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UN Security Council convenes special session on Israel after Arab’s demand

Organization of Islamic Countries demands Security Council to ‘stop Israeli aggression.’

Ron Prosor, Israel’s ambassador to UN addresses UN delegates.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

The United Nations Security Council convened Thursday for a special session, at the request of the Arab delegates, to discuss the IDF’s Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip. During the open session, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor and the Palestinian delegate Riyad Mansour addressed the assembled diplomats.

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor

UN chief Ban warned that there was a danger that Israel would launch a ground operation in Gaza if Hamas does not end the rocket and missile fire on Israeli territory. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: OIC, Operation Protective Edge, Ron Prosser, UNSC

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Israel Security Nab 3 Palestinian terrorists with Bomb on major West Bank highway

3 Palestinians driving with an explosive devise, heading towards Israel, was intercepted by Defense Ministry security guards at a checkpoint on Route 5.

By BEN HARTMAN

Defense Ministry security guards stopped a Palestinian car with two passengers carrying a bomb they believe was meant for a terror attack inside Israel, Judea and Samaria police said Thursday afternoon.

The white four-door hatchback with Palestinian plates was stopped at the Oranit checkpoint on highway 5 northeast of Tel Aviv after it “drew the suspicion of security guards” according to police. Inside the car, the Defense Ministry said their security guards found a gas canister hooked up with electric wires which they say they believe was an explosive device. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: bombs, checkpoints, Palestinian terrorists

Watch! See How Elephants in Israel React to Rocket Warning Sirens

Amazing footage shows how natural instinct kicks in for herd of Ramat Gan elephants at the ‘Safari’ zoo.

By Ari Soffer

With the increased range of rockets fired by Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the Gaza Strip, Israel’s major population centers in the center of the country are firmly within their reach.

Elephant, פילים – Photo: Thinkstock

Just this morning, several rockets were intercepted over Tel Aviv by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system; yesterday, rockets were fired as far north as the port city of Haifa – the furthest Gaza terrorists have ever been able to reach.

And it’s not just millions of people at risk. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Operation Protective Edge, Ramat Gan Safari

Israel PM accuses Hamas of double war crime, should be held responsible for civilian deaths in Gaza

PM Netanyahu says Hamas is committing war crimes of intentionally targeting Israeli civilians with their rockets, and again using the local Gaza population as human shields to protect the terrorists.

By HERB KEINON

As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas mulls applying for membership in the International Criminal Court as a way to press charges against Israel for alleged war crimes, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and other world leaders on Wednesday that Hamas was guilty of two types of war crimes.

PM Natanyahu

“Hamas is committing a double war crime by intentionally trying to hit Israeli citizens, and using the local Gaza population as human shields,” Netanyahu said. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Barack Obama, Gaza, ICC, Mahmoud Abbas, Operation Protective Edge

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Hamas Exposed for Exploitation of Human Shields

IDF video and photo shows Gaza’s civilians gathering on the rooftop of the home of a Hamas terrorist targeted by the IDF.

By Gil Ronen

The IDF has published photographic evidence of the use of human shields by Hamas.

In a screenshot of a television broadcast from July 8, civilians gather on the roof of the home of a Hamas terrorist who was targeted by the IDF. They did so in order to act as human shields and deter an imminent IDF attack, explained the military blog.

An IDF bird’s eye video shows civilians gathering on a roof of a terrorist’s house after the IDF fired a warning shot to indicate it was about to bomb it. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: hamas, human shields, Operation Protective Edge

American New Immigrants Land as Rockets Hit Israel

Despite Israel’s home front becoming the front line, dozens of idealistic American immigrants fulfill their dreams.

By i24news

Despite the sirens and loud explosions heard throughout central Israel, a group of 64 American Jewish immigrants landed in Israel on Tuesday, Ynet News reported.

Nefesh B’Nefesh group arrives in Israel (archive) – Photo: courtesy Nefesh B’Nefesh press photo gallery

The immigrants came from the American states of Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia, will be moving to the Israeli cities of Beit Shemesh, Givat Shmuel, Hadera, Jerusalem, Karmiel, Modiin, Nes Tziona, Ra’anana, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv and Beersheba. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Nefesh B’Nefesh, new immigrants, Operation Protective Edge

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Israeli Muslim: Destroy Hamas & Fatah for “a better life for us all.”

Israeli Arab who volunteered for IDF tells Netanyahu: “Overthrow Hamas and [Mahmoud Abbas’] Fatah. Establish & support a new leadership for the Palestinian people, a leadership that will seek peace & a better life for us all.”

By Israel Today Staff

An Israeli Muslim Arab has written to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressing that if the Jewish state truly wants peace, it must remove from power the terror groups that current hold sway over the Palestinian population, and instead deal directly with average Arabs who just want to live quietly.

