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| January 11, 2013
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Op-Ed: Maybe Pat Condell Is Telling the Truth?

Just because he’s not politically correct, shouldn’t we be listening if his point is valid?

By Dr. Philip Brodie

 

Perhaps you don’t know Pat Condell. He describes himself as a comedian, atheist and internet personality. He does political commentary. An internet search reveals that he was born in Ireland and raised Roman Catholic in England. YouTube has attempted to censor at least one of his political videos.
He has taken up the subject of the Arab-Israel conflict. He is, to put it mildly, politically incorrect.

Like others who speak of the Middle East, he talks about racism, apartheid, justice and brutality. Continue Reading »

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| January 11, 2013
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IDF Closes Route 10 to Civilian Traffic for a Year

IDF orders civilian vehicles to stay off Route 10 along Egypt-Israel border.

By Gil Ronen

 

The IDF has ordered Highway 10 along the Egypt-Israel border closed to civilian traffic for one year. Civilians are to keep at least 300 meters away from the highway, on its eastern side. Anyone wishing to enter the area must first receive permission from the IDF to do so.

The IDF Spokesman said that security considerations are behind the move.

Highway 10 was closed to civilian traffic in August 2011, following a terror attack that killed eight Israelis. It has since been reopened and intermittently closed whenever there was an escalation in the security situation in the region. Continue Reading »

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| January 11, 2013
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Jerusalem embassy & waiving visa requirements bills reintroduced in Congress

Reps. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Ted Poe (R-Texas) introduced a measure that would add Israel to the 37 countries whose citizens are allowed to enter the U.S. for up to 90 days without a pre-arranged visa.

By JTA

 

Two pro-Israel perennials were reintroduced in the new Congress: a bill seeking to force the president to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and one that would waive visa requirements for visiting Israelis.

Snow falling in Jerusalem, the Eternal Capital of the Jewish People for over 3000 years and the State of Israel since 1948

Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) introduced the Jerusalem bill on Jan. Continue Reading »

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| January 11, 2013
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History made: 2 Israeli films up for best documentary Oscar

Both, Dror Moreh’s “The Gatekeepers” & “5 Broken Cameras,” directed by Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi are nominated for Academy Awards.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, HANNAH BROWN, REUTERS

 

Two Israeli films were nominated for the 85th Academy Awards’ Best Documentary Feature category on Thursday, The Gatekeepers and 5 Broken Cameras.

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Dror Moreh’s The Gatekeepers, which features interviews with all six living former chiefs of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

The film features interviews with Yuval Diskin, Avi Dichter, Ami Ayalon, Ya’acov Peri, Carmi Gillon and Avraham Shalom.

The interviews are interspersed with newsreel and archival footage and computer-enhanced imagery.

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| January 10, 2013
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MK Erdan: Media doesn’t report enough on gov’t’s achievements

PM Netanyahu: We know that any territory that we vacate will be seized by Hamas & Iran.

Outgoing Communications & Welfare Minister Moshe Kahlon to star in ad about reforms he initiated in cellular communications.

By Mati Tuchfeld and Efrat Foresher

 

 

Two days after televised campaign ads began being aired on Israeli television, the Likud-Yisrael Beytenu coalition’s campaign is kicking into a higher gear. The star of Likud-Beytenu’s next ads will be outgoing Communications and Welfare Minister Moshe Kahlon, who announced in October that he would be taking time out from political life and who is not running in the Jan.

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| January 10, 2013
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NGO claims El Al prevents its flight attendants from voting

The NGO, Movement of Quality Government complains to Election Panel that Israeli El Al workers were given shifts on Election Day that prevents them from voting.

 

Many El Al flight attendants will not be able to exercise their right to vote, according to a complaint submitted by the Movement for Quality Government to the Central Election Committee on Thursday.

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El Al plane – Photo: Courtesy from Facebook

Some flight attendants will leave the country before the polls open on January 22 and return the next day.

The Movement for Quality Government wrote that some of the flight attendants requested not to work that day, but were rebuffed.

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| January 10, 2013
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Watch: IDF’s Unit 669’s intricate rescue of Palestinians

IDF’s Ultra-Orthodox unit use civilian tractor to pull Palestinians trapped in car; 669 unit helicopter boards Palestinian family trapped on roof surrounded by water, power lines

Yoav Zitun

 

Lifesaving cooperation occurred Tuesday between haredi IDF troops and Palestinians who were trapped in a stream growing violent due to the stormy weather.

ההצפות אמש בטייבה

Floods in Tayibe

Soldiers of the IDF’s haredi battalion Netzah Yehuda managed to rescue three Palestinian men before the fierce currents washed over them. Ynet obtained a documentation of the rescue.

The IDF troops were called to an area near the Nablus River, where, they were told, cars were stranded with their drivers trapped in a constantly intensifying current. Continue Reading »

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| January 10, 2013
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BREAKING NEWS: 4 Wounded as Car Explodes in Tel Aviv

VIDEO: Car explodes in Tel Aviv’s old north, at least four people wounded

Bomb appears to have been detonated by a motorcylist nearby

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A car exploded in Tel Aviv’s old north early Thursday afternoon, after a bomb was apparently detonated by a motorcyclist nearby. At least four people were wounded, and were being treated by paramedics at the scene.

An initial investigation indicated that the bomb, which targeted a Mazda on Jabotinsky Street, was criminally linked and not related to terrorism.

