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| November 24, 2013
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Ex-IDF Intel Chief: Focus on the Bright Side

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yadlin reports that the deal made with Iran is much better than what was offered two weeks ago – and Netanyahu should take some credit for that.

By Gil Ronen

 

Major General (res.) Amos Yadlin, the former Head of Military Intelligence and current head of the Institute of National Strategic Studies, struck an upbeat note regarding the deal struck by the US and five other powers with Iran, regarding its nuclear weapons program.

Speaking on Channel 2‘s early-evening newscast Six, Yadlin said sarcastically that when he heard the first reactions of alarm to the deal, he “thought that perhaps Iran had received permission to build a nuclear bomb.” Continue Reading »

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| November 24, 2013
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Approved: 35,000 new residential units in metro Tel Aviv-Jaffa

 

Interior Ministry approves construction plans through 2025 for Tel Aviv- Jaffa.

Plan permits 35,000 new residential units, relocation of central bus station, including a high-rise construction restriction near the city center.

By Alfi Shauly

A new city plan for Tel Aviv-Jaffa was approved on Sunday, after the regional committee decided to open the plan for public discussion. The plan, which included the construction of 35,000 residential units, sets the planning direction for the city until 2025.

Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station – HaTachana HaMerkazit

The plan was created by the municipality’s engineering department and was approved by the local committee last March. Continue Reading »

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| November 23, 2013
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Passengers Threatened by Arab on board British Airways Flight to Israel

Plane landed at secured area at Ben Gurion Airport where security men exited with handcuffed man, who was unarmed.

By Gil Ronen

 

An Arab man, aged 21, behaved wildly and threatened to harm passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Tel Aviv Saturday, reported Israel Hayom.

The plane was about 30 miles away from Ben Gurion Airport when its pilots radioed in the report about the incident. At about 6:00 a.m., the plane landed and was diverted to a separate parking spot, far from the terminal.

A team of security guards boarded the plane, subdued the passenger and made sure he was not carrying any weapons. Continue Reading »

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| November 23, 2013
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Israeli medical delegation restores Philippines’ eyesight

 

 

 

Israel’s Medical delegation to Philippines treats patients with ‘growth-induced’ blindness. Removal of growth was made possible due to ingenuity of staff nurse who redesigned surgical tools to enable procedure.

‘Patients who all of a sudden could see after the operation were so excited – it’s a miracle happening before your very eyes,’ Dr. says

By Yoav Zitun

“The patients who all of a sudden could see after the operation were so excited – it’s a miracle happening before your very eyes,” the doctor said.The Israeli medical delegation to the Philippines has managed to restore the eyesight of four residents of the Philippines, aged 40 to 74, who were blind as a result of pterygia – growths in the eyes, associated with ultraviolet-light exposure, low humidity and dust. Continue Reading »

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| November 23, 2013
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Kibbutz Security Squad Capture 3 Infiltrators from Gaza

IDF Soldiers fire rubber bullets at stone-throwing rioters north of Beit El, wounding four of them.

IDF puts area under alert, leading kibbutzniks to capture 3 Gazans.

By Gil Ronen

 

Israeli soldiers opened fire on Arab rioters north of Beit El on Saturday, wounding four of them, Palestinian Authority (PA) medical sources said.

The shooting happened near the Jalazoun neighborhood, the sources said. Beit El is located in the biblical heartland of Samaria, north of Jerusalem.

An Israeli military spokesman told AFP that troops fired rubber bullets at a group of around 150 Palestinians who were throwing stones at them, but were unable to determine how many demonstrators were wounded. Continue Reading »

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| November 23, 2013
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Female IDF soldier attacked in Jaffa

 

Suspected 16 yr-old punches soldier on her way from Army Radio (Galatz) station to parking lot.

Motive behind attack still unclear.

By Eli Senyor

A 20-year-old soldier serving in the Army Radio (Galatz) was attacked Friday evening outside the radio station in the heart of Jaffa. According to the soldier’s testimony, an unknown man hit her in the face.

Magen David Adom in Jerusalem. illustrative - Photo: Jini

Magen David Adom in Jerusalem. illustrative – Photo: Jini

Magen David Adom emergency services evacuated the soldier in light condition to Edith Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy, resident of Jaffa, on suspicion of being involved in the event. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2013
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U.S. General: United States in Greatest Danger Since 1930’s

Senior American military analyst Gen. McInerney warns that the U.S. is in comparable danger to the pre-WWII era, specifically from Russian & Iranian hegemonies.

By Ari Yashar& Orli Harari

Senior military analyst Lt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney spoke to Arutz Sheva on Tuesday, warning that rising Russian and Iranian influence, coupled with America’s waning Middle East presence, has put the US in the most dangerous situation it has been in since the 1930s just prior to World War II.

General Thomas McInerney – Screenshot

McInerney addressed the global security situation following the “EMPact” conference in Washington DC, in which analysts warned that the US is unprepared for an Iranian “Electromagnetic Pulse” attack. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2013
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Knesset Member Moshe Feiglin: Cool on Palestinians but, Hot for Pot

MK Feiglin’s support for liberalizing the marijuana laws in Israel derives, in part, from personal considerations. His wife suffers from Parkinson’s disease & uses cannabis to alleviate her symptoms.

