Sheldon Adelson urges Republican Jewish leaders to back Trump as Fox Poll finds Clinton trailing

 

PM Netanyahu’s largest American financial supporter & Birthright financier, Jewish businessman & philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, publicly endorses & urges all Republican Jewish leaders to back Donald Trump, in the US presidential race.

By Israel Hayom Staff and Associated Press

 

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, according to a new Fox News poll published on Wednesday.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump – Photo: AP

The poll found that Trump holds a 45%-42% edge over Clinton. A month ago, Clinton held a 48%-41%.

Meanwhile, American Jewish businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson is already at work on behalf of Trump after Adelson publicly endorsed Trump last week. Continue Reading »

#BDSfail: Top French bank closes BDS account

Bank Credit Mutuel, one of France’s largest, freezes account of ‘La Campagne BDS France’ over escalating criticism of group’s illegal practices that target Israel for boycotts.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

Berlin – Massive French bank Credit Mutuel shut down the account of La Campagne BDS France amid escalating criticism over the illegal practices of supporting financial transactions that target Israel for boycotts.

Credit Mutuel’s Director General Michel Lucas, leave the Elysee Palace after a meeting with France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy. – Photo: BENOIT TESSIER /REUTERS

In a dramatic setback for a large Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (BDS) group, BDS France removed a link on its donor webpage in May for Credit Mutuel and added a link to PayPal as a method of contribution. Continue Reading »

Belgian Animal Welfare Minister Calls For Complete Ban on Ritual Slaughter

 

Belgian cabinet minister Ben Weyts, once again calls for ban on Shechita in the country.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Belgian cabinet minister and animal welfare minister Ben Weyts on Tuesday called for a complete ban on the ritual slaughter of animals.

Ben Weyts – Photo: Reuters

The decision will have a huge impact on the Muslim and Orthodox Jewish communities, for whom shechita (ritual slaughter) is an integral component of religious life.

Weyts, who is a member of the ruling center-right party New Flemish Alliance, cited resistance by Muslims to a compromise on ritual slaughter of animals: “Organizations within the Muslim community are just not open to any sort of compromise,” he said. Continue Reading »

New Egyptian textbook likely to herald warmer Egypt-Israel relations

 

President Abdul-Fatah al-Sisi’s initiative of revamping Egyptian educational textbooks towards its peace with Israel will hopefully bring about a positive attitude towards Israel.

By BEN LYNFIELD/THE MEDIA LINE

 

Jerusalem – Textbook introduced this semester by the government of President Abdul-Fatah al-Sisi requires Egyptian pupils to memorize the provisions of the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty and delineate the ”advantages of peace for Egypt and the Arab states.”

The assignments from the ninth grade book, The Geography of the Arab World and the History of Modern Egypt, are part of a change to a more robust and positive treatment of peace with Israel than that manifested in books during the three decades in power of al-Sisi’s predecessor Hosni Mubarak. Continue Reading »

Future Palestinian State Highly Likely To Be Oppressive Police State

 

If Abbas, who’s incidentally, now in his 12th year of a 4-year term as president of the PA, condones extrajudicial killings, arrests journalists who report on corruption, intimidate students with violence, and where embezzlement is SOP, how could one not see a future Palestinian State as an oppressive police state?

By Israel Today Staff

 

A Palestinian university student has provided further evidence that an independent Palestinian state would be an oppressive police state. In fact, it already is.

PA Police

Earlier this week, Emad Halayqa, a student at Beirzeit University in Ramallah, posted to Facebook that he would far rather be arrested by Israel than by the Palestinian Authority. Continue Reading »

Israel Navy successful in live-fire interception test of ‘Naval Iron Dome’

 

The Tamir interceptor system was designed to protect and defend Israeli economic assets at sea, such as its offshore natural-gas rigs.

By i24news

 

The IDF has conducted a successful live-fire interception test of its Tamir weapons system, which it describes as a “sea-borne Iron Dome”.

Successful live-fire test of its Tamir navel weapons system, which it describes as a ‘sea-borne Iron Dome’. – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The system can be installed aboard navy vessels and is intended to protect Israeli economic assets at sea, including gas rigs.

The test was conducted a few weeks ago from aboard the INS Lahav naval vessel, with a number of test rockets fired from onshore and successfully intercepted by the Tamir interceptor, which works in tandem with Adir radar systems. Continue Reading »

Avigdor Liberman enters Netanyahu’s gov’t, replaces Moshe Ya’alon as Defense Minister

 

Israel’s TV2 Reports: Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman, agreed to PM Netanyahu’s offer to enter current coalition, and will replace Moshe Ya’alon as Israel’s Defense Minister.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman has agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to supplant Moshe Ya’alon as Israel’s next defense minister.

Liberman and Ya’alon. – Photo MARC ISRAEL SELLEM, J’lem Post

Netanyahu and Liberman agreed on Wednesday to form negotiating teams whose mandate will be to finalize the terms of a deal that would expand the Likud-led governing coalition.

News of the agreement between Liberman and Netanyahu was first reported by Ben Caspit, the senior political commentator for The Jerusalem Post’s Hebrew-language corporate sister publication Ma’ariv. Continue Reading »

Photo Essay: Israel Navy participates in Noble Dina 2016 Joint Exercise with US, Greece

 

Israeli rescue helicopters, missile boats, swiftboats, patrol boats, along with para-rescue soldiers from the IDF’s elite 669 unit with search & rescue vessels took part in the joint naval drill held at the NATO facility in the Greek islands.

