Archive for September 23, 2016

Palestinian youth neutralized in knife-attack at bus-stop near Hevron

 

A 14 year-old Palestinian terrorist was shot in the foot by Israeli security forces while attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at the Elias junction bus stop.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

On Friday afternoon, a 14-year-old Muslim terrorist attempted to carry out a stabbing attack at Elias Junction, near Kiryat Arba.

Elias junction bus stop near Kiryat Arba, scene of Palestinian terrorist attacks – Photo source: Arutz7

Nobody was hurt, and the terrorist was successfully neutralized.

Apparently, the terrorist tried to sneak into the bus stop from the back. He managed to pull out his knife, but security forces, who are always present in the area, shot him in the foot. Continue Reading »

Israeli Minister unamused at Facebook’s reasons for suspending Israelis’ accounts

 

Israel’s Public Security Minister says Facebook’s recent decision to suspend 3 Israeli public figures’ accounts “illustrates just how flippant & unserious” the social media giant’s monitoring is.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

After agreeing to partner with Israel in the war against online incitement to terrorism, Facebook has blocked the accounts of three Israeli public figures for allegedly violating the social media platform’s policy by posting “content that does not meet community standards.”

Phillip Pasmanick demonstrates against Facebook's disregard to incitement - Photo: IsraelandStuff:PP

Demonstrating against Facebook’s disregard to incitement and bias judgements against Zionists – Photo: IsraelandStuff:PP

The Facebook account of Israeli radio personality Yotam Zimri was blocked for 24 hours following a cynical post reading, “Hey, stupid Palestinians, if you want to kill us, it would be best to wait until after the holidays. Continue Reading »

After rocky launch, Israel’s Ofek 11 spy satellite fully operational

 

The head of the Israel Aircraft Industries space division said following initial difficulties after the launch, that Israel’s latest homemade satellite, Ofek 11 is operational and taking fabulous photographs, ‘You should smile when you look up.’

By Associated Press

A new Israeli spy satellite is operational and taking high-quality pictures after suffering technical difficulties during its launch earlier this month, defense officials said Thursday.

Ofek-11 spy satellite launch - Israel Ministry of Defense

Ofek-11 spy satellite launch – Israel Ministry of Defense

Amnon Harari, director of the Defense Ministry’s space administration, said satellite operators downloaded the first images from the Ofek 11 satellite at about 5:10 p.m. Thursday.

“The images are splendid, very good,” he told reporters. Continue Reading »

Anti-stabbing protective gear to be issued to Israel Border Police

 

Border Police (MAGAV) troops stationed in and around Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria will be issued new gear that will protect their necks from Palestinian knife-attacks.

By Shai Landesman

 

As stabbing attacks have once again grown more frequent over recent days, Border Police troops will soon be issued new special protective gear for their necks, the purpose of which will be to protect them from stabbings, according to a Channel 2 report.

Border Guard (MAGAV) unit in Jerusalem – Facebook page for Israel Police – משטרת ישראל

Troops stationed in “hot” areas, namely, Jerusalem and Judea & Samaria, will be issued the knife-proof gear. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu’s address to UN General Assembly: Speech – text highlights and video

view videoIn UN speech, Prime Minister Netanyahu invites Abbas to address Israel’s Knesset in Jerusalem; slamming “moral farce” of UN’s bias, said, “road to peace runs through Jerusalem & Ramallah, not New York.”

By DANIELLE ZIRI

 

NEW YORK – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to come “speak to the Israeli people at the Knesset in Jerusalem,” during his speech to the United Nations  in New York on Thursday,

In return, he offered to “gladly come to speak peace with the Palestinian parliament in Ramallah.”

“The road to peace runs through Jerusalem and Ramallah, not New York,” Netanyahu said. Continue Reading »

US embassy in Tel Aviv: Caught between a bottle of wine and a hard place

 

Although some US states have recently passed legislation against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, the US embassy had this to say after being made aware their holiday baskets had a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Zion Winery in Mishor Adumim: “We would not have included the wine had we known that it was from the settlements.”

By HERB KEINON

 

Following its expressed regret Monday for putting wine from over the Green Line into gift baskets it sent out for the holiday, the US Embassy was noncommittal Tuesday when asked whether it has a policy of not purchasing products from east Jerusalem, the West Bank or the Golan Heights. Continue Reading »

India successfully conducts latest test of jointly developed Barak 8 missile system

 

Barak 8, vital in any future Israeli conflict with Hezbollah, is a jointly developed Indian-Israeli surface-to-air missile (SAM), designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft such as drones (UAVs) helicopters, and combat jets out to a maximum range of 70 km. has once more been successfully tested by the Indian government on Tuesday.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The Indian government performed another successful test of the Israeli Barak 8 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system Tuesday. More tests are expected to be conducted in the near future, according to a scientist from the Defense Research and Development Organization. Continue Reading »

University of California at Berkeley reinstates ‘Anti-Israel’ course

 

The university reinstated the clearly anti-Israel course, accepting its US-born, Palestinian creator’s explanation, that it does not cross the line into political advocacy and organizing, claiming the study program is purely educational.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Just one week after the University of California, Berkeley, suspended the student-led course, “Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis,” the Bay Area university has decided to reinstate the controversy-raising class, according to The Guardian.

