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| May 8, 2013
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The Guardian published a BDS LIE: Hawking NOT boycotting Israel

Prof. Hawking’s office has confirmed that he will not attend the conference in Israel  because of health reasons and NOT because of a boycott.

by The Commentator on 8 May 2013 12:07

 

 

New details about the cancellation of Professor Stephen Hawking’s trip to Israel have emerged today after numerous news reports claiming that Prof. Hawking had chosen to boycott the State of Israel.

 

The Guardian, which broke the story late last night, claimed that Hawking was due to boycott Israel after receiving an erroneous statement from the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP), apparently with Hawking’s approval. Continue Reading »

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| May 8, 2013
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Iran sacrifices Syria saying it will turn Golan into ‘Fatahland’

Iran issues war-like declaration ordering Syrian army to protect homeland (Hezbollah’s interests), according to Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper: ‘Front open to Syrians, Palestinians & to all who wish to fight Israel’

By Roi Kais

 

Will the latest attack allegedly carried out by Israel on the Syrian front awaken a military response from the Assad regime and its supporters?

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah broadcasting from his underground hiding place - Photo Reuters

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah broadcasting from his underground hiding place – Photo: Reuters

On Wednesday, the Hezbollah-identified Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar quoted Iranian officials who claimed that Iran received a message from the United States and Russia stating that the alleged Israeli airstrike was not an attempt to launch a war against Syria. Continue Reading »

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| May 8, 2013
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Hawking, There are More Countries for Anti-Occupation to Boycott!

Due to their occupation policies, a prestigious Israeli professor has a long list of countries Prof. Hawking should be boycotting with him.

By Dr. Mordechai E. Schwarz

 

Dear Professor Hawking,

I heard this morning on the radio that you decided to cancel your attendance in Israel’s president conference, and joined the academic boycott against Israel. You could not chose a more appropriate date then May eighth, the day Nazi Germany surrendered in 1945 and the day I joined the occupation army of Israel in 1985, to speak out loud and clear against occupation and oppression.

Dr. Mordechai E. Schwarz - Courtesy

Dr. Mordechai E. Schwarz- Courtesy

I would like to express my appreciation for your brave protest.

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| May 8, 2013
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Raheem Kassam’s Open Letter to Prof. Stephen Hawking

Prof. Hawking’s boycott of Israel proves that even the world’s greatest minds can be inherently flawed.

The following is a must read open letter from Raheem Kassam, the founder of Commentator, to Professor Stephen Hawking in response to a report in the Guardian that Hawking is boycotting Israel:

 

Dear Professor Hawking,

I am writing to you today to express the deepest dismay that struck me when moments ago, I read that you were the latest casualty of group-think and misinformation.

Hawking

Prof. Hawking cancelled a trip to Israel

Your decision to boycott Israel I’m sure is one that you believe to be correct, given the statement put out on your behalf, due to the “advice of [your] own academic contacts” in the region. Continue Reading »

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| May 8, 2013
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Israel’s Knesset honors Soviet Army veterans

Israeli Knesset honors unsung heroes of WWII Tuesday.

 

Veterans will march in Tel Aviv on Thursday in full uniform marking Victory

By Associated Press

 

Once a year, Israel’s Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor.

בוריס גינסבורג בביתו באשדוד. נולד בבלרוסיה. היה בגטו העיירה לנין מ-1941 ועד לנפילתו בידי הפרטיזנים ב-1942. אז הצטרף לפרטיזנים וכעבור שנתיים התגייס לצבא האדום כחייל קרבי ונלחם עד סוף המלחמה. הוא השתחרר ב-1947 ועלה לישראל ב-2001. (צילום: AP)

Boris Ginsburg, Ashdod (Photo: AP)

About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today – about 7,000 – are said to live in Israel.

Every year on Victory Day, which falls on Thursday this year, they parade in uniform throughout Israel to celebrate Nazi Germany’s surrender to the Soviet Union. Continue Reading »

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| May 8, 2013
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Assad says Syria is capable of facing Israel

Lebanese media reports: President Bashar Assad said the recent air attacks reveal the extent of Israel’s involvement in tearing Syria apart.

In his first comments since the alleged Israeli air raids struck Syria last week, Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that Syria’s army is capable of facing Israel, branding the attacks as acts of terrorism, according to a report in the Lebanon’s Daily Star.

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria.

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus in 2012. – Photo: AP/SANA

“The Syrian people and its army who have made important achievements by fighting terrorist and Takfiri groups are capable of confronting Israel’s ventures that represent one of the many faces of terrorism targeting Syria today,” Assad was quoted as saying during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.

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| May 7, 2013
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Israel Water Authority predicts mega drought starting about 2015

Water Experts say Israelis should prepare for the dry spell on the horizon, that could last up to 20 years.

By Israel Today Staff

 

 

Israel has just overcome a seven-year drought, and the country’s natural water reservoirs are finally relatively stable following years of severe depletion.

Aerial view of the IDE desalination plant in Hadera.

Aerial view of the IDE desalination plant in Hadera.

But Israel’s shouldn’t get too content, as experts with the Water Authority’s Hydrological Services predict that the next drought will hit already in 2015, and will make the previous dry spell seem like a picnic by comparison.

The next drought will last up to 20 years, and will have an “exceptional” negative impact on the region’s fresh water resources, according to a report published by the Water Authority this week. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2013
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Lapid’s budget includes extensive cuts & unprecedented taxes

 

Finance Minister Yair Lapid presents the gov’t with final budget proposal for 2013-14, outlining aggressive cuts & a series of new unprecedented taxes meant to relieve some of the state’s 39 billion shekel ($11 b) deficit.

