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| August 20, 2013
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Arab Slaps Random Jew in Attack on Jerusalem’s Light Rail

Jewish man in Jerusalem becomes target to random attack in what seems to be anti-Jewish motivated incident.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

A Jewish man from the Binyamin region was assaulted Monday in a random attack on the light rail train in Jerusalem. The young man told Arutz Sheva that he was targeted by a group of Arab youths, apparently due to his recognizably Jewish appearance.

The Jerusalem Light Rail – Photo IsraelandStuff/PP

He was part of a group traveling to a birthday party in Jerusalem, he recalled. The group sat toward the front of the train.

As the train passed by the Beit Hanina neighborhood, three Arab youths approached their group, he said. Continue Reading »

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| August 20, 2013
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Attacking Arab Shot Dead While Apprehending Terrorist During IDF Operation

When Security forces came under attack, live fire was ordered to guarantee the safety of the soldiers during an operation to arrest Islamic Jihad terrorist Bassam Saadi in Jenin.

By Ari Soffer

 

 

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian Authority Arab and wounded two others during an operation early Tuesday in the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Jenin in Samaria (Shomron)

Security forces were attempting to apprehend a member of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization when they came under attack.

“During the activity, shots were fired at the forces and improvised explosive devices and rocks were hurled at the security personnel, injuring two soldiers,” a military spokeswoman told AFP. Continue Reading »

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| August 19, 2013
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Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region Under Flood Threat

As worst floods of past 120 years hit, about 170,000 people have already been evacuated from Amur, Khabarovsk & Birobidzhan provinces, near Russia’s border with China. Birobidzhan,was once intended to serve as an alternative Soviet homeland for the Jews.

By Reuters

 

 

As many as 100,000 people may be evacuated from their homes near Russia’s border with China if the region’s biggest floods for 120 years get worse, Russian media reported on Saturday.

A boy watches his father gets water from a hydrant in Khabarovsk, on the banks of the Amur river, Ru

A boy watches his father gets water from a hydrant in Khabarovsk, on the banks of the Amur river, Russia. – Photo: Reuters

The floods, caused by a month of unusually heavy rain, are not expected to start receding until early September, the head of Russia’s hydrometeorology monitoring service told news agency Ria Novosti. Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2013
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Israeli Jumbo Jet returns to airport to retrieve cancer-stricken girl

 

When Passport was found on board, El Al pilot turns packed airliner AROUND to retrieve cancer-stricken girl, 11, after having to leave her behind when she lost her passport.

 

By Ryan Gorman

 

An Israeli airline – with the support of everyone on-board – turned around a plane to pick up an 11-year-old cancer patient.

Planes almost never turn around: No one could believe the plane returned to pick up Chomsky

Planes almost never turn around: No one could believe the plane returned to pick up Chomsky

All set to fly to New York August 7 to attend a camp for paediatric cancer patients, Inbar Chomsky, was taken off an El-Al Airlines flight after her passport went missing. Continue Reading »

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| August 17, 2013
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What will Israel do about the new EU guidelines?

Because of Israel’s scientific prowess, it is the only non-European country to have been invited to take part in EU’s ‘Horizon 2020’ program. The Europeans knew what they were doing by inviting Israel, which is no longer viewed as a country known only for its Jaffa oranges, as it was in the 1950s.

By Dore Gold

Last Friday morning, on Israel’s popular morning radio station, Reshet Bet, broadcaster Aryeh Golan interviewed Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin about the latest demands by the European Union that its research and development grants not be applied to territories beyond the 1967 lines.

EU flags - Photo AFP

EU flags – Photo AFP

Since mid-July, there have been reports of new EU guidelines that are expected to go into effect on Jan.

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| August 17, 2013
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PA officials accuse Kerry of ‘deception & misinformation’ in peace talks with Israel

Palestinian representatives say Kerry gave Abbas assurances on Israeli settlement freeze.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

Palestinian officials in Ramallah have accused the US Administration of deceiving and misinforming the Palestinian Authority with regards to the peace talks with Israel.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Saeb Erekat, April 2013.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Saeb Erekat, April 2013. – Photo: REUTERS

The officials told the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper that they were concerned about the US Administration’s role in the peace talks with Israel, especially its position on plans to build new homes in settlements and east Jerusalem neighborhoods.

The officials met with PA President Mahmoud Abbas last Thursday and heard from him about the peace talks with Israel.

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| August 16, 2013
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Netanyahu exposed anti-Israel incitement at UN sponsored , West financed Arab summer camps

 

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was briefed by PM Benjamin Netanyahu & other top Israeli officials on Friday about UNRWA camps inciting & indoctrinating Arab children.

Either unable or unwilling to end the UNRWA indoctrination of Arab children, Ban expressed his concern over Israeli home constructions.

By Mati Tuchfeld, Israel Hayom Staff and Reuters

 

 

At a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to present proof of anti-Israel incitement in summer camps run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian children in Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip.

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| August 16, 2013
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Op-ed by Jonathan Pollard: Restoring Israel to its Greatness

 

 

 

For the 1st time in his 28 years of  imprisonment, Jonathan Pollard pens op-ed.

