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| March 15, 2014
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Syrian rebels want to sell Golan Heights to Israel in exchange for military aid

 

According to an Al-Arab newspaper report, Syrian rebel group is prepared to give Israel the Golan Heights it seized in 1967, if Jerusalem will allow its air defense to enforce a no-fly zone over southern Syria.

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As the civil war in Syria marks the end of its third year on Saturday, bizarre reports surface in the Arab media.

Israel’s F-16I “Sufa” – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

In a report in Al-Arab newspaper, quoted by Iranian news agency Fars on Saturday, a member of the Syrian opposition coalition is quoted as saying the rebels were willing to sell the Golan Heights to Israel in return for military aid against President Bashar Assad’s army. Continue Reading »

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| March 15, 2014
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Another Terrorist Kills Himself in ‘Work Accident’

The founder of a terrorist group in the Sinai, responsible for killing of 8 Israelis in 2011, dies as his car-crash detonated bomb he was transporting.

By Ari Yashar

 

A Sinai-based terrorist group has acknowledged that one of its founders, who took part in the 2011 coordinated attack on Eilat that killed eight Israelis, died last Tuesday. The terrorist was involved in a car crash, which detonated the explosives he was transporting.

The terrorist, identified as Tuwafik Mohammed Frij or “Abu Abdallah,” was a leader of the Salafist Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis terror organization that has claimed responsibility for firing Grad rockets at Eilat. Continue Reading »

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| March 15, 2014
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Jordan’s PM: Israel-Jordan ties too important to the Kingdom

After demonstrators demanded the treaty be annulled, Jordan’s PM Abdullah Nsur explained how the Jordan-Israel peace agreement is important to Jordan’s security.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

 

Jordan’s Prime Minister said on Friday that his country cannot cut its ties with Israel.

Protesters burn an Israeli flag near the Israeli embassy in Amman – Reuters

According to Kol Yisrael radio, Prime Minister Abdullah Nsur explained that the peace treaty with Israel was important for Jordan’s national security. He further said, according to the report, that the two countries share interests including water issues, borders, the so-called “Palestinian refugees” and Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| March 14, 2014
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Gaza maintains the tension after firing mortar at Israel Friday morning

Mortar shell fired from Gaza Friday morning keeps the tension mounting, following multiple Israeli airstrikes overnight on the Strip.

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A mortar shell was fired from Gaza at southern Israel on Friday, as tension between in the area continues to be high following overnight Israeli strikes.

Palestinians inspect the scene

Palestinians inspect the scene of Israeli air strike in Rafah in the south of Gaza Strip March 14, 2014.- Photo: Reuters

The shell landed in an open area in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries were reported.

Gazan militant groups said the Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip overnight hit a Hamas militant base, another site tied to the Popular Resistance Committees and a Palestinian National Security Forces position, all in the city of Rafah near the Egyptian border.

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| March 14, 2014
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Hamas in worst economic crisis since seizing Gaza in coup d’état

 

Support for Hamas plummeted to 29% & there is speculation that the Islamic militant movement might be driven from power.

By Associated Press

 

GAZA CITY – Gaza’s Hamas rulers have been hit by the worst economic crisis since seizing the territory seven years ago and face growing discontent, even among core supporters, because there’s no sign of relief from a blockade enforced not only by Israel but also by a suddenly hostile Egypt.

Vue d'un tunnel creusé en territoire israélien depuis la bande de Gaza, le 13 octobre 2013 ( David Buimovitch (AFP) )

Gaza Tunnel – David Buimovitch/AFP

Hamas government employees have complained publicly about getting only partial salaries for the past four months. Bus drivers have staged a strike over soaring fuel prices. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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Abbas is suggesting his rival Dahlan killed Arafat

 

Dahlan denies Abbas’ cynical claims, says when the time is ripe, he will “unveil the lies” surrounding death of Arafat, calling it “the most dangerous issue of our modern history.”

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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused one of his main rivals, Mohammed Dahlan, of involvement in six murders, hinting that he might also be behind the death of former leader Yasser Arafat.

Dahlan & Mahmoud Abbas Photo: TARA TODRAS-WHITEHILL / REUTERS

Mohammed Dahlan & Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: TARA TODRAS-WHITEHILL/REUTERS

Dahlan, who lives in exile in the Gulf, denied the allegations of his arch foe Abbas, their bitter row now playing out publicly across the Palestinian media and on social media. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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UN chief condemns Gaza’s rocket attacks on Israel

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemns the Islamic Jihad for firing the 60 rockets that landed in Israel and also ‘urges all actors to exercise maximum restraint to prevent further incidents.’

By Reuters

 

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned a series of rocket attacks against Israel that originated in the Gaza Strip and provoked swift Israeli retaliation.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon - Photo Courtesy UN

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon – Photo Courtesy UN

Israel bombed 29 targets in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said, after Palestinian militants in the coastal territory fired 60 rockets into Israel in the heaviest such barrage since 2012.

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the multiple rocket attacks today on Israel from Gaza, for which Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility,” Ban’s press office said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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IAF Jets Hit More Terror Targets in 2nd Round of Retaliatory Strikes in Gaza

Amid Israeli calls to go in and retake Gaza, Air Force Jets hit additional targets following latest round of Gaza’s rocket fire, as Islamic Jihad claims Egypt brokered a ceasefire.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The Air Force hit several terror targets in Gaza on Thursday afternoon, following a wave of rocket attacks on southern Israel on Thursday morning.

IAF commanders reported that all warplanes involved had returned safely to their bases.

