Archive for January 10, 2017

Gaza protesters met with police force for blaming Hamas for electricity shortages

 

Dozens of residents in the Hamas run enclave protested over exaggerated electricity shortages which have been ongoing regularly for several years.

By Elad Benari

 

Dozens of residents of Gaza protested on Monday over ongoing electricity shortages, the latest in a series of demonstrations against the enclave’s Hamas terrorist rulers, AFP reports.

Household gas enters Gaza - Screenshot from Coordinator of Government Activities in Territories

Household gas enters Gaza – Screenshot from Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in Territories

Power shortages have occurred repeatedly in Gaza in recent weeks, with homes in Gaza City typically getting around four hours a day — rather than at least eight normally.

Residents in other cities and refugee camps are getting less than that in the enclave. Continue Reading »

Confirmed: Coldplay will perform in Israel, Nov 3,4

 

view videoIt will mark Coldplay’s first concert in Israel, planning two shows in November to a mixed Israeli & Palestinian audience, as a special “human rights” concert dedicated to peace.

By Jerusalem Post Staff

 

After months of rumors, it turns out that British rock group Coldplay is indeed coming to Israel.

 Coldplay performs for Nissan 2008 - Wikimedia Commons

Coldplay performs for Nissan 2008 – Wikimedia Commons

According to a report by Israel’s Channel 2 on Monday, the band will play two shows this coming November 3 and 4.

Israel visit by Coldplay’s Chris Martin sparks concert rumors

It will mark the first time the band has played in Israel and will be part of special “human rights” concert dedicated to peace. Continue Reading »

Ignoring all others in Syria, UN organization appeals for donations to assist Palestinians

 

Unique to only Palestinians, who have their very own UN refugee relief organization, UNRWA seeks $411 million to support only the Syrian ‘Palestinian’ refugees.

By i24news – AFP

 

The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday appealed for emergency funds to provide aid to nearly half a million Palestinians affected by the war in Syria.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, said almost all the estimated 450,000 Palestinian refugees still inside Syria are in “critical need” of humanitarian aid in order to survive.

UNRWA aid reaches Yarmouk refugee camp - Photo: UNRWA.ORG

UNRWA aid reaches Yarmouk refugee camp – Photo: UNRWA.ORG

It said it needed $411 million to support the Palestinians inside Syria as well as 47,000 others who have fled to neighboring Jordan and Lebanon. Continue Reading »

Record number of organ transplants in Israel for 2016

 

Hospitals throughout Israel saved 504 lives in 2016 attributed to organ transplants, compared with 433 in 2015.
• 1,116 patients still waiting for organ transplants, most of them needing a liver, kidney or heart.
• 61% of families approached about donating a dead loved one’s organs agreed.

By Maytal Yasur Beit-Or

 

A record 504 organ transplants were performed in Israel in 2016, a significant increase from the 433 in 2015, according to data from the National Transplant Center. The transplanted organs were taken from both the deceased and the living, giving new life and hope to terminally ill patients. Continue Reading »

VIDEO: Tour Guide Kills Palestinian Truck Driver During Jerusalem Ramming Attack

 

IDF tour guide recounts having opened fire on Palestinian terrorist who murdered four in a ramming attack Sunday afternoon in Jerusalem.
– Watch security footage of Palestinian terrorist attack

By Eliran Aharon

 

Tour Guide Ethan Rond was guiding a group of IDF cadets from the officer’s school at base 1 when a terrorist rammed the soldiers with a truck.

Rond said that he saw the truck drive in reverse after it initially rammed the soldiers in order to maximize casualties.

He told Army Radio: “I saw a truck heading for us at a very high speed. It knocked me over and I rolled a few times on the grass. Continue Reading »

REPORT: Over a million Palestinian Authority Arabs plan to emigrate – mostly to the U.S.

 

Arab media reports over 20,000 Arabs leave Palestinian controlled areas each year since most of the int’l aid given to Gaza & Abbas’ PA goes into financing (Hamas) rockets & terror tunnels, paying (Fatah) terrorists & their families salaries, and turning the Palestinian leaders (PLO, Hamas, Fatah) into billion/millionaires, leaving little to improve the lives of the Palestinians.

By Chana Roberts

 

More Arabs are leaving Judea and Samaria every year reported an Arab48 journalist, referring to Areas A and B, under Palestinian Authority control.

“A guy named Ahmad told me there were 44 kids in his high school class, all of them from Kfar Ramon. Continue Reading »

Report: Israel satellite photographs expose hidden Russian missile cache in Syria

 

Israel TV2 reports local satellite intel apparently proved what western intelligence agencies have long suspected: Syria is in possession of a wide array of Russia’s most advanced missiles.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

An Israeli spy satellite has discovered a number of Russian mobile short-range ballistic missiles stockpiled in Syria, Channel 2 reported Friday.

9T250-1 Transport Loader for Iskander-M system, view from above - Photo: Wikimedia Commons

9T250-1 Transport Loader for Iskander-M system, view from above – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

In high definition photos taken by the Israeli “Eros B” satellite, the weapons, dubbed “Iskander” missiles, are clearly seen on trucks inside an army base in Latakia, located in western Syria.

The pictures seemingly prove what western intelligence agencies have long suspected: Russia has provided Syria with a wide array of the most advanced missiles in its possession. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Negev home to world’s tallest solar tower

While the Jewish State has abundant sunshine, Israeli bureaucracy has hampered solar energy progress, so the world’s tallest solar tower project in the Negev that’s set to supply Israel with 5% of its electricity needs, is just a ‘drop in the bucket’ of its potential.

