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| May 22, 2013
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Saudi Arabia blocked internet access to Israel’s English daily The Jerusalem Post

Saudi Blogger confirms on Twitter that ‘Jpost.com‘ website is unattainable

Jpost.com editor: Shame Saudi regime determined to stifle freedoms.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

 

 

BERLIN – Saudi Arabia’s government appears to have denied access to the website of the Jerusalem Post since early May.
A man reads a newspaper in Jeddah June 17, 2012

A man reads a newspaper in Jeddah June 17, 2012 – Photo: REUTERS/Susan Baaghil

The conservative British-based news and opinion website—The Commentator—first drew attention to the disruption on Tuesday in a report headlined: Has Saudi Arabia blocked the Jerusalem Post? The article wrote a “A lecturer from Saudi Arabia has claimed that the country is blocking access to the Jerusalem Post website.”

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| May 21, 2013
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Former PA intel officer ‘sentenced to death for selling home to a Jew’

Capital crime in what is to become Palestine: Former Palestinian Authority intelligence officer Muhammad Abu Shahala was sentenced to death for selling his home in Hebron to a Jew.

By Daily Mail Reporter

 

A former Palestinian intelligence officer has reportedly been sentenced to death after it was revealed he had sold his home to Jews.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas - Photo Mark Israel Sellem

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: Mark Israel Sellem

Muhammad Abu Shahala, who worked for the Palestinian Authority reportedly confessed under torture to selling his home in Hebron on the West Bank to a Jewish man.

Jewish officials are now calling for the international community to get involved to save Mr Abu Shahala’s life. Continue Reading »

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| May 21, 2013
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Has it begun? IDF and Syrian forces exchange fire for 3rd time this week

After an IDF jeep was hit and damaged by Syrian gunfire, Israel returns fire with precision hit of a Tammuz missile.

By Gili Cohen

 

Syrian forces fired into Israeli territory on Monday night, the third such incident this week. At approximately 1:00 AM, Syrian forces fired at IDF troops patrolling near Tel Fares in the central Golan Heights. No one was wounded, but an army jeep was damaged.

Stray mortar shell lands in Israel's northern Golan Heights.

Stray mortar shell lands in Israel’s northern Golan Heights – Photo: Gil Eliyahu

 

Following the incident, the Artillery Corps returned fire with precision Tammuz missiles. IDF officials said that a military response to the firing incidents on the border was being considered in detail and in accordance with a situation assessment in progress. Continue Reading »

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| May 21, 2013
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US Apologized to Israel for Leak that May Lead Israel to War

Pentagon sources confirmed the United States has apologized for leaking information on Israel’s alleged attack in Syria several weeks ago which could have put Israeli lives in danger.

By David Lev

 

The United States has apologized for leaking information about Israel’s alleged attack on a convoy of weapons in Syria bound for Hizbullah terrorists several weeks ago. According to reports that appeared in the Jerusalem Post over the weekend, the “leak” about the U.S. leak came from an Israel Radio correspondent, who listed details of the leak, and the apology.

White HouseThe tweet came from Israel Radio’s diplomatic correspondent Chico Menashe. Continue Reading »

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| May 21, 2013
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Israel postpones UNESCO Jerusalem delegation’s visit at last moment

FM officials: PA broke agreement by manipulating what was planed as a purely professional UN visit and ‘politicized’ it.

By HERB KEINON

 

 

Israel on Monday called off a planned visit by a delegation from UNESCO, the United Nation’s cultural organization, to inspect preservation work in Jerusalem’s Old City, saying that the Palestinians had “politicized” the delegation.

UNESCO - Photo Charles Platiau Reuters

UNESCO – Photo: Charles Platiau/Reuters

“The delegation as a delegation has been postponed,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

“The Palestinians violated all the agreements we had with UNESCO: that this was to be a purely professional, not a political visit,” he said.  The official said the Palestinians asked to introduce a “slew” of political elements into the visit, with PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki characterizing it as a fact-finding commission to investigate Israeli steps in Jerusalem.

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| May 20, 2013
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Israeli Navy’s ‘Protector’, unmanned watercraft to begin operations

After a better than successful trial period, the Israeli Navy is expected to incorporate the Enhanced version of Protector unmanned watercraft into operational duties.

By Yoav Zitun

The Navy is set to introduce new experimental unmanned watercraft which completed a trial period after two and half years. The Navy is to receive Protectors and more advanced watercraft from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

"כלי שניתן להכניסו למקומות מורכבים". הפרוטקטור בפעולה (באדיבות רפא"ל)

‘Without endangering human lives’ – Photo: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

A senior Navy officer told Ynet that the Navy expressed confidence in the unmanned watercraft, which played a major role in defensive missions on the Gaza coast in the past two years, and the enhancements include reaching more distant destinations and operating for longer periods of time. Continue Reading »

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| May 20, 2013
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Nazi flag hanging over Arab village’s Mosque outside Jerusalem

The Tazpit News Agency posted a photo of a Swastika flag flying high over the Arab village of Beit Ummar, just south of Jerusalem.

by The Commentator

 

Israel’s Tazpit News Agency this morning reported that hundreds of residents of the Gush Etzion area were “astounded” to find a Nazi flag flying next to a mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Ummar. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were notified immediately, claims the report.

