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| April 8, 2015
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Arab Bank Loses Appeal in Liability Verdict Over Hamas Terror Attacks

Verdict against Arab Bank upheld with judge saying case was based on ‘volumes’ of evidence and orders the Jordan-based bank to pay $655.5 million, reflecting triple damages, under US federal anti-terrorism law.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Arab Bank has lost its appeal to a US court over liability for supporting terrorists on Wednesday, after the judge declared the original verdict in the case to be based on an overwhelming amount of evidence against the company.

In September a federal jury found Arab Bank liable for providing material support to Hamas in two dozen attacks attributed to the terrorist group. 
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| March 31, 2015
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Netanyahu catches Obama deceiving American public in Iranian-nuclear flip-flop

Israel’s PM Netanyahu points out acceptable components in upcoming nuclear deal, being orchestrated by Obama, were just last year components that Iran ‘did not need to have in a peaceful program.’

By HERB KEINON

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election flip flop on a two state solution, which he later walked-back, will pale in comparison to a US presidential zig-zag if Netanyahu reported accurately to the Knesset on Tuesday on what will be in the nuclear accord being negotiated in Lausanne.

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Obama vs. Netanyahu – Photo: REUTERS

“The biggest threat to our security and our future was and remains Iran’s attempts to arm with nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said
at the ceremonial opening of the 20th Knesset just hours before the self-imposed deadline for reaching a framework deal between the world powers and Iran. Continue Reading »

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| March 31, 2015
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Israel NGO Charges Hamas With War Crimes in US Federal Court

Shurat HaDin files formal complaint to US Justice Department targeting both Hamas leaders and the heads of launching cells that fired missiles at Israels Ben Gurion Int’l Airport during ‘Operation Protective Edge’.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Hamas could face war crimes charges in the United States, as 26 US citizens plan to file a complaint with the US Department of Justice on Tuesday for the Palestinian Islamist group’s actions during the Gaza conflict last summer.

A sign pointing the way to bomb shelters at Ben Gurion Airport during Operation Protective Edge – Photo: AFP

The complaint focuses on Palestinian missile attacks that targeted Ben-Gurion International Airport. Continue Reading »

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| March 29, 2015
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US Congressmen Lamborn & DeSantis Introduce Legislation to Prevent Boycotts of Israel

In major #BDSFail, 2 Republican congressmen, Congressman Doug Lamborn and Congressman Ron DeSantis, introduced legislation to stymie boycotts of Israel.

By Congressmen Lamborn’s press-release

 

Today, Congressmen Doug Lamborn and Ron DeSantis released the following statement after their introduction of H.R. 1572, the Boycott Our Enemies, Not Israel Act:

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) and Congressman Ron DeSantis (FL-06) – Photos: Twitter profile photos

“Today, we introduced H.R. 1572 to thwart efforts by Palestinian organizations to pressure different corporations, companies and educational institutions to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel. Recently the Palestinian Authority declared a boycott against Israeli goods, depriving their own population of most basically needed products. Continue Reading »

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| March 27, 2015
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Newest Israeli ally, Japanese PM follows Netanyahu to Address Congress

Boehner invites Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, a new key ally of Israel, who recently launched Japan’s largest warship since WWII, to address Congress.

By Ari Yashar

 

Israel and Japan have become key allies in just under a year, and hints of that mutual influence appear to be on display again as it was announced Thursday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will address Congress on April 29, after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke there March 3.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who invited Netanyahu, announced that Abe was invited on Thursday, noting he “will become the first Japanese leader to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress, and we are proud to host this historic event,” reports The Japan Times.

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| March 24, 2015
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21 Pretoria teens arrested after violent BDS protest in South Africa

After large BDS demonstration at Pretoria business selling Israeli-made goods, dozens of teens violently raid, loot & damage store while attacking employees. 

By Itamar Eichner

 

Dozens of anti-Israel activists raided a South African store which sells products made in the Jewish State, massively damaging the premises. At the end of the riot, Pretoria police arrested 21 teens between the ages of 16 and 18.

Boycott demonstration in Cape Town – Photo: AFP

The mob first protested outside the store in a demonstration organized by local groups seeking a boycott of Israel. Protesters carried signs saying “Israel is the devil” before some of them raided the store, throwing rocks, breaking equipment, and looting food products.

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| March 22, 2015
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Israel Sends Aid to Cyclone-Ravaged Tiny Island Nation

Light Unto the Nations: IsraAID has dispatched an emergency team providing food, medical assistance & and other basic needs to help the citizens of Vanuatu.

Yossi Aloni

 

Israeli international aid organization IsraAID has dispatched an emergency team to the Oceanic island nation of Vanuatu after it was ravaged by a tropical cyclone.

Vanuatu – Courtesy Google Maps

More than 90 percent of the population of 250,000 has reportedly been left homeless and destitute by Tropical Cyclone Pam.

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IsraAID is joined in providing food and other basic needs by several other international aid agencies, as well as UN and local government bodies. Continue Reading »

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| March 22, 2015
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Bill Maher Justifies Netanyahu Campaign Comments – Sites Double Standard for Israel

WATCH: Comedian Bill Maher argues that Natanyahu’s invoking racist stereotypes is just part & parcel of the political game, used by Obama & other past presidents.

