IDF Investigation Finds Soldiers Not Liable in PA Terrorist-Minister Abu Ein’s Death

Thorough IDF investigation finds neither Border Police or IDF culpable in terrorist-turned-PA minister’s death by heart attack, but IDF’s CID will continue in independent investigation due to ‘sensitivity’.

By Ari Yashar

 

An investigation by the IDF GOC (General Officer Commanding) Central Command Nitzan Alon has further cleared the army of any responsibility for the death of convicted terrorist turned Palestinian Authority (PA) minister Ziad Abu Ein, who died last month of a heart attack while clashing with soldiers.

Convicted murdering terrorist, Ziad Abu Ein in previous clash. – Reuters

Channel 10 reports that the GOC Central Command investigation has also cleared the Border Patrol soldier who was filmed pushing Abu Ein as he took part in an olive-planting land grab with 300 activists.
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AP reports: Hamas Chief Khaled Mashal Ousted From Qatar Hideout

 

Conflicting reports when Gaza-based terror group was swift in issuing a denial of the Associated Press report, but Israel lauds reported Qatari decision.

By i24news

 

Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashal was expelled from his hideaway in Qatar, the Associated Press news agency reported on Tuesday. However the Gaza-based terror group was swift in issuing a denial of the claims.

Hamas leader Khaled Mashal in his “hideout” in Doha, Qatar during Gaza conflict – AP

“There is no truth to what some media outlets have published over the departure by brother Khaled Mashal from Doha,” Hamas official Ezzat al-Rishq was quoted by Reuters as saying. Continue Reading »

In Pioneering Procedure Israeli Doctors Implant Injured Syrian Man With Titanium Jaw

A 23 yr-old Syrian gunshot victim, with a completely destroyed lower jaw, is sent to Israeli hospital where pioneering jaw implant allows him to once again talk & eat.

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

 

A 23-year-old Syrian citizen has undergone a pioneering jaw implant made from titanium – one of the most precious metals on Earth – after suffering a bullet wound in his country’s civil war that completely destroyed his lower jaw.

Doctors at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center treat a Syrian patient. – Photo: RAMBAM HOSPITAL SPOKESMAN

Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center announced the successful operation using the customized artificial jawbone created on a 3D printer. Continue Reading »

After Knesset ban, now prosecutor moves to indict Hanin Zoabi for inciting violence

Palestinian Arab-Israeli Member of Israel’s Knesset to face prosecution for allegedly inciting violence and insulting & harassing Arab-Israeli police officers.

By Aviel Magnezi

 

Balad MK Hanin Zoabi will face prosecution pending a hearing for allegedly inciting violence and insulting a public official, the Northern District Prosecution informed Zoabi’s attorneys on Tuesday.

MK Hanin Zoabi to face charges. – Photo: Motti Kimchi

The Justice Ministry said the decision was made after receiving the prosecution’s recommendation to file an indictment against Zoabi and after Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein held several discussions regarding the issue with State Attorney Shay Nitzan and representatives from the State Prosecution and the Northern District Prosecution.

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Jailed: 3 Arabs Planned Massacre Disguised as Orthodox Jews

In amazing story, Jerusalem District Court imprisons 3 Israeli Arabs before executing terrorist attack at wedding-hall disguised as Jewish guests, but armed with machine guns.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The Jerusalem District Court convicted three Arab residents of Jerusalem of conspiring to carry out a terror attack Tuesday, after they were found to have planned an attack on a wedding hall in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood.

The three, named as Anas Awisat, Basel Abidat and Ahmed Sorour, were arrested last month following a joint operation by the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) and the Israel police.

According to Channel 10, the three had been planning on dressing up as hareidi Jews before entering the hall, disguised as guests, and then shooting everyone inside.

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Israel’s Communities on Gaza Border to Get New 5-Second Mortar Warning Alarm

Mortar Warning Alarms will be installed in 3-6 months giving Israeli residents near Gaza border a 5 second warning to take cover.

By i24news

 

Israel will install an alarm system to detect incoming mortar fire in southern border communities which border Gaza within the next three to six months reported Israel’s Channel 10 news on Sunday,

Israelis Gila (2nd left) and Doron (left) Tragerman mourn over the coffin of their son Daniel during his funeral in the Israeli village of Yevul located near the border with Gaza Strip on August 24, 2014 – Photo: Menahem Kahana (AFP)

The alarm, which will not be able to intercept incoming shells, will give residents a five second warning to find shelter. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Loyal Christians Featured in Wall Street Journal Essay

 

 

Mainstream media increasingly noticing trend among Israel’s Christians joining the IDF and wanting to integrate into Israeli society.

By Israel Today Staff

 

As Israel’s former ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, stated on several occasions, Israel has proved to be the one place in the Middle East where Christians can not only live without persecution, but can actually thrive.

