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Fatah Ringleader Shot Dead While Attacking IDF

Large group of Palestinian rioters in Judea hurl rocks & firebombs at the IDF, wounding a soldier, which prompted a response leaving the riot leader dead.

By Ari Yashar

 

An Arab rioter attacking IDF forces was reportedly shot dead on Tuesday morning at the Dheisheh “refugee camp” located outside of Bethlehem, in Judea.

The 19-year-old rioter, named as Jihad al-Jafari, was killed overnight during clashes targeting the IDF, according to Palestinian Arab medics who spoke to AFP.

An IDF spokesperson noted that the troops were assaulted by a group of Arab rioters hurling rocks, firebombs and other incendiary devices, and that in the onslaught a soldier was wounded.

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Israel Electric Company cuts power to Palestinian cities over unpaid bills

Decision stems from Abbas’ Palestinian Authority’s refusal to cover its NIS 1.9 billion ($492 million) electric bill.
• Nablus mayor accuses Israel of exercising ‘collective punishment’

By i24news

 

Israel’s state-owned electric company cut power to two major Palestinian cities in the West Bank on Monday for roughly 45 minutes over a huge debt of NIS 1.9 billion ($492 million).

Electricity on the way to the Palestinians – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Electricity on the way to the Palestinians – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

“Today, the Israel Electric Corporation limited the supply of electricity to five power lines in Nablus and Jenin for 45 minutes,” a statement by the company read, adding that further cuts down the line were possible. Continue Reading »

The Jews referred to him as Rabbi Abraham Lincoln

More recent research discloses Honest Abe’s friendly relations with the Jews & even a desire to see Israel reestablished as a nation-state.

By David Lazarus

 

We all know how much Abraham Lincoln did for African-Americans, but until now very little was known of the special place Honest Abe held in his heart for the Jews. In fact, Lincoln showed so much favor to the Jewish community of his time that they called him “Rabbi Abraham.”

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States and perhaps the most popular.

When Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 there were fewer than 3,000 Jews in the United States.

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French News Service Lies, Reports Israel ‘Flooded Palestinian Village’ with Nonexistent Dam

AFP video report translates that Gaza has been deliberately flooded by Israel when speaker accuses ‘the Jews’ (Yahoud) – despite the fact Israel has no dams in southern Israel.

By Ari Yashar

 

Agence France Presse (AFP) has been caught publishing a blatant lie against Israel after similar cases in the past, posting a video this week claiming “Gaza village floods after Israel opens dam gates,” in a claim of deliberate flooding disproved by the fact that Israel has no dams in the south.

In the video a resident of Gaza, Ead Zino from Al-Maghraqa, claims “every four years there is a war but here in Maghraqa every year there is a flood.

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Cleared for Publication: Hamas Terror-Cell in West Bank Arrested

REPORTED: The 11-man Palestinian group apprehended in Hebron had organized to carry out a wide range of terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians, including suicide bombings.

By Itay Blumenthal

 

A joint Shin Bet-IDF operation last month led to the arrests of an 11-man Hamas cell in Hebron, which had been planning to carry out terror attacks inside Israel. The news of the operation was announced Monday by the Shin Bet after a gag order was lifted.

Weapons recovered by Israeli security forces in Hebron. – Photo: Shin Bet Spokesman

The Shin Bet named key figures in the cell as Saheib Maamun Saltan, 20, a Hamas activist from Hebron, and his cousin, 28-year-old Salam Abbas Saltan, who has in recent years both been jailed and held in administrative detention in Israel. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Jordanian border less secure than others with foreigners successfully infiltrating

Two people infiltrate the Jordanian border in Negev and disappear into waiting car, catching the IDF off guard.

By Ari Yashar

 

A serious security mishap occurred on Saturday morning, as two people succeeded in breaching the Israeli border from Jordan despite IDF preparations, in an incident raising fears about the possibility of foreign terrorists freely infiltrating into the Jewish state.

IDF trackers were dispatched as soon as the breach was identified, reports Walla!, and at the scene they found footprints leading to Highway 90 between Grofit and Yotvata in the Arava region of the Negev to the north of Eilat, in an area just to the east of Ovda Airport.

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UPDATE: “You ruined my life” accuses grossly disruptive passenger about video upload

After upload of verbal altercation on Israir flight spreads throughout the Internet, abusive passenger issues insincere apology branded as ‘incomplete & qualified’.

By Amit Cotler

 

Following the online release of a video depicting passengers on an Israir flight screaming and swearing at a flight attendant and threatening him, the two sides have begun to speak out and give their version of events.

The flight attendant, Nir Levov, explained the course of events to Ynet. “The story began long before the video,” he said.
Facebook screenshot (right)

“The other flight passengers complained several times about that group, which was misbehaving and disrupting the normal flight procedure. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu Furious: Iran Advances Towards Nuclear Bomb While US Procrastinates

The latest IAEA report justifies Israel’s concerns that Iran is secretly advancing their nuclear weapons program while Obama administration is engulfed in tedious political games & fruitless diplomatic talks.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday was astonished that even as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) once again acknowledges in its latest report that Iran is likely building a nuclear bomb, the West, led by the Obama Administration, remains mired in fruitless diplomatic talks with Tehran.

