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Iran has made itself into a ‘DESERT OF HATE’

After years of drought, the water-starved country’s hateful politics can’t allow it to turn to the one country that could really save it.

P. David Hornik

Iran’s pistachio farms are dying of thirst.

That may not, in itself, seem like major news. But it has a greater significance.

After crude oil, pistachio nuts are Iran’s biggest export, with only the United States producing more. Yet a drought lasting years, along with uncontrolled pumping of water by farmers, has created a situation where the pistachio crop is drying up.

AFP reports that:

In Kerman province in southern Iran, cities have grown rich from pistachios,
but time is running out for the industry.

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: anti-Semitism, Iran, Israel, water technology

US blacklists senior Hamas official

The US State Department adds Fathi Hammad, a former Hamas interior minister, to its “global terrorist” blacklist.

By Elad Benari, Canada

The United States on Friday added senior Hamas member Fathi Hammad to its “global terrorist” list, AFP reports.

Hammad in the past served as Hamas’s interior minister.

Hamas, the terrorist group which controls Gaza, has already itself been proscribed by the United States as a “foreign terrorist organization.”

Under the new designation, U.S. citizens and companies will be banned from doing business with Hammad and any property he holds in areas under U.S. jurisdiction will be frozen.

According to the State Department, which issued the designation, as interior minister Hammad used his position to “coordinate terrorist cells.” Continue Reading »

Category: The Diaspora | Tags: blacklist, global terrorist list, hamas, Hamas terrorist

World experts met in Israel to discuss terrorism and social media

Counter-terrorism experts from all over the world who met in Israel this week suggest compiling a list of keywords used on social media that would serve as red flags of terrorist inclinations.

By Nadav Shragai

This week, when the world was remembering the 2,996 victims of the September 11,2001 attacks, hundreds of senior figures in the field of anti-terrorism convened in Herzliya. The gathering was a prestigious one: the 16th International Conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Herzliya. Dozens of panels and seminars sparked interest. But the security, defense, and intelligence professionals in attendance know better than anyone that conferences don’t defeat terrorism — at most, they can raise awareness of it. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Counter-terrorism, Interdisciplinary Center, seminar

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‘Women’s flotilla’ to Gaza blames Israel for boats’ delay

The entire flotilla of 2 small vessels, carrying a few dozen women who plan on breaching Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, had their departure delayed by the police, and a bad engine.

By ARIK BENDER

The flotilla to Gaza, which was set to arrive in early October carrying 30 women from around the world on two ships, got off to a late start.

One of the ships, the Amal (Hope) was forced to turn back after facing engine trouble. The second ship, the Zaytouna (Olive), set off only late in the afternoon after being delayed for many hours by local Italian police. Continue Reading »

Category: The Diaspora | Tags: Barcelona, Gaza flotilla

2 terrorists neutralized by IDF gunfire during attempted vehicular attack in Judea

IDF Spokesperson reports of no injuries except to the male & female Palestinian terrorists who were neutralized, as they attempted to run over Israeli civilians at a bus-stop at the Elias Junction outside of Kiryat Arba.

By Elisha Ben Kimon

Two terrorists attempted to carry out a vehicular attack with a pickup truck on Friday afternoon at the Elias Junction, outside the entrance to Kiryat Arba.

Scene of the attack – Ynet

The IDF Spokesperson reported that the terrorists, a man and a woman, were neutralized with gunfire from IDF forces and were critically wounded.

The man died at the scene, but the woman, in her twenties, is being treated for a gunshot to the abdomen. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: IDF response, Judea and Samaria, terrorist attack, terrorist neutralized, vehicular attack

Arab Terrorist shot dead during stabbing attack at Damascus Gate

An Arab terrorist from Jordan was neutralized Friday by Israel Police during a stabbing attack at the Damascus Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem.

By Ido ben Porat

An Arab terrorist tried today, Friday, to commit a stabbing attack at the Damascus Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem, when he was killed by police.

Magen David Adom paramedics at Damascus Gate – Photo- MDA

From a police investigation, it appears that the terrorist, a Jordanian resident in his twenties, arrived near Damascus Gate, where he noticed border police. He advanced towards them quickly, a knife in his hand. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, knife attack, terrorist neutralized

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UN Chief rebukes Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark as “unacceptable & outrageous”

UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon rejects PM Netanyahu’s claim that Abbas is seeking ‘ethnic cleansing,’ saying that it is in fact the settlements that are the major obstacle to peace.

By Itamar Eichner & Reuters

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed his deep concern over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks, in which he described Palestinian President Mahnoud Abbas’ refusal to allow Jews to live in a future Palestinian state as “ethnic cleansing”.

Interpreting Netanyahu’s words to mean that anyone who opposes expanding the settlements supports the ethnic cleansing of Israelis, Ban stated that his response to Abbas was “unacceptable and outrageous,”.

Category: Israel News | Tags: anti-Israel bias, Ban Ki-moon, Benjamin Netanyahu, ethnic cleansing

Flotilla of women set sail from Barcelona to Gaza

Flotilla of 2 sail boats carrying approximately 20 women set sail from Barcelona hoping to breach Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza.

