Archive for Israel News

Rare 2nd Temple-era ritual bath unearthed in Jerusalem

A Jewish ritual bath, walls with Hebrew script & an adjacent winepress dating back to the time of the Second Temple were discovered in Jerusalem.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Every construction project in Israel must be preceded by a thorough archaeological inspection to ensure nothing of great historical value is being built over. And that is precisely what archaeologists examining the location of a new Jerusalem preschool found.

Writing & images were daubed onto the walls using mud & soot, though some were carved.Photo courtesy: Shai Halevy/Israel Antiquities Authority

Writing & images were daubed onto the walls using mud & soot, though some were carved. – Photo courtesy: Shai Halevy/Israel Antiquities Authority

During the preliminary ground-breaking for the new preschool in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighborhood, officials uncovered the remains of a Jewish ritual bath (mikveh) and adjacent winepress dating back to the time of the Second Temple. Continue Reading »

Palestinian Terrorist Shot Dead After Stabbing Attack- Victim lightly wounded

The lightly wounded Jewish male in West Bank stabbing attack was taken to hospital for treatment while Israeli forces scoured area for 3 more suspects.

By i24news

 

An Israeli man, 26 years old, was stabbed Sunday night by a Palestinian on a major Israeli highway in the West Bank.

IDF security checkpoint – Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP

The man was lightly wounded and taken to hospital. The assailant was shot dead by nearby Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the police stated. He was confirmed dead at the scene by Israeli medical personnel.

The attack took place at a gas station on Route 443 near the central Israeli city of Modiin, part of which is located in the West Bank. Continue Reading »

American think tank refutes Iran’s alibi for Parchin ‘clean-up’ before inspection

Obama administration suspiciously mum on the Institute for Science and International Security’s report, as POTUS is maneuvering to pressure skeptics in Congress into supporting his Iranian deal.

By Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

A prominent U.S. think tank on Friday questioned Iran’s explanation for activity at its Parchin military site visible in satellite imagery, saying the movement of vehicles did not appear related to road work.

A satellite image of the suspected Parchin military nuclear site in Iran – Photo: AP

The U.S.-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said this week that Iran might be sanitizing its Parchin military site, where some countries suspect experiments may have taken place in a possible nuclear weapons program. Continue Reading »

Obama: Netanyahu’s interjection into US affairs unprecedented

view videoWatch POTUS says Netanyahu is wrong on ‘substance’ of nuclear deal with Iran.
– WATCH REBUTTAL 

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama told CNN he does not remember a time in which a foreign leader interfered in American politics the way Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been doing in his efforts to thwart the nuclear deal with Tehran.

Screenshot from CNNs ‘GPS’ with Fareed Zakaria – Screenshot

In an interview scheduled to air on Sunday, Fareed Zakaria asked the president whether it was “appropriate of a foreign head of government to inject himself into an American affair,” to which the president responded he does not recall such an example. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Shin Bet Nabs Hezbollah Recruiter at Ben Gurion Int’l Airport

Cleared for publication: Swedish-Lebanese citizen that was recruited by Hezbollah to enlist Palestinian Arabs to gather intelligence for them, was arrested upon entry into Israel by the Shin Bet.

By Uzi Baruch

 

A Swedish citizen of Lebanese descent was arrested after a joint investigation from the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) and the Lahav 433 anti-fraud unity last month, it was cleared for publication Sunday, in light of concerns that the citizen may have been working with Hezbollah.

Pro-Hezbollah rally – Reuters

Hassan Khalil Hizran, 55, was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport upon arrival in Israel. In his interrogation, he admitted recruiting for Hezbollah and agreeing to cooperate with them. Continue Reading »

Reported: Cairo permits IDF crossing into Sinai to ‘deal with’ African migrants

London based Asharq al-Awsat daily  reported that on August 1, 15 migrants from Eritrea & Sudan were shot at by Egyptian troops during their attempted illegal entry into Israel through Egyptian territory.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Egypt permitted an Israeli army patrol to cross into the Sinai Peninsula and evacuate African refugees who were shot by Egyptian troops as they were trying to scale the wall along the border, the Arab-language daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Thursday.

IDF soldiers standing guard over African migrants on the Egypt-Israel border. – Photo by Eliyahu Hershkovitz

According to the London-based newspaper, the incident occurred on August 1, when a group of 15 migrants from Sudan and Eritrea sought to illegally enter Israel through Egyptian territory. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Defense Minister: Not responsible on life expectancy of Iran’s scientists

In this Der Spiegel interview, Israel’s Defense Minister called the P5+1 nuclear treaty with Iran ‘a historic mistake’ adding, ‘Israel can in no way tolerate a nuclear armed Iran.’

Interview By Ronen Bergman & Holger Stark

 

Moshe Yaalon, 65, has now served for more than two years as Israel’s defense minister. He previously served as deputy prime minister under Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier, Yaalon had a career in the military, where he led an elite commando unit and later became the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces. Yaalon is a member of the right wing of the Likud party. Continue Reading »

Israel Strikes Back: After Multiple Rockets Fired at Israel, Air-Strike Hits Hamas in Gaza

Israeli Air Force successfully strikes a terrorist target belonging to Hamas following Friday’s two separate rocket attacks on Southern Israel.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Friday evening struck a terrorist infrastructure belonging to Hamas in central Gaza, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza – Reuters

A direct hit at the target was identified, according to the statement.

