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| December 8, 2013
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Winter in Israel has finally arrived

 

Although this year’s winter arrived considerably late, Saturday night’s showers served as a stark reminder that winter has finally arrived.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
 
Rain slammed down on Tel Aviv Sunday morning in a manner some would describe as violent.
A man stands on a bridge overlooking flooded railway tracks - Photo: Reuters

A man stands on a bridge overlooking flooded railway tracks – Photo: Reuters

Although winter arrived considerably late this year, Sunday’s post-Shabbat showers serve a stark reminder that winter has arrived.

The rarity of rain in the Holy Land usually makes for excitement, however the sudden downpour left Tel Aviv roads considerably dangerous today, says Tel Aviv resident Shahar Geist.

Although she is happy to see the Kinneret rise, Geist says the government doesn’t do enough to ensure road safety in extreme weather conditions.

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| December 8, 2013
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Dutch PM cancels Israel trip because of Gaza dispute

 

 

Dutch premier’s trip to Israel goes sour after ‘Dutch made unexpected demands’ just prior to ceremonial installation of equipment, aimed at easing movement of goods into Gaza.

By AFP

A visit to Israel by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Sunday was marred by a dispute over a new security scanner on the Gaza border, an Israeli official said.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte - Photo: AP

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte – Photo: AP

Rutte was to have inaugurated the scanner on the frontier with the Palestinian Islamist-ruled enclave, but the ceremony was put off because of the row.

“Installation of the Dutch scanner, which would have been used to verify the contents of containers from Gaza destined for export, was postponed after the Netherlands made unexpected demands,” the official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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Bennett Suggests Israel Annex Jewish Areas of Judea & Samaria

Economics Minister Bennett says making a deal with Abbas’ PA while Hamas controls Gaza is like ‘discussing the purchase of a car with only half its owners’.

By AFP and Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Economics Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday reiterated his proposal that Israel should annex parts of Judea and Samaria under its full military control of Jewish areas, according to AFP.

“I favor implementation of Israeli sovereignty over the zone where 400,000 Jews live and only 70,000 Arabs,” said the Jewish Home (Bayit Yehudi) head. Bennett was referring to the “Area C” regions of Judea and Samaria, which under the Oslo Accords are still under Israeli military and civilian control. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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Ukrainian Jewish leader reports national protests puts Jewish community ‘on high alert’

Oleksandr Feldman, president of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee says, ‘To a considerable degree, the Ukrainian Jewish community supports promoting a path toward merger into the EU … but it is important to adopt a neutral & comprehensive position,’ 

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Widespread protests in Ukraine have prompted the country’s Jewish communities to up security arrangements, a community leader from Kiev has said.

Students wave Ukrainian and European Union flags

Students wave Ukrainian and European Union flags as they shout slogans during a rally of the opposition in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on December 5, 2013.- Photo: AFP

“Now that streets across Ukraine are full of civilians, the community’s safety is becoming our primary concern,” Oleksandr Feldman, a Ukrainian lawmaker and president of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, wrote in statement published Wednesday by the Israeli Ma’ariv daily. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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Obama: West Bank Must Not turn into ‘Gaza 2’

Watch Obama’s speech to the Israeli public.
Complete transcript also included

U.S. President Obama says at Saban Forum that there cannot be a situation where Judea & Samaria becomes a security threat, like what happened to Gaza.

By Elad Benari

 

U.S. President Barack Obama said at the Saban Forum on Saturday that there must not be another Gaza in the Palestinian Authority-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria.

Obama at Saban Forum

President Barack Obama at the Saban Forum in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013.- Photo: AP

Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, as part of the “Disengagement”. This resulted in Hamas taking over the region and escalating rocket attacks at southern Israel. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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Investigation: Report received of Palestinian youth shot dead by IDF

IDF investigating report received of shooting near Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah.

IDF source said the preliminary report of the incident “still sketchy”.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

The IDF shot and killed Wajih Ramahi, 15, from the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah on Saturday evening, according to B’Tselem.

IDF troops take up position during clashes with Palestinian stonethrowers in Hebron. Sept. 22, 2013.- Photo: REUTERS

IDF troops take up position during clashes with Palestinian stone-throwers in Hebron. Sept. 22, 2013.- Photo: REUTERS

Its spokeswoman Sarit Michaeli said a field worker at the Ramallah hospital where Ramahi was taken reported from doctors there that he had been shot in the back.

The IDF launched an investigation after receiving a Palestinian report via the civil administration about the shooting of a teenager. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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U.S. Air Force debuts its newest secretly built new stealth drone

 

The U.S. Air Force developed its new batwing shaped stealth drone at the infamous Area 51, capable of covert electronic attack missions, as well as maintaining reconnaissance of enemy territory.

By AFP

The US Air Force has secretly developed a new stealth drone for long-range reconnaissance missions that could be operational by 2015, according to a report Friday in an industry magazine.

Northrop Grumman RQ-180

Northrop Grumman RQ-180

The unmanned drone, dubbed RQ-180, is currently in the testing phase at the top secret Groom Lake air base in Nevada in the infamous “Area 51” where the Air Force tested the U2 spy planes in the late 1950s, Aviation Week said. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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Obama said Israel-Palestinian deal doable, but to be implemented in stages

Keeping Iran from becoming nuclear-armed is not just an Israeli interest, but that of the U.S. as well, said President Obama at the annual Saban Forum.

Kerry: peace deal with Palestinians will make Israel more secure.

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U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians is possible, and would have to be implemented in stages.