By NOA AMOUYAL

 

The American late night comedy landscape hasn’t been kind to Benjamin Netanyahu this election season. But on Friday, Bill Maher – always one in favor of shaking things up – came to the Prime Minister’s defense on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher.

HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher – Screenshot

Maher dismissed hypothetical comparisons by critics who compared Netanyahu’s controversial statement where he warned his Right-wing base of a strong Arab voter turnout to Romney making similar statements against African Americans in 2012. Continue Reading »

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| March 19, 2015
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US Circuit court ruled Seattle free to stop anti-Israel bus ads

9th Circuit Court of Appeals sides with county officials who originally banned anti-Israel advertisements fearing vandalism & violence.

By Reuters

 

County officials in Seattle can prohibit an advertisement criticizing Israeli policies toward Palestinians from appearing on local buses without violating constitutional protections on free speech, a US appeals court said on Wednesday.

Billboard in Seattle – Photo: Archive

In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco found that King County acted reasonably when it barred the ad, which sparked threats of vandalism and violence that could have endangered passengers.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, which helped challenge the ban, is disappointed in the ruling, Executive Director Kathleen Taylor said. Continue Reading »

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| March 19, 2015
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Germany debates if BDS is anti-Semitic

The German Government opines BDS isn’t anti-Semitic, drawing criticism from many quarters.

 

The German government has recently stated that it has no knowledge of any anti-Semitic actions committed by the BDS movement, thereby opening itself to criticism. Even the opposition was split in its reaction, with some in the Green party condemning the decision, while others found it justifiable. “It’s not helpful to label an entire movement,” Stefan Liebich, an MP from the Left party, told i24news. “Some of what they do can be seen as anti-Semitic, but it would be too easy just to write off an entire movement.” Continue Reading »

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| March 19, 2015
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3 swastikas spray-painted inside a Jewish fraternity house at Vanderbilt University

University Provost Susan R. Wente launch hate crime investigation, saying symbol is “associated with hate, anti-Semitism, violence, death, & murder.”

By The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Vanderbilt University officials have launched a hate crime investigation after three swastikas were found spray-painted inside a Jewish fraternity house.

Vanderbilt University campus – Photo: Wikipedia

The local newspaper, The Tennessean, cited a statement that Provost Susan R. Wente sent to students Monday reporting that the graffiti had been found Saturday after a party at the Alpha Epsilon Pi house.

Wente condemned use of the symbol, which she said is “associated with hate, anti-Semitism, violence, death, and murder.”

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| March 16, 2015
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Swedish Antisemitism Continues As Muslims Harass Jewish Mourners At Funeral

A Jewish man who faced harassment after his brother’s funeral says, “Instead of mourning, we have to deal with harassment from outside. I am sorry that people are trying to scare us, and am even sadder that many times they succeed.”

By Ilan Gattegno

 

Police in Malmo, Sweden, have issued an order to post officers near a Jewish cemetery during funerals following a series of incidents in which Muslim youths gathered in a nearby building and harassed mourners.

Anti-Israel protesters in Malmo, Sweden, in March 2009 [Illustrative]

This week, the brother of deceased Jewish man stayed at the cemetery to guard the body.

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| March 13, 2015
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Federal judge orders Philadelphia’s transit system to accept anti-Islam ads with Hitler

Philadelphia’s transit system ordered to display ads with photograph of former Palestinian Mufti with Adolf Hitler, saying, ‘Jew Hatred: It’s in the Quran.’

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Philadelphia’s transit system has been ordered to accept provocative ads that include a 1941 photograph of Adolf Hitler with a former Arab leader after a federal judge ruled in favor of a pro-Israel group’s free-speech lawsuit.

The proposed bus ads carry a tagline saying: “Jew Hatred: It’s in the Quran.”

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority believes the ads violate “minimal civility standards” and will consider an appeal. The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported on Wednesday’s ruling by US District Judge Mitchell Goldberg. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2015
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US Courts Sentences Ex-PFLP Bomber to Jail for Lying Before Being Deported

Rasmieh Odeh to be incarcerated 18-month before being deported for concealing being imprisoned for terrorist past & the murder of 2 Israelis.

By Ari Yashar, Gil Ronen

 

Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, 67, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday for immigration fraud for failing to tell US authorities that she had been jailed in Israel for a 1969 supermarket bombing in which she murdered two Israeli students, Leon Kanner and Eddie Joffe.

Odeh leaves courtroom – Photo: Reuters

She had been found guilty of immigration fraud in a Detroit federal court last November, with federal prosecutors noting she failed to reveal her criminal history when she immigrated from Jordan in 1995, and again when she was naturalized as a U.S.

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| March 9, 2015
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Senators Warn Iran: Nuclear Deal Signed by Obama Ends in 2016

Iran’s leaders received a formal warning from 47 Republican senators saying: ‘Iran’s ayatollahs need to know, anything not approved by the U.S. Congress is a mere executive agreement.’

By Arutz Sheva

 

A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama will not be valid after Obama leaves office in 2016, reports Josh Rogin on Bloomberg.

US Sen. Rubio – Arutz7

The letter was by freshman Senator Tom Cotton and signed by the Senate’s entire Republican leadership as well as potential 2016 presidential contenders Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
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