Daled Amos

To All Dentists Interested in Aliyah

2009-12-08T11:45:00.000-05:00

From an email: To All Dentists Interested in Aliyah: The Ministry of Health in Israel (Misrad Habriut) is proud to offer Part 1 of Israel's dental exam in New York. The licensing exam for dentists in Israel involves two parts: Part 1 - the theory based test which, until now, is given twice a year in Israel. The second part is a clinical test, which will continue to be held solely in Israel.

Time For Judge Richard Goldstone To Come Clean (Updated)

2009-12-08T07:26:00.008-05:00

Justice Goldstone said no one had been able to show any error of substance in the report nor to repudiate any of its findings. Interview with South African Sunday Times, November 15 It is one thing for Judge Goldstone to dismiss the numerous analyses of the mistakes in the report that bears his name; it is another thing entirely to ignore the existence of those analyses altogether. Yet that is

YU: Chanuka To-Go

2009-12-07T12:46:00.000-05:00

Featuring: Rabbi Norman Lamm - "Half the Hanukkah Story" Rabbi Reuven Brand - "Inside Outside" Rabbi Kenneth Brander - "Chanukah in the Prism of the Rav's Teachings" Dr. Steven Fine - "The Temple Menorah: Where Is It?" Rabbi Josh Flug - "Chanukah & Mehadrin Min HaMehadrin" Mrs. Dena Knoll - "Chanukat HaBayit" Mrs. Pnina Neuwirth - "Who wants to be a Greek?" Rabbi Shalom Rosner - "Being a

Muslims Both Initiated And Funded Goldstone Report--Which Explains A Lot

2009-12-07T11:25:00.003-05:00

Back in October, Al Jazeera reported on an interview it had with Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC): Al Jazeera: The UN's Goldstone report has been in the headlines in the past few weeks - not without controversy - and has brought to light the conduct of the Israelis and Hamas during the war on Gaza earlier in the year. Does the OIC see

Look Who's Benefiting From The Global Economic Slump: Israel--And The West Bank (Updated)

2009-12-04T13:18:00.005-05:00

I remember for years how the Israeli economy was a joke--how the currency was constantly being devalued, how converting your dollars into shekels provided you what seemed like a small fortune. Things are different now. Very different--today, the Israeli economy is no longer a joke. As for the US economy, The Wall Street Journal reports: After years of a brain drain from the region, and despite

Jewish Business Ethics In Light Of Current Events

2009-12-04T10:12:00.001-05:00

THE SOUND OF SILENCE Rabbi Avi Shafran A number of Jews, including Orthodox Jews, have been implicated in financial crimes over recent months. Some of the scandals have proven somewhat less scandalous than when they first appeared on front pages and were seared into readers' minds. Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, for instance, currently stands convicted of misleading a bank to secure a loan.

The Only Thing More Popular Is Claiming An Affair With Tiger Woods

2009-12-03T11:45:00.013-05:00

The list of countries claiming Israel is harvesting their people's organs is growing. When the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published Donald Boström's story in August that the IDF harvested the organs from the bodies of Palestinian Arabs, it caused an uproar--not only because the story was unsubstantiated, but also because Boström didn't care: "But whether it's true or not - I have no idea, I

Netanyahu's Settlement Freeze Is Not A Betrayal--And Neither Was Begin's (Updated)

2009-12-03T07:28:00.002-05:00

Isi Leibler writes in the Jerusalem Post defending Netanyahu's decision to put a 10-month freeze on construction in the settlements. Leibler outlines the connection Israel has with and dependence on the US HOWEVER THESE factors and our reliance on the US do not oblige us to behave like a banana republic and accede to every diktat of this administration. We must simply ensure that if we are

Swiss Minaret Ban Defended--By Former Terrorist

2009-12-03T06:49:00.001-05:00

In Can we blame the Swiss?, Tawfik Hamid--Islamic thinker and reformer, and one-time Islamic extremist and member of a terrorist Islamic organization--gives 4 reasons why the passing of referendum in Switzerland to ban the building of more minarets is justified: 1.Can Muslims blame the Swiss people for being afraid of Islamization in their country? No, especially while the entire world sees the

It's The Law: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Peace Prize (3 Updates)

2009-12-02T10:45:00.005-05:00

On December 10, the Nobel Awards will be handed out. Tad Armstrong, a lawyer and founder of ELL Constitution Clubs (www.ellclubs.com), writes in today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the Nobel Peace Prize is not Obama's to keep: Congratulations, Mr. President, but if you care about the rule of law, you'll have to fork over the Nobel Peace Prize within 60 days of accepting it next week. Contrary

Former Muslims United Applauds Swiss Referendum Victory Banning Minarets, “the Bayonets of Islam”

2009-12-01T22:29:00.000-05:00

From an email I received:Former Muslims United Applauds Swiss Referendum Victory Banning Minarets, “the Bayonets of Islam” Nonie Darwish, executive director and co-founder of Former Muslims United (FMU) applauded the results of a Swiss Republic referendum banning the construction of minarets among the approximately 150 Mosques serving 400,000 Muslims in Switzerland. Minarets are Muslim towers

Minarets Syndrome: Don't Forget How Are Synagogues And Churches Faring In Moslem Lands?

