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| August 26, 2015
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Vatican Refuses to be Exploited by Palestinians at United Nations

 

Refusing to be involved in Palestinian initiative at the UN, the Vatican requested that the Palestinians remove all references to them from PA draft resolution asking the General Assembly to add flags of Palestine and the Holy See at the U.N.

By Reuters and Israel Hayom Staf

 

The Vatican on Tuesday asked the Palestinian U.N. mission to remove all references to it from a draft resolution the Palestinians have prepared for the General Assembly calling for the flags of Palestine and the Holy See to fly at the U.N.

The Palestinian draft resolution, which was seen by Reuters, says that the flags of nonmember observer states “shall be raised at the United Nations Headquarters and Offices following the flags of the member states of the United Nations.” Continue Reading »

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| August 26, 2015
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Analysis: Point by Point How Iran Deal is a Fraud & Why Jews Back it Anyway

 

view videoIf virtually every claim made for Obama’s deal is either not true or they’re simply insignificant with a spin, why are so many American Jews supporting the ‘Bad Deal’?
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By Dennis Prager 

 

The more one knows about the Iran deal, the more obvious it becomes that it is not a deal so much as it is a fraud. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of a fraud is “something that is meant to look like the real thing in order to trick people.” That precisely describes the Iran deal. Virtually every claim made for it is either not true or insignificant.
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| August 26, 2015
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Gross Extravagance for Mahmoud Abbas’ Palace, ‘King of the Refugees’

 

Photo emerges of PLO chief & Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ new palace, paid for by the taxes of Americans & Europeans.

By Ryan Jones

 

The Palestinian Authority and its collaborators in the mainstream media like to paint the Palestinian-controlled territories as a land oppressed and destitute. But one has only to look at the palatial living standards of the Palestinian leadership to realize something’s fishy.

This week, photos emerged on social media showing the newly completed palace of Palestinian “president” Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah (pictured below). Many commenters could be excused for at first glance thinking this was an artist’s rendition of the historical and grandiose Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| August 25, 2015
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Jewish State ‘very interested’ in assisting the Kurds

 

Mid-East Analyst : Crude oil purchases act as covert way for Israel to provide aid to Iraqi Kurds.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

 

News published in theFinancial Times on Sunday that Israel imports most of its oil from Iraq’s Kurdish areas came as no shock to those following the secretive Israel-Kurd relationship.

“The news is not so surprising, as it has been going on for some time,” Prof. Ofra Bengio, editor of the book Kurdish Awakening: Nation-Building in a Fragmented Homeland, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

A KURDISH Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during an intensive security deployment after clashes with Islamic State militants.-

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| August 24, 2015
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Hamas Rattled as Report Shows ‘5-Star Gaza’ for Billionaire, Millionaires, & Middle Class

 

The Washington Post exposes the truth of Gaza’s pampered middle class, with details of luxury car dealerships, ritzy hotels and stellar gyms.

By Ari Yashar

 

Western media has often been criticized by Israel for only on rare occasions presenting Gaza as anything other than an open-air prison suffering from Israeli blockades, but an unusual glimpse into the glamorous life of Gaza’s middle class made its way to light on Sunday.

Articles such as an Economist expose in 2012 detailing golden Porsches and Hummer’s cruising the streets of Gaza under corrupt Hamas rule were joined by a Washington Post report, revealing on Sunday how the “other half lives” in the terrorist enclave. Continue Reading »

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| August 22, 2015
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Israeli Minister Sarcastically Lauds World’s ‘Brilliance’ – But White House is Serious

 

 

Israel’s previous Intelligence Minister calls the IAEA agreement ‘innovative’ and ‘outside-the-box’, allowing Iran to self-inspect its own nuclear facilities.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israeli National Infrastructures Minister Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday congratulated the international community on its “innovative and out-of-the-box thinking” in permitting Iran to self-inspect its own nuclear

Israeli National Infrastructures Minister Yuval Steinitz

“One can only wonder if the Iranian inspectors will also have to wait 24 days before being able to visit the site and look for incriminating evidence?” Steinitz added.

The facetious remarks came in response to news that the UN watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), had reached what many saw as a face-saving arrangement with Iran whereby the latter will provide its own experts to inspect sites like Parchin, a sprawling and particularly sensitive nuclear facility near Tehran. Continue Reading »

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| August 21, 2015
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Hamas Chief Reports Talks With Israel Going Well – Jerusalem Refutes Report of Talks

Mashal told London-based Arabic newspaper that one mediator in the Hamas-Israel cease-fire talks is former British premier Tony Blair.

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

 

Is a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas in the offing?

Khaled Mashaal, the head of the Palestinian Islamist movement’s political bureau, confirmed on Friday that the two sides are engaged in indirect discussions on a possible cease-fire in the South.

Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal (L) meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman. – Photo: REUTERS

“There is talk between the two sides,” Mashaal told the London-based Arab-language daily newspaper Al-Araby al-Jadid.

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| August 21, 2015
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Karma: Hamas Henchmen Snatched in Sinai

Photo: EPA

 

 

 

 

Hamas in a frenzy after 4 armed members abducted in Egypt’s Sinai by unknown gunmen, heightening tension between the Strip’s leadership and its powerful neighbor.

By Reuters

 

Four members of Hamas’ armed wing were abducted in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday after the bus they were on was stopped by unidentified gunmen, sources close to the Palestinian group and Egyptian security officials said.

