The US State Department this week filed an official protest with Israel over the eviction of a family of Arab squatters from a Jewish-owned property on the eastern side of Jerusalem, reported Ha'aretz.
Earlier this week, the Jerusalem District Court upheld an Ottoman-era deed to a property in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and ordered the Arab family that had been illegally occupying the building since the 1950s to vacate the premises.
Israel's Foreign Ministry responded to the US protest by noting that the affair is an internal judicial matter, and as such neither the ministry nor the government of a foreign nation has any right to interfere.
An Israeli government source told Ha'aretz that the US Consulate in Jerusalem, which operates independent of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, has been tracking Jewish purchases of property in Arab-dominated neighborhoods in Jerusalem.
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Friday, July 25
US works to prevent Jewish expansion in Jerusalem
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 11:21 PM EDT
Scientist urges Israelis to cut down on cell phone use
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 11:19 PM EDT
An Israeli scientist whose research has found a link between excessive cell phone use and the development of both benign and cancerous tumors is urging her countrymen to practice greater moderation.
In remarks carried by Ha'aretz, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, head of the Gertner Institute of Epidemiology and the senior Israeli member of international cell phone study, noted that "in Israel we exaggerate everything we do, including talking on cell phones." Sadetzki said she is not advocating the elimination of cell phone use, but is worried that the public at large is not even debating the possible health hazards. Original Source more »
Knesset Considers Law to Change Israeli Sabbath Observance
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 11:17 PM EDT
by Hana Levi Julian
(IsraelNN.com) The Knesset is considering a law that would change the way the Sabbath is officially observed in the State of Israel. The new measure would allow public transportation to run and permit many recreation and entertainment-oriented businesses to open. Government agencies and services would still remain closed.The proposal, which states “the freedom of movement must not be harmed on Shabbat,” was initiated by Likud MK Gilad Erdan and Kadima MK Elchanan Glazer. If passed, it will require buses that operate on the Sabbath to avoid neighborhoods populated primarily by observant Jews. “In places in which a predominantly religious population lives, we don’t need to operate public transportation. We can also conclude that since it is not a work day, the frequency will be much lower. But there has to be permanent public transportation, so the public knows it has an alternative,” said Erdan. Special bus lines already run on the Sabbath, albeit in an extremely restricted manner, primarily in routes leading to hospitals and other essential services. The city of Haifa is the exception, however, with the public bus system running on the Sabbath with little difference from week days. Original Source... more »
VIDEO: Israeli-developed device allows paraplegics to walk again
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 11:11 PM EDT
By Haaretz
An Israeli company has developed a revolutionary quasi-robotic system that will enable wheelchair users to walk again. Argo Medical Technologies' wearable upright mobility system, or "exoskeleton," was specially designed for individuals with lower-limb disabilities, according to Los Angeles-based Israeli news Web site ISRAEL21c. In a clip the company posted on the video-sharing Web site YouTube, a man described as having been confined to a wheelchair for over 20 years is shown walking, descending stairs and even driving a car. Dr. Amit Goffer PhD, founder and director of Argo, and ReWalk's developer, explained the project's goal to ISRAEL21c. Original Source more »
Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 10:37 PM EDT
Hannibal Gaddafi has denied claims he assaulted two of his staff in Switzerland
Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest at the brief arrest of leader Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son. It threatened further action if the Swiss did not apologise for the arrest. Geneva police held Hannibal Gaddafi for two days after he and his pregnant wife allegedly hit two of their staff. The couple face charges of bodily harm, threatening behaviour and coercion. They have denied any wrongdoing over the alleged incident on 15 July. Original Source more »
Report: Convoy shipping arms to Hizbullah destroyed in Tehran blast
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 10:34 PM EDT
London-based Daily Telegraph reports of mysterious blast in military convoy leaving Revolutionary Guards Base last weekend. At least 15 people killed in explosion, but Iranian authorities seeking to silence incident Ynet
Was sabotage responsible for disrupting a shipment of arms from Iran to Hizbullah ? The London-based Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Friday of a mysterious explosion which devastated an Iranian supply convoy intended to reach Hizbullah. According to the report, the strong blast took place in one of Tehran's suburbs as a military convoy left a Revolutionary Guards' ammunition storehouse. At least 15 people were killed in the explosion. Western sources reported that the blast took place on July 19 and that the convoy was carrying military equipment for the Lebanese terror organization. It was also reported that senior Revolutionary Guards officials banned the Iranian media from reporting the explosion, even though it was heard throughout the capital. The Guards launched an investigation into the incident. Original Source more »
Coming to America — for a great currency rate
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 10:29 PM EDT
Yankees stay close to home, but Europeans are flocking to the States
