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| October 23, 2013
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Palestinian Terrorist Arrested on U.S. immigration charges for lying

A Palestinian woman who was convicted for a deadly bombing in Israel in 1969 ‘forgot’ to tell US Immigrations of her relationship with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

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A woman of Palestinian descent was arrested on Tuesday on immigration charges for allegedly lying about her conviction for a deadly bombing in Israel in 1969.

Rasmieh Yousef Odeh.

Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, center, departs the federal courthouse, October 22, 2013. – Photo: AP

Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, 66, lied on immigration papers when she came to the U.S. from Jordan in 1995 and before she became a naturalized U.S. Continue Reading »

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| October 23, 2013
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Abbas: No Jewish Presence in the Jordan Valley

Palestinian Authority head: Israel will be to blame if peace talks fail over its demand to keep Jewish soldiers stationed in the Jordan Valley.

By Elad Benari

 

 

In his latest attack of Israel,  Chairman Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that Israel would be to blame if ongoing peace talks collapsed over its demand to keep military forces in the Jordan Valley.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: AFP

“We will not accept it, and if they (the talks) collapse, they (Israelis) will be the reason for the collapse, not us,” Abbas was quoted by AFP as having told the Baltic News Service during a visit to Lithuania. Continue Reading »

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| October 23, 2013
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IDF Phones Gazans, Urging Them to Overthrow Hamas

 

 

Report: Residents of Gaza  have received phone calls from the IDF telling them Hamas is squandering their aid money.

By Israel Today Staff

 

 

Palestinians across the Gaza Strip last week reported receiving calls from the Israeli army warning them against helping Hamas, and suggesting that the terror group cared nothing at all for the well-being of local residents.

Israeli Army Calls Gazans, Urges Them to Turn on Hamas

Free Gaza from Hamas – Israel Today

The pre-recorded Arabic message, which was conveyed by Palestinians to France’s AFP news agency, said:

“The Israeli army warns you against obeying the orders of the terrorist Hamas or having any contact with it. Continue Reading »

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| October 23, 2013
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Toronto transit rejects ‘inaccurate’ anti-Israel promo ads for buses

‘The Toronto Transit Commission has not allowed itself to fall prey to the false anti-Israel propaganda campaign,’ B’nai Brith Canada said.

By JTA

 

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission rejected four anti-Israel advertisements for being “inaccurate and misleading.”

disapearing palistineBrad Ross, a spokesman for the transit commission, told JTA on Monday that the ads were turned down because they were “inaccurate and misleading.” The ads were intended to run on buses and subways, as well as the commission’s shelters.

Proposed by the Montreal-based Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, the ads were similar to the “Disappearing Palestine” ad that ran this summer in Vancouver’s transit system.

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| October 22, 2013
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John Kerry: Palestinian-Israel peace talks moving at ‘increased intensity’

A week after European Court determined Palestinians ‘lost’ $2 Billion in donated aid,  Kerry announces Qatar’s pledge to provide $150 million in aid to Abbas’ cash-strapped Palestinian Authority.

By Reuters

 

Qatar has agreed to provide $150 million in debt relief to the Palestinian Authority, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday as he announced that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are intensifying.

Kerry and Al Attiyeh in Paris

John Kerry speaks to the media during a joint press conference with Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled Al Attiyeh. Paris, Monday Oct. 21 2013.- Photo: AP

Speaking after he briefed Arab states about the direct peace negotiations, which resumed on July 29 with a goal of reaching an agreement within nine months, Kerry told reporters that the two sides have increased the pace of their discussions. Continue Reading »

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| October 22, 2013
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Israelis quietly feeding Syrian refugees in Jordan

An Israeli humanitarian aid nonprofit, IsraAid, is discreetly providing food & aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan.

 

MAFRAQ, Jordan (JTA) — The purple plastic sacks fill two rooms in the otherwise sparsely furnished headquarters of a Jordanian NGO, awaiting distribution to Syrian refugees already lined up on the sidewalk.

Syrian refugees in a small refugee camp outside the Jordanian city of Mafraq collecting supplies funded by IsraAid, an Israeli humanitarian aid organization. (Mickey Alon)

Syrian refugees in a small refugee camp outside the Jordanian city of Mafraq collect supplies funded by IsraAid, an Israeli humanitarian aid organization – Photo: Mickey Alon

They contain an array of staple dry goods — lentils, pasta, powdered milk, tea — as well as a range of hygiene products like soap and detergent, enough for 250 refugee families. Continue Reading »

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| October 22, 2013
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As Abbas honors terrorists, PA spokesperson slams Israeli ‘incitement’

 

PA Foreign Ministry calls Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman a  “fascist” &  “gangster” for saying ‘Abbas is not a peace partner’.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

The Palestinian Authority on Monday strongly condemned Israeli “incitement” against PA President Mahmoud Abbas and warned against its negative impact on the peace talks.

Saeb Erekat, Palestinian spin Grand-Master - Photo EPA

Saeb Erekat, Palestinian spin Grand-Master – Photo EPA

The PA’s attack came in response to statements made by Avigdor Liberman, chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, who was quoted as saying that Abbas is not a peace partner.

Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat described Liberman’s statements as “dangerous incitement” which in his view “reflected an Israeli desire to get rid of President Abbas.”

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| October 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress Cancelled Predator Drone Delivery to Turkey

Reports fromTurkish newspaper: The American Congress cancelled the scheduled delivery of US made UAVs to Turkey because of Ankara’s  exposing of Israeli spies to the Iranians.

