Archive for August 4, 2017

Melanie Phillips pens Open Letter to Jarad Kushner: AS I SEE IT

 

The first thing you should do is stopping the US funding of the Palestinian Authority, that finances incitement, psychotic hatred and mass murder.

AS I SEE IT: AN OPEN LETTER TO JARED KUSHNER – By MELANIE PHILLIPS

 

Dear Jared Kushner,

I have been reading the remarks you made to a group of congressional interns about the difficulties of finding a solution to the Middle East conflict. Among other things, you said this: “We’re thinking about what the right end-state is, and we’re trying to work with the parties very quietly to see if there’s a solution. And there may be no solution, but it’s one of the problem sets that the president asked us to focus on. Continue Reading »

Israel’s first Arab Supreme Court Justice, Salim Joubran, retires

 

At the farewell ceremony of the Jewish State’s first Arab citizen appointed to the Supreme Court, Israel’s Supreme Court President Miriam Naor said, ‘Joubran is the Israeli embodiment at its best.’

By Tova Tzimuki and Telem Yahav

 

Supreme Court Justice and Vice President Salim Joubran retired Thursday from his post at the mandatory judicial retirement age of 70.

Israel’s Supreme Court Justice, Salim Joubran – Photo: רדיומן/Wikimedia

Joubran received a dignified farewell ceremony after he dealt with his last day in the Supreme Court on the issue of allowing same-sex couples to adopt—a right still reserved for heterosexual couples only. Continue Reading »

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on Taylor Force Act

 

With this revised legislation against ‘Pay for Slay’, more Democratic support is expected from the committee beyond Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, currently the only Democratic co-sponsor.
– AIPAC announces its support, advises bipartisan backing.

BY MICHAEL WILNER

 

WASHINGTON – The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote on Thursday morning to proceed with the Taylor Force Act, after its leadership made significant revisions to the legislation in consultation with the Trump administration, Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

The bill – which threatens to cut aid to the PA should it continue with its program of paying staying stipends to Palestinians convicted of terrorist acts by Israel, and to the families of slain terrorists – was originally drafted exclusively by Republican lawmakers.

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Those who advocate Israel’s destruction are the first to demand Israel save them

 

Apparently, not just the mega-millionaire Palestinian leaders feel the ‘right’ to exploit Israeli hospitals for strictly personal gains: After being badly injured in a car accident, a Palestinian pulled out his gun in order to “persuade” the PA hospital in Jenin to transfer his relative to an Israeli hospital for medical treatment.

By Tsvi Sadan

 

A sense of despair accompanies the experience of watching someone defending Israel. The bias, the ignorance, the post-truth era, makes it nearly impossible to win an argument that favors Israel.

It’s as if in and of itself speaking positively about the Jewish state is illegitimate. Continue Reading »

North Carolina now 22nd US state to forbid state from doing business with BDS supporters

 

In another major #BDSfail: The new legislation signed by North Carolina’s governor, not only prohibits the state’s agencies from engaging in business agreements with companies supporting BDS, it also mandates divestment from organizations/businesses that do.

By i24NEWS

 

The governor of the US state North Carolina, Roy Cooper signed legislation last Thursday making it illegal for the state to conduct business with companies associated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement aganst Israel (BDS), the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reported.

The action, making North Carolina the 22nd US state to outlaw state agencies from doing business with BDS affiliated organizations, received praise from the local Jewish federation of Raleigh- Cary as well as from the Israel Action Network, an initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Continue Reading »

One at a time: Cape Verde will no longer vote against Israel at United Nations

 

At times Cape Verde has abstained or was purposely absent on Israel-related issues, but has generally voted against Israel at the UN. Now, according to the the west coast of Africa nation, it will no longer vote against Israel at the United Nations.

By HERB KEINON

 

The island state of Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa announced on Wednesday it will no longer vote against Israel at the United Nations, the Prime Minister’s Office said Wednesday night.

Cape Verde Islands – Google maps

According to a statement put out by the Prime Minister’s Office, Cape Verde’s President Jorge Carlos Fonseca directed the country’s UN delegation in New York to no longer vote against Israel at the world body. Continue Reading »

Embolden after Temple Mount riots, Palestinians turn up muezzin volume

 

Residents of Jerusalem suburbs claim that since the Temple Mount crisis, nearby mosques have increased the volume of their muezzin calls, especially noticeable at both four in the morning and at seven in the evening calls to prayer.

By Benny Tocker

 

Residents of Mevasseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem, are complaining that, since the Temple Mount crisis, the mosques in nearby villages and in Jerusalem have increased the strength of their muezzin calls.

Loudspeaker system used in Israel – Photo/ IsraelandStuff/PP

Eliyahu Trabelsi, a member of the local Torah core group who studies at a kollel (institute of Torah study) in Mevasseret Zion, told Arutz Sheva that the volume of the muezzin calls has reached unprecedented levels. Continue Reading »

Israel’s arch enemy, PLO chief puts himself on transplant list in Israel

 

After a career of lying, demonizing and delegitimizing Israel, as well as preferring conflict over peace, the Palestinian chief negotiator and adversary at every peace table, Saeb Erekat now looks to Israel over every Arab or Muslim country for his life-saving treatment.

