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Arab Terrorist Stabs Soldier to Death on Bus as he Slept

BREAKING NEWS

A 16-year-old Arab terrorist from Jenin attacked Cpl. Eden Atias, 19, as he slept inside a bus, stabbed him repeatedly.

By Gil Ronen

The Soldier Who was Murdered: Cpl. Eden Atias, 19, after an Arab terrorist stabbed him in the neck and upper body in the Central Bus Station at Afula, in northern Israel, Wednesday. The attack took place inside a bus.

“The Israeli soldier who was stabbed this morning by a Palestinian on a bus at the Afula bus station has died of his wounds in hospital,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP.

The attacker has been identified as an Arab aged 16 from the Palestinian Authority city of Jenin, who is reportedly staying illegally in Israel. Continue Reading »

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White House demands Israel explain 20,000 new West Bank homes

U.S. State Dept. expressed ‘deep concern’ over newest construction tenders, saying White House does ‘not recognize the legitimacy of settlements.’

And once again, Palestinian President Abbas threatens to call off peace talks.

By Barak Ravid, Jack Khoury & Chaim Levinson

The U.S. State Department said it is “deeply concerned” by Israel’s announcement over the tenders issued for the construction of 20,000 new settlement units in the West Bank and that it is demanding explanations from Israel.

Construction in Har Homa. – Photo: AP

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Washington was taken by surprise and had no prior knowledge of the plans. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: E-1, housing, Israel US, new construction, settlements, West Bank

IDF field hospital sent to the Philippines

The Foreign Ministry announced that Israel would send a search & rescue team with experience in searching damaged buildings, as well as medical staff and a field hospital.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

The IDF will send a humanitarian mission to assist victims of the Typhoon in the Philippines, army sources said.

Soldier preparing supplies for the Philippines – Photo Courtesy IDF

The mission, headed by Col. Ramtin Sabati, who commands the National Rescue Unit, will contain medical staff and a field hospital, and will head out to the storm-stricken areas on Wednesday. The decision came following an evaluation meeting held by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Foreign Ministry, IDF, IsraAid, Philippines, Tikon Olam

French President Francois Hollande to address Knesset

French President Hollande reports that he will address the Knesset as originally planned.

By Yuval Karni

French President Francois Hollande announced he will address the Knesset plenum during his Israel visit set for late November, two weeks after Paris decided to move the speech to one of Israel’s universities.

The initial decision to move the speech was met with outrage at the Knesset.

“If the French president had canceled the speech altogether, that’s his prerogative. But once he decided that the Knesset, which represents the people, is not respectable enough for him and that he’d rather do the speech outside, that’s an insult to Israeli democracy and the Israeli people,” a Knesset official said. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Israel-France, Knesset

Arab Hackers Attack Israeli Facebook User Accounts

Hackers from Gaza & Tunisia break into the Facebook accounts of about 13,000 Israelis, making a list of usernames & their passwords public.

By Elad Benari

Channel 10 News reported on Monday that Arab hackers had broken into the Facebook accounts of some 13,000 Israelis.

The hackers, from Tunisia and Gaza, made public on Monday evening the usernames and passwords of the accounts which they had broken into. In some cases they changed the profile pictures of the users in question.

Victims of the hacking attack confirmed to Channel 10 that their Facebook account was hacked, with some saying they had thought the attack was a prank by their friends. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: cyber warfare, cyber-attack, Facebook, IDF cyber-defense

Jew’s Life in ‘Mortal Danger’ When Traveling to Mount of Olives

MK Avraham Michaeli has Knesset committee hearing reopen & discuss security issues at the Mount of Olives.

No additional police will be stationed until Defense Ministry confirms reported threat of danger.

By Tova Dvorin

A Knesset committee hearing regarding internal security issues at the Mount of Olives revealed that the roads to the historic site present a mortal danger to travelers and pilgrims. The Mount of Olives holds one of Judaism’s oldest cemeteries, and is the burial site of several prominent religious leaders.

The discussion, which was mediated by Likud MK Miri Regev, opened with a statement from MK Avraham Michaeli (Shas) that he is “afraid to go to the Mount of Olives” and that “when you go there, you find yourself in mortal danger.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Knesset, Mount of Olives, Palestinian attack, Palestinian terrorism, Palestinian violence

Amid commotion & uproar in Knesset, Lieberman sworn in as FM

After his acquittal last week, which ended 17 years of investigations, MK Avigdor Lieberman was re-sworn in as Israel’s Foreign Minister.