Authentic Jewish tradition teaches in great detail how to relate to the dead with honor and reverence. The dead are not only keepers of the past; they are our teachers, our moral guides and our inspiration for the future. A country with no respect for the dead has no respect for the living.

 

 

Imprisoned Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard – Photo: AP

By JONATHAN POLLARD

 

When tragedy strikes anywhere in the world, the State of Israel is always among the first to offer help, sending experienced rescue teams, portable hospitals and world-class medical experts to the scene.

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| August 16, 2013
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Egyptian nuclear scientist fled to Israel: Temple Mount Belongs to Jews

 

Noha Hashad, the Egyptian nuclear physicist who fled to Israel and has remained, has said publicly that according to the Koran the land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people, and there’s no doubt the Temple Mount also belongs to the Jews.

Posted by newsdesk by AMI DOR ON

 

The researcher fled Egypt to Israel in June 2011; this according to Al-Ahram. The newspaper claims that Mossad agents were involved in the shady ordeal.

According to Al-Ahram the researcher held the post of assistant head of the science and physics faculty at the Beni Suef University south of Cairo. Continue Reading »

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| August 15, 2013
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‘Hasbara’ Director Suspended by PM Over ‘Offensive’ Facebook Posts

Danny Seaman, the Prime Minister’s head of Israel’s on-line communications activities, claims he is the victim of a vendetta by Ha’aretz, an Israeli  left-wing daily newspaper.

By David Lev

 

Danny Seaman, who is director of social and interactive media in the Prime Minister’s Office, has been suspended after several people complained that he had made offensive posts on his personal Facebook page. There was no word as to when, or if, he would return to work.

Seaman oversees the government’s Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, Youtube video channels, and other on-line activities, presenting messages from the government on policy, and providing official points of view on political and security matters. Continue Reading »

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| August 15, 2013
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Russia to donate $1 million to Auschwitz conservation fund

 

24 countries have contributed thus far. Germany has contributed $80 million, followed by the U.S. with $15 million. Poland, where the camp is located, has promised about $13 million, according to Polskie Radio.

 

Russia will contribute up to $1 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation for the conservation and maintenance of the site of the former Nazi concentration camp.

Auschwitz beds for 6-8 people – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Russia’s pledge was reported Tuesday by the Polskie Radio website, which cited a statement issued by the Russian Embassy in Warsaw. Support for the project, the statement said, is “a common moral duty as it serves the mission of preserving the memory of the huge number of victims of the Nazi camp and of other crimes against humanity.”

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| August 15, 2013
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Jewish Agency brings 17 Yemeni Jews to Israel in secret mission

 

10 Jewish Yemenite children who were brought to Argentina in 2011, arrive in Israel Wednesday, to reunite with their families just as their parents land from Yemen in covert operation.

By Omri Efraim

17 Yemenite Jews landed in Israel Wednesday, in a Jewish Agency operation that brought about the bonding of two families, both of which were divided in August 2011 when several of their members were brought to Argentina by Satmar Hasidim and the rest remained in Yemen.

New Yemenite arrivals – Photo: Moshik Br

The families are to reside in one of the agency’s centers in Israel’s south until they move to permanent housing. Continue Reading »

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| August 14, 2013
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America’s 1st Jewish congregation & oldest synagogue fight over sale of Torah finial bells

Synagogue sells Colonial-era bells to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts for $7.4m but congregation says both the synagogue & bells belongs to them.

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Mediation has failed in lawsuits between the oldest U.S. synagogue and the country’s first Jewish congregation over ownership issues.

The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. – Photo: Swampyank at en.wikipedia

Lawyers for the leaders of New York City’s Congregation Shearith Israel and Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island tell The Associated Press they were unable to agree during mediation overseen by a federal judge. The lawsuits will now move forward.

The dispute started after leaders at Touro agreed to sell a set of Colonial-era Torah finial bells for $7.4 million to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Continue Reading »

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| August 13, 2013
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125 new IDF recruits out of 330 new immigrants arrive in Israel

 

Almost half of the Nefesh B’Nefesh flight carrying 330 new immigrants from North America are eager to serve in IDF combat units.

New immigrants were greeted at the airport by a host of Israeli dignitaries, including Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar.

By Eran Suissa & Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

A charter plane dubbed the “soldiers’ flight” touched down in Israel on Tuesday morning, bringing 125 young American Jews ready to don uniforms and join the ranks of the Israel Defense Forces.

Immigrating to enlist in the IDF – Photo:: Shahar Azran

The flight, carrying a total of 330 new immigrants from North America, included 63 men and 62 women aged 18 to 22 who will soon be inducted into the armed forces, most of them slated for combat. Continue Reading »

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| August 13, 2013
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Rocket fired by Sinai terrorists at Eilat intercepted by Iron Dome

 

Siren activated then blasts heard around the southern city.

Rocket attack comes just days after alleged Israeli drone successfully killed Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists in the Sinai.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

 

Terrorists fired a rocket at Eilat shortly before 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning, triggering an air raid siren and activating the Iron Dome anti-rocket battery, which is stationed at the Red Sea city.

Iron Dome battery deployed in North

Iron Dome battery deployed in North – Photo: Ben Hartman

The Iron Dome system intercepted at least one rocket, according to initial IDF assessments.

It is unknown at this stage whether additional rockets fell in open areas outside of the city.

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