By EYTAN HALON

 

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat is suffering from a serious respiratory disease and is on the waiting list for a lung transplant in Israel or the United States, according to Ynet.

Erekat, who is also secretary-general of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and one of the most recognizable Palestinian public figures, is reported to be suffering from pulmonary fibrosis and has been informed that a transplant will markedly increase his chances of survival. Continue Reading »

Latest media leak: Jared Kushner, “There may be no solution” to Israel-Arab conflict

 

In yet another leaked recording, US President Trump’s son-in-law is caught saying, “There may be no solution, but it’s one of the problem sets that the president asked us to focus on. So we’re going to focus on it and try to come to the right conclusion.”

By Ynet

 

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and senior advisor of US President Donald Trump, has expressed doubt the American administration could find a “unique” solution that would lead to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, according to an audio recording leaked to WIRED magazine.

While speaking to congressional interns in Washington on Monday, Kushner was asked how he plans to negotiate peace between Israel and the Palestinians and how he plans to succeed where others have failed. Continue Reading »

Israeli MK Hazan confronts Jordanian MP’s bravado, accepts challenge to brawl

 

Unfazed by a threat from the pompous Jordanian parliamentarian to beat him up, MK Oren Hazan, tweets in response, “I accept the Jordanian MP’s invitation to a meeting on the bridge, and at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow [Wednesday].”

By Ido Ben Porat

 

A Jordanian Member of Parliament this week invited MK Oren Hazan (Likud) to a meeting at the Allenby Bridge, to take place on Wednesday.

In a national embarrassment, Oren Hazan forces a selfie on President Trump upon arrival to Israel – Twitter/Oren Hazan

The Jordanian parliamentarian, however, left little doubt about the nature of the meeting with Hazan, writing, “I will beat you up, you despicable person hiding behind American aid.” Continue Reading »

REVEALED: Like Turkey, Iran colluded to enflame Temple Mount clashes, PA said nothing

 

Prepackaged meals with notes quoting Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, “With the help of Allah, Palestine will be liberated! Jerusalem is ours,” were distributed to tens of thousands of Temple Mount protesters.
• PA official points out Abbas was irked by Iran’s involvement, but did nothing, said nothing.

By Daniel Siryoti

 

The recent clashes in and around the Temple Mount were fueled in part by the Iranian government, Palestinian sources told Israel Hayom this week.

The clashes erupted after Israeli authorities installed metal detectors at entry points to the site in response to a deadly terrorist attack there on July 14. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Communications Minister Follows Mid-Eastern States’ Lead to Ban Al-Jazeera

 

Following the prime minister’s lead, Israel Communications Minister Kara takes steps to close down the inciteful Qatari cable network, but working within the ongoing Middle Eastern stratagem.

BY LAHAV HARKOV

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to shut Qatari media company Al Jazeera’s office in Jerusalem has been translated into action, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara announced.

Kara said on Sunday night he is holding “professional discussions” in his ministry’s legal department, as well as with the Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting, to draft a bill that would close the cable networks’ Israel studio.

Saudi Arabia closes Al Jazeera offices

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently came out against Al Jazeera in response to its coverage of Palestinian terrorist attacks and rioting in Jerusalem’s Old City, saying that the network is inciting against Israel. Continue Reading »

Open ‘Hot Mic’ Catches Politicly Incorrect Netanyahu Exposing Useless ‘Palestine’

 

LISTEN: In a closed door meeting with EU leaders, Israel’s PM Netanyahu is caught blasting the European leaders for pandering to unproductive, corrupt Palestinians in oppositions to the needs of their own interests.

By Israel Today Staff

 

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel in early July, he very conspicuously skipped Ramallah and the Palestinian leadership.

A couple weeks later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting with eastern European leaders in Budapest when a “hot mic” caught him explaining precisely why Modi shunned the Palestinians, and why everyone else should, too.

“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he needs water for his people. Continue Reading »

Abandoning Israelis kept hostage, ICRC demands Israel reinstate visits to Hamas prisoners

 

In effort to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages, and the bodies of kidnaped killed soldiers, Israel suspended visitation rights to their terrorist prisoners.
• Israel’s Public Security Ministry rejected the ICRC’s request outright.
• Father of Lt. Hadar Goldin, whose body is held by Hamas, says demand demonstrates the Red Cross’ “hypocrisy and inhumanity”

By Itsik Saban

 

The International Committee of the Red Cross has demanded that Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan reinstate visitation rights for Hamas prisoners from Gaza who are serving time in Israeli prisons. According to the committee, Israel’s decision to prevent family members from visiting security prisoners is a “violation of the Geneva Convention.” Continue Reading »