By Petra Cahill updated 9:04 a.m. CT, Fri., July. 25, 2008 Disappointed you won’t be taking in the sights in Paris or Rome this summer? If you were hoping to rub shoulders with your French or Italian compatriots, don't worry — they’re all here. With a weak dollar, foreign tourists are flocking to the United States — particularly New York City. Compared with last year, the number of international visitors increased by as much as 12 percent during the first four months of 2008. Weak dollar It’s hard to imagine a city like New York seeming cheap to anyone, but for many foreign travelers, that’s exactly what it is. With every one euro equal to $1.58 and every one British pound equal to $1.99, if there was ever a time for Europeans to travel in the U.S., it’s now. Compare that to $1 equaling only €.63 and $1 equal to only £.50, plus expensive plane tickets thanks to high gas prices, and you can see why Americans are not racing across the pond anytime soon. In real terms, that means everything from morning coffee to clothes costs about ... more »
Poll: Voters Have Misgivings About Obama
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 10:28 PM EDT
By: Jim Meyers
While Democrat Barack Obama continues to lead Republican rival John McCain in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, the survey also reveals that voters have some serious misgivings about an Obama presidency. In the poll, 47 percent of respondents said they prefer Obama to win, compared to 41 percent for McCain. That’s the same lead Obama enjoyed a month ago. But when asked which candidate would be better when it comes to being knowledgeable and experienced, 53 percent said McCain and only 19 percent chose Obama. Asked who would be the better commander in chief, again 53 percent said McCain, while 25 percent said Obama. Respondents favored McCain by a 38 percent to 30 percent margin as being consistent and standing up for beliefs, and 42 percent to 31 percent as having strong leadership qualities. Also, 55 percent said Obama would be the “riskier choice” as president, compared to 35 percent for McCain. “The campaign's unusual dynamic appears to be the result of an anxious nation now sizing up an unconventional candidate who presents himself as the agent for change, which voters say they want,” The Journal observed. “The focus has turned to the Democratic candidate himself: ... more »
Tilting Toward Windmills
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 10:15 PM EDT
By Ben Johnson
Texas legend T. Boone Pickens is a man with a mission: to reduce American dependence on fossil fuels. That the goal is worthwhile is undeniable. Whether his plan is right is another matter. What is indisputable are the chilling facts T. Boone relates in his online videos: In 1970, the United States imported 24 percent of its oil. In 1990, that had grown to 42 percent. It is now 70 percent, costing us (according to Pickens) $700 billion a year. To solve this, Pickens advances the use of natural gas and wind power. Pickens claims 22 percent of current power could be replaced by wind-generated power. His proposal would transform the American Midwest, the breadbasket of the world, requiring windmills to be erected from Galveston to Fargo at a cost of at least $1.2 trillion (Boone’s estimate). He also wants to see automobiles fitted with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tanks, which he claims would cut our use of gasoline by $300 billion within 10 years. The Pickens Plan was feted by Carl Pope of the Sierra Club on The Huffington Post. “To put it plainly, T. Boone Pickens is out to save America,” he wrote. If one ... more »
New computer program 'sniffs out' porn
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 09:50 PM EDT
Jeff Johnson -
A new tool available to parents and business owners should help cut down on children and employees accessing pornography on their computers. For years, the two most effective means of blocking porn from computers has been filtering software and firewalls. "Those are great. They create a great wall that protects people from accidental exposure or people who are not looking for pornography," says Matthew Yarrow of SurfRecon.com. "But if you have an individual who's actually seeking pornography, a firewall or a filter can actually amount to as little as a speed bump in their ability to get out to the Internet and access stuff." Original Source more »
Price Increase Plagues Discount Shoppers
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 09:47 PM EDT
Value and Bargain Shopping Disappears in Weak Economy
By LISA FLETCHER There may be nowhere left to hide from rising prices. In today's tough economy, food and commodity prices, which have long been directly affecting consumers, have begun to take a toll on big discount chains. "Big-box" stores like Costco have tried to resist passing on their cost increases to consumers, but they cannot provide discounts as they did before. Costco has announced that it will have to raise its prices, on some items by as much as 15 percent. "It's tough because we're already on a budget," said Nikky Hughes, a mother of two who shops at Costco. "I don't want it to go up. It makes budgeting harder." Jim Sinegal, president and CEO of Costco, said that Costco's current price increase is unprecedented for the company. "This is the first time in our history since my partner and I started the business 25 years ago that we've had this type of situation where we've had inflation," Sinegal said. "It's difficult, but we will have to deal with it." Increasing prices place a burden on Costco shoppers, who come to Costco specifically searching for the best value. At Costco, ... more »
US food groups plan hefty price rises
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 09:44 PM EDT
By Elizabeth Rigby in London and Hal Weitzman in Chicago
US food companies are preparing another round of hefty price increases as soaring commodity costs force them to pass on rises to consumers. Sara Lee, maker of meat products such as Jimmy Dean sausages, said costs would compel it to push up prices on meat lines by up to a fifth later this year. "We will be taking price increases on the vast majority of the protein products in this calendar year," said C.J. Fraleigh, Sara Lee's chief operating officer for North America, in a recent interview. "Price increases vary a lot by type of products but the increases will be as low as zero and some products we will decrease on and other increases [will be] in excess of 20 per cent." Kraft Foods, Kellogg's, ConAgra and Tyson are also pushing through increases, which are expected to contribute to inflationary pressures in the US. US food prices have jumped 5.3 per cent for the year ending in June, the Department of Labor reported last week, adding to the pressures on Americans from rising unemployment, a slumping housing market and higher petrol prices. The increase in food prices was steep ... more »
Have our leaders lost their minds?
