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| July 16, 2012
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Anti-Israel Billboards on Display at NY Metro Train Stations

Ad campaign completely ignores facts, including the history of land ownership prior to 1948, and Israel’s repeated efforts to exchange land for peace.


 

Billboards with a series of maps that purport to show Israel’s continued and systematic expropriation of ‘Palestinian land’ have gone up at suburban New York train stations, including heavily Jewish populated Westchester County, the JTA reported.

The ads depict a succession of shrinking Palestinian territories in four maps and are accompanied by a statement that reads: “4.7 million Palestinians are classified as refugees by the United Nations.” The ad claims to cover “Palestinian loss of land” from 1946 to 2010. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2012
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US Jewish leaders are ‘concerned’ over the Levy report

Report places 2-state solution & Israel’s standing in the international community in peril, 40 US Jews write in letter to Netanyahu.

By JTA

 

Forty American Jewish leaders sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday, expressing concerns about the findings of the Levy Committee regarding the legality of Jewish settlements in Judea & Samaria.

The Itamar settlement in the West Bank. – Photo: Abed Omar Qusini/Reuters

The letter was initiated and organized by the Israel Policy Forum.

“As strong advocates for Israel’s security and well-being as a Jewish and democratic state, we are deeply concerned about the recent findings of the government commission led by [retired Supreme Court Justice] Edmund Levy.

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| July 15, 2012
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Divestment Fails—At least For Now

Maybe the divestment movement will recede among America’s churches, having failed to achieve a single major sustained success.   But bias against Israel almost certainly will persist in many denominational policy stances.

For much of the last decade, int’l anti-Israel activists have targeted U.S. mainline Protestant denominations with pleas for divesting from firms doing business with Israel. There was reason: Official mainline Protestantism, pro-Israel during Israel’s early decades, became sharply anti-Israel starting in the 1970s. Influenced by liberation theology, liberal church elites understood Palestinians as oppressed Third World victims, and Israel as the Western imperialists, backed by America.

And although losing members since the 1960s, mainline Protestant denominations still have billions of dollars in endowments and pension funds. 

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| July 15, 2012
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It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… except if you’re Israeli

Jerusalem Int’l YMCA, insists that the absence of the Israeli flag does not mean “we don’t recognize Israel” • Jerusalem councilman: It is unbelievably insolent of the YMCA to be a guest in a country, sit in its capital, and then spit on its institutions.

By Yori Yalon and Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

A summer camp at the Jerusalem International YMCA has provoked outrage after organizers refused to include an Israeli flag with a collection of national flags from around the world currently adorning the building.

Flags at the Jerusalem YMCA building. But where is Israel’s?
Photo credit: Oren Nachshon

The Jerusalem International YMCA, a cultural and sports center and subsidiary of the global Young Men’s Christian Association, has traditionally promoted friendship between Christians, Muslims and Jews with countless joint cultural and sports events.

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| July 15, 2012
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‘Better Place’ launches its commercial electric cars

Better Place touts lower cost, no emissions, silent motors & the lack of gasoline dependence for its cars.

 

Better Place Israel announced the commercial launch of its Renault Fluence Elictric Vehicles Sunday, almost six months after the first EVs hit the road on the company’s fourth anniversary in January.

THE FLUENCE ZE (Zero Emission) - Photo: Nadav Shemer

THE FLUENCE ZE (Zero Emission) – Photo: Nadav Shemer

A television,  newspaper and Internet advertising campaign, run under the slogan “It’s not foreverybody,” will introduce arguments in favor of electric vehicles and present the types of people Better Place believes are not suited to them. The expressed advantages include cost, no emissions, silent motors and lack of gasoline dependence.

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| July 15, 2012
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Report: Hezbollah’s drone crashed in Lebanon

Lebanese report says UAV crashes in Baalbek town of Younin. Crash site cordoned off then ‘sanitized’ 

By Roi Kais

 

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle belonging to Hezbollah crashed in northeast Lebanon Saturday, Lebanon’s Christian channel MTV reported. No additional details were immediately available. The channel is not affiliated with Hezbollah.

Israel’s ‘Shoval’ (UAV-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). NOT the type used in Lebanon – Photo: courtesy of the Israel Air Force

Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that eye witnesses noticed an unidentified object falling from the sky in the Baalbek town of Younin. The object, which was in flames, led to a fire in the area prompting Civil Defense teams and security agencies to the scene. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2012
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The Suspect detained in Cyprus was planning Attack on Israeli targets for Hezbollah

According to the local media reports, the Lebanese man, who collected information on Israeli tourists in Cyprus, admitted after his arrest, that he was a member of the Hezbollah .

By Barak Ravid

A Lebanese man who was detained by Cyprus police for planning attacks against Israeli tourists was planning the attacks for Hezbollah, local media quoted security officials as saying on Saturday.

El Al plane

An El Al jet: The suspect had information on Israel-bound flights. – Photo by Archive

According to press reports from the newspapers Sigma Live and Phileleftheros, security forces in Cyprus arrested a 24-year-old Lebanese citizen, who also holds a Swedish passport, after receiving information from Israeli intelligence. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2012
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The Torah is Israel’s Defense against Evil, Says Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

The I.D.F. defends Israel against its enemies, but the Torah is the ultimate weapon against evil, proclaims former Chief Sephardi Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

 

The IDF defends Israel against enemies, but the Torah is the ultimate weapon against evil, says former Chief Sephardi Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.