Ali Shaban on Israel TV10 – Screenshot

In a post on his Facebook page, Ali Shaban, who volunteered for combat service in the IDF and continues to do reserve duty to this day, urged Netanyahu to “act now, do not waver or fear.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Israeli Arab

Egypt & United States, past cease-fires brokers, unable to help this time

Those countries that helped Israel & Hamas end previous conflicts may not be able, or eager to do so now.

By Ron Kampeas

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Escalations between Hamas and Israel are nothing new. What’s missing this time, analysts say, is the alignment of outside interests that has resolved such fights in the past.

Egypt’s government lacks the influence over Hamas of its predecessors and the United States is in hand-washing mode on the Middle East, said Ami Ayalon, a former chief of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service.

“In the past, Egyptians could play a major role and America had an interest” in pressing for cease-fires, Ayalon told JTA.

Category: Israel News | Tags: cease fire, Egypt, Operation Protective Edge, US

#OperationProtectiveEdge – Day 2: Hamas fires 50+ rockets at Israel

“Color Red” alert sirens sound in Zichron Yaakov, south of Haifa, and 120 km north of Gaza.

TV Channel 2 reports 2 rockets hitting open areas of town, lightly injuring 1 person, but IDF has not yet confirmed rocket landing.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Rocket alert sirens sounded in Zichron Yaakov on Wednesday, some 120 km north of the Gaza Strip.

Dozens of powerful Syrian-made M-302 rockets with range of160KM - Photo courtesy IDF Spokeperson's Unit

IDF seized Dozens of powerful Syrian-made M-302 rockets with range of 160KM – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Channel 2 reported that two rockets had fallen in open areas of Zichron Yaakov , lightly injuring one person, while Channel 10 reported that 2 rockets had fallen in the Hof Hacarmel region south of Haifa. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: M-302, Operation Protective Edge, Zichron Yaakov

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Jordan & Iran issue similar condemnation of Israel’s ‘barbaric’ Gaza operation

Arab League summons UN action on Israel’s #OperationProtectiveEdge, as White House spokesman Josh Earnest says: “We support Israel’s right to defend itself against these vicious attacks.”

By News agencies

Jordan, one of just two Arab countries to have signed a peace treaty with Israel, on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to deadly Israeli air raids in Gaza, raids it called “barbaric.” Similar comments were made by Iran, a Hamas ally.

Smoke & debris rise after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip seen from the Israeli side of the Israel/Gaza Border, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. – Photo: AP

Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama urged both sides in the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestinians to show restraint and not act in a spirit of revenge, in a German newspaper article to be published on Thursday. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Arab League, Operation Protective Edge, UN, White House

Olympic committee suspends Tunisia after barring Israel’s flag

The Chief of the Israeli baseball association was forbidden from displaying Israel’s flag at the World Baseball Softball Confederation congress in Tunisia.

By The Associated Press

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee has issued a warning to the international baseball and softball federation after an Israeli delegate was barred from displaying his national flag at a recent meeting in Tunisia.

The IOC Executive in session. – Photo: International Olympic Committee

The IOC opened an investigation after the head of the Israeli baseball association, Peter Kurz, was told he could not display the Israeli flag or name plate at the World Baseball Softball Confederation congress in Hammamet, Tunisia, in May. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News, The Diaspora | Tags: anti-Israel, IOC, Israel sport, Olympics, Tunisia

Hidden Deal with Pope May Prevent Jews From Praying at David’s Tomb

Exclusive: Knesset Interior Committee meeting exposes secret arrangement with Christians that ‘soon no Jews at David’s Tomb.’

By Benny Toker, Ari Yashar

In a Knesset Interior Committee meeting on Monday chaired by MK Miri Regev (Likud), it was revealed that Christians received permission to hold fixed prayers in the David’s Tomb Compound, in a breach of the status quo that threatens Jewish prayer rights.

Rabbi Simcha Hacohen Kook, chief rabbi of Rehovot and rabbi of the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City, took part in the Committee meeting and told Arutz Sheva about the serious implications of what was revealed. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: King David's Tomb, Knesset, prayer, religion, religious rights

israelandstuffcom | July 8, 2014

Israel to call to arms 40,000 reservists for extended Gaza operation

After Hamas ignored Jerusalem’s ceasefire attempts in it’s onslaught of hundreds of rockets aimed at Israeli civilian centers, the Israel cabinet votes to call up 40,000 reservists.

PM Netanyahu tells IDF to ‘take glove off’ and prepare for long Gaza operation.

By Yoav Zitun & Attila Somfalvi

The security cabinet has voted to call up some 40,000 reservists in preparation of a possible ground operation in Gaza Strip as part of Operation Protective Edge, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to “take off the gloves” in its confrontation with Hamas.

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IAF attacks Gaza terror targets – Photo: AFP

Netanyahu placed responsibility for the current round of fighting on Hamas, and said “Hamas chose escalation and it will pay a heavy price for it.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Gideon Sa'ar, Moshe Ya'alon, Operation Protective Edge

israelandstuffcom | July 8, 2014