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| July 24, 2013
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Rockets Fired into Southern Israel From Gaza

Once Again Palestinian terrorists fire rockets into Israeli cities.

Residents alarmed as “Color Red” warning system fails to activate

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Two rockets slammed into Israel’s southern region Wednesday morning, surprising residents who had no warning of the attack.

Once AgainThe Color Red incoming rocket alert siren somehow malfunctioning and did not activate, according to local sources in the area.

Miraculously, both short-range missiles reportedly exploded in open areas and did not damage property – nor was anyone physically injured.

A number of residents in the area were traumatized in the attack, however.

Local officials and psychotherapists are activating to take the routine steps to address the anxiety and stress resulting from the attack. Continue Reading »

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| July 24, 2013
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US refuses Israeli request for Pollard’s release when pressured to release Arab prisoners

PM Netanyahu asked the U.S. to release Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard as part of peace talks deal with Palestinians.

Israeli official: Government determined to release Pollard, but only through standard procedures in their prison system.

By Shlomo Cesana, Yori Yalon and Israel Hayom Staff

U.S. President Barack Obama has refused another Israeli request for the release of imprisoned Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard. During talks that preceded the announcement of the renewal of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Netanyahu asked for Pollard’s release and was rebuffed by the Americans.

Imprisoned Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard – Photo: AP

As part of the restart of peace talks, Israel is set to free 85 Palestinian terrorists imprisoned since before the Oslo Accords in 1993.

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| July 24, 2013
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Unlike McCartney & Keys, Eric Burdon cancels Israel following threats

 

Unable to stand firm, ex-Animals giant falls and will not be appearing with 80’s local favorites, Tislam.

By DAVID BRINN
 

 

British rock legend Eric Burdon has canceled a scheduled August 1 appearance of Eric Burdon and The Animals in Israel after receiving threats, his management announced Tuesday.
Musician Eric Burdon performs at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York

Musician Eric Burdon performs at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York – Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

“We’ve been receiving mounting pressure, including numerous threatening emails, daily.

The last thing I intend do is put Eric in jeopardy,” said a statement released by Burdon’s management. Burdon, 71, and his reconstituted Animals were scheduled to appear at the Zappa Shoni Amphitheater on a bill with 1980s local favorites Tislam.

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| July 23, 2013
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2012 best year for Israel’s arms exports

Just weeks after serious budget cuts, Defense Ministry reveals Israel’s arms export totaled $7.4 billion for 2012

By Yoav Zitun

Israel‘s export of defense-related products registered an all time record in 2012 totaling $7.4 billion, compared to $5.8 billion in 2011, according to Defense Ministry data.

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Israel’s Anti-rocket system, Iron Dome – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Office

The main export destinations were markets in Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The two most lucrative deals were the sale of a satellite and advanced spy planes to Italy.

Shmaya Avieli, head of the Foreign Defense Assistance and Defense Export Department estimated that export in 2013 will total some $4.3 billion adding that Israel is considering new deals with Turkey. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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US Court: Americans born in J’lem can’t have ‘Israel’ designated ‘place of birth’

 

US federal appeals court strikes down 2002 law designed to allow U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their place of birth.

By Reuters
 

A federal appeals court on Tuesday invalidated a U.S. law that was designed to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to choose to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports contrary to long-standing U.S. foreign policy.

Jerusalem, Israel. The Old & the new – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the president – and not lawmakers – had sole authority to say who controls the historic holy city claimed by Israelis and Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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Four more seriously injured Syrians sent to Israeli Hospital

8 yr-old girl among the 4 Syrians sent to a Ziv Hospital in Northern Israel after they were seriously wounded in their civil war.

A total of 45 Syrians have received treatment at Ziv since Syria’s civil war broke out.

By Gil Ronen

 

Four Syrians including an eight-year-old girl were brought to a hospital in Israel after they were wounded by fighting in the war-torn country, a medical source said on Tuesday.

“Yesterday night an injured eight-year-old girl and her 48-year-old mother were treated for fractures to their arms and legs from shrapnel,” said a spokesman for Ziv hospital in Tzfat, north of the Sea of Galilee. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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Palestinians leaders say peace talks may not begin unless Israel agrees to preconditions

John Kerry’s announcement is starting to look premature as Palestinian spokesmen say Abbas has not yet agreed to start Peace Talk.

By Ryan Jones

 

 

While American and Israeli leaders are already patting themselves on their respective backs over the reported resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the other party to the talks, the Palestinian Authority, is saying everyone should instead hold their respective horses.

Palestinians say peace talks might not happen, after all

Nabil Abu Rudeineh and Yasser Abed Rabbo, official spokesmen for Abbas

Israel is already setting up negotiating teams, and the Obama Administration is praising itself over ostensibly “closing the gaps” that had previously seemed like insurmountable obstacles. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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German supermarket chain rebutes settlement boycott policy

Conflicting remarks between German owners and local Dutch operators.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch branch of the German supermarket chain Aldi has backtracked from its stated policy of boycotting products made by Israelis in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Golan.

מחרימה. רשת ALDI

Aldi branch in Holland

“Aldi would like to emphatically state that it does not boycott products from the occupied territories,” a spokesperson for Aldi’s Dutch branch wrote on Monday to the Information and Documentation on Israel — CIDI — a Dutch pro-Israel organization.

