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| November 11, 2013
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Mr. Secretary of State, purposely lying isn’t diplomatic and extremity partisan

Ambassador (ret’) Alan Baker calls out U.S. Sec of State for his strategic misrepresenting historical facts, violating diplomatic protocols, misleading those he purports to represent, and undermining the integrity of past agreements signed by a U.S. President.

By Alan Baker

 

 

 

 

Alan Baker, Attorney, Ambassador (ret’)
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The Hon. John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State,
The State Department,
Washington D.C.

November 8, 2013

Dear Secretary Kerry,

After listening to you declare repeatedly over the past weeks that “Israel’s settlements are illegitimate”, I respectfully wish to state, unequivocally, that you are mistaken and ill advised, both in law and in fact. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2013
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IDF reports Israeli emergency responders heading to Philippines

1st responders are medical professionals, trauma & relief specialists. A larger team is expected to land by the end of the week, according to IsraAid.

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JERUSALEM — The Israeli disaster relief organization IsraAid is sending an emergency response team to the Philippines to the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Haivan.

IsraAID Team on its way to Typhoon-hit Philippines

The team of medical professionals and trauma and relief specialists are scheduled to arrive in the Philippines on Monday, working primarily in Tacloban City in Leyte. A larger team is expected to land by the end of the week, according to IsraAid.

The death toll in the typhoon, which made landfall in the central Philippines on Friday, could be at least 10,000, according to reports that emerged Sunday, citing local officials.

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| November 10, 2013
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PA Police Reported to be Arresting Israelis in Jerusalem

Palestinian Authority is creating ‘facts on the ground’ in Jerusalem, apparently with government approval.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Palestinian Authority police officers are arresting Israeli residents in Jerusalem, with Israel’s approval, Walla! news reports.

PA police began a crackdown in the Jerusalem area on Thursday and have reportedly arrested several people, including Arab residents of Jerusalem who hold Israeli ID cards. Arrests have been carried out within the Jerusalem city limits.

Both Israeli and PA sources confirmed the existence of the PA arrest campaign, according to the report.

Among the neighborhoods in which PA police have reportedly been active are A-Ram and Anata. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2013
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PM Natanyahu blasts Palestinians for Nazi flags & Hitler-style salutes

On anniversary of Kristallnacht, PM Natanyahu says, “Peace won’t be achieved by international pressure on Israel”.

By HERB KEINON
 

 

 

Peace will not be achieved by “international pressure on Israel,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday, three days after US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel would face increased international isolation and deligitimization if the current talks with the Palestinians break down.

Nazi flag flying right near the mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Omar. - Photo Tazpit News Agency

Nazi flag flying right near the mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Omar. – Photo: Tazpit News Agency

Netanyahu, speaking at a special cabinet meeting held at Sde Boker Sunday to mark 40 years to the death of David Ben-Gurion, noted that Sunday was also 75 years since Kristallnacht. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2013
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Ex-MI head Amos Yadlin delayed at Heathrow by UK authorities

 

An old Turkish arrest warrant due to ‘Marmara massacre’ held up Israel’s former MI chief Yadlin an London’s Heathrow airport. 45 minutes later immigration officers granted him entry.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin was held up for 45 minutes in London’s Heathrow International Airport, due to a standing warrant for his arrest issued by a Turkish court due to his “responsibility for the Mavi Marmara incident,” referring to the IDF takeover of the 2010 Gaza flotilla, in which nine Turkish nationals were killed.

Amos Yadlin - Photo courtesy שבתרבות

Amos Yadlin – Photo courtesy שבתרבות

 

After the airport’s immigration officers made inquiries with the British Foreign Office, they let Yadlin enter the country to continue his visit as planned. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2013
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ADL Chief: Sec. of St. Kerry’s ‘chutzpah’ should unite American Jews

In an Army Radio interview, Foxman weighed in on tensions in Israel-U.S. relations. He described the current tensions between the allies as a “crisis of trust,”

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Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said Sunday morning that Kerry’s “outrageous behavior” will unite American Jews.

Abraham Foxman

Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League. – Photo: AP

“When there is a crisis the American Jewish community comes together,” Foxman told Army Radio. “I think Kerrys outrageous behavior will unite the American Jewish community. It is chutzpah to lecture Israel about the risks of peace and war, and so I think he (Kerry) will help unite” the community. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2013
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Palestinian Authority Drilling for Oil in Judea and Samaria

The Palestinian Authority reported Saturday it will start drilling for oil in Judea & Samaria, and plans to sign contracts with British companies on coastal gas exploration.

By Dalit Halevi, Ari Yashar

 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced Saturday it will start searching for oil near Rantis, a town north west of Ramallah and just east of the 1949 Armistice line. The PA further claimed contracts will be signed with British companies in the coming weeks to produce natural gas from sea reserves off the Gaza coast.

On Saturday Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mohammed Mustafa, said that the PA is in the final stages of preparation before advertising bids internationally to drill for oil in Judea and Samaria. Continue Reading »

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| November 9, 2013
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Pro-Palestinian activists attempt to arrest Meridor & Dichter in Spain fails

 

 

Pro-Palestinian activists sought arrest warrants for the arrest of Avi Dichter, the Shin Bet chief during Shehada’s assassination in 2002 and Dan Meridor, a cabinet minister during the Marmara fiasco.

By Attila Somfalvi

Pro-Palestinian activists in Spain demanded arrest warrants be issued against former Shin Bet Chief Avi Dichter and former Minister Dan Meridor, on a visit to the country.

The attempt failed, and Dichter and Meridor, who have stayed in Spain for three days, will return on Saturday to Israel.

