Palestinian Military Wing of Hamas in Gaza Working Directly With Islamic State in Sinai

 

Hamas militants in Gaza are paying tens of thousands of dollars to the ISIS Sinai branch each month, in exchange for the group’s assistance at smuggling weapons into the terrorist enclave.

By Alex Fishman

 

Hamas’ military wing in the Gaza Strip has been transferring tens of thousands of dollars a month to the Islamic State group’s Sinai branch over the past year, via one of its emissaries.

Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria. – Photo: AP

The transfer of cash is just one part of the military and strategic cooperation between the two groups. The finances of Hamas’ military arm, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, are independent of those of the organization’s political bureau. Continue Reading »

Czech Parliament rejects EU decision to label products from Jewish settlements

 

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, HERB KEINON

 

The Czech Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday urging their government not to implement a European Union decision to label Israeli products exported from the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Continue Reading »

Israel welcomes Turkey’s initiative by reaching 7-point reconciliation ‘understandings’

 

Israeli official reveals draft agreement to compensate families of those killed on the Marmara, and selling Israel’s natural gas, was reached in secret meetings with Turkish gov’t representatives in Switzerland.

By Ari Yashar

 

An Israeli official on Thursday revealed that “understandings” to normalize ties have been reached with Turkey, in a potential breakthrough for the strained relations that collapsed in the infamous Turkish Mavi Marmara flotilla incident in 2010.

Drafted in a secret meeting in Switzerland on Wednesday, the deal would have Israel pay compensation to the families of the radical activists on board the flotilla who attacked IDF soldiers with lethal force, and would also launch talks on natural gas exports to Turkey.
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Israel Formally Signs Natural Gas Deal With US, Israeli Gas Companies To Develop Additional Gas Deposits

 

Israel’s PM Netanyahu, who is also Minister of Economy, signs deal after months of contention, that’s meant to regulate the energy market in Israel.
• Energy Minister Steinitz adds, ‘The people of Israel will get 60% of the profit, a higher percent of the natural gas profits, than most western countries get.’

By Amir Alon

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is also the minister of economy, signed on Thursday the natural gas deal with US and Israeli gas companies to develop Israel’s offshore gas deposits, despite months of protest by liberal MKs and environmentalists.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signing gas deal – Photo: Haim Horenstein

Ahead of the signing, Netanyahu asserted that “there is no way to open up the additional gas fields without this plan, it is the only chance.” Continue Reading »

WATCH: Israeli Navy receives 5th Dolphin class submarine, INS Rahav

 

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Navy’s fifth Dolphin submarine, and second new-generation AIP (air independent propulsion) platform has left its German manufacturing center for a 3000 mile journey to its home base at Haifa naval base, a senior naval source said Thursday.

Israel navy Dolphin class – IDF

The INS Rahav is carrying some 50 personnel, and “minimal weapons needed to protect itself,” before its arrival in Israel next month.

After its arrival, Israeli systems will be installed on board. Continue Reading »

IAEA report: Israel was right – Iran tried to build a nuke

 

Report presented yesterday to the IAEA proved what Israel had been saying all along: Iran had been working in a very organized manner on developing a nuclear explosive device.

By Raphael Poch

 

On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna received a report from the IAEA Director General bringing evidence that Iran had indeed been working towards building a nuclear explosive device up until 2009.

Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi – Reuters

“This was one of the most important days in the nuclear Iran affair, and the IAEA board of governors did nothing” said a distraught Dr. Continue Reading »

US Congress votes unanimously to impose sanctions on banks financing Hezbollah

 

The US House Representatives adopted Bill targeting the Lebanon-based Shiite movement in a vote of 422 to 0, following a unanimous vote in the Senate on November 17.

By i24news

 

The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to impose tough new sanctions on banks that knowingly do business with the Lebanon-based Shiite movement Hezbollah.

USA Hezbollah

The bill targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah, which is considered a terrorist organization by Washington, passed the Senate last month. It now goes to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature.

The legislation also targets Hezbollah’s television channel Al-Manar by aiming to cut the broadcast of satellite operators that air the channel’s programming. Continue Reading »

Former editor-in-chief of largest Italian newspaper spills truth about Israeli-Palestinian conflict

 

Foreign journalist, having served 15 years in Mid-East, says West has very distorted picture of the Israeli-Arab conflict, saying,  “Before it (ISIS) struck Israel & the Jews, ISIS would first annihilate the Palestinians.”

By Aviel Schneider

 

“The Palestinians feel the rising threat of ISIS and understand that despite the [negative feelings toward] the Israeli occupation they are more secure under Israeli rule than anywhere else in the region.”

