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| April 11, 2019
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REVEALED: Arab Israelis voted for party of ultra-Orthodox Jews

Surprising as it sounds, a number of Israeli Arabs from a few different Arab towns voted for the United Torah Judaism, an ultra-Orthodox party, in appreciation for receiving assistance from its party head and Deputy Health Minister, Yakov Litzman.

By Yehuda Shlezinger

 

At a polling station in the Arab town of Arara in Wadi Ara, the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party garnered 224 votes. In the Arab local council Bu’eine Nujeidat in Israel’s north, UTJ received 156 votes, as compared to just two votes in the last elections.

View of the Druze town of Sajur in the Galillee. – Photo: Wikimedia/אריאל פלמון

In Kafr Kanna, an Arab town in the Galilee, UTJ did not win any votes in the last elections. Continue Reading »

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| April 10, 2019
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Benjamin Netanyahu wins, 5th consecutive term as Prime Minister

Benny Gantz had also claimed victory hours earlier, as the exit polls showed his Blue and White party leading, but with 97.3% of the polling stations now counted, Benjamin Netanyahu has a clear win to form the next government.

By Ynet

 

Benjamin Netanyahu heading into his 5th consecutive term as Prime Minister, has a clear majority of support to form a right wing coalition government.

“This is an unimaginable achievement,” Netanyahu said, at around 2am. “I am very moved tonight, a night of tremendous victory. I am very excited that the people of Israel once again trusted me for the fifth time, and with greater confidence.” Continue Reading »

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| April 8, 2019
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US designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorist organization 

President Trump makes history with the Department of State declaring a branch of another country’s government, a “foreign terrorist organization,” which could facilitate fresh sanctions against the  Islamic Republic.
– A furious Tehran replies in kind on U.S. armed forces.

Associated Press

 

Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States is designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “foreign terrorist organization,” in an effort to increase pressure on the country that could have significant diplomatic implications in the Middle East.

It is the first time that the U.S. has designated a part of another government as a terrorist organization.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari (R) views the new “Dezful” missile, at an undisclosed, underground location on February 7, 2019  – Photo/ IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS WEBSITE, via AFP

The designation imposes sanctions that include freezes on assets the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps may have in U.S. Continue Reading »

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| April 8, 2019
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Irish BDS activist awarded 6 months jail for racist tantrum on flight

Simone O’Broin, 50, a Northern Irish barrister and BDS activist, was sentenced to 6 months in prison for her racist, drunken assault and threatening an Air India crew with a boycott.

By Marcy Oster, JTA

 

A British activist promoting boycotts against Israel was sentenced to six months in jail for her drunken racist tirade on an Air India flight.

Simone O’Broin was filmed on the flight last November threatening to organize a boycott against Air India unless flight attendants served her more wine on the flight, that ended with her arrest.

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| April 8, 2019
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Israeli city paints 3-D pedestrian crossing to curtail accidents

With road accidents still a major concern for the Jewish State, one southern city introduces a creative solution.

By i24NEWS

 

The southern Israeli city of Ashkelon unveiled the country’s first three-dimensional pedestrian crossing on Sunday.

Painted on the ground to give the illusion to incoming drivers they are coming into an obstacle, the innovative design was engineered to reduce the risk of collision.

Originally inspired by a 2016 Indian street-art project, the installation has been set up in several locations in the world, although it still hasn’t seen mass adoption.

“We are constantly thinking about how to improve road safety,” Ashkelon mayor Tomer Glam said, according to Israeli daily Maariv. Continue Reading »

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| April 7, 2019
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Israel’s spacecraft ‘Beresheet’ successfully maneuvers around the moon

The engineering teams of SpaceIL & IAI successfully performed their first maneuver around the moon, taking more photos of the far side from 550 km from the moon and 2500 km from the moon.

By Yoni Kempinski

 

On Sunday morning at 04:36, the engineering team of SpaceIL and IAI, successfully performed the first maneuver around the moon.

During the maneuver, Beresheet’s engines operated for about 271 seconds and the amount of fuel burned was approximately 55 kg.

Beresheet’s image of the Earth & moon. – Photo: SpaceIL, Instagram

In this maneuver, all the engines operated at the same time to slow the spacecraft with maximum thrust to date. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2019
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You’re FIRED!… Again! – Dr. Kollab fired for threatening to harm/kill Jews

Ohio Doctor who has already been expelled from a residency program there, over scores of anti-Semitic posts on Twitter, just got fired from a second residency program, now in California.

Marcy Oster, JTA,

 

Dr. Lara Kollab, who was fired from her residency at the Cleveland Clinic after old anti-Semitic tweets surfaced, was expelled from a second residency program in California.

Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California said in a statement dated Monday that it notified Kollab on March 15 that her position as a first-year internal medicine resident was withdrawn effective immediately.

“Dr. Kollab submitted information that was false, misleading, and incomplete to Kern Medical during the interview and match process,” the statement said. Continue Reading »

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| April 5, 2019
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ImageSat Intl releases satellite images of IDF strike on Iranian assets in Syria

The Israeli intelligence images detail IDF’s powerful March 27 attack on Iranian munitions production & storage facilities that was so powerful it also caused an electrical blackout in Aleppo, Syria’s 2nd-largest city.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

 

Satellite images released by the Israeli intelligence firm ImageSat Intl. (ISI) on Thursday show the destruction of an industrial zone in Aleppo in northern Syria allegedly struck by Israel in late March.

