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| February 14, 2013
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Contrary to Hamas declaration, Bulgarian gov’t denies inviting, meeting Hamas

Gov’t denies official meetings with Hamas legislators in 1st visit to EU country since its 2003 terrorist classification.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

BERLIN – The Bulgarian government flatly rejected on Thursday meetings between official representatives of the government and Hamas. Vessela Tcherneva, the spokeswoman for the Bulgarian foreign ministry, told the Jerusalem Post that “the news about an official visit of Hamas is wrong and false” and no one has invited Hamas from the side of the government.”
Hamas spokesperson MUSHIR AL-MASRI

Hamas spokesperson MUSHIR AL-MASRI – Photo: REUTERS

She added that the Hamas representatives are “on a private visitation of a NGO” in Sofia.

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| February 14, 2013
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Turkey requests cooperation with Israel in importing Israeli natural gas

Turkey’s building conglomerate Zorlu Group will construct an undersea pipeline from Israel’s offshore gas-platform to Turkey’s southern coast.

By Itai Trilnick and Avi Bar-Eli

The Turkish conglomerate Zorlu Group has been working in recent months to convince the Israeli government and the Leviathan gas field partners to approve energy exports to Turkey, TheMarker has learned.

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Zorlu is also a giant in real estate: Pedestrians by the huge 65,000 square-meter business center it’s building in Istanbul. – Photo by Bloomberg

Zorlu’s plan is to lay an undersea pipeline from the Leviathan field 130 kilometers off Haifa to Turkey’s south coast. The pipeline would deliver between 8 billion and 10 billion cubic meters of gas annually. Continue Reading »

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| February 14, 2013
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Canadian newspaper: Burgas terrorists are related

The ‘National Post’ reports that the culprits of the Burgas terror bombing that killed 5 Israeli tourists & a local bus driver, are related & that one grew up in Vancouver.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

Two of the three suspected Hezbollah operatives accused by Bulgaria’s government of killing five Israelis and a Bulgarian national have familial ties. The Canadian daily National Post reported on Tuesday that a Canadian, who is believed to have participated in the bombing of an Israeli tour bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, “is a relative of the unidentified terrorist who died while planting the explosives.”
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| February 14, 2013
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Iranian General killed in Lebanon

Iranian news website reports the death of a General of the Revolutionary Guard, by ‘mercenaries of the Zionist regime’

By the Associated Press

 

An Iranian independent news website is reporting that a senior commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed in Lebanon.

Revolutionary GuardsThe website, mashreghnews.ir, says General Hassan Shateri was killed by “mercenaries of the Zionist regime,” but provided no details about his death.

Shateri led Guard forces in Lebanon and oversaw Iranian-financed reconstruction projects there.

Iran is a close ally of Syria and the militant group called Hezbollah, which is a powerful player in Lebanon. Tehran provides political and military support to both. Continue Reading »

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| February 14, 2013
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Morsi floods Gaza’s smuggling tunnels, hurting Hamas’ profits

Since the Muslim Brotherhood took control of Egypt, up to 200 smuggling tunnels have been closed, curtailing Hamas’ clandestine and nefarious projects.

By REUTERS

 

Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip in a campaign to shut them down, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said.

Smuggler in tunnelReuters reporters saw one tunnel being used to bring in cement and gravel suddenly fill with water on Sunday, sending workers rushing for safety. Locals said two other tunnels were likewise flooded, with Egyptians deliberately pumping in water.”The Egyptians have opened the water to drown the tunnels,” said Abu Ghassan, who supervises the work of 30 men at one tunnel some 200 meters (yards) from the border fence.

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| February 13, 2013
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Egyptian security forces deny Hamas an office in Cairo

Iraqi paper reports the Muslim Brotherhood’s request on Hamas’ behalf was rejected due to fears it could spark further disturbances during a time of nationwide unrest.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

 

Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo Photo: Mohamed Abd el-Ghany/Reuters
Egyptian security forces have rejected a Muslim Brotherhood request to establish a Hamas office in Cairo after leaving its headquarters in Damascus, according to Egyptian security sources quoted by the Iraqi paper Azzaman on Tuesday. The security sources were quoted as saying that they put national security considerations first, especially now when Egypt is in the middle of unrest and the new office could lead to further disturbances.
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| February 13, 2013
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Female Arab Muslim: Keep it real, Jews don’t rape us, Arab men do.

We are talking about the rape of Arab women in Egypt and other Arab states, and you still try to make a connection to Israel? Jewish men do not rape Arab women and girls!

By Israel Today Staff

 

An Arab Muslim mother from northern Israel who is aspiring to a life in politics called out fellow Arab women on Tuesday for failing to differentiate between the Jews and Arabs with whom they are in conflict.

traveling on the light railCommenting on a Facebook event page protesting the sexual harassment and torture of female activists in Egypt, Anet Haskia (who was interviewed in the latest issue of Israel Today) said Palestinian women should take a close look and realize how humane their Jewish “enemies” really are. Continue Reading »

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| February 13, 2013
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NASA reports catastrophic water loss for Middle East

Freshwater reserves in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria & along the Tigris & Euphrates river basins have lost an incredible 117 million acre feet (144 km³) of total underground freshwater, the 2nd fastest loss of groundwater storage loss after India.

