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On Sunday evening at 8:00 Israel will remember its 23,169 fallen soldiers

President Peres: “The heroes of Israel’s wars endangered their lives to defend the nation, & we must remember them.”

There are 17,038 bereaved family members, including 2,141 orphans & 4,966 widows of fallen IDF soldiers and security agents.

By Lilach Shoval, Yael Branovsky, Ilan Gattegno & Yori Yallon

This year’s Memorial Day for Fallen soldiers will commemorate the 23,196 soldiers who have died since 1860. Since last year’s Memorial Day on April 15, 2013, 57 soldiers and 50 disabled veterans died.

IDF soldiers ahead of Memorial Day – Photo: Yehoshua Yosef

According to Defense Ministry for 2014, there are 17,038 bereaved family members, including 2,141 orphans and 4,966 widows of fallen Israel Defense Forces soldiers and security agents.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Memorial Day

Al-Aksa Imam says Arab legions will liberate Safed, Haifa, Beit Shean & Jaffa

The Al-Aksa mosque incitement isn’t new, and has been involved with promoting extreme rhetoric in the past, once calling for the destruction of UK, France, & US.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

Al-Aksa Mosque Imam Raed Al-Daan said at an Islamic conference in Milan, Italy that the Arab armies would liberate Haifa, Safed, Jaffa, Lod, and Beit Shean.

al Aksa Mosque – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

“We will return to the sea of Jaffa, to the sands of Haifa, to the palm trees of Beit Shean, and to the hills of Lod and Ramle. We in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque await the legions of the conquerors. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: al Aksa Mosque, ‘Palestinian’ incitement

VIDEO: ‘Handyman’ Bibi helps Israel ring in Independence Day festivities

The Prime Minister is willing to roll up his sleeves & pitch in with real handiwork & professional craftsmanship.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu isn’t just planning to make do with speeches and ceremonies this coming Independence Day.

No, sir, the premier is willing to roll up his sleeves and pitch in with real handiwork and craftsmanship, as exhibited by this video issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.

Here, Netanyahu shows off his carpentry skills as he helps the country prepare for what promises to be a raucous Independence Day celebration this week.

View original Jerusalem Post publication at: http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/WATCH-Handyman-Netanyahu-helps-Israel-ring-in-Independence-Day-celebrations-351163 Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Binyamin Netanyahu

Jerusalem summons Jordanian ambassador over anti-Israel article

Jordan’s former FM Abu Jaber lashes out at Israel in ‘the Zionist big lie about Palestine – a land without a people,’ a newspaper article quoting Hitler.

By AFP

Israel summoned Jordan’s ambassador Thursday to protest an “anti-Israeli” article by a former Jordanian foreign minister, in which he based his argument on a Hitler quote, the foreign ministry said.

Dr. Kamel Abu Jaber, former Jordanian minister of foreign affairs - Photo from YouTube screenshot

Kamel Abu Jaber, former Jordanian minister of foreign affairs – Photo: YouTube screenshot

Spokesman Yigal Palmor said Israel’s embassy in Amman also sent the Foreign Ministry there an official protest over an article published on Monday by Kamel Abu Jaber in The Jordan Times. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: anti-Israel, Foreign Ministry, Israel Jordan

Al Qaeda, Hamas & Hezbollah Flags Wave in Jerusalem

At Arab wedding procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, terrorist flags are waved amid shouts of ‘we will write on the pistol: Al-Aqsa is holy to us.’

By Ari Yashar

During an Arab wedding procession in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday night, the Jewish state’s 3,000-year-old capital bore witness to a multitude of terrorist organization flags.

Participants in the wedding, who received permission from the police to hold the procession in the Old City, waved the flags of terror groups including Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, and Hamas, alongside the flag of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

As they marched with the flags, the Arab revelers chanted slogans insulting Israel and Judaism, such as “even with the rifle, the (‘Palestinian’) nation will live and will not die,” and “we will write on the pistol: Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem) is holy to us.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: al-Qaeda, hamas, Hezbollah, Jerusalem, Old City, Palestinian flag

1st Hareidi Hesder Yeshiva Combines IDF Cyber-Defense & Torah

Unique ground breaking 4-yr program opened in Jerusalem, integrates 2 years of study with 2 years of service in IDF’s Cyber Defense Unit.

By Ari Yashar

The first hareidi hesder yeshiva has been opened in Jerusalem. The ground-breaking program will combine Torah study with IDF army service.

Last August, the first hareidi mechina, or pre-army preparatory academy, began operating, offering two years of intensive Torah study and preparation for the army, followed by a full three-year service. The hesder program combines military service and Torah study, usually for a period of four to six years. Both options already exist for religious-Zionists, but these two institutions are the first of their kind to cater for hareidi men after they leave high school. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: hareidi, Hesder Track, IDF, IDF cyber-defense

Violent Response to Christian IDF Enlistment

Unsurprisingly, Israel’s support of Christians volunteering for the IDF is sparking antagonist, even violent reaction from Israeli opponents.

By Israel Today Staff

The Israeli Christian Recruitment Forum, which advocates young Arabic-speaking Christians voluntarily joining the Israeli army, has long had vocal critics. Now that the State of Israel is publicly backing the Forum’s efforts, that criticism has turned to open violence.

An Israeli soldier wearing crosses around his neck.

