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| August 20, 2014
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Hamas: Israel is ‘Opening the Gates of Hell’

 

Hamas says its rocket fire came in response to an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza home, vowing Israel will have no peace.

By Elad Benari

 

Hamas declared on Tuesday night that Israel had “opened the gates of hell”.

In a statement, the group’s so-called “military wing” said that it had resumed the rocket fire on Israel because the Israeli Air Force had launched an airstrike on a home in Gaza.

The group warned that “the price will be a heavy one”.

Senior Hamas official Ezzat al-Rishq warned, according to AFP, “Israel will not enjoy security so long as the Palestinian people do not, and it started it.” Continue Reading »

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| August 19, 2014
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Israel’s Jets Strikes Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire ‘Ordered by Meshaal’

 

 

Unnamed Israeli security source claims the  rocket attack which broke ceasefire, was ordered directly by Hamas head Khaled Meshaal.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The Israeli Air Force has struck terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire this afternoon, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s order to strike back hard against the perpetrators.

Sources in Gaza reported at least one IAF strike on an open area, which did not cause any injuries. It is possible the target was the site from where the rockets were launched, although this has not been confirmed.

According to Palestinian Arab media reports cited by Walla! Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2014
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‘The Guardian’: U.S. pressuring ICC to not open war crimes probe against Israel

‘The Guardian’ quotes lawyers & former court officials reporting western pressure has influenced the decision to not open probe.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The US and other western powers have exerted pressure on the International Criminal Court at the Hague to prevent a war crimes probe of Israel’s operation in the Gaza Strip, The Guardian reported on Monday, quoting former court officials.

The Hague, International Criminal Court. – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

The Hague, International Criminal Court. – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

During Operation Protective Edge, the Palestinian Authority has threatened to request that the court look into allegations that the civilian deaths in Gaza during the IDF’s operation constitute a war crime. Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2014
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London supermarket empties shelves of kosher food amid fears of anti-Israel protests

A London Sainsbury’s supermarket removes its Kosher food-stuffs made in Britain & Poland, after pro-Palestinian protesters ransacked a Tesco store in Birmingham.

By Ynetnews

 

A supermarket chain branch in central London removed kosher food from its shelves on Saturday afternoon over fears it would be a target for the anti-Israel protesters who were demonstrating nearby, the Guardian reported on Sunday.

Empty kosher food shelves at Sainsbury's in Holbon (Photo: Colin Appleby on Twitter)

Empty kosher food shelves at Sainsbury’s in Holbon – Photo: Colin Appleby on Twitter

The kosher section in the Holborn Sainsbury’s store was emptied out after pro-Palestinian protesters ransacked a branch of competing supermarket chain Tesco in Birmingham on Saturday. Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2014
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Allowed for Publication: IDF Foiled Hamas Coup Over Fatah

IDF & Shin Bet arrested 93 Hamas terrorists, who were directed by a Hamas HQ in Turkey to take control over Judea and Samaria.

By Gil Ronen

 

A large scale operation mounted from May to August by the IDF and Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) foiled a Hamas network’s plot to carry out a coup in the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Judea and Samaria.

The news about the operation was under a gag order until today.

The Hamas infrastructure in Judea and Samaria was controlled by a Hamas HQ in Turkey. The plot was to carry out a series of cruel terror attacks against Israel and create a situation of security instability, then take advantage of that situation to take over the PA. Continue Reading »

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| August 17, 2014
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Israel’s 1st Christian Arab pre-military class graduates

 

Deputy Minister Akunis says Israel’s Christian Arabs serving in the IDF are partners in an alliance against radical Islam.

• IDF officer admits how volunteering for service helps Christian Arabs integrate into society.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

Thirty members of Israel’s first pre-military course specially tailored for Christian Arab citizens entering the Israel Defense Forces celebrated their graduation in a formal ceremony in Haifa this week. The group includes four women.

Deputy Minister Ofir Akunis with members of the IDF’s first preparatory course for Christian Arabs.

Current law does not require most Israeli Arabs to serve in the military.

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| August 15, 2014
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A Dutch recipient of Israel’s ‘Righteous Gentile’ award has returned it over Gaza

The prestigious Yad V’Shem award was returned after honoree’s family were allegedly killed in Gaza.

By Tova Dvorin

 

A Dutch man who received the prestigious Righteous Gentile award from Yad V’Shem has given back his medal, Haaretz reported Friday, in protest of the civilian casualties in Gaza.

Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem – Reuters

Henk Zanoli, 91, hid a Jewish child in his home between 1943 and 1945, saving the child’s life. Zanoli and his mother, Johana Zanoli-Smit, received the medal for their actions in 2011.

But Zanoli returned the accolade earlier this week to the Israeli embassy in the Hague, citing the death of several family members of his great-niece’s husband, who is a Gaza native and whose family members died in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge last month. Continue Reading »

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| August 15, 2014
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US Post Offices was Refusing Mail to Israel

Anti-Defamation League sends letter of complains to US Postmaster General after mail to Israel turned away in several states.

By Ari Yashar

 

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has written to complain to the US Postmaster General, after receiving widespread reports that US post offices around America have been refusing to accept mail to Israel.