By Yoav Zitun

 

A joint training exercise between the US, Greek and Israeli navies held at a NATO facility in the Greek islands has recently concluded.

The drill included several training missions, with Israeli missile boats, patrol boats, swiftboats, rescue helicopters with para-rescue soldiers from the elite 669 unit, and search and rescue vessels all took part in the exercise. Continue Reading »

$24 million ‘Palestinian museum’ opens – with no exhibits or artifacts

Since the ‘Palestinian’ culture is young, having only been declared in the mid 1960’s, more time will be needed before genuine archaeological exhibits are added.

By Hillel Fendel

 

The world has long had its absolutely shortest books – “Light Jewish Cuisine,” and “Tips on Courting Israel” by Barack Obama,” to name a couple – but now it has its emptiest museum, and this time for real: The Palestinian Museum of Art, History and Culture – with absolutely nothing in it.

The EMPTY Palestinian Museum – Facebook Page

The museum is actually named the Palestinian Museum, it cost $24 million, and it is scheduled to celebrate its opening today in Birzeit, just outside Ramallah (and Beit El). Continue Reading »

Iran tells Hezbollah: Back off Israel, focus all attention on Saudi Arabia

 

According to the UK based report in the Middle East Eye, Iran’s instructions demonstrate the hostile & drastically spiraling relations between Tehran & Riyadh.

By i24news

 

Iran has told Hezbollah’s military arm to stop attacking Israel and instead turn its sights to Saudi Arabia, according to a report in Middle East Eye (MEE).

Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of top commander Mustafa Badreddine — who was killed in Syria — during his funeral of Mustafa in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of Beirut, on May 13, 2016 – Photo: ANWAR AMRO/AFP

The instructions come amid the aftermath of the killing of Hezbollah military commander in Syria Mustafa Badreddine, which the Lebanese Shi’ite grouped blamed on hardline “takfiri” forces backed by Saudi Arabia. Continue Reading »

Watch: Pro-Israel supporters neutralize BDS mob protesting in London

 

WATCH: The UK’s Israel Advocacy Movement mobilized activists, including a number of pro-Israel Muslims, seriously outnumbering the bewildered group of ignorant far-left extremists who were waving their Palestinian flags upside down.

By Ari Soffer

 

Things didn’t go quite as planned for a group of anti-Israel activists, who hoped to force the closure of an Israeli-owned shop in honor of “Nakba Day” – the day dedicated to mourning the failure of combined Arab armies to destroy the State of Israel at birth.

Several dozen members of the London Palestine Action organization targeted the Sabon cosmetics store on Sunday, mimicking campaigns by other anti-Israel boycotters – belonging to the so-called Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) – to force the closure of businesses owned by Jewish Israelis. Continue Reading »

Israel’s drip irrigation giant opens first manufacturing plant in China

 

view videoNetafim CEO released a statement that the location for their first plant in China was chosen due to its low rainfall levels that has led to an increasing interest by local farmers to find innovative ways in water conservation.

By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN

 

Drip irrigation and other water-saving technology will be getting a major boost in China, after Israeli drip irrigation leader Netafim opened its first production plant there on May 9. Netafim announced the inauguration of the plant in Yinchuan, the capital of the northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Stephan Titze, Eitan Neubauer, Israeli Ambassador to China Matan Vilnai and David Zeng, Managing Director for China at Netafim.

Continue Reading »

US judge: Synagogue members can take control of oldest US Shule

 

Judge rules in favor of Rhode Island congregation in conflict about the U.S.’s 1st Jewish congregation in NYC against the 250 yr-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island for selling its ceremonial Torah-bells.

By The Associated Press

 

The congregation that worships at the nation’s oldest synagogue prevailed Monday in a bitter legal fight that threatened its existence, as a federal judge ruled it may now control its own destiny and decide what to do with a set of ceremonial bells worth millions.

Touro Synagogue, Photo: AP

Touro Synagogue – Photo: AP

The lawsuit pitted congregants at the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, against the nation’s oldest Jewish congregation, Shearith Israel in New York City. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu welcomes Egypt’s President El-Sisi’s call for regional peace & stability

 

Israel’s PM Netanyahu welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s call to “join forces” to make regional peace more possible.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

I welcome Egyptian President El-Sisi’s remarks and his willingness to make every effort to advance a future of peace and security between us and the Palestinians and the peoples of the region,” Netanyahu said in response.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi. (AP) & sraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (Amos Ben Gershom)

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi. (AP) & Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (Amos Ben Gershom)

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded to the President of Egypt’s call for a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority earlier Tuesday.

“Israel is ready to participate with Egypt and other Arab states in advancing both the diplomatic process and stability in the region. Continue Reading »

Israel to clear landmines around ancient churches and monasteries near Jericho

Once HALO Trust, a humanitarian organization, has cleared the landmines, the land & churches along the western bank of the Jordan River can be visited once more in safety.

By Lilach Shoval

 

Qasr al-Yahud, a site just north of the Dead Sea near Jericho, where many Christians believe Jesus was baptized, will be cleared of landmines and other ordnance, a half-century after Israel took control of the area during the 1967 Six-Day War.

Qasr al-Yahud is located just north of the Dead Sea – Photo: Ministry of Defense

The Defense Ministry will carry out the clearing operation together with the HALO Trust, which describes itself as “the world’s largest humanitarian mine clearance organization.” Continue Reading »