Why Keep the 17th of Tammuz? | Submarine Scandal | Best Israeli Tourism Ever | More Opinions on the Kotel | Hanan Ashrawi | Laughing at UNESCO

July 10, 2017 / 16 Tammuz 5777

Cartoons

Even the Robot Failed…

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Headlines & Recommended

Is It Time to Stop Fasting on the 17th of Tamuz?

JNi.Media
It appears that in order to revoke an ancient law such as the fast of Tamuz 17, there really has to be a major consensus among all of us that the time of joy and gladness is here again.

Terrorist Ramming Attack at Gush Etzion T-junction

David Israel
The terrorist was killed by Israeli forces.

Police Detained Netanyahu’s Senior Aid in Submarine Corruption Case

David Israel
Police suspect that personal relationships among people in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s circle contributed to self-serving, biased procurement decisions.

Evicted Hebron Settlers: In Response to UNESCO Resolution, Let Us Go Home

JNi.Media
The legal owners are planning to sneak back into Machpelah House in the coming weeks, sans coordination with the powers that be, and let’s see Netanyahu and Liberman evicting them from their homes in the UNESCO sanctioned Palestinian heritage site.

Lieutenant Goldin’s Family Attacks Government’s ‘Blatant failure’ to Bring Back Soldiers’ Bodies

David Israel
‘After years of inaction on the part of public representatives, embarrassing confusion, and, for the first time in Israel, a blatant failure in exerting efforts to return IDF soldiers, we have decided to unite and act to bring our boys home.’

Canadian Company Fined $25,000 for Selling Non-Kosher Cheese to Jewish Camps

JNi.Media
According to CFIA, ‘this is the first case in Canada brought before a provincial court related to the misrepresentation of a kosher food product.’

Ministry Declares Best Six Months Ever in Israeli Tourism History

JNi.Media
1.74 million tourist entries were recorded in January-June 2017, an increase of 26% over the same period in 2016 (1.38 million), and 24% more than in 2015.

Chief Rabbi Irate at Rabbinate’s ‘Blacklist’ of Orthodox Rabbis

David Israel
The list was prepared by Rabbi Itamar Touboul, who is in charge of determining whether individuals born abroad and registered to wed in Israel are considered a Jewish.

The Yishai Fleisher Show

The Evil Wizard We can’t defeat Israel in field combat, so let us beat them with their own power – the spirit! Thus did Balak, King of Moab reason, and hired the bizarro prophet Bilam to curse the Jews. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai, and a talking donkey, in the fight to turn Bilam’s curses into blessings.

News

Rwanda President Paul Kagame in Israel for 2-Day Visit Prime Minister Netanyahu met with President Kagame last July in Kigali, Rwanda when he visited East Africa.

Volunteer Response Group Turns to Knesset for Procedures to Evacuate Deceased in Road Accidents ‘Why was it necessary to take the body to the institute? After all, he was not the driver. He was sitting in the back seat.’

Austria Blocks Entry of Turkish Minister on Anniversary of 2016 Coup Last week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was not permitted to speak to Turkish ex-patriots in Germany.

Trump Envoy Jason D. Greenblatt Arrives Monday to Continue Peace Effort

The envoy was already laying the groundwork last week with a tweet praising a little-known joint Israeli-PA first responders’ drill.

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InDepth

‘Progressive’ Linda Sarsour Calls for US Muslim Jihad Against Assimilating

Barry Shaw
Linda Sarsour has been hiding her agenda behind the cloak of liberal progressivism but, occasionally, like last week in Chicago while addressing the Islamic Society of North America, her real identity emerges.

What You Do NOT Know About The Qatar Crisis

Mudar Zahran
The looming crisis between Qatar and several Gulf states came as a shock to many. Before that, the Gulf Cooperation Council was viewed as a club of rich and stable Arab regimes. Nonetheless, Saudi Arabia is now leading a push to punish Qatar through isolation. This hsa generated much media attention and ‘expert’ focus by […]

Reform’s Naked Agenda

Donny Fuchs
I say, go back to America and your Reform platform. The Western Wall is not your personal laboratory for liberal social experimentation

Gratitude, Democracy, and the Western Wall

Evelyn Gordon
Since the Kotel was a rare issue on which Israel could afford to give American Jews something they wanted, it should have seized the opportunity.

Does Netanyahu Want To Keep Jerusalem United?

Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
As Minister Bennett explained, „The bill is a way to prevent a future situation in which a temporary majority such as existed under Olmert or Barak would bring about the division of Jerusalem, the heart of the Jewish Nation.” Is this threat not reason enough to support the bill?

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