Jewish sleep away camps serve approximately 2,500 special needs children, but are hesitant to advertise these services. [Jewish Week] Sarah Silverman spoofs black and white films in her recently released viral video. [Heeb] Rapper Scarface spews anti-Semitic comments in an interview with KollegeKidd.com. [Tablet] A painting stolen by the Nazis will be auctioned for more then $2 million at Christie’s in June. [Forward] The American Jewish Committee and Latino Coalition have signed an agreement to …More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in which Abbas said that Israel was planning to destroy the Al Aksa Mosque. "This is a harshly inflammatory speech from someone who claims that he is bent on peace," Netanyahu said in a statement issued from his office Sunday night. "The time has come for the Palestinian leadership to stop denying the past and distorting reality." Netanyahu said that in Jerusalem, under Israeli sovereignty, "There is …More

A group of Israeli public figures have created the Israeli Jewish Congress in hopes of creating “a channel of mutual cooperation” between the Diaspora and Israel. [Jerusalem Post] The Israeli Prime Minister’s office criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for saying Jerusalem is an Arab city and always has been one. [Ynet] Israel Apartheid Week, which is a international campaign calling for the boycott of Israel, began this week on the campuses of United States …More

Ron Ben-Yishai writes that the bombing in New Delhi and the foiled terror attack in Tabilisi show Hezbollah’s lack of professionalism and inability to execute their plans. [Ynet]   Yair Lapid writes that Israel should not count on the world to save it from extinction, pointing to the violence in Syria as an example of the global community’s indifference to tragedy. [Ynet]   A jacket worn by Kate Middleton was inspired by a fashion designer seeing the coat of a Hasidic teenager during a …More

Caving to pressure from Israel, British Jewish community leaders canceled a planned meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last week. [Haaretz] Polish director Agnieszka Holland has a third shot at an Oscar this year with her Holocaust film “In Darkness.” [Ynet] An EPA regulation requiring reduced toxic emissions from power plants could boost demand for Israel Chemicals elemental bromine product should it pass both houses of Congress. Merquel neutralizes the mercury released by …More

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's attorney general to open an investigation into Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric, who called for killing Jews. Mufti Mohammed Hussein, speaking last week at an event celebrating the 47th anniversary of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement, cited a traditional text attributed to the Prophet Muhammad that says: "The hour of judgment will not come until you fight the Jews. The Jew will hide behind the stone and behind the tree. The stone and the …More

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday scolded opposition leader Tzipi Livni in a telephone call about her meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday. Netanyahu called Livni, telling her that "if the Palestinians want to negotiate, the only way to do so is with the elected government of Israel," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. Kadima subsequently released a statement on the telephone call, reporting that Livni told Netanyahu that "Israel's …More

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said they turned a "new page" in Palestinian unity after meeting in Cairo. Thursday's meeting was the first time the Palestinian leaders had met face to face since they signed a reconciliation deal in May. The deal called for new elections in a year. Thursday's meeting reportedly did not make progress toward implementing the deal. "We want to assure our people and the Arab and Islamic world that we have turned a major new and …More

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Cairo on Thursday to try to revive a reconciliation pact signed seven months ago but still not implemented. The deal had aimed to end a four-year rift that has split the Palestinians ideologically and geographically. On Wednesday, Hamas said its position toward Israel would not change after the formation of a Palestinian unity government. Hamas also reiterated its opposition to the appointment of current PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad …More

Now that’s what we call a two state solution! Time for Bibi to build some settlements in Abbas’ mouth! Reports of rockets of love being launched from the Gaza Strip! Hats off to United Colors of Benetton. They have managed to piss off almost every religious group in the world, all while still making us laugh our tucheses off. Their "Unhate" ad campaign really shows a new side of international diplomacy, particularly in the photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about to kiss Palestinian …More

"What happened in UNESCO is no simple matter and it has to be taken seriously," a diplomatic source told Ynet. "The implications of the change to the PA's status have to be explored, since it backs their unilateral move in the UN." On Monday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry rejected the decision to admit Palestine as a full member to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In an irate statement, the ministry called the move a symbolic gesture that will only hinder the possibility of …More

Israel sent a letter to the United Nations Thursday slamming Palestinian President Mahmous Abbas for failing to condemn Wednesday's rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. "With the roar of rockets echoing from the Gaza Strip, silence from the Palestinian Authority is unacceptable," Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor said in the letter, which was sent to both the UN Secretary General and Security Council. The letter echoed recent comments by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that Abbas is the "greatest obstacle" …More