The airstrike was in retaliation for Friday afternoon’s rocket attack from Gaza on the Eshkol region in southern Israel, the statement continued, adding that Hamas bears responsibility for any rocket fire from Gaza on Israel. Continue Reading »

Gaza Rocket Hits Southern Israel – No Injury or Damage Reported

—–Special Security Report—–

This is the second rocket attack reported on Friday by Gaza’a terrorists, but only one to have landed just inside Israel’s borders, not activating the alert sirens warning the local residence.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket into Israel on Friday afternoon, where it struck the Eshkol region.

According to Yediot Aharonot, sirens did not sound in nearby communities; the rocket struck an ope field just north of Kisufim, and just inside Israel’s borders.

IDF forces are combing the area to find the strike site.

A statement from the army confirmed that no casualties had been reported. Continue Reading »

French Christian Tourist Hospitalized After Muslims Attacked on Temple Mount

The day following the Palestinian attack on a French tourist, Muslim & Arab Christian Palestinian leaders alike, issued a formal statement (absurd as it is) denying any Jewish connection to Jerusalem’s holy site.

By Israel Today Staff

 

A Christian tourist from France was assaulted by Muslims atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Tuesday after waving an Israeli flag at Judaism’s holiest site.

Palestinian women paid to harass and obstruct non-Muslim visitors on the Temple Mount.

Video footage of the incident showed the Christian man being mobbed by at least four assailants who beat him about the head with stones. His life was likely saved by Israeli police forcibly intervening and escorting the bloodied tourist from site. Continue Reading »

Indonesia Refuses Visa to Israeli Badminton Player for World Championship Games

The Badminton World Federation has been conspicuously silent about Indonesia’s refusing Israeli player Misha Zilberman a visa despite his filing initial application 6 months ago.

By ALLON SINAI

 

Israeli Badminton player Misha Zilberman is set to miss next week’s World Championships in Indonesia after the world’s most populous Muslim country refused to grant him a visa.

However, despite filing his initial application six months ago, Zilberman was turned down by Indonesian officials time and again, with all his pleas to the Badminton World Federation falling on deaf ears. Continue Reading »

Palestinian Incitement Leaves Terrorist Shot After His Vehicle Rams 3 Israelis

view videoWith Palestinian leadership promoting terror attacks against Jews, latest incident at Sinjil junction in Samaria leaves Arab terrorist shot by IDF & 2 of his 3 victims in serious condition.

By Arutz Sheva

 

Three Israelis were wounded in a vehicular terror attack Thursday afternoon at Sinjil junction, near Shiloh in Samaria, several kilometers north of Jerusalem.

Two of the wounded Israelis are in serious condition, suffering from “multi-system damage,” according to paramedics.The third victim was lightly hurt.

A helicopter was called in to transport the wounded to hospital. Magen David Adom doctors and paramedics were administering initial care to all three casualties, with the aid of an IDF medical team. Continue Reading »

Heat Wave Scorches Israel

Electricity consumption in Israel peaked at 12,800 megawatts Monday with  the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea & the Arava registering their lowest temperatures at 33°-35°C /91°-95°F.

By Dan Lavie, Nitzi Yaakov, Hili Yakobi-Handelsman, Hezi Sternlicht & Yori Yalon

 

Sunday night was among the hottest ever recorded in Israel, according to the national meteorological service. In the Dead Sea, Jordan and Arava valleys, the lowest temperatures were 33-35 degrees Celsius (91-95 Fahrenheit), while in the coastal region the low was 29 degrees Celsius (84.2 Fahrenheit).
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Jerusalem Palestinians continue to break taboo by seeking Israeli citizenship

Although, the majority of East Jerusalem Arabs refuse Israeli citizenship, more Palestinians are requesting it, acknowledging the lack of a peace deal, a weaker legal status, and simple pragmatism. 

By Reuters

 

“I declare I will be a loyal citizen of the state of Israel,” reads the oath that must be sworn by all naturalized Israeli citizens. Increasingly, they are words being uttered by Palestinians.

In East Jerusalem, which Israel captured from Jordan during the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed, issues of Palestinian identity are layered with complexity.

While Israel regards the east of the city as part of Israel, the estimated 300,000 Palestinians that live there do not. Continue Reading »

Two Injured After Terrorist Throws Molotov Cocktail At Jews Driving in Jerusalem 

Revenge attack in Beit Hanina supposedly by Palestinian Arabs, leaves woman with burns on 15% of her body, and the 2nd victim was lightly injured.

By Ido Ben-Porat

 

A 27 year-old woman was injured Monday night after a terrorist threw a Molotov cocktail at her car in Jerusalem.

The incident occurred near the Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, near the Ben-Zion interchange, Magen David Adom (MDA) stated.

MDA medics gave her medical treatment and took her to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital with first and second-degreee burns on 15% of her body. She is reportedly  conscious and stable.
Her husband was rescued from the vehicle and was not injured. Continue Reading »