Surfer Rabbi Running for Senate, Ruffling Muslim, Tea Party, Feathers
A rabbi running for the U.S. Senate told a cheering audience, “I am an Islamaphobe and everything we need to know about Islam, we learned on 9/11.”
Jewish State from River to Sea a Better Place for Arabs
Remember what Albert Einstein said about the definition of insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results?
Swing States: Obama Ahead Everywhere but N. Carolina
There's only one bit of good news for the Romney campaign in the all-important swing state polls this weekend.
Mr. President, Please Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!
Drawing red lines is never a politically wise move.
Two Holocaust Survivers Reunited 70 Years Later
Lemel Leo Adler, left, and Leon Schagrin are cousins, the sons of two sisters. After the invasion of Poland, they were transported to the Tarnow ghetto, and then to several labor camps, and finally to Buna, "a chemical plant taht also known as Auschwitz III." In there they met only briefly, between shifts. In January 1945 they were separated and didn't see each other again. "A far as they know, everyone else in their families were killed."
Odd News: Glenn Beck’s Nazi Collection Goes on Display in Utah
I've no idea whether to feel offended by the fact that Beck saw fit to spend money on a sample of Hitler's blood.
We Need a Better FBI
A case file on Tsarnaev was sent over to the FBI, and the Russians pleaded with the agency to check the guy out.
Memo to Obama: Mid-East Peace in 1 Hour or your Money Back
Mr. President, this memo is written in a children’s book format for several reasons:
1. To force simplicity and brevity
2. To demonstrate how uncomplicated the...
Black Leaders Want Hikind’s Head for Purim Blackface (+ Video)
Setting race relations back to the 1860s…
Facing IDF ‘Restraint’ Hamas Rocket a Show of Force and a Threat
Home Front Command investigating why there was no warning.
Syria ‘Solving’ its Palestinian Problem and No One Seems to Mind
There have been no rallies in Europe or Berkeley, not even in Ramallah.
The Secretive Casualties of War
True story – because I saw it in Yedioth.
Mofaz on his Facebook Page: Ceasefire A Mistake
The executioner of the Gush Katif evacuation is wailing over the deterioration of security.
Morsi, Obama, the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Israel
The short history of the state of Israel is paved with mistakes, some of them understandable, some difficult to comprehend. But, in my opinion, no mistake even comes close to the signing of the Camp David Accords.
Video: Romney Channeling Republicans’ Wishes?
On Saturday, Mitt Romney introduced his running mate, Paul Ryan, as "the next president of the United States."
Israeli Media ‘Crucifying’ Windsurfer who Said ‘Shma Israel’ and Lost
She told an Israeli reporter about her plans: "I get on the surfboard, say 'Shma Israel, Hashem Elokeino Hashem Echad' and I go to war."
Pity: 11 Non-Racist Iranian ‘Wall Street Downfall’ Festival Finalists Were Excellent
The Festival in Tehran awarded first prize to three Jews praying in front of a Western Wall that's been transformed into a Wall Street bank.
Presidential Conference “Facing Tomorrow” While Facing Away from Observant Jews
Who on those panels has any connection whatsoever to me, to my shul, to our children? What does any of those folks know about the explosion of Torah learning in Israel, about our packed houses of worship, about our proliferation of loan societies, about our irrepressible demographics?
Too ‘Hot’ for Comfort, Temp Sues Orthodox Bosses in Failure to Communicate
The owners of Native Intimates are Orthodox Jews. That by itself is not exactly shocking, since Jews of all stripes have been running New York's garment industry since the early 20th century. What's unique about this particular outfit is their poor choice in letting go a female temp at their warehouse because she looked and dressed too provocatively for the workplace.
The Migron Saga – the Animated Version
The entire story of the Migron outpost explained in 3 entertaining minutes, including the missing link, the one component the High Court is yet to offer in this sad trampling over justice and lives: proof of Arab ownership.
Embarrassed by J Street’s Olmert Connection, B’Tselem Lies, Gets Caught… By Palestinians
As sponsors of the upcoming J Street conference, B'Tselem has had to explain to its Palestinian allies how it can be part of an event featuring as keynote speaker former PM Ehud Olmert, "the Butcher of Gaza." B'Tselem's response was typical – a lot of backpedaling and revisions. But what works for the op-ed pages of Ha'aretz and the NY Times does not wash with the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…