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| May 11, 2017
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Netanyahu, AIPAC mum over U.S. Congress’ Taylor Force Act

 

Israeli leaders, along with AIPAC are maintaining their neutrality by not commenting on Congressional bill that would defund the Palestinian Authority over its monthly payments scheme to families of murderers of Israelis.

By MICHAEL WILNER

 

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Washington’s largest Israel advocacy organization are withholding support for a Senate bill that would defund the Palestinian Authority over its “martyr” compensation scheme, which provides the families of convicted murderers and terrorists in Israel with monthly stipends.

The Taylor Force Act, named after a former US Army officer murdered by a Palestinian assailant in Israel last year, would require the State Department cut funds to the PA should it fail to end the program. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2017
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State of Ohio Makes Historic $61 Million Israel Bond Investment

 

In the largest single-day acquisition by any purchaser since the first State of Israel bonds were issued in 1951, last month the U.S. State of Ohio made a historic Israel bond investment of $61 million.

By Israel Bonds News

 

On April 3, the state of Ohio made a historic Israel bond investment of $61 million, the largest one-day purchase by a single entity since the first bonds were issued in 1951. The investment raised the state’s total Israel bond holdings to $165 million.

Josh Mandel on Facebook – Screenshot

State Treasurer Josh Mandel said, “First and foremost, we are making this investment because it’s a good investment for the taxpayers of Ohio. Continue Reading »

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| April 29, 2017
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READ: Senate letter demanding end to UN’s ‘anti-Israel agenda’ unanimously signed

 

All 100 US Senators send a potent message to the U.N. secretary general, accuse the U.N. of failing to live up to its original mission and unfairly targeting Israel, siting, “… Continued targeting of Israel by the U.N. Human Rights Council and other U.N. entities is unacceptable. This situation must change.”

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

The United States Senate sent a letter, signed by all 100 senators, to the secretary general of the United Nations on Thursday, demanding an end to the world body’s “anti-Israel agenda.”

The letter (below), obtained by The Washington Post, asked that Secretary General Antonio Guterres “ensure that Israel is treated neither better nor worse than any other U.N. Continue Reading »

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| April 29, 2017
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Wisconsin students pass BDS resolution blaming Israel for violence against African-Americans

 

During the debate over a divestment resolution, University of Wisconsin anti-Israel activists called the Jewish community “oppressors”, saying Jewish students oppose divestment against Israel because it threatens their “white privilege.”

By JTA

 

The student government of the University of Wisconsin-Madison unanimously passed on Wednesday a divestment resolution targeting companies operating in many countries that included an amendment specifically about Israel.

An amendment added to the one-page resolution, which Jewish students said brought the resolution more in line with the proposal that failed a month ago, blames Israel for police violence against African-Americans, citing an exchange program in which senior American police officers travel to Israel to learn about counterterrorism, the pro-Israel organization StandWithUS said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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| April 20, 2017
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White House: President Trump seeks ‘conflict-ending agreement’ with Abbas

 

Sean Spicer, the White House spokesman confirmed the May 3rd meeting between president Trump and the PA autocrat Mahmoud Abbas in Washington, with the aim of  “a conflict-ending settlement” between Israel and the Arabs.

By JTA

 

President Donald Trump is seeking “a conflict-ending settlement” for Israelis and Palestinians, his spokesman said ahead of Trump’s meeting with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

The statement Wednesday by Sean Spicer, who was confirming the May 3 visit, is an indication that Trump is determined to extract a deal from the sides.

“They will use the visit to reaffirm the commitment of both the United States and the Palestinian leadership to pursuing and ultimately concluding a conflict-ending settlement between the Palestinians and Israel,” Spicer said in his opening remarks at the daily news briefing. Continue Reading »

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| April 8, 2017
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Google uncovers ‘Israeli’ spy app made to track & hack smartphones

 

Google discovers what it fears to be the most dangerous android spyware to date, suspected of being created by an Israeli company, that can copy internal memory, messages, call logs, internet history as well as spy on people by remotely activating the smartphones’ camera and microphone.

By Sagi Cohen

 

Security researchers at Google and Lookout have discovered an extremely sophisticated Android app capable of spying on users by hacking their smartphones’ camera and microphone, as well as track calls, messages, internet history and more.

Called Chrysaor, the spyware seems to be linked to Pegasus, a notorious program that was found to be targeting iPhone users in 2016 and is suspected of having been created by Israeli firm NSO Group Technologies. Continue Reading »

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| April 7, 2017
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Israel joins 12 countries, NATO backing Trump’s decision to strike Syria

A dozen countries openly praise the United States’ “courageous” decision to adjust its old policy of remaining passive and to launch the Tomahawk strike against Assad regime.
– PM Binyamin Netanyahu says this new American policy sends clear message to Iran and North Korea.

By Gary Willig

 

 

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other government officials expressed their support for US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a series of air strikes in Syria Thursday night.

Airbase site attacked by US Navy – Google Maps

The USS Porter launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Ash Sha’irat air base in Homs province in western Syria.

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| April 5, 2017
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US District Court allows professors to sue American Studies Association for Israel boycott

 

#BDSfail: United States District Court for the District of Columbia has allowed four college professors to sue the ASA over its academic boycott policies of Israel.

