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| September 11, 2014
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British chief whip: Europe has forgotten the Holocaust – fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.

Michael Gove, the UK Chief Whip, says far from eradicating the hatred of Jews, anti-Semitism in Europe is now considered ‘chic’ by some.

 

Europe has forgotten the warning of the Holocaust and is plagued by a “virus” of anti-Semitism, Chief Whip Michael Gove said, adding that the hatred of Jews has attained a “radical chic” in certain circles, U.K. daily The Telegraph reported.

Pro Palestinian protester burns an Israeli flag, Paris, July 26, 2014.

Pro Palestinian protester burns an Israeli flag during demonstration banned by police, in support of Gaza in central Paris, July 26, 2014.- Photo: Reuters

In his address to the annual dinner of the Holocaust Education Trust, Gove also accused pro-Palestinian activists of a “deliberate” campaign of “relativisation, trivialization and perversion” of the Holocaust by comparing the Israeli government to the Nazis, warning that this campaign is fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.

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| September 4, 2014
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Comedian Joan Rivers, staunch supporter of Israel dies at age 81

On Aug. 28, Joan Rivers was undergoing surgery on her vocal cords at a clinic in New York City when she stopped breathing and had to be rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital.

By REUTERS

 

Joan Alexandra Molinsky – known by her stage name Joan Rivers – born in Brooklyn, New York in 1933, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants Beatrice Grushman and Meyer C. Molinsky has died at the age of 81.

Joan Rivers - Photo: Dan Steinberg/AP

Joan Rivers – Photo: Dan Steinberg/AP

The comedian Joan Rivers died on Thursday in New York a week after suffering cardiac arrest during an outpatient medical procedure, her daughter said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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| September 4, 2014
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IDF pounds Syrian army position after its shell explodes in Israel’s Golan

Rocket fired in conflict between Assad forces & rebels on Syrian side of Golan Heights explodes inside Israel.

IDF says it sees the Syrian army as responsible for any rocket fire towards Israel.

By Ahiya Raved, Yoav Zitun, Itay Blumental, & Roi Kais

 

The IDF fired a Spike (Tamuz) missile at a Syrian army position on Thursday in response to a stray projectile fired from the neighboring country that hit the Israeli Golan Heights earlier in the day. A direct hit was confirmed.

The fighting in Quneitra as seen from the Israeli side (Photo: AFP)

The fighting in Quneitra as seen from the Israeli side – Photo: AFP

A rocket siren was sounded Thursday afternoon in the northern Golan Heights. Continue Reading »

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| September 4, 2014
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PMO orders removal of unauthorized, temporary bridge to Temple Mount’s Mughrabi Gate

 

On August 6, PM Binyamin Netanyahu made it clear at a press conference that Israel had no intention of altering the status quo on the Temple Mount.

The Prime Minister’s Office ordered the dismantling of a foot bridge under construction from the Western Wall Plaza to the Temple Mount to supplement the  Mughrabi Bridge, government officials confirmed Wednesday.

Mughrabi Gate

Mughrabi Gate. – Photo:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST

The officials said that the move came at the request of the Jordanian government. According to the officials, the PMO has ultimate jurisdiction – because of the sensitivity of the area – for the site. Continue Reading »

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| September 3, 2014
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Israel’s PM: UN needs to investigate Hamas, not IDF soldiers

 

It appears Jerusalem will not cooperate with the U.N. investigative committee probing Israel’s role in Operation Protective Edge, in light of Professor William Schabas’ comments against Israel and its PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

By Dan Lavie, Gideon Allon & Tzvi Harel

 

A week after the cease-fire that ended Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip, the committee set up by the U.N. Human Rights Council to probe the conflict met for the first time to determine the nature of the investigation.

Professor William Schabas – Photo: AP

It is still unknown whether the committee, headed by Professor William Schabas, will go to Israel.

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| September 3, 2014
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Murdered Jewish US Journalist Was An Israeli

Beheaded Jewish journalist had made aliyah, risked his life by fasting on Yom Kippur & prayed facing Jerusalem in captivity.

By Shimon Cohen

 

American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was brutally beheaded by the Islamic State terrorist group, took great risks to keep his Jewish faith in captivity, a former fellow-captive of the murdered journalist told Yediot Aharonoth.

Steven Sotloff seen before his execution

Steven Sotloff seen before his execution – Screenshot

However, it turns out that Sotloff was in fact Israeli.

A media gag order on the issue was released on Wednesday, allowing publication of the fact that Sotloff made aliyah (immigration) to Israel in 2005 by himself, and studied at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.

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| September 1, 2014
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Palestinians Opinion of the Holocaust: ‘Respect to Hitler’

Canadian documentary-maker reveals most Palestinians in Ramallah have no true idea of what happened during the Holocaust except Hitler didn’t kill enough Jews.

By Ari Soffer

 

What do Palestinians think about the Holocaust?

It’s a question filmmaker Corey Gil-Shuster asked to random people in Ramallah, the political capital of the Palestinian Authority.

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The results were not encouraging.

Respondents typically gave one of three answers. Some did not actually know what it was, or had only a vague idea. The majority, however, either voiced the claim – popular in Arab countries – that the Nazi genocide was exaggerated by Jews for political purposes so that they could do the same to Arabs, or simply said they supported what Hitler had done because, as one smiling woman shared, “Jews are evil”. Continue Reading »

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| August 31, 2014
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Do you have Jewish roots? – New ‘home’ genetics kits could identify Jewish past

New home genetic tests kit could deliver answers for those who feel an affinity for Jews and closeness to Israel.

 

Millions of people around the world may discover Jewish roots with the increasing availability of home genetics tests and concurrent growth in popularity of genealogical websites, according to a Jerusalem think tank.