The car burst into flames immediately after the blast. A nearby bus empty of passengers was also hit in the blast. Continue Reading »

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| January 10, 2013
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Snow Photos & Video Exposé: Jerusalem of White

Schools throughout the Jerusalem area are closed Thursday, with buses & light rail not running. Snow expected to fall until afternoon.

By Annie Lubin

 

Forget Jerusalem of gold, because after the snowfall that began Wednesday and is expected to last until Thursday afternoon, the city should be called Jerusalem of white.

Residents of the capital woke up to more than 10 cm of snow which accumulated overnight. The snow left its mark throughout the center of the city, but the higher neighborhoods, such as French Hill and Mount Herzl, experienced the most amount of accumulation

The Jerusalem Municipality opened a special operations room to address any transportation problems which may arise due to the weather. Continue Reading »

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| January 10, 2013
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NABBED: Jerusalem-Arab Indicted in Bedouin Kidnapping Ring

Nadal Tubasi, a 35-year-old Arab resident of Jerusalem, was indicted for kidnapping with the intent to murder or blackmail & extortion.

By Annie Lubin

 

The Jerusalem District Attorney filed an indictment Wednesday against Nadal Tubasi, a 35-year-old Arab resident of Jerusalem, who is charged with kidnapping with the intent to murder or blackmail and extort.

According to the indictment, filed by prosecutor Aviad Dwek, the accused participated in the kidnapping of Sudanese and Eritreans in Sinai by marauding Bedouins. The hostages were held in harsh conditions and threatened with execution by kidnappers if their families did not pay a ransom. Continue Reading »

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| January 9, 2013
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Palestinian Authority: Israel Planning to Build its Holy Temple

Official with the Al-Aqsa Mosque says, “The construction of the false Temple on the Temple Mount is closer than ever before,”

By Elad Benari

 

The head of manuscripts at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Najeh Bkeirat, has accused Israel of trying to “Judaize” the Temple Mount by building a new Holy Temple.

Speaking on January 4 to the Palestine journal, which is affiliated with the Hamas terrorist group, Bkeirat claimed that “the construction of the false Temple is closer than ever before.”

Bkeirat claimed in the interview that an analysis of Jerusalem’s development plans finds there is an intention to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and within this framework build the Temple on its ruins and to then reduce the number of Arab residents in the city. Continue Reading »

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| January 9, 2013
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Israel Navy & IDF evacuate stranded citizens amid ongoing rainstorm

IDF Unit 669 uses helicopters to rescue 15 people in Baka al-Gharbiya as the Navy helps families escape flood in rubber boats in Hadera.

 

IDF soldiers on bridge over Saar falls in Golan Photo: REUTERS

Rescue services were called into action Tuesday night to help stranded residents throughout Israel, as flooding from the ongoing storm that has hit nearly the entire country this week continued.

IDF soldiers on bridge over Saar falls in Golan

IDF soldiers on bridge over Saar falls in Golan – Photo: REUTERS

In the Haifa area on Tuesday night, IDF helicopters and crews from Unit 669 rescued 15 people stuck on the roof of a building in Baka al-Gharbiya, as rising water levels threatened to sweep them away.

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| January 8, 2013
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Israel used as pawn in Washington’s political game

Republicans & Democrats alike fight over Hagel’s appointment as defense secretary using his ‘Israel record’,but as a senator, Hagel always voted in favor of military aid to Israel.

By  Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Israel has recently become a major issue in the Democrat-Republican feud in Washington. Even those genuinely worried about Chuck Hagel‘s appointment as defense secretary should be far more concerned that Israel is once again a pawn in the American capital’s political game.

The Emergency Committee for Israel was a major player in the fight for the Jewish vote in the latest US elections, taking care to represent Obama as anti-Israel and reluctant to fight Iran’s nuclear program. Continue Reading »

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| January 8, 2013
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PM Netanyahu: After election, Iran will remain my top priority

 

PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at an event marking the 13th anniversary of Taglit-Birthright Israel program, calls on the world to wake up, saying that the real danger to int’l peace comes from Iran & Syria, not from Israeli construction in Jerusalem.

By Yael Baranovsky, Yori Yalon, Shlomo Cesana, Israel Hayom Staff and Reuters

 

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat would continue to be his top priority following the upcoming Knesset election on January 22.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Taglit-Birthright Israel participants on Monday. – Photo: Amos Ben Gershom / GPO

Speaking at an event marking the 13th anniversary of the Taglit-Birthright Israel program, Netanyahu dismissed international criticism of Israel’s construction policies in and around Jerusalem, saying that the real danger to world peace came from Iran and Syria.

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| January 8, 2013
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Go Daddy chose Bar Refaeli for its Super Bowl ad campaign

Sexy Super Bowl ads may emit a tad less sizzle this time a round – but 2 will feature knock-out supermodels. One is Israel’s Hottest.

By SDM

 

Go Daddy, historically the Super Bowl’s raciest advertiser, on Friday will name supermodel Bar Refaeli as its newest Super Bowl-bound Go Daddy girl.

Bar Refaeli – Photo: facebook profile

She was ranked No. 1 on Maxim’s Hot 100 for 2012. The move comes just weeks after Mercedes-Benz announced that supermodel Kate Upton will star in its game spot.

Both models are former Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girls.

But neither of the hotter-than-hot models will appear in racy attire. Continue Reading »

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