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Israel Enveloped In Thickest Sandstorm in Past 75 Years

The abomination on the Temple Mount has disapeared behind the sandstorm in Jerusalem.

 

With no immediate relief in sight, hundreds of people throughout Israel have already been treated for respiratory problems, with some children & adults hospitalized.
• Flights to Eilat currently grounded.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

Meteorological reports on Tuesday confirmed what Israelis, who have not seen the sun or been able to breathe without coughing since Monday, already knew: The country is in the grips of a sandstorm of unprecedented scale.

The view of Haifa in northern Israel is nearly obliterated by sand – Photo: Michel Dot Com

Major sandstorms are typical in the spring, but on Tuesday Israel and its neighboring nations woke up to the heaviest September sandstorm in 15 years. Continue Reading »

US law enforcement delegation in Israel learning local anti-terror tactics

 

By BEN HARTMAN

 

Law enforcement officials from a series of US agencies and police departments are in Israel this week to learn counter-terror strategies and compare tactics with their Israeli counterparts, according to an official leading a foreign delegation of law enforcement officials visiting Israel this week.

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“Black Gold” Found in Golan Heights, With Requests to Drill Additional Wells

 

After finding evidence of large crude oil reservoir in Israel’s Golan Heights, Afek Oil & Gas requested an extension of its exploration license to add additional wells in the area.

By Amir Ben-David

 

An oil reservoir has been discovered in the Golan Heights, Israeli energy company Afek officially revealed on Monday.

The company, which previously only hunted at the discovery, on Monday requested permission to drill additional wells in the area.

Afek oil well in the Golan Heights – Photo: Picasa

“Initial findings from the drilling confirm the discovery of an oil reservoir in the Golan and further justifies continuing the exploration program,” said the request. Continue Reading »

WATCH: Paid Muslims That Scream & Harass Visiting Jews on Temple Mount Now Outlawed

 

view videoInitiated by Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan and signed by the Defense Minister, groups such as the ‘Murabitun’ & ‘Murabitat’ who scream & harass Jews are now illegal organizations, including all who aid & support them.

By Ido Ben Porat

 

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon signed an order Wednesday declaring the groups of Islamists who regularly harass Jews on the Temple Mount – the male “Murabitun” and female “Murabitat” – as illegal organizations.

The activists regularly riot on the Mount, curse, shout, and throw various objects at the Jews who ascend the Mount, and sometimes attack police as well. Continue Reading »

Microsoft Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Startup for $250 million

 

Microsoft buys yet another Israeli startup, Adallom, an Israel-based cybersecurity company specializing in defending programs & content in the cloud.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Microsoft said Tuesday it bought an Israel-based cybersecurity startup specializing in defending programs and content in the cloud, as it expands offerings for the enterprise.

Microsoft did not disclose how much it paid for Adallom, but the website TechCrunch put the purchase price at $250 million.

The acquisition comes as Microsoft responds to the trend toward cloud-based computing, in which data or software is accessed remotely over the Internet.

Microsoft built its revenue selling packaged programs such as its widely used Office software for business or home computers, but the tech giant is shifting to offering that software through cloud-based subscriptions. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu tells EU president: Stop forcing Israel into agreements that threaten our existence

 

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

The European Union must stop pressuring Israel to enter dangerous agreements that threaten the future of the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Jerusalem on Monday night.

Europe “seeks to unilaterally press Israel into agreements that will endanger our very existence and therefore your very defense,” Netanyahu publicly told visiting European Council President Donald Tusk prior to holding a private discussion with him.

Israel’s Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (R) gestures during a news conference with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk after a joint meeting of Polish and Israeli ministers in Jerusalem.

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Beverly Hills & Israel to sign strategic agreement on water needs & cybersecurity

 

Israel to provide Beverly Hills with its know-how in cybersecurity & water conservation, which may bring millions of dollars to Israeli coffers if major projects are signed, as were with other municipalities in California.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The city of Beverly Hills has unanimously agreed to sign a strategic agreement with Israel. 

At a time when the word agreement is mentioned in the United States primarily in the Iranian context, it was the Beverly Hills municipality that unanimously passed a resolution to sign a strategic agreement with the Israel a few days ago.

Entrance to Beverly Hills – Photo: Peter Halmagyi

The vote on the resolution was accompanied by voters’ cheers. Continue Reading »

IDF Unit Picked to Fight Invading ISIS Horde Mostly Female Warriors

 

IDF’s famed Caracal Battalion has been trained to be the 1st to engage ISIS infiltrators from Sinai, which consists of 70% female combatants that will ‘shame & dishonor’ their attackers, closing any path to ‘Paradise’.

