Video of Bedein: Israel Needs to Watch the Anti-Semitism in its Backyard

On Sunday, the Annual Report of the Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism was presented in a special press conference at the Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem. The report summarizes the trends in worldwide anti-Semitism during 2010, but David Bedein, the head of the Center for Near East Policy Research, used the opportunity to present another […]

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Theater Actors Train Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Soldiers

Soldiers in the IDF’s Nachal Brigade, who are about to be placed on duty in Judea and Samaria’s checkpoints, recently underwent an interesting training session which was conducted by none other than theater actors. The session was conducted by members of a theater group called D-Theatro, and the IDF Spokesperson’s website reported that its purpose […]

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Australian ‘Friend of Palestine’ Charged with Anti-Semitism

An Australian man is in court for assaulting a Jewish man and making anti-Semitic remarks during a protest against Israel. Brendon Lee O’Connell, 38, is accused of telling Stanley Keyser, who is Jewish, “You think the world revolves around you. You have a religion of racism, hate, homicide, and ethnic cleansing.” O’Connell is also accused […]

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Abbas: I Agreed to a United Jerusalem

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas told Arab television network Al-Jazeera Saturday that he had reached agreements with Ehud Olmert – when Olmert was prime minister – that Jerusalem would not be divided. The two leaders agreed, he said, that Jerusalem would remain open to all religions and would have two municipalities operating side by side, one […]

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French Minister Attacked by Gaza Mob

French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie was attacked by a mob in Gaza on Friday morning. Her attackers were enraged over statements she had allegedly made the day before supporting human rights for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Alliot-Marie was mobbed as she entered Gaza, with a crowd surrounding her car, pounding on its windows, and […]

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Inquiry to Clear IDF in Flotilla Incident

The Turkel Commission, which investigated last May’s incident on the Mavi Marmara, will submit on Sunday the first part of its report to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, following which the report will be presented to the public. The report is expected to clear the IDF of any wrongdoings in the flotilla incident. It will determine […]

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