israel Beiteinu, holding together about 62 to 68 seats, which means they could potentially strengthen their current coalition without having to expand it to other parties. Again, it’s still early, but the left has two fresh faces in Yachimovich and Lapid who are poised to make a serious run in the next election. For the leftist commentariat, putting their hope in Olmert instead is a strange gamble. It may pay off, but it also may very well backfire in spectacular fashion.

Iran's proxy Hezbollah takes responsibility for downed drone, confirms it was manufactured by Iran - Atlas Shrugs

Iran's proxy Hezbollah takes responsibility for downed drone, confirms it was manufactured by Iran - Atlas Shrugs: The leader of the Lebanese
terrorist group Hezbollah on Thursday claimed responsibility for
launching a drone aircraft that was shot down over Israel earlier this
week, saying the UAV had been assembled by Hezbollah men using parts
provided by Iran. The rare admission by Hassan Nasrallah raises regional
tensions at a sensitive time when the group’s backers, Syria and Iran,
are under pressure.

Dreamliner lands in Israel for first time - Israel Travel, Ynetnews

Dreamliner lands in Israel for first time - Israel Travel, Ynetnews: A Boeing 787 (Dreamliner) aircraft landed at Ben-Gurion Airport for the first time Tuesday with a commercial Ethiopian Airlines' flight from Addis Ababa.

FSA threatens to take fight to Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut | News , Politics | THE DAILY STAR

FSA threatens to take fight to Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut | News , Politics | THE DAILY STAR: BEIRUT: Syrian rebels said they have detained 13 Hezbollah members and threatened to take the fight to Hezbollah’s stronghold in Beirut’s southern suburbs unless the party ends its support for President Bashar Assad’s regime.

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Germany Debates Proposal To Protect Circumcision – Forward.com

Germany Debates Proposal To Protect Circumcision – Forward.com: Berlin — A proposal to enshrine circumcision of male children as a protected procedure that Jews and Muslims could continue without fear of sanction faces an uncertain fate in Germany’s Bundestag, say close observers of German politics.

The proposal heading to the parliament aims to calm a storm that erupted last May after a Cologne court ruled that a botched circumcision violated the child’s rights because it constituted “illegal bodily harm” even with parental consent. Though strictly local in its jurisdiction, the ruling’s novel application of child rights law set off a furor of concern about the future legal status of circumcision nationwide.

Barack Obama, debate moderator wedding guest | The Daily Caller

Barack Obama, debate moderator wedding guest | The Daily Caller: President Barack Obama was a guest at the 1991 wedding of ABC senior foreign correspondent and vice presidential debate moderator Martha Raddatz, The Daily Caller has learned. Obama and groom Julius Genachowski, whom Obama would later tap to head the Federal Communications Commission, were Harvard Law School classmates at the time and members of the Harvard Law Review.

With eye on Syria, US deploys forces to Jordan | The Times of Israel

With eye on Syria, US deploys forces to Jordan | The Times of Israel: Speaking at a NATO conference of defense ministers in Brussels, Panetta said the US has been working with Jordan to monitor chemical and biological weapons sites in Syria and also to help Jordan deal with refugees pouring over the border from Syria.

But the revelation of US military personnel so close to the 19-month-old Syrian conflict suggests an escalation in the US military involvement in the conflict, even as Washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in Syria.

Obama’s ring: ‘There is no god but Allah’

Obama’s ring: ‘There is no god but Allah’: Now, newly published photographs of Obama from the 1980s show that the ring Obama wore on his wedding-ring finger as an unmarried student is the same ring Michelle Robinson put on his finger at the couple’s wedding ceremony in 1992.

Moreover, according to Arabic-language and Islamic experts, the ring Obama has been wearing for more than 30 years is adorned with the first part of the Islamic declaration of faith, the Shahada: “There is no god except Allah.”

Israeli army deploys Patriot missile days after its warplanes shot down unidentified drone that flew into its airspace | Mail Online

Israeli army deploys Patriot missile days after its warplanes shot down unidentified drone that flew into its airspace | Mail Online: The Israeli army has deployed a missile defence system near the Lebanese border, just days after its warplanes shot down an unidentified unmanned aircraft.

The Patriot surface-to-air missile was deployed from Israel's northern city of Haifa, an army spokesman said today.

He refused to say if the battery's deployment came in response to Saturday's drone, which was widely believed to have originated in Lebanon.