US Post Office (illustration)

US Post Office (illustration) – Thinkstock

In the last several days ADL reports that it has received complaints from Massachusetts, Michigan and New Jersey, revealing postal customers were incorrectly told that the US Postal Service is not accepting mail for Israel due to Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| August 14, 2014
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Former Israeli envoy to US: ‘Impossible’ for Israel to bypass White House for weapons appropriation

Michael Oren says WSJ report that Washington halted shipment of Hellfire missiles to Israel is unconfirmed, & dismissed a report Israel went around Obama administration for weapons.

By Attila Somfalvi

 

It would be “impossible” for Israel to go around the White House’s back to get a resupply of arms from the Pentagon, former Israeli ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, told Ynet on Thursday, in response to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren - Photo: Ynet screenshot

Former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren – Photo: Ynet screenshot

“There is a claim in the Wall Street Journal that Israel went around the back of the United States to get a resupply of ammunition from the Pentagon, that it didn’t get permission from the White House. Continue Reading »

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| August 13, 2014
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Germany’s Bild newspaper publishes bios & photos of the 64 fallen IDF soldiers

 

Germany’s Bild newspaper publishes, “Israel fighting Hamas terror: Faces of the fallen” with the pictures, names & a brief biography of the 64 Israeli soldiers killed during ‘Operation Protective Edge’.
• They are “64 sons, friends, husbands, who will never return to their families,” the article wrote.

By Eli Leon

 

Germany’s popular Bild newspaper on Tuesday published the photographs of the 64 Israel Defense Forces soldiers who were killed during Operation Protective Edge alongside an article titled “Israel fighting Hamas terror: Faces of the fallen.”

The article in Germany’s Bild newspaper on the 64 IDF soldiers who fell in Operation Protective Edge

The article included the names and brief biographies of the soldiers as well as an interview with Omer Gottlieb, the older brother of fallen soldier Sgt.

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| August 13, 2014
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Hamas Detonates IDF Missile Negligently Killing 5, Including Italian Reporter

5 dead & several others seriously wounded when Hamas tried to dismantle unexploded IDF missile, only to end up detonating it.

By Ari Yashar

Hamas sources in Gaza report that a dud IDF missile exploded on Wednesday, killing five including an Italian, after Hamas terrorists clumsily tried to dismantle the missile.

Hamas emergency services spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra stated that in addition to the five dead, there are several more who are seriously wounded.

“A number of explosives experts were killed while dismantling a missile in Beit Lahiya. Among them was a foreign journalist,” Hamas Interior Ministry spokesperson Iyad al-Buzam told AFP. Continue Reading »

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| August 11, 2014
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George Clooney’s fiancee Amal Alamuddin, to participate on UNHRW’s Gaza probe panel

 

UN Watch executive director, Hillel Neuer, questions the choice of Amal Alamuddin, says UN ‘trying to inject some Hollywood publicity into the process.’

By Associated Press

 

GENEVA – The United Nation’s three-member commission on possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza will include the increasingly high-profile British-Lebanese lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who is engaged to George Clooney, and a Canadian legal expert whose appointment is already drawing fire.

George Clooney, with his British girlfriend Amal Alamuddin - Photo: Netloid

George Clooney, with his British girlfriend Amal Alamuddin – Photo: Netloid

The president of the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council announced the appointments Monday. Alamuddin is a London-based international law specialist and former legal adviser to the prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Continue Reading »

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| August 9, 2014
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Hamas militant found with pocket guidelines for exploiting civilians

 

A Hamas instruction manual found on body of terrorists, orders fighters to hide behind civilians, proving Hamas exploited the IDF’s attempts to minimize civilian casualties, & even admit as such: ‘IDF limits use of ammunition to avoid harming civilians.’

By Yuval Karni, Benjamin Tobias

 

A notepad found by IDF soldiers during fighting in Gaza details instructions for terrorists to operate from within civilian population centers in Gaza in a bid to force the IDF to harm innocent civilians.

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni presented on Thursday a document in Arabic which explicitly instructs terrorists to deliberately fire at the Israeli army from within places where civilians are present, and thus harm its image. Continue Reading »

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| August 9, 2014
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Justice Minister Presents Her 6-Point Plan for Gaza Ceasefire on Israel TV News

Minister Livni’s new plan links a Gaza ceasefire with resuming the peace negotiations with Abbas and the PA.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has presented a six-point plan which links a ceasefire in Gaza with a return to peace negotiations with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

Channel 2 News reported about the details of the plan on Friday evening. Livni has presented the plan to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu but he has yet to respond, the report said.

Livni’s plan includes the following steps:

  • A ceasefire.
  • Immediate humanitarian assistance to the residents of Gaza.
  • Measures that will meet both Israel’s security demands and the economic needs of the people of Gaza, equating the interests of the parties.
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| August 8, 2014
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Hamas Defector: Palestinian Children are Hamas’ Hostages of Terror

Son of Hamas founder says Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’ is for the benefit of all free people.

By Israel Today Staff

 

In a to-the-point interview with CNN, Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of one of the founders of Hamas, said that the terror organization is not only the reason for the current war, but is holding the people of Gaza, and in particular its children, hostage to a violent Islamic ideology.

Yousef, who years ago converted to Christianity after betraying Hamas and aiding Israeli security, was asked why he decided to abandon an organization for whose leadership he was being groomed. Continue Reading »

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