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Syrian mortar falls in Golan Heights, no one hurt, no damage

Israel is once again hit by stray fire from Syria following approximately 2 months of relative quiet.
• IDF reports no one hurt in the incident, with no property damage yet reported.

By Ahiya Raved and Yoav Zitun

A mortar shell from Syria landed inside Israeli territory in the Golan Heights region, the IDF reported Wednesday morning. No one was harmed by the mortar, and no property damage was reported.

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IDF guard post and fence on the Israel-Syria border on the Golan Heights – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The landing was likely the result of a stray shell fired during the fighting in the war-ridden country. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Golan Heights, mortars, Syrian unrest

israelandstuffcom | November 9, 2016

Palestinian terrorist neutralized during stabbing attack in Samaria

IDF solider unhurt as the Palestinian terrorist’s thrust of his screwdriver failed to penetrate the soldier’s protective vest.

By Uzi Baruch

An Arab terrorist attacked IDF soldiers in Samaria Wednesday morning, attempting to stab them with a screwdriver.

Palestinian terrorist being stabilized by medics after being neutralized during stabbing attempt. – Photo: Uziel Vatik

The attacker was shot and neutralized during the incident, which took place between Tapuah Junction and the Arab village of Hawara, near the Jewish community of Yitzhar.

The wounded terrorist was treated on the scene by emergency responders.

While the terrorist managed to stab one soldier at the scene, the screwdriver failed to penetrate the soldier’s protective vest.

Category: Israel News | Tags: IDF, Palestinian terrorist, Samaria, Stabbing Attack, terrorist attack

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BUSINESS: Israel’s new AIDS cure soon to be marketed

Zion Pharmaceutical, founded 30 months ago to manufacture the AIDS and cancer treatment drugs developed by Prof. Abraham Loyter of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is seeking the finances to enter the market.

By Gali Weinreb of the Globes

Last week, a new HIV treatment hit the headlines, after it had been tested in the blood of ten patients and found effective in the destruction of cells infected with AIDS – without damaging healthy cells. The drug was developed by Prof. Abraham Loyter from the Hebrew University, and the technology has been commercialized through a company called Zion Pharmaceutical by Yissum, the Hebrew University’s technology commercialization company. Continue Reading »

Category: Innovations & Discoveries, Israel News | Tags: AIDS, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Medicine, Zion Pharmaceutical

PA refusal to cooperate with Israel over water infrastructure upgrades worries officials

The IDF’s Head of the Coordination for Government Activities in the Territories writes a letter imploring int’l community to step in before an impending water crisis hits the Palestinians, who refuse to meet with the Israelis to discuss its water management program.

By Itamar Eichner

The IDF has warned the international community that the water infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza will collapse as long as the Palestinian Authority refuses to cooperate with Israel.

According to Head of the Coordination for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, the joint Israeli-Palestinian water distribution council—which manages water infrastructure in the West Bank—hasn’t met since 2010 due to the Palestinians’ refusal to approve water infrastructure upgrades in the West Bank settlements. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: COGAT, Israel-PA, water, Water conservation

Israel’s National Security Council foiled the Palestinian attempt to enter Interpol

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday morning thanked the official’s of Israel’s Foreign Office and the National Security Council for successfully preventing the Palestinian bid to join Interpol.

By Yoel Domb

Prime Minister Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel had prevented the Palestinian Authority from joining Interpol. Netanyahu was speaking at the inauguration of the new railway system in the Jezreel Valley.

Netanyahu – Screenshot

“This morning we foiled an attempt by the Palestinians to join Interpol. This would have constituted a change in Israel’s international status. The matter was achieved through intensive work by Foreign Office officials and the National Security Council and I am grateful to them for their efforts.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Interpol, Israel Foreign Ministry, National Security Council

Media Silent as Palestinians Forcibly Convert Christians: They Can’t Blame Israel

Christians in Gaza held a rally against the abduction and forced conversion of their children. “Christians who converted to Islam did so under threats, coercion, compulsion and force,” said Christian leader.

By Ryan Jones

You’d think a story like this would be making major headlines, given the amount of attention that’s afforded every other aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the forced conversion of Christians to Islam by Gaza’s Hamas rulers just doesn’t seem to interest Western power brokers.

And that should be a wake-up call for any and all advocating a two-state solution.

Arab media commentator Raymond Ibrahim brings the story after surveying Arabic-language media, where the plight of Gaza Christians seems to be covered far more regularly. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Christians, Gaza

Teenage Arab terrorist gets 12 years in prison for attempted murder in Jerusalem stabbing

Ahmad Manasra, who was 13 when he and his 15yr-old cousin went on a stabbing spree in Jerusalem, was ordered to pay NIS 180,000 in compensation to his 13-year-old and 21-year-old Israeli victims; ‘the fact they are minors does not confer immunity … particularly when a serious crime is committed,’ Judge rules.

