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| October 5, 2012
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Israeli-Arab and Hezbollah agent passed intel on Peres’ security detail

Milad Khatib who’s Hezbollah handler is from Denmark, was charged with illegal association, contacting foreign agent, conspiring to aid the enemy during time of war & espionage.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

An Israeli Arab man has been indicted on charges of operating as an agent for Hezbollah. Among the activities he was alleged to have carried out was collecting information on security arrangements for President Shimon Peres during the latter’s visit to an Arab village in the Galilee.

President Shimon Peres was apparently spied on by Majd al-Kurum resident when the former visited the Galilee town in August. – Photo: AP

The indictment against Milad Khatib, 26, a resident of Majd al-Kurum in the Galilee, was filed in the Haifa District Court. Continue Reading »

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| October 4, 2012
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Prominent Jerusalemites Concerned 0ver Missionaries

Israel is “selling its soul” to Evangelical Christian Missionaries for political support, according to two Jerusalemite activists

By David Lev

 

While many Israelis welcome the support shown by evangelical Christians for the State of Israel, at least two prominent Jerusalemites – city council member Mina Fenton and real estate activist develop Aryeh King – believe that Israel is “selling its soul” to Christian missionaries. And, they say, they represent many other Israelis who are uncomfortable with the idea of Christian missionaries taking such a prominent role in support for Israel.

The organizers of the Christian “Feast of Tabernacles” celebration, who have brought more than 3,000 tourists to Israel for the week of Sukkot, “have their own interests, namely the spreading of the vision of their messiah and the arrival of his kingdom,” said Fenton. Continue Reading »

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| October 2, 2012
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Spiritual Enrichment Activity: Dimona facility now houses a synagogue

For 1st time, religious employees at reactor will have a place to pray. The initiative was spearheaded by Rabbi David Abuhatseira, with help of American Jewish millionaire Ira Rennert.

By Yehuda Shlezinger

 

Israelis will celebrate the Simchat Torah holiday next week, but before this another large Torah-related celebration will take place in the most clandestine place in Israel — the nuclear reactor in Dimona.

A limited number of specially invited guests are slated to attend the special ceremony on Tuesday to inaugurate a new synagogue at the site, including a Torah scroll, the first ever at the nuclear reactor.

The Dimona facility now features a synagogue.

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| October 2, 2012
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Arab Death Threats Towards Jews on Temple Mount Ignored by Police

Arab threats to butcher Jews ascending the Temple Mount are ignored, but an Arab trying to stab a police officer gets arrested.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Police ignored threats by Arabs to butcher Jews ascending the Temple Mount but arrested an Arab for trying to stab a police officer. The police also arrested Likud nationalist Moshe Feiglin for attempting to pray there.

Visiting the Temple Mount

Visiting the Temple Mount
Israel news photo by John Hasten

A number of Jews, including those from the Our Land of Israel movement, went up to the holy site on Tuesday despite rumors Monday night that Arabs planned to cause problems.  Continue Reading »

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| September 30, 2012
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To Save Her Baby, Gaza Mom Goes to Israeli Hospital

A Gaza mother accepts doctors’ advice & took her fourth to Israel after losing first 3 babies to rare birth defects in Egyptian hospitals.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

A Palestinian Authority mother from Gaza is home with a healthy baby thanks to Israeli doctors in Kfar Sava, after a complicated surgery.

After losing three babies to rare birth defects at Egyptian hospitals, Jian Abu Agram, 31, was faced with a difficult decision last year after another child was born last April with the same condition.

After speaking with her doctors, Agram took their advice and traveled through the Erez crossing with her infant daughter to Israel, where doctors at Meir Hospital performed intestinal surgery on the little girl. Continue Reading »

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| September 29, 2012
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New Poll reflects 70% of Americans view Israel favorably

Respondents to a Foreign Policy Initiative survey place Israel as the US’s 2nd best ally in the world, with the UK in top spot.

By JTA

Seventy percent of Americans view Israel favorably, according to a survey conducted by the Foreign Policy Initiative.

Israel US flag - Photo: Courtesy

Israel US flag – Photo: Courtesy

Moreover, when asked their view of Israel, nearly 81 percent of political conservatives share that view while the number is at 68.5 percent for moderates and roughly 63 percent of liberals.

The survey, called Foreign Policy Matters in 2012, was conducted from Sept.

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| September 28, 2012
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Burgas terror victim walks for 1st time since bombing

Daniel Fahima is exhibiting rapid recovery & his father says, “he wants to prove he has beaten the terrorists”

By Carmit Reuven

 

The medical state of Daniel Fahima, the man who was most seriously injured in the Burgas terror attack in July, is improving. On Tuesday, Fahima managed to stand up for the first time since he was hurt.

Daniel Fahima (left) with his friend Maor Harush (center), who was killed in Burgas.

“Daniel remembers the attack and is determined to heal in order to prevail over terror,” his father, Maxim, said. “Two of his friends, Elior Priess and Maor Harush, were killed in the bombing, as were three other Israelis. Continue Reading »

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| September 28, 2012
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VIDEO: The IDF Shuffle, one step at a time

In an approved IDF YouTube video, an Israel Air Force enlistee “shuffles” through his basic training.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

A video recently uploaded to YouTube provides a unique look at the adaptation to military life that Israelis go through when they enter the Israel Defense Forces.

