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| February 14, 2020
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Day after Iran threatens Israel, 4 Iranians, 3 Syrians killed in airstrike on weapon depot

Day after Iran threatens [Zionist] “regime”, 7 militants are killed when the IDF allegedly destroyed more Iranian ammunition depots in the Damascus area; Israel’s PM Netanyahu comments: ‘Maybe it was the Belgian air force.’

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

 

Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he did not know anything about the alleged Israeli attack that target the Damascus area on Thursday, adding that maybe it was “the Belgian air force.”

“I don’t what happened last night,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Radio Haifa on Friday, as quoted by channel 12. “Maybe it was the Belgian air force.”

Having witnessed repeated military opposition to Iran’s presence in Syria and Iraq, Iran has defiantly increases its presence and maintains the transfer of precision missile technology to Hezbollah, leaving PM Netanyahu to say, “Iran has no immunity, anywhere.”

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| February 13, 2020
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After attacked plane is repaired, Iran vows ‘crushing response’ if Israel continues

More Iranian threats that don’t scare Israel:
As Revolutionary Guard cargo plane leaves Tehran for Damascus following 6 months of repairs (previously damaged in Syria airstrike attributed to Israel), Iranian official vows “crushing response that will cause regret to any kind of aggression or stupid action from this [Zionist] regime.”

By Reuters, Ynet

 

Iran will respond forcefully to any Israeli action against its interests in the region, its Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, according to the Mehr news agency.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will give a crushing response that will cause regret to any kind of aggression or stupid action from this regime against our country’s interests in Syria and the region,” ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said. Continue Reading »

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| February 12, 2020
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112 Companies Blacklisted by UN for Operating in Jewish Areas of West Bank

Obsessively biased against Israel, the UN Human Rights Council publishes a list of companies which are operating in the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria, including Airbnb, Expedia, and TripAdvisor, claiming they’re ‘breaking the law’.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The UN Human Rights Council has released a report detailing a ‘black list’ of international companies operating in Judea and Samaria.

The council listed 112 companies which it claims violate international law by continuing to operate in the Jewish communities in the area, including Airbnb, Expedia, and TripAdvisor.

Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz responded to the black List, saying that “the UN Human Rights Council’s announcement of the “black list” of business companies is a shameful surrender to the pressures of countries and organizations interested in hurting Israel, even though most countries in the world have refused to join this political pressure campaign.” Continue Reading »

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| February 12, 2020
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Former Qatari PM Tweets: Israel and Gulf states plan to sign non-aggression pact

The Qatari Sheikh tweets, US President Donald Trump’s ‘Peace to Prosperity’ peace-deal “will be followed by a non-aggression agreement between Israel and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council in addition to Egypt, Jordan and possibly Morocco.”

By i24NEWS, Israel Hayom Staff

 

Qatar’s former prime minister claimed on Monday that a non-aggression pact between Gulf states and Israel will soon be signed and may include the North African country of Morocco.

In a statement posted to Twitter, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim declared: “On December 14 last year, I posted a tweet in which I spoke about the deal of the century and said that it would be announced at the beginning of this year. Continue Reading »

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| February 9, 2020
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Book reveals how Mossad resort in Sudan hosted Osama Bin Laden

The new book’s author tells the Daily Mail how the Mossad’s phony Red Sea diving-school resort, set up to smuggle starving Ethiopian Jews out of war-torn Sudan, was later used by the Al Qaeda chief for his terror HQ.

By Ynet

 

The author of a new book “Red Sea spies” that sheds light on an operation conducted by Israeli secret service [Operation Brothers] to smuggle Ethiopian Jews from inhospitable Sudan, claims the leader of Al Qaeda terror group used the site as his headquarters in the country some years later.

In an interview published in the Daily Mail on Saturday, Raffi Berg said a Sudanese businessman who invested in the resort confirmed that Osama Bin Laden stayed at the location for at least two weeks sometime in 1991, at least six years after the secret Mossad operation was completed. Continue Reading »

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| February 8, 2020
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4th Palestinians killed in PA spurred violence to protest Trump peace-deal

During Arab clashes protesting the Trump peace initiative on Friday, a 19 yr-old Palestinian protester was shot dead by an IDF sniper to neutralize his throwing Molotov cocktails at soldiers.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM, OMRI RON

 

A Palestinian protester was shot dead by IDF troops during clashes on Friday in the town of Qaffin near Tulkarem as violence over US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan continues.

The Palestinian teenager was identified by the Palestinan Health Ministry as 19 year-old Bader Nidal Ahmad Nafleh. He was shot in the neck during violent riots in the town of Qaffin, near Tulkarm, after being shot in the neck. Continue Reading »

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| February 6, 2020
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23 Iranian militia members killed in Syrian airstrike – Israel blamed

— SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT — 

IDF Spokesperson’s Unit refuses to comment on foreign reports.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM, REUTERS

 

At least 23 Iranian militia members fighting in Syria were reported to have been killed in alleged IAF airstrikes on Thursday against several targets in the war-torn country.

