By: Elliot Resnick, Jewish Press Staff Reporter Date: Wednesday, August 19 2009 Not too many rabbis spend their day trying to cure cancer. Fewer still own three dogs and a killer fish named Shalom on the side. But Rabbi Dr. Robert Shorr does and sees no inherent conflict or tension between his various activities. The […]

by Maayana Miskin (Israelnationalnews.com) An IDF soldier was lightly wounded on Monday evening when Gaza terrorists fired a rocket and a mortar shell at southern Israel. The soldier was hit by shrapnel and was taken to Barzilai hospital in Ashkelon for treatment. The attack took place as IDF soldiers battled Gaza terrorists near the security […]

by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) The Judge Selection Committee agreed Sunday on the nominations of three judges to the Supreme Court: Neal Hendel, Yitzchak Amit and Uzi Fogelman. Judge Nili Arad was selected as Deputy President of the Labor Court. Justice Minster Yaakov Ne’eman and Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch phoned the appointees and wished them […]

by Hana Levi Julian (IsraelNN.com) The U.S. State Department has expressed its “deep disappointment” with the decision by the Scottish government to free the only terrorist convicted in the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The Dec 21, 1988 flight ended with the bombing of the plane, resulting in the loss of […]

By Chaim Levinson http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1108228.html Vice Premier Moshe Ya’alon attacked the State Prosecution yesterday during a tour by four ministers of illegal West Bank outposts. “I saw that the prosecution’s responses to the High Court of Justice [on petitions against the outposts] do not reflect the government’s position,” he said while visiting the Havat Gilad outpost. […]

Dr. Aaron Lerner – IMRA: In a live interview broadcast on Israel Radio’s noon news magazine, Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon explained that the “unapproved” outposts are not “illegal” outposts but instead mostly communities that received many approvals from the Israeli authorities (and were even hooked up to utilities, mortgages provided, etc.) and Israel should […]

Muslim Indoctrination in Nyssa, Oregon Students taught: * How to Say Muslim Prayers * The Five Pillars of Islamic Faith * Key Scriptures from the Koran TEACHERS ASK STUDENTS TO: * Dress up as Muslims * Play Islamic skits * Build Muslim props George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Public Funds Discriminate Against Christians Muslims students […]

by Hillel Fendel (Israelnationalnews.com) The J Street political action committee, which bills itself as pro-Israel and pro-peace, has received tens of thousands of dollars in donations from dozens of Arab and Muslim Americans, as well as from individuals connected to Palestinian and Iranian-advocacy groups, according to U.S. Federal Election Commission filings. In addition, the Jerusalem […]

by Baruch Gordon (Israelnationalnews.com) When we absorb new information, the human brain reshapes itself to store this newfound knowledge. But where exactly is the new knowledge kept, and how does that capacity to adapt reflect our risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of senile dementia later in our lives? Dr. Yaniv Assaf of Tel […]

By: Eric Fingerhut WASHINGTON – The White House is facing mounting criticism over its decision to give a prestigious award to the former United Nations official who presided over the infamous 2001 Durban conference and has a history of criticism of Israel. The Anti-Defamation League, the Zionist Organization of America and AIPAC were the latest […]