IAF enlistee Ron Bronstein “shuffles” through the IDF basic training process. – Photo: Video still

The video shows Ron Bronstein, an enlistee in the Israel Air Force, “shuffling” through the basic training process to the tune of LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem.

In the video, Bronstein dances in the midst of many mundane basic training backdrops that are all to familiar to Israelis who have done military service.

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| September 28, 2012
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British family claims they own Negev village land

Regavim group filed a complaint to stop building on private land near Beersheba & relocate 7,000 residents from Bedouin village.

 

Mark Ismailoff, who moved to Israel from the UK in 1979, lives in Jerusalem. But his sights are on the Negev, where he owns 6.25 percent of a 640,000-square meter plot of land southeast of Beersheba that he inherited from his grandfather – who bought it in 1935.

Beduin village of El-Zarnoug in the Negev - Photo: Courtesy Regavim

Beduin village of El-Zarnoug in the Negev – Photo: Courtesy Regavim

Standing on the plot today, however, is the unrecognized Beduin village El-Zarnoug. Ismailoff, aided by Regavim – a group which defines itself as having a “Zionist agenda to protect national lands” – is trying to force the state to stop building on the land, vacate a school and a kindergarten built there, and eventually relocate all of the residents.

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| September 27, 2012
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MK Tibi demands Knesset to ban Marzel over his Facebook post :)

A parliamentary aide & Hebron activist, wrote he’s sorry he didn’t “do what was necessary” upon seeing Arab MK in Knesset.

 

MK Ahmed Tibi (UAL-Ta’al) demanded on Thursday that extreme right-wing activist Baruch Marzel be banned from the Knesset after he posted a status the Arab MK interpreted as a thinly-veiled death threat.

Ahmed Tibi - Photo: REUTERS

Ahmed Tibi – Photo: REUTERS

Ahead of Yom Kippur, when Jews traditionally apologize for their sins from the past year, Marzel wrote: “The main desecration of God’s name, for which I must apologize, is that there are so many enemies among us that I have yet to expel, especially in Hebron.”

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| September 27, 2012
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Jerusalem not Listed as Israel’s Capital, According to Map of Apple’s new iOS6 System

According to report in The Algemeiner, Apple’s operating system lists Jerusalem without an affiliated country.

By JTA and Haaretz

 

The map included in Apple’s new iOS6 operating system reportedly does not show Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Every other country on the map has its capital listed, The Algemeiner reported Tuesday.

Jerusalem Old City

The Old City as it appears today. – Photo by Michal Fattal

In addition, the world clock included in the operating system lists Jerusalem without an affiliated country — the only city to be included that way, the paper said.

Apple did not respond to JTA requests for comment. Continue Reading »

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| September 27, 2012
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Israel Railways Upgrades Their Double-Decker Coach Cars

Israel Railways just added 72 additional coach cars to an existing order of 150 double-deck coaches, with its 1st delivery expected between 2014-2015.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Israel Railways (ISR) this week signed an order for 72 additional double-deck coach cars from Bombardier Transportation, in addition to the original 150 coaches ordered as part of a framework agreement signed in October 2010.

This week’s contract, worth $158 million (122 million euro) brings the total number of new double-deck cars for Israel Railways to 222. The new coaches are an improved version of the trains currently in operation. The first coaches of the improved model entered passenger service on December 1, 2011, according to a release by Bombardier. Continue Reading »

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| September 25, 2012
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Pamela Geller on CNN: Erin Burnett cuts segment at Hamas-CAIR description, AUDIO secretly taped

 

 

CNN continued to misquote, accuse thru innuendo, and besmirch Pamela Geller repeatedly. This interview clearly demonstrated how unprofessional and unethical CNN is…..without even mentioning it censoring Mrs Geller half way through the interview.

CNN needs to either raise their bar on professionalism, or Erin Burnett should interview guests with a comparable I.Q.

Having brilliant guests makes them look like clowns.


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| September 25, 2012
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Israel’s Supreme Court: DNA alone is sufficient for conviction

Justices concur, a guilty verdict can be based solely on genetic material in specific cases

By Aviel Magnezi

 

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that DNA evidence is sufficient to convict a defendant of a crime.

DNA (Illustration) Photo: Jupiter

DNA Illustration – Photo: Jupiter

The decision, made by justices Edna Arbel, Uzi Fogelman and Zvi Zilbertal, upheld the conviction of a Kiryat Gat resident who was found guilty of carrying weapons, intimidation and possession of stolen goods.

The criminal, Asher Elmaliach, was sent to prison after his finger prints were found on masking tape he used to attach a grenade that he stole from the security forces to the front door of an Ashdod home. Continue Reading »

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| September 24, 2012
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Much Pride & a Little Embarrassment for Mixed-Sex IDF Unit after Firefight

While one of the special unit’s female fighters performed heroically, another female soldier hid behind a bush for 90 minutes.

By Gil Ronen

 

The IDF’s mixed-sex Caracal unit apparently has reasons for both pride and embarrassment following the firefight on the border with Egypt that left one soldier and three terrorists dead.

The pride is due to the fact that one of the unit’s female fighters, a markswoman identified only by the initial S., took part in the assault on the terrorists and shot one of them to death. The embarrassment is due to reports that another female combat soldier cowered behind a bush for over an hour, causing fear that she had been abducted. Continue Reading »

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