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| February 26, 2013
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Gaza Terrorists Fire Kassam Rockets into Ashkelon

For the 1st time since Operation Pillar of Defense, Gaza terrorists release rockets on southern Israel. No one hurt as one Kassam rocket hit the city of Ashkelon.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Gaza terrorists fired on southern Israel on Tuesday morning for the first time since the Pillar of Defense counter-terror operation in late 2012.

One rocket hit the city of Ashkelon, but did not cause injury. A second rocket apparently hit an open field near the city.

Residents said they had no warning of the impending strike.

Defense experts say Gaza terrorists are apparently trying to show support with Arab rioters in Judea and Samaria. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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Students at Oxford University to Vote on Boycotting Israel

Britain’s Oxford University students will vote later this week on a controversial motion of weather or not to boycott Israel.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

Students at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University will vote this week on a highly controversial motion to boycott Israel.

 

The Oxford University Student’s Union (OUSU) is set to meet Wednesday to decide on a motion to join the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement “in protest of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and its hindrance of attempts to create a Palestinian state,” The Guardian reported.

The vote comes following increased tensions on campus last week as British lawmaker George Galloway walked out of a lecture hall during a debate with an Israeli student, saying “I don’t recognize Israel and I don’t debate with Israelis,” after becoming aware of his opponent’s nationality. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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Israel: Abbas is inciting violence ahead of Obama’s visit

 

In preparation for Obama’s visit, the Palestinian Authority is lighting a fire under the prisoner issue because they wants to project strength.

Although, the cause of the Palestinian prisoner’s death is still undetermined, Israel denies torture was used.

By The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

The mysterious death of a 30-year-old Palestinian gas station attendant in Israeli custody over the weekend stoked new West Bank clashes Sunday and Monday, along with fears of a third Palestinian uprising. Hamas called on its operatives to kidnap Israeli soldiers, and other Palestinians with ties to the Fatah movement and the Palestinian Authority called for an intensification of protests against Israel.

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| February 25, 2013
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Poor Driving causes massive damage to Chief of Staff’s car

Chief of Staff’s personal vehicle was foolishly damaged after driver attempts to traverse flooded road.

MP’s launches investigation.

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The Military Police have launched an investigation into a driving blunder that has resulted in massive damage to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz‘s security detail’s vehicle.

GantzThe Toyota Land Cruiser reportedly sustained damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels to its chassis and on-board security systems after the driver attempted to cross a flooded road and failed. No one was hurt in the incident.

The Military Police’s investigation is standard procedure for cases where damages to IDF equipment exceed NIS 5,000 (roughly $1350). Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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Neither pro-Palestinian documentaries merited an Oscar

Both of Israel’s Leftist films, “5 Broken Cameras” & “The Gate Keepers” lose Best Documentary Oscar to Malik Bendejelloul’s “Searching for Sugar Man”

Neither of the two Oscar-nominated documentary films from Israel won an Academy Award in Sunday evening’s ceremony.

People look at an Oscar statue during preparations for the 85th Academy Awards

People look at an Oscar statue during preparations for the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 23, 2013. – Photo by Reuters

“Searching for Sugar Man” directed by Malik Bendjelloul won out against Israeli film, “The Gatekeepers”, directed by Dror Moreh, and the Israeli/Palestinian offering, “5 Broken Cameras”, directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi in the category of Best Documentary. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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Terrorist’s Funeral: Violence Minimal

Majority of terror prisoners have ended their hunger strike.

Violence is centered near dead prisoner’s village.

By Gil Ronen

 

The IDF and other security forces are on high alert Monday in Judea and Samaria, ready to react to any violence that accompanies the funeral of a terrorist prisoner who died in an Israeli jail.

Another dead terrorist's funeralThousands took part in the funeral of the prisoner, Arafat Jaradat, who died on Saturday at Megiddo prison. The funeral was held at his village, Sa’ir, near Hevron.

Voice of Israel public radio said that at nearby Beit Anun, hundreds of Arabs gathered and hurled rocks at security forces. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense tested successfully

Israel’s new Arrow anti-missile interceptor is designed to neutralize the Iranian Shihab 3 missiles and other similar long-range projectiles at high altitude.

IDF sources report that the U.S. funded system is set to become operational in 2016.

 

 

The Ministry of Defense carried out its first successful test of the Arrow 3 missile defense interceptor on Monday morning, firing it into space from a coastal military launching pad in central Israel.

A diagram by the US Missile Defense Agency depicting missile interception by the Arrow system.

A diagram by the US Missile Defense Agency depicting missile interception by the Arrow system. – Photo: Courtesy

Set to become operational in around 2016, the Arrow 3 missile defense system operates in space, traveling at twice the speed of a tank shell to leave the atmosphere.

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| February 25, 2013
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| February 25, 2013
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IDF reservists attack Oscar-nominated film as ‘incitement’

Pro-IDF group produces “5 Broken Cameras — The Real Story” to expose the blatant bias of the directors & some in the movie industry against Israel.

