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| August 9, 2017
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Gaza Terrorists Fire Rocket at Israel

 

Yet another rocket fired from the terrorist-run enclave explodes in an open, southern Israel field.
 – Authorities acknowledge no injuries or damage reported.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

A rocket fired Tuesday evening from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open area in the Ashkelon Regional Council. There were no casualties and no damage was reported.

rocket explodes in Israel (stock) – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Ashkelon residents heard the red alert siren, followed by a loud boom as the rocket exploded, Channel 2 reprted.

IDF forces are searching the area for the remains of the rocket.

Last month, a rocket fired from Gaza exploded in an open area near the security fence in the Eshkol Regional Council. Continue Reading »

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| August 8, 2017
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Israel TV2 reporter and cameraman beaten in Jaffa by ‘Peaceful’ Israeli Arabs

 

While reporting the funeral of a 20 yr-old Arab criminal from the Tel Aviv suburb of Jaffa, who was shot, killed by police while attempting to evade arrest, the crowd violently turned on the reporting crew and subsequently, almost no media outlet mentioned the attempted Arab lynching of the two innocent Jews.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel has grown so fearful of upsetting the status quo with the Arabs living both inside and surrounding the country that it is willing to quietly sacrifice the safety of its own Jewish population, the very people the state was established in order to protect. Continue Reading »

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| August 8, 2017
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U.S. envoy to U.N. vows to “seek significant improvements” to UNIFIL

 

U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Nikki Haley stressed how United Nations’ forces must do more to prevent the acquisition and distribution of illegal weapons, which are “almost entirely in the hands of Hezbollah terrorists.”

By Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

 

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday urged the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon to step up efforts to prevent the spread of illegal weapons in southern Lebanon, which she said “are almost entirely in the hands of Hezbollah terrorists.”

Haley made clear in a statement that the United States is seeking “significant improvements” to the force, known as UNIFIL, when the U.N. Continue Reading »

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| August 8, 2017
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Saudi Daily Columnist Publicizes Admiration of Israeli Justice System

According to a senior Saudi writer, Al-Harbash, “When a citizen sees one of the most senior figures [from his country] brought to jail, he can wave his finger at the world and say, ‘We have justice here!'” This gives Israel its status as an “honorable” nation, despite accusations of injustice from the Arab world.

By REBECCA MONTAG

 

A senior columnist for the Saudi daily Al-Jazirah (not to be confused with Al Jazeera) praised Israel’s justice system in his column last month. Dr. Jasser Al-Harbash’s article, translated from Arabic by The Middle East Media Research Institute, stated that the justice system is the “secret of the Zionist entity’s advantage over his neighbors.” Continue Reading »

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| August 8, 2017
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Presumed betrayed by Turkey, Iranian journalist missed her asylum flight to Israel

 

The Iranian journalist who’s been living with refugee status in Turkey, was given asylum in Israel after threats of being deported to Iran for treason, ‘spying for the Jewish State.’
– The circumstances surrounding Neda Amin’s disappearance are being investigated.

By TPS

 

Foreign Ministry officials in Jerusalem confirmed Monday that Nada Amin, the Iranian journalist who was granted political asylum in Israel, remains in Turkey, and said they were looking into reports she was arrested trying to leave the country.Interior Minister Aryeh Deri granted Amin political asylum Sunday after reports surfaced that Turkey was planning to deport her to Iran. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2017
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Israeli and German politicians team up to ban PFLP & Hezbollah activities in Germany

 

Despite being recognized terrorist organizations in the country is not enough to warrant police intervention when the two groups were recently involved in several events and demonstrations held in Berlin.

By Polina Garaev

 

German and Israeli politicians banded together on Monday to call for a crackdown on the activities of Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in Germany.

Despite being recognized terrorist organizations in the country, the two groups were recently involved in several events and demonstrations held in Berlin, like June’s Al-Quds march.

In a letter sent to German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, quoted by the German daily Tagesspiegel the cross-party collection of politicians demanded that these events be banned. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2017
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Int’l nature conservation union designates Israel’s beaches important dolphin habitat

 

In response to Israel’s beaches being added as an important aquatic mammal habitat, Israeli dolphin center director says, ‘Israel is a beam of light in the darkness of a lack of information about marine mammals in eastern Mediterranean.’

By Dan Lavie

 

The beaches of Israel have been declared an important habitat for dolphins by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Widely considered the world’s most important international entity in the field of nature protection, the IUCN is known for its “red lists” of endangered species.

Dolphin at Dolphin Reef in Eilat – Photo: רונן מרקוס/Wikimedia

Israel was one of 26 spots in the Mediterranean region named as being of importance to marine mammal life after a yearlong scientific process by the IUCN. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2017
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Palestinian sources claim Israel forcing Abbas to stay put in Ramallah

 

A Palestinian source claims Abbas’s inability to exit the West Bank is not the result of his cancelling all security cooperation with Israel (as alleged by Abbas’s spokesmen and advisors), but rather stems from Israeli sanctions imposed on the Palestinian leader after “failures” regarding Abbas’ incitement during the Temple Mount incident.
– Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office refutes the allegations.

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA, YANIR COZIN

 

Israel is blocking Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from leaving Ramallah due to his failure to calm the tensions surrounding new security measures at the Temple Mount, according to senior Palestinian sources.

Palestinians praying outside Temple Mount entrance, before the removal of the metal-detectors by Israel.

