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| June 1, 2012
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Former US presidents to honor Peres

Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger among those invited to special White House dinner in which Obama will present President Peres with Medal of Freedom

 

WASHINGTON – Former US presidents, state secretaries and a long line of Hollywood stars and business tycoons will take part in a special event to be hosted by President Barack Obama in honor of Shimon Peres.

Peres and George W. Bush (Photo: Ariel Yerusalimsky)

Peres and George W. Bush - Photo: Ariel Yerusalimsky

The White House is set to host a grandiose dinner on June 13 during which Obama will award Peres with the Medal of Freedom.

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| June 1, 2012
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Terrorist, Soldier Killed in Gaza-Area Gunfight

Two soldiers were wounded in the same area about a week ago.

 

A 20-year-old Golani Brigade soldier was killed Friday in a shootout with a Gaza terrorist.

The terrorist tried to infiltrate the western Negev from Gaza and was eliminated during the predawn hours of Friday morning. According to a preliminary investigation, the terrorist took advantage of fog around 4:00 a.m. to go through a hole he cut in the security fence near the Kissufim crossing.

A Golani unit responded to the scene and identified the terrorist who opened fire at the soldiers, killing one. Artillery soldiers fired back, killing the terrorist.

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| May 31, 2012
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NIS 2M Compensation for Botched IAF Rescue

Award will go to the family of Alaa Aghbariya, who fell to his death from an IAF helicopter 3 years ago.

 

The state will pay NIS 2M in compensation to the family of Alaa Aghbariya, who fell to his death from an IAF helicopter during a botched rescue operation three years ago.

Aghbariya, 24, and two other men, all from the Arab village of Musheirfeh in Wadi Ara, had entered a mine field near Sdeh Trumot in northern Israel. A mine exploded and Aghbariya was severely injured in the explosion.

A rescue team and a helicopter from the army’s elite 669 rescue unit were called in and a failed attempt was made to extricate Aghbariya. Continue Reading »

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| May 31, 2012
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A Moment Of Silence For The ‘Munich 11’: Politics As Usual For The IOC?

Jacques Rogge, IOC president, may have resolved that inclusion of the minute of silence is likely to fan the flames of the Arab-Israeli conflict and lead some nations to threaten to pull their delegations, if not actually do so.

 

 

With delegations from 205 countries, more than 100 heads of state, tens of thousands of journalists, hundreds of thousands of volunteers, and millions of fans planning to attend, this summer’s Olympic Games in London are seen as a prime backdrop for a terrorist attack. For the better part of the past decade, and armed with a £600 million budget, the stable of British security forces have been preparing to foil any such attempt.

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| May 31, 2012
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In Another ‘Gesture,’ Israel Releases Terrorists’ Bodies to PA

Israel released the bodies of 91 terrorists to the Palestinian Authority early Thursday morning, but refused to release their identities.

Israel released the bodies of 91 terrorists to the Palestinian Authority early Thursday morning. The release of the bodies is another in an ongoing series of “gestures” by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the PA, in an effort to encourage PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to agree to return to negotiations with Israel. So far, the PA has refused, although Abbas has accepted Israel’s “gestures.”

Some of the bodies have been held by Israel for decades. Among those to be handed over to the PA are the remains of seven terrorists who attacked the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv in 1975, the terrorist who killed six people at Cafe Hillel in Jerusalem in 2003, and terrorists who bombed buses in Ashkelon and Be’ersheva in 1996. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2012
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Wanted: Cyber warfare expert to fend for Israel’s major banks

The new expert will be in charge of implementing computer infrastructure security guidelines for Israeli commercial banks, and will work alongside the Shin Bet.

Israel’s central bank is looking for an expert on cyber warfar, according to an advertisement published on its website on Wednesday.

The person who is chosen for the new position in the Bank of Israel’s banking supervision department will be reponsible for forming guidelines for securing essential computer infrastructure against cyber warfare and terrorism in Israel’s banking system, monitoring its implementation, and identifying potential threats.

Computer server room.
Computer server room. Photo by AP

The cyber warfare expert would liaise with the National Information Security Authority, and with the Shin Bet security service. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2012
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Peace Now Head Upset over Latma Satire

Peace Now head says “right wingers” are libeling him “under the guise of a satirical skit.”

Yariv Oppenheimer, who heads the ultra-leftist Peace Now group, is angry about a satirical imitation of him, in the form of a character named “Yariv Googleheimer” on the Latma website.

While Googleheimer is a regular on Latma’s weekly Tribal Update shows, it seems a particularly strong satire in the latest Update caused Oppenheimer to lose his cool.


 

The skit is a version of a number from the 1960s musical Kazablan. The original version of the song – “We are All Jews” – celebrates Israelis’ solidarity with each other despite the differences between the ingathered communities. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2012
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Palestinian woman: I’ll be killed if deported to territories

West Bank woman tells Tel Aviv court she will be murdered for ‘disgracing’ her family after refusing to marry her cousin at young age

 

 

A 23-year-old Palestinian woman who was arrested more than a week ago for residing in Israel illegally said she would be killed if sent back to the Palestinian Authority for “disgracing” her family.

