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| July 2, 2013
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It’s Official: Kerry says Israeli settlements not obstacle to peace

Visiting US Sec of St Kerry rejects idea that Israel’s ‘settlement activity’ is preventing resumption of peace talks.

 

By Israel Today Staff

 

The Palestinian Authority and its supporters around the world regularly single out Jewish “settlements” on the biblical lands of Judea and Samaria as, if not the sole, then certainly the primary obstacle to peace.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State, John Kerry - Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom, GPO

PM Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State, John Kerry – Photo: Amos Ben-Gershom, GPO

 

But US Secretary of State John Kerry said before his departure from the region earlier this week that, in fact, Jewish settlements are not the primary obstacle to peace. Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2013
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How/When did a Russian T-34 tank make it’s way to Holon?

The body of an old Russian T-34 tank was found in Holon during city construction work

T-34s were supplied by the USSR to all the Arab states surrounding Israel. Many were captured by the IDF when Israel was attacked in wars of 1956 & 1967.

By Israel Hayom staff

The hull of an old Russian T-34 tank was discovered in Holon during municipal construction work, the Israel Police reported Monday.

A surprising find, the chassis of the T-34 tank discovered during digging work – Photo: Courtesy

Construction workers were conducting excavation work on Merkava Street in Holon’s industrial zone when, much to their surprise, they struck metal at 2 meters deep and discovered the hull of a World War II-era T-34 tank with its turret missing.

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| July 2, 2013
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Ben Zygier’s family & Israel seeking agreement in financial settlement

Zygier’s family argues that the Prisons Service & Mossad knew that Ben was planning to take his own life.

By JTA

 

JERUSALEM  — Ben Zygier, the Australian-Israeli national who allegedly was a Mossad agent, hid from prison guards his intent to commit suicide, Israel’s Prosecutor’s Office said.

An article about Zygier on the front page of an Australian newspaper. – Photo: AFP

Information from classified transcripts in the case of Zygier, or Prisoner X as he was known at the time of his suicide by hanging in an Israeli prison in December 2010, were published Tuesday in the Israeli daily Haaretz.

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| July 2, 2013
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New Data: 99% Less Illegal Aliens

The number of illegal entries into Israel from Egypt has dropped from 9,570 in the 1st 6 months of last year to 34 this year.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Illegal entry to Israel from Egypt is a mere fraction of what it was just last year, new data from the Immigration and Population Authority has revealed.

Israel's security fence along the border with Egypt - Photo: Reuters

Israel’s security fence along the border with Egypt – Photo: Reuters

While 9,570 citizens of various African countries entered Israel illegally in the first half of 2012, only 34 did the same in the first six months of 2013 – a decrease of over 99 percent. Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2013
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Palestinian killed by IDF fire during riot near Mouth Hebron

The Palestinian Security Academy cadet who was shot during clashes with IDF forces in south Mount Hebron, died of his wounds.

Elior Levy

A Palestinian was killed in the village of Dura in the south Mount Hebron from IDF fire late Monday night. A riot broke out on site, in which the Palestinian was shot under unclear circumstances.

A military official confirmed the details and informed that the circumstances behind the event were being examined. Security forces in the area are preparing for further riots in response to the event.

The deceased, Muatez Edris Sharuna, 19, was a cadet in the Palestinian Security Academy in Jericho. Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2013
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Israeli Archaeologists report to have found Shilo Tabernacle

The artifact discovered will be displayed this week at Shilo, showing the  hewn holes in which wooden beams could have been placed.

By Gil Ronen

 

Archaeologists say they have found the remains of the Biblical Israelites’ Tabernacle at site of ancient Shilo. The Tabernacle precedes the Temples and dates to the period between the conquest of the Land of Israel by Joshua and the rise of King David.

Ancient Shilo – Kobi Finkler

According to a report in Yisrael Hayom, the archaeologists will display their findings this week at the Shilo site in Samaria, in a conference that is to be held by the Shilo Organization. Continue Reading »

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| July 1, 2013
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Israel tells Read Cross, We have Moral Right to Fight Back

Israel’s PM Netanyahu issued a clear message Monday to the ICRC head, saying Israel will attack any nation that threatens the security of its citizens.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a blunt warning Monday to the International Committee of the Red Cross, saying Israel has a “legal and moral right” to attack any nation that fires at its civilians.

Speaking with ICRC President Peter Mauer at a meeting in Jerusalem, the prime minister pointed out that Arab terrorists both to Israel’s north and south use civilians as human shields, a crime against humanity.

“Hizbullah terrorists are perpetrating war crimes in Syria and slaughtering innocent Syrian civilians even as it continues to stockpile tens of thousands of rockets, concentrated in residential buildings and aimed at Israeli civilians,” he said. Continue Reading »

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| July 1, 2013
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Israel Assigns 1st all Female Ambassadorial Staff to Muslim Country

The 1st Israeli embassy in a Muslim country to be headed by all women mission will be in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

By Yossi Aloni

 

 

Two female Israeli diplomats will soon begin their mission in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, a Muslim state in central Asia.