By The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

An amount of freshwater almost amounting to the volume of the Dead Sea has been lost in parts of the Middle East due to poor management, increased demands for groundwater and the effects of a 2007 drought, according to a NASA study.

An Iraqi woman checks her dried land. Turkey controls the Tigris and Euphrates headwaters, which dictates how much water flows downstream into Syria and Iraq.

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| February 12, 2013
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Israel advocates ‘swift’ world condemnation to North Korea nuclear proliferation

Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that a ‘Clear message must be sent to North Korea & to other countries that such activities are unacceptable’, and can not be tolerated.

By Reuters

 

Israel said on Tuesday that the international community must make clear to North Korea after its latest nuclear test that such activities cannot be tolerated.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

An undated file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. – Photo by AP

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the test, North Korea’s third in defiance of UN resolutions, and a ballistic missile launch in December raised “grave concerns” about proliferation of nuclear and ballistic technologies.

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| February 11, 2013
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Cyprus signs Gas & Oil deal with Israel

Two Israeli firms Anver & Delek signed an energy agreement Monday to acquire 30% of rights to explore for oil & gas off the Cyprus shore.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Israeli firms Delek Drilling and Anver Oil and Gas Exploration signed an agreement Monday to acquire a 30 percent stake in exploration rights for gas and oil off the southern shore of Cyprus.

The drilling is to be carried out by U.S.-based Noble Energy. Both Delek and Anver own majority rights in Israel’s own mammoth gas discoveries, the Leviathan and Tamar fields off Israel’s northern coast.

Cypriot Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis acknowledged in making the announcement that the deal provided a “new era of Cyprus-Israeli strategic cooperation which includes economic and political dimensions,” AFP reported.

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| February 11, 2013
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Israel gives ‘OK’ for Turkey to build hospital in Gaza

In a gesture to Turkey, Jerusalem permits entry of construction materials as part of easing of Gaza blockade

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Israel has authorized Turkey to transport construction materials into the Gaza Strip in order to build a Turkish-funded hospital in the coastal territory, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on Monday.

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara – Photo: REUTERS

According to the report, the hospital will be inaugurated within a year’s time, and the ceremony will be attended by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Israeli government gave the authorization earlier this month after studying a list of materials the Turks were asking to import to Gaza.

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| February 11, 2013
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Hezbollah moves into villages of Southern Lebanon

Analysis: The Hezbollah terror group is storing rocket cashes in private homes it sold to poor Shiite families at rock-bottom prices

 

Part one of analysis by Ron Ben-Yishai

 

During a cold winter’s day in late January on the Biranit mountain range, which overlooks south Lebanon, I noticed that dozens, if not hundreds of new buildings had been built in Bint Jbeil, Maroun al-Ras, Aita al-Shaab and Barmish. There is almost no remnant of the devastation the region sustained during the Second Lebanon War, and even without binoculars it was evident that the Shiite communities have expanded significantly compared with the few Christian-Maronite villages in the area, which remained the same size, more or less. Continue Reading »

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| February 11, 2013
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Iran’s building militias in Syria as a foothold for when Assad falls

Senior U.S. & Arab sources quoted by the Washington Post report Iran & its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, already have 50,000 soldiers inside Syria to support Assad’s regime, but also to ensure an Iranian foothold in Syria in case Assad should fall.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

As concerns grow in Israel and the West, Iran appears to be preparing for the likely fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. According to The Washington Post, Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, have established a network of militias across the crumbling Syria in efforts to protect Iranian interests in the event that the regime falls.

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| February 11, 2013
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Kuwaiti MP Calls for Investigation into Alleged Israeli Boycott Violations

A Kuwaiti MP has called for an official probe of country’s interior minister for allegedly violating anti-Israel laws by establishing direct business ties with Israel.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

A Kuwaiti parliamentarian on Sunday called for an official investigation of the country’s interior minister for allegedly establishing business ties with an Israeli company and for failing to control opposition-led protests.

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi greets Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-AhmedShiite lawmaker Faisal al-Duwaisan claimed that the interior ministry has purchased a border security system to fortify the emirate’s border with Iraq from SENSTAR Corp in Canada, AFP reported.

Duwaisan said that SENSTAR is entirely owned by Israel’s Magal Security Systems, meaning that the interior minister has violated the Israel boycott laws and committed a “grave mistake”. Continue Reading »

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| February 10, 2013
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No Peace as long Arab children are taught to hate

Nonie Darwish is a strong supporter of Israel, & has founded the group “Arabs for Israel,” composed of ethnic Arabs & Muslims who respect & support the State of Israel, welcome a peaceful & diverse Middle East, reject suicide terrorism as a form of Jihad, & promote constructive self-criticism & reform in the Arab/Muslim world.

By  Israel Today Staff

 

 

If any Arab has a reason to hate Israel and speak out regarding the Jewish state, it is Nonie Darwish, who grew up in Gaza and saw her father eliminated by Israeli forces for his role in terrorist activities.

Nonie Darwish -screenshot

But Darwish’s conversion to Christianity later in her life has resulted in nothing but love for the Jewish state, and a firm understanding that God has a plan for and is working through Israel. Continue Reading »

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