Angela Merkel Athens: Protestors dress as Nazis, burn swastikas and throw rocks at police | Mail Online

Angela Merkel Athens: Protestors dress as Nazis, burn swastikas and throw rocks at police | Mail Online: Greek police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters in central Athens on Tuesday when they tried to break through a barrier and reach visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Around 50,000 demonstrators defied a ban on protests, gathering in Syntagma square to voice their displeasure with the German leader. Some wore Nazi uniforms and others burned swastika flags, while one left police dumbstruck by running through the city naked.

Police were pelted with rocks, bottles and sticks as demonstrators tried to break through a barricade set up to protect Merkel and her delegation, who were meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at his office several hundred metres away.

Before dissolving, Knesset to reconvene next week - Israel News, Ynetnews

Before dissolving, Knesset to reconvene next week - Israel News, Ynetnews: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to move up the elections for the 19th Knesset has turned the parliament's schedule upside down. The lawmakers, who were expected to convene for a lengthy, action-packed winter session on October 15 will now report only for a few hours before breaking for the campaign season.

Afterlife exists says top brain surgeon - Telegraph

Afterlife exists says top brain surgeon - Telegraph: Dr Alexander says he had heard stories from patients who spoke of outer body experiences but had disregarded them as "wishful thinking" but has reconsidered his opinion following his own experience.

He added: "I know full well how extraordinary, how frankly unbelievable, all this sounds. Had someone even a doctor told me a story like this in the old days, I would have been quite certain that they were under the spell of some delusion.

US-Israel reportedly discussing joint 'surgical strike' on Iran | The Times of Israel

US-Israel reportedly discussing joint 'surgical strike' on Iran | The Times of Israel: Israel and the US are reportedly working on a limited joint attack on Iran aimed at setting the country’s nuclear program back several years without inflaming the region, a source close to talks between the nations said.

National Geographic denies politics influenced release of pro-Obama film before election | The Daily Caller

National Geographic denies politics influenced release of pro-Obama film before election | The Daily Caller: National Geographic Channel President Howard Owens denied Thursday that the network’s decision to air a pro-Obama video just two days before the November election was motivated in any way by political considerations.

“Harvey obviously doesn’t schedule our network,” Owens said, referring to The Weinstein Co. Co-chairman Harvey Weinstein, whose company is producing “Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden,” a thriller based on President Barack Obama’s decision to kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. “[We're] not political. We are opportunistic, from a programming perspective.”

Congress to probe security flaws for Libya diplomats | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana

Congress to probe security flaws for Libya diplomats | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana: Lt. Col. Wood has told CBS News and congressional investigators that his 16-member team and a six-member State Department elite force called a Mobile Security Deployment team left Libya in August, just one month before the Benghazi assault. Wood says that's despite the fact that US officials in Libya wanted security increased, not decreased.

Study: Omega-3 Supplements May Actually Affect Aging - Lindsay Abrams - The Atlantic

Study: Omega-3 Supplements May Actually Affect Aging - Lindsay Abrams - The Atlantic: CONCLUSION: Getting enough omega-3 fatty acid to change the balance of oils in your system may help preserve the length of your telomeres, with the potential to reduce the risk of age-related diseases.

Soldiers ordered not to shoot Taliban mine planters.... 'because it WAKES UP the locals' | Mail Online

Soldiers ordered not to shoot Taliban mine planters.... 'because it WAKES UP the locals' | Mail Online: Soldiers were ordered not to open fire on Taliban fighters planting mines in case they disturb local people, it has been claimed.

U.S. military chiefs ordered troops to exercise 'courageous constraint' and even warned them they could be charged with murder if they shot any Taliban without permission from above.

The claims were made by a former Royal Marine who spoke out following the inquest into the death of Sergeant Peter Rayner last week.

BH Interview: Dennis Prager Wants Carolla's 'Luck' to Rub Off on University Students

BH Interview: Dennis Prager Wants Carolla's 'Luck' to Rub Off on University Students: Carolla has been listening to Prager’s radio show for years, but the conservative talker wasn’t up on Carolla’s shtick until recently. When someone suggested Carolla appear on Prager’s radio show, the veteran talk show host admits he wasn’t sure what to expect.

“I was smitten immediately with both his remarkable wit and the speed of his mind and his values,” Prager says. The two quickly slipped into a performance groove, something to which those who see their joint act can attest. Their live act isn't what some may expect, brushing past their individual personas to reveal new, unexpected shadings.