The Egypt Gaza border, not far from the abduction site – Photo: AP

Egypt accuses Hamas of supporting militant groups seeking to topple the Cairo government, an allegation the movement denies.

Hamas warned in a statement that the abductions could strain ties with Egypt, which faces a serious security challenge from Islamist militants. 

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| August 19, 2015
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Elite Hamas Naval Frogmen Proudly Profess to Capturing Mossad Dolphin Spy

As in at least 4 other Muslim countries, again Israel’s Mossad has been accused of using animals to spy on its neighboring countries.

By i24news

 

Hamas has claimed to have captured a dolphin they say was working for the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, Army radio reported Wednesday.

 

Screen grab – “Hamas Frogmen”

According to the report, the dolphin was captured several weeks ago by the naval unit of Hamas, known as frogmen.

It was said to have been equipped with cameras and other “spying equipment.”

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While dolphins are considered so advanced that some countries have used them militarily, the only sort of dolphins known to be used by the Israeli army are the fleet of Dolphin class submarines. Continue Reading »

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| August 19, 2015
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France preparing ‘Palestine’ recognition

Following a meeting between French FM Fabius & his PA counterpart in Paris, the French Foreign Ministry released a statement indicating Paris was setting the groundwork for French recognition of “Palestine.”

By HERB KEINON

 

Indications the French do not intend to bring a Middle East peace resolution to the UN Security Council in the coming months were strengthened Tuesday after Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met his Palestinian Authority counterpart and made no mention of the resolution in a statement after the meeting.

French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius (R) welcomes his Palestinian counterpart Riyad Al-Malki (L). – Photo: MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP

Following a meeting in Paris between Fabius and PA Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki, the French Foreign Ministry issued a statement that indicated Paris was beginning to set the groundwork for future French recognition of “Palestine.” Continue Reading »

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| August 19, 2015
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Analysis: A Turkey-Hamas-Israel reconciliation?

The deal: Israel sells natural gas to Turkey, acquiring cheaper energy, and the Palestinians catch a break with relief on the blockade.

By Emmanuel Navon

 

The long-awaited approval of the natural gas deal by the Israeli government has the potential of turning Israel into a major energy exporter and therefore into a different kind of geopolitical player. This change is already being felt vis-à-vis a former regional ally-turned-challenger: Turkey.

In September 2014, the owners of the Leviathan gas field (Noble Energy and the Delek Group) signed an agreement with Jordan’s national electric company (NEPCO) for the export of 45 BCM (billion cubic meters) of natural gas over 15 years. Continue Reading »

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| August 16, 2015
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Turkish official: Hamas leadership negotiating long-term ceasefire with Israel

Senior adviser to Turkish PM  Davutoglu verified that Gaza leaders are negotiating a lifting of Israel’s blockade of the strip.

By i24news

 

A long-term ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is currently being negotiated, a senior Turkish official said on Sunday.

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Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal (right) with Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (left)- i24news

“Gaza is heading towards a comprehensive agreement on the issue of lifting the blockade and opening the [border] crossings in a long-term ceasefire deal with Israel,” said Yasin Aktay, a senior adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

“The issue was discussed during [Hamas chief] Khaled Meshaal’s visit to Ankara last week,” he added, noting that Meshaal discussed the detail of an agreement mediated by former British prime minister and Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair. Continue Reading »

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| August 15, 2015
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Hamas Admits Gaza Water Crisis Not Israel’s Fault

In an investigative report, Hamas newspaper blames local farmers for gross misuse & abuse of Gaza’s scarce water supply.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel is often blamed for all woes befalling the Palestinian Arabs. One of the favorite accusations is that Israel takes most of the region’s water for its Jewish citizens, while leaving the Arabs with far too little of this precious resource.

A Palestinian child seeks fresh drinking water. – Photo source: Israel Today

But a Hamas-run newspaper recently featured an investigative report revealing that the water crisis in Gaza, at least, cannot be blamed on the Jewish state, after all. Continue Reading »

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| August 15, 2015
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REPORT: Anti-Semitic Rhetoric Emanating from White House Worrying US Jews

Tablet magazine accuses POTUS of “appealing to bigotry & prejudice” and “Jew-baiting” to “sell a political deal, or to smear those who oppose it.”
• Sen. Lindsey Graham threatens to defund IAEA if secret “side deal” with Iran is not revealed.

By Erez Linn, News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Editors from the online Jewish affairs magazine Tablet decided they could no longer remain silent in the face of U.S. President Barack Obama’s most recent comments against the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC’s efforts to curb the nuclear deal with Iran. In a scathing editorial piece written last weekend, Tablet said the White House’s harsh rhetoric against Israel and its supporters was playing into anti-Semitic hands. Continue Reading »

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| August 12, 2015
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Leaked PA Documents Reveal Rampant Palestinian Corruption Under Mahmoud Abbas 

In yet another episode revealing blatant corruption within the Palestine leadership, leaked documents exposed how PA officials would demand large sums of public money for their personal use.

By Matt Wanderman

 

Newly-leaked documents once again confirm accusations against Palestinian Authority (PA) officials of corruption and misusing public funds. A senior PA official, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed to Associated Press that the documents are authentic.

One item is a request for $4 million from Bahrain, signed by Majd al-Khaldi, PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s senior diplomatic adviser. The money was supposedly needed to build a private complex in Ramallah that would “resist the Israeli settlements.” Continue Reading »

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