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Palestinian Authority arrests Sa’ir’s mayor & 13 municipal employees over water theft

Palestinian Mayor acknowledges that the residents of his village Sa’ir, have been known to steal water from the Water Authority’s pipes, but maintains his innocents over the massive water theft.

By ADAM RASGON

The Palestinian Water Authority and the Sa’ir Municipality are at odds over the disappearance of large amounts of water from Sa’ir, a town of 25,000 northeast of Hebron, as the region experiences water shortages.

A TRACTOR carries water in the village of Sa’ir earlier this month.- Photo: TOVAH LAZAROFF

The PWA, which coordinates and regulates the distribution of water in the Palestinian territories, said August 12 it had uncovered an ongoing water-theft operation in the village. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Arab-Israeli conflict, water, water theft

israelandstuffcom | August 28, 2016

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World’s oldest human remains found inside cave near Tel Aviv

The Qesem Cave, located outside of Rosh HaAyin, was accidentally discovered during road work 16 years ago and has since revealed a wealth of information on early humans, shedding light on the evolution of humanity.

By Asaf Kamer

When work began to widen route 5 outside of Rosh HaAyin 16 years ago, workers discovered something incredible; the opening to a world frozen in time.

Inside Qesem Cave – Photo: Ron Barkai, Tel Aviv University

A powerful controlled explosion designed to demolish a giant limestone boulder blocking the path of the road exposed the entrance to a giant limestone cave which had been sealed for over 200,000 years. Continue Reading »

Category: Innovations & Discoveries, Israel News | Tags: archaeology, Qesem Cave, Tel Aviv University

israelandstuffcom | August 27, 2016

Israeli humanitarian delegation gives Italian quake victims emergency assistance

The devastating earthquake that ravaged central Italy on Wednesday sparked an outpouring of goodwill from around the world, Italy’s local Jewish communities and Israel’s IsraAID, with a 20 member staff of Search & Rescue, Relief and Trauma.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

IsraAID, an Israeli relief organization, is hard at work giving vital assistance following the devastating earthquake that struck Italy on Wednesday.

IsraAID workers in Italy. – Photo: IsraAID

Thanks to the support of the Ted Arison Family Foundation, IsraAid has dispatched a 20-member staff of search and rescue, relief and trauma specialists, and is currently the only foreign humanitarian non-profit, non-governmental aid organization on the ground. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: IsraAid, Israel Italy, Tikon Olam

israelandstuffcom | August 26, 2016

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UN to Israel: Release our employee who illegally siphoned aid money to Hamas

The United Nations sent Israel a formal demand that United Nations Development Programme employee who was arrested for redirecting Gaza humanitarian aid money to Hamas military projects, be released.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

The UN’s Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) sent a letter to Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, requesting the release of Waheed Al-Bursh, an UNDP worker who was arrested in July for assisting the Hamas terror organization, claiming he should receive diplomatic immunity.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

“Israel operates according to the law, and we continue to do so in this case as well,” said Ambassador Danon in response to the letter. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: arrested, Danny Danon, terror arrest, UN bias, UN corruption, UN Office of Legal Affairs

Israel launches tourism ad campaign for India TV

Israel’s Tourism Ministry invests $1.5 million in TV ad campaign to encourage tourism from India to the Holy Land, with a set goal of 100,000 visiting tourists by 2018.

By Anav Silverman/TPS

Israel’s Tourism Ministry is looking to break into the Asian market, with the launch of its first major TV advertising campaign in India to promote incoming tourism to Israel.

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According to the Tourism Ministry, India is one of the major emerging markets for incoming tourism to Israel.

“The experiential campaign that we have launched in India has been adapted to the particular characteristics and tastes of the Indian market,” elaborated Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, who noted that Israel is also engaged in significant marketing campaigns in China. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Israel India, tourism, Tourism Ministry

Travelers of the cable-car will see first-hand, Jewish connection to Jerusalem is immutable

The latest Jerusalem cable-car controversy may have been sparked by the Mayor, Nir Barkat, who announced that the capital’s cable-car will have an additional station in Silwan, at the foot of the City of David.

By Yoel Domb

A new controversy may have been sparked in Jerusalem by Nir Barkat, who announced that the Jerusalem cable-car will have a station in Silwan. Barkat announced the decision in a Likud activists’ assembly and they were reported this morning by Haaretz reporter Nir Hasson.

Jerusalem cable-car – Photo: Jerusalem Municipality Public Relations

The original plan for the cable-car called for four stations where it will pick up passengers, from the Khan theater near the old railway station via Upper Silwan to the Mount of Olives (near the Intercontinental hotel) and ending at Lion’s gate. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: cable car, Jerusalem, Nir Barkat

Netanyahu calls Putin to discuss possible talks with Palestinians

Following Egyptian President Sisi’s comments that the Russian leader wants to host Netanyahu & Abbas in Moscow for peace talks, the PM calls Putin, hoping to advance the initiative.