UC Berkeley campus in California. – Photo: BRAINCHILDVN/FLICKR/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

The original decision to suspend the course was made last week after Dan Mogulof, the university’s assistant vice chancellor, charged that the course didn’t comply “with policies and procedures that govern the normal academic review and approval of proposed courses for the DeCal program.” Continue Reading »

Israeli Air Force shoots down Hamas UAV over Gaza coastline

 

Tuesday morning the IAF dispatched an F-16 after it identified a Hamas drone take off and fly over the Gaza coastline, violating Israeli airspace.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The Israeli Air Force shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to Hamas on Tuesday morning.

Hamas drone at a military ralley in Gaza - Photo: al-Qassam Brigades Arabic website

Hamas drone at a military rally in Gaza – Photo: al-Qassam Brigades Arabic website

The drone was shot down over the coastline in the Gaza Strip, and the IDF stated that it never penetrated Israeli territory. The military also stated that they had tracked the UAV from the moment that it launched.

An IAF plane shot it down. Continue Reading »

Terrorist killed during 3rd knife-attack in Hevron-area in less than 24 hours

 

Alert IDF soldiers shot dead a Palestinian terrorist who lunged at them armed with a knife in hand, intent on stabbing them, marking Tuesday morning’s stabbing attempt the third foiled terror attack in the Hevron area in less than 24 hours.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Yet another attempted stabbing in the Hevron district, as an Arab terrorist targeted soldiers near the village of Bani Naim Tuesday morning, but was shot and neutralized by security forces on the scene.

The abortive attack occurred between the Arab village of Bani Naim and industrial zone of the neighboring Jewish town of Kiryat Arba.
Continue Reading »

Senators send Obama message: Continue vetoing anti-Israel UNSC resolutions

 

88 Senators from both parties follow the 394 members of the House of Representatives urging Obama in a bipartisan letter to maintain the United States’ policy of vetoing all one-sided, Palestinian inspired UN Security Council resolutions on the Israeli-PA issue.

By Elad Benari

 

A group of 88 senators on Monday signed a bipartisan letter urging President Barack Obama to maintain the long-standing U.S. policy of vetoing any one-sided United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian Arab issue.

The letter, initiated by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), cites Obama’s 2011 General Assembly address in which he said, “Peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the United Nations.” Continue Reading »

Tel Aviv University researchers successfully stop breast cancer metastasis in mice

 

Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered an “extremely effective way” to prevent the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body in mice by combining gene therapy with chemotherapy and delivering it to the tumor.

 

By combining gene therapy with chemotherapy and delivering it to a primary tumor site, researchers at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine have discovered in mice an “extremely effective way” to prevent the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.Doctor [Illustrative] – Photo: INGIMAGE

One in eight women worldwide contract breast cancer, making it the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Continue Reading »

PHOTO ESSAY: IDF Beduin Reconnaissance Unit on the Gaza border

 

Composed of mostly Beduin soldiers, IDF’s Desert Reconnaissance Battalion uses unique tracking skills not utilized by any other army, specializing on infiltrations from Gaza but able to deal with any threat that may arise.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

 

The Desert Reconnaissance Battalion is tasked with patrolling along the Gaza Strip helping to Israeli communities.

Composed of mostly Beduin soldiers, they use unique tracking skills to prevent infiltration from Gaza and deal with other threats that arise.

An IDF Beduin tracker on patrol. Unlike other minorities that serve in the army, for Beduin, service is on a volunteer basis. – Photo: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT

 

Today, setting off from Kissufim, we will be seeing how they carry out their daily mission and speaking with the volunteer soldiers and commanders as well as understanding the threats and innovations used to counter them. Continue Reading »

Israeli back-packers detained for possession of forgotten bullets: This time in India & Egypt

 

Young Israelis recently discharged from the IDF are notoriously known for traveling with an unintentionally forgotten bullet in their back-packs. This weekend a recently-discharged soldier at the Taba Crossing to Egypt, and a young woman in New Delhi were both detained for having a rifle bullet in their luggage.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Over the weekend, two Israelis were arrested abroad—one in India and one at the Taba Crossing into Egypt—for having rifle bullets in their bags.

“R.” was flying to India via Moscow and was detained at the New Delhi airport on her way to Dharamshala. She was going though the security check before her connecting flight when a bullet was found that she had apparently forgotten about from her IDF service. Continue Reading »

Forbes extols Tel Aviv: Beautiful people, beautiful destination

 

The latest Forbes ranking of Tel Aviv as top “beautiful destination” is one of several honors bestowed on Tel Aviv, among them National Geographic’s Top 10 Beach Cities, and The Wall Street Journal’s list of the most innovative cities.

By Yehuda Shlezinger

 

Tel Aviv continues to draw tourism accolades, with Forbes magazine ranking it among the top 20 most beautiful destinations in the world.

The ranking is based on the input of Beautiful Destinations, the largest travel and lifestyle community active on the major social media websites. The company analyzed the places tagged most frequently over the last six months on social media photo-sharing site Instagram, ultimately coming up with a top 20 destination list. Continue Reading »