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

The flag, as can be seen from the image provided, was found by residents who were driving to Jerusalem on Monday morning. Continue Reading »

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| May 20, 2013
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Palestinian man lost ability to talk after being tortured by Abbas’ PA

Independent Commission for Human Rights cites over 28 cases of torture last month in Abbas’ West Bank prisons & another 23 complaints of torture from Hamas police force in the Gaza Strip.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

 

A Palestinian man who was detained by the Palestinian Authority security forces in Hebron has lost the ability to speak as a result of severe torture, according to a report released by the Independent Commission for Human Rights.

Mohamed Abdel Karim Dar of Hebron was hospitalized after being tortured while in detention, the report, which documented 28 cases of torture in PA prisons in the West Bank last month, said.

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| May 20, 2013
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Lapid to NYT: I oppose construction freeze & Abbas isn’t partner for peace

Yair Lapid, in New York Times interview, addressed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations for 1st time since becoming finance minister, suggesting that Abbas, as a founding father of the ‘victimizing’ concept of the Palestinians, isn’t a partner for peace.

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Finance Minister Yair Lapid opposes a freeze on Israeli settlement construction as a gesture to jump-start negotiations with the Palestinians.

Yair Lapid

Yair Lapid poses for a portrait at his house, January 16, 2013. – Photo: AP

In an interview with The New York Times, Lapid admitted that he has not spoken to nor met with any senior Palestinian officials, but claimed that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not a partner for peace. Continue Reading »

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| May 19, 2013
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CIA Director John Brennan makes unpublicized visit to Israel

Brennan & Israel’s defense minister, Moshe Yaalon, talked about Israel’s intent to continue striking shipments of advanced weapons destined to Hezbollah from Iran or even Syria.

By JTA

 

JERUSALEM — CIA director John Brennan made an unannounced visit to Israel to discuss the situation in Syria.

CIA director John Brennan - AP Photo-Charles Dharapak

CIA director John Brennan – Photo: AP/Charles Dharapak

Brennan and Israel’s defense minister, Moshe Yaalon, in their meeting Friday reportedly compared intelligence assessments on Syria and its two-year civil war. They also talked about Israel’s intent to continue striking shipments of advanced weapons destined for Hezbollah from Iran via Syria.

Syria has threatened to strike back at Israel the next time it strikes a weapons system on its soil, Britain’s Sunday Times reported.   Continue Reading »

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| May 19, 2013
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France in talks with Israel to acquire IDF drones

Defense Minister Le Drian says France in dire need to introduce intelligence-gathering drones suitable for modern warfare into their arsenal.

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France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

Israels Eitan (UAV-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Office.

France’s existing hardware is outdated and its military intervention in Mali this year has exposed its shortage of surveillance drones suitable for modern warfare. The United States provided French commanders with intelligence from its drones based in Niger.

“We need this capacity in the short term. Continue Reading »

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| May 19, 2013
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Netanyahu: Mistake to think Israel prefers Assad to rebels

Israel’s Prime Minister corrects the Times of London report that quoted a senior Israeli intelligence officer saying, he ‘does not represent the gov’t’s position,’.

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A Friday report in the Times of London, according to which Israel prefers the regime of Bashar Assad than see a takeover of the country by rebel Islamist militants, is untrue, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a meeting of Likud ministers on Sunday.

Syria - Reuters

A man stands in a damaged street filled with rubble in Deir al-Zor, May 18, 2013. Picture taken May 18, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

 

“The statements attributed to an Israeli intelligence officer do not represent the Israeli government’s position,” Netanyahu said, according to a source present at the meeting. Continue Reading »

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| May 19, 2013
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Security Chief to stone-throwers: ‘silk glove treatment is over.’

Security forces are ending their ‘silk glove treatment’ of Arabs who attack Israeli towns with stones & firebombs, said security chief Yehuda Dana.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The IDF is increasingly determined to stop Palestinian Authority-resident Arabs’ attacks on Israeli communities, and is willing to use live fire if necessary, says Yehuda Dana, security chief for the Beit El region.

Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Dana said there has been an escalation in Arab attacks on Israeli civilians in recent months. “Their brazenness has crossed the line – they are doing what they didn’t do for years, like reaching the fence of an Israeli community and throwing rocks into the community, causing injuries,” he related. Continue Reading »

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| May 19, 2013
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Canadian P.M.: West needs to be more supportive of Israel

Canada’s Stephen Harper takes Western leaders to task for not sufficiently backing Israel, going on to caution the west against arming Syrian rebel groups.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Canada last week once again demonstrated its unequivocal support for and friendship with Israel when Prime Minister Stephen Harper took other Western leaders to task for not backing the Jewish state sufficiently enough.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Stephen Harper - Photo Sean Kilpatrick-THE CANADIAN PRESS

Benjamin Netanyahu and Stephen Harper – Photo: Sean Kilpatrick-THE CANADIAN PRESS

 

“There’s nothing more shortsighted in Western capitals in our time than the softening of support we’ve seen for Israel around the globe,” the Associated Press quoted Harper as saying during a visit to New York City last week. Continue Reading »

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| May 19, 2013
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Large hole cut into Gaza’s security fence discovered

 

The Company commander in charge of the area of the northern Gaza Strip will be court-martialed for the ‘operational error’.

IDF officer from the Southern Command calls the incident a “Yom Kippur for the Northern [Gaza] Brigade.”

By Lilach Shoval

 

An Israel Defense Forces patrol recently discovered a large breach in the security fence between the northern Gaza Strip and Israel. Following the discovery, which could have potentially ended with terrorist cells infiltrating Israel and carrying out attacks, the company commander in charge of the sector will be court-martialed this week.

Detected breach in the Security Fence with Gaza – Photo Courtesy

A high ranking officer told Israel Hayom over the weekend that the incident was a serious security flaw.

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