By Yael Freidson

Ahmad Manasra, 14, who carried out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Pisgat Ze’evneighborhood a year ago, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday.

The Jerusalem District Court also ordered Manasra to pay his victims NIS 180,000 in compensation and sentenced him to two years suspended sentence. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Ahmad Manasra, Jerusalem District Court, knife attack, Palestinian terrorist, Stabbing Attack, terrorist attack

Video Report: West Bank Palestinian demonstration against Abbas gets violent

Tensions rise in West Bank refugee camps over the Palestinian Authority’s control, which is causing concern, as the future of Mahmoud Abbas’ authority remains in limbo since demonstrations and armed clashes have broken out.

By ILTV

View original Arutz Sheva publication at:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/219894 Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: demonstration, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian unrest

French Official: Peace initiative to move forward by year’s end

France’s special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process says his country’s initiative will test Israel’s resolve to reach a solution.

By Itamar Eichner

Pierre Vimont, France’s special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, said at a conference in Tel Aviv on Sunday that it was his government’s intention to move forward on the French peace initiative by the end of this year.

The conference was held by the Macro Center for Political Economics and the Institute for National Security Studies. Vimont said that the current status quo was distancing the two-state solution and necessitating intervention: “We want to revive the two-state solution in this window of opportunity and return it to the international agenda.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: French Peace Initiative, Isaac Herzog, The Arab Quartet

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Palestinian Authority: Israel planning to assassinate Abbas

Palestinian Authority media reports that just as Israel assassinate Arafat, it is now plotting to eliminated his successor, Mahmoud Abbas.

By Hillel Fendel

Israeli is planning to “eliminate Abbas politically and physically” as it did to Yasser Arafat – according to the newest Palestinian Authority libel against Israel. So reports Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), which monitors anti-Israel incitement in PA media reports and official statements.

With the 12th anniversary of the death of arch-terrorists and ex-PA leader Yasser Arafat approaching, the PA has revived its old libel that Israel murdered Arafat, ignoring the fact that it has been disproven by several different medical teams. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: anti-Israel Propaganda, Palestinian propaganda, PMW, Yasser Arafat

israelandstuffcom | November 6, 2016

Palestinians now seek ownership of Dead Sea Scrolls via UNESCO

After repeated successful Palestinian inspired resolutions at UNESCO that ignored Jewish ties to the Temple Mount, Western Wall and Jerusalem, the Palestinian are now going after the Dead Sea Scrolls.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

The Palestinian Authority is preparing to lay a claim to the Dead Sea Scrolls at the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Israel Radio reported on Saturday night.

ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY researchers utilize advanced technology to piece together thousands of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls. – Photo: ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY

“This is another provocative and audacious attempt by the Palestinians to rewrite history and to erase our connection to our land,” Ambassador to UNESCO Carmel Shama-Hacohen said. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Jewish News | Tags: Dead Sea Scrolls, Israel Antiquities Authority, Palestinian Authority, UNESCO

israelandstuffcom | November 6, 2016

Israel’s No.1 Arab news presenter: ‘No one will shut me up.’

Lucy Aharish, Israel’s best known Arab TV anchor has gotten used to criticism & threats from every possible direction. Now she’s firing back at her critics: At the ‘whining’ Arabs, at Israel’s ‘enlightened’ liberals, and at the Jews who expect her to convert.

By Yehuda Nuriel

We have gotten so used to Lucy Aharish’s presence on our screen, to her pleasant personality and to the words coming out of her heart, that we have forgotten how dangerous it actually is to be Lucy Aharish.

To be more exact, we have gotten used to it. We have gotten used to the regular buzz of threats against her. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Israeli, Lucy Aharish

israelandstuffcom | November 6, 2016

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REPORT: Russian PM declares support of Jewish connection to Jerusalem

In a TV2 report, Russian PM Medvedev says, “Our country never denied Israel’s or the Jewish people’s rights to Jerusalem, the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.”

By Arutz Sheva Staff

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spoke with Channel 2 about the Israel-Russia relationship.

During the interview Medvedev was asked about UNESCO’s decision to deny history and claim Israel has no connection to the Western Wall and other holy places in Jerusalem.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – Photo: AFP

“I think this subject has been blown out of proportion. UNESCO has made at least ten similar decisions, worded almost identically to this one. Continue Reading »

Category: The Diaspora | Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Israel Russia, Jerusalem, UN bias, UNESCO, Western Wall

israelandstuffcom | November 4, 2016