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| September 2, 2012
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Iron Dome developers donate their grant to mental health center

Iron Dome system’s developers are honored with Israel Defense Prize; they continue to ‘give back’ by donating their prize money to mental health center

By Matan Zuri

 

The system that they developed protects the lives and property of hundreds of thousands of Israelis. Now the people behind the Iron Dome system are aiming to protect the mental health of the residents of southern Israel.

During a festive ceremony on Monday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak will give eight of the senior engineers who developed the revolutionary anti-rocket system the Israel Defense Prize.

Iron Dome in action – Photo: AFP

Some 300 engineers and technicians worked night and day to develop the Iron Dome from the moment the security cabinet approved the project in December 2007. Continue Reading »

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| September 2, 2012
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1,500-Year-Old Jewish Town Near Be’er Sheva Uncovered by Road Workers

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 1,500 yr-old Jewish town near Be’er Sheva, with a synagogue or Torah study center.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Archaeologists have discovered remains of a large 1,500-year-old Jewish town near Be’er Sheva, including two public ritual pools, or mikvehs, a synagogue or Torah study center. Mikvehs are used in Judaism for ritual purification purposes.

Site of 1,500-year-old Jewish town

Site of 1,500-year-old Jewish town
Israel news photo courtesy of Nir Shimshon Faran (IAA)

Israel Antiquities Authority officials said the remains were found during excavation work in extending the southern leg of Israel’s north-south super highway, Kvish 6, (Highway 6) to the Lehavim junction, located five miles north of the “capital of the Negev.” Continue Reading »

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| September 2, 2012
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Palestinian man confesses to poisoning a Raanana family

Palestinian from Beit Furik admits poisoning Lerner family because he ‘hates Jews.’ Police also have 2 more suspects in custody

By Raanan Ben-Zur

 

Cleared for publication: A Palestinian man residing in the West Bank village of Beit Furik, near Nablus, was arrested for allegedly poisoning a Raanana family and a police volunteer in October 2011.

הודה בהרעלה ושחזר. נסערה מובא לבית המשפט (צילום: עידו ארז)

The suspect – Photo: Ido Erez

Adnan Othman Nasaara, 46, has reportedly admitted to lacing food and drink in the Lerner family home with pesticides, because he “hates Jews.”

The police also arrested two other suspects in the case. One has been identified as Hassan Abd el-Rahim, 27, from Tira, who denies involvement in the act. Continue Reading »

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| August 31, 2012
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Romney asserts that Obama threw Israel under the bus

In Mitt Romney’s presidential acceptance speech he wishes to ‘restore promise of America,’ criticizes Obama for abandoning Israel & other US allies

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night with a promise to “restore the promise of America.”

חשף את הצד האישי שלו. רומני (משמאל) וראיין (צילום: AP)

Romney with running mate Ryan – Photo: AP

In what is the most important speech of his career so far, Romney pledged to make US energy independent, cut the deficit, negotiate new free trade agreements and create 12 million jobs.

In his speech he made an attempt to appeal to two of the weaker Republican demographics – women and Hispanics, and criticized US President Barack Obama for throwing “allies like Israel under the bus.” Continue Reading »

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| August 31, 2012
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Sderot Home Hit By Gaza Rocket

DIRECT HIT! Woman from Sderot suffers shock after terrorists fire a rocket and hits her home.

By Elad Benari

 

Residents of the city of Sderot reported hearing the “Red Alert” siren twice on Friday morning.

Shortly afterwards, a rocket fired by terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza hit a home in the city. One woman suffered from shock and the home sustained minor damage.

A second rocket exploded in an open area of the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council.

On Thursday evening, a rocket launched by terrorists in Gaza exploded in an open area of the Ashkelon Coast Council region.

There were no reports of physical injuries or damage. Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2012
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Shoe Seller Shoos Away BDS Boycotters

After anti-Israel activists target store for selling Israeli shoes, Australian politician says BDS tactics “are not the Australian way”

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Australian anti-Israel activists associated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement launched a new campaign last weekend, targeting businesses they accuse of “selling the products of apartheid Israel.”

Shoes (illustrative)

Shoes (illustrative) – Reuters

Approximately 50 members of the Justice for Palestine group in Brisbane, Australia, staged what they called the first “Brisbane BDS walking tour,” stopping at local stores they accuse of selling Israeli-made products and handing letters to their managers demanding that they stop, The Australian reported. Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2012
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Israel may be soon exporting over 50% of its natural gas finds

Israel’s developing its new gas fields & is seeking to become less dependent on Egyptian gas imports. The Tzemach Committee on Energy Policy says Israel will legally be able to export 500 billion cubic meters of its newly found natural gas.

By Hezi Sternlicht & News Agencies

 

The Tzemach Committee on Energy Policy declared on Wednesday that Israel will legally be able to export 500 billion cubic meters of natural gas. The recommendation came as a surprise because an intermediary report by the committee referred to a considerably lower quantity of exportable gas.

Israeli-owned oil rig in the Mediterranean Sea.

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| August 30, 2012
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Lily Hyde, 96, from Australia says of her aliya, ‘dream come true’

Australian, Lily Hyde, leaves her home for Tel Aviv, probably the oldest Australian ever to immigrate to Israel.

By JTA

 

SYDNEY — A 96-year-old woman from Australia is immigrating to Israel.

