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ICC Decision: Int’l Court Rejects Request to Investigate Mavi Marmara Raid By Israel Navy

International Criminal Court lawyers at the Hague, ruled maritime incident beyond their jurisdiction, though IDF may have committed war crimes during Mavi Marmara raid.

Reuters

International prosecutors have ruled there are grounds to believe war crimes were committed during an Israeli raid that killed nine Turkish activists in 2010, but decided the case is beyond their remit, according to court papers seen by Reuters.

The Hague, International Criminal Court. – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

The move by lawyers at the International Criminal Court is likely to enrage Ankara which accused its erstwhile ally Israel of mass murder after the commandos abseiled onto a flotilla challenging an Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: ICC, Mavi Marmara

israelandstuffcom | November 6, 2014

2nd Palestinian Driver Today Intentionally Drives Into Crowd – 3 Soldiers Hit

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This is a developing story

In the 2nd hit-&-run terror attack in 8 hours, Arab driver runs over IDF soldiers in Gush Etzion. This time, 3 soldiers injured.

By Yishai Karov, Tova Dvorin and Elad Benari

Three IDF soldiers were injured in a second terror attack on Wednesday evening – this time, in an attempt to run over soldiers in Gush Etzion.

Site of Gush Etzion terrorist attack – Har Hevron Regional Council

In the latest attack, a terrorist driving a Palestinian Arab commercial vehicle attempted to run over the soldiers as they were on duty near a guard stand outside of Kafr Al-Arub. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Palestinian attack, Palestinian terrorist, terrorist attack

Amnesty International Strikes Hard at Israel, Neglects Condemning Hamas in Report

Israeli embassy in London said “the report does not mention the word terror in relation to Hamas or other armed Palestinian groups, nor mention tunnels built by Hamas to infiltrate Israel and perpetrate terror attacks…ignores documented war crimes perpetrated by Hamas…Instead, Amnesty serves as a propaganda tool for Hamas and other terror groups.”

By i24news

Amnesty International issued a harsh report Wednesday accusing Israel of committing war crimes in its 50-day summer war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian child sits above the ruins of his home, summer 2014 – Photo Courtesy Amnesty International

The report, titled “Families under the Rubble: Israeli attacks on inhabited homes,” accuses the Israeli military of “callous indifference” to civilians in its airstrikes on the enclave, that killed entire families. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Amnesty International, anti-Israel Propaganda, Operation Protective Edge, war crimes

White House Supports Suppression of Religious Freedoms to Jews on Temple Mount

State Dep’t spokeswoman confirms the Obama Administration supports Muslim ban on Jewish (or Christian) worship at Judaism’s most Holy site.

By Ryan Jones

In the wake of the attempted assassination of Rabbi Yehuda Glick, a prominent advocate of allowing Jews to worship atop the Temple Mount, the Obama Administration confirmed that it supports the suppression of full religious freedom at the Jerusalem holy site.

Arabs on the Temple Mount – Taken from Israel Today

During a press conference last Friday, State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki was asked to articulate the White House’s reaction to the shooting of Glick, a US citizen, by a Palestinian Muslim terrorist.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Freedom of Religion, Jen Psaki, Temple Mount, US State Department

If Hezbollah attacks Israel, IDF will raze Lebanon to the ground

In response to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s threat to strike Israel’s main airport & harbors with missiles in a future war, Israel’s Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz warned that should that happen, “we will return it [Lebanon] to the Stone Age.”

By Daniel Siryoti

It did not take long for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to respond to a recent comment by a senior defense official saying that Israeli airports would be shut down from the first day of any future war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah – Photo: AP

In a speech given from an undisclosed location in Beirut on Tuesday, Nasrallah said, “The Israeli officer was right.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Yisrael Katz

Minister Naftali Bennett: ‘Jerusalem terror driver was Abbas’s emissary of death’

“PA President Mahmoud Abbas encourages terrorism,” said Minister Naftali Bennett (Bayit Yehudi)

“This is a direct result of the continuing incitement,” said MK Alex Miller (Yisrael Beytenu)

MK Danny Danon (Likud) said Abbas’s letter of condolence to the family of the terrorist who shot Temple Mount activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick last week encouraged this Wednesday’s terror attack.

By LAHAV HARKOV

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas encourages terrorism, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said after the vehicular attack in Jerusalem Wednesday.

Naftali Bennett. – Photo:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST

“[Abbas] is the driver in the car of death in Jerusalem and the terrorists are his emissaries,” Bennett declared. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Palestinian attack, Palestinian terrorist, terrorist attack

Arab Terrorist Shot Dead in Jerusalem After Driving into Crowd Killing 1

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WATCH: After violent morning clashes on Temple Mount, Palestinian plows into group of pedestrians in East Jerusalem, leaves his vehicle & continues his violent attack with a metal bar until shot dead by police.

