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One of the Abducted Jewish Teens Resisted the Arab Kidnappers

Walla news site reports: Forensic evidence suggests 1 of the abducted boys put up a ‘meaningful resistance’ to his kidnappers.

By Arutz Sheva staff

Forensic findings on the body of one of the three teenage boys abducted and murdered on June 12 show that the boy put up “meaningful resistance” to his attackers, reported news site Walla on Tuesday, citing a source who was involved in the process of identifying the bodies of the teens.

According to an IDF source, after the boys entered the abductors’ vehicle at the Alon Shvut intersection at Gush Etzion, the vehicle traveled west, then made a U-turn toward Hevron. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: kidnapping

israelandstuffcom | July 1, 2014

Jerusalem once again retaliates with multiple airstrikes after Gaza rocket lands in Israel

Even though a single rocket from Gaza struck the Eshkol Regional Council with no damage or injuries reported, Israel will no longer allow attacks go without retribution.

By Ilana Curiel, Yoav Zitun and Elior Levy

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked several terror sites in the Gaza Strip late Monday night in response to a rocket fired earlier by Palestinian terrorists that struck an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council.

No injuries or damage was reported as a result of the rocket fire.

Earlier in the day the bodies of the three kidnapped Israeli teens who were kidnapped over two weeks ago were discovered by security forces just north of Hebron. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Gaza, Gaza rockets, IAF strike

Netanyahu Decrees: ‘Hamas Will Pay’ for the 3 Boys’ Murder

Netanyahu, ‘Revenge for the blood of a teenager or young man is not the devil’s work, Hamas is responsible, Hamas will pay.’

By Tova Dvorin

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu released an official response to the murder of abducted Israeli teens Gilad Sha’ar (16), Naftali Frenkel (16), and Eyal Yifrah (19) on Monday, expressing grief and vowing revenge.

“With a heavy heart, we have found tonight three bodies, and all of the information we have indicates that these are the bodies of the abductees – Eyal, Gilad, and Naftali,” Netanyahu began.

“They were murdered in cold blood by human animals,” he said. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Binyamin Netanyahu, kidnapping

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IDF finds Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrah (ז”ל) murdered

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Search ends as security forces find the bodies of the 3 kidnapped Israeli teens outside Hebron in Beit Kahil region on the 18th day of Israel’s search for Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel & Eyal Yifrah ז”ל.

The gov’t’s security cabinet to convene later Monday night.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

The bodies of the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped over two weeks ago were found by security forces in a field northwest of Hebron on Monday afternoon.

Bystanders at Halhul junction mourn the deaths of the three kidnapped boys – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

The discovery came after the Shin Bet focused its efforts in the area over the past two days during searches for the three abducted Israeli teens, who were abducted from a hitchhiking point in Gush Etzion. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: kidnapping

Netanyahu proposes massive border fence with Jordan

With possible ISIS threats on the Hashemite Kingdom, Netanyahu wants massive fortification along Israel’s eastern border with Jordan, but finance & defense ministry officials are already balking over who will pay for it.

By Attila Somfalvi

Prime Minister Netanyahu called for the quick and expedient construction of a massive border fence along Israel’s eastern border with Jordan, and a source from his office told Ynet that discussions on the issue are making headway. But some are wondering how the state plans to pay for such a grandiose project.

Israeli soldier offers water to the African refugees stranded at its border fence with Egypt.

Category: Israel News | Tags: border fence, Israel Jordan

Israel to inject funds, education & infrastructure for East Jerusalem annexation

The government’s plan to inject capital into E. Jerusalem to ‘strengthen’ the area, is really a maneuver to take this part of the city off the diplomatic agenda & anchor it as the indivisible Jewish capital.

By Nir Hasson

The government plan to strengthen Israel’s control over East Jerusalem, approved Sunday by the cabinet, did not emerge from a vacuum. It’s the product of a right-wing perspective that’s shared by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, who also holds the Jerusalem Affairs portfolio. The essence of this approach is breaking down the issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the status of Jerusalem into components including economics, education and infrastructure.

Category: Israel News | Tags: annexation, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Naftali Bennett

Family members ashamed, distancing themselves: MK Hanin Zoabi ‘Doesn’t Represent Us’

Brave young Mohammed Zoabi no longer stands alone as a proud Israeli Arab, with more members of the Zoabi clan saying radical Arab MK Hanin Zoabi should just stay silent.

By Moshe Cohen

Mohammed Zoabi, the 17-year-old who publicly disagreed with his relative MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) over her blatant anti-Israel stance, isn’t the only Zoabi who has had enough of the Arab MK’s Israel-hating antics.

