Letters written by a young J.D. Salinger give hints of his future works, literary ideas, and flirtatious personality. [NY Times] Beyonce wears a new dress specifically designed for her by Israeli designer and "Project Runway" winner, Alon Livne. [Times of Israel] Israel honors a Muslim man, Selahattin Ulkumen, for rescuing 50 Jews from being deported from Rhodes to concentration camps in 1944. [Times of Israel] An archaeological dig in Cologne, Germany has uncovered 2,000 years worth of Jewish artifacts. …More

The head of the National Commission for the Protection of the Environment in North Sinai has accused Israel of dumping sewage and toxic waste in the Mediterranean. Abdallah al-Hijawy, commission chair, plans on recruiting environmental NGOs to help file claims in an international court to stop the pollution. “In front of the international community, Israel is responsible for the service sector in the occupied lands,” he said. According to al-Hijawy, Israel currently discharges over 180,000 cubic …More

Saturday, IDF paramedics of the Shomron Regional Brigade treated an injured Palestinian who was involved in a car accident. The man, who was driving a motorcycle, collided with a mini-bus in Hawara, a village near Nablus. IDF paramedics treated the injured man, who was suffering from a severe abdominal bleeding, and rushed him to Beilinson Hospital in Petah-Tiqva. Later, he was operated upon and is now declared stable. This article has been reprinted with the permission of the IDF Blog. …More

A US Department of Justice official reiterated that there are “significant impediments” to pursuing criminal charges against Palestinian terrorists freed in exchange for captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. In a March 16 email sent to members of the Parents Forum for Justice, the director of the US Department of Justice’s Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism acknowledged the importance of potential prosecution to the victims but explained the possible obstacles. “We are …More

In a world where nuclear weapons could soon be in the hands of a rogue nation like Iran, an Israeli preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities would be fully justified. Despite its ban on aggressive war, Article 51 of the United Nations Charter clearly recognizes a state’s inherent right of self-defense. Thus, Israel has full authority to act unilaterally or collectively in its self-defense. Yet Article 51 does not create the right to self-defense; it is an inherent right of all states under …More

Statistics published on International Women’s Day show that men’s salaries still exceed women’s by 52 percent in Israel. [Israel Hayom] In honor of International Women’s Day, Israel Hayom profiles border policewoman Shifra Buchris. [Israel Hayom] A unique Purim parade will take to the streets of Tel Aviv today, with specially created social-protest superheroes battling villains like Treasury Boy and Tycoonosaurus. [Haaretz] A handful of athletes train on the streets of Gaza to compete …More

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will send a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, asking Israel to state its position regarding restarting peace talks. The letter, which reportedly will be delivered to Netanyahu as soon as he returns from his current visit to North America, will accuse Israel of harming the process by not fulfilling its obligations under current agreements. The letter will tell Israel what steps the Palestinian Authority requires it to take in order to be willing to …More

Hundreds gathered in Itamar to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of the Fogel family. [Israel Hayom] A Palestinian terrorist is hosting a talk show on the Hamas-affiliated Al-Quds TV about Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. [The Jerusalem Post] Israel recently unveiled its most advanced bomb shelter, located underneath the Habima national theater. Amidst rising tensions with Iran and Gaza, the Jewish State has been updating shelters and emergency services. [Israel Hayom] Ariel …More

A Palestinian television station in the West Bank went off the air following a raid by Israeli soldiers. Israel's Communication Ministry ordered Wednesday's raid of the al-Watan TV station, located near Ramallah, for using unauthorized frequencies that the Israel Defense Forces said affects arriving and departing flights at Ben Gurion Airport. The soldiers took equipment, computers and documents, according to reports. Reuters reported that the station was off the air. Al-Watan reportedly is owned by associates …More

A lawsuit seeking to overturn a Washington state food co-op's boycott of Israeli goods was dismissed in state Superior Court. Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee on Monday rejected the lawsuit that was filed last September by five members of the Olympia Food Co-Op. McPhee said the lawsuit runs afoul of a 2010 Washington anti-SLAPP, or strategic lawsuit against public participation, law meant to prevent lawsuits that seek to punish public speech. The law requires plaintiffs to prove that the suit …More

A Palestinian woman freed in the Gilad Shalit swap has gone on a hunger strike since being re-arrested for involvement in terrorist activity. Hana Shalbi, a member of Islamic Jihad, reportedly began a hunger strike 11 days ago after being put under administrative detention. Her hunger strike follows that of another Islamic Jihad member, Khader Adnan, who was protesting his being held in an Israeli prison without charges. Adnan ended his 66-day hunger strike last week when Israeli prosecutors agreed that his …More

The Obama administration formally announced its intention to ask Congress to waive a ban on funding UNESCO over its recognition of Palestinian statehood. "The Department of State intends to work with Congress to seek legislation that would provide authority to waive restrictions on paying the U.S. assessed contributions to UNESCO," says a footnote in the budget that the White House submitted to Congress this month. The footnote was quoted in a press release issued Wednesday by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), …More