By Ben Ariel

 

A U.S. federal court has ruled that four college professors can sue the American Studies Association (ASA) over its academic boycott of Israel, JTA reported on Tuesday.

The ruling was handed down on Friday by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, according to the report.

The ASA asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, but the court rejected ASA’s argument that going forward with the lawsuit infringes on its First Amendment rights. Continue Reading »

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| April 5, 2017
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US Supreme Court to Hear Case of Jordanian Bank Financing Palestinian Terrorism

 

US Supreme Court agreed to consider reviving the Arab Bank of Jordan case, of knowingly financing Palestinians to commit acts of terrorism, including suicide bombings and other attacks, that  resulted in the death of scores of Americans.

By REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON – The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider reviving litigation seeking to hold Arab Bank Plc financially liable for militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories that accused the Jordan-based bank of being the “paymaster” to militant groups.

Aftermath of Jerusalem bus bombing – Photo: Wikipedia

The justices agreed to hear an appeal by roughly 6,000 plaintiffs, who included relatives of non-US citizens killed in such attacks and survivors of the incidents, of a lower court ruling throwing out the litigation. Continue Reading »

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| April 4, 2017
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New era at UN Security Council as US takes presidency, curtails anti-Israel bias

 

As Trump’s United States Ambassador to the UN takes presidency of UN Security Council in April, Nikki Haley pledges to put a halt to its focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict, and end the body’s obsession with Israel.

By David Rosenberg

 

The United Nations Security Council has a new Council President this month.

United States Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley will preside as President of the Council, a position which rotates within the 15-member body each month. Haley assumed control of the council from Matthew Rycroft of Great Britain, and is slated to hand off the position to the representative of Uruguay in May. Continue Reading »

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| March 31, 2017
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UK Muslim Minister calls on gov’t to prosecute Brits who served in the IDF

 

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Britain’s first Muslim cabinet minister likens IDF veteran citizens to ISIS fighters, saying they should be arrested & prosecuted upon their return to the UK.

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Britain’s first Muslim cabinet minister has called for Brits who fight with the IDF to be prosecuted upon their return.

Sayeeda Warsi, a one-time Conservative Party chairwoman who resigned her cabinet post over the government policy on the 2014 Gaza war being “morally indefensible,” made the comments in an interview with Middle East Eye promoting the launch of her book The Enemy Within.

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| March 25, 2017
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American Appeals Court refuse terror suit against Palestinian Authority

 

The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the American families of victims at Joseph’s Tomb attack, won’t be allowed to sue Palestinian Authority for compensation.

By Arutz Sheva (North America Staff)

 

A federal appeals court in the United States ruled on Friday that the families of Jewish worshippers who were killed or wounded during a 2011 attack in Joseph’s Tomb will not be allowed to sue the Palestinian Authority (PA) for damages in U.S. courts.

The decision upheld a lower court ruling to dismiss the case, according to The Associated Press.

IDF soldiers protecting Joseph’s Tomb – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The attack, which was carried out by a PA security guard, killed Israeli citizen Ben-Yosef Livnat, nephew of former Likud Minister Limor Livnat. Continue Reading »

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| March 24, 2017
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Washington talks on Israeli settlement homes construction ends without agreement

 

Despite setting a more positive tone towards Israel, the 4-day round of talks between the Trump administration and Israeli officials has ended without agreement over the issue of settlements, since the US delegation reiterated Trump’s concerns over Israeli settlement activity.

By Reuters

 

The Trump administration reiterated its concerns about Israeli settlement activity, the two sides said on Thursday, as a round of talks ended without agreement over limiting future construction on land the Palestinians want for a state.

POTUS tells PM Netanyahu to hold off on the construction.- Photo: GPO

The four days of high-level meetings in Washington marked the latest step by President Donald Trump’s aides aimed at opening the way to renewed peace diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians, despite deep skepticism in the United States and Middle East over the chances for success.

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| March 23, 2017
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US Senate confirms Trump’s lawyer, David Friedman to be next Ambassador to Israel

 

Friedman who was confirmed along party lines is known for his inflammatory language against those with whom he had political disagreements, such as describing former President Obama an anti-Semite.

By Reuters

 

The US Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, a bankruptcy lawyer aligned with the Israeli right.

The vote was 52 to 46, almost exclusively along party lines.

Only two Democrats, Senators Robert Menendez and Joe Manchin, joined Trump’s fellow Republicans in backing Friedman.

David Friedman and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan – Photo: Trump Campaign in Israel

That amount of opposition is highly unusual for a nominee for US ambassador to Israel, a close ally of the United States. Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2017
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MEMRI Report: Putin ready to sacrifice Iran to improve ties with United States

 

The Middle East Media Research Institute report cites several Iranian articles, concluding that Russia is essentially trying to marginalize Iran in Syria and “eliminate” its ability to shape Syria’s future despite their nominal cooperation.

By Erez Linn & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Russia is willing to use Iran as a bargaining chip to move closer to the United States, and as a result Moscow’s relations with Tehran have been hurt, the Middle East Media Research Institute said in a report released Wednesday.

The report cites several articles and analyses showing that Russia is increasingly viewing its relations with Iran as a liability rather than an asset.

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