Archive for January 11, 2016

Another Palestinian journalist arrested for reporting PA cooperation with IDF

 

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

Salim Sweden, a Palestinian journalist who works for the Ma’an news agency, was arrested by Palestinian Authority security forces on Sunday after he reported that the PA provided Israel information which led to the arrest of the gunmen suspected of killing Eitam and Na’ama Henkin on a West Bank roadway last October.
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Demand in China for Israeli partnership gains momentum at Beijing conference

 

90 Israeli companies participated at the economic conference in China to “reveal more information & data about Israel,” to further expand the economic cooperation between China and the Jewish State.

By Shoshana Miskin

 

China and Israel continue in their partnership as technological superpowers.

Last week, Israel sent a delegation to the two-day investors’ summit in Beijing, which was called “unprecedented’ by the Ministry of Economy and Industry. At the event, 150 corporate leaders from 90 Israeli companies met with investors from all over China.

Israelis in China – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The conference was held with the participation of Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Resources Yuval Steinitz, Ministry of Economy and Industry director general Amit Lang, and Ministry of Economy and Industry Division for Foreign Investment and Industrial Cooperation director Ziva Eger. Continue Reading »

Payback? Fire erupts after leftist NGO exposed for turning in Arabs to be killed

 

Foul play suspected at Jerusalem office of leftist NGO after being infiltrated & exposed for informing Abbas’ PA on Arab-land sellers, who then would be arrested & tortured before being sentenced to death.

By i24news

 

Arson is suspected in a fire that broke out on Sunday evening at the offices of the B’Tselem information center for human rights in Jerusalem’s Talpiot neighborhood.

Firefighters battle blaze at B’Tselem offices, Jerusalem, January 10, 2015 – Twitter

The fire department arrived at building of the controversial left-wing organization around 10:00 p.m. local time, and managed to quickly contain the fire, extinguishing it by 11:30 p.m. Continue Reading »

Jordan assigned to ‘inspect Israel’s violations’ at Temple Mount for ICC case

 

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Jordan has been appointed to form an international judicial committee to inspect Israel’s “violations” on the Temple Mount, Jordanian daily Al-Rai reported on Sunday.

Border Police officers patrol Temple Mount area. – Photo: REUTERS

This role was assigned to Jordan, which is internationally recognized as the preserver of the holy places in Jerusalem, during a conference that took place recently in Egypt, assembling Arab judicial experts. Continue Reading »

World’s largest media expo to showcase Israeli technology with own section

 

view videoThe annual National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas, undoubtedly the world’s largest media convention, will feature for the 1st time, a booth dedicated specifically to Israeli technology.

By Ynet

 

For the first time ever, Israeli technology will get its own booth at the world’s largest media and entertainment expo.

The National Association of Broadcasters expo, the largest media and entertainment convention in the world, is to feature a stand dedicated to Israeli technology for the first time – Photo: PR

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show displays the newest trends and innovations in the fields of digital media, from the creation and production stages to the broadcast stage on various platforms. Continue Reading »

Under public scrutiny Facebook backsteps on Anti-Israel Hate Pages

 

Only after being exposed by Shurat HaDin, a pro-Israel NGO law center, Facebook admits “mistake” and finally removes one anti-Israel hate-page after having previously removed equally inciting anti-Palestinian page.

By Paul Miller

 

In an email sent Wednesday afternoon to the Haym Salomon Center, Facebook rescinded its initial decision that a page that incited hatred and violence against Israelis met “community standards.”

Facebook founder and remarkably also Jewish, Mark Zuckerberg. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

“As you may have noticed, we have now taken down both those pages as we made a mistake earlier,” a Facebook spokesperson explained in the email. Continue Reading »

Haaretz publicly exposes IDF hero who infiltrated anti-Israel B’tselem, Ta’ayush

 

Ultra-leftist paper published the identity of a decorated IDF hero who infiltrated & exposed leftists’ groups that informed Abbas’ PA on Arab-land sellers, who then would arrest & torture suspects before sentencing them to death.

By Gil Ronen

 

The Haaretz newspaper has exposed the alleged identity of the young man who infiltrated leftist groups as part of an investigative report that was aired on Channel 2 last week.

The man, who was planted in the leftist groups by a group called Ad Kan, recorded the most damning documentary materials aired on the show, by use of a hidden camera.
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Israel Security Neutralizes Palestinian Terrorists Day by Day

 

IDF soldiers thwarted a terrorist attack by shooting dead 2 Palestinians who approached them brandishing long kitchen knives, in an attempted dawn stabbing attack at the Nablus checkpoint, Beqoat, in the West Bank.

By Yoav Zitun & Elior Levy

 

An attempted stabbing attack was foiled early Saturday morning when IDF soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who tried to attack them with knives at the Beqaot checkpoint in the northern West Bank.