NGO chief: We want the creators of the film charged with incitement.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

The Israeli NGO Consensus recently launched an online campaign to present a counter-narrative to what it calls “the ongoing incitement against IDF soldiers in the movie ‘5 Broken Cameras,'” as stated by the organization in a statement Sunday.

Screenshot from YouTube video “Five Broken Cameras – the real story.”

Consensus, which describes its activists as “Guardians of the IDF spirit,” claims to be a non-political organization; its membership is comprised of hundreds of reserve and non-commissioned IDF officers.

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| February 25, 2013
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Naftali ennett: Likud wants Habayit Hayehudi out of coalition

Naftali Bennett wrote on his Facebook page, that the alliance with Lapid meant to ‘prevent gov’t that will deal obsessively with peace talks’

By Moran Azulay

 

Against the backdrop of the difficult coalition negotiations, Habayit Hayehudi leader Naftali Bennett offered his take on the complicated relations with the ruling Likud-Beiteinu party and his alliance with Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Bennett wrote on Facebook Sunday that the alliance is meant to prevent the establishment of a government without the religious Zionists that would make concessions to the Palestinians during peace negotiations.

Without Habayit Hayehudi or Yesh Atid, which won a combined 31 mandates in the January elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have difficulties forming a new coalition. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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MK Shaked: Remember, They’re Terrorists, Not ‘Just Prisoners’

The public shouldn’t be fooled by attempts to erase the terror perpetrated by these “prisoners” for, “The ‘prisoners’ in question are not regular criminals, but terrorists.” says Bayit Yehudi’s Ayelet Shaked.

By David Lev

 

The Palestinian Authority has no right to demand that Israel release terrorists it is holding, MK Ayelet Shaked of Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) wrote on Sunday. “We must not become confused by terminology,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “The ‘prisoners’ in question are not regular criminals, but terrorists.”

Shaked was commenting on the recent unrest in Judea and Samaria by Arabs demanding that Israel release PA terrorists being held in Israeli prisons. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2013
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Palestinians suggest autopsy showed prisoner died of torture in Israeli jail

Territories erupts after Palestinian detainee’s death in Megiddo Prison Saturday

State autopsy performed in presence of Palestinian pathologist & several family members as other inmates continue their hunger strike

Elior Levy

 

Security forces and Palestinian youth clashed on Sunday in Hebron and in the Beit Einun village close to Saeer, where Arafat Jaradat resided until he died in Megiddo Prison on Saturday.

פלסטיני מיידה אבן בחברון, היום (צילום: AFP)

In Hebron, Sunday – Photo: AFP

Palestinian sources claimed that Jaradat’s autopsy reveals that he underwent torture, which caused his death.

Jaradat’s body was dissected in the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in the presence of a Palestinian pathologist, several family members and a legal team from the Palestinian Authority’s Prisoner Affairs office. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2013
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IDF Officer Busted for Permitting ‘Harlem Shake’ Video Upload

Company commander received a 21 days jail sentence, and the cameraman gets 14 days for lewd video that “runs against IDF values.”

By Gil Ronen

 

The commander of the Keren battalion in the Artillery Corps court-martialed an officer and an enlisted man under his command for recording and uploading a short video of soldiers performing the “Harlem Shake.”

idf Harlem shakeChannel 2 reported that the company commander who authorized the uploading of the video to the internet received a 21-day jail sentence and was dismissed from his command position.

The soldier who recorded the video was sentenced to 14 days in jail. Continue Reading »

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| February 24, 2013
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Best friends from New York successfully complete IDF training together

Just a year ago David Cohen, 18, & David Aharon, 18 flew to Israel to enlist in the IDF. last week, Cohen’s & Aharon’s parents flew in from NY to see their sons receive their Golani unit pin.

By Danny Brenner

 

 

Both are named David, both grew up in New York, they were in the same grade from pre-school onward and they are best friends. A year ago, they both flew to Israel to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces as lone soldiers. Last week, Corporals David Aharon, 18, and David Cohen, 18, completed nearly a year of rigorous training and joined the ranks of the illustrious Golani Infantry Brigade.

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| February 24, 2013
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Sara Netanyahu sought out Lady Gaga for the latest fashion advice

Pop superstar to have a serious sit-down with PM Netanyahu to discuss his comb-over before his upcoming meeting with Obama.

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By PAY WITH CASH MAN

 

 

Following the drubbing in the media that she took earlier this month for her questionable attire at the inauguration of the 19th Knesset, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, is making sure no repeat faux pas will take place when US President Barack Obama visits Israel next month.

SARA NETANYAHU looks to her mentor pop artist Lady Gaga

SARA NETANYAHU looks to her mentor pop artist Lady Gaga – Photo: Steve Linde

She’s turned to the queen of couture fashion – music superstar Lady Gaga – for a crash course in style and elegance ahead of the much-anticipated presidential visit.

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