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Thursday June 20, 2013
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'Obama naive about rising tide of Muslim Brotherhood'
U.S. President Barack Obama is "naive" and needs to face up to the threat presented by the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood across the Middle East, Israel's National Security Council concluded during a strategic discussion several days ago.
 
Abraham Ben-Zvi | Republican crunch time
Even hardcore conservatives in Iowa understand that choosing Mitt Romney would make it possible for the party to beat Barack Obama, despite his pragmatic track record.
Boaz Bismuth | The end of the beginning
Somewhat inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, Iowa won't reveal the name of the Republican nominee, but will begin the process of elimination.
David M. Weinberg | A crystal ball on 2012
Deri could steal half of Shas voters; Syria could be split into five independent states; the first Western embassy could move to Jerusalem.
Government watchdog, president decry judicial appointment reform
After Knesset approves legislation that paves way for appointment of darling of the right as chief justice, group mounts legal challenge • Says "tailored amendments" serve narrow interests and are a foul breach of trust by Knesset.
Dan Margalit | For now, a legislative victory
The retroactive legislative move led by Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman is unprecedented, and embarrassing.
Palestinians warn of 'alternatives' ahead of negotiators' meeting
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet Tuesday evening in the Jordanian capital Amman under the aegis of the Quartet and the Jordanian monarch • Erekat: Palestinians will be forced to examine alternatives to peace talks at the end of the month.
Saudi hackers breach Israeli credit card companies
Saudi hacker: "We decided to give the world a new year gift, about 400,000+ Israeli people information!!!" • The stolen information includes names, addresses, credit card numbers, expiration dates and security numbers.
John Kerry, Joe Lieberman to meet top Israeli officials
Weeks after Senator John Kerry met with Muslim Brotherhood officials in Cairo, the senator is expected to meet with Netanyahu and Barak • Jerusalem considers Kerry's visit important given his position as head of Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Deri to head new party, Livni to announce Kadima primaries date
Former Shas party leader and interior minister says voters will have to decide if they will vote for him after his prison term • Kadima party members believe Livni will opt to hold primaries in April • Support for Livni within Kadima continues to drop.
Mati Tuchfeld | Another sign of election fever
The general feeling among Knesset members is that someone has begun shuffling their seats.
IDF: Religious soldiers must sit through women singing
At the same time, soldiers can opt out of events that are recreational in nature • Chief of General Staff Benny Gantz: Female soldiers will sing at every official event.
Farmers complain to UN over Hamas use of phosphorus shells
In letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Eshkol Regional Council points out that shells recently fired into Israel contained phosphorus explosive heads • Letter says entire population of western Negev lives under "prolonged regional combat."
Israel must pay for fire damage, says Chilean senator
Israeli tourist awaits trial for negligently starting forest fire in Chile • Israel offers to send experts and donate seedlings • Chilean Senator Alejandro Navarro: When a citizen commits a crime in another country, his country must pay the damages.
Instability in Syria could spill over into Golan, Barak warns
Defense Minister tells Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that in background of unrest in Syria "lurk Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, as well as a de-legitimization campaign against Israel" • Barak also warns about terrorism coming from Sinai.
Foundation searching for missing Israeli soldiers is shuttered
The Defense Ministry halts funding to Born to Freedom Foundation after committees rule it failed to provide intelligence on missing and captured soldiers • The ministry has provided more than NIS 100 million ($26.2 million) to the foundation since 2004.
Ultra-Orthodox girl attacked by secular passenger on bus
A young man reportedly got on a bus in Jerusalem, shouted "the cursed ultra-Orthodox," and threatened a 10-year-old girl • The man allegedly kicked the young girl from behind and warned her not to ride the bus again.
Netanel Izak | A short lexicon for ultra-Orthodox bashers
Torah study is what makes the Jews unique in the world. Of course there must be a balance, of course the current situation is intolerable, but at least religious people purport to continue the traditions of our forefathers.
Israel to subsidize Holocaust education trips to Poland
Knesset committee approves allocation of NIS 50 million ($13 million) toward Holocaust educational initiative • Education minister: Move is an unprecedented step in effort to expand accessibility of the trips to students from lower economic backgrounds.
Jewish-Hindu legislator has her bat mitzvah on Birthright
Kesha Ram is a Democratic member in Vermont's House of Representatives and one of Taglit-Birthright Israel's newest participants • Young legislator is maternally Jewish while paternally Hindu • Ram says of trip: It was an amazing experience.
NYC police watch over fire-bombed Islamic cultural center
A string of fire bombings in New York has police scouring for the arsonists • Mayor Michael Bloomberg says NYPD hate crimes unit detectives are working with precinct detectives to see whether there are connections to incidents outside the city.
Mubarak trial resumes amid acquittal speculation
After Cairo court acquits five policemen on charges of killing protesters, prosecutors to take stage in former Egyptian president's trial over protester deaths • Mubarak's attorneys say he intends to prove slain protesters were paid foreign nationals.
Iran warns US warship not to return to its Gulf base
A US aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East should "not return" to its base in the Gulf, the head of Iran's armed forces declared Tuesday, adding ominously there would be no repeat warning.
Jewish friend who influenced Pope John Paul dies
Jerzy Kluger, former Pope's boyhood friend, had major influence on pontiff's relations with Jews • Kluger died in Rome on New Year's Eve from complications related to bronchitis • He was 92.