Foreign Media Report: Israeli Jets Pound Damascus Airport

 

Arab media reports IAF fighter jets attacked Damascus Int’l Airport early Wednesday morning, taking out electricity & halting flights.

Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Arab media reports on Wednesday that Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck the Damascus Airport in the morning hours.

Israel Air Force F-16 – IDF Spokesperson’s Office

According to the reports, powerful explosions were heard in the international airport. In parallel, the airport’s electricity went out completely, and flight traffic was temporarily halted.

It is not clear whether the target of the alleged strikes were an arms shipment, or a terror cell planning attacks against Israel. Continue Reading »

EU Ignores all other global disputed occupations to single out Jewish goods

 

European Jewish Congress says the EU’s singling out of Israel for labeling only Jewish goods, is highly provocative since it ignores Turkey’s occupation of Cyprus while it profits from them.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The European Jewish Congress said Wednesday that the newly-approved European Union labeling regime for products made by Israelis over the Green Line “may in fact contravene international treaties and agreements like the World Trade Organization.”

Boycott Israel

EJC President Moshe Kantor said that the guidelines were unprecedented and yet another example of Israel being singled out for special treatment.

“After studying the issue deeply we have concluded that there are no comparable guidelines for any other territorial dispute or what are perceived as occupations anywhere else in the world,” Kantor said. Continue Reading »

Israel & Jordan launch joint Jordan River industrial zone project

 

Tender issued to construct bridge across Jordan River that would connect new industrial zones on both sides of the river in binational project.

By Calcalist

 

Israel has issued a tender for the construction of a new bridge across the Jordan River which would connect it with its neighbor from the east, the Ministry for Regional Cooperation said Sunday.

The Jordan River – Photo: Avihu Shapira

The bridge will be part of the “Jordan-gate” project, which will see the establishment of a joint industrial zone between the two countries.

The tender was issued through the Valley of Springs Regional Council in northern Israel, on whose land the industrial area will be built. Continue Reading »

Zoabi condemns jailing teen terrorists as ‘medieval’, but is OK with their knife-attacks

 

view videoArab MK fumes over the Jewish State’s ‘fascist’ moves to halt wave of teen stabbing attacks directed at Jews, claiming the age of criminal responsibility should be higher, as to not jail them for ‘attempted murder’ or ‘murder’.

By Tova Dvorin

 

MK Hanin Zoabi (Joint List) harshly criticized the Justice Ministry’s push to lower the age by which minors can be sentenced to jail to 12, claiming that the decision is “fascist” and a human rights violation.

Arab MK Hanin Zoabi (Joint List)

“This tramples rights and radically tramples lives,” Zoabi fumed. “This proposal illustrates how the state is becoming fascist, and it proves it’s not willing to wake up and understand.” Continue Reading »

Knesset proposes bill funding Pollard’s expenses once released

 

Knesset House Committee chairman David Bitan, who proposed the bill said, “We have a moral obligation to Pollard… (since) Israel failed to bring about his release.”

By GIL HOFFMAN

 

The government would pay for Jonathan Pollard to have “reasonable living conditions” for the rest of his life following his expected release from a prison in North Carolina November 20, according to a bill proposed in the Knesset on Tuesday.

Jonathan Pollard

Although the conditions for the Israeli agent’s parole after 30 years in prison have not been revealed, he is expected to be forced to remain in the United States for the next five years before he may be permitted to move to Israel. Continue Reading »

24 Terrorists Arrested in Hamas Network In Qalqiliya

 

Two dozen militants arrested in joint IDF, MAGAV and Shin Bet operation, busting Hamas infrastructure in West Bank that was receiving funding from Hamas HQ in Qatar and Gaza.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The IDF, Shin Bet and police exposed Monday night a large Hamas network in Qalqilya and arrested 24 militants, including senior officials.

Hamas infrastructure exposed in Qalqiliya

Its members served as the regional headquarters and worked to renew the organization’s terrorist activities in the city and nearby villages, according to police. The infrastructure received guidance, instructions and large-scale funding from Hamas command centers in Qatar and the Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

Pipe Bombs & Rifles Found Across the Jerusalem Courthouse

 

Arab father & son arrested after Israel Police & K-9 unit discover rifles with ammo and explosives, concealed in their home adjacent to the Jerusalem District Court.

By Oranit Etzer

 

Two Arab terrorists, father and son, were arrested on Tuesday afternoon after explosives and weapons were discovered in their home in Jerusalem.

Their home is located adjacent to the Jerusalem District Court on Salah al-Din Road not far from Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus Campus; just last Monday a firebomb was thrown at the court in an attempt to burn it down.

Police detectives searched the home aided by Border Patrol officers and a canine unit, and found hidden in the house explosives, improvised rifles and ammunition.

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WATCH: Palestinians kids aged 13 caught, 11 shot after stabbing Jewish guard in Jerusalem

 

view video clip belowUPDATED: Jerusalem’s light rail guard was wounded moderately.
* WATCH as guard shoots & wounds the 11yr-old while being stabbed, and the 13yr-old attacker was subdued by train passengers until police arrived.

