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| March 16, 2014
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Hamas head Khaled Mashaal: Suicide is our ‘Life’

Hamas leader says at an event in Qatar, a Palestinian suicide terror campaign against Israel is just around the corner.

By Dalit Halevy

 

Hamas head Khaled Mashaal said on Saturday that there is no solution to the Palestinian problem, except through renewal of the spirit of jihad and self-sacrifice for Allah. He stressed that this would happen “soon.”

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Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal – Reuters

Mashaal spoke at an event in Qatar, dedicated to the memory of Palestinians who were killed in terror attacks against Israel, whose remains were recently transferred by Israel to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Mashaal noted that the residents of Gaza, the “West Bank,” the “1948 areas,” Jerusalem and the diaspora are one nation with a single common strategy, which is jihad and struggle. Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2014
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Jordanian boy undergoes successful kidney transplant at Israel hospital

 

A 7 yr-old Jordanian boy receives his mother’s kidney at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, after suffering critical kidney failure.

Doctors say boy is recovering well after his complicated procedure, that was not possible in Jordanian hospitals.

By: Daniel Siryoti

 

While the Jordanian street has expressed a great deal of animosity toward Israel recently, there are also stories that occasionally inspire optimism.

Surgeons perform the kidney transplant on the Palestinian-Jordanian boy at Rambam Medical Center – Photo: Piotr Flitr

Last week, a 7-year-old Palestinian-Jordanian boy who had suffered critical kidney failure underwent a successful kidney transplant at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

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| March 16, 2014
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‘Israel lover’ Arrested in Egypt for Star of David tattoo, Israeli Friends on Facebook

According to Egyptian authorities, the man “made contact with Israelis through his Facebook page, and he clicked ‘like’ on the Mossad’s Facebook page.”

By YASSER OKBI
 

 

A 24-year-old Egyptian has been arrested by authorities in Egypt for allegedly committing the crime of “loving Israel.”

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Man arrested for Israel ties [illustrative] – Photo: REUTERS

National media outlets in our neighbor to the southwest have already given the “suspect” the moniker “Israel-lover,” after he was spotted with a tattoo of the Star of David on his arm.

According to authorities, the man “made contact with Israelis through his Facebook page, and he clicked ‘like’ on the Mossad’s Facebook page.” Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2014
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Peace Now Video Clip: ‘How great it is to be right-wing!’

 

Peace Now produced a satirical video poking fun at right-wing, slamming new legislation & West Bank policy. So, is it really so much fun representing the right-wing?

By Ynetnews

 

Set to the tune of George Harrison’s “Got my mind set on you,” the pro-peace left-wing organization Peace Now has published a satirical video titled “It’s great to be right-wing” in which it mocks the settler right.

Dr. Yossi Beilin - as 'the settler' - Screenshot

Dr. Yossi Beilin – as ‘the settler’ – Screenshot

Dressed as religious settlers, MKs and prominent leftists cynically made the case for the right-wing in rhyme, indirectly slamming what they described as disproportional budget apportionment for West Bank settlements and new legislation which they claim is intended to silence political dissent. Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2014
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Although No.1 in Mid-East, Women’s rights are relative

Int’l survey on status of women ranks the Jewish state no.1 in the Middle East, but whether the glass is half full or half empty depends on context.

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First, the bad news from the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Gender Gap survey: Israel ranks No. 53 worldwide for women’s rights. Now the good news: Among Middle East countries, Israel is No. 1.

Women protesting the exclusion of women, Jerusalem.

Women protesting the exclusion of women, Jerusalem. Sign reads, ‘They won’t see your face and they’ll take your money. Don’t buy from women excluders.’- Photo: Leora Darom

Virtual Jerusalem reports that the survey for 2013, concluded this week to coincide with International Women’s Day, found Israel rising two slots from No.

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| March 16, 2014
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4 Israel Border Guard Policemen hit by Palestinian car

 

 

Palestinian driver claims he accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the breaks, & had on intentions to harm any of the Border Guard policemen.

By Yoav Zitun

Four Border Police soldiers were hit by a car, driven by a Palestinian, at a roadblock near Beit Ummar in Gush Etzion on Saturday.

MAGAV policeman – Photo courtesy: Israel Police

A Border Police officer shot at the vehicle’s wheels, bringing the car to a stop.

The driver claimed in his investigation that the incident was an accident and that he had no intention to hit the Border Police soldiers. He claimed that he accidentally stepped on the gas pedal instead of the breaks. Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2014
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IDF Opens Fire on Terror Suspects On Lebanese Border with Israel

On same day Lebanese gov’t gives its citizens free hand against Israel, suspects suspiciously approach border, but then quickly flee from IDF gunfire.

By Ari Yashar

 

IDF soldiers fired at suspected terrorists who approached the Israeli-Lebanese border on Saturday.

“A certain number of suspects approached the Israel-Lebanon border. Soldiers fired in the air to warn them away, and they moved off,” reported an IDF spokeswoman, adding that no one was injured in the exchange.

A local Arab resident claimed to AFP that the suspects who approached the fence were shepherds who neared the border “by mistake.”

The incident follows an intense day Friday, in which terrorists set an explosive on the border, detonating it near an IDF border patrol. Continue Reading »

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| March 15, 2014
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IDF doctor treating Syrians in Israel: Snipers deliberately shoot children in spine

 

Doctor in Israeli hospital makes comment after UN report reflects child casualty rates in Syrian conflict as the highest recorded in the region.

By Inna Lazareva, Nahariya, Israel

 

A senior Israeli doctor treating child victims of the Syrian civil war has said that snipers in the war-town country are aiming for the spine to cause maximum trauma.