The spokesperson, Laetitia F. Gruwel, wrote in a letter to CIDI Director Esther Voet that “Aldi is not engaged in political or religious issues.”

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| July 23, 2013
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Israeli President sends a hearty ‘Mazal Tov’ to Will & Kate

President Peres sends ‘Blue & White’ outfit ”With Love from Israel” to newborn baby boy.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

President Shimon Peres on Tuesday morning wished the British royal family a “hearty Mazal Tov” on the birth of a newborn son for Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and her husband Prince William.

President Peres gives royal new-born blue-and-white outift, July 23, 2013.

President Peres sent royal new-born blue-and-white outfit. The gift to the new baby with a special message embroidered on it – “From Israel with Love” July 23, 2013.- Photo: President’s Press Office

In a letter (left), Peres wrote: “On behalf of the State of Israel, I wish to express our tremendous joy at the birth of your child – a royal baby, born in the most democratic country in the world.”

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| July 23, 2013
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Ultra-Orthadox MK chains himself to podium prior to Knesset voting on draft bill

Knesset approves draft bill on 1st reading following heated debate.

Haredi

 MKs tear shirt lapels to indicate mourning

By Moran Azulay

 

The Knesset plenum approved Yesh Atid‘s draft bill on first reading early Tuesday morning, prompting dramatic acts of protest by haredi legislators. Ultra-Orthodox Knesset members declared Monday a day of mourning and tore the lapels of their shirts to signify their mourning.

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MK Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) chained himself to the podium before the bill was brought to a vote. – Screenshot Knesset channel

The bill, which passed a 66-21 vote, will now be turned over to a special committee presided by MK Ayelet Shaked (Habayit Hayehudi) that will prepare the bill for second and third readings. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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Female pro-Palestinian Activist Deported to Canada After Biting Policewoman

Canadian Sara Ali, 26, was deported Friday after she was detained for assaulting a policewoman in Hevron.

By Gil Ronen

 

A Canadian citizen of Pakistani descent was deported to Canada from Israel Friday, after she was involved in an attack on a policewoman in Hevron two days earlier, reports Shalom Toronto.

Bethlehem-based news site Ma’an reported that Ali was a volunteer in a group called “Youth against the Settlements,” which operates in the Palestinian Authority (PA).

A Youtube video uploaded by anti-Israel activists documents Ali kicking and screaming as she is taken into custody by two female Border Police in Hevron. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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Pardons dept chief: 82 terrorists to be released to begin peace talks

After Israeli media reported that US Secretary of State Kerry’s plan includes releasing prisoners the Knesset Interior Committee met to confirm all 82 prisoners are serving life sentences & have blood on their hands.

By BEN HARTMAN

 

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry’s plan to restart peace talks will include the release of 82 terrorists – all of whom have blood on their hands and are serving life sentences – it emerged during a meeting of the Knesset Interior and Environment Committee on Monday.

Palestinians in Ramallah hold prisoners' pictures

Palestinians in Ramallah hold prisoners’ pictures – Photo: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

The statement was made by attorney Ami Palmor, head of the pardons department of the Justice Ministry.

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| July 23, 2013
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Hassan Nasrallah Blames Israel for EU’s blacklisting Hezbollah

Terrorist group’s TV channel claims Israel forced EU into including Hezbollah to terror its list.

Lebanese president urges Europeans to reconsider their decision for sake of his country’s stability.

By Roi Kais

“The blacklisting of Hezbollah is Israel forcing its way on the EU,” the Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV channel responded to the EU’s decision to list the organization’s military wing as a terror group on Monday.

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah – Photo: AFP

The balk of the criticism landed on Britain, which according to the channel led the blacklisting campaign: “For years, leaders of the enemy state tried to lead Europe to this decision with the obvious backing of Britain and the US.” Continue Reading »

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| July 22, 2013
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Dutch Retailers have begun to ban goods from West Bank

Dutch media reports 2 of Holland’s largest retail chains announce that Israeli products originating beyond Green Line will no longer be sold.


Foreign Ministry: ‘Boycott is tainted with hypocrisy & prejudice’

By Hillel Posek

 

 

Following the European Union announcement regarding official guidelines prohibiting the funding of Israeli bodies and actions beyond the Green Line, it was reported Monday in the Netherlands that at least two large retail chains in the country have stopped selling goods produced in Israeli settlements. A third chain assured its customers that the sources of its products are unrelated to the settlements.

מחרימה. רשת ALDI

Aldi branch in Holland

The Israeli Foreign Ministry responded: “This boycott is tainted with hypocrisy and prejudice, and is only worsening the problem it purports to solve.” Continue Reading »

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| July 22, 2013
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Schwarzenegger Became Israel’s ‘Hero’ on Hizbullah Vote

Apparently Schwarzenegger’s letter convinced Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann to blacklist Hizbullah, when Peres and Netanyahu couldn’t.

By David Lev

 

One of the unsung heroes of the effort to put Hizbullah’s “military wing” on a European Union blacklist was none other than former Hollywood actor and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In a letter, Schwarzenegger convinced Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann to instruct the country’s Foreign Minister to cast Austria’s vote for the blacklist proposal, something that neither Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu nor President Shimon Peres were able to do.

Austria, along with several other countries, including Greece, Malta, Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, were still “on the fence” last week when it came to the decision to blacklist Hizbullah. Continue Reading »

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