Christians Love Israel – Photo: .thepeoplesvoice

It is no secret to the readers of Israel Today that a growing number of Israeli Christians, in particular a large group from Nazareth, are responding by volunteering to serve in the IDF and fully integrating with Israeli society as loyal and productive citizens. Continue Reading »

British activists begin ‘war crimes’ lawsuit with 5 Israelis involved with Gaza flotilla

Lawyers for British pro-Palestinian activists informed London police of information claiming it proves five Israeli military commanders committed war crimes during the 2010 Gaza flotilla.

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Hamas says PA playing dangerous game with destiny of Palestinians

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri slams Abbas on his plan to resubmit statehood bid at the UN, saying:  ‘Stop this political foolishness.’

 

Hamas attacked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday for his plans to bring another resolution to the UN Security Council to force Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting in Ramallah. – Photo: REUTERS

The Palestinian’s first such resolution failed to gain approval in a UN Security Council vote last week. Abbas announced on Sunday that the Palestinians would resume their statehood bid at the United Nations Security Council “despite pressure they are facing.” Continue Reading »

Israeli NGO Files 3 War Crime Lawsuits Against PLO Leadership at the ICC

These 3 new complaints, levied against PLO leaders Rajoub, Faraj & Palestinian Prime Minister Hamdallah follow Shurat Hadin’s previous complaints against Hamas leader Mashaal and PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

By Gil Ronen

 

Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center) has filed three more war crimes suit against Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.

Nitzana Darshan-Leitner – Photo Courtesy: Shurat Hadin

The NGO says that while the Palestinian leadership can be indicted for terror acts carried out from 2002 onward, Israel can only be indicted for deeds done from the day the PLO joined the Rome Statute – the request to join was signed last week.

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Report: Unannounced Armed US Consulate Staff Pointed Weapons at Adei Ad Residents

Blunder or planned provocation? Contrary to American statement, Israel security personnel says ‘no question’, US Consulate staff pointed their weapons at Adei Ad residents during Friday’s ‘confrontation’.

By Ari Soffer

 

The full details of Friday’s clash between residents of the Jewish village of Adei Ad in Samaria and a delegation from the US Consulate in Jerusalem – which very nearly escalated into a fully-fledged shootout between the sides – are still emerging.

But those details which have emerged so far paint a worrying picture regarding the conduct of Consulate staff – who either willingly took part in a planned provocation, or else, in a staggering show of irresponsibility and unprofessionalism, recklessly blundered into a volatile and potentially deadly situation without the slightest idea of what they were doing.

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Mahmoud Abbas to Use Gaza War as Test-Case Against Israel at ICC

Video icon JPEGNetanyahu says “IDF soldiers will continue to defend Israel with determination & strength, and as they defend us, we will defend them, with the same determination & the same strength.”

By i24news

 

The first case the Palestinians will refer to the International Criminal Court will be Israel’s actions during this summer’s Gaza war, a legal expert said Sunday.

Israel's Prime Minister & Foreign Minister - Photo Gali Tibbon AFP

Israel’s Prime Minister & Foreign Minister – Photo: Gali Tibbon / AFP

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opted to turn to the ICC after losing a motion last week in the UN Security Council to set a 2017 deadline for a Palestinian state to be established in land occupied by Israel in 1967. Continue Reading »

Cleared for Publication: Israel’s Security Services Arrests Palestinian ISIS Cell in Hebron

Israel’s arrest of Palestinian ISIS members further demonstrate how the violent jihadists sweeping the Middle East, are also making inroads into areas Abbas seeks for Palestinian state.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel’s military censor on Sunday cleared for publication the recent arrest of a terrorist cell claiming affiliation with the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) in the Judean town of Hebron.

The Shabak (Israel’s equivalent of the FBI) worked together with the IDF in November to track and successfully arrest the terror cell, which was made up of Palestinian residents of Hebron. There were no injuries on either side in the raid.

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Surprise, surprise: A not anti-Israel NY Times op-ed

 

The NYT, which usually bashes Israel’s PM, had kind words in Friday’s op-ed for Benjamin Netanyahu, penning David Brooks: “Like Churchill, he is wisest when things are going wrong,” & “Bibi’s instincts have basically been proven correct.”

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Jordan steps out of natural gas negotiation with Israel on a 15 year-$15 billion deal

 

 

Israeli regulators declared owners of the Mediterranean fields as having gas monopoly, making the Hashemite Kingdom’s decision easy, considering original deal triggered angry reaction from Jordanian parliamentarians, who oppose normalization with the Jewish state.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Jordan is reportedly suspending negotiations with Israel over plans to import natural gas.

Jordan’s King Abdullah (R) reviews an honor guard in Amman. – Photo: REUTERS

The move comes after anti-trust regulators in Jerusalem last month declared the proprietors’ control of the Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean Sea as monopolistic, the Jordanian daily newspaper Al Ghad is reporting on Sunday. Continue Reading »