Ethiopian Jews

Uri Perednik poses with Ethiopian Jews in Addis Ababa. – Photo: Courtesy

The Jewish People Policy Institute, an independent body founded by the Jewish Agency in 2002, focused on Jewish continuity that conducted research regarding this issue, announced on Wednesday that earlier this summer it had recommended to the government, as well as Diaspora communities that they work to connect with people discovering that they have Jewish ties. Continue Reading »

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| August 28, 2014
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Rabbis tell of ‘Quiet War’ on control of David’s Tomb is ‘as Dangerous as Arab War’

Rabbi says that with end of Gaza operation, Israel must return changing status quo at David’s Tomb to front and center…or lose Jewish access.

By Benny Toker, Ari Yashar

 

Rabbi Eldad Shmueli, an activist for the Jewish rights to King David’s Tomb in Jerusalem’s Mount Tzion, on Wednesday called on the public to visit the David’s Tomb Compound to fight the change in status quo that threatens Jewish access to the holy site.

Crosses at King David's Tomb for Mass (file)

Crosses at King David’s Tomb for Mass – File Photo: Yonatan Yosef

Speaking to Arutz Sheva about the impact of Operation Protective Edge, which reached a controversial long-term ceasefire on Tuesday, Rabbi Shmueli said “from the nature of things during the war we were distracted from David’s Tomb, everything moved to the side.” Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2014
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Second Temple Era ruins found near Highway to Jerusalem

 

Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of ruins and bronze coins stamped with a Hebrew inscription reading “Year Four,” the time of the Great Revolt against the Romans some 2,000 years ago.

By Yori Yalon

 

The Israel Antiquities Authority on Tuesday announced that the ruins of a Second Temple-era community have been found near Highway 1, Israel’s main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway.

The coins found on the site were stamped with a Hebrew inscription reading “Redemption of Zion” – Photo: Uri Lenz

The ruins were discovered several months ago during an infrastructure project by the national roads company, Netivei Israel.

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| August 6, 2014
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Israeli Group Says Build the Third Temple For Peace

The Temple Institute is now starting on the building’s architectural plans having already recreated 60 vessels & implements needed for Temple worship. 

By Ryan Jones

 

Ceasefires, truces and bilateral agreements will never bring the peace most people in the Middle East desire. Only by following the biblical model, including the rebuilding of the Third Temple in Jerusalem, can genuine peace be achieved, argues an Israeli organization dedicated to that goal.

Illustration of Third Temple construction taken from Temple Institute promotional video.

“Every prophet of Israel, without exception, prophesied that the Temple would be rebuilt, ushering a new era of universal harmony and peace,” wrote the Temple Institute as an intro to its new crowd-funding campaign at Indiegogo.

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| August 4, 2014
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Lieberman: I suggest UN mandate in Gaza, it worked in Kosovo

 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman: “There are 3 options:

•A diplomatic arrangement
•Hamas’ submission
•A state of limbo where we respond when they open fire”

By Gideon Allon & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaking at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Monday, stressed that Operation Protective Edge is not over and suggested the possibility of a U.N. mandate in Gaza after Hamas is toppled.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman – Photo: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch

“There are three options,” Lieberman said, addressing the possible outcomes of the Gaza conflict. “A [diplomatic] arrangement, Hamas’ submission, or a state of limbo where we respond when they open fire.

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| August 4, 2014
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As UN committees feed Anti-Semitism, UN Condemns Spike in Anti-Semitism Worldwide

Too little, too late: Belated condemnation surfaces after Jews have been threatened & beaten across the globe – maybe due to decades of racist and biased UN declarations against Israel.

By AFP and Tova Dvorin

 

The conflict in Gaza should not be an excuse for anti-Semitic slurs and attacks, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said late Sunday.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – AFP photo

Ban “deplores the recent upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, particularly in Europe, in connection with protests concerning the escalation of violence in Gaza,” read a statement from the UN leader’s spokesman.

“The Secretary-General emphasizes that the conflict in the Middle East must not constitute a pretext for prejudice that could affect social peace and harmony anywhere.” Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2014
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Belgian Doctor Refused Treatment to 90 yr-old Jewish Woman

The doctor confirmed saying, “I’m not coming! Send her to Gaza for a few hours, and she will not feel the pain anymore,” after deducing she was Jewish.

By Arutz Sheva

 

A Flemish doctor who manned a medical hotline Wednesday night refused to provide help to a 90-year-old Jewish woman, Bertha Klein, who had suffered a fractured rib. “I’m not coming!” he said. “Send her to Gaza for a few hours, and she will not feel the pain anymore,” was the reply.

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Doctors (illustrative) – morguefile

The doctor confirmed the exchange, and said that he had spoken the way he did out of “emotional frenzy.” Continue Reading »

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| July 26, 2014
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Israeli supermodel/ actress sparks controversy for her pro-IDF Facebook post

 

Israel’s Gal Gadot, star as Wonder Woman in the new ‘Batman’ film & in ‘Fast and Furious’ draws fire, but wins praise on Facebook.

By Ynetnews

 

Israeli supermodel and actress Gal Gadot has caused controversy with a post on Facebook that praises the IDF soldiers, condemns Hamas and calls for coexistence.

Photo: Who is tougher? Dwayne The Rock Johnson or me? LOL #TBT #throwbackthursday

Photo: Who is tougher? Dwayne The Rock Johnson or me? LOL – Photo: Gal Gadot – גל גדות Facebook page

The post, which has received well over 100,000 thousand likes, 2,000 shares and 8,000 comments, drew responses from both sides of the
conflict.

“I don’t support you. In fact because of this post you are now included in my boycott of Israel. Continue Reading »

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