Archive for March 6, 2016

US rapper moves to Israel after converting to Judaism

 

Having converted to Judaism 3 years ago, Nissim, formerly D. Black, just fulfilled his dream by making aliyah with his family.
view video• Continuing to make music, Nissim has a US tour planned.

By Reut Rimerman

 

Seattle rapper Nissim, formerly known as D. Black, last weekend fulfilled a dream he has had since converting to Judaism three years ago – making Israel his home.

Immediately after landing Ben Gurion International Airport, Nissim spoke of “the last piece missing to complete the puzzle of my life — the land of Israel. . .God, Israel, and the Jewish people are one comprehensive unit, so when you have one piece without the others, it’s an incomplete puzzle.” Continue Reading »

Russia acquiesces following request from Jerusalem, freezes Iran missile sale

 

Following Russian confirmation that Hezbollah has already gained possession of Iranian missiles not intended for them, Moscow has accepted diplomatic requests by Israel to freeze controversial sale of heavy anti-air missiles to Iran.

By David Rosenberg

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has frozen missiles bound for Iran amid Israeli protest of the sale, the Kuwaiti paper Al-Jarida reports.

Russian S-300 missile systems – Reuters

According to the report, an order of S-300 heavy surface-to-air missiles purchased by Iran has been put on hold by the Russian leader following talks with Israeli officials.

Israel criticized the sale, claiming that at least some of the S-300 missiles would likely fall into the hands of the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon. Continue Reading »

While ramming car into IDF Soldier, female Palestinian terrorist dead from gunshot wound

 

The savagery continues as IDF troops posted at the scene were forced to open fire on Palestinian terrorist as she steered her car onto the Gush Etzion junction sidewalk, aiming to hit soldiers.
• Wounded soldier was taken to hospital for treatment to leg injuries.

By Elisha Ben Kimon

 

A female attacker tried to ram into soldiers posted at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank on Friday morning.

Knife found on the Palestinian terrorist’s dashboard

The woman, who arrived at the junction from the direction of Jerusalem, drove onto the sidewalk and hit one of the soldiers, lightly wounding him. Continue Reading »

Jewish community from Italian town of Biella uses world’s oldest Torah scroll

 

The Biella Torah, written 8 centuries ago and is still in use by a Jewish congregation in northern Italy, has been identified as the oldest Torah scroll in use.

By Shoshana Miskin

 

A synagogue in the Italian town of Biella stores what has been identified as the world’s oldest Torah scroll still currently in use.

Carbon-14 dating conducted by the Geo-chronology laboratory of the University of Illinois dated the scroll to around the year 1250 CE.

“This is exciting news that is of extraordinary importance for Italian Judaism,” said Dario Disegni, President of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Italy. Continue Reading »

Hamas operatives believe Israel behind tunnel collapses, afraid to go underground

 

After the latest incident, the 2nd time in as many days, and the 3rd time in a week, raising total Palestinian terrorist killed to 12, Hamas operatives are worried about entering terror-tunnels.

By NOAM ROTENBERG

 

Hamas operatives are afraid to enter underground tunnels in the Gaza Strip fearing they will collapse, The Jerusalem Post has learned from Palestinian sources.

A Palestinian worker re-digs a smuggling tunnel after being flooded by Egyptian security forces. – Photo: REUTERS

A Palestinian worker re-digs a smuggling tunnel after being flooded by Egyptian security forces. – Photo: REUTERS

In addition, some of the operatives digging the tunnels believe Israel was involved in at least some of the recent tunnel collapses that claimed the lives of several Hamas men. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Knesset Mulls Legislation to Ban Mosque Loudspeakers

 

Israel Democracy Institute opposes new bill which may put an end to the raucous Muslim call to prayer 5 times daily including in the middle of the night.

By Hezki Ezra, Shoshana Miskin

 

Ministerial Committee on Legislation will discuss this upcoming Sunday a bill that seeks to ban the use of public loudspeaker systems in houses of prayer, which may put an end to the raucous Muslim call to prayer sounded in the middle of the night.

Mosque – Photo: Thinkstock

Professor Mordechai Kremnitzer, Attorney Eli Becker and Dr. Amir Fuchs of the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) published a statement calling for the ministers to oppose the bill, claiming it is unnecessary as the current law already prohibits unreasonable levels of noise.
Continue Reading »

Mistaken for Jew, Israeli Arab Attacked by Palestinian Rioters, Nearly Lynched

 

Assuming the male Israeli Arab who was driving through a Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem was Jewish, the mob stoned his car and were prepared to lynch him.

By Israel Today Staff

 

An Israeli Arab man was attacked and nearly lynched by an angry mob near Jerusalem last week, but not for any of the reasons you might initially imagine.

Mob Attacks, Nearly Lynches Israeli Arab Man – Photo source: Israel Today

The man was driving through the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Hanina, an Arab neighborhood, when he was surrounded by a mob of young men wielding knives and metal rods. Continue Reading »

Bahrain’s king meets WJC Rabbi, reportedly seeking Arab League to blacklist Hezbollah as terror group

 

World Jewish Congress VP Rabbi Marc Schneier has been received in the Gulf state of Bahrain by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to discuss regional concerns in the Middle East.

By JEREMY SHARON

 

The King of Bahrain has reportedly recommended that the recent designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the Gulf Cooperation Council be taken up by the Arab League as well.

