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Thursday May 23, 2013
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Vandals deface Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial
Police suspect radical ultra-Orthodox sect of vandalizing memorial site, but are exploring other possibilities • "If Hitler didn't exist, the Zionists would have invented him," vandals wrote, calling themselves the "world Zionist mafia."
 
Ruthie Blum | Settlement construction, Syrian destruction
It is not on Israel’s behalf that the Free World must stop appeasing its enemies and begin embracing its friends, but rather for its own survival.
MK Danny Danon | Freedom, and the medal
Jonathan Pollard has paid his debt to American society many times over.
UN Watch | 'Jesus’ Birthplace in Danger.' Not!
Will UNESCO choose Palestinian Authority hype over expert findings?
Eritrea is safer than Sderot, says Yishai, as infiltrators rounded up
Population, Immigration and Border Authority arrests 55 illegal residents • Yishai: "I can promise that the security situation in Eritrea is much better than in Sderot" • Ministerial Committee approves proposed law for harsher penalties.
Quick hits from around the web
Women shouldn't watch football with men, says Iranian official; Rabbi Pinchas Abuchatzeira is the richest rabbi in Israel; Iran estimated to have lost more than $10 billion in oil revenues this year; Jews like to kvell; today's hits from around the web.
'If he could, Assad would do to us what he's doing to his own people'
IDF Deputy Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh warns Syrian missiles "can reach any point in Israel and therefore we must remain vigilant" • Syria is believed to possess the world's largest stockpile of chemical weapons.
Boaz Bismuth | Cold War redux
In Putin's mind, openly supporting Assad and his patron in Tehran is merely a return to the Cold War game.
First mobile homes moved into new Ulpana neighborhood
Six mobile homes placed in Binyamin Brigade army base; 40 expected to be installed by July 1 High Court deadline to remove Ulpana neighborhood homes • Residents ask that disputed homes be made uninhabitable rather than destroying them completely.
Dr. Reuven Berko | Even Muslims agree, this land is ours
The High Court's decision on Ulpana certifies, once again, that Jewish rule in this land is just and lasting, even in an Islamic view.
Mr. President, let him go
Peres will meet with Obama and ask him: Let Pollard go • Upon landing in the U.S., Peres declared: "There can never be freedom in the Middle East with a nuclear Iran"
Dan Margalit | Pollard has suffered enough
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is not only paying for his own crimes — he is paying for Israel's crimes.
Report: Sarcastic flyer suggests ways to disrupt outpost eviction
One of the letters, similar to letters distributed ahead of outpost demolitions in the past, lists actions that could disrupt outpost demolitions, such as "graffiti on the walls of IDF bases against IDF commanders hurts morale and discipline."
When it comes to army service, 'people are sick of being suckers'
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz intends to establish a systematic enlistment of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews from next month • IDF presents ideas for expanding service options to Knesset Committee to Advance Equality in Sharing the Burden.
There will be no civil war in Israel, Netanyahu vows
Speaking at memorial for fallen of the 1948 Altalena ship confrontation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises former Prime Minister Menachem Begin's decision not to retaliate and cause civil war: "This principle has stood for 64 years."
Dror Eydar | Netanyahu and the press
What happens when we free ourselves from the media commissars' political conditioning? Reality takes on a different light.
'Jewish support for Democratic candidate at 24-year low'
Republican Jewish Coalition says about latest Gallup poll: "Republicans are making significant inroads in the Jewish community" • However, the poll shows a solid majority of American Jews, 64%, still approve of Obama.
Richard Baehr | A bad week for the Obama campaign
Voters seem less willing now to buy into hope and change and seem more concerned with the president’s performance ... or lack thereof.
Yisrael Beitenu calls for probe into Israeli Arab parties' funding
Following revelation last month by former Arafat economic adviser that PA President Mahmoud Abbas transferred funds to Israeli Arab parties in Knesset, Yisrael Beitenu MK Faina Kirshenbaum asks government to look into origins of these parties' finances.
Citizens to get benefits in case of emergency evacuation
Government set to approve new program under which people who need to be evacuated in the event of natural disasters or strategic terror attacks will be provided with "absorption basket" since they are forced to leave everything behind.
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators hold secret meetings
Officials acknowledge agenda of recent talks has been modest, stress there is no breakthrough in sight • However, revelations give sign of hope that formula can be found to restart formal negotiations.
Republicans renew attacks on Obama administration over leaks
Republicans accuse leak of coming from the president's inner circle directly • Republicans outraged, calling for special investigation • Obama: The notion that my White House would purposely release classified national security information is offensive.