Torah scroll

Torah scroll
(file)

The revered rabbi, who also is the spiritual leader of the Shas party, delivered his weekly broadcast sermon Saturday night in the wake of attempts by the government to prepare legislation requiring the enlistment of all Israelis, including those who study Toray day and night. They have largely been exempt from serving in the IDF ever since the re-establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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Experts: U.S. Cyber War on Iran is only Beginning

Experts believe the U.S. cyber war against Iran’s nuclear program is only just beginning and could escalate.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

 

A U.S. cyber war against Iran’s nuclear program may have only just begun and could escalate with explosions triggered by digital sabotage, experts told AFP on Friday.

Although the Iranian regime remains vulnerable to more cyber attacks in the aftermath of the Stuxnet worm that disrupted its uranium enrichment work, Tehran may be receiving help from Russian proxies for its digital security, some analysts said.

According to David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program is “really not that well protected” from more digital assaults and Iran will be hard-pressed to safeguard its uranium enrichment efforts from tainted software. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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Nigeria’s black Jews are re-discovered

New Yorker’s documentary takes in-depth look at the Igbo tribe in Nigeria & their path at rediscovering their Jewish heritage

By Tali Farkash

 

 

A new documentary by New Yorker Jeff Lieberman called Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria is taking an in depth look into one of the most unique ‘Jewish’ communities in the world: The Igbos of Nigeria.

Lieberman’s film is a rare testimonial to the daily life of a group that for years has been living off the official Jewish radar and in a political atmosphere of massacres between Christians and Muslims with the constant threat of destruction over their heads. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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Turkish military now tries to downplay speculation over jet downed by Syria

Speculation in Turkey has been mounting since their armed forces released a written statement on Wednesday that appeared to contradict all previous official accounts of the June 22 incident.

By Reuters

 

 

The Turkish military on Friday tried to damp down speculation about the loss of one of its warplanes last month, repeating its assertion the jet was shot down by Syria and by something other than anti-aircraft fire.

Speculation in Turkey has been mounting since the armed forces released a written statement on Wednesday that appeared to contradict previous official accounts of the June 22 incident and suggested the military may be revising its initial stance. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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Likud MK: Annex All of Judea and Samaria, Not Just ‘C Areas’

Member of Knesset Tzipi Hotovely, says plan for annexing ‘Area C’ first means recognition of Oslo framework.

By Gil Ronen

MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) called on the nationalist camp to work for full annexation of Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron) and not just “Areas C,” as has been suggested by Jewish Home candidate Naftali Bennett.

Speaking at the Second Conference for Applying Jewish Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria Thursday, MK Hotovely analyzed the psychological barriers that nationalists face when discussing the issue of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.

“When a right winger shows up for an interview he has one concern,” she explained. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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WSJ Report: US watching Syria move its chemical weapons stockpiles

The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. intelligence shows Syria has started to move some of its sizable arsenal of chemical weapons out of storage facilities• “This could set the precedent of weapons of mass destruction being used under our watch” • Over 200 people massacred yesterday by Syrian government forces, activists say.

By Reuters & the Israel Hayom Staff

 

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials said that Syria has started to move part of its chemical weapons arsenal out of storage facilities, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Archive photo of experts dismantling chemical warheads in Russia in 2006.
Photo credit: AP

The country’s undeclared stockpiles of sarin nerve agent, mustard gas and cyanide have long worried U.S.

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| July 14, 2012
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Wildfire breaks out in North, 1000 people evacuated

No injuries; fire fighters extinguish fire that broke out at Park Snir, between Kibbutz Maayan-Baruch and Kibbutz HaGoshrim.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A bush fire broke out Friday night in Park Snir between Kibbutz Maayan Baruch and Kibbutz HaGoshrim in the North.

Israeli Fire and Rescue Service plane - Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

Israeli Fire and Rescue Service plane – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

Large forces of fire fighters and police were called to the scene and managed to extinguish the fire after several hours.

The emergency services evacuated some one thousand people visiting the area including dozens of families who were camping in the region.

There were no injuries and the authorities said that there were no concerns regarding the safety of the kibbutzim residents. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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Abbas is seeking urgent aid on Saudi visit

Riyadh official claims PA ‘will no longer be able to pay wages as Ramadan approaches’

By AFP

 

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visited Saudi Arabia and met King Abdullah on Friday to seek urgent aid for his administration as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan nears.

Mahmoud Abbas Photo: AFP

Mahmoud Abbas
Photo: AFP

The leaders, who met in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, discussed “the financial crisis of the Palestinian Authority (PA) which will no longer be able to pay its employees as Ramadan approaches,” the Palestinians’ top diplomat in Riyadh said.

“President Abbas asked for the help of the Saudi kingdom which he thanked for its continued support to the Palestinians,” Jamal Shobaki told AFP. Continue Reading »

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