Archive for Israel News

UN’s ‘anti-Israel’ envoy resigns, accusing Jerusalem of denying him access

 

Makarim Wibisono says multiple requests to enter the West Bank & the Gaza Strip have gone unanswered for over a year.
– Jerusalem says government’s decision to prevent access came because of the UN’s ‘distorted & biased mandate given to the rapporteur.’

By Reuters

 

GENEVA – The UN investigator for human rights violations in the Palestinian territories resigned on Monday, saying that Israel had reneged on its pledge to grant him access to the West Bank and Gaza.

Makarim Wibisono – Photo: Reuters

Makarim Wibisono, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, said that his repeated oral and written requests for access had gone unanswered over 18 months.

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Obama still spying on Netanyahu

 

After the recent report in the Wall street Journal on the White House ordering the NSA to spy on the Israel Prime Minister, a top U.S. intelligence officer reveled to Israeli reporters how much, and how the White House is spying on Netanyahu and those in contact with him.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Following a string of embarrassing revelations of the US spying in friendly heads of state, President Barack Obama ordered intelligence agencies to end the practice – except for when it came to Israel.

A former high-level US intelligence officer – who was codenamed ‘Robert’ and was privy to most of the United States’ intelligence information on Israel over the past three decades – made the revelation in an interview with Yediot Aharonot. Continue Reading »

IDF artillery pounds Lebanon after Hezbollah explodes bomb on border with Israel

 

Hezbollah quickly claimed responsibility for activating explosive device near the Chebaa Farms in revenge for the death of Samir Kuntar, with Lebanese security forces reporting at least 50 Israeli shells hitting villages in the area.

By Ynet Reporters

 

A large roadside bomb exploded near an IDF force at the Lebanese border near the Shebaa Farms area on Monday afternoon, leading the IDF to fire artillery shells at Hezbollah targets in the area for about an hour.

Artillery fire at the border on Monday – Photo: Avihu Shapira

The explosion targeted an IDF’s Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer and another armored vehicle. Continue Reading »

Israel Demolishes East Jerusalem Homes of 2 Murdering Palestinian Terrorists

 

Israeli PM Netanyahu vowed to expedite punitive house demolitions in the West Bank & Jerusalem, saying doing so “one of the most efficient tools” in discouraging Palestinian terrorist attacks.

By i24news

 

Israeli forces on Monday destroyed the east Jerusalem homes of two Palestinians who killed four Israelis in one of the deadliest days in the recent surge in violence.

In the neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, the home of Palestinian Alaa Abu Jamal was filled with concrete and sealed off, an AFP reporter at the scene said.

Abu Jamal had on October 13 rammed his car into people at a Jerusalem bus stop and jumped out with a knife, stabbing a rabbi to death before being shot dead. Continue Reading »

“State of Palestine” recognition ratified by Vatican

 

Much like Israel and the Oslo accords, the Vatican signed a treaty recognizing the ‘State of Palestine’ last June as a sign of supporting the 2-state solution, in hopes the move would protect the Palestinian Christians as Pope Francis is eager to have a greater diplomatic role in the Middle East.

By Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

An agreement signed last year making official the Vatican’s de facto 2012 recognition of “Palestine,” has come into effect, the Holy See said on Saturday.

Pope Francis (right) embraces Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas May 17, 2015. – Photo: Reuters

The Vatican signed its first treaty with the “State of Palestine” last June when it called for moves to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and backed a two-state solution. Continue Reading »

Op-Ed: Under UN guidelines Jews are indigenous to Israel, Palestinians are not

 

Those who argue “for Palestinian ‘indigenous rights’ are usually those who have little grasp of the history, and no understanding of the truth behind indigenous rights.”

By Ryan Bellerose

 

I am a Métis from Paddle Prairie Metis settlement. My father, Mervin Bellerose, co-authored the Métis Settlements Act of 1989, which was passed by the Alberta legislature in 1990 and cemented our land rights. I founded Canadians For Accountability, a native rights advocacy group, and I am an organizer and participant in the Idle No More movement in Calgary. And I am a Zionist.

Magdala stone with Menorah that was found in the Archaeological site inside the Migdal Synagogue area – Photo: Hanay

Indigenous status

To begin, let us acknowledge that there is no rule that a land can have only one indigenous people; it is not a zero sum game in which one group must be considered indigenous so that therefore another is not. Continue Reading »

#BDSfail: Former President of Israel Shimon Peres Nominee for Tipperary Int’l Peace Award

Shimon Peres, who in 1996  set up the Peres Peace Centre which seeks to promote peace between Arabs & Jews in Israel has been recognized as deserving in ‘Ireland for outstanding award for humanitarian work’

By Irish4Israel

 

 

Former Israeli President, Shimon Peres has been nominated for the Tipperary International Peace Award.