“The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israel’s citizens or soldiers, and will continue to take determined action against any party that uses terrorism against the state of Israel,” IDF spokespeople said. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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Amidst falling rockets, Egypt boasts of destroying 1,370 Hamas tunnels into Gaza

In a show of yet another sign of Cairo’s antipathy towards Hamas, the French media’s announcement from Egypt comes as Gaza rockets land in southern Israel.

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As Gaza was rocketing the south on Wednesday afternoon, Egypt announced it had destroyed 1,370 tunnels into the Strip from the Sinai, Agence France Presse reports.

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in Sinai.

Egyptian Army soldiers on duty in northern Sinai. – Photo: AP

 

The tunnels carry everything from rockets to food and are crucial to both Gaza’s military and its civilian economy. They run mainly under the Gazan border town of Rafah.

Egyptian authorities did not say when they began destroying the tunnels. Continue Reading »

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| March 12, 2014
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Israeli persimmons taken into custody from Saudi market

 

Arab League’s total boycott of Israel was put into place back in 1948, although its enforcement varies from country to country.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
 

Saudi authorities seized 140 kilos of persimmons from Israel at a local market near the border with Jordan, local media reported.

Israeli Persimmons found in Saudi Arabia. – Photo: Courtesy

The fruit had Israeli stickers on it and was found in the city of Qurayyat, in northern Saudi Arabia.

The head of the municipality environment health department, Abdulaziz Al-Masaed, said that authorities acted on information that Israeli fruit was being sold in the market. Continue Reading »

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| March 12, 2014
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Not American Stealth UAV, but Hamas gleaming over fallen Israeli drone in Gaza

 

Just Hours after the small Israeli Skylark UAV crashed in the Gaza Strip, Hamas proudly showcases pictures of its captured IDF intelligence aircraft.

By Elior Levy

 

Gaza-ruler Hamas released photos of the Israeli Skylark drone that crashed Tuesday morning in Gaza due to a technical malfunction.

Hamas militant holds up Israeli Skylark drone that crashed earlier Tuesday

Hamas militant holds up Israeli Skylark drone that crashed earlier Tuesday

It was reported by the Popular Resistance Committees that its men were the first to get their hands on the drone after its crash; however Hamas security official quickly reached them and forcefully took the UAV away.

The crash occurred Tuesday morning during a routine operational activity of the IDF’s Gaza division, about a kilometer west of the southern Gaza border fence. Continue Reading »

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| March 12, 2014
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Another Palestinian work-accident: 4 terrorists killed in Gaza while making bomb

Explosion occurred just hours after the Israel Air Force struck targets in the Strip for firing mortars into Israel, killing three terrorists.

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Four Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in a house explosion in the northern Gaza Strip village of Beit Hanoun, in what local officials have termed a work accident.

Gaza funeral - Islamic Jihad

Armed militants at the funeral of Islamic Jihad activists killed in Gaza on March 11, 2014.- Photo: Reuters

The ruling Hamas movement reported on its website that the four were activists in its Izz a-Din Al-Qassam military wing, and said that their bodies were transferred to a hospital in Gaza.

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| March 11, 2014
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Jordanian Judge killed when running at IDF soldier screaming ‘Allah hu Akbar’

 

Israel’s preliminary IDF investigation reveals Raed Zueter attacked soldier with iron rod screaming “Allah hu Akbar”.

Palestinian eyewitness says man did not try to steal soldier’s weapon.

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A preliminary investigation into Monday’s killing of a Jordanian judge at the Allenby crossing suggests the man ran toward an Israeli soldier screaming “Allah hu Akbar” (Arabic for “God is great”) and tried to steal his weapon, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Killing of Jordanian judge at Allenby crossing

Killing of Jordanian judge at Allenby crossing – Photo by Israel Airports Authority Spokesperson

The army announced Tuesday morning the results of the preliminary investigation into the death of Raed Zueter, based on dozens of eye witnesses who were questioned by the Shin Bet security service and Israeli Police. Continue Reading »

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| March 11, 2014
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REVEALED: Abbas Only at Peace Talks to Release Jailed Terrorists


Top Palestinian negotiator Erekat, admits the PA president will maintain the ruse of genuinely negotiating peace until the 4th prisoner release at the end of March.

By Ryan Jones

 

The Palestinian Authority acknowledged on Sunday that it is only continuing to take part in US-brokered peace talks with Israel in order to secure the release of more jailed Palestinian terrorists.

REVEALED: Abbas Only Talking Peace to Free Terrorists

Abbas celebrates at his headquarters in Ramallah with a group of released Palestinian terrorists. October 30, 2013 – Photo source: Israel Today

As one of the conditions for getting the Palestinians to the negotiating table in the first place, Israel agreed to four prisoner releases, the fourth of which is scheduled to take place at the end of this month. Continue Reading »

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| March 11, 2014
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Al Qaida-inspired jihadi movement challenging Hamas in Gaza

 

The rise of organized, heavily armed militant jihadi movements in the seaside strip poses serious threat to both Israel – and Hamas.

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A leader of one of Gaza‘s secretive jihadi groups says the al-Qaida-inspired movement now has several thousand armed fighters in the seaside strip, posing a formidable threat to both Israel and the area’s Hamas rulers.

Palestinian members from Youth Salafists group chant slogans

Palestinian members from Youth Salafists group chant slogans, Gaza, August 22, 2013.- Photo: AP

In an interview with The Associated Press, Abu Bakir al-Ansari described a movement that is larger and better organized than is generally believed, with dozens of fighters now in Syria, and claimed his group killed an Italian activist three years ago.

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