According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least three government Iranian positions near Damascus and west of the capital were targeted. Syria’s official SANA news agency said the Israeli strikes came in two waves and hit the al-Kiswah area as well as Marj al-Sultan and Jisr Baghdad.

Possible IAF airstrike in Syria – Screen Shot: Twitter

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| February 6, 2020
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World’s smartest child wants to study biotechnology, medicine in Israel 

Laurent Simons, a 9 yr-old prodigy, approached the Israeli embassy in Brussels seeking information, admitting his desire to begin his advanced studies in Israel.

By Itamar Eichner

 

A Belgian child prodigy who is the world’s youngest person to receive an undergraduate degree is eager to continue his education in Israel.

Nine-year-old Laurent Simons of Belgium has approached the Israeli embassy in Brussels, saying he would like to explore his possibilities for advanced studies in Israel.

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| February 5, 2020
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A dozen Israeli passengers quarantined on coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan

10 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on board the Carnival Corp. cruise ship, Diamond Princess, forced health officials to quarantine the ship, requiring all passengers confined to their cabins, including the 15-17 Israelis according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

By REUTERS

 

Around 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan, after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases were possible.

Among the passengers on the ship are between 15-17 Israelis who are currently under quarantine, according to the Foreign Ministry. Continue Reading »

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| February 4, 2020
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#BDSfail: Red Hot Chili Peppers return to headline Tel Aviv festival

Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining the Funkyard Festival in Tel Aviv this June, as part of their 2020 European tour. Their Holy Land concert in 2012 drew 50,000 fans.

By i24NEWS

 

Californian rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers will return to Israel this June to headline the Funkyard Tel Aviv Festival, marking their second show in The Holy Land since 2012.

The Funkyard Festival will be held June 10 at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, tickets will go on sale Monday, February 3 at 4 PM.

The festival will feature DJs, international artists, local bands. There will be food, drinks, and other activities which will be announced soon. Continue Reading »

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| February 3, 2020
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Sudanese leader travels to Uganda to sit with Israel’s PM Netanyahu

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the Chief of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, traveled to Uganda for a 2-hour meeting in which African leaders agreed to begin normalization of relations and increase cooperation between their countries and Israel.

By Itamar Eichner, Associated Press

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Uganda on Monday.

After a two hour meeting, the leaders agreed to begin normalization of relations and increase cooperation between the two countries.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Uganda President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala – Photo: Israel’s GPO

Netanyahu was on an official visit to Uganda where he met with President Yoweri Museveni. Continue Reading »

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| February 3, 2020
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Video Report: Israeli Investors Spark African Cannabis Business Boom

Among other African countries joining in, South Africa is seeing a huge boom in their cannabis industry, as Israeli eyes are looking to invest big and donate part of their profits to help the local communities.

By i24NEWS

 

Low labor costs, minimal regulation, sufficient water supply and excellent weather conditions have attracted Israeli medical cannabis industry leaders to several countries in Africa.

Cannabis greenhouse – Screenshot: Israel’s i24NEWS video report

By paying local workers over twice the average monthly income, and guarantees to reinvest part of the profits into the local medical system, authorities are welcoming the cooperation with the Israelis to spur their economies. Continue Reading »

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| February 1, 2020
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Trump called the Palestinians’ bluff

President Trump is basically telling the Palestinian leadership to ‘suck it up’ or maybe lose everything, because finally, the Israelis are going to get what they need to survive.

 The Palestinians’ bluff has been called By Melanie Phillips, JNS.org.

 

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East “Deal of the Century” offers the Palestinians a state. They have rejected it and threatened instead to ramp up violence against Israel.

No one can be surprised. They have rejected every offer of a state previously made to them in 1937, 1947, 2000, 2008 and 2014.

NO negotiations, NO compromise, NO Peace.

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| February 1, 2020
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US Peace proposal spurs Palestinians to violence and rocket attacks

Iron Dome neutralizes Gaza rocket fired at civilian communities in southern Israel just hours after three mortars were first fired.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

 

At least two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel on Friday night hours as tensions remain high over the release of US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century.”

Incoming rocket sirens were activated in the communities of Sufa and Nir Yizhak and a statement by the Eshkol Regional Council said that the rocket landed in an open area causing no damage or injuries.

Iron Dome goes after projectiles fired from Gaza, – Screenshot: Twitter

Two hours earlier sirens sounded in the town of Sderot. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2020
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Israeli Arabs vow to fight the Nakba of being turned into ‘Palestinians’

The Green LIne, current boundary of the disputed territories, is marked in black on the Google Satellite image. The red line contains the Arab towns in Wadi Ara proposed for inclusion in a future Palestinian state.

Ten Israeli Arab communities, which largely self-identify as Palestinian and were originally designated to fall under Jordanian control during the negotiations of the Armistice Line of 1949, now absolutely refuse to be part of a future State of Palestine.
– “The plan is delusional…there will not be another Nakba.” says Arab mayor of Taibeh.

By Hassan Shaalan

 

Israeli Arabs in what is commonly known as the Triangle of Arab communities have slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Mideast peace plan, under which their communities face being transferred to a future Palestinian state.

In its section on borders, the U.S. Continue Reading »

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