By Ben Sales

 

TEL AVIV (JTA) — On the bustling bourgeois avenue of Ibn Gvirol, beneath a portico and next to a high-end hair salon, it smells like college.

An Israeli medical marijuana patient getting help inhaling the drug. (Tikun Olam)

An Israeli medical marijuana patient getting help inhaling the drug. – Photo: Tikun Olam

Aside from a small green sign, the clinic is unidentifiable, its one window blocked with a sheet and covered with chains. A single metal door is guarded by a man with a large knit yarmulke, ritual fringes and a holster hanging below his belt.

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| November 21, 2013
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Israeli restaurant: Turn off smartphone & get 50% discount

 

After winnings a $23 million Illinois lottery, Jawdat Ibrahim, who opened the restaurant in 1993 says smartphones have destroyed the modern dining experience: “We want people to socialize, instead of sitting with their phones.”

By The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

A restaurant owner in an Arab village outside of Jerusalem says he is on a mission to save culinary culture by making diners a simple offer: Turn off your cellphone and get a 50 percent discount.

Diners sit at a restaurant in Abu Gosh, just outside of Jerusalem – Photo: AP

Jawdat Ibrahim says smartphones have destroyed the modern dining experience.

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| November 21, 2013
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21 Arabs Arrested for Rock Throwing & Firebomb Attacks in Latest IDF Crackdown

In attempt at secure streets against attacks on Jewish motorists, IDF operation lead to 21 arrests this past week for ‘road terror’ attacks.

By Maayana Miski

 

The increasing frequency of rock and firebomb attacks targeting Israeli motorists in Judea and Samaria has led the IDF and police to crack down on “road terror.”

This week, 21 Palestinian Arab suspects were arrested on suspicion of throwing rocks or firebombs. Sixteen remain in custody following questioning, while five who were detained in the Binyamin region, north of Jerusalem, were later released.

A statement from the Israel Police said, “Police in the Judea and Samaria district, in cooperation with the IDF, will keep working to reduce rock attacks as much as possible.” Continue Reading »

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| November 21, 2013
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‘Israelis No Longer Believe in a 2-State Solution’

Middle East expert Dr. Mordechai Kedar explains why the number of Israelis who believe in ‘2-State Solution’ could ‘fit in 2 telephone booths’.

By Mark Langfan and Arutz Sheva Staff

 

In an exclusive Arutz Sheva interview, Middle East expert Dr. Mordechai Kedar, of Bar-Ilan University’s BESA Center (Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies), dismissed calls for the establishment of a Palestinian Authority state in Judea and Samaria, saying that the number of Israelis who still believe in the “Two-State Solution” can “fit in two telephone booths“.

“And two years from now they will fit into a half of a telephone booth,” he added dryly. Continue Reading »

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| November 21, 2013
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Israel’s Foreign Minister Liberman: Ties with US have Weakened

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman says Jerusalem needs to seek new allies that are not dependent on money from the Islamic world. 

By Gil Ronen

 

 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday that Israel needs to seek allies other than Washington.

The hawkish, blunt-talking chief diplomat, who returned to office earlier this month after seeing off graft charges, spoke as major powers, including the United States, sought to seal a deal with Iran on its nuclear weapons program.

“The link between Israel and its main strategic partner the United States has weakened,” Liberman said.

“One can understand that,” he added. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2013
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Israeli doctors unable to save Hamas PM’s granddaughter, returns to Gaza ‘clinically dead’

Israeli Doctors in Petah Tikva deemed 1yr-old Amal Haniyeh’s chances of survival slim, before returning her home to Gaza.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

The granddaughter of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh was returned from an Israeli hospital to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday reportedly in a state of “clinical death” after Israeli doctors were unable to save her, AFP cited Palestinian sources as saying Monday.

Haniyeh speaks in front of the 'Mavi Marmara,' Mon

Haniyeh speaks in front of the ‘Mavi Marmara,’ Mon – Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal

The one-year-old Amal Haniyeh was admitted in serious condition to Schneider Children’s Medical Center for Israel in Petah Tikva on Sunday after being diagnosed with an acute digestive tract infection, source in Gaza said. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2013
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Israeli singer Eyal Golan embroiled in underage sex scandal

 

 

Eyal Golan responds: ‘I didn’t know they were minors’.

Detectives from the Tel Aviv police are investigating the singer, his father & his PR representative.

 

 

The gag order was lifted Wednesday morning on the name of the famous Israeli singer at the center of an underage sex scandal.

Eyal Golan.

Eyal Golan – Photo by Olivier Fitoussi

It is now permissible to publish that Eyal Golan is the singer suspected in having sexual relations with minors.

Golan was taken to Tel Aviv District’s central unit Wednesday morning, where he was questioned on the suspicions against him.

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| November 20, 2013
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UNRWA in Financial Crisis – Can’t Pay Wages

Exclusive ‘Palestinian refugee’ aid organization will not pay wages next month due to $36 million deficit.

UNRWA personnel criticizes Israel’s blockade for lack of Gaza building materials.

By Ari Yashar

 

On Tuesday the UN announced it will not pay wages next month to thousands of workers in the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) due to a growing financial crisis.

The cancellation of wages comes as UNRWA is in a $36 million deficit according to AFP.

UNRWA was founded in 1950 to aid “Palestinian refugees” that left Israel during the 1948 War of Independence. All other refugees in the world are handled by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Continue Reading »

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