Archive for June 27, 2017

Want to defend Israel? – Here’s a lesson in ‘hasbara’

 

A new app has thousands of well-oiled civilian users worldwide defending Israel online, and you too can lend a hand in the never-ending battle over Israel’s image.

By Reuven Weiss

 

In November 2012, while the IDF was fighting Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip and residents in Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion and Jerusalem suffered rocket fire on their city for the first time, Yarden Ben-Yosef, 29, was a second year law and government student at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC).

Act.il’s operations room – Screenshot: Act.il.

During the operation, he encountered a lot of online hostility against Israel, and felt he could no longer sit idly by. Continue Reading »

Israeli Air Force retaliates, hits two Hamas military targets after Gaza rocket attack

The IAF airstrikes on two Hamas military infrastructures were carried out in response to a rocket attack on southern Israel that emanated from Gaza Monday evening.

By Elad Benar

 

The Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes on two military infrastructures belonging to Hamas in northern and southern Gaza overnight Monday, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.

IAF F-16 fighter jet – Photo: IDF SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE

The airstrikes were carried out in response to a rocket attack on the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council on Monday evening.

“Since the Hamas terrorist organization is the ruler of Gaza, it is responsible for any attempt to harm the State of Israel,” the IDF statement said. Continue Reading »

Israel presents its new agricultural innovations at 2017 Fresh Agro Int’l Expo

 

The annual 2-day Fresh Agro-Mashov International Agriculture Exhibition in Tel Aviv, one of the biggest int’l expos of its kind in the world, is featuring new produce varieties and an innovative photo-based mobile app that gauges the freshness of fruits & veggies.

By Danielle Roth-Avneri

 

Israel is slated to host the 2017 Fresh Agro-Mashov International Agriculture Exhibition this week, one of the biggest international expos of its kind in the world.

The AclaroMeter mobile application analyzes the quality and freshness of produce based on photos – Photo: Courtesy of AclarTech

The two-day convention, which will be held on June 27-28 at the Tel Aviv Convention Center, was organized by the Mashov Company, a 26-year veteran in organizing international exhibitions focused on agriculture, gardening and water, infrastructure and environmental technology. Continue Reading »

From Soviet gulag, to Russian Parliament, Israeli Knesset Speaker will deliver address

 

Former Soviet ‘refusenik’ and Israel’s current Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, will address the upper house of the Russian Parliament, first in Hebrew …and then continue in his mother-tongue Russian, further developing the excellent ties between both countries.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein will become the first Israeli official to address the upper house of the Russian Parliament this week, a historic first holding even greater significance as he was a Prisoner of Zion in the Soviet Union.

“This is a special trip, and there is great excitement about it,” Edelstein said Monday. “The goal is to further develop the excellent ties between our countries, especially the connections between the Knesset and the Russian Parliament. Continue Reading »

Iran mocks Israeli reports their Syria missiles fell short

 

Tehran responds to Israeli reports that most of their missiles fired at ISIS fell in Iraq, never hitting their Syrian targets, by ridiculing professionalism of Israeli assessment.

Associated Press

 

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran said Sunday the two-stage missiles it fired at ISIS targets in Syria broke apart over the Iraqi desert as planned, mocking reports that some of the projectiles fell short.

State TV’s website quoted the airspace division chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh as saying “we had coordinated the fall of the engines in the desert in Iraq” in advance.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards launching a missile – File photo

“The missiles we used were two-stage, it means that the engine separates from the warhead,” said Hajizadeh. Continue Reading »

Palestinians forcing FIFA to court to outlaw Israeli football clubs

 

The Jewish state accuses the Palestine Football Association of exploiting FIFA to establish de facto permanent borders, without entering any direct peace-seeking negotiations with Israel.

By AFP

 

The Palestine Football Association (PFA) appealed to the world’s top sports court on Tuesday, seeking to force FIFA to rule on the future of Israeli clubs playing in the West Bank.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino – Photo: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar/Wikimedia

The PFA argues that the presence of six Israeli clubs on its territory is in breach of FIFA statutes, which forbids another member association playing on another territory without permission.

The Palestinians had called for a resolution stating that as a full FIFA member the PFA has the right to block Israeli teams from playing on its land. Continue Reading »

Between Lebanon & Syria, Jerusalem decides to renovate Galilee bomb-shelters

 

As IDF determined the main area under threat of enemy missiles are the communities located up to 25 miles from Israel’s border with Lebanon, public bomb-shelters are to be renovated in 21 municipalities and local authorities, at a sum expected in the tens of millions of shekels.

BY Lilach Shoval

 

The defense establishment plans to renovate hundreds of public shelters in northern Israel, especially in communities located up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Israeli-Lebanese border.

Hezbollah rockets exploding in Israel’s Upper Galilee – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The plan, set to begin this summer and conclude by the summer of 2018, will cost tens of millions of shekels and include 21 municipalities and local authorities, a defense official familiar with the issue said Saturday. Continue Reading »

VIDEO: IDF retaliates again against Syrian targets after continued ‘spillover’ into Golan

 

Israel sends stern warning to Iran & Syria after IDF struck targets Sunday belonging to forces loyal to the Syrian regime, in response to the continued errant fire exploding in northern Israel for the second day.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Several projectiles fired from Syria landed in open territory in Israel’s Golan Heights on Sunday afternoon, the IDF confirmed. No injuries were reported in the incident.

