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Archive for May 10, 2017
Former-UN chief tells AP Netanyahu & Abbas not serious about peace deal
Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan expressed his skepticism to the Associated Press about possible upcoming peace-talks, pointing out how the two sides haven’t seriously negotiated in years.
By i24NEWS
Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan expressed hardy skepticism at the prospect of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord as long as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are leading negotiations.
Both Israel and the Palestinians haven’t engaged in serious, meaningful negotiations for years, Annan said to the Associated Press on Monday. “Given the leadership that is in place, I don’t see a possibility of making a deal,” Annan said in a wide-ranging interview. Continue Reading »
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Tags: Kofi Annan
US St Dept: Video clip of Trump’s upcoming Saudi trip, with Israel deleted, was ‘inadvertent mistake’
Exposed faux pas recognized by State Department after learning that the US embassy in Saudi Arabia had ‘shared’ a video from the social media account of a private Saudi citizen, without realizing that ‘Israel’ had been edited out.
– WATCH clips, see if you spot the difference.
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA
The State Department called the posting of a video by the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia that removed Israel from an announcement about the president’s upcoming trip to the region an “inadvertent mistake.”
On Monday, Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., criticized the State Department for “editing out” Israel in the video posted on the Riyadh embassy website and Arabic-language Twitter account. Continue Reading »
Reuters bureau chief censures US envoy over ‘Nakba Day’ desecration
Israel bureau chief for Reuters criticized the new US Ambassador on Twitter for announcing his arrival in Israel to begin working on May 15th, or as biased reporter pointed out, ‘Nakba Day’.
By David Rosenberg
Newly-appointed US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is set to arrive in Israel next Monday, beginning his service in the Jewish state a week ahead of President Trump’s first visit to Israel since taking office in January.
On Tuesday, a Twitter account in Friedman’s name confirmed that he would be heading to Israel on May 15th.
“I am arriving in Israel on May 15 to represent the United States as Ambassador to Israel. Continue Reading »
Report: Iran tests advanced torpedo provoking Washington
US news outlets report the Iranian Navy tested an advanced submarine launched torpedo in the Strait of Hormuz, considered to be one of the world’s most strategically important shipping corridors.
By Eyal Lehman
US news sources reported Monday evening that Iran tested an advanced torpedo missile near the Strait of Hormuz.
Senior officials in the American security infrastructure told Fox News and NBC that the experiment was conducted within Iran’s maritime border and did not violate international law, but noted that it is considered to be another Iranian provocation following the increasing tensions between the states since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Continue Reading »
Turkey’s Erdogan is inciting again: Calls on world’s Muslims to ascend on Jerusalem
In a speech in Istanbul, the Turkish President claimed, “Israel kills children that play on the beach,” and condemned a new Israeli law that forbids the use of outdoor loud-speakers blasting the ‘call for prayer’ in residential areas from 11 p.m.- 7 a.m. threatening “a sufficient response to all who think to prevent the sound of the Muezzin in Al-Aksa and Jerusalem.”
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Monday that his nation will not stand idly by in regard to the silencing of the Muezzin in Jerusalem. Referencing the proposed Muezzin Bill.
“We will have a sufficient response to all who think to prevent the sound of the Muezzin in Al- Aksa and Jerusalem.” Continue Reading »
Category: Mid-East News |
Tags: anti-Israel Propaganda, incitement, Israel Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
Sharp White House eyes save Trump from Palestinian ambush in “Pallywood production”
BUSTED: Officials working for the Palestinian Authority despot Mahmoud Abbas, connived in a covert photo-op ‘ambush’ of President Trump with the grave of arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat centered clearly in a propaganda inspired photograph.
By David Rosenberg
President Donald Trump is slated to visit Israel from May 22nd to 23rd, during celebrations for 50 years of Jerusalem’s reunification, his first state visit to Israel as president, during which time he is tentatively scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah.
While state visits to the Palestinian Authority leadership in Ramallah have become an established feature of visits to Israel by senior Western leaders, PA officials apparently had something bigger and less innocuous planned than the typical meet-and-greet. Continue Reading »
Palestinian female brandishing knife shot by Israel Police in attempted ‘Martyrdom’ in Jerusalem
Carrying a goodbye note to her family signed ‘martyr’, another Palestinian child fell victim to Palestinian leader’s incitement to kill Jews, as Israel Police were forced to shoot a 16yr-old girl at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City while brandishing a knife and shouting, ‘Allahu akbar’.
By Liran Levi
A female terrorist was neutralized by Israeli security forces on Sunday evening after she attempted to stab Israel policemen at the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The terrorist, who was said to be around 16 years old, was being treated at the scene by Zaka paramedics. Continue Reading »
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Tags: knife attack
UK ‘Foreign Office camel corps pandering to Arab dictators’ cancels Prince Charles visit to Israel
Afraid to ruffle Arab feathers, the British Foreign Office scrubs the very first official Royal state visit to Israel since it’s 1948 independence.
