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With Israel’s help, Germany deports Palestinian terrorist

Following initiative by Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister, and pro-Israeli organizations, two German courts of appeal canceled Odeh’s visa and demanded she immediately leave the country so she can not further disseminate her anti-Israeli political propaganda.

By Mordechai Sones

 

German authorities decided to expel terrorist Rasmea Yousef Odeh from the country following Israeli diplomatic activity. Two weeks ago, following pressure by Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan, the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, and Jewish organizations in Germany, the terrorist and BDS activist’s boycott event in Berlin was cancelled.

Strategic Affairs Minister and Israel’s Public Security Minister גלעד ארדן Gilad Erdan -Photo: Facebook

At the same time, Germany canceled Odeh’s visa and demanded she leave the country. Continue Reading »

Gaza terrorists, Hezbollah hurting from Trump’s Iran sanctions

Tehran, as well as its proxy terrorist groups are getting desperate for funding, with Hezbollah’s Hasan Nasrallah imploring members of his group to engage in “fundraising,” meaning: kidnapping & ransom, illegal drug trafficking, extortion & gun running.

By Jonathan S. Tobin

 

With weeks to go until the deadline to make a decision, the debate inside the Trump administration is heating up. The choice involves whether to continue to allow eight foreign nations to go on selling oil to Iran via waivers that allow them to legally evade the sanctions the United States reimposed when U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal with Tehran. Continue Reading »

REPORT: Obama’s timing of anti-Israel UN resolution was to milk Jewish Donors

NY Times reports how the Obama White House always supported backing the UN Security Council’s anti-Israel Resolution 2334, but delayed its vote until after Jewish donors were secured for Hilary Clinton’s 2016 election bid.

By David Rosenberg

 

The Obama White House may have exerted more influence over a controversial anti-Israel United Nations resolution than previously believed, according to a new report by The New York Times.

In December 2016, following the 2016 presidential election, the Obama administration ordered the US mission to the UN to abstain from a Security Council vote on resolution 2334, which condemned Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem as ‘flagrant violations’ of international law with “no legal validity”. Continue Reading »

McDonald’s set to acquire Israel’s Dynamic Yield for $300 million

America’s mega fast-food giant will use Israel’s Dynamic Yield’s technology to change drive-thru menu displays to show trending menu items and food based on time of day, current restaurant traffic and even the weather.
• McDonald’s plans to roll out the technology in the U.S. in 2019.

By Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff

 

McDonald’s Corp. said on Monday it would buy Israel’s Dynamic Yield, whose technology helps marketers personalize customer interactions, to boost its online marketing efforts.

McDonald’s will pay more than $300 million, a person familiar with the matter said.

McDonald’s DRIVE- THRU Sign in Harlem, NY. – Photo: Wikimedia,Sam Smith

McDonald’s said it would use Dynamic Yield’s technology to change its digital drive-thru menu displays to show food based on the time of day, weather, current restaurant traffic and trending menu items. Continue Reading »

Confirmed: Israeli air raids destroyed ‘secret’ Iranian weapons factory, 7 Iranians killed

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the IDF bombardment hit secret “ammunition stores belonging to Iranian forces and allied groups, and caused huge explosions.”
– Israeli FM confirmed raid.
– Seven Iranians (who reportedly weren’t there) killed during attack.

By i24NEWS

 

Israeli FM appears to confirm raid; monitor says seven killed in strike targeting Iranian ammunition stores

Syria said Wednesday that air defense batteries responded to “hostile Israel missiles” over the northern city of Aleppo, with opposition sources saying the strikes had targeted ammunition depots and a military airport used by Iranian forces.

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Syrian TV: “Enemy airstrikes” at Aleppo airport

Syrian state TV news reported that an Israeli attack was underway and noted that “Syria’s air defense forces intercepted several missiles.”
– SANA reported explosions at the Aleppo airport targeted Iranian weapons depots.

By Elad Benari

 

The official Syrian news agency SANA reported on Wednesday evening that heavy explosions were heard at the airport in the city of Aleppo.

According to the report, a number of “enemy airstrikes” struck the Shiekh Najjar District of the city.

IAF F-35i ‘Adir’ Jets. – Photo : IAF

Syrian state television reported that the attack was an Israeli attack and noted that “Syria’s air defense forces intercepted several missiles.” Continue Reading »

EU rejects US recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights

EU states unanimously rejected US President Trump’s recognition of Israel’s rule over the ‘occupied Golan Heights’; captured from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War, in 1981 Israel passed a law formally annexing the territory.

By i24NEWS

 

The European Union on Wednesday issued a statement declaring its “unanimous position” that the Golan Heights remains “occupied”, rejecting the United States’ proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the territory.

“The position of the European Union as regards the status of the Golan Heights has not changed,” the 28-member bloc said in a statement.

Israel’s flag hoisted in the Golan Height, near the Syrian border – Photo/ IsraelandStuff/PP

“In line with international law and UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 497, the European Union does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights.” Continue Reading »

Commentator on Arab affairs: ‘We have no choice but to topple Hamas’

Israel TV13 Arab affairs commentator clarified how every attempt to reach a peaceful conclusion with Hamas will always fail because Hamas needs conflict. These “small conflicts” draws support from Iran and support means power and financial infusion to Hamas.

