A woman who reported a vicious attack by an ad-hoc “modesty patrol” on a Jerusalem bus last month … says she was traveling to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City early on November 24 when a group of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men attacked her for refusing to move to the back of the Egged No. 2 bus … Shear, an American-Israeli woman who currently lives in Canada, says that on a recent five-week vacation to Israel, she rode the bus daily to the Old City to pray at sunrise. Though not defined … as a sex-segregated “mehadrin” bus, women usually sit in the back, while men sit in the front.
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[YouTube] Chad was also lucky to meet his future wife, Kathy Clark, at a party in 2000. Clark shared his interest in technology and in starting a family. She also turned out to be the daughter of James Clark, the legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur who founded or co-founded three billion-dollar-plus companies: Silicon Graphics, Netscape and Healtheon. His daughter, 36, is an intensely private person … She asked that I not reveal the names of the kids. Kathy and Chad have never before publicly discussed her father’s identity. Their reluctance is understandable: Jim Clark is one of the valley’s most revered figures, and because he runs a media-sharing website—Shutterfly, founded in 1999—it would be tempting to think he was the real force behind the video-sharing site his son-in-law was starting.
The Miss Universe Organization, owned by Trump and NBC, scheduled a news conference Tuesday to discuss Miss USA Tara Conner, who has come under fire amid reports she has visited bars, though she is not yet 21 … Conner, a 5-foot-5 blonde, has been competing in pageants since age 4 … “I am an easygoing, down-to-earth girl … Throughout my life, hardships and different experiences have made me a very humbled, yet strong individual. It is because of these life lessons that I have become the person I am today.”
Violence has flared since Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for new elections, a move the Hamas-led government branded a “coup” … While Fatah … controls the presidency, Hamas, which won elections in January, runs the government. Fighting between the factions has paralysed Hamas’ administration, which has also been crippled by an international embargo against it. Hamas refuses to renounce violence or recognise Israel – a crucial demand of the international community.
Tony Blair, visiting the West Bank on Monday, declared, “If the international community really means what it says about supporting people who share the vision of a two-state solution, who are moderate, who are prepared to shoulder their responsibilities, then now is the time for the international community to respond.”
After talks with Mr Blair, Israeli PM Ehud Olmert said “everything should be done” to strengthen the PA leader.
Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of the [Hamas] Palestinian foreign minister … in the tense aftermath of President Mahmoud Abbas’s call for early elections. Hours later a mortar attack on the presidential compound in the Gaza Strip wounded five people and a Palestinian civilian was killed in running gun battles.
[Foreign Minister] Zahar, a surgeon by training, is a Hamas hard-liner whom the Israeli government has tried to assassinate … For much of the past week, the armed wings of Fatah and Hamas have engaged in reprisal killings following the fatal shooting of the three young sons of a [Fatah] senior Palestinian intelligence officer … On Thursday evening, gunmen attacked the convoy of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, killing one of his bodyguards and wounding his son, a political adviser and others.