Noam (Dabul) Dvir

A pickup truck rammed into a group of pedestrians waiting for Jerusalem’s Light Rail, killing one person and wounding a number of others, in what seems to be an additional terror attack on Wednesday. The suspected terrorist was identified as a Hamas operative from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat.

Scene of attack – Photo source: Ynet

According to the police a “a vehicle struck a number of people in Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Palestinian attack, Palestinian terrorist, terrorist attack

EU’s new foreign policy chief wants a Palestinian state within next 5 years

Federica Mogherini, who took over from Catherine Ashton on Saturday as EU foreign policy chief, says reaching Israeli-Palestinian peace will be main goal of her term.

By Haaretz

The European Union’s new foreign policy chief said on Monday that she wants to see the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of her five-year term in office.

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, November 4, 2014 – Photo: Reuters

Federica Mogherini told reporters that one of her main goals will be to work toward peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and that she intends the EU to be more intimately involved in the Middle East than in the past. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: EU, Israel Palestine, Middle East peace

Israel Police Arrested 3 Jerusalem Arabs for Destroying Jewish Gravestones

Israel Police in Jerusalem makes arrests after dozens of headstones & memorials were smashed on the Mount of Olives.
• One 22 yr-old suspect, denies allegations, but 2 minors admitted to detectives to defacing graves & went on to implicate additional suspects.

By Israel Hayom Staff

Detectives and investigators from the Jerusalem Central Investigative Unit of the Israel Police arrested on Monday three Arab residents of the A-Tor neighborhood in east Jerusalem suspected of vandalizing Jewish gravestones on the Mount of Olives.

One of the gravestones defaced on the Mount of Olives – Photo: Israel Police Spokesperson’s Unit

The police launched the investigation after dozens of headstones were discovered, smashed.

Category: Israel News | Tags: grave desecration, Jewish cemetery, Mount of Olives, Palestinian violence, vandalism

Israel’s Plant for Producing F-35 Stealth Aircraft Wings Opens

Defense Minister acknowledges that this $2.7B deal between Israel & the US for F-35 wing production proves a strong bond with Washington, despite past arguments.

By Orly Harari

Israel Aerospace Industries inaugurated Tuesday a new plant for the manufacture of American fighter pilot wings for F-35 aircraft near Ben Gurion Airport.

F-35 Lightning II – Photo: US Air Force

As part of the deal, the IDF will receive 19 stealth aircraft at a cost of $2.7 billion, which will be deducted from US aid funds to Israel.

In exchange, every year – starting in 2016 – the new plant is expected to provide about a third of the world’s production of F-35 wings, with about 810 wings per year – a production volume worth roughly 2.5 billion dollars. Continue Reading »

Category: Jewish News | Tags: F-35, IAI, Israel US

The Evangelical Christian vote will be major influence in US midterm elections

Two different surveys show Evangelicals are supporting Republican candidates that are pro-Israel & will defend & promote common interests of America’s closest mid-East ally.

By ARIEL COHEN

Religious influence on the American public sphere is steadily decreasing, but the vote of the Christian political right is gaining momentum,according to polling. Traditionally, this active religious group has continually placed supporting Israel at the forefront of their political agenda.

United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. – Photo: REUTERS

Today, Americans head to the polls to cast their vote in the 2014 midterm elections. This year, it looks likely that the American Senate will gain a Republican majority, thus completely shifting the focus of the government and derailing much of the current Democratic agenda.

Category: The Diaspora | Tags: elections, Evangelical Christians, Israel US, politics

Israel Embassy Warns Irish Gov’t of Impending Legal Action Against Fake Tweets

Israel’s Embassy informs Irish Department of Foreign Affairs with legal actions against culprits, including the students behind inauthentic satirical Tweets published on popular Irish student website.

By Itamar Eichner

The Israeli Embassy in Ireland is battling a new threat these days – fake Tweets. Unknown perpetrators attempted to discredit the embassy by uploading a screenshot of fake Tweets to Reddit Ireland, purporting to come from the Israeli Embassy’s official account, which taunted the Irish government and people.

The Irish student website oxygen.ie fake article about fake Israel Embassy tweet.

A few weeks later, a popular Irish student website, oxygen.ie, mocked the scandal by putting up its own version of fake Israeli embassy Tweets, which were posted on the satire section of the site. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: anti-Israel Propaganda, Israel Ireland, Twiter

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WATCH: So…who harasses the Jew walking in NYC for 10 hours?

The video clip, ’10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Jew’ illustrates how comedian Scott Rogowsky was constantly being urged to daven, to ‘do a mitzvah’ and even to sniff an etrog!

By Haaretz

Like many viral videos before it, the clip “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman” has spawned numerous parodies, including “10 Hours of Walking in Bangalore as a Techie,” “10 Hours of Walking in Berlin as a Man,” “10 Hours of Walking in World of Warcraft” – and now “”10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Jew.”

A still from “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Jew.”

Category: Jewish News, The Diaspora, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Jewish World, Jews in America, Orthodox Jews