World Jewish Congress VP Rabbi Marc Schneier has been received in the Gulf state of Bahrain by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. – Photo courtesy

King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, head of the tiny island nation, has been one of the most ardent proponents for labeling the Lebanese Shi’ite militia as a terrorist group as part of efforts to fight back against growing Iranian hegemony in the region. Continue Reading »

Palestinian terrorist dead as 5th Hamas terror-tunnel collapses since January 26

Resumption of death curse with yet another terrorist killed and 5 more wounded in Gaza, as fifth Hamas terror-tunnel collapses, raising total Palestinian terrorist killed to 12.

By Ari Yashar

 

A Hamas terrorist was killed on Thursday and five other terrorists were wounded when a tunnel collapsed in Khan Yunis, located in southern Gaza.

The Hamas health ministry identified the killed terrorist as 31-year-old Mohammed Mussa al-Astal.

The death restarts the series of tunnel fatalities in Gaza after a break of nearly a month. Early last month the tally reached as high as 11 Gazanswho died while digging tunnels, in collapses that came in quick succession. Continue Reading »

Columbia University bans ‘pro-Israel’ display during nationwide BDS week

Some hint of racial bias at Columbia University student government for banning the pro-Israel display, as chair of the student gov’t and keffiyeh sporting vice-chair, are both members of Students for Justice in Palestine.

By David Rosenberg

 

It’s “Israel Apartheid Week” at college campuses around the world as BDS activists organize displays, activities, and teach-ins to delegitimize Israel. At Columbia University, Apartheid Week organizers even managed to have the opposition banned.

BDS displays – Photo: Lance Laytner

The opposition in this case are pro-Israel students looking to give their peers on campus the other side of the story.

On Tuesday the Columbia student government ordered a display erected by Artists 4 Israel to be removed, claiming it was “offensive” to some students. Continue Reading »

Researchers at Israel’s Technion achieve breakthrough in hydrogen energy

 

Technion researchers announce they’ve “shatter the previous benchmarks for all systems,” raising hopes for viable alternative energy source that for the most part, is free of political controversies.

By Ilan Gattegno, News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have recently made a significant breakthrough in alternative energy production, reaching perfect photon-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency.

The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology – Photo: Roni Shutzer

Splitting water for energy production is a two-step process, divided into reduction and oxidation. In a paper published in the scientific journal Nano Letters, researchers Lilac Amirav, Philip Kalisman, and Yifat Nakibli explained they were able to perform the reduction phase with 100% efficiency, a sharp increase from the previous record of 60% for hydrogen production with visible light. Continue Reading »

EU transfers €252.5 Million to Palestinian Authority

 

Reaffirming the EU’s commitment to a 2-state solution, Federica Mogherini says financial aid is to be used to support ‘daily lives of Palestinians’ & ‘to ensure functioning’ of the Abbas’ government.

By Jonathan Benedek, TPS

 

The European Commission authorized the transfer of EUR 252.5 million on Tuesday. It was the first assistance package to the Palestinian Authority this year, and comes as a continuation of its annual commitment to providing financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority.

PA ‘president’ Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: Ofer Meir

“The European Union renews its concrete commitment to the Palestinians,” said EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs Federica Mogherini. Continue Reading »

IDF relinquishes 1.7 sq kilometers of land in Samaria to Palestinians

Land requisitioned by the IDF almost 40 years ago but no longer being used, was returned to its “original owners” to avoid a potentially lengthy court case.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Israeli NGO Yesh Din said that the army had taken the decision to surrender control of the land after it petitioned the High Court late last year.

The decision, which spares the army a potentially lengthy court case, will see more than 1.7 square kilometers of what used to be valuable farmland restored to its “original owners”, Yesh Din said.

The land, which had been seized for military purposes in the 1970s and 1980s, had ceased to be used by the army. Continue Reading »

WATCH VIDEO: Israeli NGO opens war crimes case against Palestinian Authority TV at ICC

 

view videoThe Israeli NGO Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center charged in its statement, “Many of the terrorists launched their attacks after they watched programming which called very clearly for the killing of Jews.”

 

Oprah Winfrey isn’t giving a car to her studio audience in the video; rather, she’s making a bold, bizarre call for violence that isn’t suitable for daytime TV, or any TV for that matter.

“America, kill Muslims”, Winfrey says, before she’s replaced by Kevin Spacey’s Congressman Francis Underwood from “House of Cards”, who leans into the camera and says “as soon as I get to the presidency I will kill Muslims and nobody can stop me”. Continue Reading »

IDF shoot dead 2 Palestinian terrorists after attack on reservist outside his front door

 

After fighting back 2 Palestinian terrorists who attacked him with clubs outside his front door, Roi Harel alerted the IDF who tracked down and subsequently neutralized the 2 terrorists who infiltrated a Jewish community in the West Bank.

By Elisha Ben Kimon

 

Two terrorists infiltrated the settlement of Eli in the West Bank early Wednesday morning, and attacked a local resident at his doorstep with clubs. They ran away but were killed by security forces soon after.

Roi Harel, lightly wounded in attack in the settlement of Eli – Photo: Eli Mandelbaum

Roi Harel recounted the incident: “I was stepping out of the house, going to reserve duty, at around 5:00am,” Harel told Ynet. Continue Reading »