Another notable incident occurred with Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Doron Almog, who did not go down his airplane in Britain after he heard he was to be arrested in 2005

Dichter, Meridor in poster distributed in Spain

Dichter, Meridor in poster distributed in Spain

This new entanglement started several days ago, when it became known that Dichter – who haven’t been in Spain in the last 15 years – was to attend a conference organized by a security think tank which collaborates with the Spanish Defense Ministry. Continue Reading »

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| November 9, 2013
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Calls for boycott from the EU mar the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

This year, the 75th Anniversary of the pogroms against Jews, their homes, businesses & their synagogues, will be marked by, yes, you guessed it – new calls from Europe to boycott  Jewish businesses!

By Tomas Sandell

 

As Europe prepares to mark the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht this weekend, there will be a certain sense of déja vu in the air. Earlier memorials have been characterised by emotional speeches and complex analysis as to how Kristallnacht could have come about in the first place. This year, the 75th Anniversary of the pogroms against Jews, their homes, their businesses and their synagogues, will be marked by – you guessed it – new calls to boycott  Jewish businesses! Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2013
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United States & Israel Forfeit UNESCO Voting Rights

 

Both the U.S. & Israel automatically loose voting rights after intentionally missing dues deadline  to world’s cultural agency.

Both the U.S. & Israel suspended prospective funding in 2011 after UNESCO went political & accepted Palestine as member without  there existing such a country.

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American influence in culture, science and education around the world took a high-profile blow Friday after the US automatically lost voting rights at UNESCO, after missing a crucial deadline to repay its debt to the world’s cultural agency.

Mayan UNESCO site in Guatemala (Photo: Reuters)

Mayan UNESCO site in Guatemala – Photo: Reuters

The US hasn’t paid its dues to the Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in protest over the decision by world governments to make Palestine a UNESCO member in 2011. Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2013
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Terror Attack: 2 Injured from Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Car

Israeli couple barely managed to escape their car before it was completely engulfed in flames.
They suffered light to medium burns all over their bodies.

By Tova Dvorin

 

An Israeli couple, a husband and wife, have suffered light to medium burns all over their bodies after a Molotov Cocktail was hurled at their car this morning (Friday) outside of the Gush Etzion village of Tekoa.

אהד ראש, רבש”ץ נוקדים – Terror Attack

The wife suffered moderate burns; the husband was also lightly injured. Both were taken into custody by Magen David Adom medics and transferred to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2013
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2 Charities in Jerusalem – Fronts for Hamas – Closed By Security Forces

Shin Bet security service report that their  offices served as Islamist movement’s base of operations in Israel’s capital.

By and News Agencies

 

 

Israeli security forces on Thursday closed two offices in East Jerusalem they say served as a base for Hamas operations in the city.

Israel police disperse Palestinian demonstrators - AFP - September 14, 2012.

Israeli police officers dispersing Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem’s Old City, September 2012.- Photo: AFP

The Shin Bet security service said the offices belonged to Al-Quds Development and Amara al-Aqsa (Al-Aqsa Properties), charities based in the northern Israeli cities of Umm al-Fahm and Nazareth.

The Shin Bet said in a statement that agents and the Israel Police had closed “two Jerusalem offices, from which the Hamas terror organization had been conducting actions.” Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2013
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2nd Terrorist Shot Dead in a Day, While Trying to Kill Jews

– BREAKING NEWS –

IDF soldiers shoot & kill a knife-wielding Arab terrorist who tried to carry out a terrorist attack near Bethlehem.

By Elad Benari

 

Alert IDF soldiers were able to foil a terrorist attack at a checkpoint near Bethlehem on Thursday evening.

A Palestinian Authority Arab terrorist who was armed with a knife arrived at the checkpoint and tried to stab a Border Guard officer who was stationed there.

The terrorist was shot by the soldiers before he could carry out his plan. He was listed in moderate-to-serious condition. IDF soldiers are searching the area to determine whether there are additional terrorists. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2013
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Israeli Radiation Expert: Arafat poisoning reports ‘completely fabricated’

 

Israeli radiation expert Dr. Ehud Ne’eman says if substance was injected before 2004, there already wouldn’t be any traces of Polonium 210 on Arafat’s body.

By Attila Somfalvi

An Israeli expert on radiation believes reports that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned to death are “completely fabricated.” Dr. Ehud Ne’eman told Ynet that there would be no traces of Polonium 210 if the poison was injected before 2004.

Dr. Ehud Ne'eman - Photo: Facebook

Dr. Ehud Ne’eman – Photo: Facebook

On Wednesday, Professor David Barclay, a British forensic scientist retained by Al Jazeera to interpret the results of Swiss forensic tests, said the findings from Arafat’s body confirmed the earlier results from traces of bodily fluids on his underwear, toothbrush and clothing. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2013
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Report: Operation Pillar of Defense a Success – Fewer rockets fired at Israel

 

 

IDF proudly showcases Pillar of Defense achievements: 2013 sees substantially fewer rockets fired on Israel.

Hamas weakened due to regional circumstances with loss of capacity in terror organization.

By Yoav Zitun

 

Since the conclusion of Operation Pillar of Defense, aimed at restoring calm to the residents of southern Israel, 67 rockets and mortal shells were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, and additional five rockets were fired from Sinai into Eilat. These figures compare to 641 launches aimed at Israel in the previous year.

Iron Dome battery (Photo: EPA)

Iron Dome battery – Photo: EPA

As the data are released, this year was “crowned” as the quietest one in the southern region since the outbreak of the Second Intifada in the fall of 2000. Continue Reading »

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