The scene of an attempted stabbing attack in the Nablus area of the West Bank

The two soldiers, part of the new “Lions of Jordan” co-ed battalion, were at the Nablus-area checkpoint as part of routine security operations. Continue Reading »

Palestinian ‘incitement doll’ focus of British Parliamentary debate

 

Israel accused of using disproportionate force against Palestinian children throwing stones & calls to prepare a ‘black list’ of Israelis who detain & interrogate Palestinian children.
• Pro-Israel MK Andrew Percy displays a rock-throwing ‘incitement doll’ seized by Israel as an example of Palestinian inciting children to violence.

By Itamar Eichner & Yaniv Halili

 

The rock-throwing “incitement dolls” seized by Israel at Haifa port last month were at center stage of a British parliamentary debate Wednesday initiated by a Member of Parliament known for her hostility to Israel.

British MP Andrew Percy holding an “incitement doll”

Sarah Champion of the Labour Party called on the British government to prepare a “watchlist” of Israeli officials suspected of war crimes and investigate them when they come to the United Kingdom. Continue Reading »

3,400 yr-old citadel unearthed in Israel’s coastal town of Nahariya

 

New construction project breathes new life into 3,400 yr-old citadel by preserving parts of the discovery for display for residents and visitors.

By i24news

 

The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday that the remains of a 3,400 year old citadel that were recently uncovered in an archaeological excavation will be incorporated into a new apartment building in the northern coastal town of Nahariya.

An aerial photograph of the excavation. – Photo : GUY FITOUSSI, COURTESY OF THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY

The dig was carried out by the authority, working alongside members of youth groups and high school students.

The architect of the high-rise project worked with the Interior Ministry’s regional committee for planning and construction, to find a way to preserve part of the citadel for display for residents and visitors. Continue Reading »

Report: American Casino Magnate Offered Obama $1b for Iron Dome Batteries To Defend Israel

 

 

U.S. casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a strong Israel supporter and backer of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offered in 2013 to pay $1 billion for Iron Dome anti-missile batteries for Israel, Politico reported on Thursday.

Las Vegas gaming tycoon and Israel Hayom proprietor Sheldon Adelson. – Photo: REUTERS

In a profile Politico wrote on US President Barack Obama’s chief of staff Denis McDonough, Nevada Senator Harry Reid, then the senate majority leader, called Obama shortly after Congress passed a funding bill for the Iron Dome and relayed Adelson’s offer – “so committed was he to safeguarding the Jewish state “ – to finance the batteries. Continue Reading »

Rabid Israel-Hater & Knesset Member Haneen Zoabi Indicted for Verbally Abusing Arab Policemen

 

After plea bargain, the Palestinian MK is indicted for insulting a public employee & not for incitement to violence, after she verbally abused Arab policemen.

By Hassan Shaalan

 

Joint List MK Haneen Zoabi was indicted on Thursday for insulting a public worker after a plea bargain was agreed last month to bring the charge down from incitement to violence.

The indictment comes in the wake of Zoabi’s verbal attack on Arab police officers in the days following the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir in July 2014.

According to the charge, on July 6, 2014, hearings took place in the Nazareth Magistrates’ Court requesting that the arrest of two suspects involved in riots that had spread throughout the Arab-Israeli population be extended. Continue Reading »

Updated & Video: All 3 Palestinian Terrorist Killed While Attacking IDF Reserve Soldiers in Judea

 

view videoStabbing attempt on well trained & alert IDF reserve unit at Gush Etzion Junction in Judea ends with all 3 armed Palestinian terrorists permanently neutralized.

By Ari Yashar

 

A stabbing attempt took place at Gush Etzion Junction in Judea on Thursday night, although fortunately no one was wounded.

Three terrorists were shot by security forces who quickly responded to the threat, with two of the terrorists and the third being wounded.

The terrorists tried to stab reserve soldiers who were securing the junction, according to an IDF statement.

However, soldiers at the site fired at the terrorists, taking them out before they could stab. Continue Reading »

Ex-U.S. Middle East envoy Martin Indyk fabricated conversation about Netanyahu

 

Former American Mid-East envoy Martin Indyk claimed Israel’s PM Netanyahu told him at Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral, “If he had not been assassinated, I would have beaten him in the [1996] elections.”
• Likud: Not a new incident. Indyk never stops slandering & defaming Netanyahu.

By Shlomo Cesana, Yoni Hersch, Mati Tuchfeld & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Former U.S. Middle East envoy Martin Indyk lied twice about a supposed conversation he had with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, a Prime Minister’s Office official said on Wednesday.
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Likud MK Establishes Medical Marijuana Lobby at Israel’s Knesset

 

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

 

A Knesset loby for the use of medical cannabis has been established with Likud MK Sharren Haskel at its head, it was announced on Thursday. “It has become accepted that medical cannabis has significant health benefits and an important place in the development of the world of medicine,” Haskel said, “but there are many impediments to its use. The trend is to limit this development, even tough there are many seriously ill patients who need it.” Continue Reading »