Archive for Israel News

Israel FM Liberman lauds Jordan’s King Abdullah for ‘decisive response’ to pilot’s execution by ISIS

Foreign Minister Liberman says Jordan demonstrated appropriate response by executing Islamic terrorists after inhumane murder of Kingdom’s pilot: “Terror cannot be defeated with words & declarations.”

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Ya’alon to be Israel’s First Defense Minister to Visit India

Minister Ya’alon will meet with his Indian counterpart and other officials to discuss additional future security cooperation agreements, and to attend an arms exhibition in Bangalore during his Feb 17 visit.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon will visit India on February 17, a first visit by an Israeli defense minister to the South Asian country since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two states.

Netanyahu meeting with Indian counterpart Modi – Photo: GPO

Ya’alon is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with Indian officials and visit an arms exhibition in Bangalore.

Israeli sources stressed the importance of the visit, saying it is a breakthrough in security relations between the two countries. Continue Reading »

Israel Police Arrest Jew on Temple Mount for Non-Violent Response to Islamic Hecklers

After being shouted at, Prof. Yoel Elitzur was arrested Thursday for responding with, “Hashem, – He is God” (in Hebrew) to Islamists who yelled repeatedly, ‘Allahu Akbar’ at him.

By Ido Ben Porat, Cynthia Blank

 

Rabbi and Professor Yoel Elitzur was arrested Thursday morning by Israeli police on the Temple Mount, fellow Temple Mount rights activists said.

Elizur, a resident of the Samaria town Ofra, is a veteran activist for Temple Mount rights and has ascended to the holy site many of times in the past.

According to activists, Islamist operatives associated with the Marabtat organization “pressed up against Prof.

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Israeli Companies Diversifying Exponentially into Asian Markets

With the Israeli gov’t suggesting to Israeli concerns to diversify their export markets in response to Europe’s rising anti-Semitism & potential trade sanctions, Israeli companies are now increasingly turning to Asia, to capture a boom in its demand for Israeli technology.

By Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Israeli companies are increasingly turning to Asia to capture a boom in demand for their technology, as the Israeli government urges them to diversify export markets in response to Europe’s rising anti-Semitism and potential trade sanctions.
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Report: Top Democrats hint at boycotting Netanyahu speech

Politico new magazine reports some members of Congress mulling over not attending the Israeli PM’s address as a protest for his appearance.

By Ynetnews

 

Dozens of Democrats in the US House of Representatives have been threatening to skip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 address to Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

US Vice President Joe Biden – Photo: AFP

“We defer to Democratic members if they’d like to attend or not,” a White House aide told Politico. The office of Vice President Joe Biden declined to comment on the matter, the report added.

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Israel’s President Rivlin, ‘Jewish connection to Hebron cannot be denied’

President Reuven Rivlin, the 1st Israeli President to visit Hebron in 17 years, gives way for dozens of left-wing activists to protest his official visit and his attendance at the inauguration of Jewish Heritage Museum’s new visitors center.

By Nitzi Yakov & Efrat Forsher

 

President Reuven Rivlin visited Kiryat Arba and Hebron on Monday, becoming the first Israeli president to do so in 17 years. Rivlin attended the inaugural ceremony of a new visitors center at the Jewish Heritage Museum in Beit Hadassah and also visited the Tomb of the Patriarchs.
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WATCH: UN’s inquiry chief into Gaza conflict, William Schabas to resign

 

William Schabas reports that because allegations of bias due to his previous consultancy work he did for the PLO, he will resign immediately to prevent tainting the inquiry’s report.

By Reuters

 

The head of a United Nations Human Rights Commission inquiry into last summer’s conflict between Israel and Gaza said he would resign following Israeli allegations of bias due to consultancy work he did for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

William Schabas – Screenshot

Canadian academic William Schabas was appointed last August by the head of the UN Human Rights Council to lead a three-member group looking into alleged war crimes during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. Continue Reading »

Here’s an App for Your Pet Dog From Israel

From the ‘dog crazy’ Start-Up Nation, introducing a Tel Aviv start-up looking to make it big in one of the world’s most dog-friendly cities.

By Ari Soffer

 

Anyone who has spent any amount of time in Tel Aviv knows that Israel’s “Silicon Wadi” is dog-crazy.

DOGIZ founder Danny Djanogly with Mufasa – DOGIZ

Tel Aviv has around 80,000 dogs with over 60 dog parks – making it one of the most dog-friendly cities in the world. Unsurprisingly, it hasn’t taken the start-up nation very long to come up with an app to help urban dog owners manage all aspects of their dog’s life.