By Israel Today Staff

 

How and when will the burgeoning ISIS forces in Sinai act against Israel? For the past year this question has troubled the Israeli intelligence community, which has struggled to provide a satisfactory answer.

The reason it is difficult to get a firm read on the situation is that this particular branch of ISIS is operating in a compartmentalized and largely unorganized manner in a huge open desert with the support of local Bedouin smugglers. Continue Reading »

Israel’s 1st woman ambassador to Arab country presents credentials in Jordan

 

Einat Schlein, an expert in Mid-Eastern affairs & 1 of 7 women appointed to diplomatic posts, is Israel’s newest envoy to Jordan, making her Israel’s 1st female ambassador to an Arab country.

By i24news

 

Einat Schlein became Israel’s first woman to serve as ambassador to an Arab country when she presented her credentials to Jordan’s King Abdullah in a ceremony in Amman on Monday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said.

Israel’s new envoy to Jordan is an expert in Middle East affairs and previously headed the international division of the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic research center.

Schlien, who headed the international division of the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic research center, will replace Daniel Nevo in Jordan as Israel’s ambassador. Continue Reading »

Israel Exporting Tea to Chinese & Wafers to Iranians

 

With the number of Israeli food companies growing each year and exporting abroad, Israel is turning into a culinary global power thanks to its products’ variety, innovation & quality. 

By Moshe Glantz

 

The community of Iranian exiles in the United States appears to be uninterested in Israel’s response to the nuclear agreement with Iran, but its members seem quite enthusiastic about a wafer produced in Israel, which they have been buying in large quantities. 

The Israeli flavor has always been loved, but in the past few years it’s safe to say that Israel is perceived around the world as a culinary power, both thanks to its innovation, variety and quality, but also thanks to the fact that the majority of Israeli food exported abroad is kosher, appealing to people with different allergies who trust the supervised food and to Muslims in need of halal food, which adheres to Islamic law. Continue Reading »

Palestinian Employer: West Bank Boycotters ‘Know Nothing of What Goes On Here’

 

view videoWith the European Union set to label goods produced by Jewish-owned business in Judea & Samaria, employer of 140 Palestinians who work together with Jews say they will be the victims from such anti-Israel boycotts.

By Eliran Aharon

 

The European Union is set to decide whether to label goods produced by Jewish-owned business in Judea and Samaria, in a bid to allow consumers to single out such products for a “limited boycott” of Israel.

European officials hope the move will place pressure on Israel to expel Jews living in those areas, as a prelude to establishing a Palestinian Arab state. Continue Reading »

Last Night was a Good Night: Israel security find weapons & uniforms in multiple raids

 

Shin Bet, Israel Police, and IDF find real & fake army uniforms and weapons in multiple West Bank counter-terror raids.

 

Judea and Samaria District Police together with army infantry units uncovered counterfeit IDF uniforms and firearms during overnight counter-terrorism raids in the West Bank between Saturday and Sunday.

In one raid, held in the village Beit Omer near Hebron, police officers and IDF soldiers, together with the Shin Bet domestic
intelligence agency, found two handguns, one of which was homemade and the second industrially produced, as well as ammunition, two radio devices, and army uniforms that could have been used to carry out attacks. Continue Reading »

France Supports EU Plans Labeling Only Jewish ‘Settlement Produce’

 

French Economy Minister says Paris favors European Union’s move to force labeling only Jewish-made products from Judea & Samaria, echoing EU Chief’s declaration that ‘labeling only Jewish-made goods from the West Bank is not meant as a ‘Boycott’’.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that while Paris backs EU plans to label products from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, it opposes any boycott of Israel.

“The French and European diplomatic position is clear and has not changed and will not change,” he told reporters at the start of a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Continue Reading »

New IDF Radar For Mortars Add 7-8 Seconds Warning for Civilians to Seek Cover

 

Newly improved radar alert system for mortars to be operational by the middle of October, IDF reports.

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

A new radar system to detect mortars was successfully tested recently, and will improve the alert warning time for incoming projectiles by 7-8 seconds, the IDF announced on Sunday.

IDF Southern Command and security firms have already stationed the systems, which will probably start operating by the middle of next month.

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Israel Security Service Snatches Top Gaza Terrorist

 

 

Shin Bet & Israel Police arrest a 27 yr-old, affiliated with global jihad, who according to security investigators, confessed to planting bombs that were targeting IDF soldiers during Operation Protective Edge.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The Shin Bet and police arrested a man from Gaza who was allegedly responsible for terror attacks against IDF troops during Operation Protective Edge and other targets, it was revealed on Sunday.

The suspect, Ihab Abu Nahal, 27, was apprehended at the end of July as he requested permission to travel to Qatar for a job as a teacher as part of an initiative to employ Gazan teachers. Continue Reading »