By Roi Yanovsk

 

Two Palestinians aged 11 and 13 stabbed a security guard on Tuesday around noon on Jerusalem’s light rail in the Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood.

Scene of Pisgat Ze’ev attack – Photo: MDA

The victim was wounded moderately. Police shot and wounded the 11-year-old. The 13-year-old attacker was held by train passengers until security forces arrived.

The two attackers were Muawiya and Ali Alqam, residents of the Shuafat refugee camp. Continue Reading »

UPDATED: Palestinian Woman Crowned Israel’s Miss Fitness

 

view videoWATCH: At age 27, the young Jerusalemite, defied the traditional expectations to become the first Palestinian woman to compete in a bodybuilding competition…and win!

By i24news

 

Anoush Belian holds the title of Israel’s Miss Fitness 2015. Not only is she the first Palestinian to win the Israeli competition, but she is also the first Palestinian woman to choose to compete in a bodybuilding competition.

Anoush Belian

Up to a year ago, Belian led a completely normal life. She studied English at the Armenian School in Jerusalem and worked in various fields, including teaching English. But last year, at age 27, the young East Jerusalemite decided it was time for a challenge. Continue Reading »

Obama reportedly refuses to annul Jonathan Pollard travel ban after parole

 

It’s reported in the Washington Post that US President Obama will not get involved in ‘compassionate appeal’ allowing longtime prisoner Jonathan Pollard to travel to Israel after serving an unprecedented 30 years in federal prison.

By Tova Dvorin

 

A ban may still be placed on Jonathan Pollard to travel to Israel after his release from US prison, officials from US President Barack Obama’s administration revealed late Monday to the Washington Post.

Jonathan Pollard – Photo: Yehuda Glick

Deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes stated last week that Pollard’s release, which was due for this month according to the terms of his parole, could be brought up during the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Obama Monday night. Continue Reading »

WATCH: Israel Aerospace Industries unveils TERRA, long-range tracking radar system

 

view video clip belowIAI executive vice president says the TERRA dual-band radar system “provides outstanding performance for … very long-range early warning, detection & highly accurate tracking” for ‘low-signature’ targets, ballistic missiles & satellites.

By Shlomi Diaz

 

Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled its TERRA dual-band radar system Sunday, which uses cutting-edge technology to improve early detection and accurate tracking of long-range targets.

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Abbas: Israel & Hamas negotiating with Egypt to annex part of Sinai to Gaza

 

Hamas officials, Abbas has lost his legitimacy as president of the PA and no longer represents the Palestinians. Another said that Abbas was behaving like a “clown.”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted on Monday as claiming that Israel and Hamas have been conducting direct negotiations to expand the Gaza Strip so that it would include some 1,000 square kilometers of Sinai.

Hamas members at an anti-Israel rally in Rafah in southern Gaza, November 13, 2014. – Photo :REUTERS

Abbas, who is currently visiting Cairo, told Egyptian journalists who met with him on Sunday night that the idea of slicing off land from Sinai to expand the Gaza Strip was first proposed by ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Continue Reading »

Jews Not Invited to Sweden Holocaust Commemoration

 

Although Swedish organizers cited ‘security concerns,’ Jews from the 300-strong community believe the Kristallnacht commemoration was ‘hijacked’ – to focus on the Muslim population and not on the Jewish Holocaust.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Members of the Jewish community in a city in northern Sweden were outraged to learn they were not invited to a ceremony commemorating Kristallnacht on Monday over “security concerns.”

A smashed store-front in Berlin following Kristallnacht in 1938 – Photo: Gettyimages

Kristallnacht, the “Night of the Broken Glass,” was a large-scale pogrom in 1938 against Austrian and German Jews, which many historians consider the opening shot in the Nazi-led campaign to exterminate the Jews of Europe. Continue Reading »

Israeli Air Force retaliates by attacking 2 Hamas sites after rocket fired at Israel

 

IAF hits 2 Hamas sites in southern Gaza in response to the rocket fired from Gaza that exploded in an open area in Southern Israel on Sunday night.

By Ben Ariel

 

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Sunday night launched an airstrike against a terrorist infrastructure belonging to Hamas in southern Gaza, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.

Hamas prepares to launch rockets on Israeli towns

The airstrike was in retaliation for a rocket attack on southern Israel on Sunday evening.

“The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist organization solely responsible for Gaza and will continue to act to maintain quiet in southern towns,” the IDF statement said. Continue Reading »

Caught on CCTV: Cold-blooded Palestinian terrorist stabs security guard

 

WARNING: Chilling footage shows female Arab terrorist attacking unarmed security guard with a hidden kitchen knife, at the entrance to the city of Beitar Illit, 10 kilometres south of Jerusalem.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Footage has emerged of the brutal stabbing attack outside Beitar Illit on Sunday afternoon, showing the terrorist coldly waiting to strike a security guard outside the gate, as he checked her ID card.

Beitar Illit – Google map

 

The terrorist, whom unconfirmed reports identify as 23 year-old Halva Alian of Bethlehem, was neutralized by security forces at the scene shortly after the attack.

 

The guard, an unnamed 35 year-old Israeli, is listed as suffering from light injuries to the hand and stomach. Continue Reading »