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 09:42 PM EDT
By: Newt Gingrich
I have two grandchildren, ages 5 and 7. If you're a parent or grandparent yourself, I challenge you not to think about a child you love when you read what I'm about to tell you. I challenge you not to share my disgust with the barbarians who use the blood of innocents to further their political agendas. And I challenge you not to share my contempt for the bureaucrats who think they can appease them. For the governments that think their actions don't have consequences. For the politicians who think that something - anything - good can come from allowing the killers of children to walk free. Smadar Haran, her husband Danny, and their two daughters, ages two and four, were at home in their apartment in northern Israel on the night of April 22, 1979. They were asleep in their beds around midnight when they awoke to gunfire and grenades exploding. Terrorists, sent by terrorist leader Abu Abbas to protest the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at Camp David the year before, were breaking into their building. Desperate to hide, Smadar carried her two-year-old into a crawl space above their bedroom. So terrified was she ... more »
U.N. crackdown on Christians to get review?
by
Jodie A.
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 09:26 PM EDT
'We'll check,' Perino promises of 'anti-defamation' proposal
A United Nations plan that would make Christians criminals under international law will be getting a review by the White House, according to spokeswoman Dana Perino. WND reported just days ago on a proposed "Combating Defamation of Religions" program supported by the 57 members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The proposal has been around since about 1999, first launched as a ban to the "defamation" of Islam. Its sponsors also have adopted the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam, "which states that all rights are subject to sharia law, and makes sharia law the only source of reference for human rights." Original Source more »
Days of Elijah - 2008 Conference
by
Publisher
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 09:16 AM CDT
The "Days of Elijah" conference will be held on August 29th, 30th and 31st.  Come join us in a conference of a life time with a great line of
speakers in a Texas motif.
You will hear speakers from the Knesset, Judea and Samaria, an Israel
hospital, and you will hear first hand from Arutz Sheva, plus so much more.
We have brought Israel to you. Get a first-hand update on what is really happening in Israel,
as well as a chance to ask Knesset members questions. To top it all off you'll have the opportunity to participate in a live radio broadcasting to Jerusalem.
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COULD ISRAEL GIVE UP GOLAN?
by
Publisher
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 12:52 AM CDT
The Golan Heights is undoubtedly one of the most important pieces of
real estate in the Middle East. Israel has controlled the region since
1967, however that could change. Recently there has been talk among
Israeli officials of giving the Golan Heights back to Syria. What could
possibly motivate Israel to give up such an important strategic asset?
Before we answer this question, let's take a moment to examine Israel's
current predicament.