The Dementia Plague - Technology Review

The Dementia Plague - Technology Review: The latest global demographic analysis, from a World Health Organization report issued earlier this year, paints the dimensions of that slow-motion catastrophe in quick strokes. An estimated 36 million people worldwide currently suffer from dementia; experts predict the number will double, to approximately 70 million, by 2030 and triple by 2050. (China, India, and Latin America in particular face daunting medico-economic crises.) Since the prevalence of the disease doubles with every five-year age increment after 65, projections for 2050 put the total global population at risk for dementia (people 65 or older) at two billion.

France's Hollande vows more security to allay Jewish fears | Reuters

France's Hollande vows more security to allay Jewish fears | Reuters: French President Francois Hollande pledged on Sunday to increase security around synagogues and introduce tougher anti-terrorism measures, a day after a series of police raids dismantled a radical Islamist network that targeted Jews.

Barak, Netanyahu 'agree on all Iran-related issues' - Israel News, Ynetnews

Barak, Netanyahu 'agree on all Iran-related issues' - Israel News, Ynetnews: After accusing defense minister of stoking feud with Obama, Netanyahu summons Barak to reprimand him over 'uncoordinated meeting' with Rahm Emanuel. After meeting, Barak says 'we see eye-to-eye on every aspect of Iranian threat and US ties'

Israel checking: Was drone headed to Dimona? - Israel News, Ynetnews

Israel checking: Was drone headed to Dimona? - Israel News, Ynetnews: The IDF is working to improve its aerial detection and interception capabilities in light of the changes in the Middle East and due to the fact that Israel's enemies have upgraded their military capabilities. The army is placing an emphasis on detecting drones, fearing that they may be used as a missile to target Israeli strategic sites.


"In the next war Syrian and Iranian drones will also be sent on 'suicide' missions," a senior Air Force official recently told Ynet.

IDF shoots down drone that penetrated deep into Israel | The Times of Israel

IDF shoots down drone that penetrated deep into Israel | The Times of Israel: The IDF shot down a foreign drone that had penetrated deep into Israeli airspace on Saturday afternoon, flying for half an hour before it was intercepted.

After an initial investigation, military officials said the unmanned aerial vehicle, which was taken down north of Beersheba, did not come from the Gaza Strip, leading the army to consider the possibility that it originated in Lebanon. Hezbollah has flown drones into Israeli airspace a few times in the past, though not for several years.

IDF Spokesperson Yoav Mordechai said that the Israeli Air Force was able to identify the unmanned aerial vehicle while it was flying over the Mediterranean, and that the IAF stayed close to the drone throughout its flight over Israel until the decision was made to shoot it down in the northern Negev desert.

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Red Bull's Stratos Mission To Attempt World Record Skydive | Popular Science

Red Bull's Stratos Mission To Attempt World Record Skydive | Popular Science: But a few things are certain. For a short time inside his pressurized spacesuit, Baumgartner will be the fastest man alive. Thirty seconds after leaping from a small capsule, in fact, he'll exceed the speed of sound in the thin upper atmosphere by traveling 690 mph. And if he safely parachutes to the ground between 12 and 15 minutes later, he'll walk away with at least four new world records: the highest skydive, the longest free fall, the first to reach supersonic speeds in free fall, and the highest manned balloon ride.

Bypassing Israel, French capital endorses unprecedented agreement with 'East Jerusalem' | The Times of Israel

Bypassing Israel, French capital endorses unprecedented agreement with 'East Jerusalem' | The Times of Israel: France’s most populous administrative zone, encompassing the capital Paris, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Palestinian district of Jerusalem, a move organizers say is designed to send a “political message” of solidarity with the Palestinians and their aspirations for a future capital in the city.

The French region described the agreement as the “first of its kind.”

The decision is a blow to Israel’s claim that the eastern sector is part of its united capital. A spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry said east Jerusalem “does not exist” as a separate entity and that the French council was “living in a make-believe world.”

Min. Edelstein: Netanyahu, Fire Barak - Inside Israel - News - Israel National News

Min. Edelstein: Netanyahu, Fire Barak - Inside Israel - News - Israel National News: Minister of Public Information and Diaspora, Yuli Edelstein (Likud), called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Thursday to fire Defense Minister Ehud Barak (Independence).

Following Ehud Barak's latest meetings in the United States, Edelstein told IDF Radio: "As early as three years ago, I warned that the Defense Minister's frequent trips to the U.S. usually ended badly for the state of Israel.

