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| March 4, 2019
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US NEWS REPORT: Israel ranked 8th ‘Most Powerful Country’

Israel achieves eighth place as top seven have more military hardware & personnel and a considerably larger annual military budget.

By YVETTE J. DEANE

 

Israel was ranked the eighth most powerful country in the world, according to the US News and World Report‘s power ranking in 2019.

The power ranking was based on leader, economic influence, political influence, international alliance and a strong military. This ranking was part of a subcategory ranking for the US News‘s annual Best Country ranking. Israel received a high ranking because of its strong military, along with its strong political influence and international alliances. Continue Reading »

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| March 4, 2019
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IDF officer seriously injured in car-ramming terror attack

IDF officer and Border Police officer injured when a car with 3 Palestinian terrorists drove into group of Israeli security personnel on the side of the road northwest of Ramallah in Samaria.
– IDF opened fire on the vehicle, killing 2 and injuring the third terrorist. 

By David Rosenberg

 

Two Israeli security personnel were injured in a ramming attack in Samaria early Monday morning.

The incident occurred in the village of Kafr Nimma northwest of Ramallah in the Binyamin district of Samaria, when terrorists ran down a group of Israeli soldiers at the entrance of the village.

“IDF soldiers who stopped on the side of the road northwest of Ramallah were run over by terrorists. Continue Reading »

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| March 2, 2019
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BREAKING: IDF jets hit Gaza following release of explosive balloons on Israel

Israel Air Force responds to the launching of explosive balloons on Israel after some 8,000 Palestinians gathered along the Gaza border fence with Israel while under the cover of thick toxic smoke from burning hundreds of tires the rioters hurled stones, explosives devices and grenades at troops stationed along the fence.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

 

IDF aircraft struck multiple Hamas positions in the southern Gaza Strip in response to the launching of explosive balloons towards Israel Saturday night.

Thousands of Gazans have been violently demonstrating along the security fence with Israel demanding an end to the 12-year long blockade every week for the past 11 months. Continue Reading »

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| March 1, 2019
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Palestinian report Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ doesn’t include Palestinian State

FakeNews?? According to the Palestinian Al-Quds newspaper, the Trump peace initiative proposes establishing a Palestinian autonomy in Gaza with political and economic links to the West Bank, but with ‘Area B’ and ‘Area C’ remaining under complete Israeli control.

By Elior Levy

 

US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” to achieve peace in the Middle East will not include establishing a Palestinian state, and instead will propose Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip with political and economic links to the West Bank, the Al-Quds newspaper reported on Thursday.

In addition, the Palestinians will hold negotiations with Israel over Area C of the West Bank, which is under Israeli military control. Continue Reading »

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| February 28, 2019
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Israel releases Palestinian Authority lawmaker after 20 months detention 

Having served 15 months after conviction for inciting violence and “promoting terrorist activities,” back in 2015, Khalida Jarrar, a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was released again, this time after having been held under administrative detention since July 2017.

By The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

 

The family of a Palestinian Authority lawmaker said Israeli authorities have released Khalida Jarrar after 20 months of holding her in detention without raising charges.

The lawmaker’s husband, Ghassan Jarrar, said she was freed on Thursday.

The 56-year-old Khalida Jarrar was held under administrative detention, an Israeli policy that permits holding people for months at a time without charges. Continue Reading »

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| February 28, 2019
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BREAKING: Israel’s AG announces intent to indict PM Netanyahu for corruption

Israel’s Attorney-General Mandelblit said that PM Netanyahu will be indicted in three cases: for bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
– The decision to indict the PM could decisively impact upcoming election.
– PM Netanyahu, “There will be nothing, because there is nothing.”

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

 

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit announced his intent to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery on Thursday in a blockbuster decision that could decisively impact the April 9 election.

Mandelblit said that Netanyahu will be indicted for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in Case 4000, “the Bezeq-Walla affair,” for breach of trust in Case 1000, “the Illegal Gifts Affair,” and that he would charge him with fraud and breach of trust in Case 2000, “the Yediot Aharonot–Israel Hayom affair.” Continue Reading »

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| February 28, 2019
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IDF destroy Hamas military base after Gaza ‘balloon bomb’ explodes in Israel

The air attack by the Israel Air Force was carried out in response to the attack on an Israeli home not far from the Gaza border, by a ‘balloon bomb’ that exploded in the air, luckily, only damaging the home.

By Elad Benari

 

IAF airplanes and helicopters attacked a number of terrorist targets in a military compound belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.

Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas outposts in Gaza on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. – Photo: Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades

The attack was carried out in response to the attack on a home in a community in the Gaza envelope by a balloon bomb that exploded in the air. Continue Reading »

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| February 27, 2019
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British Charity Commission warns Palestinian Aid group on funding misuse

The complaint highlighted how the Palestinian aid organization links funding from the NGO to the terror organization, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and uses antisemitic, racist & misleading propaganda on its website, including blatant antisemitic videos by former KKK leader David Duke.