Zeev Klein and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Finance Minister Yair Lapid presented the government with his ministry’s final budget proposal for 2013-2014, outlining aggressive cuts and a series of new taxes meant to help cover some of the state’s 39 billion shekel ($11 billion) deficit.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid – Photo: Gideon Markowitz

The bill cuts 25 billion shekels ($7 billion) from government spending in 2013-2014: 7 billion shekels ($2 billion) this year and 18 billion shekels ($5 billion) in 2014.

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| May 7, 2013
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Tweet from Syria: “unlikely sight: Syrian refugees cheer Israel,”

Syrian rebels have said they no longer hate Israel, saying the Jewish state had the ‘balls’ to do what other Arab states & the West won’t do.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Syrian refugees from that country’s ongoing civil war are reportedly cheering Israel’s weekend air strikes on bases belonging to embattled dictator Bashar Assad, saying that the Jewish state has the “balls” to do what the other Arabs and the West won’t.

Clarissa Ward, a correspondent for CBS News who has spent a lot of time of late in rebel-held parts of Syria, posted Sunday to her Twitter account about an “unlikely sight: Syrian refugees cheer Israel, or rather Israeli strikes near Damascus. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2013
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MK Yachimovich declines luxury car (about $420,000), again

 

Labor’s chairwoman favors Knesset members’ Mazda vehicle over Audi A6 and prefers a female driver.

‘The opposition & the public can be served very well even with a Mazda,’ Yachimovic said.

By Moran Azulay

Opposition Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich (Labor) informed the Knesset on Monday that she was not interested in the armored A6 Audi car she is entitled to as part of her position, and asked to keep using the Mazda car given to her as a Knesset member.

Opposition Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich (Labor) - Photo Hagai Aharon

Opposition Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich (Labor) – Photo: Hagai Aharon

This is the second time Yachimovich relinquishes a luxury car, which is said to cost around NIS 1.5 million (about $420,000). Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2013
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West Bank Construction Freeze in Effect

Prime Minister tells Housing Minister to halt all new construction projects in Judea and Samaria.

By Maayana Miskin

 

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has requested that the Housing Ministry freeze new construction projects in Judea and Samaria (Shomron), IDF Radio (Galei Tzahal) reports.

Netanyahu met with Housing Minister Uri Ariel and asked him to halt promotion of new projects in the region, including by no longer putting up for bids tenders on new projects.

Just days ago Ariel said that if the state budget did not include funding for promised construction in Judea and Samaria, such as the planned project in E1 in Maaleh Adumim, his party would not support the budget. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2013
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Israel to release planner behind 2002 Tel Aviv bombing

 

The Military Court of Appeals ruled the arrest of Jamal Tirawi, who planned deadly bombing of Tel Aviv coffee shop, violated state amnesty deal with Palestinian Authority.

By Itamar Fleishman

The Military Court of Appeals at the Ofer Base annulled on Monday the indictment filed against Jamal Tirawi, who orchestrated the terror attack at the “My Coffee Shop” cafe in Tel Aviv in 2002.

Explosion in ‘My Coffee Shop’ café in Tel Aviv – Photo: Michael Kramer

The court explained its decision by saying that the State had not kept its commitment not to arrest Tirawi under the amnesty agreement with the Palestinian Authority. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2013
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Kenya sends Iranian Terror Plotters to Prison For Life

On Monday a Kenyan court sentenced 2 Iranians to life in prison on terror-related charges, because they planned to attack Israeli businesses.

By David Lev

 

A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced two Iranians to life in prison on terror-related charges, including the possession of explosives allegedly to be used in bomb attacks. Ahmed Mohammed, 50, and Sayed Mansour, 51, who were arrested last June, were found guilty of possessing 15 kilos (33 pounds) of the powerful explosive RDX, found by police hidden in a hole in a golf course.

terrorists (illustrative) - Reuters

terrorists (illustrative) – Reuters

The two were planning to blow up Israeli-owned businesses and targets, as well as Saudi and US-affiliated targets, Kenyan security officials said. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2013
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Turkey, Israel work out compensation draft

PM’s Office says final agreement on compensation to the families of Turks killed by IDF commandos on the Mavi Marmara expected soon.

By Attila Somfalvi, AP

 

Israel and Turkey have reached a draft agreement on compensation for the victims of a 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

Raid on Mavi Marmara (Archive photo: AP)

Raid on Mavi Marmara – Archive photo: AP

The draft agreement was reached during a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday between Turkish officials, headed by the deputy foreign minister, and Israeli government representatives.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office said a final agreement was expected soon. It did not reveal details on Monday’s agreement and said “additional clarifications” were needed on a “few issues.” Continue Reading »

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| May 6, 2013
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Syrian army source: ‘Israel used depleted uranium shells in attack’

Syrian military source downplays strategic importance of strike but assumes Israel
used depleted uranium shells to explain intensity of strike.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Israel used depleted uranium shells in the alleged strike in Syria on Sunday, a senior Syrian military source told Russia Today on Monday.

Israeli Fighter Jet F-16

Israeli Fighter Jet F-16 – Photo Courtesy IDF spokesman.

“When the explosion happened it felt like an earthquake, then a giant golden mushroom of fire appeared. This tells us that Israel used depleted uranium shells,” the source said.

Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the production of enriched uranium for use in nuclear reactors. Continue Reading »

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