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James Baker: Netanyahu’s Speech Before US Congress Could Be Election Disaster

Former Secretary of State James Baker, compares situation when former PM Yitzhak Shamir, who clashed with the US and was subsequently replaced by Rabin in 1992 elections.

By Gil Ronen

 

Former US Secretary of State James Baker said Sunday that House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to address Congress, which was extended without consulting the White House, is a breach of diplomatic protocol.

James Baker

James Baker – Photo: Reuters

“I can’t remember an instance in which it’s been done,” said Baker, who was secretary of state under President George H.W. Bush, on CBS‘s “Face the Nation.”

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Israel’s FM: 3rd Lebanon war, as is 4th in Gaza, inevitable

WATCH: Foreign Minister says ‘Hezbollah is bolder, more determined, more provocative’ and has forced new ‘game rules’ on Israel. This is a precedent that everyone’s following, they’re following our response or rather, lack thereof,’ he tells Ynet in interview.

By Attila Somfalvi

 

“A fourth operation in the Gaza Strip is inevitable, just as a third Lebanon war is inevitable” because of indecisiveness in Israel’s response to the Hezbollah attack in Mt. Dov, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Ynet on Sunday morning.

The foreign minister said Israel’s deterrence has been compromised following the Hezbollah attack last week that left two IDF soldiers dead and 7 others wounded, and what he considered to be an insufficient response from Israel. Continue Reading »

Survey: More Brits Prefer Iran over Israel

The latest survey finds Brits feel most disapproving towards the Jewish State, with exception only to North Korea, than any other non-European country in the world.

 By Cynthia Blank

 

Britons dislike Israel more than they do any other non-European country in the world, with the exception of North Korea, a new study found.

Anti-Israel demonstrators stand on iconic bronze lions at London’s Trafalgar Square – Photo: Reuters

The Chatham House-YouGov survey, which documents British attitudes toward the United Kingdom’s international relations polices, was published last week.

In a section titled “General public attitudes towards other countries” respondents were asked to name the countries they “feel especially favorable towards” and “especially unfavorable towards.”

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IDF Kill Palestinian Terrorist, Jail Second For Throwing Molotov Cocktail in Samaria

IDF Paratroopers identify 2 Arab terrorists Saturday evening as they throw firebombs near Yitzhar, killing one and catching the other.

By Gil Ronen

 

A terrorist was killed Saturday evening by a force of IDF paratroopers, after he and a second terrorist were identified throwing firebombs at vehicles on the Gilad road in Samaria, next to Yitzhar.

The second terrorist escaped and was caught a short while later. He was slightly wounded.

The Head of the Samaria Regional Council, Gershon Mesika, said Saturday evening: “I wish to congratulate the soldiers who reacted properly vis-a-vis the terrorist this evening. Unfortunately, we already know what terrible results the rock and firebomb terror can have.”

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IDF Intercepts & Arrests 2 Gazans Holding Grenades

Two Palestinian terrorists sneak into Israel from Gaza where they’re surrounded & arrested.

By Ari Yashar

 

Two terrorists from the Hamas stronghold of Gaza breached into Israeli sovereign territory on Thursday night, where they were arrested.

The two were nabbed in the Eshkol Regional Council just outside of Gaza, adjacent to the kibbutzim of Sufa and Holit, after having broken through the security barrier.

After being located the two claimed to be armed with fragmentation grenades.

“Two Palestinians were arrested by Israeli soldiers on Israeli territory near the security fence” that separates Gaza and Israel, and IDF spokeswoman told AFP.

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Comoros contests ICC’s decision to not investigate Israel for 2010 Gaza flotilla

The small Muslim African country of Comoros seeks International Criminal Court investigation into the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident.

By i24news

 

The African country of Comoros on Wednesday filed a request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking to overturn Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s refusal to launch a probe into Israel’s raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010 in which 10 Turkish activists died. One of the ships in the flotilla was sailing under a Comoros flag.

Mavi Marmara (  )

Mavi Marmara

Last November Bensouda said that there would be no investigation leading to a potential prosecution because the alleged crimes, including the killing of the 10 activists by Israeli commandos, were not of “sufficient gravity.” Continue Reading »

Electricity company imposes power-outs over PA NIS 1.8 billion ($475 mil) debt

Israel Electric Corp. chief reports that until a solution will be found to the PA’s ever increasing debt, the power ‘exported’ to the Palestinian Authority will be cut in half for 2 hours each day.

By Lior Gutman, Calcalist

 

The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) will limit the supply of power to the Palestinian Authority starting Thursday over a debt of some NIS 1.8 billion.

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

CEO Eli Glickman informed Israel’s security chiefs of the move in a letter sent in early January and set the date for its implementation for the end of the month. Continue Reading »