By David Willetts & Jack Royston
PRINCE Charles is at the centre of a diplomatic row after plans for him to visit Israel were dropped by the Foreign Office.
The heir to the throne was set to become the first Royal to carry out an official state visit to Israel since it was created in 1948.
Prince Charles was set to travel to Israel to honour thousands of British war dead at the centenary of the WW1 Palestine Campaign and the historic Balfour Declaration. Continue Reading »
State of Ohio Makes Historic $61 Million Israel Bond Investment
In the largest single-day acquisition by any purchaser since the first State of Israel bonds were issued in 1951, last month the U.S. State of Ohio made a historic Israel bond investment of $61 million.
By Israel Bonds News
On April 3, the state of Ohio made a historic Israel bond investment of $61 million, the largest one-day purchase by a single entity since the first bonds were issued in 1951. The investment raised the state’s total Israel bond holdings to $165 million.
Josh Mandel on Facebook – Screenshot
State Treasurer Josh Mandel said, “First and foremost, we are making this investment because it’s a good investment for the taxpayers of Ohio. Continue Reading »
Report: Iran transfers $600 million received from Obama’s nuke-deal to Hezbollah
According to a Saudi report based on a Hezbollah deserter, $600 million, almost completely in hard cash from the US to Iran, was transferred to Hezbollah institutions and used for paying salaries to its terrorists & their families.
By Dalit Halevi
Hezbollah has created an independent economy within Lebanon, which includes institutions, education, and businesses – from $600 million worth of Iranian aid, Saudi Arabian newspaper Al-Youm reported on April 25.
As a result of US sanctions on Iran, the aid was transferred almost completely in hard cash, and is being used for the terror group’s institutions and salaries paid to its terrorists and their families. Continue Reading »
Category: Mid-East News |
Tags: Iran Hezbollah
U.S. Congressmen seeking to reverse State Dept policy on Jerusalem
52 Congressional lawmakers ask the Secretary of State in their letter to enforce a law passed by Congress in 2002 that requires the State Department to record Israel as a Jerusalem-born citizen’s birthplace on his/her passport.
By Erez Linn & Israel Hayom Staff
Almost seven years after the parents of Menachem Zivotofsky, an American born in Jerusalem, unsuccessfully sued the State Department to have “Jerusalem, Israel” listed as his place of birth on his U.S. passport, 52 members of Congress are calling on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to reverse long-standing policy on the issue.
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.)
Category: Israel News |
Tags: Jerusalem, Menachem Zivotofsky, Passport, Supreme Court, U.S. Congress
Magazine: Training for Israel’s Dolphin-class submarine fleet
Walking from the periscope simulator to see the elevator-like diving simulator, one passes a poster of a sub’s conning tower peeking through the ocean surface and two real dolphins jumping from the water, reminding us of where this submarine class got its name.
‘Push the wheel forward,” the trainer says. The helm of a submarine looks like the controls of a large commercial airliner. It tilts forward and backward depending on whether someone wants the submarine to dive or surface. On either side of the steering column are two panels with buttons indicating alarms and autopilot functions. Continue Reading »
Arab Parliamentarian Outraged Over Israel’s Plan to Deal With Jailed Hunger-Strikers
MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint Arab List) condemns decision to bring in foreign doctors that agree to force-feed hunger striking imprisoned terrorists, preventing ‘self-inflicted damage’ to their health.
By Arutz Sheva Staff
Senior officials in Israel intend to fly doctors from a foreign country to forcibly feed security prisoners who are currently engaged in a hunger strike and who, it is feared, could require hospitalization.
Channel 2 reported that the officials decided to “import” the foreign doctors in light of the refusal of the Israeli Medical Association to forcibly feed the hunger strikers. 850 prisoners are currently engaged in the hunger strike. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News |
Tags: Ahmed Tibi, Gilad Erdan, hunger strikers, Metzada unit, Palestinian prisoners
Trump’s Israel visit coincides with 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification
US President Donald Trump’s first visit to Israel, which includes family and a thousand person entourage, could include a speech at the ancient desert fortress Masada, something that’s in line with Trump’s grandiose style.
By i24NEWS
US President Donald Trump is considering delivering a speech from the ancient desert fortress of Masada during an upcoming visit to Israel, i24NEWS has learned.
A source told i24NEWS that some Israeli officials have expressed reservations over the choice of Masada for an address by a US President, but added that the site — an ancient fortress situated atop a 400 meter (1,300 foot) high rock cliff — seems in line with Trump’s grandiose style. Continue Reading »