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‘I’m no self-hating Jew’

On June 29, Richard Falk, the 80-year-old United Nations special rapporteur to the Palestinian territories, posted a cartoon on his personal blog depicting a dog chewing on a pile of human bones while lifting his leg to relieve himself on Lady Justice. In the drawing, which Falk placed next to a short essay about the International Criminal Court, the dog ...

Illinois court tosses Rahm Emanuel off Chicago mayoral ballot

An Illinois state appeals court on Monday threw the Chicago mayor’s race into turmoil by ruling that front-runner and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel did not qualify for the February ballot.Illinois law requires candidates for municipal offices to be residents of the city for a year prior to elections. The appellate court, in its 2-1 ruling, said ...

I’ll raise my children as Jewish says the star who ‘doesn’t believe in religion’

She once claimed that she did not believe in religion.But now Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed she wants to raise her children in the Jewish faith, following an appearance on the ancestry programme Who Do You Think You Are?The American actress, whose late father was Jewish film producer Bruce Paltrow, was moved to discover earlier this year on the show that her family ...

IFCJ Launches Asian Affiliate in S. Korea

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews celebrated the establishment of Asian operations and a new affiliate in South Korea at an event in Seoul on Thursday, which also commemorated 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the State of Israel.The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), which begun in 1983 as an effort to ...

IDF to Install Cameras on Yesha Highways

In the wake of recent terror attacks in Judea and Samaria, which involved shooting by terrorists at Israeli vehicles, the IDF will aim to improve safe travel on these roads by setting up a new CCTV system across highways that are considered hazardous.Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Monday that the IDF intends to install dozens of security cameras which will monitor highways ...

IDF to deploy super-armored tanks along Gaza border

The Israel Defense Forces decided on Sunday that it will begin deploying tanks equipped with an active armor protection system known as Windbreaker to the border area along the Gaza Strip.The deployment will begin next month following intelligence assessments that the threat of anti-tank missile attacks in the area is on the rise.Read More: @ haaretz.comYou might also like:We will resume suicide ...

IDF soldier charged with killing woman during Gaza war

An Israel Defense Forces soldier has been officially charged with killing a woman in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead in early 2009. The indictment against the soldier, a member of the Givati brigade, was filed on Tuesday following a military hearing. Military Advocate General Avihai Mandelblit furthermore has taken legal action against soldiers who allegedly deviated from explicit orders in ...

IDF rabbi: Soldiers who converted during army service are real Jews

The rabbi overseeing conversions within the Israel Defense Forces declared Monday that soldiers who undergo the process during their service were “real Jews”, defending the army’s program in the face of state criticism.Rabbi Haim Druckman, who was accused in the past of forging conversions, told Army Radio on Monday that the IDF’s conversion system was properly operating and in accordance ...

IDF prepares to demolish yeshiva at West Bank settlement Yitzhar

The military is preparing to demolish a Jewish seminary building at the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar after residents lost an appeal against its destruction, Army Radio reported Wednesday. Military sources said that army prosecutors had turned down an appeal against plans to raze the yeshiva, which the government has ruled illegal, in response to attacks by Yitzhar settlers on ...

IDF objector sprays ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti on Warsaw Ghetto wall

A group of Israeli left-wing activists and pro-Palestinian demonstrators last week sprayed graffiti on remnants of the Warsaw Ghetto, calling for all ghettos to be liberated, including Gaza. One of the activists was conscientious objector Yonatan Shapira, an Israel Air Force pilot who authored the Pilot’s Letter.Read More: @ haaretz.comReaders found more information by searching for:consicentious objector israeli army gaza (1)spraysinurl:links (1)You might ...

IDF inaugurates 1st military mikveh

The Israel Defense Forces will inaugurate the first military mikveh in history on Thursday, at the southern Air Force base in Ovda.The ceremony will be attended by the donor who transferred some $100,000 for the ritual bath’s construction, as well as senior Military Rabbinate and base officers.According to Military Rabbinate sources, the project was launched after women living on-base complained ...

IDF discharges thousands of haredim

Thousands of yeshiva students in recent weeks have received letters informing them that they have been exempt from military service.The letters were sent following the ultra-Orthodox draft reform approved by the government earlier this year. A military official confirmed the details to Ynet.The newly discharged men are yeshiva students over the age of 28, or younger yeshiva students who have ...