Exclusive: Former CIA Official: Obama 'October Surprise' Airstrike in Libya 'Would Be Criminal'

Exclusive: Former CIA Official: Obama 'October Surprise' Airstrike in Libya 'Would Be Criminal': Two days ago, the New York Times reported that the administration was preparing an operation inside Libya, including the possibility of drone strikes. Breitbart News reported yesterday that a senior Department of Defense official said that the administration was advance planning for a “substantial air package” that could include manned flights.

Union's Anti-Romney Ad Chock Full of Garbage

Union's Anti-Romney Ad Chock Full of Garbage: In an attempt to paint Mitt Romney as an uncaring extremist, many accusations have been hurled against him, but a new video put out by the AFSCME has taken this rhetorical technique to new extreme. The union literally accuses the Republican presidential candidate of not caring about garbageman in La Jolla, California because he has not given them Gatorade or hugged them.

Fetishizing Holocaust Tattoos � Commentary Magazine

Fetishizing Holocaust Tattoos � Commentary Magazine: For some grandchildren of survivors and others who care about the subject, that has led to a bizarre fad in which they have taken to having the numbers that the Nazis branded on the survivors tattooed on their own arms. As a New York Times feature published on Monday shows, this phenomenon has grown from isolated instances to what must considered a trend with large numbers of youths in Israel. While the motives behind this seem pure, one cannot help but wonder at anyone embracing a practice whose purpose was to dehumanize captive Jews. While survivors who lived long enough eventually saw that most considered those numbers to be a badge of honor rather than a mark of shame, the act of fetishizing this evidence of the Nazis’ crimes seems like something that says more about the current generation than it does about the experience of the survivors.

Egyptian-Iranian intelligence meeting prompts fears of a new Middle East terror axis | Washington Free Beacon

Egyptian-Iranian intelligence meeting prompts fears of a new Middle East terror axis | Washington Free Beacon: U.S. intelligence agencies recently monitored a secret meeting between Egypt’s intelligence chief and a senior Iranian spy that is raising new fears the Muslim Brotherhood government in Cairo could begin covertly supporting global terrorism.

China unveils new stealth jet photos during Panetta visit | Washington Free Beacon

China unveils new stealth jet photos during Panetta visit | Washington Free Beacon: China’s military for the second time in two years upstaged a visiting U.S. defense secretary by disclosing the first photographs of its second stealth jet under development.

Obama slandered America as racist using dishonest claims about the response to Hurricane Katrina | Power Line

Obama slandered America as racist using dishonest claims about the response to Hurricane Katrina | Power Line  
The Daily Caller has obtained and posted video of a 2007 speech by Barack Obama in Hampton, Virginia. Speaking to an audience of black ministers, and using a black dialect only marginally more authentic than Joe Biden’s, Obama claims that the U.S. government shortchanged Hurricane Katrina victims because of racism. As the Daily Caller says, “the effect is closer to an Al Sharpton rally than a conventional campaign event.”

France Kosher Store Bomb Explosion Injures 4

France Kosher Store Bomb Explosion Injures 4: PARIS — A small package bomb exploded inside a kosher grocery store in a Paris suburb Wednesday, wounding at least one person, according to an agency that tracks anti-Semitic attacks in France.

Ikea deleted women from Saudi version of catalogue - Yahoo! News

Ikea deleted women from Saudi version of catalogue - Yahoo! News: Ikea is being criticized for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its furniture catalogue, a move the company says it regrets.

Comparing the Swedish and Saudi versions of the catalogue, free newspaper Metro on Monday showed that women had been airbrushed out of otherwise identical pictures showcasing the company's home furnishings.

Obama’s People Walk Out on Netanyahu, Stay for Ahmadinejad (VIDEO) | FrontPage Magazine

Obama’s People Walk Out on Netanyahu, Stay for Ahmadinejad (VIDEO) | FrontPage Magazine: Susan Rice, Obama’s UN Ambassador, skipped out on Netanyahu’s speech due to that whole awkward, “Iran Nukes” thing, which her boss doesn’t care to hear about either, but the UN delegation earlier had stayed for Ahmadinejad’s rantings.