On Monday, a representative of the Zoabi family told reporters that there were many people in the extended Zoabi clan who disagreed with Hanin when she said that the Hamas terrorists who kidnapped three Israeli teens weren’t terrorists, justifying the abduction. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Arab Israelis, Hanin Zoabi, incitement, Mohammed Zoabi

IDF soldiers hands out anti-Hamas candy to Palestinians in Judea & Samaria

Israel’s note attached to the candy reads, “Ramadan Kareem. Here are some sweets because Hamas is making life bitter in the West Bank.”

By i24news

The Israeli army handed out lollipops and matchboxes with anti-Hamas messages written on them to Palestinians as they continued their search for the three missing Israeli teens, Palestinian media reported Sunday.

Lollipops in the West Bank with the slogan 'Here are some sweets because Hamas is making life bitter in the West Bank' ( AFP )

Lollipops in the West Bank with the slogan ‘Here are some sweets because Hamas is making life bitter in the West Bank’ – Photo: AFP

“Ramadan Kareem. Here are some sweets because Hamas is making life bitter in the West Bank,” the note reads. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: IDF, kidnapping, West Bank

Netanyahu: Israel prepared to intensify operations in Gaza

PM’s comment follow barrage of 13 Gaza rockets over the weekend, resulting in a massive damage and fire in Sderot

• Lieberman recommends retaking the Gaza Strip
• 2 Gaza terrorists assassinated in IAF pinpoint airstrike in response to escalating rocket fire

By Lilach Shoval, Daniel Siryoti, Reuters, The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

“We are prepared to widen our operation in Gaza, should the need arise,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday following multiple rocket salvos from Gaza into Israel over the weekend.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem

“The IDF bombed a large number of targets [in Gaza] over the weekend in response to rocket fire into Israel,” Netanyahu told the cabinet ministers at their weekly meeting.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Gaza attacks, IDF, rocket attack

High Court relieved rabbinical courts of it’s authority over circumcision decisions

Israel’s High Court decided that family courts will decide whether a baby gets a circumcision when divorcing parents disagree on the issue, and not the rabbinical court that’s dealing with the divorce.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

In a dramatic decision on religion and democracy, the High Court of Justice on Sunday took away authority from the rabbinical court system over whether a divorcing couple had to circumcise their son.

Secular “Brit Milah” Jewish circumcision ceremony – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The vote to move the issue into the family court system was 6-1 with Deputy Supreme Court Justice Miriam Naor, Justices Salim Jabraun, Esther Hayot, Hanan Meltzer, Yoram Danziger and Neal Hendel voting in the majority against Justice Elyakim Rubsinstein voting in the minority. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Circumcision, Divorce law, High Court, Rabbinical Court

IDF retaliates after 6 rockets fired: 1 dead, several wounded in Gaza

IDF soldiers engage Gaza terrorists in firefight over border fence

Israel’s jets strike terrorists in targeted attack on Gaza’s rocket launching cell.

Ynetnews

Two rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel Sunday evening, both of which were shot down over Netivot by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system while two mortar shells also fell in Israeli territory.

2 Rockets being fired at Israel from Gaza – Screenshot

Sirens blared across southern Israel in Netivot, Ashkelon, Sderot, and several towns in the area of Sha’ar HaNegev. An explosion was also heard in the area.

Two mortar shells also landed near the Gaza border fence while no injuries or damage was reported as a result of any of the attacks. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Gaza rockets, IAF strike, IDF

Israeli ‘wearable robot’ gets FDA approval to allow paraplegics to walk

The FDA has approved Israel’s ReWalk, a set of motorized leg braces that is sometimes described as a robotic exoskeleton,for home use in the United States.

By Israel Fisher

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a wearable support device produced by Yokne’am-based ReWalk Robotics that can help some people with spinal cord injuries to walk again.

ReWalk electric powered exoskeletal suit. – Reuters

ReWalk, a set of motorized leg braces that is sometimes described as a robotic exoskeleton, was approved in the United States for home use only.

The braces support the wearer’s legs and lower torso, while the motors provide movements to the knees, thighs and ankles, enabling some paraplegics to sit, stand and walk.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Buisness, FDA, Israel technology, Science & Technology

Israel’s Ministerial Legislative Committee to Discuss MK Shaked’s ‘Zoabi’s Law’

Bill to oust MKs guilty of incitement against the State during their current Knesset terms, if passed, will stop further anti-Israel MKs from their pro-terror endeavors.

By Tova Dvorin

The Ministerial Legislative Committee will hold a hearing on a special initiative from Jewish Home MK Ayelet Shaked Sunday, nicknamed “Zoabi’s Law.”

“Zoabi’s Law,” if passed, will amend existing laws allowing the Knesset’s Central Elections Committee to reject the re-application of current MKs for the next Knesset term if they are found guilty of incitement or supporting known terrorist groups.

The amendment would also allow the Knesset to boot current MKs over incitement – not only before the next elections. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Ayelet Shaked, Hanin Zoabi, incitement, Israel Politics, Knesset