From 103FM (Israel)

 

Commentator on Arab affairs for Channel 13 Zvi Yehezkeli explained Hamas’ interests in the latest rounds of fighting, stating: “We are at the end of this round, and now the question is what to do.”

Yehezkeli asserted that residents of the Gaza Strip are disgusted by the Hamas government, and that Hamas is not a state but a terrorist organization that manages two million people. Continue Reading »

IDF aircraft hits office building of Hamas chairman, Ismail Haniyeh

Israeli aircraft surgically strike & destroy office building of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, as Israeli retaliation for early morning rocket attack on Israeli civilians, gets started.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Israeli warplanes attacked the offices of Hamas chairman Ismail Haniyeh in the Rimal neighborhood of the northern Gaza Strip.

The building which was attacked serves as an office for many military meetings and was previously attacked during Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012.

“This is a central governmental asset used by the Hamas terrorist organization, which was attacked in parallel to the IDF’s ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip,” it said. Continue Reading »

BREAKING: IDF aircraft begin retaliation after Hamas rocket hospitalized 7

Al Arabiya television station reports, Egypt declined to send a delegation into Gaza to mediate, believing the Israel’s response, and Hamas’ reactions are unavoidable at this point.

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM

 

The IDF began striking Hamas terror targets along the Gaza Strip, IDF spokesperson said on Monday afternoon.

The Israeli airstrike began striking targets across the Gaza Strip in response to a long-range rocket struck a civilian home in central Israel in the morning.

Destroyed home in Moshav Mishmeret after hit by Hamas Rocket, 7 injured – Photo: Israel Police

“The IDF has began attacking terrorist targets belonging to the Hamas terror organization across the Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu calls-up IDF reservists after 7 injured by Hamas rocket fire

—– SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —–

Seven people injured, all of whom were evacuated to Meir Hospital after Hamas rocket destroys home on Moshav Mishmeret near Kfar Saba early Monday morning.
– Netanyahu speaks to nation, returns home early from Washington.
– IDF reservists called up, tanks redeployed to Gaza Border.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

 

Hamas officials have said that the rocket which struck a home in central Israel injuring seven civilians was fired from the Gaza Strip by mistake, Israeli media reported Monday morning.

According to the reports after the long-range J-80 rocket was fired by Hamas operatives by mistake, the group evacuated positions across the coastal enclave in anticipation for an Israeli retaliation. Continue Reading »

IDF tank destroys Hamas position in Gaza after arson balloons launched

Coming after Saturday’s attack, the IDF said in a statement relating to Sundays response, “An IDF tank attacked a military post belonging to the Hamas terror group in the northern Gaza Strip, in response to explosive devices that were thrown (at the security fence) and balloons carrying explosive devices that were launched throughout the evening.”

By i24NEWS

 

Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that a tank attacked a Hamas military post in Gaza in response to arson balloons launched into Israeli territory.

“An IDF tank attacked a military post belonging to the Hamas terror group in the northern Gaza Strip, in response to explosive devices that were thrown (at the security fence) and balloons carrying explosive devices that were launched throughout the evening,” the IDF said in a statement. Continue Reading »

IsraAID sends emergency response team to cyclone-ravaged Mozambique

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi said that the death toll could surpass 1,000 with hundreds of thousands impacted by the worst tropical cyclones to hit Africa.
• The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and IsraAID are providing emergency medical supplies and will deploy a response and assessment team.

JNS and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Following deadly Cyclone Idai that struck Mozambique, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is providing emergency medical supplies through its partner, the Afya Foundation, and will deploy a response and assessment team, including a disaster-relief expert and field medic, to the devastated nation in the coming days.

With widespread destruction and a rising death toll, JDC activated its network of local and international partners, is assessing emerging needs and will continue to direct relief accordingly. Continue Reading »

PLO warns Romania, Honduras against fulling promise to relocate Embassies

The PLO chief said that the promises by Romania & Honduras at AIPAC to move their embassies to Jerusalem were part of [Trump’s] attempt to impose solution on the Palestinians, then bombastically decried the moves “illegal” warning, it would “contribute to igniting the region.”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH.

 

PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat on Sunday urged Romania and Honduras to backtrack on their intention to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

PLO Secretary-General, infamous fabulist, renowned Palestinian spin-master, Chief PA ‘peace negotiator’ [peace obstructor] and grandmaster propagandist, Saeb “Pinocchio” Erekat – – YouTube Screen Shot

“These moves are unilateral and illegal,” Erekat said. Continue Reading »

NOT protected by the Sabbath: Israel aircraft fires on Gaza terrorists

Relating to the incident, an IDF spokesperson’s statement explained, “Troops identified a terrorist squad which launched explosive balloons into Israeli territory from the southern Gaza Strip. In response, an Israel Defense Forces aircraft fired towards the terrorists.”

By AFP, Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The Israeli military said Saturday it launched airstrikes against two terror cells in Gaza, after they flew balloons rigged with explosives into Israel.

“Troops identified a terrorist squad which launched explosive balloons into Israeli territory from the southern Gaza Strip,” the IDF said in a statement.

“In response, an Israel Defense Forces aircraft fired towards the terrorists.”

A subsequent statement said that an aircraft fired at “an additional terrorist squad” which also launched explosive balloons from southern Gaza. Continue Reading »