New Israeli waste-center to turn plastic detritus into fuel

New gov’t-operated waste management facility plans to extract 600 kg of an oil substitute from every ton of discarded plastic, instead of it being buried in landfills.

By Dan Lavie

 

The Environmental Services Company Ltd., a government body established in 1990 to handle hazardous waste in Israel, will soon begin operating a unique facility designed to recycle plastic and turn it into fuel.

A new facility that will recycle plastic and turn it into fuel – Environmental Services Company Ltd.

According to the company’s assessments, the facility will be able to derive 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds) of an oil-like substance from every ton of plastic waste they treat. Continue Reading »

REPORT: al-Qaida’s Nusra Front unites 8 Syrian Islamist groups near Israel’s border

Israeli expert estimates that al-Qaida’s Nusra Front is afraid of taking the predominantly Druse village of Hader near Israel’s border, because it fears an IDF response from the Jewish state.

 

Eight Islamist groups active near Israel’s border in southern Syria have united into one bloc as the country’s Druse come under increasing pressure.

Israeli soldiers stand near the border with Syria in the Golan Heights. – Photo: REUTERS

According to a report on the website Alsouria.net over the weekend, eight Islamist factions announced the formation of Jaish al-Fatah, or the Army of Conquest, in southern Syria in order to face the Syrian regime. Continue Reading »

Jerusalem initiates diplomatic steps against anti-Israel Arab majority at UNHRC

UNGA likely to accept biased report on Gaza war, sparking Israeli diplomatic mission to reduce the power of Arab majority voting bloc inside the UN’s human rights council.

By Itamar Eichner, Aviel Magnezi

 

A new diplomatic front has been launched in Israel, meant to do away with the automatic Arab majority in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in light of an impending council vote regarding whether or not to adopt as official the findings of a UN report released Monday on 2014’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.

UN REPORTThe report heard round the world. (Photo: AFP)

The report was ill-received in Israel, where officials said that the UNHRC is inherently slanted against Israel. Continue Reading »

UNHRC obsession with Israel keeps it busy doing everything but care for human rights

view videoIsrael’s Foreign Ministry condemns UN report on Protective Edge, saying IDF conducted itself to ‘highest standards’ according to numerous unbiased int’l legal & military experts. (WATCH VIDEO CLIPS)

By Moran Azulay, Itamar Eichner

 

Israel’s Foreign Ministry published a harsh response to the UN Human Rights Council’s report on 2014’s Operation Protective Edge on Monday, calling the UNHRC “a notoriously biased institution” that “has a singular obsession with Israel.”

UN investigator Mary McGowan Davis. – Photo: AFP

 

The report released just prior to Israel’s statement harshly accused Israel of continuing its policy of airstrikes despite the resulting death if Gaza and suggested that Hamas had made efforts to warn Israeli civilians of impending rocket attacks. Continue Reading »

Egypt digs trench on its Gaza border to neutralize Hamas terror-tunnels

After destroying a kilometer-wild buffer-zone along its Rafah border with Gaza, the army now digs 20 meter deep trench to fortify its security in Sinai against Islamist militant attacks, which Egypt claims are supported by Hamas.

By Reuters

 

ISMAILIA – The Egyptian army is digging a trench in northern Sinai along the border with Gaza in an effort to prevent smuggling, security sources said on Monday, as the government steps up activities to prevent militant attacks that often target security forces.

Army destroys part of Egyptian Rafah to widen buffer zone (Photo: AFP)Army destroys part of Egyptian Rafah to widen buffer zone – Photo: AFP

 

Egypt had already doubled to one kilometer (0.62 mile) the depth of a security buffer zone on its border with the Gaza Strip after some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the army following mass protests against his rule in 2013. Continue Reading »

Wikileaks report Saudi students’ “diplomatic briefing” at Israeli Embassy worries Riyadh

There’s concern in Riyadh over Saudi students who visited the Israeli Embassy in Washington with int’l leadership program, and “heard a diplomatic briefing, asked questions & even had their picture taken.”

 

Saudi Arabia is extremely concerned over the dozens of Saudi students who reportedly visited the Israeli Embassy in Washington, Wikileaks documents published this weekend claim.

The Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. [file photo] – Photo: AFP

In one leaked source dated August 14, 2008 and marked “urgent, classified,” the Foreign Ministry in Riyadh notified the Saudi embassy in Washington that several dozen students from Gulf states were visiting Israeli embassies as part of an international leadership program. Continue Reading »

Israeli Arab MK Challenges Israel’s Law And Armed Forces By Joining Gaza-Bound Flotilla

In a provocative act of defying a legal security blockade of Gaza, an Arab MK, Dr. Basel Ghattas, plans to join the pro-Hamas flotilla currently making its way to the terror enclave.

By Moran Azulay

 

MK Basel Ghattas of the Joint Arab List on Sunday confirmed to Ynet that he intends to board a solidarity flotilla from Greece to Gaza.

Violence on board the Marmara – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

 

 

Ghattas is not the first Arab MK to board a flotilla: Five years ago, his colleague from the Joint Arab List, MK Hanin Zoabi, was on the Mavi Marmara, a flotilla that was raided by Israeli commandos in 2010. Continue Reading »

After Deadly Terrorist Attacks Israel Canceled Some ‘Gestures’ For Ramadan

Residents of the Palestinian stabber’s village not issued visas to cross into Israel, and 500 permits allowing residents of the PA to fly abroad from Israel (not Jordan), were canceled.