MK Gal-On: Untimely appointment is like planting an explosive device in the peace process.

By Moran Azulay

After his acquittal from charges of fraud and breach of trust last week, MK Avigdor Lieberman‘s return to the post of foreign minister has been given the green light. On Monday evening, Lieberman was sworn in to the role he was forced to resign due to the legal process against him.

Lieberman sworn in at Knesset – Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

Meretz Chairwoman MK Zahava Gal-On said before the swearing in ceremony that “appointing Lieberman as foreign minister is like planting an explosive device in the peace process.” Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Avigdor Lieberman, Israel Politics, Knesset

Jews worldwide unit in providing aid for Philippine relief

U.S. & U.K. Jewish groups raise donations for relief assistance.

Israel sends IsraAID, medical experts to Typhoon Haiyan disaster zone to evaluate how to best deploy search & rescue, and deployment of field medical teams.

By Haaretz and Gili Cohen

The Israeli military dispatched a small team of rescue experts on Sunday night to the storm-stricken Philippines to “determine the best rapid response the IDF can provide.”

Residents clear the road of a fallen electric post after Typhoon Haiyan hit Daanbantayan town in Cebu Province, central Philippines November 11, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

The team will prepare the ground for the possible arrival of a larger contingency of emergency responders in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms in recorded history. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: Jewish World, Jews in America, Tikon Olam

Will Home Front Command Stop Providing Gas Masks?

Because of defense situation changes with Syria dismantling chemical weapons, the gov’t is expected to stop its gas mask distribution program.

By Tova Dvorin

Channel 2 reports tonight that in light of the changing security situation – as well as Syria’s initiative to stop its chemical weapons program – the Security Cabinet is expected to stop producing and distributing gas masks.

Trying on my gas-mask – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

A rush on gas masks exploded earlier this year after reports surfaced of Syrian chemical weapons use this summer, amid rumors of a possible US strike on the region. In response, the government launched a distribution program to issue gas mask kits to all registered citizens, leaving long lines and expensive ebay listings in its wake. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: gas mask

Int’l TV Music Judge Simon Cowell Donates to the IDF

Annual ‘Friends of the IDF’ event in L.A., hosted by Cheryl & Haim Saban, raises record $20 million for Israel’s soldiers

By Yossi Aloni

Hard-nosed American Idol and X Factor judge Simon Cowell was among 1,200 honored guests at this year’s Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) event at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles

Music Mogul Simon Cowell and event host Haim Saban

The annual salute to IDF soldiers is hosted by Cheryl and Haim Saban. Besides Cowell, the event was also graced by the presence of Lionel Richie, who gave a rare live performance. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: FIDF, Haim Saban, IDF, IFCJ

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Don’t say Israel can’t do it

The IDF has proved time & again, it can do the impossible; it can also do the unthinkable. Ultimately, Israel can’t trust anyone but itself.

Any deal, bad or somewhat bad, that’s ushered in by the White House won’t change one thing: The only one way to avoid a nuclear Iran, is to attack it.

By Amos Regev

A deal with Iran, be it bad or just somewhat bad, cannot change the fact that the only way to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is to attack it — as a last resort.

Just as the Allies did the unthinkable, so too can Israel – Photo: Reuters

An attack is doable.

Category: Israel News | Tags: Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Nuclear threat

Israel sends IsraAID advance medical team to Philippines

Israel sent its first advance team of 7 medical professionals to the storm-ravaged Philippines on Saturday night seeking to understand and evaluate scale of injury.

By HAYLEY MUNGUIA

The IsraAID humanitarian organization sent a team of 7 medical professionals to Tacloban City in the storm-ravaged Philippines on Saturday night.

“It’s really hard to get any accurate numbers as far as [the scale of the] damage is concerned,” IsraAID founding director Shahar Zahavi said. “Since the area is so hard to reach right now, there’s a lot of doubt about the actual statistics. It’ll take a few days, but right now the most I can say is that people are comparing it to the 2004 [Indian Ocean] tsunami” that killed 230,000 to 280,000 in 14 countries.

Category: Israel News | Tags: IsraAid, Philippines, Tikon Olam