Archive for April 27, 2015

Abbas’ PA Arrests Gov’t Clerk for ‘Slandering’ Arafat on Facebook

Claim against Fatah arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat, as not have being a “martyr” on Facebook, sparks arrest after Birzeit University gives Hamas election win over Fatah.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is cracking down on dissidents, Palestinian Media Watch reports Monday, after it arrested a man for “slandering” Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader and arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat as not being a “martyr.”

Yasser Arafat, not yet dead

“The [PA] General Intelligence Service arrested today [April 25, 2015] Khalil Ali Afaneh, a clerk at the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Abu Dis, after he attacked and slandered Yasser Arafat, the eternal Martyr leader and the symbol of the Palestinian people,” official WAFA news reported last week. Continue Reading »

UN Secretary General says Palestinian militants in Gaza put UN schools at risk not Israel

Palestinian militants were the ones who risked the civilian population by hiding weapons at UN premises being used as emergency shelters, writes UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

By REUTERS

 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he deplores that a UN inquiry found “Israeli actions” killed at least 44 Palestinians and injured some 227 more at UN premises being used as emergency shelters during the 2014 Gaza conflict.

UNRWA school damaged by fighting in Gaza. – Photo: REUTERS

“It is a matter of the utmost gravity that those who looked to them for protection and who sought and were granted shelter there had their hopes and trust denied,” Ban wrote in his cover letter to a UN inquiry report into the incidents. Continue Reading »

Helicopter Rescue Four Israelis From Mount Everest

Israel’s gov’t says it is aware of 6 Israelis stuck on Langtang trail as trekker & his mother call for helicopter rescue.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Four Israelis caught up in the earthquake in Nepal were rescued Monday from Mount Everest by the Harel insurance company. The four had been trapped at high altitude and were rescued by helicopter.

Meanwhile, other Israelis left stranded by the devastating quake and their relatives are calling on the government to take immediate steps to rescue them as conditions worsen and the death toll rises.

Some 100 Israelis have still to make contact following the quake, but with electricity outages and appalling weather conditions, it could be difficult for many to do so. Continue Reading »

Jordanian Report: Our ‘Brothers’ Abandoned Us, We Can Only Rely on Israel

Jordanian columnist expresses concern since Arab countries have totally abandon the Hashemite Kingdom on all levels, to the only consistent, reliable and overtly friendly country in the region, the ‘Devil’ Israel.

By Hillel Fendel

 

A Jordanian columnist is extremely concerned that Arab countries have turned their backs on the kingdom, pushing it straight into Israel’s lap.

In the April 12 edition of the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour, columnist Maher Abu Tair sheds light on what he calls the “sad” contemporary situation in which the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan finds itself.

He accuses Arab countries of turning their backs on Jordan and abandoning it, pushing Jordan totally into Israel’s economic and political lap.

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Natanyahu warns Israel’s enemies: ‘Don’t threaten IDF soldiers. We will respond with force.’

By i24news

 

The Israeli military thwarted an attack on the Israeli-Syrian border on Sunday night, killing four terrorists in the process.

According to the IDF, a group of armed terrorists approached the border with an explosive device near the border town of Majdal Shams, which was intended to be detonated against IDF troops. In response, an IAF aircraft targeted the group and prevented the attack.

The IDF said in an official statement that it will not “tolerate any attempt to harm or violate Israeli sovereignty.” Continue Reading »

Israel Dispatches Massive Medical and Search & Rescue Teams to Nepal

Huge dispatchment of IDF first responders including full medical staff to set up & operate field hospital in Kathmandu.
• 250 Israelis still missing.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel on Sunday dispatched some 240 IDF soldiers to take part in search and rescue efforts in Nepal, which on Saturday suffered a 7.9 earthquake that left at least 2,000 people dead and many more unaccounted for.

Aftermath of Nepal earthquake – Photo: IsraAID site

Medical, logistics and rescue officers with Israel’s Home Front Command were among the delegation, which will establish a field hospital in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

In addition to aiding the local population, the IDF team will be tasked with finding and assisting an estimated 250 Israelis in Nepal who by Sunday afternoon had failed to make contact with family for friends back home. Continue Reading »

Anti-Hamas protest counters Palestinian conference in Berlin

Outside the ‘Palestinians in Europe Conference’ in Berlin, a counter-rally of some 50 activists organized by a coalition of Jewish & pro-Israel groups, demonstrated with banners like, “Free Gaza from Hamas” & “Make Peace Not War”

By Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

A small gathering of anti-Hamas protesters rallied in Berlin during the 13th edition of the Palestinians in Europe Conference, while pro-Palestinian demonstrators streamed through the German capital protesting against Israel.

The protest against the Conference of Palestinians in Berlin – Photo: Reuters

The situation of Palestinian refugees in Syria and the drafting of a declaration on Palestinian rights, such as the right of return, was to top the agenda at the one-day gathering, organized by the Palestinian Community of Germany and the British-based consultant firm Palestinian Return Centre. Continue Reading »

BREAKING: Israel Air Force just killed 4 terrorists who entered Israel from Syria with bombs

—- SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —-

IDF reports armed terrorists with explosives along the Israeli-Syrian border were en route to an imminent attack on our forces. The IAF has neutralized that threat.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Air Force struck and killed four terrorists who crossed into Israel from Syria and planted explosives near an IDF post on Sunday night, said a senior IDF source.