By Kobi Finkler

 

Some of the “gestures,” or concessions, that Israel gave Palestinian Arabs for the month of Ramadan have been cancelled following the stabbing of a Border Policeman in Jerusalem Sunday, and the murder of a Jewish man in Samaria Friday.

Arabs invited from Gaza & PA territories pray during Ramadan at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount – Photo: Reuters

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon instructed the defense establishment to cancel entry permits into Israel for all residents of Sa’ir, the village near Hevron from which the stabber came.

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Foreign Press Association Protest Israel’s Foreign Ministry Over ‘Denigrating’ Gaza Press Coverage

By i24news

 

Israel’s foreign ministry has taken down a video that angered foreign journalists by ridiculing their coverage of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, saying it had been “misinterpreted.”

Israeli video showing foreign correspondent taken in by Hamas – YouTube screenshot

“The goal of the video was to illustrate the crimes of Hamas,” ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said on Sunday. “When that was misinterpreted, we decided to remove it.” Continue Reading »

Journalist Finds BDS Forgives World’s Oppression, Abuse, Exploitation Except Hates Israel

view videoWATCH: Investigative journalist finds businesses that happily boycott Israel are more than willing to do business with truly abusive regimes & countries.

By Israel Today Staff

 

American journalist and Jewish activist Ami Horowitz was at it again recently, exposing the outrageous double standards of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

BDS targets Israel in the name of what it calls “human rights,” but at the same time all but ignores, and often times excuses, far greater humanitarian crises around the world.

To demonstrate that, Horowitz traveled to Ireland, which he described as “ground zero of the BDS movement.”

Like many, Horowitz doubted the commitment of these BDSers to actual human rights, suggesting that they instead were merely anti-Israel. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Heart Disease Mortality Rate In Great Shape Despite Pressures From Terrorism/War

Israel’s average mortality rate from heart diseases stands at less than 200 deaths per/100,000, which places Israel in a respectable 4th place according to the OECD report.

By Maytal Yasur Beit-Or

 

A report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has ranked Israel’s mortality rate for cardiovascular disease the fourth-lowest among OECD nations. Japan was ranked first, with the lowest rate of mortality from heart disease.

Heart disease mortality rate among lowest (Illustration) – Photo: GettyImages

The average mortality rate from heart disease in Israel stands at fewer than 200 deaths per 100,000 population; 161 among women and 220 among men. Continue Reading »

French PM Jumps After Netanyahu’s Skepticism: ‘Don’t Prejudge My Peace Proposals’

view videoWATCH as Netanyahu tells his Cabinet Ministers how again int’l peace proposals are forced on Jerusalem, pushing Israel to indefensible borders

By REUTERS

 

Following earlier comments made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu critical of international efforts to restart the stalled talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius urged Israel not to prejudge his efforts and warned of the dangers of a continued stalemate.

fabiusFrench Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius gestures during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah June 21, 2015. – Photo: ABBAS MOMANI/AFP

 

Fabius is on a two-day visit to the Middle East and made the comments at a news conference in Ramallah. Continue Reading »

Israel Border Policeman Shoots Terrorist After Being Stabbed In Jerusalem

view videoThe Arab terrorist, an 18 yr-old resident of the West Bank, was left in critical condition after being shot by his victim, also in critical condition

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

An Israel Border Police officer is in critical condition after being stabbed Sunday at Damascus Gate, outside the Old City in Jerusalem, Israel Police reported Sunday.

Israel Border Police officer stabbed outside Damascus Gate – Screenshot: J’lemPost

The terrorist, an 18-year-old resident of the West Bank, was shot at the scene and is in critical condition.

Paramedics provided treatment at the scene and evacuated the injured officer, who is approximately 20 years old, to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Continue Reading »

Israel Rips At Absurd, Bias UN Report That Ignored Islamic Massacres to Target Israel

WATCH as Israeli envoy exposes UN anti-Israel agenda, ignoring thousands of children murdered in Islamic wars in Africa & the Mid-East, but focusing mostly on ….guess who?

By Mark Langfan

 

Israel’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, David Roet, lambasted a UN report on children in warfare Thursday, noting that in the context of numerous Islamic wars where thousands of children were murdered this year alone, “it is simply absurd that this report disproportionately focuses on Israel.”

The diplomat spoke at a UN Security Council open debate on a report titled “Children and Armed Conflict.”

Facing a typically hostile United Nations audience, Dep. Continue Reading »

New Washington Report Lists Terror Proxies Funded by Iran That Targets Israel

New State Department report calls Israel a “committed counter-terrorism partner” throughout 2014, detailing operations taken by the Israeli Navy and IDF.

By MICHAEL WILNER

 

WASHINGTON — Despite facing costly obstacles from the Syrian civil war, Iran continued its arming and funding of terror proxies targeting Israel throughout 2014 largely unabated, the US government found in a report released on Friday.

Iranian navy ship. – Photo: REUTERS

The State Department report— an annual accounting of organized terrorism worldwide— asserts that Iran has continued, if not expanded, its operations beyond its historical focus on Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, to a limited number of operations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as to “various groups throughout the Middle East.” Continue Reading »