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UN Human Rights Council lambastes Azariya’s manslaughter sentence

A UN Human Rights Council representative, in a short written statement, criticized the Tel Aviv Military Court and its 18-month prison sentence handed down to Elor Azariya, for shooting dead a wounded terrorist, as ‘excessively lenient.’

By Nitzan Keidar

A representative of the UN Human Rights Council heavily criticized the sentencing of soldier Elor Azariya this week.

Azariya, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting a wounded terrorist, was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Medic, Sgt. Elor Azaria, in court – Photo: Facebook

According to UN human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani, the sentence imposed on Azariya was “excessively lenient.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: anti-Israel bias, Elor Azariya, Military Court, UNHRC

Major #BDSfail: British universities cancel ‘Apartheid Week’

In a blow to the BDS movement, 2 UK universities cancel the events of the anti-Israel ‘Apartheid Week’ based on Britain’s recently adopted definition of anti-Semitism, that includes incitement against Jews by demonizing Israel.

By Itamar Eichner

The University of Central Lancashire and University College London in Britain were forced to cancel the Israel Apartheid Week events, which were supposed to take place next week, following the intervention of Friends of Israel associations in the UK.

The cancellation of these events is part of the struggle against the Israel boycott movement on campuses.

Apartheid graffiti wall – Wikimedia Commons

The main reason for the cancellation is the fact that Britain has recently adopted a new definition of anti-Semitism that also includes incitement against Jews in the form of the demonization of Israel. Continue Reading »

Category: Jewish News, The Diaspora | Tags: antisemitism, Apartheid Week, Friends of Israel, Israel Apartheid Week, UK

PA charges Israel with ‘terrorism’ for closing Hamas affiliated school in Jerusalem

The PA’s public diplomacy bureau said school closure was demonstrative of Israel’s “terrorist activities”, calling Israel’s claims of incitement in the school’s curriculum as “lies”.

By Dalit Halevi

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday blasted as “terrorism” Israel’s decision to close an Arab elementary school in Jerusalem due to its spreading of incitement.

The closer houses are Sur baher. The farther houses on the mountain, on the left are the edges of al-Ubeidiya. On the mountain on the right is believed to be Wadi al-Arayis and Juhdum. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The Al Nkhba School in the Sur Baher neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem was ordered to be closed after it was discovered that the school had been established by officials affiliated with the Hamas terrorist organization, and that the curriculum included severe incitement against the State of Israel. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: anti-Israel bias, arab school, East Jerusalem, Education, ‘Palestinian’ incitement

CNN outs Trump pick for Israel envoy for accusing US liberal Jews as ‘not a pro-Israel force’

CNN reported on Thursday that inflammatory rhetoric said by President Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, had been focused mainly against J-Street and liberal American Jews, saying they ‘don’t support Israel, don’t support traditional Jewish values.’

By i24NEWS

Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, bragged in a speech on the eve of the 2016 election that he had succeeded in removing references to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the Republican party platform and said liberal American Jews were not “a pro-Israel force,” CNN revealed on Thursday.

“When you don’t support Israel, when you don’t support traditional Jewish values, when you don’t view the Torah as God-given legacy — no matter how religious you are, if you don’t have those views, you know you don’t really have much in common,” CNN quoted Friedman as saying in the speech on November 7. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: CNN, David Friedman

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India accepts $2.5 billion missile defense deal with Israel

The Indian gov’t has accepted a $2.5 billion missile deal, capable of shooting down enemy aircraft at a range of 50-70 kilometers, to replace their country’s aging air defenses.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

The Indian government has cleared a $2.5 billion deal for its army to buy a medium-range surface-to-air missile defense system from Israel Aerospace Industries, another step toward signing the contract, Indian media reported on Thursday.

IAI successfully tests MR-SAM Air and Missile Defense System. – Photo courtesy- IAI

The MR-SAM system, jointly developed by India’s Defense Research and Development Organization in collaboration with Israel Aircraft Industry, is a land-based configuration of the long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) or Barak-8 naval air defense system. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Barak 8 missile, Israel India, Military cooperation

IDF report: Israeli jet downs Hamas drone over Mediterranean

The drone, operated by Hamas militants, was identified immediately after takeoff from Gaza and was under constant IAF surveillance.
– The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported, “The IDF will not allow any airspace violation and will act resolutely against any such attempt.”

By i24NEWS

The Israeli Defense Forces on Thursday intercepted a Hamas operated drone launched from the Gaza Strip.

According to a statement from the army, the drone was shot down over the Mediterranean sea by an Israeli air force jet and crashed into the water, preventing infiltration into Israeli airspace.

Hamas militants showing off the Qassam 1 drone during their 27th anniversary rally – Twitter

“The IDF will not allow any violation of airspace and will act resolutely against any such attempt,” the IDF spokesperson said. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Hamas drone, IAF strike, IAF-Gaza

Israel Missile Defense Organization upgrades Iron Dome for maximum efficiency (VIDEO)

Watch: Seeking to augment the Iron Dome’s capabilities, since its last upgrade was in 2015, Israel’s Ministry of Defense succeeded in improving the technology behind the country’s anti-missile system.

BYANNA AHRONHEIM

An upgraded version of the Iron Dome missile defense system has passed a series of complex tests in recent days, improving the system’s capabilities.