By ZACHARY KEYSER

 

The Charity Commission for England and Wales recently warned Medical Aid for Palestinians that it must “take care” in heeding regulatory guidelines, following a complaint that portions of the money raised by the Palestinian organization are being used “towards political propaganda rather than for its stated purpose of providing medical aid.”

The complaint was filed by UK Lawyers for Israel and the Lawfare Project. Continue Reading »

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| February 26, 2019
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Turkey assists Palestinian-Jordanian maneuvers to control ‘East Jerusalem’

ANALYSIS: Saudi Arabia, Marocco and Erdogan’s Islamist regime in Turkey are strategically interfering in Israel’s internal affairs by funding & inciting Arab activists, and it’s no coincidence that the Wakf & Palestinians are now taking steps to control the Temple Mount, just as Trump’s special advisor has begun to advance the ‘Deal of the Century.’

By Yochanan Visser

 

Once again Palestinian Arab Muslims, backed by foreign actors, try to stir up unrest over the Temple Mount where they have built numerous unauthorized buildings and mosques.

Last Friday, thousands of Arab Muslims chanting “Allah Hu Akbar broke the status quo on the Temple Mount again when they entered an area known as the Golden Gate or Bab al-Rahma (Gate of Mercy) in Arabic. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2019
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Oscar winner: “This is completely an Israeli win”

Israeli Director Guy Nattiv and producer wife Jaime Ray Newman win the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film with ‘Skin,’ a film on teaching kids about racism.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Director Guy Nattiv, who has won an Oscar last night for best live action short film, ‘Skin’. In an interview with Army Radio on Monday he said, “This is completely an Israeli win”.

“All the brains behind ‘Skin’ are Israelis, and my entire work stems from where I grew up,” Nattiv explained.

Israeli Director Guy Nattiv (center), here with his wife, Producer Jamie Ray Newman, won the Oscar last night for best Live Action Short Film, ‘Skin’.

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| February 25, 2019
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Israel’s Arab Voters Lack Real Representatives

Israeli Arabs express increased frustration with existing Arab Knesset parties, which only seem to focus on the Palestinians, neglecting the vast amount of local Arabs seeking integration, which is indicative to the ever growing enlistment of Arab volunteers into the IDF.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel’s Arab voters are disappointed with their options ahead of the upcoming national election.

In order to woo votes from Israel’s right-leaning Jewish public, most of the mainstream parties tout their Jewish bonafides. Meanwhile, the handful of Arab parties seem more interested in representing a hostile “Palestinian cause” than working for the benefit of the local Arab population. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2019
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China moves 1 million Muslims to concentration camps; UN to discuss Israel

Diplomatic sources said there’s no indication any country would present a U.N. resolution on China, but a U.N. report on Israel’s use of force against rioting Palestinian protestors in Gaza last year is to be issued.
• Saudi Crown Prince defended Beijing: “China has the right to carry out anti-terrorism and de-extremization work for its national security.”

By News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday defended China’s use of concentration camps for Muslims, saying it was Beijing’s “right,” the Telegraph reported.

“China has the right to carry out anti-terrorism and de-extremization work for its national security,” the crown prince, who is in China signing multi-million trade deals much to the chagrin of his Western allies, told Chinese state television. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2019
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A giant step for mankind, a giant leap for the Jewish State

Op-Ed: When a few young men went to speak with the chairman of the Israeli Space Agency about a decade ago, it was a ‘Genesis’ of an endeavor that exemplifies Israel’s entrepreneurial ethos.

By Isaac Ben Israel

 

The three young men who came to my office almost a decade ago were disappointed. They have just finished enthusiastically showing me their plan to build a small spacecraft that could land on the moon, send a picture from there, and then leap about 500 meters and send another picture.

“We will do this within 3-4 years, at a cost of $10 million,” said Yariv, Kfir and Yonatan, “and we will win Google’s $20 million prize for the first private (non-governmental) group to do it. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2019
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50 trees uprooted/stolen, planted in memory of teen murdered by Arab terrorist

Residents of Nokdim discover further agricultural terrorism when they discovered the grove they planted in memory of 19 yr-old Tekoa native Ori Ansbacher (ז”ל), murdered by a Palestinian terrorist, was uprooted, with most of the trees stolen.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Ori Ansbacher (ז”ל) – Courtesy of the family

On Friday, residents of the village of Nokdim planted a grove of trees in memory of Ori Ansbacher on the outskirts of the community, opposite Tekoa, where Ori lived.

During the planting, clashes broke out between Palestinian Arabs who invaded the area and the residents. The army kept the invaders away and the planting continued. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2019
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Palestinians proclaim ‘victory’ after opening Temple Mount’s Golden Gate

The Old City’s The Gate of Mercy, (or Shaar HaRachamim in Hebrew), also called the Golden Gate, was sealed off by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1541, to prevent the Jewish Messiah, or the Anointed One, Elijah, from passing through, but last week a group of Arab worshipers removed an iron gate that was placed by the Israel Police in 2003 to prevent political activists from entering the Holy site.

BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Palestinians declared victory over the weekend after reopening a site on the Temple Mount that had been closed by Israel in 2003.

Thousands of Palestinians, chanting “Allahu Akbar!” Continue Reading »

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