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| August 6, 2017
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Israel offers Iranian journalist asylum in Israel

Responding to a request by the Jerusalem Journalists Association, Israel’s Interior Minister commented, “This is a journalist whose life is in real danger, only because of writing columns on an Israeli news website.”

By Mordechai Sones

 

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri responded to a request by the Jerusalem Journalists Association and the National Journalists Association to approve entry into Israel of Iranian journalist Nada Amin, who writes for the Times of Israel.

Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri – Photo: Wikipedia

Amin is currently in Turkey, where she fled from Iran three years ago. Turkey has already announced that she will be deported in coming days from Turkey to Iran, where she is expected to be sentenced to death. Continue Reading »

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| August 6, 2017
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Hamas leadership not smiling: Saudi newspaper deems Hamas a terrorist organization

Hamas, officially categorized a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the European Union, responded viciously at the Saudi paper referring to their delegation visiting Tehran as, “Terrorist Hamas attends the inauguration of the Iranian president.”

By i24NEWS

 

Hamas launched a blistering attack against one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent newspapers on Saturday after the pro-government daily Al-Riyadh published a headline that described the Islamist group as a terror organization.

“Terrorist Hamas attends the inauguration of the Iranian president,” the newspaper headlined its story about a delegation from the group’s political bureau who visited Tehran on the weekend for the swearing-in ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani. Continue Reading »

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| August 6, 2017
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Sydney Court Rejects Community’s Plans To Build Synagogue Over ‘Security Concerns’

“The decision is unprecedented,” said Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, “It basically implies that no Jewish organization should be allowed to exist in residential areas. It stands to stifle Jewish existence and activity in Sydney… and by extension, rewarding terrorism.”

By TAMARA ZIEVE

 

A court’s decision to refuse an application to build a new synagogue in Sydney, Australia, due to security concerns, came as a “surprise and shock,” the Chabad rabbi of the Bondi Beach community said in a statement Wednesday.

Bondi Beach, Sydney Australia – Photo: Athena Lao/Wikimedia

The Land and Environment Court ruled on Wednesday against an appeal by Chabad group, Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, against Waverley Council’s refusal of plans to demolish tennis courts to construct a new synagogue due to security concerns. Continue Reading »

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| August 5, 2017
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Jordanian King to visit Palestinian autocrat for support, and ‘to send a message’

 

Jordan’s Abdullah II plans a rare visit to Ramallah on Monday in show of support for the Palestinian leader and the Palestinian people amid tension with Israel from the Temple Mount magnetometers stand-off and then the shooting that killed 2 at Israel’s Amman embassy.

By Elior Levy & Roi Kais

 

Jordan’s King Abdullah II is scheduled to visit the Palestinian Authority on Monday to meet with President Mahmoud Abbas.

Fatah leadership member Mohammad Shtayyeh said this was “a visit of solidarity and coordination, which proves the Palestinians and Jordanians speak with one voice.”

He was referring to the shared positions with regards to the Temple Mount as well as the American efforts to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Continue Reading »

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| August 5, 2017
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IDF makes late night arrest of senior West Bank Hamas parliamentarian

 

Muhammed Abu Tir, one of the most senior Hamas leaders in Judea and Samaria, was arrested at his home in the middle of the night by the IDF over his participation in terror financing.

By Elad Benari

 

The IDF arrested a Hamas member of the Palestinian parliament at his home near Ramallah overnight, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said on Friday, according to AFP.

Muhammed Abu Tir, 65, was arrested only two months after he was released from a previous 17-month sentence, the group said.

Female IDF Capt. takes Hamas leader into custody – IDF Screenshot

Abu Tir is from eastern Jerusalem which he represents on the Palestinian Legislative Council. Continue Reading »

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| August 5, 2017
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New Hamas leadership sends delegation to Iran to enhance renewed ties

 

Iran-Hamas relations have renewed amid Gulf States drawing lines, forcing countries to expel Hamas operatives and boycott Qatar, so Iran has once again ‘adopted’ Hamas …now that billion$ have been given to them.

By Elior Levy

 

A senior Hamas delegation arrived Friday morning in Tehran for an official visit. The delegation includes, among others, senior Hamas figure Izzat al-Rishq and head of the Hamas administration Saleh al-Arouri, who was forced to leave Qatar for Lebanon, reportedly due to “external pressures” following several Arab countries’ boycott of Qatar.

The official reason for the Hamas delegation’s arrival is the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was reelected in May. Continue Reading »

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| August 4, 2017
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Caroline Glick points out NSA McMaster is cleansing pro-Israel staff under Trump’s nose

 

On her Facebook page, Jerusalem Post columnist Caroline Glick posted on Wednesday now President Trump’s National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, is one-by-one firing his pro-Israel staff who BTW support the POTUS’s policies, from the National Security Council (NSC), turning a highly influential and significant office of the administration against President Donald Trump’s policies.

By BREITBART NEWS

 

In a Facebook post, Glick noted that “all of these people” whom McMaster has fired this week — Rich Higgins, Derek Harvey, and Ezra Cohen-Watnick — “are pro-Israel and oppose the Iran nuclear deal, positions that Trump holds.”

She noted that the firings were the latest evidence that NSA McMaster is “deeply hostile to Israel and to Trump”:

According to senior officials aware of his behavior, he constantly refers to Israel as the occupying power and insists falsely and constantly that a country named Palestine existed where Israel is located until 1948 when it was destroyed by the Jews.

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