An Israeli soldier.- Photo: AP

More and more young Christians are deciding to volunteer for IDF service as a first step to greater integration with Israeli Jewish society. And the number is expected to rise exponentially after the Israeli government decided last month to begin sending voluntary IDF recruitment letters to local Christians when they reach 18 years of age. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Christian soldiers, IDF recruitment, Israeli Christians

IRS to receive American’s account information from Israeli banks

The 2010 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act requires international banking institutions to inform the IRS of all financial information on their American clients.

By NIV ELIS

The Finance Ministry reached an agreement to turn information on US citizens’ bank accounts over to the United States’ Internal Revenue Service, in compliance with a tough US law designed to counter tax evasion.

Bank Hapoalim – Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski

The 2010 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), requires international financial institutions to turn over all the information on their US account holders, or else face tough sanctions from the US.

Though expatriate Americans don’t know it, they are required to file their income with the IRS each year with a 1040 tax form.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Banks, IRS, Israel US

Israel celebrates Independence Day: 66 years with 8,180,000 Israelis

Israeli population increased by 157,000 since Independence Day 2013.

Nearly 24,000 people made aliyah in the past year.

By Ynet

Israel will celebrate its 66th Independence Day with 8,180,000 citizens, according to an annual demographics report published Thursday.

From 1948 to 2014 – Source: Ynet

The Central Bureau of Statistics reported that the Jewish population stood at 6,135,000 – or 75 percent of the population. The Arab population numbered at 1,694,000 (20.7 percent), while non-Arab Christians and other minorities made up 4.3 percent of the population at 351,000 citizens.

The Israeli population grew by 157,000 – about 2 percent – over the last year. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: CBS, Israel

Tourists & Jews Forced to Wait Hours to Ascend Temple Mount

Jews & Christians were again blatantly discriminated against this week as hundreds were forced to wait for hours to visit the Temple Mount.

By Yaakov Levi

Jews and tourists who attempted to ascend the Temple Mount this week were subjected to long lines and waits of hours to enter the Temple compound, while Muslims were able to enter the area unhindered. That, said Yehuda Glick of the Liba Project for Jewish Freedom at the Temple Mount, is a clear case of racism and discrimination. “It is hard to believe that the state does not already recognize the Temple Mount as a Muslim site, with anyone who is a non-Muslim an unwelcome annoyance,” Glick said. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: discrimination, Rabbi Chaim Richman, Temple Institute, Temple Mount, Waqf, Yehuda Glick

Intel Plans Investment of $6 Billion Dollars in Israel

Israeli Ministers welcome Intel’s plan to upgrade its Kiryat Gat plant, which involves a reciprocal investment in the Israeli economy.

By Yishai Karov

Major hi-tech and computing company Intel is investing 5-6 billion dollars to upgrade its plant in Kiryat Gat, the company announced Wednesday.

The investment plan includes a deal between the company and the state, by which Intel will receive a 750 million shekel ($216,706,500) construction grant from the government in return for its commitment to invest 5% of the investment money into the Israeli economy.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the investment plan Wednesday night.

“This investment plan is the result of the process we’ve been working on for several years,” the Prime Minister stated. Continue Reading »

Category: Innovations & Discoveries, Israel News | Tags: Economics Ministry, Finance Ministry, Intel, Intel Israel, Kiryat Gat, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid

Israel’s U.N. Ambassador: The Palestinian pattern, 1st Demand then Delay, then Desert

Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N.Ron Prosor criticizes European funding to Abbas’ PA, saying: “I wonder how taxpayers in London, Luxembourg and Paris would feel knowing that they will enable Hamas to launch more rockets into Israel.”

By Daniel Siryoti, Shlomo Cesana, Yoni Hirsch & news agencies

“When I think about the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, there is a predictable pattern on the part of the Palestinians — demand, delay and desert,” Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Ron Prosor told the Security Council on Tuesday, the same day that the nine-month period allotted for the latest round of peace talks elapsed.

Category: Israel News | Tags: EU, Ron Prosor, terror funding, UN

IDF, Shin Bet arrest Arab cell planning terror attacks on Jewish Israelis

The Palestinian terror cell, affiliated with Hamas was arrested just before executing planned bombing and shooting attacks against Israelis.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

Security forces led by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) arrested members of a Hamas-affiliated terrorist cell in Kalkilya in recent months, who were plotting a campaign of bombings and shootings against Israeli targets, the Shin Bet announced Wednesday.

Israel Police counter-terrorism - Photo: Or Many

Israel Police counter-terrorism – Photo: Or Manny

Security sources told The Jerusalem Post that the suspects, who were arrested in a series of raids between December and March, were in the early phase of planning terrorist attacks on Israeli targets in the West Bank and within the Green Line.

Category: Israel News | Tags: IDF, Kalkilya, Moshe Ya'alon, Palestinian terrorists, Shin Bet

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Online petition demands IDF commander to reinstate soldier

‘David’, who was caught on camera cocking his weapon at a Palestinian teenager, was court-martialed for violent offenses by his commander, just prior to this incident.

By Yoav Zitun, Michal Margalit

A Nahal soldier, who was removed from his combat position in the brigade after he was documenting cocking his weapon and aiming it at a Palestinian teenager earlier this week, but a Facebook page with over 71,000 likes is demanding his reinstatement.

‘I’m with David’

An investigation of the incident, in which the soldier cocks his weapon at a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager in Hebron, found that the soldier was removed from the brigade before the incident. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: IDF, Nahal