IAF F-16 ‘Fighting Falcon’. There are two versions operating today, whose Hebrew nicknames are Netz & Barak respectively. – IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The source declined to say which organization the terror cell belonged to, saying it was too soon for such details. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu to Nepal Search & Rescue teams: “This is the real face of Israel”

Israel’s PM Netanyahu & President Rivlin praise the Jewish State’s  Search & Rescue team members as they make their way to Nepal to aid trapped Israelis and injured locals.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Prime Minister Benjamin  spoke Sunday with the head of the Israeli rescue mission to Nepal following a devastating earthquake and wished him luck in their attempt to find the missing Israelis and help with local rescue missions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi, Haaretz)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – Photo: Olivier Fitoussi, Haaretz

Colonel Yoram Lerdo heads the team, which includes a mobile hospital and is charged with finding Israelis and helping the wounded or stranded. Continue Reading »

Survey: Young Arabs Less Obsessed with Israel-Palestinian conflict than ever before

The 7th annual Arab youth survey has shown that common attitudes of the past decade are shifting drastically away from the Israel-Arab conflict.

By Matt Wanderman

 

A new survey of Arab youth promises to be the clearest insight yet into public attitudes in the Middle East today. The Seventh Annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey found that young Arabs are opening up to new ideas and are changing their attitudes towards the West.

The pollsters questioned 3,500 Arabs between the ages of 18 and 24. The respondents came from 16 different countries and were split evenly between men and women. Continue Reading »

Israel Sends Search & Rescue to Airlift Surrogate Babies Out of Nepal By Helicopters

Since Kathmandu airport is closed following devastating earthquake, Israel Foreign Ministry sends search & rescue team Saturday night to evacuate newborns to Israel via India.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The 24 infants born in recent days to surrogate mothers in Nepal are waiting with their Israeli parents to be evacuated following the lethal earthquake which struck the area on Saturday morning.

Ohad Hitman with his partner and newborns

Ohad Hitman with his partner and newborns

Nine of the infants were born premature and one is in serious condition. The Foreign Ministry told Ynet that it planned to fly out the families in helicopters from Nepal to neighboring India because the airport in Kathmandu was closed.

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Car Terror: Four Policemen Struck in Third Attack in 24 Hrs

An Arab driver jumps curb to run down 4 police officers, one, a policewoman, is moderately injured.
• Earlier, Arab Stabbers shot dead, one in Hevron, the other in Jerusalem.

By Uzi Baruch, Gil Ronen

 

In what appears to be the third terror attack against Jews in about 24 hours, an Arab driver plowed down four people Saturday evening on the Kohanim Route in eastern Jerusalem.

Scene of car terror attack. – Uri Davis, Ichud Hatzala

MDA medics gave the four initial care and were evacuating them to Shaarei Tzedek hospital. One of the four, reportedly a Border Policewoman, is moderately injured, with wounds to the pelvis and extremities. Continue Reading »

Israel sends aid to Napal: 1,500 dead so far following ‘worst quake in 80 years’


Still unclear whether Israeli tourists are among casualties as Napal declares State of Emergency.

By i24news

 

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake caused large-scale casualties in Nepal on Saturday, with the death toll currently at 1,170, according to police.

“Nepalese people walk past collapsed buildings at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 25, 2015” – Photo: Prakash Mathema /AFP

Hundreds more are feared trapped in the ruins, Nepalese Home Ministry said. The South Asian country has declared a state of emergency.

“Deaths have been reported from all regions except the far west. All our security personnel have been deployed to rescue and assist those in need,” national police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam told AFP. Continue Reading »

Al-Jazeera reports: Israel’s Jets destroys missile bases in Syria

According to Al-Jazeera report, IAF fighter jets bombed bases along the Al-Qalamoun mountains, where long-range missiles are housed.
• IDF responds to queries: “We do not comment on foreign reports.”

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

Israel Air Force fighter jets struck Syrian military bases housing long-range missiles on Friday, the Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite television network said on Saturday.

IAF F-16 fighter jet – Photo: IDF SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE

According to the report, the bases, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, belong to Assad regime brigades that possess weapons such as Scud missiles. The attacks allegedly targeted multiple targets in the area.

The IDF Spokesman said, “We do not comment on foreign reports.” Continue Reading »

Twice Arab Attackers Shot Dead in Two Separate Attacks on Israeli Security Personnel

Magav (Border Police) shoot Arab attacker who stabbed Border Police officer in neck on Saturday, after killing Arab knife attacker on Friday.

By Roi Yanovsky

 

A Palestinian terrorist attacked a Border Police officer on Saturday evening, stabbing the Israeli in his neck with a knife near the Cave of the Patriarchs. The attacker rushed a combat unit, wounding one before the other soldiers fired at him.

At-Tur clashes – Photo: EPA

The officer was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in moderate condition; the terrorist succumbed to his wounds late Saturday evening.

Some 20 rioters were wounded on Saturday afternoon in East Jerusalem clashes which erupted after the thwarted terror attack in Ma’ale Adumim, in which the attacker was killed, according to the Red Crescent Society. Continue Reading »