The images show destruction to two structures, a hanger and a building, in the north-western part of the Sheikh Najjar industrial area, both approximately 70×35 meters and some 450 meters apart.

Here are the results of the attack (27 March 2019) on the Aleppo’s Sheikh Najjar industrial area, Syria.

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| April 4, 2019
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In Official Ceremony Russia gives Netanyahu Israeli MIA’s Personal Effects 

During an official ceremony at Russia’s Defense Ministry in Moscow, PM Netanyahu is given the last personal effects belonging to Israel’s soldier, Sgt 1st Class, Zachary Baumel ז”ל who was returned to Israel yesterday, 37 years after becoming MIA in Lebanon.

Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended an official ceremony of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Thursday afternoon, during which the remaining items belonging to the late Zachary Baumel were handed over to the prime minister.

Among the objects delivered were Baumel’s tank suit and military boots. The ceremony was attended by Chief of Staff of the Russian Army Valery Gerasimov. Continue Reading »

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| April 4, 2019
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Where Israel’s Reservist and Art Meet in Most Remarkable Way

Major General (Res) Chen Winkler, artist, sculptor and 30 years in the IDF reserves, has prepared an unprecedented appreciatory exhibit to convey his gratitude for the exceptional service of all IDF reservists.

By Shimon Yeshaya Weinbach

 

When most people think about the IDF, they think about those serving their three year mandatory service. The recognition and appreciation for those reservists who drop everything to go and defend Israel is not as widespread.

Chen Winkler, artist, sculptor and 30 years a Major General in the IDF reserves, has prepared an unprecedented appreciatory exhibit to convey his gratitude for the exceptional service of all IDF reservists. Continue Reading »

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| April 4, 2019
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REPORT: Google Earth reveals first Saudi nuclear reactor nears completion

Though Riyadh has repeatedly assured the facility’s purpose is ‘strictly peaceful,’ both Israel and the United States feel the facility’s real purpose is to counter the 2015 Iran nuclear deal then president Obama choreographed into acceptance with the P5+1 and the European Union.

By i24NEWS

 

Satellite imagery revealed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is nearly finished constructing its first nuclear reactor, much to the alarm of arms control experts, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

The report notes that the images, captured by Google Earth from April 2017 to now, are the first public documentation of the facility’s progression.

Saudi Arabia is nearing completion of its first nuclear reactor in the southwest corner of the King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology.

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| April 3, 2019
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After 37 years, body of IDF MIA Zachary Baumel returned to Israel

The remains of U.S. born Zachary Baumel, who was deemed MIA since the June 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon, was repatriated to Israel this week and returned to his family once his identity was confirmed by a DNA test.

By Yoav Zitun, Daniel Salami

 

The body of an Israeli soldier who disappeared in battle during the First Lebanon War has been returned to his family after 37 years, the IDF said Wednesday. The remains of Brooklyn-born First Sergeant  Zachary Baumel were repatriated to Israel several days ago via a third country. According to IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, the body was returned to Israel on an El Al plane. Continue Reading »

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| April 3, 2019
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Quick reacting father kills Palestinian terrorist in stabbing attack

Knife wielding Palestinian terrorist suddenly opens passenger side door in attempt to stab schoolgirl, then shot dead by her armed father who was driving her to school.

Arutz Sheva Staff

 

A terrorist was shot and killed in Samaria Wednesday morning, during an attempted stabbing attack near the Hawara checkpoint south of Shechem (Nablus), an IDF spokesperson said.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, when a Palestinian Arab terrorist carrying a knife opened the door of a private Israeli vehicle as it passed near the Arab town of Hawara on Route 60.

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| April 2, 2019
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PA forsakes medical care for the ill, prioritizing salaries to jailed terrorists

The Palestinian Authority, gov’t of West Bank autocrat Mahmoud Abbas is doubling down, forbidding Palestinians from receiving treatment in Israel because Jerusalem refuses to transfer nearly $138 million to the PA this year, the amount used to reward terrorists, a.k.a. ‘Pay to Slay’.

By Maurice Hirsch, Itamar Marcus, JNS and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Until now, Israel has been giving medical treatment in Israel to thousands of Palestinians every year. But this humanitarian program will now come to an end, as the Palestinian Authority has decided to stop sending its citizens in need of medical treatment to Israel.

The PA’s explanation is as follows: Since Israel is refusing to transfer approximately $138 million to the PA this year to spend on salaries to terrorists, the PA will no longer permit Palestinians to travel to Israel for medical treatment, for which the PA has to pay. Continue Reading »

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| April 2, 2019
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Jewish NYC official sacked for his “Palestine does not exist” tweet

At the urging of New York City Mayor De Blasio, the City Council’s leadership team met on Monday & removed Kalman Yeger from the City Council’s Immigration Committee for his Tweet, “Palestine does not exist.”

BY BEN SALES/JTA

 

Kalman Yeger, a New York City councilman, lost his seat on the City Council’s Immigration Committee for tweeting “Palestine does not exist.”

The tweet, posted Wednesday, came in response to a tweet by Zainab Iqbal, a journalist for the local publication Bklyner. Continue Reading »

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