According to a statement released by the Defense Ministry, the Israel Missile Defense Organization, which is responsible for the development of Israel’s multilayered defense system, in conjunction with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the main contractor of the Iron Dome system, carried out a number of experiments using American-made components in the course of the missile interception tests for the first time. Continue Reading »

Category: Innovations & Discoveries, Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: David's Sling, Iron Dome, Israel Missile Defense Organization, Rafael, Tamir interceptor

ISIS affiliate groups gaining ground in Syrian Golan offensive

The latest offensive by an ISIS-allied group in the tri-border region of southwest Syria, Israel and Jordan has quickly captured 4 villages and is currently endangering the Syrian city of Daraa, whose southwest suburb is already under ISIS control.

BY Roi Kais

ISIS-affiliated groups opened a major offensive in the tri-nation border of Israel, Syria and Jordan, attacking various rebel factions and have managed to take control of four villages—Adwan, Saham al-Jawlan, Jalin and Tasil—in addition to the strategic southwestern suburb of Daraa, which is the capital of Hauran.

Israel-Syria-Jordan triborders – Google Maps

Areas change hands somewhat frequently, but a rapid victory on this scale has not been seen in some time. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Gadi Eisenkot, Golan Heights, ISIS, Syrian rebels, Syrian unrest, UNDOF

Turns out ‘anti-Israel poster-child’ doesn’t hate IDF soldiers

16 year-old Palestinian ‘hero’ of anti-Israel propaganda film unexpectedly replied he doesn’t hate IDF soldiers, when asked to answer on-stage questions following its screening.

By Israel Today Staff

The above video is an excerpt from the leftist propaganda film “The Boy From H2” that seeks to portray Israeli soldiers as heartless and abusive toward the Palestinian Arabs.

The film was such a hit among liberals in Israel that the left-wing NGO B’Tselem entered it in the International Film Festival that concluded yesterday in Berlin.

But “The Boy From H2” was a flop on the international stage, and suffered even more disappointment when the “hero” of the documentary, Mohammed Burkan, who was 12 when it was filmed in 2011, came out and said he isn’t angry at the Israeli soldiers. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: anti-Israel Propaganda, B'Tselem

First Christian Arab qualifies for IAF elite pilots course

Unlike the Bedouin who have been volunteering for the IDF since the state was founded, Christian Arab enlistment is still relatively new.
• IDF: All roles are open to all recruits provided they meet the stringent IDF requirements as any other soldier.

By Lilach Shoval

An Israeli Christian Arab was among the cadets who began the Israeli Air Force 179th pilots course three months ago, Israel Hayom has learned. The young man, whose name cannot be revealed, is the first Christian Arab to make it into the prestigious course.

The cadet is currently in the initial flight stage of the course, after which the IAF makes a round of cuts. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Arab Zionists, Christian Arabs, Christians and Jews, IAF, Israeli Christians

In Australia Netanyahu applauds Trump for taking strong stand against antisemitism (VIDEO)

WATCH Prime Minister Netanyahu, who started his 5-day official visit to Australia on Wednesday, among other things tells a packed synagogue in Sydney that the Golan Heights “will never go back to Syria, it will always remain a part of Israel.”

BYHERB KEINON

SYDNEY — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday commended US President Donald Trump for taking “a strong stand against antisemitism.”

Netanyahu, who started a five day-visit to Australia on Wednesday, made the remarks to loud applause in a packed synagogue in Sydney regarding comments Trump made the day before about a resurgence of antisemitism in the US. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Australia, Sydney

Report: IAF jets destroy Hezbollah ordnance at Syrian army outposts in Damascus suburb

Again an aerial attack is attributed to Israel, this one on the Syrian army’s 3rd Division in al-Katif, with Lebanese press quoting officials reporting Hezbollah military buses were destroyed.

By Roi Kais

According to the reports, Israeli warplanes were circling Lebanese airspace in the Baalbek area at around 3am Wednesday, carrying out the attack from over Lebanon.Officials cited by Lebanese media estimated the attack was targeting Hezbollah military buses.

In a counter statement issued by Hezbollah, they claimed that the reports stating that the Israeli attacks targeted Hezbollah’s outposts in Lebanon or Syria are incorrect.

File photo: A past attack in Damascus attributed to Israel

A rebel spokesman from the city of Yabroud in the Damascus suburbs told a Syrian media outlets identified with the rebels that the Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked at 4am after circling the Lebanese airspace for half an hour. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Hezbollah - Syria, IAF strike, IAF Syria, Voice of Lebanon

Netanyahu responds to demands of Australia’s past PMs to recognize Palestinian state

WATCH: At a press conference in Sydney were Israel’s PM was welcomed by PM Malcolm Turnball, Netanyahu asked a basic question, slamming down demands by former Australian PMs to recognize Palestinian statehood, ‘What kind of Palestinian state do you want exactly?’ “A state whose territory will be used immediately for radical Islam?”

By Arutz Sheva Staff

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu slammed the demand by two former Australian Prime Ministers that their nation recognize the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign state.

Former Labor premiers Kevin Rudd and Bob Hawke issued statements ahead of Netanyahu’s state visit to Australia, calling for the recognition of Palestinian statehood. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel Australia, Malcolm Turnball, Palestinian State

The Vatican and Rome’s Jewish community host Menorah exhibition

The artifacts depicting Judaism’s sacred seven branched candelabra used in the Temple in Jerusalem, are being loaned by nearly 20 museums around the world, including Paris’ Louvre & London’s National Gallery.

By AFP

The Vatican and Rome’s Jewish community on Monday presented an ambitious exhibition on the menorah which will bring together 130 works featuring the iconic Jewish candelabrum, an ancient symbol of the faith.

The show on the seven-candle Hebrew lamp will run simultaneously from May 15 to July 23 at the Vatican museums and the synagogue complex in a city which once housed one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. Continue Reading »

Category: Jewish News | Tags: Jewish Culture, Jewish Diaspora, Menorah, Vatican

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