Official: Treasury Played No Role In IRS Targeting
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
The Treasury Department’s No. 2 official is telling Congress that his agency played no role in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups. In a prepared statement, Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday that he learned last year that a Treasury inspector general was investigating the [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday News Briefs from Eretz Yisrael
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
10:00: A wine produced in Har Bracha, Shomron, “Har Bracha Winery Petite Syrah 2011” earned a silver medal in the 2013 Decanter World Wine Awards. Another silver medalists from Israel are; “Recanati Merlot Reserve Manara Vineyard 2010”; “Vitkin Cabernet Franc 2009”; “Yarden Golan Heights Winery Blanc De Blanc 2007”; and “Adir Winery Plato Kerem Ben [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Jerusalem – Young Objector Challenges Israeli Army
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
Jerusalem — The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the country’s universal military service and divided political beliefs. The refusal by 20-year-old Natan Blanc to serve has put the [...]
IAF Chief: Syria Yet to Receive S300 Air Defense System
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
Israel Air Force Chief Major-General Amir Eshel announced on Wednesday, 13 Sivan 5773 that despite media reports to the contrary, the advanced Russian-built S-300 air defense system has yet to reach Syria. According to international media reports, based on statements by the Arab media, the defense system was already delivered to the Syrians, a reality [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Video Of Interest: Chuppah by the Belz Chasunah in Yerushalayim
Washington – Officials Say Benghazi Suspects Under Surveillance
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
Washington — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence [...]
Rockland County, NY – FBI Raid In Ramapo Leads To Scuttlebutt And Finger-Pointing
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
Rockland County, NY — On the heels of an FBI raid last week in Ramapo in which agents seized records and computer files from the Town Hall, local residents throughout Rockland County have begun a guessing-game as to which of the many local controversies the raid was focused on. The NEW YORK TIMES (http://nyti.ms/10P5EGc) reports [...]
VIDEO: Anthony Weiner Launches NYC Mayoral Campaign
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Anthony Weiner’s run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he’s in the New York City mayoral race. He’d said last month he was considering it. “I made some [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Man Linked to Boston Bombing Suspect Killed by FBI in Florida
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
A man who was shot dead by an FBI agent late Tuesday night in Orlando knew one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, a man identified as friend of the victim said Wednesday. The agent encountered the man while conducting official duties, agent Dave Couvertier said in a statement. A man at the [...] Read the rest of this entry »
FYI: Catsimatidis Loves Israel
Posted By Psycho On May 22, 2013 America, Israel, News
During a meeting with Orthodox Jewish community leaders in NYC on Tuesday, Eben Bronfman, John Catsimatidis’s campaign manager, told attendees that Mr. Catsimatidis will ride on a self-sponsored float during the annual Israeli parade on 5th Ave, Sunday June 2. The Celebrate Israel Parade has become the world’s largest gathering in celebration of Israel, with [...] Read the rest of this entry »