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July 26, 2017 at 8:03 pm
The Islamic Center of Davis, California, has defended Imam Ammar Shahin over a sermon last Friday in which he quoted an antisemitic text and prayed for Allah to “annihilate” Jews “down to the very last one.”
In a statement issued Tuesday morning, and e-mailed to Breitbart News, the mosque claimed that Shahin’s sermon was quoted out of context, and lashed out against “Islamophobic news organizations.”
It claimed that the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) had mis-translated Shahin’s prayer, and that he prayed that Allah “destroy” rather than “annihilate” the Jews responsible for temporarily closing access to the Al-Aqsa mosque (after a terror attack).
The word “destr...
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July 26, 2017 at 6:23 pm
Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to pass the necessary laws to remove Qatari network from Israel.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sharply criticized the Al-Jazeera network on Wednesday evening, and declared that he would work to remove it from Israel.
"The Al-Jazeera network does not cease to incite to violence around the Temple Mount. I have appealed to law enforcement agencies several times to close the Al-Jazeera office in Jerusalem. If this is not done due to legal interpretation, I will work to enact the necessary laws to remove Al-Jazeera from Israel," declared Netanyahu.
The Yediot Aharonot newspaper reported last month that Netanyahu is considering closing Al-Jazeera's offices in Israel, and that the gov...
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July 26, 2017 at 6:06 pm
President Donald Trump seemed to blow the lid on the cancellation of a covert CIA program in Syria when he tweeted about it this week. But, intelligence agencies still won’t talk about it.
The program arming Syrian rebels has long been an open secret, but for years no one was authorized to discuss it – and few would even after news reports last week that Trump had ordered the CIA to end it.
But Trump essentially confirmed the existence of the program and its cancellation Monday night when he lashed out at The Washington Post. The president tweeted that the newspaper “fabricated the facts on my ending massive, dangerous, and wasteful payments to Syrian rebels fighting (Syrian President Bashar) Assad.”
Yet intelligence agencies still are mum. The CIA declined comme...
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July 26, 2017 at 6:06 pm
A senior House Republican is calling North Korea’s first test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile an “alarming development.”
In a statement Tuesday, Rep. Mac Thornberry of Texas says Congress and the Trump administration need “to take forceful, swift steps to see that the U.S. and our allies are protected.”
Thornberry is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He says he’s grown increasingly concerned that North Korea is acting with a greater sense of urgency than the United States is.
His remarks came after he and other lawmakers received a classified briefing on the pace of North Korea’s ICBM development. Pyongyang conducted on July 4 an unprecedented test of a missile capable of hitting the U.S.
Thornberry is pushing for ...
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July 26, 2017 at 6:03 pm
Fifteen Jewish families moved into Beit HaMachpelah on Tuesday, 2 Av in response to recent terror attacks. The approximately 100 people moved into the home, calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman to permit them to remain permanently.
The move was met with congratulatory messages from a number of cabinet ministers, including Ze’ev Elkin, Yariv Levin and Uri Ariel.
Ironically, the building in question was purchased by the Hebron Jewish community years ago, but the government prevents Jews from moving in, simply fearing the Arab response, preferring to ignore the fact the building was purchased legally and the fact there is no legal justification from prohibiting them from moving in.
The IDF has declared the building a ‘closed milita...
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July 26, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Intelligence officials believe North Korea will have a reliable, intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon as early as next year, according to a report published Tuesday amid a warning from a top Republican lawmaker who says he has grown increasingly alarmed about Pyongyang’s weapons program.
The Washington Post reported that a new confidential assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency trims two years off the timeline for when North Korea could strike North American cities with atomic weapons. The assessment was triggered by recent North Korean missile tests that indicated the nation’s program was further along than expected.
The newspaper said that U.S. officials who had seen the assessment said it concluded that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will b...
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July 26, 2017 at 5:59 pm
A federal judge has ruled New Jersey can’t be sued for the actions of some of its employees in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.
An ongoing lawsuit filed more than three years ago by some residents and businesses in Fort Lee, a town next to the bridge, argues the state should be held liable for the politically motivated traffic jams deliberately caused in September 2013.
A former aide to Republican Gov. Chris Christie and two other people have either pleaded guilty or been convicted. Former Christie deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly sent an infamous email saying “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” a few weeks before the four days of gridlock began.
In a ruling last week, U.S. District Judge Jose Linares cited the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, ...
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July 26, 2017 at 5:58 pm
While the government is working to increase its deterrence against terrorism, Israel’s High Court and its liberal hashkafa does just the opposite. In response to a petition filed by the Adalah Human Rights Organization, a three-justice panel ruled the bodies of the terrorists from Um el-Fahm who carried out the attack that claimed the lives of two policemen and left a third moderately wounded.
Israel was not willing to release the bodies of the Israeli Arabs for burial as a deterrence to future attacks but the court ruled otherwise. Hence the bodies of the two 19-year-old terrorists and the 29-year-old – all Israeli Arab citizens, will be returned to their respective families for burial.
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July 26, 2017 at 5:55 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday 2 Av called on Muslims to visit Jerusalem to protect al-Aqsa Mosque, seeking to hint at the need to protect the Islamic house of worship from Israel.
Seeking to inflame the international Islamic community, the Turkish president added that Israel is trying to usurp Muslim control of the mosque and Har Habayis under the guise of security requirements following the attack. On Shabbos, the Turkish leader spoke of Israel’s “excessive force” in regard to its response the fatal terror attack on the holy site that claimed the lives of two Israeli policemen.
“I urge the international community to immediately take action to remove practices that restrict freedom of worship at Haram al-Sharif,” Erdogan added, ignori...