Carmela Shamir will become the first female Israeli ambassador to a Muslim state - Photo Israel Today

Carmela Shamir will become the first female Israeli ambassador to a Muslim state – Photo Israel Today

The appointment marks two historic firsts:

  • Carmela Shamir will become the first female Israeli ambassador to a Muslim state;
  • With her deputy, Hagit Muallem, also being a woman, the mission to Tashkent will become the first Israeli embassy in a Muslim state completely in female hands.
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| July 1, 2013
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Senior Israeli diplomat: Kerry disappointed in Abbas

 

After failing to renew peace talks U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs saying: ‘With a little more work, final status negotiations are within reach’.

Israeli official: Most of Kerry’s pressure is now directed at PA Abbas.

By Mati Tuchfeld, Daniel Siryoti, Yoni Hirsch & Israel Hayom Staff

 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is disappointed in the conduct of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a senior Israeli diplomatic official said on Sunday after Kerry departed Israel following his latest attempt to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday – Photo: Reuters

Before taking off from Ben-Gurion International Airport, Kerry promised to return soon and announced that two of his aides would remain in Israel to work on bridging remaining differences that are preventing the resumption of negotiations.

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| July 1, 2013
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2 Naval officers sent packing after liquor party

 

Commanders of Hanan Maman, the soldier who died after jumping on moving train were dismissed for allowing their soldiers to hold party against Military Regulations.

Squadron has history of booze-related accidents

By Yossi Yehoshua

 

Four days after the death of a Navy combatant who fell off a moving train, it has been revealed that the previous night soldiers from his squadron held a booze party against protocol.

מוות מחריד בין אשדוד לאשקלון

Soldier jumped on train to retrieve backpack

Navy commander Maj.-Gen. Ram Rotberg has decided to dismiss the soldiers’ ranking officer, a captain, and his deputy, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday.

Hanan Maman was killed Thursday after he jumped on a moving train in the hopes of retrieving a forgotten backpack. Continue Reading »

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| July 1, 2013
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Israel Border Policewoman Prevents Stabbing – Apprehends Assailant

Having been arrested for attempted stabbing in the past, an Arab woman tried to enter the Cave of Machpela with 3 knives, intending once again to stab a policeman.

By Gil Ronen

 

A woman serving in the Border Police thwarted a planned stabbing attack by a female Arab terrorist in Hevron Monday morning.

Knives confiscated from woman – Photo courtesy Israel Police

The terrorist, who is a resident of Hevron and in her 20s, arrived at one of the entrances to the Cave of Machpela around 11:00 a.m.. She had come from the casbah area.

The woman aroused the suspicion of the Border Policewoman, who began carrying out a search, with security precautions. Continue Reading »

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| July 1, 2013
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Hezbollah watching and documenting IDF movements

Northern command is practicing direct conflict with Hezbollah fighters in bid to keep its troops on their toes, in wake of what top commanders are calling Hezbollah’s ‘compulsive’ documentation of IDF movements.

By Yoav Zitun

The IDF has recently shown soldiers manning the northern border a peculiar set of pictures – Hezbollah men, in full regalia, armed with proper military equipment, carefully watching and documenting the IDF’s movements.

"התרחיש המרכזי - איום החדירה וגם החטיפה" (צילום: דובר צה"ל)

Training. Lebanese border – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Seven years after the Second Lebanon War, what seems to be a grievous breach of the UN resolution ending the conflict is for the IDF’s northern commanders a sign of Nasrallah‘s growing boldness. Continue Reading »

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| July 1, 2013
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Lapid Liquor Law is in Line with Other OECD Countries

Beginning Monday, new prices on some alcoholic beverages in Israel will come down, while the cost of others will shoot up considerably.

By David Lev

 

Beginning Monday, prices on some currently low-cost alcoholic beverages in Israel will shoot up – while the cost of others will come down considerably. The changes will come about as part of a taxation reform to set Israel’s duty on alcohol more in line with other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.

Liquors

Liquors – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

 

According to the new rules, duties and taxes will be levied based on the amount of alcohol in a bottle. Continue Reading »

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| June 30, 2013
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IAF receives 1st of new super Hercules C-130J

New ‘Super’ Squadron is designed to upgrade IDF’s long range strategic capabilities in transport, fueling & rescue.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

 
The Israel Air Force is preparing to set up its first squadron of “super” Hercules C-130J transport aircraft, after US defense manufactures officially handed over the first plane to Israel last week.

 

The Hercules C-130J – Photo: Courtesy- IAF

The new squadron, to be based at Nevatim airbase in the South, is designed to upgrade the IDF’s long-range strategic capabilities It can carry more soldiers, lift a greater load, and fly to further destinations than its predecessor Hercules aircraft, which has been in service in the air force for more than 40 years.

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| June 30, 2013
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Israel wants to save Ethiopian child’s life after a wild hyena attack

Abdul Razek, an 8-yr-old boy from Ethiopia was almost eaten to death by a wild hyena.
Israel joins efforts to save boy’s life, by bringindg him to Nahariya

, offering surgery and follow-up treatment.

By Itamar Eichner

Israeli officials joined efforts to save the life of Abdul Razek, an 8-year-old Muslim from Ethiopia who was almost eaten to death by a wild hyena.

Western Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya - Photo courtesy

Western Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya – Photo courtesy

The humanitarian operation involves Bedouin-Israeli diplomat Ismail Khaldi, Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia Belaynesh Zevadia and the government-owned Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya. If enough contributions are raised to fund the operation, Razek would be brought to Israel within the week. Continue Reading »

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