Archive for February 5, 2014

| February 5, 2014
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Leftists & Arabs Alike Angered Over Continued Jerusalem Building

On Wednesday 550 new housing permits were issued for growing Jerusalem neighborhoods.

Peace Now says it ‘shameful’.

By Arutz Sheva Staff and AFP

 

Left wing groups have condemned recently-announced decision to construct 550 housing units in Jerusalem Wednesday.

Archive photo of construction in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. – Photo: AP

The newly-issued building permits include 386 units in Har Homa, 136 units in Neve Yaakov and 36 units in Pisgat Zeev, according to AFP.

Issuing permits is one of the last stages before construction begins, which means building is likely to start in the coming weeks, according to the far-left Peace Now NGO. Continue Reading »

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| February 5, 2014
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Hamas renews its condemnation to peace with Israel

 

Hamas official in Gaza says Palestinians will not accept any agreement President Abbas signs with Israel, claiming peace-talks are aimed at “liquidating” true Palestinian cause.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Hamas on Tuesday reiterated its opposition to the peace talks with Israel.

The Palestinians will not accept any agreement that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signs with Israel, Hamas official Salah Bardaweel said. Bardaweel claimed that the current peace talks were aimed at “liquidating” the Palestinian cause.

IDF tanks and a flag being hoisted on the Gaza border – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

He criticized Abbas for telling The New York Times earlier this week that he would agree to the establishment of a demilitarized state. Continue Reading »

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| February 5, 2014
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Israel’s High Court cuts state funding for draft-dodging yeshiva students

 

High Court of Justice rules in an interim order forbidding the gov’t from funding yeshiva students whose draft date was delayed by defense minister.

By Aviel Magnezi

In a dramatic decision Tuesday, the High Court of Justice, composed of nine justices – with a majority of eight to one – issued an interim order forbidding the government from funding yeshiva students whose draft date was delayed.

An ultra-Orthodox soldier in the field. – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The decision applies to yeshiva students aged 18 to 20, who were served with enlistment orders beginning in August 2013 and have not reported at the recruitment center because of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon‘s decision to delay the draft date because “the question of jurisdiction over them is doubtful.” Continue Reading »

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| February 5, 2014
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Israel indicts Al-Qaida Palestinian for possession of biological weapons


West Bank Palestinian Samar al-Barak, intended on training others to use biological weapons, according to the charges in Israel’s military court.

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A Palestinian has been indicted in a military court on suspicion of being an Al-Qaida activist who possessed biological weapons and planned to train other Palestinians in their use.

Fighters from an al-Qaida-linked Islamist group in Mali.

Fighters from an Al-Qaida-linked group in Mali. Israel is also a target. – Photo: AP

Samar al-Barak was indicted after spending more than three years in administrative detention without trial – a detention the state defended before the High Court of Justice on the grounds that it was essential for security reasons.

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| February 5, 2014
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Kerry intensifies the drama to pressure Israel in any way possible

Kerry’s pretension in saving the world is unnecessary, because the world does not want to be saved. Neither the Jews, nor the Arabs, want to participate in this party, because they know they will not benefit from it.

By Karni Eldad

 

In American movies, there is usually good and evil and a clear end. More than that; American directors give so little credit to their viewers, that they instruct the composers of the soundtrack to prepare us for each scenario: If something is about to be scary or funny or romantic – we will know in advance.

US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Munich Security Conference in Germany – Photo: REUTERS

Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to intensify the drama and pressure us in any way possible, and he scares us with background music for the end of the Jewish state (because we will be outnumbered by the Arabs if we don’t give them a separate state). Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Gaza Brigade reservists to be deployed in sector 1st time in years

 

Gaza Brigade reservists are set to relieve regular Givati Brigade soldiers departing the sector for a routine, 3-week training rotation.

Move prompted by changes to military’s training, deployment plans following defense budget cuts.

By Lilach Shoval

 

 

The Israel Defense Forces has announced plans to reintroduce the operational deployment of reserve units in the Gaza sector within the next few months. Reserve soldiers in the Gaza Brigade will be deployed in the sector to relieve regular soldiers from the Infantry Corps’ Givati Brigade.

The Gaza sector is considered one of the military’s most active theaters [Illustrative] – Photo: Gideon Markowitz

The decision, made public on Monday, follows the IDF’s revision of its overall training plans as a result of cuts in the 2014 defense budget.

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| February 4, 2014
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London Daily: Hamas leadership blocks military section from striking Israel

 

Pay-back for IAF retaliatory strikes had been planned for last week but gov’t leaders held back.

Instead, Hamas re-deploys its rocket prevention force on their border with Israel.

By YASSER OKBI

 

 

Hamas canceled plans for retaliatory strikes against Israel last week at the urging of the head of the organization’s administration in Gaza,  the London-based pan-Arabic daily Asharq Alawsat reported on Tuesday.

IDF units prepare their tanks for the evening on the Gaza border. – Photo: Israel Spokesperson’s Unit


The Izzadin Kassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, had planned to launch rocket attacks on southern Israel in response to the Israel Air Force’s bombing of its headquarters last Thursday, but the political leaders of the terrorist organization vetoed the move. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Female Arab IDF Commander: “I Came to Serve My Country and My Home”

Mona Liza

 

Mono-Liza is a joy and inspiration to Israel.