A Syrian boy on a wheelchair in Qah refugee camp. A UN report notes child casualty rates in Syria are the highest recorded - Photo Bulent Kilic AFP

A Syrian boy on a wheelchair in Qah refugee camp. A UN report notes child casualty rates in Syria are the highest recorded – Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP

Dr Yoav Hoffman, a doctor at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, is one of many doctors who has been treating severely wounded Syrians at the Western Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, northern Israel. Continue Reading »

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| March 15, 2014
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EU Ambassador to Israel: Releasing Jailed Terrorists is a Mistake

EU ambassador to Israel says Jerusalem should have frozen settlements, or agreed to the 1967 lines, rather than freeing murdering terrorists.

By Israel Today Staff

 

European Union Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen made the surprising assertion that Israel had been wrong to agree to the release of jailed Palestinian terrorists as a condition for current US-brokered peace talks.

Lars Faaborg-Andersen - Photo EU courtesy

Lars Faaborg-Andersen – Photo: EU courtesy

Speaking to the Times of Israel, Faaborg-Andersen said that “had the EU been asked to advise Israel,” it would have told Jerusalem to accept a full settlement freeze and negotiate on the basis of the pre–1967 armistice lines. Continue Reading »

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| March 14, 2014
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Really, was there any doubt? Israel Ranked Best Country for Women in Mid-East

World Economic Forum poll that ranks 110 countries, puts Israel way ahead of its Muslim neighbors in terms of women’s basic rights & freedoms.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Israel is the best country in the Middle East for women’s rights and freedoms, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap survey concluded this week.

The survey, which has been conducted since 2006, ranks 110 countries in terms of gender equality and inequality, using a variety of factors including demographic data, socioeconomic figures, and a close look at women in the legal system.

In 2013, Israel ranked #53 for women’s rights worldwide – up two places since 2012 – but top for the Middle East overall. Continue Reading »

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| March 14, 2014
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Jordanian Cleric Affirms the Koran Designates ‘Israel is the Land of the Jewish People’

Jordanian cleric, Sheikh Adwan writes Mecca, not Jerusalem, is the Muslim homeland – and the Koran proves it.

“According to our faith, Allah promised Israel to the Jewish people, and they are the sole official inheritors of that land. Therefore, the war of Muslims and Arabs against the Jews must stop, and they must let the Jews live in peace on their land.” writes Sheikh Ahmad Adwan.

By Tova Dvorin

 

 

The My Yesha Shabbat pamphlet, sponsored by the Yesha Council, features an article this week calling Israel “the Land of the Jews” – by none other than a Muslim Sheikh. Continue Reading »

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| March 14, 2014
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Despite ‘ceasefire’ sporadic Gaza rocket fire continues to hit Southern Israel

 

3 rockets land in Sha’ar Hanegev, 1 in Sderot & 1 in Ashkelon Coast area despite Islamic Jihad’s claims that Egypt brokered a ceasefire.

IDF’s Iron Dome rocket defense system intercepts rocket headed for Netivot.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF
 

 

Sporadic rocket fire from the Gaza Strip fell in southern Israel on Thursday evening hours after the Islamic Jihad claimed that Egypt had brokered a ceasefire to end two days of hostilities that has seen nearly 70 rockets fall in the South.

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Islamic Jihad underground rocket launcher – Photo: screenshot

A rocket fell in the Ashkelon Coast Council area around 5 p.m. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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Israeli Minister warns Jerusalem may halt prisoner release if talks collapse

 

Jacob Perry, Yesh Atid’s ‘dovish’ science minister, tells Israel Hayom that he recognizes Israel’s Palestinian partner as ‘difficult.’

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Israel may block further prisoner releases if the Palestinian leadership refuses to extend negotiations by another year, top minister Jacob Perry told Israel Hayom in an interview to be published Friday.

Palestinians celebrate after Israel releases third batch of prisoners

A prisoner released from an Israeli prison is welcomed by relatives in the West Bank city of Ramallah early December 31, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

Perry, who joined Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party and then the government as minister of Science and Technology in 2012 after serving as head of the Shin Bet security service and a long career in business, is considered to be dovish.

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| March 13, 2014
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Netanyahu sends sincere apology to Jordan for IDF killing of judge

After Jordanian judge was shot & killed when rushing IDF soldier at Allenby border crossing Monday, Jordanian parliamentarians demanded Israeli ambassador’s expulsion.

Israel announces joint investigation while anti-Israel demonstrators in Amman burn Israeli flags.

By Shlomo Cesana, Lilach Shoval, Daniel Siryoti and Danny Brener

 

Israel has been working to temper tensions with Jordan after a Jordanian judge was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers at the Allenby Bridge border crossing on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a formal apology to Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday for the death of Raed Alaa el-Deen Za’eiter.

The funeral for Jordanian judge Raed Alaa el-Deen Za’eiter on Tuesday – Photo: AFP

Israel “regrets the death of the judge and expresses its sympathies to Jordan and its commitment to the peace treaty,” said the statement, adding that Israel would share its preliminary investigation with Jordan and would establish a joint investigation with the Jordanian authorities. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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Israeli Air Force Pounds 29 Gaza Targets After Palestinian Missile Onslaught

In lightning-fast surgical strikes, Israeli jets hit 29 specific Islamic Jihad and Hamas targets.

Palestinian sources have yet to report on casualties.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The Israeli Air Force struck 29 terror targets belonging to Islamic Jihad and Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday evening as retaliation for firing a barrage of over 60 rockets on Jewish communities in southern Israel, the IDF announced Wednesday.

Palestinian Arab media is reporting now that the IAF are repeatedly slamming Islamic Jihad posts in Rafah, Khan Younis, Deir al – Balah, Beit Lahiya in north Gaza and another target in the center. Continue Reading »

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