U.S. President Barack Obama.

U.S. President Barack Obama. – Photo: Shahar Azran

Both sides will have to “stretch out of their comfort zones,” Obama said at the annual Saban Forum in Washington, D.C., adding that “we know what the outlines of a potential agreement will look like.” Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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Hamas Fired 2 Rockets Into Israel from Gaza on Saterday

In recent weeks, Hamas has threatened genocide against Israel and claimed their missiles are now capable of reaching Tel Aviv.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Two Kassam rockets were fired into Israel Saturday from Gaza, Channel 10 reports. The rockets landed in an uninhabited areas; no injuries were reported.

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The news follows various reports that Hamas has been stepping up its preparations for another clash with Israel during the relative calm. In recent weeks, Hamas has threatened genocide against Israel; claimed that they have missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv; and built numerous terror tunnels into Israel, in the hopes of kidnapping soldiers and attacking Israeli civilians. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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Last Night’s Golan Explosion Was Bomb Targeting IDF Patrol

 

Friday night’s powerful explosion was confirmed Saturday as a bomb on Syria’s border targeting an IDF patrol. No injuries reported, just minor damage to patrol vehicle.

By Arutz Sheva Staff and AFP

 

The IDF said Saturday that a blast the previous evening on the Golan Heights was from a bomb detonated as patrolling troops passed by, but that there were no casualties.

An investigation of the incident, which took place near the Syrian border, concluded that “the explosion was caused by a concealed explosive device operated against Israeli soldiers,” a statement said.

No casualties were reported from the explosion, but a military vehicle suffered some minor damage. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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Son of Greek Orthodox priest who supports Israel & the IDF was attacked in Nazareth

 

No motive for attack on son has yet to be determined, but Father Nadaf has received his own death threats in the past.

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A 21-year-old Nazareth man is suspected in the attack of the son of a Greek Orthodox priest who supports enlistment of Christian youth in the IDF.
PM Binyamin Netanyahu meets Father Gabriel Nadaf, August 5, 2013. - Photo: Moshe Milner/GPO

PM Binyamin Netanyahu meets Father Gabriel Nadaf, August 5, 2013. – Photo: Moshe Milner/GPO

The attack occurred in Nazareth last night where the priest’s 17 year-old son was allegedly attacked by the suspect with a rod, according to Channel Two.

The youth suffered bruising to much of his body and was sent to the English Hospital in the city. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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Berlin agreed to sell 2 naval destroyers to Israel

 

German newspaper Bild reports Merkel’s gov’t grants Israeli request, will sell 2 advanced destroyers for protecting Israeli gas fields at sea, for sum of  €1 billion.

By AFP

Earlier this year, a significant deal between Germany and the Israeli security establishment was completed, as the Germans handed a fifth Dolphin-class submarine to Israel. The handover was marked in an official ceremony in Germany’s city of Kiel.Germany will sell two destroyers to Israel for one billion euros ($1.3 billion), the Bild daily reported Saturday.

German Navy destroyer - File Photo: Reuters

German Navy destroyer – File Photo: Reuters

The torpedo-carrying war vessels will be used to protect Israeli pipelines, the paper said, without citing a source. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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FM Lieberman: Peace unlikely between Israelis & Palestinians – Zero Trust

After Kerry’s optimistic assessment, Israel’s Foreign Minister says ‘Trust between the two sides is about zero,’ at annual Saban Forum in Washington.

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Peace between Israelis and the Palestinians is unlikely, but talks must continue if only to manage the conflict, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday at the annual Saban Forum in Washington.

Avigdor Lieberman.

Avigdor Lieberman. Photo – :Olivier Fitoussi

“Trust between the two sides is about zero,” Lieberman stated, cautioning against creating “expectations” about a positive outcome for the talks. The foreign minister expressed an assessment of the talk that sharply contrasts to the one presented on the same day by U.S. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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Arafat’s Widow to Contest French Report on His Death

Suha Arafat pledges to contest the French inquiry that pronounced her husband’s death to have been by natural causes.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

 

The widow of former Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat pledged on Friday to challenge a French inquiry which found his death to have been from natural causes, reports AFP.

“A request for further expert opinion will be submitted in the next few days to investigating judges in (the Paris suburb of) Nanterre,” Suha Arafat’s French lawyer Pierre-Olivier Sur told the news agency.

Suha Arafat lodged a murder complaint in Nanterre in July last year, after an Al-Jazeera television documentary linked Arafat’s 2004 death at a military hospital near Paris to polonium poisoning. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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German football club abrogated contract with Saudia Airlines for Israel boycott

 

Frankfurt FSV soccer team cancelled its sponsorship agreement with Saudi Arabia Airline because it refuses to fly Israelis.

A German soccer team withdrew from a sponsorship agreement with Saudi Arabia’s national airline because it refuses to ticket Israeli citizens. Read more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/155973/2013/12/05/
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

 
BERLIN – The Frankfurt-based FSV second league football club terminated its advertising contract with the Saudi Arabian airline “Saudia” because it refuses to sell tickets to Israeli citizens. The Berliner Morgenpost reported on Wednesday in an article titled “Second division Frankfurt ends sponsorship because of anti-Semitism.”
Saudi and Boeing officials climb aboard the new plane. - Photo Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren

Saudi Airline – Photo Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren

“Despite the request of FSV for a statement to the allegations, Saudi Arabia’s airline as a state owned airline, referred the matter to the Saudi Arabia embassy in Berlin.

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