Israel’s PM Netanyahu Furious: Iran Builds Bomb While the West Just Talk – Israel Today

In its report dated last Thursday, the IAEA detailed that at the facilities and programs open to it, Iran appears to be complying with international demands regarding its nuclear program.

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WATCH: HERO Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat & bodyguard neutralize Palestinian terrorist during stabbing attack

 

City of Jerusalem CC camera records terrorist attack and dramatic video footage by passer-by shows Jerusalem mayor instructing his security team to lift Palestinian terrorist onto sidewalk.

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The ‘Ugly Israeli’ surfaces again: Family of 3 hurl abuse at flight attendant

Israir flight attendants shared video on Facebook of threatening verbal attack by family over the purchase of chocolates that broke out on a flight to Varna.

By Amit Cotler

 

An Israeli passenger on an Israir flight to Varna verbally attacked a flight attendant during an argument that broke out over the purchase of tax-free chocolate on the plane.

When the argument got heated, the passenger’s sister came to her aid, and swore at the flight attendant. Later, another relative got up from his seat, swore at the flight attendant and threatened to hit him.

“You’re my employee, I paid for a flight ticket and you’ll sell me the chocolate,” the passenger told the flight attendant, who was busy with another passenger, while other passengers around her tried to calm her down. Continue Reading »

Israel Buys 14 US Made F-35 Stealth Fighters At $110 Million Each

As in all IAF aircraft,  Israeli weapons and aviation systems will be integrated into the stealth aircraft, injecting millions into local economy.

Arutz Sheva

 

Israel is to purchase 14 F-35 stealth fighters from US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin at a cost of around $110 million each, the defense ministry said Sunday.

“The defense ministry will purchase an additional 14 F-35s for around $3 billion, each plane costing an average of $110 million,” a ministry statement said.

The $2.82 billion deal, which includes other technological and training elements, was signed at the weekend after being approved by a ministerial committee in November.

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Jane’s Crusade – A Danish Christian One-Woman Campaign For Israel

Jane Kiel, a 42 yr-old Christian Dane has made it her life’s work to prove to the world that Israel is not the bad guy, saying, “I truly love your country. You deserve to live here in peace….If I have to shout it for the world to hear, I will.”

By Bat-Chen Epstein Elias

 

Last October, Jane Kiel, a 42-year-old single, Christian Danish woman, moved to a Palestinian town near Jerusalem. She stayed with a friend there for five weeks, looking to soak in the aroma, the colors, the sounds and the commotion and “to pray in the Palestinian city for a unified Israel.”
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Leading IDF advocate says Palestinian war crimes charges not a concern

Maj. Gen. Danny Efroni , IDF’s advocate general  says possible investigation by the International Criminal Court into last war with Gaza, ‘Operation Protective Edge’ is being dealt with through ‘full & thorough’ Israeli investigations.

By Associated Press

 

The IDF’s chief legal adviser said on Thursday that he is not concerned about a possible investigation by the International Criminal Court into Israel’s conduct during last year’s Gaza war. Israel’s own internal probes are sufficient, said advocate general Maj. Gen. Danny Efroni.

Maj. Gen. Danny Efroni (2nd from right) tours West Bank – Photo: IDF

The Palestinians recently joined the Netherlands-based court and have threatened to press war crimes charges against Israel there.
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Netanyahu asks Obama: If Iranian Nuclear Deal Keeps Israel Safe Why Hide the Details?

Both US spokespersons Earnest & Psaki claimed the hiding of information from Israel is old policy, but the P5+1 means the US plus China, Russia, Britain, France & Germany, so Israel’s friends that protect it, inform Israel, which is how Israel knows the deal is a ‘bad deal’.

By Ari Yashar

 

After US President Barack Obama’s administration admitted on Wednesday to withholding details of the Iran nuclear deal from Israel, and accusing Israel of misrepresenting the talks, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded on Thursday saying Israel knows the details of the planned nuclear deal.

Binyamin Netanyahu in Lod – Screenshot

Speaking at the Public Security Ministry in Lod, Netanyahu remarked “we know that Tehran knows the details of the talks.
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Lapid slams British followers of ‘useful idiot’ Roger Waters for boycotting Israel

Israel Knesset Member Lapid writes in The Guardian:  ‘Everyone wants to be like Nelson Mandela, but no one has the patience to learn the details’

 

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid slammed a group of British artists Thursday for calling on their colleagues around the world to boycott Israel until it ends what they termed the “colonial occupation.”

Yair Lapid – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

Lapid responded in an opinion piece published in The Guardian that the signatories were ignoring many painful truths. He singled out Roger Waters, a veteran critic of Israel’s policies who co-founded the band Pink Floyd 50 years ago. Continue Reading »