President Abbas has PA arrest 100 Hamas members after Fatah official arrested in Gaza

Abbas’ Palestinian Authority forces round up dozens of Hamas suspects in massive punitive sweep against the Gaza terror group, after they arrested a senior Fatah official in the Strip.

By Elior Levy

 

The Palestinian Authority’s security forces arrested over 100 Hamas members in the past two weeks, a senior Palestinian defense official told Ynet.

The operations reached a climax on Sunday night when – in an unusual step – the forces arrested 40 Hamas members, including released detainees, academics, and students in a coordinated effort conducted in multiple cities across the West Bank.

The extensive arrests are being carried out at a time even as Israel continued to hold the PA’s tax funds – for the third consecutive month. Continue Reading »

UN’s investigators on Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’ request delay after team-leader resigned

UNHRC’s war probe into Israel’s actions in Gaza to be led by US Judge Mary McGowan Davis, after William Schabas’ resignation in early February.

By i24news

 

UN investigators tasked with probing the 50-day war in Gaza last year asked Monday to postpone their report to allow time to adjust after the head of the team quit under Israeli pressure.

Smoke and dust rise following an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 8, 2014 – Photo: Said Khatib (AFP)

The Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict had been scheduled to present its findings to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 23. Continue Reading »

Lies About Gaza Are Swallowed Easily and Exploited Widely to Libel Israel

Year after year, mainstream media continue their traditional anti-Israel frenzy knowing full well the lies portray the Jewish State in a sinister manor.

By Ryan Jones

 

Had they done so, these gatekeepers of Western public opinion would have realized that Israel has no dams that can be opened and closed in its southern region, and that Gaza is simply a low-lying coastal area that unfortunately suffers severe flooding during winters with average-to-above average rainfall.

Flooded Gaza – Photo source: Israel Today

The Daily Mail did later publish a retraction, but, as usual, the damage had already been done.

One story most of these media outlets chose not to cover was the announcement last week that Israel would soon double the amount of fresh water it provides to Gaza.

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Unreliable Obama forcing Saudi Arabia to seek Pakistani nuclear technology

Just as Netanyahu predicted: Fearful over a ‘bad deal’ brokered by the White House & Iran, Riyadh is reportedly drafting a nuclear “back-up plan” to counter dangerous P5+1 agreement, with Pakistan ready to convey their nuclear technology.

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Arab Legislator Ahmed Tibi, calls Israel’s Foreign Minister “Jewish ISIS.”

Former diplomats condemn Yisrael Beytenu chairman Liberman for suggesting disloyal Israeli Arabs should have their heads removed.

 

Former diplomats and intellectuals came out against Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman Monday, a day after he called to decapitate Israeli Arabs who are “against us.”

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks to the press before the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. – Photo: EMIL SALMAN/POOL

“Whoever is with us should get everything,” the Yisrael Beytenu chairman said in a speech at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Sunday. “Whoever is against us, there’s nothing else to do. We have to lift up an axe and remove his head, otherwise we won’t survive here.” Continue Reading »

Tourists find 2,300 year-old jewelry in Israel’s Galilee

Members of the Israel Caving Club uncovered a rare treasure including silver coins minted during the reign of Alexander the Great who conquered Israel during the Hellenestic period.

By Itay Blumenthal

 

Israeli tourists discovered a rare treasure trove filled with 2,300-year-old coins, and silver and copper objects inside a cave in northern Israel.

Jewelry found in ancient cave. (Photo: IAA)

Jewelry found in ancient cave. – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

“Thanks to the work of honest citizens, we will be able to better understand the history of Israel,” said Amir Ganor, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

About two weeks ago, members of the Israel Caving Club – Reuven Zachai, his son Chen and friend Lior Hiloni – went out on a preparation trip in a large stalactite cave in northern Israel before the rest of the club members joined in. Continue Reading »

Senators Warn Iran: Nuclear Deal Signed by Obama Ends in 2016

Iran’s leaders received a formal warning from 47 Republican senators saying: ‘Iran’s ayatollahs need to know, anything not approved by the U.S. Congress is a mere executive agreement.’

By Arutz Sheva

 

A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama will not be valid after Obama leaves office in 2016, reports Josh Rogin on Bloomberg.

US Sen. Rubio – Arutz7

The letter was by freshman Senator Tom Cotton and signed by the Senate’s entire Republican leadership as well as potential 2016 presidential contenders Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
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Palestinians report: Gaza fisherman shot dead by Israeli navy

Israel says after navy fired warning shots, it then targeted the engines of 2 of the 4 possible smuggling boats that had ‘strayed’ outside permissible fishing zone.

