CIA Manual Earmarked Israel’s Ben Gurion Int’l Airport as Dificult for Spies to Traverse

WikiLeaks releases CIA manual that describes Israel’s Ben-Gurion Int’l Airport as one of the most difficult airports for CIA agents to pass through.

By Yoni Hirsch, Ilan Gattegno & Israel Hayom Staff

 

A secret Central Intelligence Agency document released by WikiLeaks on Sunday, which included a manual seeking to guide its agents on how to avert suspicion while going through airport security, described Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport as one of the toughest airports for its agents to navigate.
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PM Netanyahu: If Livni-Herzog elected, Jews will need armored personnel to access Western Wall

Prime Minister Netanyahu chides Herzog & Livni for being willing to to give the Palestinians Jerusalem as their capital.

 

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chided Hatnua leader Tzipi Livni for claiming earlier this week that the Western Wall would remain forever in Israel’s hands, hinting that under her plans Jews would need armored personnel carriers to reach the site.

Netanyahu and Livni

Netanyahu and Livni – Photo: REUTERS

Speaking at the International Bible Contest for Adults in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said the spirit of the Maccabees is what brought the Jews back to Israel, allowed them to build and defend the land, and “gives us great strength to stand up against all challenges and rebuff all pressure.” Continue Reading »

Palestinian Factions rejects Palestinian Authority’s UN resolution

Palestinian factions urge PA to pull resolution as Abbas’  initiative ‘doesn’t represent consensus of the Palestinian people,’ but PLO official responded saying resolution will be probably be brought to a Security Council vote by the end of 2014. 

By Ynetnews

 

The Palestinian draft resolution demanding Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and East Jerusalem will be brought to a vote at the UN Security Council by the end of 2014, PLO official Saeb Erekat told Russian media on Tuesday – but it has raised objections from some Palestinian factions, including Hamas.

Abbas speaking at the UN – Photo: AFP

The Arab-backed draft resolution submitted by Jordan on behalf of the Palestinians last week calls for “an end to Israeli occupation,” demanding Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines by 2017, following which a Palestinian state will be established on those territories.

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Israel Inaugurates Country’s Largest Solar Plant

Israel to inaugurate today country’s largest solar energy project in the Negev, which received ‘go-ahead’ for site’s renewable electricity production.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Energix Renewable Energies, the Alony Hetz Property and Investments Ltd. group controlled by Nathan Hetz and the Wertheim family, announced Tuesday that Israel’s biggest solar energy project, at Neot Hovav in the Negev, has received a permanent license for producing electricity, the Globes business newspaper reported.

Solar panels (illustration)

Solar panels (illustration) – Thinkstock

According to the company’s estimates, power production will yield annual revenue of 42-45 million shekels for twenty years.

An event will be held on Wednesday at Neot Hovav to mark the inauguration of the solar power plant, which has an output of 37.5 megawatt.

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Abbas: Palestinian Authority Will Sever All Ties with Israel if UN Resolution Fails

Mahmoud Abbas, the ‘Grandmaster of Empty Threats’, now warns the U.S. (who promised a veto), that if UN Security Council bid calling for complete IDF withdrawal by 2017 fails, the PA will “no longer deal” with Israel.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that his administration would “no longer deal” with Israel if a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria fails.

Mahmoud Abbas holds a picture of Ziad Abu Ein during meeting with PA leadership in Ramallah – Reuters

“If the Arab-Palestinian initiative submitted to the Security Council to put an end to (Israeli) occupation doesn’t pass, we will be forced to take the necessary political and legal decisions,” Abbas was quoted as saying by the Algerian APS news agency.

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8 Palestinians from E. Jerusalem indicted for inciting anti-Jewish violence on Facebook

8 Arab men, aged 18-45, some affiliated with Fatah or Hamas, were charged with “incitement to violence or terror & supporting a terrorist group” on Facebook, a Justice Ministry statement read.

By i24news

 

Eight Palestinians from East Jerusalem were indicted Monday for inciting anti-Jewish violence and supporting “terror” in postings on Facebook, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman said.

Social media campaign calling Palestinians to attack Jews – Facebook

The eight men, aged 18-45 and several with them affiliated with Fatah and Hamas, were charged at Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court with “incitement to violence or terror and supporting a terrorist group” on Facebook, a ministry statement read. Continue Reading »

Muslim Cleric Advocates for Jews to Pray on Judaism’s Temple Mount

Jordanian Sheikh Yassin Al-‘Ajlouni acknowledges Judaism’s historical & spiritual  connection to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount & wants Muslims to establish a Jewish place of worship.

