Archive for March 24, 2015

21 Pretoria teens arrested after violent BDS protest in South Africa

After large BDS demonstration at Pretoria business selling Israeli-made goods, dozens of teens violently raid, loot & damage store while attacking employees. 

By Itamar Eichner

 

Dozens of anti-Israel activists raided a South African store which sells products made in the Jewish State, massively damaging the premises. At the end of the riot, Pretoria police arrested 21 teens between the ages of 16 and 18.

Boycott demonstration in Cape Town – Photo: AFP

The mob first protested outside the store in a demonstration organized by local groups seeking a boycott of Israel. Protesters carried signs saying “Israel is the devil” before some of them raided the store, throwing rocks, breaking equipment, and looting food products.

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Obama Sends Netanyahu a Message: ’50 Years of Occupation Must End’

Obama’s petty payback:
AFP
reports: White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said “an occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end.”

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The White House on Monday bluntly warned Israel that its “occupation of Palestinian land” must end, dismissing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s efforts to take back controversial campaign pledges.

Binyamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama – Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

The White House on Monday bluntly warned Israel that its “occupation of Palestinian land” must end, dismissing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s efforts to take back controversial campaign pledges.

In unusually tough language that underscores the fracture in relations between Washington and Israel, AFP reported, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said “an occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end.”

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Israel to host 5,000 techies from 50 countries at Cybertech 2015 conference

The 2-day cyber security exhibition in Tel Aviv will feature 100 Israeli startup enterprises that will present new developments & breakthrough technologies.

By Ilan Gattegno & Israel Hayom Staff

 

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Analysis: Palestinian Islamic Jihad growing strong in the West Bank

According to IDF assessments, decades of systematic indoctrination of antisemitism & hate created a new generation of Fatah Tanzim, that could pose a serious threat to Israel in the future.

 

Palestinian Islamic Jihad is gaining strength in Judea and Samaria, representing a new terrorist threat. Senior IDF officials from the Central territorial command consider Islamic Jihad to be a small yet highly focused entity, making it a dangerous and disturbing addition to the plethora of actors in the territories.

A Palestinian protester wearing a mask featuring the Palestinian flag, uses a slingshot to hurl stones towards Israeli troops in Bil’in. 

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Israel thanks US for abstention at UN human rights session on Gaza conflict

As part of an agreement asked by Israel, every year since 2013, the American delegation skips the Human Rights Council session during its ‘Agenda Item 7.’

By Itamar Eichner

 

The United States will not take the floor at the main UN human rights forum on Monday during the annual debate on violations committed in the Palestinian territories, as part of a previous agreement not to speak, a move praised by sources in Jerusalem. 

UN session – Photo: AFP

The European Union, however, reiterated “the urgency of renewed, structured and substantial efforts towards peace”.

“The US delegation will not be speaking about Palestine today,” a US spokesman in Geneva told Reuters in response to a query as the debate began. Continue Reading »

WATCH: Associated Press Deceitfully Distorts News Events to Besmirch Israel

Fresh examination into the duplicitous reporting by AP during the Gaza war, again demonstrates the importance of finding a honest news source.

By David Lazarus

 

It is estimated that the Associated Press (AP) news content is seen by half the world’s population, according to the wire agency’s website. Yet even this most highly respected of news agencies used staged pictures and omitted information in a reckless attempt to paint Israel as a rogue nation indiscriminately slaughtering women and children during last year’s Gaza war.

Staged photograph used by AP in their biased coverage of Israel

It is estimated that the Associated Press (AP) news content is seen by half the world’s population, according to the wire agency’s website.

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UNHRC to target Israel yet again seeking violations in Gaza and/or West Bank

New special rapporteur on Palestinian affairs will charge Israel with “deliberately” targeting civilian homes in Gaza during its conflict with Hamas last summer.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to hear in Geneva on Monday an initial oral report on the controversial Gaza probe as well as multiple other reports on alleged Israeli violations of human rights.

Geneva

A session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva underway. – Photo: REUTERS

The day will open with a short initial oral report from the Commission of Inquiry into Gaza, which is made up of a two-member investigatory team, headed by former New York Supreme Court judge Mary McGowan Davis. Continue Reading »

Israel advises France on strategy before resumption of P5+1 nuclear talks

Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister travels to Paris in attempt to ‘amend loopholes’ in current Iran deal, as French official openly admits Netanyahu overplayed his hand in Congressional speech.

By Reuters

 

Top Israeli envoys were sent to confer with French officials on Sunday about preventing what Israel considers an unfavorable nuclear deal with Iran after tensions surfaced between France and the United States over negotiation strategy.

Strategic Affairs Minister Steinitz and Prime Minister Netanyahu – Photo: Ohad Zwegenberg

Though France has demanded more stringent restrictions than other Western delegations during talks with Iran, one French diplomat played down Israel’s sway in Paris, saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had overplayed his hand in a March 3 speech to the US Congress.

