Jordan’s MPs Vote to Expel Israeli Ambassador

March 5, 2014 Israel has experienced a backlash caused by a Knesset (parliament) debate regarding Israel’s sovereignty at the Temple Mount. In response to the debate, 86 of 150 Jordanian MPs voted to expel Israel’s ambassador to Jordan, Daniel Nevo, and to recall Jordan’s ambassador to Israel. The vote came one day after 47 MPs signed a motion demanding that Jordan’s 1994 peace treaty with Israel be annulled. (Times of Israel)

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Iran Says It’s “Ready for Decisive Battle” with Israel and US

February 19, 2014 Iran seemed to flex all its muscles in preparation for talks this week with world powers on the nation’s rogue nuclear program. Iran’s state TV recently aired a documentary that featured a simulated bombing of Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ben-Gurion Airport, and the Dimona nuclear reactor by Iranian drones in retaliation for an imaginary Israeli (or American) strike on the Islamic Republic. Simulated attacks on American targets in the region, including an aircraft-carrier, were also presented.

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Rabbis Warn Kerry He Is in Danger of Divine Wrath

February 12, 2014 A group of nationalist rabbis from the Committee to Save the Land and People of Israel warned US Secretary of State John Kerry that if he continues to force peace negotiations on Israel he will be drawing down upon himself the wrath of God. "Your incessant efforts to expropriate integral parts of our Holy Land and hand them over to Abbas’s terrorist gang, amount to a declaration of war against the Creator and Ruler of the universe. For God awarded the entire Land of Israel to our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in order that they bequeath it, as an everlasting inheritance, to their descendants, the Jewish people, until the end of all time," they wrote last week in an open letter.

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Scarlett Johansson Supports SodaStream, Quits Oxfam

February 5, 2014 Pro-Palestinian activists have criticized SodaStream for maintaining a large factory in the disputed territories. Some claim the company is taking advantage of Palestinians who have few other employment options. While some deceptively portray the SodaStream plant as a kind of “slave labor” camp for Palestinians, nothing could be further from the truth. At SodaStream, the workers earn a decent wage (much more than they could earn in the Palestinian Authority) and have benefits and breaks. They can even pray in the small onsite mosque that the company has provided for them without being docked time from their break allowances.

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PA Incitement Remains an Obstacle to Peace

February 5, 2014 Palestinians are actively sabotaging the “peace process” through incitement even while in the midst of negotiations, according to a statement released by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) last week. The incitement, which fosters a culture of hatred, is present in the Palestinian media and statements being made by PA officials. “This culture of hatred is a decisive factor in increasing both the number of terrorist attacks and their severity. Children are educated to hate Jews and Israelis from an early age, and adults are encouraged to carry out terrorist attacks,” the MFA said on its website.

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Anti-Semitism Continues to Grow in Europe

February 5, 2014 Recently, in Rome, boxes containing the head of a pig were sent to the Israeli embassy, the Rome synagogue, and the Jewish Museum of Rome where an exhibit on the Holocaust is currently on display. According to recently released studies, Europeans Jews no longer feel safe and are increasingly pessimistic of their future. A study of anti-Semitism in Europe has revealed a rapid move toward assimilation among Jews wishing to hide their Jewish identity because of rising anti-Semitism.

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170,000 Rockets Aimed at Israel

February 5, 2014 For the first time in decades, all of Israel’s cities can be attacked by enemy forces, Israel’s chief of military intelligence Major General Aviv Kochavi warned last week. “About 170,000 rockets and missiles are pointed at Israel, and they are deadlier than ever,” the Intelligence Chief said. “Many of these weapons can be fired deep into Israel’s territory.”

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Jewish Prayer Rally at Western Wall Upholds Peace Negotiations

February 3, 2014 Last Thursday, thousands of Israelis gathered in Jerusalem at the Western (Wailing) Wall to pray “for the salvation of Israel and the inheritance,” in the hopes of cancelling “Kerry’s verdict.” The prayer rally—which also was attended by the likes of Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel, Deputy Religious Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, MK (member of parliament) Orit Struk and MK Moti Yogev—was a response to reports that the US Secretary of State John Kerry had proposed that Israel withdraw to the 1949 Armistice lines. “We came here to strengthen the prime minister in guarding the land of Israel,” said Rabbi Ben-Dahan. “Most residents of the country aren’t ready to divide Jerusalem, as is said to be proposed in the plan.”

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Canadian PM Vows to Stand with Israel

January 29, 2014 Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper was cheered and given a standing ovation as he addressed the Israeli Parliament. "Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you," he said.

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Abbas Insists on Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital

January 22, 2014 This weekend in Morocco, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declared that Jerusalem must be the capital of a Palestinian state, as a condition for a future peace deal with Israel.

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