Syria and Israel have technically been at war for the last 60 years, and Syria has yet to officially recognize the Jewish state. Formal peace negotiations between the two nations fell apart in January of 2000. Today, for the first time in more than seven years, the two nations are taking (although not directly). The talks are being mediated by Turkey, so the two sides have yet to sit down and negotiate face-to-face. However the current dialogue is seen as an important first step in what will probably be a very long and difficult process. Perhaps the most controversial issue on the table is that of the Golan Heights. Strategic Importance Israel captured Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 six-day war. Syria tried to recapture the land ... more »
Yitzhar settlers riot in West Bank
by
Publisher
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 12:22 AM CDT
Residents of West Bank settlement clash with IDF, Judea and Samaria
police officers, as reports of violent acts stream in from Adi-Ad
outpost, village of Burin, Shilo Junction
Efrat Weiss A series of violent incidents involving settlers swept through the West Bank Thursday, as dozens of settlers clashed with IDF and police forces, stoned cars and vandalized Palestinian property. The gravest incident of the day occurred in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, when during the riot a settler was able to snatch a weapon away from an IDF soldier standing next to him and began firing in midair. A second settler began firing in midair as well. No injuries or damage were reported; both men were arrested. History of Violence Police forces, settlers clash in Yitzhar / Efrat Weiss Riots erupt as police forces, Civil Administration officers arrive to tear down illegal structure in settlement. Rightist Baruch Marzel: 'Police must be severely judged' Eralier Thursday, the Judea and Samaria Police received reports of settlers rioting in the West Bank village of Burin, near Nablus. Original Source more »
What the Bleep?!
by
Publisher
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 09:19 PM AKDT
By Chuck Norris
Jesse Jackson (on an off-air mic before "Fox & Friends") and Whoopi Goldberg (and another host on "The View") have raised the cultural language debate to a new level: Who has the right to say the N-word? Their answer: Blacks can, but whites can't. Unfortunately, this derogatory debate has degraded into Don Imus on steroids. I agree with a lot that Whoopi had to say about the imbalances between the races. But I disagree with her for going off on an intentional N-word marathon, which was bleeped out repeatedly in order to demonstrate her point. There's a reason her diatribe was bleeped and our society still veils our full expression of the N-word: because it still is regarded by most as derogatory and demeaning. (Even among blacks, the N-word obviously can be defamatory, as Jesse Jackson proved when he used it in the same breath he used to describe how he would like to cut off Barack Obama's genitalia.) Original Source more »
Barack Obama's Pledge to Overturn Every Pro-Life Abortion Law One Year Old
by
Publisher
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 09:16 PM AKDT
by Steven Ertelt
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- One year ago this week, Barack Obama promised activists with the nation's largest abortion business that the first thing he would do as president is overturn every pro-life law in all 50 states. Obama said his first action would be signing the mislabeled Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). The measure, if it becomes law, would codify Roe v. Wade by making the infamous Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited abortions the law of the land. But it would go further, warns Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council. "If FOCA were to become law it would overturn hundreds of state laws that have put limits on abortion," he explains. Perkins points to a new research paper written by FRC Vice President of Government Affairs Tom McClusky and he said Planned Parenthood, NARAL and other pro-abortion groups agree with This assessment. The ACLU has said, "This [FOCA] bill prohibits such restrictions as parental notification and consent, as well as the requirement that all abortions be performed in a hospital, spousal consent, waiting periods, etc." "Recent polls show that most Americans agree there should be more restrictions on abortion and that tax dollars should not go ... more »
Airport Gestapo tactics being used to turn Americans into compliant sheep
by
Publisher
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 09:13 PM AKDT
By Paul Craig Roberts
The Bush Regime’s “terrorist” protection schemes have reached the height of total incompetence and utter absurdity. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, a private organization that defends the US Constitution that inattentive Americans neglect, there are now one million names on the “terrorist” watch list. One of them is that of former Assistant US Attorney General Jim Robinson, whose top security clearances are current. Every time Mr. Robinson flies away on business, he is delayed by a totally incompetent “terrorist” protection racket that cannot tell a person named Jim Robinson, who served in the highest echelons of the US government, from a Muslim terrorist. What confidence can we have in a regime that is incapable of differentiating an Assistant US Attorney General from a terrorist? Mr. Robinson said: “If I were convinced that America is a safer place because I get hassled at the airport, I might put up with it, but I doubt it. I expect my story is similar to hundreds of thousands of people who are on this list and find themselves inconvenienced.”“Hundreds of thousands of people” on a watch list that they have no business being on? Yes. “Members of Congress, ... more »
The religious right is AWOL from the real war
by
Publisher
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 09:05 PM AKDT
Chuck Baldwin
I want to begin this column with one of my all-time favorite quotes. It comes from the great German reformer Martin Luther. He said, "If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved; and to be steady on all the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point." Luther's trenchant statement reminds us that today's Christians, especially our Christian leaders, are conspicuously absent from the field of battle. Oh, they may host large crowds in their gatherings; they may deposit multiplied millions of dollars in their financial accounts; they may receive thunderous applause from politicians, but they have fled the battlefield at the point of attack. For the record, the real battlefield today is not abortion. It is not homosexual marriage. It is not Social Security. It is not al Qaeda. It is not taxes. It is not inflation. It is not electing conservatives. It ... more » |
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