Archive for August 2, 2015

Israel Discusses Peace with the Palestinians with Gulf States…and Hamas

Israeli strategists sense that a weakened Hamas might be ripe for a long-term hudna or ‘truce’ with Israel, instead of trying to strengthen the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority that rejects every attempt at peace.

By LESLIE SUSSER

 

A YEAR after last summer’s fighting and Gaza is still in ruins. Very little has been done to rebuild. Over 100,000 people are still homeless or living in decrepit bombed-out buildings. The economy has shrunk dramatically. At 43 percent, unemployment is the highest in the world.

Continue Reading »

2 Rockets Fired at Israel by Gaza Terrorists

—– Special Security Report —–

A day after Hamas calls for Palestinians to attack Israel following arson attack, 2 rockets hit area near security barrier.

By Ari Yashar

 

Two rockets were fired from Gaza and fell in the area of the security barrier on Saturday night.

The IDF is scouring the area to locate where the missiles fell, and to determine if they hit Israeli territory or remained in Gaza.

Hamas on Friday called for all able-bodied Arabs to attack IDF soldiers and “settlers as “legitimate targets,” after an Arab infant was killed earlier in the day in an arson attack in the village of Duma in Samaria. Continue Reading »

Berlin European Maccabiah’s Shabbat Dinner Breaks Guinness World Record

14th European Maccabi Games hosted 2,322 Jewish athletes from all over the world in Berlin for largest Shabbat Dinner ever. 

By POLINA GARAEV

 

The European Maccabiah set a new Guinness world record – and it had nothing to do with sports.

Screen Shot 2015-08-02 at 00.26.54

2,322 Jewish athletes from all over the world set a new Guinness world record for the biggest Shabbat dinner during the 2015 Maccabiah Games in Berlin July 31, 2015 – Photo: i24news/Polina Garaev

2,322 athletes participating in the games taking place in Berlin and guests of the Maccabi organization who gathered on Friday at the largest hotel in Germany, broke the record for the largest Shabbat dinner. Continue Reading »

Gaza’s New luxurious Tourist Resort Offer Privileged Palestinians the Good Life

Hamas’ new 163-room Blue Beach resort has become the crowning jewel of Gaza’s coastline, with many of the Strip’s elite flocking for a glimpse of the good life as they sit by its manicured poolside.

By Reuters

 

A luxurious new tourist resort has opened in the Gaza Strip, its manicured lawns, sparkling pool and private beach in stark contrast to the impoverished territory still struggling to recover from last year’s war. 

Blue Beach resort Gaza – Photo: Reuters

The Blue Beach Resort, made up of 162 chalet-style rooms set among palm trees and overlooking the Mediterranean, hopes to become the “most significant tourist attraction and entertainment venue in Gaza”, according to its website.

Continue Reading »

Palestinian Leadership’s Incitement Leads to 22 Jews Injured in 60 Arab Attacks

This week Palestinians threw firebombs & stones at Jewish people, their homes & cars all week long, yet the world’s mainstream media neglected posting most of the Arab’s terrorism.

By The Jewish Press

 

From last Friday to this Friday, 22 Jews were injured in 60 recorded terror attacks.

Israeli bus attacked by stone-throwers – Photo: Divuach Rishoni

The attacks include firebombs, targeted fireworks, stone-throwing, burned fields, firebomb attacks on Jewish homes and explosive devices.

 

READ the original Jewish Press publication and the list of the attacks, compiled by HaKol HaYehudi at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/22-jews-injured-in-60-arab-attacks-this-week/2015/07/31/ Continue Reading »

Gaza Reports 1 Dead, 1 Wounded by IDF When Approaching Border With Israel

Palestinian man shot dead and another Gazan wounded by IDF gunfire after they refused to turn back & continued to approach security fence on Israel’s border despite multiple warnings.

Ben Ariel, Canada

 

A Palestinian Arab man was killed and another wounded by Israeli gunfire in the northern Gaza Strip Friday after they approached the border with Israel, a medical official told the AFP news agency.

Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 27-year-old Mohammad Al-Masri died of his wounds after being shot near the border fence west of the Beit Lahiya area.

Another man was in a moderate condition following the incident, Qudra said. Continue Reading »