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July 26, 2017 at 5:55 pm
Where the Senate Republican effort to demolish the Obama health care law ends up is anyone’s guess, but early indications are the GOP will have a hard time replacing that statute with any sweeping changes.
Senators planned to vote Wednesday on a Republican amendment repealing much of President Barack Obama’s law and giving Congress two years to concoct a replacement. A combination of solid Democratic opposition and Republicans unwilling to tear down the law without a replacement in hand were expected to defeat that plan.
Late Tuesday night, the Senate voted 57-43 to block a wide-ranging proposal by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell replacing Obama’s statute with a far more restrictive GOP substitute. Those voting no included nine Republicans, ranging from conservative Mik...
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July 26, 2017 at 5:54 pm
Eager to punish Russia for meddling in the 2016 election, the House has overwhelmingly backed a new package of sanctions against Moscow that prohibits President Donald Trump from waiving the penalties without first getting permission from Congress.
Lawmakers passed the legislation, 419-3, clearing the far-reaching measure for action by the Senate. If senators move quickly, the bill could be ready for Trump’s signature before Congress exits Washington for its regular August recess. The Senate, like the House, is expected to pass the legislation by a veto-proof margin. The bill also slaps Iran and North Korea with sanctions.
The 184-page measure serves as a rebuke of the Kremlin’s military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, where Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed Presid...
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July 26, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Prime Minister and Mrs. Sara Netanyahu made a condolence visit to the mourners of the two policemen murdered in the shooting attack on Har Habayis.
Two Druse policemen were murdered by the Islamic terrorist who opened fire on Har Habayis. The fallen officers are Kamil Shanan, from the village of Hurfeish and Hayil Sethawi, from the village of Maga.
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July 26, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday his country will respond if a bill in the U.S. Congress imposing sanctions on people involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program becomes law.
The House of Representatives passed the bill on Tuesday and it now goes to the Senate.
Without giving details, Rouhani said in a Wednesday cabinet meeting broadcast by state TV that Iran will “take any action that is necessary for the country’s expedience and interests” and show “reciprocal” reaction to the law.
The U.S. legislation would impose mandatory penalties on people involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program and anyone who does business with them. The measure would also apply terrorism sanctions to Iran’s prestigious Revolutionary Guard...
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July 26, 2017 at 5:02 pm
Celebrating a slim but symbolic health-care win in Washington, President Donald Trump told supporters in Ohio that the nation was one step closer to liberation from the “Obamacare nightmare.”
“You think that’s easy? That’s not easy,” he told a crowd of thousands just hours after the Senate took a small but hard-fought first step Tuesday toward Republicans’ years-long promise to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Clearly energized to be back in front of a friendly crowd of supporters, Trump said repeatedly that he believes in speaking directly to the American people and not through the “fake news” media. And he joked about accusations that he doesn’t act presidential.
“It’s so e...
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July 26, 2017 at 5:00 pm
According to a Channel 2 poll carried out by Midgam and iPanel, 77% of Israelis feel the removal of the metal detectors from Har Habayis represents surrender while 17% feels it does not. In addition, 68% feel placing the metal detectors was the correct move, 23% disagree and 9% do not know.
Did PM Netanyahu handle the Har Habayis crisis correctly?
23% yes
67% no – not satisfied with his performance
10% don’t know
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July 26, 2017 at 4:59 pm
Speaking with Kol Berama Radio, attorney Itamar Ben-Givir explained he will wait a week or two to permit the government to act, and then he is taking his case to the High Court of Justice.
He said “It’s time to end the apartheid policies against Jews”, adding “the situation on Har Habayis is absurd. The government has removed all the metal detectors except for one, at the gate used by Jews entering Har Habayis”.
Ben-Givir maintains if there are no metal detectors for Muslims, then the one at the gate used by Jews must be removed as well.
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July 26, 2017 at 4:57 pm
Officials at the museum of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz say some exhibits are going on a tour of Europe and North America to bring its tragic truth about the Holocaust to a wider audience.
The museum says Wednesday this will be its first-ever traveling exhibition and will include some 600 items. Most of them will come from the museum, but also from other collections, like Israel’s Yad Vashem.
The “Not long ago: Not far away” exhibit will include personal items of the victims and an original barrack from the Auschwitz-Monowitz part of the camp, a German freight wagon the Nazis used to bring inmates in.
Some 1.1 million people, mostly Europe’s Jews, were killed in the camp that Nazi Germans operated in occupied Poland during World War II.
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July 26, 2017 at 4:56 pm
Coke Zero is getting revamped as Coke Zero Sugar.
The new name is intended to make clearer that the drink has no sugar, and a new recipe is intended to make the drink taste more like regular Coke. The company isn’t specifying what it’s changing aside from saying it tweaked the “blend of flavors.” It says the drink will use the same artificial sweeteners.
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. says the new cans and bottles, which will incorporate more red like regular Coke, will start hitting shelves in August.
The push behind Coke Zero comes as Americans continue moving away from Diet Coke, which was introduced in the 1980s and has its own taste that’s different from Coke. Coke Zero was introduced in 2005 and is intended to more closely mimic the flagship cola.
Coke ...
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July 26, 2017 at 4:55 pm
A Lakewood resident scored an exclusive tour at the White House with the new Communications Director after having some fun on Twitter today.
Here’s how it went down.
Anthony Scaramucci was recently appointed as Communications Director by President Trump.
Dave, of Lakewood, is a huge fan of the President, and was excited about the hiring of Anthony Scaramucci – so he took to Twitter to tweet about it. He then realized that the Communications Director did not open a new twitter account yet using his name with ’45’ – which many at the Administration do when they open an official Twitter account.
“I did some research and saw that it is permitted to do such a thing although, I must write in the bio that it is not Mr. Scaramucci, but rather it is a ‘...
