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Filipina woman volunteers for same IDF unit that rescued her grandmother

Not an Israeli citizen or even Jewish, Joana Chris Arpon was honored by Israel’s president as one of the Jewish State’s most outstanding soldiers after she volunteered to serve in the IDF search and rescue unit that was dispatched to the Philippines in 2013.

By Reuters

Filipina Joana Chris Arpon’s unusual journey to becoming one of the few non-Israeli and non-Jewish volunteers in Israel’s military began with an earthquake in the country her parents migrated from.

A crowd outside the newly established IDF field hospital in Bogo City, Philippines – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The disaster in 2013 struck a region where Arpon, an Israeli-born Filipino, had relatives. Continue Reading »

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israelandstuffcom | May 12, 2017

Palestinians outraged FIFA Congress tabled anti-Israeli decision

For refusing to rule against Israel, FIFA Congress came under attack by Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub, who told delegates, ‘We are looking for full recognition of our right that no Israeli clubs play in our territory.’

By i24NEWS – AFP

The Palestinian Football Association on Thursday accused FIFA of succumbing to “political pressure” following its decision to postpone a ruling on the contentious issue of Israeli clubs playing in the West Bank.

“We are disappointed that FIFA has decided to allow political pressure to win over the FIFA statutes,” it says in a statement, after FIFA’s annual Congress voted to back — by a majority of 73 to 27 percent — a proposal that pushed football’s governing body to report by March 2018. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Jibril Rajoub, Palestinian propaganda

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UPDATE: ‘The U.S. Embassy will quietly move to Jerusalem’

According to Marc Zell, co-chair of Republicans Overseas in Israel, “there is no change in the President’s policy regarding the moving of the Embassy to Jerusalem,” adding that the Embassy move would happen in a quiet manner.

By Benny Tocker

Marc Zell, the co-chair of Republicans Overseas in Israel, on Wednesday said there was no truth to the reports that President Donald Trump had decided that the United States Embassy in Israel would remain in Tel Aviv.

“According to my sources, there is no change in the President’s policy regarding the moving of the Embassy to Jerusalem, and according to what I know, there is no intention of extending the waiver ordering that the Embassy remain in Tel Aviv,” Zell told Arutz Sheva, adding that the Embassy move would happen in a quiet manner. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: American Embassy, Jerusalem, Marc Zell, Republicans Overseas in Israel

Jerusalem asks Washington to nullify Obama’s sanctioned anti-Israel UNSC Resolution 2334

Israel’s Foreign Ministry seeks to garner support for abating undue UN criticism and exaggerated focus on Israel by slashing their budget and manpower resources dedicated to just anti-Israel scrutiny, as well as the disproportionate number of Security Council resolutions continuously presented against Israel (at the behest of the Palestinians).

By Itamar Eichner

The Israeli Foreign Ministry appealed this week to US Envoy to the UN Nikki Haley to nullify Security Council Resolution 2334 which calls for an end to settlement construction while simultaneously declaring them illegal, both in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.

The issue was just one in a series of requests made to Haley, in an effort to garner American support in implementing a number of changes vis-a-vis the world body’s treatment of Israel. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Israel Foreign Ministry, Israel US, Nikki Haley, Resolution 2334, UN

BDS attacks Arab town’s community center over coexistence policies

REPORT: The community center in the Christian-Arab town of Beit Jala near Jerusalem has come under attack by BDS activists for ‘holding joint yoga sessions between Arabs and Israelis.’

By Tal Polon

An Arab community center has itself become the target of the BDS movement for holding joint activities with Israelis.

0404 reported that a community center in the Christian-Arab town of Beit Jala near Jerusalem became an object of rage for BDS activists, who claimed that the center had held joint sports activities for Israelis and Arabs.

BDS causing havoc to Palestinian families for political gains – 600 Palestinian workers were fired when SodaStream relocated factory due to BDS demonstrations.

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Arab Christians, Arab-Israel conflict, BDS, Beit Jala, boycott, Christians and Jews, coexistence

Indian Warships Anchored at Haifa Port Ahead of Historical 1st Visit By India’s PM

India’s three warships arrived at Haifa Port Tuesday, and during their stay the ships & crew will engage extensively with the Israel Navy, including in both professional and social engagements, marking 25 years of diplomatic ties.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

Three Indian Navy warships arrived at Haifa Port on Monday for a three-day visit as part of that nation’s overseas deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and West Coast of Africa.

The ships, from the Mumbai- based Indian Navy Western Naval Command, are: the INS Mumbai, a guided-missile destroyer; INS Trishul, a stealth-missile frigate; and INS Aditya, a tanker.

Indian Naval warships docked at Haifa port – Photo- Anna Ahronheim

The task group is headed by R.-Adm. Continue Reading »

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Netanyahu, AIPAC mum over U.S. Congress’ Taylor Force Act

Israeli leaders, along with AIPAC are maintaining their neutrality by not commenting on Congressional bill that would defund the Palestinian Authority over its monthly payments scheme to families of murderers of Israelis.

By MICHAEL WILNER

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Washington’s largest Israel advocacy organization are withholding support for a Senate bill that would defund the Palestinian Authority over its “martyr” compensation scheme, which provides the families of convicted murderers and terrorists in Israel with monthly stipends.

The Taylor Force Act, named after a former US Army officer murdered by a Palestinian assailant in Israel last year, would require the State Department cut funds to the PA should it fail to end the program. Continue Reading »

Category: The Diaspora | Tags: AIPAC, stipends for murderers, Taylor Force, US Congress

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Greek Jews Condemn Local Bishop’s Anti-Semitic Rant

Greek Orthodox Bishop spreads more hate filled yarn of Jewish world domination in another of his anti-Semitic tirades, this time after being withdrawn by his Church from a Jerusalem visit.

By European Jewish Congress

A Greek Orthodox bishop has been sharply criticized by the local Jewish community after he made a series of antisemitic remarks following the Church’s refusal to send him as its representative to the Easter Festival of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Following the Synad’s decision to replace Bishop Seraphim, the Metropolitan of Piraeus with Metropolitan Athinagoras of Ilion, Seraphim accused Israel of preventing his visit and interfering in an internal Church matter. Continue Reading »

Category: Jewish News | Tags: anti-Semitism, Bishop Seraphim, European anti-Semitism

Palestinians rally to boycott Pizza Hut for Israeli ad mocking their cheating leader

After the Israeli Pizza Hut franchise poked fun at the jailed Palestinian terrorist on Facebook, for eating candy bars in his cell despite initiating a massive hunger strike, Palestinians called for a boycott.
– Israeli company deleted the mocking post, with int’l management issuing an apology.

By Meirav Crystal

Palestinians are calling for a boycott of Pizza Hut following a Facebook post by the chain’s Israeli branch that poked fun at terrorist Marwan Barghouti for breaking his hunger strike by secretly sneaking candy bars in his cell.

Screenshot of the Photoshopped Image of the later deleted Facebook post.

Category: Israel News | Tags: boycott, Marwan Barghouti, Pizza Hut

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WATCH IDF’s newest promo video: ‘With Our Hands’

In this latest moving video, the IDF shows how each & every soldier proudly protects the State of Israel, with his own hands.

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: IDF

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 »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Kofi Annan

israelandstuffcom | May 9, 2017

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 »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: faux pas, Saudi Arabia

israelandstuffcom | May 9, 2017

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 »

Category: Israel News | Tags: David Friedman, Luke Baker, media bias, Nakba Day, Reuters, twitter

israelandstuffcom | May 9, 2017