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In Israel, Obama is accused of 'anti-Semitism'

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An Israeli parliamentarian accuses the Obama administration of ‘anti-Semitism’ ahead of a planned speech addressing the Muslim world. Knesset (parliament) member Yaakov Katz, head of the National Union party, said Wednesday that US President Barack Obama’s repeated calls for halting the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank is “nothing less than anti-Semitism,”... 

European Jewish group alarmed by far-right gains

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The European Jewish Congress, which represents Jewish communities across Europe, said winning seats in the European Parliament based on “racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic platforms” pointed to an erosion of tolerance. Results of voting for a new European Union assembly showed that far-right parties in the Netherlands, Britain, Austria, Hungary, Denmark and Romania posted significant... 

Israel: Zionist Student organization Im Tirtzu give Nazi salutes cause row at Hebrew University

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A student organization that promotes Zionism on campus is fuming after its members were given the Nazi salute by left-wing students during student elections at the Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus last week. Members of the Im Tirtzu (If You Will It) group said that as they made their rounds on last Tuesday, singing songs and waving the national flag, a member of another student organization,... 

Martin Smith from Unite Against Fascism defends his violent group

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Unite Against Facism who organised the demonstration, says one of the group was hit when a car, driven by a BNP member, “drove at” two protesters. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said officers had received an allegation of common assault and were investigating reports of a road collision. Mr Griffin told SkyNews it was he and his colleagues who had been subjected to “serious physical... 
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France's Constitutional Council reject Sarkozy's law to fight online filesharing

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Sarkozy’s anti-online filesharing  “three strikes” law, has been rejected by the country’s Constitutional Council. The Constitutional Council estimated that some of the measures of this law would have violated the user’s privacy and basic freedom of expression. France’s Constitutional Council has thrown out the controversial HADOPI Création et Internet law, even... 

West Cocoa business owner shot

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Police are looking for the man who shot a local business owner several times Sunday night. According to Cocoa Police, an unknown black male entered the One Stop Mix Tapes on North Fiske Boulevard at about 8 p.m. The suspect bought some CDs and as he was leaving the store, he turned and fired five rounds at store owner Antjuan S. Johnson. The suspect fled the store and left the area in an unknown vehicle. Johnson... 

Phoenix police arrest teen suspected in Subway robberies, murder

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PHOENIX – A teen suspected of robbery and murder was arrested by Phoenix police officers on Monday. According to Detective James Holmes, Phoenix police Officer Eric Gomez responded to a burglary in the area of Seventh Street and Dobbins Road at approximately 5 p.m. Monday. During the investigation, Gomez reviewed a video surveillance tape of the townhome complex and observed a black male in the... 

EU: European Voters Know What They Don’t Want

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Was it a swing to the right — or just a return to reality? The result of the EU elections is not some terrible portent of doom. Instead, it is evidence that voters reward populists like Geert Wilders, who are not afraid to address issues that other parties don’t want to touch. There is always a certain amount of risk associated with any election. It is a truth recognized by dictators around the... 

Guildford toddler Karina Oakley has IQ of 160

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Karina Oakley and her mother Charlotte Fraser A Guildford toddler with an IQ of 160 is believed to be among the top 0.03% of the smartest two-year-olds in the country. Karina Oakley, who lives with her mother in Stoughton, enjoys dressing up and playing with her toys like other little girls, but an expert child psychologist has found her mental age is the equivalent of a child between the age of four... 

Elderly couple Arrested for Spying on America for the Cuban Government

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The story seems like a throwback to the Cold War era: an American couple arrested by federal authorities and accused of spying on the U.S. for a communist country. But the couple in question are in custody right now. U.S. officials believe Dr. Walter Kendall Myers Jr. and his wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, have been spying for the Cuban government for 3 decades. The following are excerpts from... 

Madonna ‘leaves Jesus for Jewish millionaire’

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Madonna is a devoted Jewish Kabbalist herself London, Apr 19 (ANI): Amid recent rumors that Madonna had turned to toyboy Jesus Luz for comfort following her failed adoption bid, fresh reports have emerged claiming that the two are no longer an item. And the person to be blamed for the split is a Jewish millionaire businessman Abraham Moses Schimmel. Apparently, the 50-year-old singer enjoyed a string... 

Berlusconi defends 'African' Milan remark

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A speech made by Silvio Berlusconi before the EU Elections, stirred many pro-immigrant association to condemn it, fearing a backlash of hatred toward Africans, who are for most of them, in Italy illegally. Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday defended a remark he made that Milan ”seemed like an African city” because of the number of foreigners in the streets. “I took a photograph... 

Israel will ignore Obama's call at Cairo for a 2-state solution

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Israel will not heed President Barack Obama’s powerful appeal to halt all settlement activity on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state, officials said Friday, a position that looks sure to cause a policy clash with its most important ally. The government plans to allow construction inside existing West Bank settlements to accommodate for growing families, said the officials. In... 

Hillary Clinton: Iranian Attack on Israel is Attack on U.S.

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In her first Sunday show interview since becoming secretary of state, Hillary Clinton said it is “US policy” to treat an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel as an attack on the United States. This echoed statements from Clinton’s presidential campaign in which she proposed that an Iranian attack on Israel would provoke “massive retaliation” and a U.S. response that “would... 
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