The government removed the gloves on Monday in response to provocative actions and comments coming from Ankara, with the Foreign Ministry slamming Turkey as the last country that can preach morality, and Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon calling in Turkey's envoy for a dressing down in front of the cameras.
An Iranian state broadcaster on Tuesday blamed "Zionist and American agents" for a bomb which killed Iranian nuclear physics professor Massoud Ali Mohammadi
Pinchas Wallerstein, secretary general of Yesha, the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, announced his resignation Monday, to be effective at the end of the month.
Jennifer Rubin, who generally blogs and writes for Commentary about the perceived dangers of the Obama administration, has a story in this month’s issue headlined “Why Jews Hate Sarah Palin.” The piece drew a swift rejoinder from former Bush administration aide David Frum, who rejected Rubin’s sympathetic take on the GOP presidential hopeful and argued that Jews would hardly be alone in not liking Palin.
The American Jewish World Service, already active in relief activities in the east African nation, announced last Friday the Urgent LGBT Uganda Fund, using the acronym for Lesbian-Gay-Transgender-Bisexual.
In Israel and the West Bank, 2009 was the year that ended without a bang -- and people were grateful for it. For the first time in a decade, Israel experienced a year without a suicide bombing. Inside the West Bank, besides the deployment of roadblocks and checkpoints, Israeli troops have honed a successful modus operandi around Palestinian cities: During the day they usually stay out of sight, and at night, acting on real-time intelligence, they move in on would-be terrorist cells.