The military added that the errant projectiles were the result of internal fighting in Syria

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VIDEO: Birthright brings Indian Jews to Israel, with ‘Bollywood Production’ in Jerusalem

WATCH The group’s 19 Birthright participants hailing from various areas of India take Jerusalem by surprise with their flash mob rendition of a Bollywood production.
– “I got goosebumps,”  admired Hebron Bamnolkar, 22, from Mumbai, when telling of his visit to the Western Wall.

By TAMARA ZIEVE

 

Bollywood flash mobs are not a feature of your average Birthright group, but the annual Indian group that traveled to Israel this month made sure to share part of their culture with the locals, as well as soaking up Israeli culture and having meaningful first-time experiences of the Holy Land.

Birthright participants from India dancing the night away in Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

Arab paramedic’s account of how he struggled to save the life of Hadas Malka

 

Mohammed Abed al-Rahman, a senior paramedic with Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service tells a heart-rending account of how he and his team responded to save Hadas Malka, who ultimately succumbed to her wound in last week’s terror stabbing in Jerusalem.

By Israel Today Staff

 

The following is the personal account of Mohammed Abed al-Rahman, a senior paramedic with Magen David Adom (MDA) who gave his all last week to save the life of Border Police officer Hadas Malka, who ultimately died of her injuries sustained in a terror stabbing at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate.

Arab Paramedic Fought to Save the Life of Fatally Wounded Border Police officer, Hadas Malka.

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VIDEO: IDF responds to Syrian fired projectiles by hitting Syrian tanks and machine-gun position

 

WATCH Israeli jets hit 3 targets in Syria successfully after Syrian projectiles exploded inside Israeli Golan Heights.

By i24NEWS

 

Israeli fighter jets struck targets inside Syria, including two tanks belonging to the Syrian government, on Saturday, in response to the firing of over ten projectiles into the Golan Heights.

The Israel Defense Forces reported that the projectiles landed in “an open area” causing no known injuries or damage and were believed to be spillover from the Syrian civil war.

Two hours after the projectiles landed, the IDF announced that “IAF [Israel Air Force] aircraft targeted the position from which the launches originated. Continue Reading »

Palestinians create NGOs for ‘Pay for Slay’ monthly stipends for assassins and their families

 

To continue funding terror, terrorists, and their families, the Palestinian Authority fooled Obama by transferring hundreds of millions of dollars each year to a newly formed ‘Palestinian Prisoners Society’ within the PLO. Now, in a ‘copycat’ attempt to circumvent the Trump administration, dozens of NGOs will be established by the PA to receive the donated financial aid for continuing the monthly ‘Pay for Slay’ payments.

By Daniel Siryoti & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has possibly found a way to circumvent U.S. pressure to stop payments to security prisoners and terrorists’ families.

The Palestinian Authority spends millions of dollars annually paying stipends to the families of terrorists who are either jailed in Israel or were killed while carrying out terrorist attacks against Israelis, a practice Israel has repeatedly condemned. Continue Reading »

IDF Intel Chief exposed Iran’s funding of anti-Israel terror groups

 

Israel’s Chief of Military Intelligence reveled Iran is now funding Hezbollah to the tune of $75 million a year, paying $50m to Hamas and giving approximately $70m to Islamic Jihad, all enemies seeking Israel’s destruction.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

 

Iran’s massive funding of terrorist groups that endanger Israel was exposed in shocking detail by IDF Military Intelligence chief Maj.- Gen. Hertzi Halevi on Wednesday.

Herzi Halevi – Chief of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate – YouTube/HerzliyaConference

Speaking at the IDC Herzliya Conference, Halevi revealed that Iran is funding Hezbollah to the tune of $75 million a year, while paying $50m. Continue Reading »

Hezbollah: Thousands from neighboring Arab nations will respond if Israel attacks again

 

From his secret underground bunker, Hezbollah warlord Nasrallah threatened Israel in a televised speech Friday, that should the IDF attack Syria or Lebanon again, thousands of Muslim Arabs from neighbor countries will be encouraged to join Hezbollah against Israel in a holy war.

By Reuters

 

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that a future war waged by Israel against Syria or Lebanon could draw thousands of fighters from countries including Iran and Iraq.

His comments indicated that the same array of Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias— but not countries—currently fighting in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad could take part in any future conflict with Israel. Continue Reading »

United Nations Dismisses Wife-Beating by Palestinians as Natural Reaction to ‘Israeli Occupation’

 

WATCH: Even with no evidence, no member at UN Human Rights Council debate earlier this month, except the director of UN Watch, Hillel Neuer, saw any reason to challenge yet another outrageous report, this time blaming Israel for when Palestinian men beat their wives.

By Israel Today Staff

 

First, they called terrorism a “natural reaction” to the presence of Jews in the Holy Land. Now, Palestinian men are being excused by none other than the United Nations for taking out their frustrations with Israel on their own spouses.

At a UN Human Rights Council debate earlier this month, the director of UN Watch, Hillel Neuer, challenged a new report blaming Israel for when Palestinian husbands beat their wives. Continue Reading »