By Elad Benari

 

The United States Congress cancelled the delivery to Turkey of 10 Predators – unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – following Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan’s disclosure of the identity of 10 Iranians who had been working for the Mossad, the Turkish Taraf daily reported on Monday.

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Predator – unmanned aircraft, Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

According to the newspaper, the claims about Fidan can be traced back to the year after the Mavi Marmara incident in 2010. Continue Reading »

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| October 21, 2013
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Jerusalem Arab Sentenced After Spying for Hezbollah

38 year-old Issam Hashem Mashahara of Jerusalem’s Jabel Mukabar neighborhood was found guilty of spying for Hezbollah & sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.

By Arutz Sheva

 

 

A 38 year-old Arab resident of Jerusalem’s Jabel Mukabar neighborhood has been sentenced to 42 months in jail for volunteering to spy for Hezbollah.

Illustration: Hezbollah flag – AFP photo

Issam Hashem Mashahara, who worked as a bus driver, reportedly traveled to the Lebanese capital Beirut of his own volition, and arranged to meet a group of Hezbollah operatives there.

Mashahara first made contact with the Iranian-backed terrorist group at a cemetery where many of its members are buried, by introducing himself to one of the guards. Continue Reading »

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| October 20, 2013
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Humorous released report has Israel leading the world in R&D

 

Graphic website Doghouse Diaries releases new map indicating what each country’s claim to fame is. The map has Israel leading in Research & Development, Jordan in falafel size and Iran in brain drain.

By Ynet

A world map published over the weekend on the website The Doghouse Diaries detailed the field in which countries over the world excel, listing Israel as number one in research and development.

 

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In the region, Jordan prides itself on the size of falafel balls, Saudi Arabia on the amount of oil possessed, and Kuwait in the exchange rate of its local currency. Continue Reading »

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| October 20, 2013
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Ankara Blames Israel for Report on Turkey Exposing Spies to Iran

Officials in Ankara charge Israel in trying to make Turkey look bad by leaking information about how its intelligence chief betrayed ally in exposing covert operatives to Iranian authorities.

By Elad Benari

 

Turkey is blaming Israel for a report in the Washington Post this week which said that Turkey handed over to Tehran a list of Israeli agents in Iran.

 “We see this media campaign as an attack and there might be an Israeli effort behind it,” a Turkish intelligence source said told the Turkish daily Hurriyet.

The Washington Post report was written by David Ignatius who, the Turkish newspaper noted, was the moderator at the World Economic Forum panel in Davos in 2009 when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan walked out when Israeli President Shimon Peres walked in. Continue Reading »

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| October 20, 2013
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Column One: Israel vs. Obama & EU Appeasement Path

 

Tehran gives no indication that they will suspend all uranium enrichment and still the White House sees “level of seriousness and substance that we had not seen before.”

By CAROLINE B. GLICK

 

 

 

Speaking to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz explained Israel’s concerns about the nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva. “We’re worried Geneva 2013 will end up like Munich 1938.”
Catherine Ashton, Saeed Jalili during before talks

Catherine Ashton, Saeed Jalili during before talks – Photo: REUTERS/Tolga Adanali/Pool

Well, the time for worrying has passed. The statements from the Obama administration and the EU following the closing of the first round of talks all made clear that Geneva 2013 is Munich 1938.

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| October 19, 2013
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Arabs Leaders are Realizing Israel Is Not Their Enemy

 

 

As multiple crises in the Mid-East mounts & Washington’s influence wanes, some Arab states have begun covertly cooperating with Israel.

By Ryan Jones

 

One of the very few positive outcomes of the regional crises engulfing the Middle East is that a number of Arab states are beginning to realize that Israel is not the true enemy.

flags“For the first time in Israel’s existence, there is an understanding in the Arab world, that Israel is not the enemy of the Arabs. On many issues, we are united,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the opening of the Knesset’s winter session earlier this week. Continue Reading »

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| October 19, 2013
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Egypt eliminates homes, groves & more of Hamas’ tunnels on Gaza border

 

Egyptian military officials reportedly had 6,000 square meters (64,500 feet) of olive groves leveled, explaining how terrorists use them for camouflage to launch military assaults against Egyptian border guards, & to smuggle stolen fuel, goods, drugs & weapons.

By Israel Hayom Staff & News Agencies

 

The Egyptian military has leveled large tracts of olive groves near the city of Rafah, destroying smuggling infrastructure and detonating several thousand liters of fuel, according to Palestinian and Egyptian reports.

Egyptian soldiers on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Rafah – Photo: AP

According to a Ma’an News Agency source in Rafah, the Egyptian military razed thousands of square meters of farmland because of several “openings” to Egypt used for smuggling, and because armed elements were using the groves as cover for targeting Egyptian soldiers and border guards.

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| October 19, 2013
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Kidnapped Lebanese Shi’ite pilgrims in Syria finally freed

Possible 3-way deal included release of 2   Turkish pilots held by Lebanese militants  & hopefully will also secure the release of female prisoners jailed by Assad’s gov’t.

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Nine Shi’ite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late Friday night as part of a negotiated hostage deal that could see two Turkish pilots held by Lebanese militants released, officials said.

Lebanese Army soldiers patrol the road leading to Beirut international airport

Lebanese Army soldiers patrol the road leading to Beirut international airport, following the kidnap of a Turkish airlines pilot and his colleague in Beirut, August 9, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

The complicated three-way deal also potentially includes the release of female prisoners now held by the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Continue Reading »

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