World Leaders Speak at UN General Assembly | C-SPAN

World Leaders Speak at UN General Assembly | C-SPAN: Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu Address UN General Assembly (right-click to copy direct link)

Morsi Advisor: We’re Planning to Amend Camp David � Commentary Magazine

Morsi Advisor: We’re Planning to Amend Camp David � Commentary Magazine: The Egyptian government is looking to scrap parts of its peace treaty with Israel, according to an advisor to President Morsi, claiming a “strategic and security need.” As Jonathan noted yesterday, Morsi has let the Sinai disintegrate into lawlessness, paving the way for incidents like last week’s terrorist attack on Israel. Now Morsi advisors appear to be using the lack of security in the Sinai as a justification for amending the treaty:

Obama Refers to Israel Concern Over Iran as 'Noise' | The Weekly Standard

Obama Refers to Israel Concern Over Iran as 'Noise' | The Weekly Standard: In an interview to air tonight on CBS's 60 Minutes, President Barack Obama will refer to Israel's concern over Iran's march toward a nuclear program as "noise."

"When it comes to our national security decisions -- any pressure that I feel is simply to do what's right for the American people. And I am going to block out -- any noise that's out there," Obama says, according to AFP.

Israel stages largest snap exercise in years - Telegraph

Israel stages largest snap exercise in years - Telegraph: The Israeli army staged its largest snap exercise in recent years, deploying troops in the occupied Golan Heights as contingency planning for possible conflicts with Iran and Syria.

Iran on brink of nuclear bomb in six-seven months: Netanyahu | Reuters

Iran on brink of nuclear bomb in six-seven months: Netanyahu | Reuters: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Iran was just six to seven months away from the brink of being able to build a nuclear bomb, adding urgency to his demand that President Barack Obama set a "red line" for Tehran in what could deepen the worst U.S.-Israeli rift in decades.

Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike - Telegraph

Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike - Telegraph: An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons program.

Presidential Polls, Israel, and Iran's Nuclear Ambition

Presidential Polls, Israel, and Iran's Nuclear Ambition: An article in the Israeli National News in early August suggested that the Israeli political and military leadership, in order to put Tehran’s experiments with atomic playthings out of business, is prepared to unleash a nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) against Iran sometime this fall by exploding a nuclear device high above the Iranian desert. Such a strike would send intense electromagnetic radiation over as much as 1,000 square miles, frying Iran’s electrical grid and bring its oil business, transportation, defense capabilities and most everything else that operates electronically to a grinding halt.

Obama's Jewish Problem

Obama's Jewish Problem: When Mitt Romney said in his speech at the Republican National Convention that, “Obama has thrown Israel under the bus,” Mitt obviously knew more than the rest of us. Within days of that speech, the picture of Obama's betrayal of Israel became clear. The story is shocking, as much for the betrayal of one of our strongest allies as for the timing

Democratic Party’s New Pro-Hamas Platform | FrontPage Magazine

Democratic Party’s New Pro-Hamas Platform | FrontPage Magazine: How bad would a second Obama term be for Israel? Really, really bad.

The campaign is generally not the time that crucial voting groups get thrown under the bus, but the Democratic Party’s new platform gives us a peek at what the next four years will be like if Israel’s best friend in the White House since Jimmy Carter gets another four years.

Palestinian Stimulus: Terrorists Get a Raise � Commentary Magazine

Palestinian Stimulus: Terrorists Get a Raise � Commentary Magazine: As of May 2011, the [Palestinian Authority] spent NIS 18 million ($4.5 million) per month on compensating Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons and a further NIS 26 million ($6.5 million) on payments to families of suicide bombers. In all, such payments cost the PA some 6 percent of its overall budget, Israel’s Channel 2 news reported on Monday night, citing documentation signed by Fayyad.

A prisoner sentenced up to three years in prison now receives a base salary of NIS 1,400 per month, and for 3-5 years that rate increases to NIS 2,000, the report said. A NIS 300 bonus is added for a wife, and NIS 50 per child.

Israel: Coping with Its Gas Bonanza | Via Meadia

Israel: Coping with Its Gas Bonanza | Via Meadia
Experts are convinced that Tamar and Leviathan will not be the last big Israeli discoveries. They point to the US Geological Survey, which estimates that the subsea area that runs from Egypt all the way north to Turkey, also known as the Levantine Basin, contains more than 120 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Israeli waters account for some 40 per cent of the total. Should these estimates be confirmed through discoveries in the years ahead, Israel’s natural gas reserves would count among the 25 largest in the world, on a par with the proven reserves of Libya and ahead of those of India and The Netherlands. For decades a barren energy island, forced to import every drop of fuel, Israel today stands on the cusp of an economic revolution, fuelled by the vast riches that lie below its waters.