By The Associated Press

 

In sunny Israel, solar energy supplies only a small percentage of the nation’s power needs, leaving it far behind countries with cloudier and colder climates.

Now the fledgling solar industry is trying to make a leap forward with a large-scale project boasting the world’s tallest solar tower, as a symbol of Israel’s renewable energy ambitions. Continue Reading »

Jordan threatens US with “catastrophic” repercussions if Trump moves embassy to Jerusalem

 

Jordan’s Information Minister warned moving the embassy could affect relations between the U.S. and Jordan, stressing the move would be a “red line” and there will be “catastrophic” repercussions if Trump moves the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

By Elad Benari

 

Jordan’s government spokesman warned on Thursday of “catastrophic” repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his campaign pledge to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv, Israel - Wikimedia Commons

Current location of the Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv, Israel – Wikimedia Commons

Trump repeatedly promised during the campaign to move the embassy if elected. Continue Reading »

6,000 Chinese construction laborers to arrive in Israel by June

 

Israel’s Finance minister says bilateral construction labor deal with China will help address housing shortage by bolstering undermanned construction sector, facilitating shorter construction time that translates into lower prices.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

Israel’s construction sector, which has long suffered from a lack of sufficient manpower, received a boost on Wednesday after an Israeli delegation signed a bilateral agreement with the Chinese government to bring more than 6,000 Chinese laborers to Israel in the next half year.

The agreement, which was signed following protracted negotiations, is slated to be made official in late February, the Israeli news portal Walla reported. Continue Reading »

As Lame Duck Obama Causes Chaos Democrats Finally Expressing Disagreement

 

Some Democrat lawmakers are relieved to bid the POTUS farewell, especially after Obama’s decision to abstain from a UN Security Council veto, that passed Resolution 2334, disavowing Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria and condemning a Jewish presence there.

By MICHAEL WILNER

 

WASHINGTON – For years, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill managed to keep relatively quiet their frustration with Barack Obama’s approach to the Middle East, careful to navigate his brokerage of a nuclear deal with Iran, his absence in Syria and his antagonistic relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by offering respectful criticism couched in commitments to party loyalty. Continue Reading »

Israeli Arab politician MK Ghattas, indicted for terrorist activities

 

 

Indictment charges brought against the Arab Knesset Member are: unlawfully bringing communication devices into a prison, fraud, breach of trust, use of property for purposes of terrorism and fraudulently obtaining benefits.

By Tova Tzimuki

 

Indictment charges brought against the Arab Knesset Member are: unlawfully bringing communication devices into a prison, fraud, breach of trust, use of property for purposes of terrorism and fraudulently obtaining benefits.

MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List) was indicted on Thursday for smuggling cellphones to Palestinian security prisoners in Israel jails.

The offenses Ghattas will be charged with are: Bringing in documents not through the prison administration, bringing in communication devices, use of property for purposes of terrorism, fraud and breach of trust by a public worker, fraudulently obtaining benefits under aggravated circumstances. Continue Reading »

Haim Saban, staunch Democrat loyalist ‘deeply disturbed’ by Obama’s actions against Israel

 

Israel-American billionaire, mega-donor to the Democratic Party and Chairman of the Saban Forum, Haim Saban, issues a strong condemnation of the Obama administration’s recent anti-Israel actions.

By Ben Ariel

 

Israel-American billionaire and media mogul Haim Saban, one of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors, on Wednesday issued a scathing criticism of the Obama administration’s recent anti-Israel actions.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a photo with Saban Forum chairman Haim Saban - Photo: US St Dept/Public Domain

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a photo with Saban Forum chairman Haim Saban – Photo: US St Dept/Public Domain

In a harshly worded statement quoted by Breitbart, Saban said he is “deeply disturbed” by the Obama administration’s allowing of the anti-Israel resolution to pass in the United Nations Security Council, as well as Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech last week, in which he said Israeli “settlements” are an obstacle to peace. Continue Reading »

Republican senators present bill to move U.S Embassy to Jerusalem

 

Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Dean Heller sponsor new legislation, the “Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act” to relocate US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital.
• Sen. Marco Rubio: “Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish State of Israel, and that’s where America’s Embassy belongs.”

By Yoni Hersch, News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Three Republican senators on Tuesday introduced legislation that would move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a break from previous U.S. policy that would effectively recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

 Senators (l-r) Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Dean Heller - Wikimedia Commons

Senators (l-r) Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Dean Heller – Wikimedia Commons

The U.S. Continue Reading »

With only 50% of promised foreign funding in 2016, PA still pays full terrorists’ pensions

 

Abbas’ Palestinian Authority set to adopt austerity policies for state workers after deficit of over $1 billion due to unfulfilled pledges of foreign funding.

By Gary Willig

 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is facing a budget crisis after receiving only one half of the foreign donations it expected in 2016, Reuters reported.

“We had expected to get $1.2 billion in [foreign] support and offers but we have only received $640 million so far,” PA Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah told the Al-Quds newspaper Tuesday.

Some Arab Quartet states stopped their donations in mid-2016l in order to pressure PA President Mahmoud Abbas to initiate political reforms that will lead to peace with Israel. - IsraelandStuff/PP

Some Arab Quartet states stopped their donations in mid-2016 in order to pressure PA President Mahmoud Abbas to initiate political reforms that will lead to peace with Israel.

Continue Reading »