| 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 22, 2015
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Ignoring PM’s clarification, US envoy to Israel says Obama to ‘reexamine policy towards Israel’

Dan Shapiro, the US ambassador to Israel said that the White House has no choice but to reexamine US policy towards Israel after a comment made by Netanyahu during his campaign differed from his former policy on the 2-state solution.

By Ynet

 

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said on Sunday that in light of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments denouncing his support for a Palestinian state, the US has no choice but to examine its next steps when it comes to its policy towards Israel: “This was not Israel’s stance until those comments. It is confusing and raises doubts regarding Israel’s true stance. Continue Reading »

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| March 22, 2015
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Obama ignores Netanyahu’s clarification and ‘reevaluates’ American political support

Obama said on Friday his administration is evaluating options ‘to make sure that we don’t see a chaotic situation in the region’ based on Netanyahu’s pre-election comment of 2-state solution & his subsequent clarification.

By Ynetnews

 

US President Barack Obama said Friday he has taken Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his word that he doesn’t support a two-state solution, despite Netanyahu backtracking on his statement that a Palestinian state will not be formed under his watch.

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US President Obama – Photo: Reuters

“That is why we’ve got to evaluate what other options are available to make sure that we don’t see a chaotic situation in the region,” the president told the Huffington Post in his first public comments about Netanyahu’s win since the elections. Continue Reading »

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| March 22, 2015
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Hamas Pledges to ‘Liberate’ PA From Fatah ‘Traitors’

Gaza leader promises war on Judea & Samaria, for takeover of Jerusalem in their effort to ‘liberate Palestine.’

By Dalit Halevi & Tova Dvorin

 

Hamas has pledged a takeover of Judea-Samaria Saturday, after one of its leaders declared “the liberation of all Palestine” – including the Palestinian Authority (PA) – a  strategic area of ​​utmost importance in implementing long-term objectives of the terror group.

Mahmoud Al-Zahar – Reuters

Speaking from an event  to mark the release of terrorist Ismail al-Zahar from Israeli prison after a 12-year sentence, Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar stated that there are “a thousand courses of action” to break the Israeli travel and import restrictions on Gaza, and he vowed to force Israel to release more terrorists, similar to the way prisoners were released as part of the Shalit deal.(i.e.

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| March 21, 2015
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Tel Aviv University researchers find pre-historic tools used to kill & butcher animals for food

Researchers in Israel find pre-historic tools containing residue of animal fat which helped archeologists see how animals 100,000 years ago were butchered for food.

By i24news

 

New research by Tel Aviv University professors determined that pre-historic tools from approximately 100,000 years ago were used to kill and butcher animals.

Researchers analysing elephant remains (rib pictured) in Israel have discovered signs of animal residue on primitive tools called ‘handaxes and scrapers’ alongside cut marks in the remains themselves. – Photo: Ran Barkai

The team found elephant bones in a quarry near Jerusalem; a close analysis, called the “use-wear analysis”, of the cut marks on the bones showed that the animal was butchered
by axes and scrapers made of flint.

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| March 21, 2015
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Four Argentines charged in attack on Israelis in Patagonia hostel

The Israeli tourists were terrorized and injured in  protracted anti-Semitic attack at their hostel in Argentina.

By JTA

 

A federal judge in Argentina charged four people under an anti-discrimination law for a January attack on Israeli tourists.

Travelers walk along a trail in Argentina’s Patagonia region. – Photo: REUTERS

Guido Otranto accused four people on March 17 in connection with the attack that he said was motivated by “hatred against a religion and against one nationality.” Otranto fined each of the four approximately $5,700 and required they report to the court monthly until their trial. The judge also imposed restraining orders to protect the hostel where the Israelis were staying when they were attacked. Continue Reading »

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| March 21, 2015
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With Elections Over, EU to Continue anti-Israel Sanctions for ‘Polarizing Jerusalem’

Leaked bias EU report blames Israel’s “settlement activity”, i.e. building homes for its growing Jewish population, for the situation in Jerusalem, recommends sanctions.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

A new European Union (EU) report says that Jerusalem is at a “boiling point” and recommends sanctions against Israel over the “polarization” in the capital.

The report, obtained by the British Guardian on Friday, says that Jerusalem has reached a dangerous boiling point of “polarization and violence” not seen since the end of the second intifada in 2005.

The report calls for tougher European sanctions against Israel over its “continued settlement construction in the city”, which it claims is exacerbating recent conflict.

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| March 20, 2015
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WATCH Netanyahu: I Do Want a 2-State Solution…Just Not Now

Reiterating on his pre-election rejection of the two-state solution, Israel’s PM Netanyahu tells liberal outlet NPR during his media blitz in US: ‘I haven’t retracted my Bar-Ilan speech.’

By Omer Benjakob

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to play down his pre-election rejection of the two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explaining he did not backtrack on a major 2009 policy speech, but only that he thought conditions were not ripe for a Palestinian state.

