Archive for November 18, 2014
Epitome of Savages: Terrorists’ Families Celebrate Butchering Jews
Families of the terrorists who butchered their prey as they were worshiping, celebrate the attack, hailing them as martyrs and heroes.
By Elior Levy & Yoav Zitun
The families of the two terrorists who killed four people in a brutal attack in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday morning have hailed the two as heroes, as candies to celebrate the attack were handed out in the West Bank and Gaza.
Sweets handed out in Gaza to celebrate the attack – Photo: Reuters
Alaa Abu Jamal, a cousin of the terrorists, said that Israeli policies were to blame for the attack at the synagogue, when the two entered the compound during morning prayers, armed with meat cleavers and a gun. Continue Reading »
Synagogue Massacre Claims 4 Butchered, 8 Wounded by Arab Savages
Rabbi Moshe Twersky of Torat Moshe yeshiva identified as one of the four murdered during morning prayers in barbarous attack on Har Nof synagogue.
By Ari Soffer
One of the victims of this morning’s deadly attack at a Jerusalem synagogue has been identified as the “Rosh Kollel” of the Torat Moshe yeshiva, Rabbi Moshe Twersky.
Torat Moshe Yeshiva, sometimes called ToMo for short by its students, is an advanced level English-speaking yeshiva named for Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik and founded by his grandson, Rabbi Moshe Meiselman.
Rabbi Twersky was among four people murdered when two Palestinian terrorists stormed the Kehillat Bnai Torah Yeshiva Synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood armed with axes, knives and guns during morning prayers. Continue Reading »
UK-based newspaper: Kerry Threatened Abbas by Imposing Sanctions Over UN Bid
Palestinian sources tell London Arabic based daily that Kerry threatened PA president with financial & political sanctions should he turn to UNSC.
By Elad Benari
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry threatened to impose sanctions on the Palestinian Authority (PA) if it goes ahead with unilateral moves, such as asking the United Nations Security Council to set a deadline for Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria, the London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed newspaper reported on Monday.
Kerry and Abbas meet at the latter’s home in Amman, Jordan – Reuters
Speaking on condition of anonymity, official sources confirmed to the newspaper that Kerry called PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and warned him against taking any unilateral measures, threatening to impose financial and political sanctions on the PA. Continue Reading »
German Air Force planes to get Israeli anti-missile lasers installed
Elbit was awarded the contract by Germany’s DIEHL Defence company, and within a year, the system will be operational on new German A400M Airbus aircraft.
“Designed to protect large military and commercial aircraft against attacks by ground to air heat seeking man-portable missiles (MANPADS), the J-MUSIC systems, will be integrated into a multi-turret DIRCM (Direct Infra Red Counter-Measures) system, ensuring 360 degree protection of the aircraft,” Elbit said in a statement. Continue Reading »
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Kosovo Desperately Seeking Official Israeli Recognition
In an exceptional visit to Jerusalem, the Assistant to Kosovo’s Foreign Minister tried to gain official recognition for her tiny, fledgling country.
By Hanno Hauenstein
Earlier this month, Ines Demiri became the first Kosovar official to come on a mission to Israel. Demiri did not manage to ease Israel’s firm objection to officially recognize her tiny, fledgling state. Nevertheless, she prefers to look at the glass half full: “I was invited by the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs,” she tells i24news in an exclusive interview. “That shows good relations exist between Israel and Kosovo. We tried our best to convince them of an affirmative decision.” Continue Reading »
WATCH Israel’s Prime Minister Addresses the US: REMEMBER! – Iran is not your friend, it seeks your destruction!
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday, saying in an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation”, ‘Iran cannot be allowed to become a nuclear threshold state.’
• PM: Israel supports the U.S. in the fight against the Islamic State group.
By Shlomo Cesana, Eli Leon & Israel Hayom Staff
With the Nov. 24 deadline for a nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran fast approaching, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday that any deal allowing Iran to maintain enrichment capabilities, essentially making it a threshold nuclear state, would be bad for the world.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – Photo: AP
In an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Netanyahu delivered perhaps his sternest note of caution to date to the U.S.
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Tags: Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran Nuclear threat
Israel to provide gay-appropriate ID cards for children of same-sex parents
Coming out this month will be new ID cards of same-sex parents’ children, that will include gender accurate titles for each parent, i.e. ‘Mother’s name’ or ‘Father’s name’ indicated twice.
