The Iron Dome rocket defense system intercepted five rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza at Ashkelon early Thursday morning. An additional rocket may have landed in an open, uninhabited area.
the Iron Dome – photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit
There were no injuries in the Palestinian attack.
On Monday, the Israel Air Force struck two targets in Gaza evening in response to rocket fire on southern Israel earlier in the day. Continue Reading »
By Yitzhak Benhorin
WASHINGTON – A US-Iranian engineer was arrested at Newark International Airport while attempting to smuggle secret documents to Iran – among them the blueprint for the coveted F-35 multi-role fighter jet, which Israel is set to receive in 2016.
F-35
Mozaffar Khazaee, a former US defense contractor employee, was arrested on January 9 at Newark International Airport in New Jersey following the first leg of his flight to Tehran via Germany. Continue Reading »
Prayers were recited at synagogues and mosques across the country at the request of the king upon learning that Morocco may suffer a drought this year.
King Mohamed VI of Morocco. – Photo: AP
At the request of the king, prayers for rain were held over the weekend at synagogues throughout Morocco.
The prayers were recited on Saturday, one day after Muslims said similar prayers in mosques at the request of King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan daily Le Matin reported. The king made the request upon learning that Morocco may suffer a drought this year. Continue Reading »
By Tova Dvorin and Ari Soffer
Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen, whose son Neria Cohen was murdered in the Mercaz HaRav attack in 2008, was violently attacked by Arab youths as he visited his son’s grave on the Mount of Olives yesterday.
“Yesterday I went with my wife and children to my son’s gravesite,” the Rabbi recounted, in an interview with Arutz Sheva. “At the end of the road on Mount of Olives, I saw a group of Arab youths – they immediately began throwing stones at our car.” Continue Reading »
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday the staggering find of a large number of ancient pottery pieces, fully intact and safely stored…in a basement.
Ancient Pottery – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority
It all began with a phone call to the IAA: “In my basement there are full boxes of ancient vases and pottery, that a member of my family, a fisherman, left before he died…” said Osnat Lester, a resident of Galilee town Poriya Illit. Continue Reading »
By Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
Mahmoud Abbas – “the president of the state of Palestine,” chairman of the Palestinian Authority, leader of the PLO, and head of Fatah – must recognize that he is not a serious partner for negotiating with Israel because he does not have the authority to make decisions for the Palestinian people. Continue Reading »
By Reuter
The office of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon issued a statment on Tuesday, saying:
Continue Reading »Israel and the United states share a common goal to advance the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians led by Secretary Kerry.
We appreciate Secretary Kerry’s many efforts towards that end. The defense minister had no intention to cause any offense to the secretary, and he apologizes if the secretary was offended by words attributed to the minister.
A federal judge said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd did not infringe five patents related to the painkiller OxyContin, helping push shares of the world’s largest generic drug manufacturer up 6.7 percent on Tuesday.
Teva’s factory in Hungary. – Photo: Bloomberg
Earlier in the day, Teva executives said at a JPMorgan healthcare conference that they were confident a new version of its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone that requires less frequent dosing will soon win regulatory approval for use in the United States. Continue Reading »
By Ynet
Twitter suspended the official English account of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades – the military wing of Hamas – without warning the group, the Palestinian news site Safa reported over the weekend.
Hamas graduation ceremony
The supervisor of the terrorist group’s account said the social media organization suspended the organization’s account on Thursday after being pressured by Zionist groups and Christians.
In a statement on the Qassam Brigades’ website, the account manager said Twitter closed the account because of an image published depicting Palestinian resistance to the West. Continue Reading »
Palestinian Authority-based news agency Maan reported Tuesday that Israeli military vehicles crossed into northern Gaza for surveillance activities on Monday.
Bayt Lahiya region – Google Earth
The limited incursion took place in a border region near Beit Lahiya, witnesses told Maan. Separately, Israeli warships opened fire at Palestinian “fishermen” off the coast near al-Sudaniyya west of Beit Lahiya.
No injuries were reported, but the fishermen fled and were unable to continue fishing, the outlet said.
View original Arutz Sheva publication at: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/176276#.UtV3GbSPlgh Continue Reading »
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did damage control on the Israel-US relationship in his speech in honor of the Knesset’s 65th birthday, following Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon’s comments about US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on a tour of the Syrian-Israeli border in December 2013.- Photo: Ariel Hermoni/Defense Minister
“Even when we have disagreements with the US, they are always on the heart of the matter, not on the merits of an individual,” Netanyahu said in an apparent dig at Ya’alon, who, according to a Yediot Aharonot report, accused Kerry of being “messianic” and “delusional” when it comes to negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Continue Reading »
By Elior Levy
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah got into a row with Israeli policemen who stopped him Tuesday for reckless driving near Ramallah, calling one of them a “dog”.
A crowd gathers around Palestinian PM hHamdalla – Photo: Studio Farah, Ramallah
After the prime minister and his convoy were pulled over on Route 60, a crowd of Palestinians gathered around the vehicles. Continue Reading »
Police officers from Maaleh Adumim and border police have discovered an illegal weapons cache in the Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled village of Azariya, located off Highway 1, several minutes outside of Jerusalem on the way to Maaleh Adumim.
Captured weapons from Azariya smuggling – Police Spokesperson Unit
During the police search, components of various weapons models were found, along with tools to clean and equip them, as well as ammunition consisting of over 100 bullets of different types. Continue Reading »
Turkish media said police have carried out raids in six Turkish cities, detaining several people allegedly linked to Al-Qaida, including an employee of a prominent Islamic charity.
A crowd greets the Mavi Marmama, the lead ship of the ‘Gaza flotilla,’ upon its return to Istanbul, Dec. 26, 2010. – Photo: AP
The aid organization, IHH, confirmed Tuesday that its storage facility near the Syrian border was searched and an employee was detained. Continue Reading »