Italian journalist Mourizio Molinari spills all to Israel’s daily, Yediot Ahronot

That was one of the conclusions drawn in the new book “Jihad” by Italian journalist Mourizio Molinari, who for the past 15 years served as a Middle East correspondent. Continue Reading »

Foreign Policy reports: 40% of West Bank Arab women have illegal abortions

 

 

By Arutz Sheva News Brief

 

A new report has found that about 40 percent of Arab women in Judea and Samaria have had abortions, even though the procedure is illegal.

Abortion clinic exam room. – Photo: OlgaKhazan

Foreign Policy reports that, in order to avoid going to a doctor for the abortion, many women try improvised methods such as inserting sharp objects into their bodies or jumping off of buildings.

Many of the women who seek abortions are married but say that they are afraid of their husbands, giving them even less incentive to search for help.

 

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Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot dismissed for refusing to visit Israel

 

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A Jordanian pilot reportedly been discharged from the Hashemite kingdom’s air force after he refused to visit Israel as part of a joint military venture between the two neighboring countries.

An honor guard marches at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan. – Photo: REUTERS

Social media users on the east bank of the Jordan were outraged on Wednesday after hearing the news that Majdi al-Samdi, a pilot in the Royal Jordanian Air Force, was dismissed from active duty by his commanders after notifying them that he would not be participating in a military delegation to Israel. Continue Reading »

Facebook leads as social media incitement on the rise in Israel

 

A new report exposes a worrying increase of incitement & racism on social media, from cursing LGBTs, despising leftists, to hatred of Arabs and calls for severe physical violence.

By Sagi Cohen

 

A sense that this year has been one of extreme rhetoric and violent, politically- and racially-motivated attacks on social media is now backed up by statistics.

A doctored ‘dislike’ Facebook icon. Facebook has been the source of most racist and inciting comments in 2015.

A new report published by the Berl Katznelson Foundation that studied the phenomenon of incitement and violence shows a 20 percent increase over the past year in the number of inciting and racist statements on social media in Israel.

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Israel’s MK Lieberman initiates offensive to remove Haneen Zoabi from Knesset

 

MK Lieberman’s proposal seeks to restrain the Supreme Court from interfering in the Knesset’s Central Elections Committee decisions to ban a candidate, or a political party, from participating in Israel’s elections for parliament.

By Attila Somfalvi

 

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman launched a campaign on Wednesday morning calling to remove Joint Arab List MK Haneen Zoabi from the Knesset.

Lieberman holding a sign calling to ‘Kick Haneen Zoabi from the Knesset – for good!’

“Together, we will kick out terror supporters from the Knesset,” Lieberman said in a Facebook post.

In a video posted on his official Facebook page, the Yisrael Beytenu leader calls on the Israeli public to pressure MKs to support his new bill proposal that seeks to remove both Zoabi and her party Balad, currently a part of the Joint Arab List, from the Knesset. Continue Reading »

Israel not engaging Egyptian warplanes flying through Israeli airspace

 

Egyptian Air Force fighter-bombers en route to strike at Islamic State targets in the Sinai, make unprecedented use of Israeli airspace, likely with permission from Jerusalem.

By Yoav Zitun

 

Egyptian Air Force planes have in recent months crossed into Israeli airspaces part of Egypt’s military campaign against the local Sinai affiliate of the Islamic State terror group, Ynet learned on Tuesday.

Egyptian military planes over the Suez area – Archive photo: Reuters

The unprecedented flights, apparently conducted in coordination with the IDF, were conducted mostly in the triangular border area between Israeli territory, Egyptian land, and the southern Gaza Strip.
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Report: WATCH Policeman who shot neutralized ‘scissor terrorist’ cleared of ‘wrongful death’

 

view videoIsrael’s TV2 reported that the policeman questioned over shooting dead of the scissor terrorist will most likely not face criminal prosecution.

By Gil Ronen

 

The policeman who was questioned by Justice Department’s Department for Investigations of Policemen over the killing of a terrorist will apparently not face criminal prosecution, according to Channel 2.

The investigation was launched following the so-called “scissors terror attack” last month near the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, by two teenage Arab girls. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and State Attorney Shai Nitzan decided to launch the investigation based on suspicion that the policeman shot one of the terrorists when she was already on the ground after having been “neutralized.”
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Israeli cancer treatment company raises $12m for lymphoma trials

 

The Jerusalem-based cancer treatment company, KAHR Medical, recently received regulatory approval to initiate a Phase-I/IIa trial in lymphoma treatment.

By Globes Staff

 

cancer – illustrative

Proceeds of the new financing will be used primarily to fund the clinical development of KAHR’s lead product, KAHR-102, which recently received regulatory approval in Israel to initiate a Phase-I/IIa trial in lymphoma, as well as pre-clinical development of KAHR-101 and new pipeline programs.Korea
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