Monthly Archives: March 2014

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Midway through the opening period of a youth game here Sunday night, Daniel Haim Lonkry knocked in a rebound. In the second period, his teammates Fadi Haj and Adam Ayoub added goals to tie the score, 3-3. … Continue reading →

This is an encyclopedia history of the Jewish population in Jamaica. Although there are very few practicing Jews currently living in Jamaica, the island originally had a huge population of Jews who fled from Spain, Portugal, and England. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8506-jamaica A … Continue reading →

On Tuesday and Wednesday the Israeli Parliament passed a trio of bills that for the first time require the Ultra-Orthodox Jews of Israel to fight in the military.  The decision was made in part to have the growing population of … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM — After years of heated public debate and political wrangling, the Israeli Parliament on Wednesday approved landmark legislation that aims to phase out blanket exemptions from military service for ultra-Orthodox students at yeshivas, or religious seminaries. The issue has … Continue reading →

This is an interview of Israel’s economic minister about the status of Arab Israelis and about his views of the peace process proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03/08/israeli-minister-palestinians-need-to-recognize-israel-as-jewish-state/?iref=allsearch

Israel has expressed regret over the death of a Jordanian judge, who was shot by Israeli soldiers at the Allenby Bridge border crossing on Monday. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26533992    

In Washington this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel sounded two different notes about peace negotiations with the Palestinians, which are nearing a critical juncture. In a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobby, he … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM — Israeli naval commandos intercepted and boarded a civilian ship in the southern Red Sea early Wednesday, preventing an attempt to smuggle an Iranian shipment of advanced rockets to Gaza, according to senior Israeli officials. The ship, identified as … Continue reading →

Full Article A 300 thousand man protest made up of ultra-Orthodox Jews, known as Haredim, took place in Jerusalem on the 2nd of March in reaction to a new bill drawn in the Israeli government.  This bill calls for a … Continue reading →

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.576910 Israel has been credited with attacks on missile envoys rumored to be going to Lebanon to aid Hezbollah who is a supporter of Assad and enemy of Israel. Most attacks have been made in Syria but the last one … Continue reading →