By Elad Benari

A new women’s flotilla aimed at violating the Israeli naval blockade on Gaza left on Wednesday from the Spanish city of Barcelona, Al Jazeera reported.

The 2 vessels of the Women’s Boat to Gaza “mission” launching from the Port of Barcelona. – Photo: Womens Boat to Gaza website

Two sailing boats, Amal and Zaytouna, with 11 women on board each, sailed off under the banner “The Women’s Boat to Gaza”, according to the report.

The passengers include Swedish European Parliament Member Malin Bjork and Dr Fouzia Hassan of Malaysia. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Barcelona, Gaza flotilla

World Bank: Less than half of humanitarian aid to Gaza reach its destination

The World Bank reported that int’l donor support is a must to maintain Palestinian budget-cutting to stave off probable crisis, and their economy will remain hobbled as long as the conflict with Israel continues.

By i24news

Less than half the $3.5 billion donors have pledged to aid with reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip following the 2014 war has been disbursed, according to the World Bank.

The World Bank added that international donor support is a must to maintain Palestinian budget-cutting achievements and stave off crisis.

It said in the report that over the past 10 years the Palestinian Authority had slashed its deficit by an amount equal to 15 percent of its Gross Domestic Product, “an achievement rarely seen in other places around the world.” Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Hamas corruption, Palestinian corruption, Palestinian economy, World Bank

1st century gold coin with Nero’s image found in Jerusalem dig

“First time that a coin of this kind has turned up in Jerusalem…Coins of this type are usually found only in private collections, where we don’t have clear evidence as to place of origin.”

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

A rare, well-preserved gold coin struck in 56-57 CE, bearing the image of Roman Emperor Nero, was found by archeologists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during a recent excavation on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion, just outside the Old City, it was announced Wednesday.

Described as an “emperor, theater actor, poet,” Nero, a flamboyant ruler who took the throne at age 17, was perhaps best known for killing his mother, who married his great uncle Claudius. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: archeology, Jerusalem, Mount Zion

Israel Air Force hits multiple Hamas targets in Gaza after mortar attack on southern Israel

IAF jets launch reprisal attacks overnight, taking out 3 Hamas terror targets after a mortar shell fired from Gaza explodes in southern Israel Wednesday evening.

By Yoav Zitun and Elior Levi

The IDF launched a fresh wave of airstrikes overnight Wednesday against three Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip. The move comes as a retaliation for the firing of artillery shells on the Eshkol Regional Council late Wednesday.

The IDF spokesperson’s Unit said that it held Hamas exclusively responsible for all activities in the strip and would continue to operate in a determined manner in order to maintain peace and quiet for Israel’s southern residents

The mortar shells exploded near the border fence shortly before midnight Wednesday but no red alert siren was sounded.

Category: Israel News | Tags: IAF strike, IAF-Gaza, mortar attacks

France reprimanded for part in illegal construction in Israel

Israeli Foreign Ministry clarifies that France must coordinate with Israel before building in ‘Area C’ as agreed in the EU signed Oslo Accords, which it didn’t do, and thus can’t complain that Israeli courts exercised its right to have illegally constructed buildings demolished.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

This morning, the Israeli Foreign Ministry responded to criticism from French citizens regarding the destruction of illegally constructed buildings in Area C. France intervened in the matter, due to the fact that it sponsored one of the buildings that were demolished.

Sources within the Ministry wish to clarify that “the claim that is being spread by the French Foreign Ministry is wrong.

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Illegal Arab Construction

Watch Interview: Trump won’t force a peace solution on Israel

In a TV10 news interview, David Friedman, Donald Trump’s adviser on Israel affairs, says a President Trump would support Israel and let Jerusalem decide how to solve its conflict with the Palestinian Authority.

Israel Channel 10 News

David Friedman, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s adviser on Israel affairs, said on Wednesday that if Trump is elected president, he will not try to force a solution on Israel with regards to its conflict with the Palestinian Authority (PA).

“He’s not for or against, per se, a two-state solution,” Friedman told Channel 10 News’s Tamar Ish Shalom in an interview.

Category: Israel News, Video's worth Viewing | Tags: Donald Trump, Peace Process, politics

Israeli prosecutors oppose demolishing homes of Jews who killed Palestinian teen

State prosecutors attests Jewish terror differs from Arab terror, claiming convictions are deterrent enough for Jews, but the opposite for Arabs, since Palestinian incarceration brings honor and financial security by way of monthly siphons to the family by the Palestinian Authority.

By i24news

The prosecution in the case of murdered Palestinian teen Mohammed Abu Khdeir who was brutally murdered by three Jewish Israelis in 2014, has indicated on Wednesday its opposition to a petition from abu Khdeir’s family to demolish the homes of his killers, the Walla! news site reports.

Abu Khdeir’s murder on July 2, 2014 — wherein he was kidnapped by three Jewish Israelis, beaten and set on fire while still alive — was deemed to be nationalistically-motivated. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Jerusalem District Court, Jewish terrorists, Palestinian terrorism

israelandstuffcom | September 14, 2016