Opinion. Tradition . THE ISRAELI I A2. ELECTIONS AND D AT. OBAMAS THREAT. A LEADER A9. OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE. GILAD SHALIT MEETS LONE SOLDIERS A11 algemeiner THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 14 SHEVAT 5773 VOL. XXXVIII NO. 2087 1.00 PRINTED IN NEW YORK Exit Polls Benjamin Netanyahu the Next Israeli Prime Minister Nechemya Weberman, Convicted of Assaulting Young Girl, Sentenced to 103 Years in Prison BY ZACH PONTZ A judge today sentenced a member of the Brooklyn Orthodox community
A2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 Opinion . With a strong showing for security first and economy focused parties in Israels election, Israelis have made it clear that on the whole they are in a very independent frame of mind. The author is the editor of The Algemeiner and director of the GJCF and can be emailed at defunegjcf.com The Israeli Elections and Obamas Veiled Threat DOVID EFUNE N E W YO R K There is much to be said about Bloomberg Columnist Jeffrey Goldbergs recent report on President Ob
www.algemeiner.com World News . FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 A3 Former Romney Campaign Advisor Obama Intended to Meddle in Elections With Israel Comments BY ZACH PONTZ A former foreign policy adviser to Mitt Romneys presidential campaign tweeted Tuesday that during a recent trip to Israel two U.S. officials said recent comments by Barack Obama were intended to undermine Benjamin Netanyahus election bid. Dan Senor, who is also cofounder of the Foreign Policy Initiative, also tweeted that the off
A4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 World News . bombing and have urged the European Union to blacklist Hezbollah. The source, according to AlHayat, said Germany and France both opposed blacklisting Hezbollah as they believed the time was not right to destabilize Lebanon. On the other hand, the source added, the United States, United Kingdom and Israel were pressuring the EU on the matter. The EU is expected to discuss the issue of blacklisting Hezbollah in February, according to AlHayat. Report Bul
www.algemeiner.com U.S. News . FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 A5 Like Israelis, Neighboring Jordanians Will Head to the Polls This Week BY JNS.ORG Israel is not the only Middle Eastern country headed to the polls this week, as siding with the King and his tribal supporters. As a result, many in the Jordanian opposition, including Palestinians who comprise nearly half the popuward a constitutional monarchy. Last year he introduced reforms that will hand over more power to the newly elected parlia
A6 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 Opinion. Why Bibi is Not Intimidated by Obama SHMULEY BOTEACH N E W YO R K Im sure Jeffrey Goldberg got it right. Whatever the reason the President leaked his unhappiness with Bibi to Goldberg just a few days before the Israeli election whether in an effort to influence the vote against Bibi, serve payback to Bibi for a perceived preference for Romney, or because the President could simply no longer suppress his dissatisfaction it must indeed be unnerving to be
www.algemeiner.com Opinion Continued from Page A1 Elections Raam 3 Hadash 4 Channel 2 LikudBeytenu 31 Yesh Atid 18 Labor 17 Habayit Yehudi 12 Shas 12 UTJ 6 Meretz 7 Kadima 0 Hatnuah 7 Otzma 0 Balad 2 Raam 3 Hadash 4 Channel 10 LikudBeytenu 30 Yesh Atid 18 Labor 17 Habayit Yehudi 12 Shas 12 UTJ 6 Meretz 6 Kadima 0 Hatnuah 6 Otzma 0 Balad 2 Raam 3 Hadash 4 According to the Channel 2 exit polls, which are unofficial, the left wing bloc stands at 59 and the right wing bloc at 61. Channels 10 and 1
A8 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 Impressions . of one percent by the beginning of the Second World War...and most of the German Jews who saw Hitler win elections in 1933 died of natural causes, why, asks one scholar, all the disproportionate kerfuffle about Hitler and Jews and Auschwitz And so on and on ad nauseam, until all the spiteful questions combine into one How dare the Jews monopolize all that beautiful Holocaust suffering, which other groups would very much like, ex post facto, to share T
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A10 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 Tradition . and every moment even to ourselves. Man is a tree of the field. Appreciating the environment is not merely a crusade and another cause it reflects awareness of the Divine in all. In makes us more cognizant of every detail in life. How one virtuous deed affects the delicate balance on which the fate of the world hangs. You can have a positive impact on every person you meet and on every space you travel through. One act can save a life, and a life is a
www.algemeiner.com Social . FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 2013 A11 Film Director Goes to the Fans for Hebrew Hammer Sequel BY ZACH PONTZ When Jonathan Kesselman wrote the script for The Hebrew Hammer , he couldnt have imagined the following it would attract. Filmed in 2002, and released in 2003, its initial acceptance to Sundance Film Festival, and subsequent release in a handful of theaters across the country would signal a success for most any filmmaker. But it was soon plucked from possible obscur
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