By HERB KEINON

Just two days after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Moscow wanted to host talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the diplomatic process.

The Kremlin issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening about the phone call, saying that Netanyahu initiated it, and that the two leaders “exchanged opinions on issues surrounding the settlement in the Middle East and current aspects of the general situation in the region.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Natanyahu - Putin

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Israeli humanitarian delegation heads to Louisiana to assist flood victims

IsraAid, the Israeli aid NGO is sending a delegation of aid professionals to assist families devastated by the worst natural disaster to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Sandy.

By Eitan Goldstein

IsraAid, the Israeli international aid organization, will be sending a delegation of aid workers to assist the people affected by the flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Flooding in Louisiana – Photo: AP

The eight person humanitarian delegation is slated to fly out to the areas affected by flooding by the weekend. They will help Louisiana residents return to their homes to collect personal effects, and help to begin the process of rehabilitating flooded out homes so that the Louisianans’ lives that have been affected by the flooding can go back to normal.

Category: Israel News | Tags: IsraAid, Israel US, Tikon Olam

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Palestinian terrorist killed after stabbing Soldier in Samaria

After an IDF unit cornered a group of Palestinian stone-throwers who had been targeting Israeli cars, a male Arab stabbed a soldier prompting his unit to neutralize the threat.

By Rachel Kaplan

And IDF soldier was wounded Wednesday afternoon in a terrorist stabbing attack outside of the town of Yitzhar in Samaria.

Road sign to Kedumim and Yitzhar – Photo Hillel Maeir

Investigators say the attack occurred when a squad of Israeli soldiers pursued a group of Arab stone-throwers who had been targeting Israeli cars.

The stone-throwers, who were hurling rocks from within their car, fled on the ‘Gilad Road’, which connects Route 5 to Highway 60. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: knife attack, stone throwers, terrorist neutralized

Brussels Airlines acquiesced to BDS, decides to stop serving Israeli halva

Upon learning from the Palestinian Solidarity Movement that the Israeli Achva brand halva being served on its flight from Israel to Brussels was produced on “illegally occupied land in the West Bank” the airline quietly capitulated saying “we decided to change desserts.”

By Itay Blumental

Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines has stopped handing out Ahva brand halva snacks on flights following a request by the Palestine Solidarity Movement.The snack is produced in the Barkan industrial park in the West Bank on land the organization claims is “illegally occupied.”

Brussels Airlines boycotting Israeli made halva

The halva snack was discovered by a Palestine Solidarity Movement activist who was travelling from Ben Gurion Interantional Airport to Brussels and saw the product as a dessert option, realized it was produced in Israel, and told fellow activists to take action.

Category: Israel News | Tags: BDS, Brussels Airlines, halva, Palestinian Solidarity Movement

Parisian public schools have become no-go zones for Jews, facilitating mass emigration

In addition to the violent acts lashed out on the Jewish students, watchdogs in France are reporting for the first time in decades a growing number of anti-Semitic incidents involving teachers – as victims & the perpetrators.

By Cnaan Liphshiz

PARIS (JTA) — Twenty-five years after he graduated from a public high school in the French capital, Stephane Tayar recalls favorably his time in one of the world’s most thorough education systems.

French forces stationed outside Jewish school – Twitter.

As for many other French Jews his age, the state-subsidized upbringing has worked out well for Tayar, a 43-year-old communications and computers specialist. Continue Reading »

Category: Jewish News | Tags: anti-Jewish attacks, antisemitism, France

It’s Official: Israel and Guinea Finalize Diplomatic Ties!

With the intentions of supporting each other in world forums and on the war on terror, Israel’s Foreign Ministry Director General met with Guinea’s president to finalize ambassadorial appointments, a formality not undertaken since Guinea cut ties with Israel in 1967.

By Shlomo Cesana

Israeli Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold met with Guinean President Alpha Conde and 10 of his ministers, including the foreign, defense, finance, energy, and development ministers, in the West African country’s capital of Conakry on Monday.

During the meeting, they finalized the process of appointing mutual ambassadors with government officials.

The meeting also focused on the war on terror and the two countries’ commitments to support each other in international forums. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: diplomacy, Dore Gold, Israel Guinea

Violent protests after detainee beaten to death when in Palestinian Police custody

Hundreds of rioters in Nablus, some throwing stones, marched through the city protesting the death of Ahmed Halawa, who, arrested for the death of two Palestinian Authority police officers, was allegedly beaten to death while in custody.

By The Associated Press

Nablus, the second largest city in the West Bank, was gripped by violent protests on Tuesday after the death of a Palestinian detainee shortly after he was seized by Palestinian security forces.

Palestinian security forces stand guard as riots take place in Nablus – Photo: AFP

Hundreds of protesters, some throwing stones, marched through the city to denounce the death of Ahmed Halawa, who was seized during a police raid that followed the death of two police officers last week.

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Nablus, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Authority Police