By Omri Efraim
Israel is set to launch new ID cards for the children of same-sex couples. The cards will permit both fathers or mothers to be registered as the child’s parents – regardless of whether they are the biological parent or not.
Old Israel ID, Father’s name: Aviva (Vivian)
Ynet has learned that the Population, Immigration and Border Authority (PIBA) will mint the new ID cards by the end of the month and they will have gender appropriate titles for both parents, with ‘Father’s name’ or ‘Mother’s name’ appearing twice instead on once each. Continue Reading »
Unable to Enter Gaza, UN Gaza Investigative Committee Hears Testimonies in Jordan
Jerusalem has forbidden entry into Gaza and the West Bank by the UN team which is seeking possible war-crime charges against Israel during the last Gaza war.
By Haaretz
The United Nations committee investigating possible war crimes by Israel during last summer’s Gaza war has spent the past week in Jordan, listening to the testimonies of victims’ families and civil society organizations, Ma’an Palestinian news agency reported on Sunday.
Rubble of destroyed buildings from the 50-day conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Shejaiya, Gaza Strip, October 12 ,2014. – Photo: AFP
The committee, which was appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council, has been denied entry to the West Bank and Gaza by Israel. Continue Reading »
Secret Document Revealed to Foreign Ministry Proves EU Sanctions Policy Against Israel
Israeli diplomats learned the EU has secretly distributed a document to member-states outlining harsh restrictions against Israel for ‘red lines’ – like new home construction for Jews in Jerusalem.
By Ari Yashar
The European Union (EU) has sent a secret document to its 28 member states detailing sanctions to be taken against Israel, if it takes moves the EU feels compromises the creation of an Arab state of ‘Palestine’ inside Israel.
The paper, drafted by the European External Action Service (EEAS), was distributed to European diplomats who were told not to show it to Israel yet, according to Haaretz. Continue Reading »
Arab citizens strongly object to the ‘Jewish State’ bill, but many Druse show support
Jewish and Arab customers at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem. – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (Hatnua) postponed the Ministerial Committee for Legislation’s vote at the last minute on Sunday, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his support for the bill. Continue Reading »
Cuba Balks at Erdogan’s Proposal to Build Country’s 1st Mosque
Communist government unhesitatingly says ‘no thanks’ to Turkish leader’s offer during a speech in which he claimed ‘Muslims discovered the Americas centuries before Columbus.’
By Ari Soffer
Cuba has reportedly rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s offer to build the country’s first mosque.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – AFP/File
Erdoğan’s offer came during a speech in Istanbul to Muslim leaders from Latin America, in which he made the bizarre claim that Muslims discovered the Americas nearly three centuries before Christopher Columbus.
“Muslim sailors arrived in America from 1178,” Erdoğan said at the televised address.
“Columbus mentioned the existence of a mosque on a hill on the Cuban coast,” he added, and said that Ankara was even prepared to build a mosque at the site mentioned by the Genoese explorer. Continue Reading »
Amnesty International’s Collapse Into Deceit, Dishonesty, Immorality
Amnesty Int’l, an organization once respected around the world, has hit a new low in comparing Israel to ISIS.
• The director of Amnesty International Finland, Frank Johansson, called Israel a “scum state” on his blog in August 2010.
• Amnesty International Australia has had to repeatedly apologize for anti-Semitic Facebook posts praising Hitler, calling Jews cancer, and calling for death to Jews.
By David Lazarus
On November 5, 2014, Amnesty International published its latest assault on Israel in yet another tirade accusing the Jewish state of genocide and other war crimes.
Later that same day, in a Twitter post by a senior Amnesty official, Israel was directly equated with ISIS, the barbaric jihadist terrorist organization. Continue Reading »
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Trans fats foods prohibited from University of Haifa campus
Taking a leaf from the pro-health book of former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the University of Haifa has become the first to bar the sale of non-healthy trans fat food on campus.
Healthy Food [illustrative]. – Photo:REUTERS
The university, which has a school of public health and is proud of its environmentally friendly “green campus,” also continues its efforts to contribute to the health of its students, faculty and other staff. Continue Reading »
Israeli New Shekel Exchange Rate