Netanyahu and Mitchell – Photo: GPO

Supporters and naysayers alike have attempted to blow the speech off as an election ploy, but the White House said it warranted a “reassessment” by the US of its role. Continue Reading »

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| March 20, 2015
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Various Syrian rebel groups send congratulatory blessings to Netanyahu on election victory

From Musa Al-Nabhan: “We extend to you & the great leadership of the Israeli people our warmest congratulations & blessings in the democratic wedding witnessed by the State of Israel.”

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

 

Various Syrian rebel group leaders have sent congratulatory messages to newly re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an Israeli Druse who has acted as a go-between with Israel.

An Israeli flag is seen in the background as a man casts his ballot for the parliamentary election. – Photo: REUTERS

“We extend to you and the great leadership of the Israeli people our warmest congratulations and blessings in the democratic wedding witnessed by the State of Israel,” wrote one opposition political activist, Musa Al-Nabhan, in a letter sent to Mendi Safadi and shared with The Jerusalem Post.
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| March 20, 2015
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Strong UN Bias as Israel Only Nation Condemned for Women’s Right Violations

WATCH: Israeli envoy Ron Prosor slams UN Commission on the Status of Women for ignoring serious global problems concerning women’s rights to attack Israel over Palestinians.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Out of nine official documents produced from the UN’s annual Commission on the Status of Women report, only one of the UN’s 193 members were mentioned in regards to ongoing infringement of women’s rights – Israel – in what Jerusalem says in another case of UN bias.

Israeli delegation to UN – Photo: AFP

The document, titled the “Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women”, slams Israel for the ongoing occupation of the West Bank, a situation which it says has led to “(h)igh levels of unemployment and poverty” among Palestinians, especially women. Continue Reading »

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| March 20, 2015
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Israel Air Force drone operators test their responses to Northern infiltrations

IDF has been conducting new drills between the IAF and their northern territorial brigades.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Air Force has recently completed a series of drills aimed at improving the responses of drone operators to attempted hostile infiltrations of the country’s borders.

THIS HERON drone featured in Northern Command drills aimed at improving responses to attempted infiltrations by terrorists. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The drills factored in lessons learned from the deadly antitank missile attack launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in January, which killed two IDF soldiers. They also included lessons learned from Operation Protective Edge in Gaza last year. Continue Reading »

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| March 20, 2015
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JAG opens investigation of IDF attack on UNRWA school during Gaza war

Judge Advocate General’s Office opens criminal investigation into 6 incidents that occurred during Operation Protective Edge, including an IDF attack on UNRWA school in Jabalia, where 20 Palestinians were killed.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The Judge Advocate General’s Office, headed by General Danny Efroni, said Thursday that it has decided to open a criminal investigation into six unusual events that took place during Operation Protective Edge – the most prominent is an IDF attack on an UNRWA school in the Gazan city of Jabalia which led to the death of 20 Palestinians.

Gazans after attack on UNRA school in Jabalia. – Photo: Reuters

The six events were part of 65 events that were referred to the Judge Advocate General’s Office for review. Continue Reading »

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| March 20, 2015
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Israeli Christians: Decades of “Living a Lie” are Over

Father Naddaf explained that he “understands that it is essential to connect Christian Arabs to Israel & the Jews.” Israeli Arab (Muslim) leadership, he said, “has fooled us into living a lie. They call Israel an apartheid state.”

By Yossi Aloni

 

The National Zionist Congress for Youth convened last week to discuss the phenomenon of emigration from the Land of Israel. On what turned out to be a fascinating panel were Mia Morano, widow of IDF special forces officer Emanuel Moreno who was killed in the Second Lebanon War, Israeli priest Father Gabriel Naddaf and IDF Major Elias Karam, the first Arab Christian to join the naval officers’ school.
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| March 19, 2015
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White House: ‘We can’t forget’ Netanyahu’s comments regarding Palestinian statehood

After Netanyahu addresses clarification regarding his original remarks, White House press secretary says PM’s campaign statement calls into question his commitment towards 2-state solution.

By MICHAEL WILNER

 

Despite attempts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to clarify comments made during his election campaign that a Palestinian state would not emerge under his tenure, the White House will nevertheless “still evaluate” its policy on the Middle East peace process, Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Thursday.

President Barack Obama walks through the Cross Hall of the White House, Aug. 8, 2013 – Photo: OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PETE SOUZA

The prime minister’s comments, he said, call into question his commitment to the pursuit of peace and have forced the US government to reassess the the government’s stance. Continue Reading »

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| March 19, 2015
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Egyptian Conglomerate to Buy $1.2 billion of Natural Gas From Israel’s Tamar Group

A group of private customers in Egypt calls for a 7-year deal, of a minimum 5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to be sold in the first 3 years.

By Reuters

 

A group of private customers in Egypt have agreed to buy at least $1.2 billion of natural gas from Israel’s offshore Tamar field via an old pipeline built to send gas to Israel.

The Tamar natural gas field – Photo: Albertos

The Tamar partners said on Wednesday they signed a seven-year deal with Dolphinus Holdings, a firm that represents non-governmental, industrial and commercial consumers in Egypt, that calls for a minimum 5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to be sold in the first three years. Continue Reading »

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