 
Peres who was President of Israel until 2014, has been shortlisted for the award along with the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson; the Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson; German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the US Secretary of State, John Kerry.
The Tipperary Peace Convention has stated that the winner will be announced in the coming days.
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Israel Retaliates: IAF jets bomb 4 Hamas installations In Gaza for firing rockets at Israel

 

In Response to the 5 rockets fired at Israel on Friday night, Israel Air Force hit multiple Hamas targets early Saturday morning.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

In response to Friday night’s firing of rockets on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israel Air Force attacked early on Saturday morning two military installations and two terrorist infrastructure targets belonging to Hamas in the coastal territory.

IAF fighter jets during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada . – Photo: COURTESY IDF SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE

“The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for all terror activity that emanates from the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said in a statement. Continue Reading »

4 Gaza rockets fired at Israel, 2 fall inside Gaza & explode, 2 fall in open area in Israel

 

No injuries reported on the Israeli side after an unusually high number of Kasam rockets were fired in a single volley from Gaza on Friday evening, with only 2 falling in Israel and at least 2 more falling short and exploding inside the Gaza Strip.

By Matan Tzuri & Yoav Zitun

 

Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in Israel on Friday night, in the south’s Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council. No one was injured and there were no reports of damage.

Hamas

Gaza rockets Being readied for launch into Israel.

 

A further two rockets at least were thought to have fallen short and landed inside the Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

Archaeological dig in central Israel unearths 2700 yr-old farm with 1,500 yr-old Byzantine church

 

 view video“Among other things, the rapid spread of Christianity at that time is apparent, as evidenced by the many impressive rural churches,” said the excavation director.

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

A community excavation overseen by the Antiquities Authority in the center of the country has unearthed a rare and well-preserved 2,700-year-old farmhouse and 1,500-year-old church featuring colorful mosaics and numerous Greek inscriptions, the authority announced on Wednesday.

The findings were discovered during an excavation in Rosh Ha’ayin initiated by the Construction Ministry in coordination with the city’s municipality prior to building new neighborhoods in the area.

“So far, scores of teenagers from preparatory programs and youth villages have participated in the excavation, as part of the Israel Antiquities Authority policy of increasing public awareness of our cultural heritage,” the authority said in a statement. Continue Reading »

Video: 2 killed, 9 injured in downtown Tel Aviv shooting

 

view videoLatest count as gunman targets restaurants & bars on Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street has 2 dead, 9 others injured, with 1 critically & at least 3 seriously injured.

By Ari Soffer

 

Two people have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting along Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street.

Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene provided first aid treatment to four seriously injured victims – including two in critical condition – and three in moderate condition, as well as the fatally injured victim, who they were forced to pronounce dead at the scene.

It is not yet clear whether the incident was a terrorist attack or criminal-related. Continue Reading »

IDF reservists request permission to sue ‘Breaking the Silence’ for libel & slander

 

A group of IDF soldiers & officer, Reservists at the Front, has been working conscientious to collect facts to confirm for a court, that Breaking the Silence “twists, manipulates & sometimes lies” which libels them.
• Since the litigants are still active IDF reservists, the group needs approval from the attorney general to proceed.

By Yori Yalon

 

Several hundred IDF combat reservists and officers who organized a committee titled Reservists at the Front are currently working to file a slander lawsuit against the nongovernmental organization Breaking the Silence, which publishes testimonies, often anonymous, about alleged IDF misdeeds. The reservists claim that Breaking the Silence intentionally and consistently disseminates outright lies. Continue Reading »

Israeli End of the Year Poll: Putin takes top spot, Obama captures a mere 2% for 2015

 

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is Israelis’ person of the year, according to a Panels Research poll taken for The Jerusalem Post and its Hebrew sister publication Ma’ariv Sof Hashavua.

Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a speech during the Victory Parade on Moscow’s Red Square. – Photo: REUTERS

The poll of 527 respondents representing a statistical sample of the Jewish adult population, was taken Tuesday and has an error margin of ±4.3 percent. Continue Reading »

Samir Kuntar: Hezbollah’s ‘Resistance Hero’ or Beirut’s ‘Sex Monster’?

 

 

Some disturbing facts are emerging about the character of Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar who was assassinated in an airstrike attributed to Israel earlier this month.

Lebanese mourners hold portraits of Lebanese militant Samir Kantar during his funeral procession. – Photo: AFP

Sources that were were familiar with Kuntar have described him to Lebanese daily newspaper, The Beirut Observer as no less than a “sex monster.” Continue Reading »

Hamas says sleeper-cells in West Bank to be activated for suicide attacks against Israelis

 

For the first time, Hamas admits publicly that the Islamic terror organization is planning suicide attacks within the Green Line, that will be carried out by sleeper cells from Abbas’ PA controlled areas.

By Elior Levy

 

Hamas has decided to up the ante in the wave of ongoing violence and terror attacks and start launching suicide bombings against Israeli targets, sources in the terror organization told Arab media on Thursday.

Hamas militants during a parade in the Gaza Strip – Photo: EPA

Ynet has already reported in October that Hamas had instructed its operatives in the West Bank to commit suicide bombings against Israel, but this is the first time the organization publicly admits to it. Continue Reading »