 

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| February 4, 2014
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Gene Simmons Defends Israel Against US & UN Policies

Jewish rock star Gene Simmons of Kiss, born in Haifa Israel slams the US leadership and United Nations for their anti Israel politics.

Rock on Gene, keep saying it like it is.

 

Born in Israel under the name Chaim Witz, Gene Simmons relocated to Brooklyn at the age of 9 with his mother, a Hungarian immigrant and the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. Once in the States his name was changed to the more American-sounding Gene Klein, and he struggled to advance his understanding of English through watching television and reading comics.

During his school years, he developed an interest in horror and science fiction, for a while even publishing his own comics fanzine; but the Beatles phenomenon inspired a stronger urge to become a musician, and in 1967 he secured a second hand guitar from his mother to realize his ambitions. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Jordan Says No to Kerry’s Peace “Conspiracy” Plan

Sec. of State Kerry has not only escalated tensions between Israel & the Palestinians, but also between Jordanians & the Palestinians in Jordan.

Kerry will now have to find a way to calm Jordan’s King Abdullah and his constituents, before Jordan slips into civil war.

By Khaled Abu Toameh

 

Jordan’s government officials and ordinary citizens have come out against U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s proposals for reaching a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan, on May 22, 2013. (Image source: U.S. State Department)

The Jordanians fear that such an agreement would be concluded at their expense and undermine King Abdullah’s rule. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Rice slams Israeli officials on Twitter for ‘unfounded & unacceptable’ criticism of Kerry

 

Former US envoy to UN goes after Netanyahu & his cabinet ministers on Twitter for criticizing Kerry’s warning of growing boycott calls.

By Ynetnews

Kerry is not the only person who has warned of a looming increase in boycotts. Israeli business and political leaders have been vocal about their concerns on this matter. Last month, a delegation of captains of industry flew to the annual international business conference in Davos to warn Netanyahu that maintaining a growing and stable economy requires Israel to make peace with Palestinians.

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice (Photo: Shahar Azran)

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice – Photo: Shahar Azra

The US National Security Advisor Susan Rice has rapped Israeli officials for comments directed at Secretary of State John Kerry over the ongoing peace process with the Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Captain Tal Nahman, 21 – IDF Soldier Killed by Friendly-Fire

IDF officer killed in friendly fire incident when mistaken as a terrorist.

Captain Tal Nahman was 21 year-old from Nes Ziona. Family in shock.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The identity of the soldier killed Monday due to friendly fire near Gaza has been released: Captain Tal Nahman, 21, from Nes Ziona.

Capt. Tal Nahman - Courtesy of the Nahman family

Capt. Tal Nahman (ז”ל) – Courtesy of the Nahman family

Nahman was promoted to Captain posthumously. The funeral will take place at 3:00 pm Tuesday with a military ceremony at the cemetery in Nes Ziona.

Reportedly the incident occurred during a routine operation to prevent the placement of explosives on the Gaza security fence, as well as infiltration by Gazan terrorists. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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For many parts of Israel January was driest month in ages

Expert reports Israel’s record setting dry winter is caused by a phenomenon called “blocking,” where most rain systems are “stuck” in Western Europe.

By SHARON UDASIN
 

 

Although the northeastern US may have spent January pummeled by snowstorms and frigid temperatures, Israel last month was troublingly dry, experts from the Water Authority and Israel Meteorological Services said on Monday.

Sunset at the Kinneret - Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Sunset at the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) – Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Throughout the month, Lake Kinneret’s water level only rose 11 cm., while that of the Dead Sea dropped eight cm., according to the Water Authority’s Hydrological Services.

Nationwide the country has received only about 64 percent of its average annual precipitation since the beginning of the rainy season, the Water Authority said. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Tel Aviv construction site uncovered Byzantine period well

 

Work on site to continue after Byzantine period Water well unearthed during construction of medical clinic building in Tel Aviv. 

By Gilad Morag

 

Residents of the neighborhood of Ramat HaHayal in Tel Aviv were surprised to find that a well dated to the Byzantine period in Israel was unearthed in a construction site in one of the neighborhoods’ streets. The Israel Antiques Authority refused to provide details concerning the project.

construction site with Byzantine well - Ynet Screenshot: Gilad Morag

Construction site with Byzantine well – Ynet Screenshot: Gilad Morag

The findings were discovered last week, while excavation work was conducted at a construction site of a real estate project for doctors’ clinics. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2014
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Iran’s FM says recognition of Israel possible after peace with Palestinians

Iranian Minister says peace option possible once the Palestinian problem is solved.

Israel’s Defense Minister hears him discuss Holocaust as a ‘tragically cruel’ event.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister told German television on Monday that the Islamic Republic would not rule out recognizing Israel after an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listening during a panel discussion at the 50th Security Conference on security policy in Munich, Germany. Feb. 2, 2014.- Photo by AP

“Once the Palestinian problem is solved the conditions for an Iranian recognition of Israel will be possible,” the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview with the German TV station Phoenix, according to i24 News. Continue Reading »

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