Lily Hyde will leave the Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home in Sydney on Wednesday morning for Tel Aviv, where she will be reunited with her family. She is believed to be the oldest Australian ever to immigrate to Israel.

Sydney Opera House – Photo: Reuters

“It’s a dream come true,” Hyde was reported as saying Tuesday just hours before her departure. It will be comforting to have “so many of my family by my side.” Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2012
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Olympians’ widows ‘shocked’ by Munich protocols

The widows of those killed in the ’72 Olympic terrorist attack were appalled to learn of Germany’s refusal to suspend the games due to their lack of alternative TV programming

Shahar Chai

 

The long-vaulted records that detail the chaos surrounding 1972 Munich massacre have angered the widows of two athletes who died in the violent incident.

Spitzer, Romano and Israeli ambassador to UK, Daniel Taub Photo: Israeli Embassy in London

Spitzer, Romano and Israeli ambassador to UK, Daniel Taub – Photo: Israeli Embassy in London

Four decades after Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September group mounted an attack that killed 11 members of the Israeli delegation to the Munich Games, the Israel State Archives on Wednesday released a series of documents that paint a fractured picture of the actions taken by Olympic authorities and the Israeli government during and immediately after the deadly events. Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2012
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IDF levels Palestinian structures in West Bank communities

According to UN data, Israel razed 120 houses of the 400 Palestinian structures in the West Bank’s Area C this year

 

Israel yesterday destroyed five cisterns and several tents, sheepfolds and storage sites in four Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During the process, the contents of several feed sacks were spilled and damaged.

Palestinian children playing in the village of Susya, south of Hebron.

Palestinian children playing in the village of Susya, south of Hebron. Photo by Alex Levac

Altogether, according to UN data, Israel razed some 400 Palestinian structures in the West Bank’s Area C between the start of the year and mid-August, including 120 houses; more than 600 Palestinians were hurt by these demolitions. Continue Reading »

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| August 29, 2012
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High Court: Binyamin region outpost of Migron must be cleared from 4th of September

Justices says certain structures can remain up to 3 more months, until the legality of the purchasers claims can be established.

 

 

Israel must evacuate the West Bank outpost of Migron by September 4, the High Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday.

The Migron outpost

A Jewish settler walks near temporary homes in the unauthorized Jewish outpost of Migron near the city of Ramallah – Photo: Reuters

In their ruling, the panel of justices, headed by Supreme Court President Asher Grunis and participated by Deputy President Miriam Naor and justice Edna Arbel, effectively rejects the petition by 17 Migron families to stay on the premises, arguing that they had purchased the land on which their homes were built in a legal manner. Continue Reading »

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| August 29, 2012
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Free Power for Israel Electric Company Workers Blows a Fuse

Yiftach Ron-Tal, the IEC Chairman told a Knesset committee Wednesday the company is prepared to end its free electricity perk to their workers

By Chana Ya’ar

 

IEC Chairman Yiftach Ron-Tal told Knesset members on Wednesday the company is willing to end a decades-old perk to workers: free electricity.

In discussions with the Knesset Finance Committee, Ron-Tal promised that “as part of reform, we will get rid of the phenomenon of free electricity.”

The company’s workers are among the highest-paid in the country, and its union, which includes some 9,000 members, is one of the strongest. The company also employs 4,000 temporary workers, but fires them within five years – before they have remained long enough to earn tenure. Continue Reading »

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| August 29, 2012
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City of David Jewely: Ancient fashion comes alive with beautiful replicas

Israeli Models in the the City of David display exquisite replicas of the ancient jewelry discovered there.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Models in the the City of David flaunted replicas of ancient jewelry discovered there.

A replica of an ancient ring found in Jerusalem. - Shushi Beinish

A replica of an ancient ring found in Jerusalem. – Shushi Beinish

Situated deep below ground in the Arab village of Silwan outside the Old City’s Dung Gate, the City of David holds the remains of the once-grand citadel where a dynasty of Judean kings once ruled.

City of David jewelry – earrings – Photo: Shushi Beinish

 

The City of David is believed to be where King David laid the foundations for the city of Jerusalem around 1000 BC. Continue Reading »

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| August 28, 2012
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Ya’alon says Iran must choose, a nuclear bomb or survival

At the memorial ceremony for Burgas terror victims, vice premier says world must confront ‘radical Islamist terror funded by Tehran’

By Gilad Morag

“Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. We must act together, determinedly and firmly, with all the means at our disposal in order to (achieve this goal),” Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Tuesday during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terror attack in Burgas, Bulgaria.

The ceremony, which took place in Sofia’s main synagogue opened with a moment of silence for the victims. Bulgaria’s president and the Israeli ambassador were among the dignitaries who attended the event. Continue Reading »

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| August 28, 2012
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Lieberman to Morsi: Visit Jerusalem, for Peace is Not an Abstract Ideal

FM Avigdor Lieberman said “peace also has tangible expressions.”& that he is pleased to hear Morsi’s commitment to int’l treaties

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a legal conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday that while he is pleased to hear of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s statements regarding Egypt’s commitment to abide by all international treaties, such affirmations are not merely be abstract ideals.

“I was pleased to hear Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s speech regarding Egypt’s’ commitment to peace with Israel, to the Camp David treaty and the struggle against terrorism,” Lieberman said. “That is a very important message.” Continue Reading »

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