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Israel Arrests 6 Hamas Terrorists in Nablus with Explosives

Six members of a new Hamas terror cell was busted while assembling explosives in Shechem (Nablus) by joint Shin Bet, IDF, & police operation.

By Cynthia Blank

 

The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), in cooperation with the IDF and the Israel Police, arrested six members of a Hamas terror cell in Qalqilya – it was cleared for publication on Sunday.

Bags of explosive materials confiscated by the Shin Bet from a suspected Hamas cell in Qalqilya – Photo courtesy: Shin Bet security agency

The six are accused of planning to carry out terror attacks inside Israel. It is suspected that the cell, controlled by Hamas officials in Gaza, was set up to inflame violence in Judea and Samaria during Operation Protective Edge. Continue Reading »

Israel Sends Aid to Cyclone-Ravaged Tiny Island Nation

Light Unto the Nations: IsraAID has dispatched an emergency team providing food, medical assistance & and other basic needs to help the citizens of Vanuatu.

Yossi Aloni

 

Israeli international aid organization IsraAID has dispatched an emergency team to the Oceanic island nation of Vanuatu after it was ravaged by a tropical cyclone.

Vanuatu – Courtesy Google Maps

More than 90 percent of the population of 250,000 has reportedly been left homeless and destitute by Tropical Cyclone Pam.

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IsraAID is joined in providing food and other basic needs by several other international aid agencies, as well as UN and local government bodies. Continue Reading »

Greek Orthodox priest applauds Netanyahu election win, urges continued coexistence

Father Gabriel Nadaf, the spiritual leader of the Israeli Christian Recruitment Forum writes in his congratulatory letter, “The incorporation of [Christians] is the key to partnership between segments of Israeli society, co-existence and showing Israel’s beautiful side to the world.”

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Bill Maher Justifies Netanyahu Campaign Comments – Sites Double Standard for Israel

WATCH: Comedian Bill Maher argues that Natanyahu’s invoking racist stereotypes is just part & parcel of the political game, used by Obama & other past presidents.

By NOA AMOUYAL

 

The American late night comedy landscape hasn’t been kind to Benjamin Netanyahu this election season. But on Friday, Bill Maher – always one in favor of shaking things up – came to the Prime Minister’s defense on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher.

HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher – Screenshot

Maher dismissed hypothetical comparisons by critics who compared Netanyahu’s controversial statement where he warned his Right-wing base of a strong Arab voter turnout to Romney making similar statements against African Americans in 2012. Continue Reading »

Ignoring PM’s clarification, US envoy to Israel says Obama to ‘reexamine policy towards Israel’

Dan Shapiro, the US ambassador to Israel said that the White House has no choice but to reexamine US policy towards Israel after a comment made by Netanyahu during his campaign differed from his former policy on the 2-state solution.

By Ynet

 

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said on Sunday that in light of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments denouncing his support for a Palestinian state, the US has no choice but to examine its next steps when it comes to its policy towards Israel: “This was not Israel’s stance until those comments. It is confusing and raises doubts regarding Israel’s true stance. Continue Reading »

Obama ignores Netanyahu’s clarification and ‘reevaluates’ American political support

Obama said on Friday his administration is evaluating options ‘to make sure that we don’t see a chaotic situation in the region’ based on Netanyahu’s pre-election comment of 2-state solution & his subsequent clarification.

By Ynetnews

 

US President Barack Obama said Friday he has taken Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his word that he doesn’t support a two-state solution, despite Netanyahu backtracking on his statement that a Palestinian state will not be formed under his watch.

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US President Obama – Photo: Reuters

“That is why we’ve got to evaluate what other options are available to make sure that we don’t see a chaotic situation in the region,” the president told the Huffington Post in his first public comments about Netanyahu’s win since the elections. Continue Reading »

Hamas Pledges to ‘Liberate’ PA From Fatah ‘Traitors’

Gaza leader promises war on Judea & Samaria, for takeover of Jerusalem in their effort to ‘liberate Palestine.’

By Dalit Halevi & Tova Dvorin

 

Hamas has pledged a takeover of Judea-Samaria Saturday, after one of its leaders declared “the liberation of all Palestine” – including the Palestinian Authority (PA) – a  strategic area of ​​utmost importance in implementing long-term objectives of the terror group.

Mahmoud Al-Zahar – Reuters

Speaking from an event  to mark the release of terrorist Ismail al-Zahar from Israeli prison after a 12-year sentence, Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar stated that there are “a thousand courses of action” to break the Israeli travel and import restrictions on Gaza, and he vowed to force Israel to release more terrorists, similar to the way prisoners were released as part of the Shalit deal.(i.e.

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