By News Agencies

 

A Palestinian fisherman was shot dead by Israeli forces on Saturday off the coast of the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the Palestinian health services said.

Israeli patrol boat off the Gaza shore – Photo: Reuters

Tawfiq Abu Riala, 34, was killed and two other Gaza fishermen were arrested, said Ashraf al-Kidra, a Gaza health ministry spokesman.

The two other fishermen were arrested and taken to Israel, spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. Continue Reading »

Jews Dress Up on Purim as Arabs to Ascend the Temple Mount

Jewish worshippers this Purim dressed up as Arabs in order to get around the police’s restrictions on Jews praying on the Temple Mount.

By Ben Ariel, Canada

 

A group of Temple Mount activists were spotted dressed up as Arabs on Friday in order to be able to enter the compound.

The Jewish activists did not do this in the spirit of Purim, which was celebrated in the capital on Friday. They did it in order to get around a ban on Jewish prayer which was imposed by the police.

Despite a court ruling earlier this week which said that police “must make sure that Jews are able to pray on the Temple Mount”, officers have been restricting Jewish prayer at the compound since Wednesday, telling worshippers that the restrictions are in accordance with a decision by the political leadership following pressure from Jordan.

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After surgery in Israel, Syrian youth fitted with a prosthetic leg

After the 13 yr-old Syrian boy received extensive medical treatment and now a prosthetic leg, the boy & his mother are preparing to return home to Syria.

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French Foreign Minister: Tehran’s nuclear commitments are ‘bad deal’

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday that far more work needs to be done, Iran’s commitments simply do not go far enough.

 

Commitments offered by Iran in talks with six world powers on its nuclear program do not go far enough and more work needs to be done, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday.

Snowflakes fall as Republican Guards stand in formation in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace. – Photo: REUTERS

Fabius said he had invited US Secretary of State John Kerry, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and the foreign ministers of Germany and Britain to Paris on Saturday to review the state of the Iran nuclear negotiations. Continue Reading »

Israel to sell Gaza produce for first time since 2007

Subject to Health Ministry inspections, the first shipments of tomatoes & eggplants are expected on Sunday.
• This move will help Gaza farmers as well as meet the demands of the ‘shmita year’, when according to religious law, fields in Israel must lie fallow.

By Daniel Siryoti, Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Following intensive ground work by Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories and Agriculture Ministry, a decision has been made to allow fruit and vegetables grown in the Gaza Strip to be shipped to and sold in Israel for the first time in nearly eight years. The process will be coordinated between the Israel Tax Authority and the Palestinian Authority. Continue Reading »

Arab Terrorist Rams Car Into Jerusalem Pedestrians

Israel Police reports that the terrorist was shot after he drove up on the sidewalk and ran over five people close to the Border Police base in Jerusalem.

By Tova Dvorin, Cynthia Blank and Ari Yashar

 

ZAKA reported Friday morning that a rampage terror attack occurred a short time ago near the Border Patrol’s base in the Shimon HaTzadik neighborhood in Jerusalem.

A police statement clarified that the Arab terrorist attack was conducted in a private car that approached the base from Zaks Junction before going up on the sidewalk and running over five people, of whom four were from the security forces.

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$10 million Donated to Tel Aviv University

American filmmaker Steve Tisch, and a co-owner of the NY Giants Football team, has just donated $10 million to TAU’s Department of Film & Television.

By Moshe Cohen

 

Steve Tisch, a world-renowned filmmaker and a co-owner of the New York Football Giants, has donated $10 million to Tel Aviv University’s Department of Film and Television. The donation comes amidst a boom in the Israeli film and television industry – with much of it driven by TAU alumni – and will help fuel its continued growth across the globe, a spokesperson for Tisch said. With the expansion, the prestigious department will become a full school named “The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television” at Tel Aviv University. Continue Reading »

WSJ reports Egypt ready to import Israel natural gas if conditions are met

Egyptian Oil Minister told Wall Street Journal that gas price must be right and the current legal complaint by Union Fenosa Gas against Egypt must be dropped.

By i24news

 

Egypt is ready to take the controversial step of importing natural gas from Israel, if the price is right and if one of the gas companies involved in the deal drops legal action, Egyptian Oil Minister Sherif Ismail told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

Tamar offshore drill platform – Photo: Delek energy

“We would approve the gas deal if it will meet domestic demand, offer high value for the Egyptian economy and if the international arbitration with one of the companies is resolved,” Ismail said. Continue Reading »