2009-12-01T16:23:00.003-05:00

Much has been made--and only been made--about the Swiss referendum and how that reflects religious discrimination. This would be as good a time as any to note just how non-Muslim houses of worship are faring in Muslim countries. Christian Science Monitor does just that:1. Indonesia. In a state with large minority populations of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, and animists, the US State department

Muslim Conundrum: Combating Minaret Decision Without Riots (Updated)

2009-12-01T15:20:00.003-05:00

Human rights groups as well as Muslim leaders have come out against the passing of a referendum in Switzerland preventing the building of more minarets. A typical Muslim response:"It's an indication that fascist and far-right groups are growing in number and in strength," Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, Assistant Secretary-General for the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and an imam for the Muslim community

Olmert Reveals What He Offered Abbas

2009-12-01T11:22:00.005-05:00

In an interview with Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor of The Australian, Olmert detailed the 4 points of the agreement that he was willing to make with Abbas: Olmert explains this position to me in unprecedented detail. His offer to Abbas represents a historic watershed and poses a serious question. Can the Palestinian leadership ever accept any offer that an Israeli prime minister could ever

Go Figure: Arab Boycott--Good For Israel, Bad For Palestinians

2009-11-30T12:07:00.003-05:00

Back in June, I wrote about how Obama's plan to have Israel freeze building in the settlement was actually hurting Palestinian Arabs, quoting from an article in The Jerusalem Post:The phenomenon of Palestinians building new homes for Jewish settlers is not new. In fact, Palestinian laborers have been working in the construction business from the first day the settlements began in the West

Forget About That Freeze On Israeli Settlements--How About That Freeze On Minarets In Switzerland? (Updated)

2009-11-30T01:56:00.005-05:00

This freeze is arguably going to have a much broader impact in Europe--and beyond.The BBC reports:Swiss voters back ban on minarets Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.More than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons - or provinces - voted in favour of the ban. The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People's Party, (

If You're Going To Equate Global Warming With Belief In G_d...

2009-11-30T01:40:00.002-05:00

During "The McLaughlin Group" on Sunday, host John McLaughlin asked about the upcoming Copenhagen climate change treaty and the possible effect on the US economy... Later in the show, Buchanan reiterated his point that global warming wasn't going on and said there was no proof that any of the warming that has occurred in recent history was caused by man. "It was warming, John," Buchanan said. "

Friends Obama Has Denied Knowing: Rashid Khalidi, Willima Ayers--And Now Tareq Salahi (Updated)

2009-11-29T16:02:00.008-05:00

In a post from last year, Ayers Is Not The Only Friendship Obama Denies, I noted that back in Chicago, the Obamas were friendly with the Khalidis and the Ayers'--one with ties to Palestinian terrorists, the others wanted in the US for domestic terrorism.We also know that Obama made a point of downplaying as coincidental this ongoing friendship.And that brings us to the Salahis--who seem to have

Is The US Using Israel To Pull China's Leg?

2009-11-29T02:50:00.002-05:00

In an article for Foreign Policy, Steven A. Cook--a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations--writes that when all is said and done: Israel is not going to attack Iran to stop its nuclear program.According to Cook:A recent poll designed to gauge prevailing Israeli views of the United States demonstrated that large majorities had strong positive views of the

Old MacNasrallah Had A Farm...

2009-11-29T01:17:00.004-05:00

Or so he claims--and now he and Hizbollah have the backing of the Lebanese government:Lebanon’s new cabinet has agreed on a policy statement that recognises Hizbollah’s right to use arms against Israel, despite reservations from the Western-backed ruling majority.The cabinet had already met eight times in an attempt to iron out the clause which refers to the party’s substantial arsenal, with some

ACLU: Students Can Wear Shirts That Read "Islam is of the Devil" (Updated)

2009-11-26T10:50:00.006-05:00

Wow: would you ever have expected to see the ACLU take a stand for free speech that demonizes Islam?The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a north Florida school district, claiming that the Alachua County School District violated students' rights by not allowing them to wear T-shirts with an anti-Islamic message.The civil rights organization says that while it doesn't agree with the "Islam

The Banality of Evil, Terrorism--and Self-Preservation

2009-11-26T06:57:00.003-05:00

Doug Bandow--Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute--has a piece about Marc Garlasco in the Huffington Post on The Politics of Collecting:I have a confession to make. I recently bid on a bronze bust of Lavrenti Beria on eBay. He was Joseph Stalin's last secret police chief. Alas, someone outbid me.But at a Chelsea flea market in New York City last weekend I did purchase a World War I German military

Hamas Brand Of 'Children's Television' Comes To Europe

2009-11-25T03:39:00.003-05:00

I suppose it was only a question of time before we saw this:Hamas site encourages Europe attacksThe educational content of the Hamas children's Web site Al-Fateh (The Conqueror) is not a form of pedagogy, but an "indoctrination to suicide bombing," said David Oman, the director of communications for the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-SE) on

"Kick A Jew Day"

2009-11-25T03:03:00.003-05:00

Unbelievable:There are disturbing accusations of anti-Semitism at a Collier County school. Ten students are serving suspensions for their roles in what was called "Kick a Jew Day" at North Naples Middle.We talked to one student Monday who said this was happening all over school. We also talked to several parents who are flat-out furious."Oh, I think it's horrible. I don't understand why they

It Has To Be Asked: Can Israel Trust The UN?

2009-11-24T02:00:00.003-05:00

In my post UN Cannot Unilaterally Declare A Palestinian State Because Of--The UN, I concluded thatWe still have to wait and see if the UN Security Council will uphold Resolution 242 in accordance with its actual intent.Evelyn Gordon is also not entirely certain that the UN can be counted on, noting that using the 1967 borders as the PA is seeking to dowould radically alter the existing