'Tough times.' The woman Photo: Gilad Morag

'Tough times.' The woman Photo: Gilad Morag

“I’m originally from the West Bank, but I’ve been living in Israel for the past three years,” she told the Tel Aviv Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. “I refused to wed, and I tarnished the family’s honor by running away. Continue Reading »

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| May 29, 2012
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Swiss chain won’t label settlement goods as Israeli

 

Switzerland’s largest retailer says the decision is in the interests of transparency

Switzerland’s largest retail chain announced Tuesday it would join a growing list of countries and sellers refusing to mark goods produced in the West Bank as “Made in Israel.”

 

A Migros location in Zurich. (photo credit: CC-BY lejoe, Flickr)
A Migros location in Zurich. – Photo: CC-BY lejoe, Flickr

The moves comes just weeks after South Africa and Denmark said they would stop labeling products made in the settlements as Israeli.

Migros said the decision is in the interests of greater transparency, and is designed to help the customers to make an informed choice. Spokeswoman Monika Weibel said Tuesday that Migros doesn’t support boycott calls by pro-Palestinian groups but does want to let customers decide which products they want to buy. Continue Reading »

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| May 29, 2012
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Israeli Mountain Climber to Receive Medal of Honor

Nadav Ben-Yehuda, who saved the life of a Turkish climber during his excursion on Mount Everest, will receive Presidential Medal of Honor.

 

Israeli mountain climber Nadav Ben Yehuda, who saved the life of a Turkish climber during an excursion on Mount Everest, will receive the Presidential Medal of Honor at an official ceremony in Jerusalem next month.

Mountain climbing

Mountain climbing - Reuters

Ben Yehuda, who was only 300 meters away from reaching the peak of Everest before he noticed Aydin Irmak lying unconscious on the ground, abandoned his climb and risked his own life in order to save his fellow climber. Continue Reading »

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| May 29, 2012
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Protests fail to disrupt Habimah’s London show

Israel’s national theater performs Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice; pro-Israel groups organize counter-protest.

LONDON – Habimah appeared at London’s world famous Globe Theater on Monday despite protests, after anti-Israel activists failed to persuade organizers to cancel their performance in an international festival celebrating William Shakespeare’s work.
The Globe Theater in London

The Globe Theater in London - Photo: Shakespearesglobe.com

Israel’s national theater was performing a Hebrew version of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice on Monday and Tuesday. Both performances are sold out.

There was a strong police presence outside the theater Monday evening to prevent any disturbances after anti-Israel groups called for protesters to demonstrate because Habimah “entertains colonists illegally settled on Palestinian land.”

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| May 29, 2012
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Israeli chess master’s tenth match in bid for world championship ends in draw

Championship will be decided in rapid games said to be Anand’s strength.

MOSCOW – Defending champion Viswanathan Anand forced challenger Boris Gelfand to think more deeply on Monday than during the previous 11 games, but the Israeli came up with a brilliant move that forced a 10th draw and sent the match into a tiebreaker.

The two grandmasters will now play four rounds of rapid chess, in which each player gets 25 minutes to make his moves, plus 10 extra seconds for every move. If that round doesn’t decide a winner, the pair will face off in several rounds of blitz chess – five minutes plus three extra seconds per move.

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| May 29, 2012
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Three Dimensional Kits Make Israel’s Case Crystal Clear

A NY attorney creates a kit that shows Israel’s point of view, how Israel is crucial to world security and shows up the water theft lie.

 

Mark Langfan, a successful New York attorney and staunch supporter of Israel, came to the conclusion one day that the truth about Israel must become accessible and easily understood.

Not one for letting  things stop at the idea stage, the talented attorney created an original and easy to grasp visual method that can – in minutes – explain the problems Israel faces when it talks of “defensible borders”, expose the truth about the Palestinian Authority water resources canard and prove the way Israel’s safety affects the world.

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| May 28, 2012
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The Enemy within: Media Ignores Second Arson Video

Israeli mainstream media showed video of Yitzhar event shot by Arabs but ignores video shot and published by the Jews.

 

Mainstream Israeli media sources provided further evidence Monday that they are unable or unwilling to report objectively on events in Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron), as news outlets appear determined to ignore new evidence of Arab wrongdoing in a confrontation near Yitzhar Saturday.

Arab video of the incident has been featured prominently, but video shot by Jews (below) and disseminated for publication Monday morning has been largely ignored in the hours since its release. The Jews say that it shows Arabs setting fire to their own fields, for propaganda purposes. Continue Reading »

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| May 27, 2012
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Arabs Set Fire near Yitzhar, One Arab Shot

Another Sabbath, another provocation at Yitzhar. Security man shoots an Arab who pulled out a knife.

 

Arabs set fire to fields outside the Samaria (Shomron) community of Yitzhar on Saturday. Fire crews that arrived at the spot were pelted with rocks. One of the Arabs pulled out a knife and was shot in the stomach by a member of Yitzhar’s emergency readiness squad.

Arson near Yitzhar (file)

Arson near Yitzhar (file)

The IDF fired tear gas to disperse the violent Arab crowd.

Arabs and the pro-Arab group B’tselem claim that the Arabs were in fact trying to put out the fires, which had been set by Jews from Yitzhar. Continue Reading »

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