By Israel Today Staff

 

A prominent Jordanian Muslim cleric last week said that Jews should be permitted to pray atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, which is Judaism’s holiest site. Though the holy site is currently under Israeli sovereignty, Jews and Christians are strictly prohibited from even mouthing silent prayers while visiting.

Jordanian Salafi Cleric Sheik Yassin Al-'Ajlouni - MEMRI screenshot

Jordanian Salafi Cleric Sheik Yassin Al-‘Ajlouni – MEMRI screenshot

Like most Jews and many Christians, Sheikh Yassin Al-’Ajlouni ascertained that control of the Temple Mount is “the most important issue of our times,” but said he saw no problem in permitting Jews to pray there.

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Coca-Cola to build $20 million factory in Gaza

 

Palestinian National Beverage Company oversees new machinery entering Gaza that will be used to equip the Strip’s first Coca-Cola plant that is expected to employ 360 Palestinians by 2016.

By Reuters & Israel Hayom Staff

 

With Israel’s approval, Palestinians began importing machinery on Monday to equip the Gaza Strip’s first Coca-Cola plant for an anticipated 2015 launch of operations.

Israel's Coca-Cola products - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Israel’s Coca-Cola products – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

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Antiquities Authority unearths 1,600 yr-old glass bracelet with menorah inscription during Hanukka excavation

 

 

Israel Antiquities Authority announced that a glass fragment dating late Roman – early Byzantine periods, was found during a Hanukka excavation an Mt. Carmel National Park.

 

A fragment of a glass bracelet inscribed with a seven-branched menorah from the Second Temple was discovered during Hanukka at an excavation in the Mount Carmel National Park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday.

1600 years old glass bracelet fragment with menorah engravings . – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

According to a statement from the IAA, excavations were carried out there in recent weeks prior to the construction of a water reservoir for the city of Yokne’am, at the initiative of the Mekorot Company. Continue Reading »

India reassess its support for Palestinians at UN

As ties between New Delhi & Jerusalem continue to strengthen, Modi gov’t looking into changing India’s UN vote on Palestinian recognition from ‘yes’ to ‘abstain.’

By Ynetnews

 

India is said to be considering changing its vote in favor of the Palestinians at the UN General Assembly to one of abstention, The Hindu reported on Sunday, citing two sources within the Indian government.

Netanyahu and Modi meeting in New York (Photo: GPO)

Netanyahu and Modi meeting in New York – Photo: GPO

“Like other foreign policy issues, the Modi government is looking at India’s voting record at the United Nations on the Palestinian issue,” The Hindu quoted a government source as saying.

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Haaretz Journalists Arrested for Spitting and Assaulting IDF officer

Cleared for publication:  Alex Levac and Gideon Levy were arrested for assaulting soldiers in attempt to cross into ‘Area A’ without legal documentation.

By Uzi Baruch and Yoni Kempinski

 

The Israeli journalists who were arrested Monday afternoon near the IDF checkpoint at Tulkarem, after they entered the Palestinian Authority-controlled Area A of Judea-Samaria without permission or IDF coordination, have been revealed as none other than Haaretz‘s Gideon Levy and Alex Levac.

Haaretz itself has blamed the IDF for the incident.

“Their job is to help the vital work of journalists and not sabotage it under false pretenses, and certainly not to arrest journalists performing their duties,” the newspaper stated Monday night.

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Ancient clay seals suggest Kings David and Solomon were real Kings

 

An ancient clay seal unearthed by American researchers suggest that both David & Solomon may have been “real kings” rather than local, rural chieftains.

By The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Impressions from ancient clay seals found at a small site in Israel east of Gaza are signs of government in an area thought to be entirely rural during the 10th century B.C.E., says Mississippi State University archaeologist James W. Hardin.
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Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing From Gaza for 2 Days, Allowing 630 to Enter

The crossing, not controlled by Israel, allowed only those seeking medical treatment or were holders of a Hamas permit to stay overseas.

By i24news

 

Around 630 Palestinians left Gaza and entered the Egyptian Sinai through the Rafah crossing on Sunday after Cairo authorized a temporary reopening of the border, a Palestinian official said.

Egypt's Rafah border terminal with Hamas - Photo: i24news screenshot

Egypt’s Rafah border terminal with Hamas – Photo: i24news screenshot

It was only the second time in two months that Egypt had opened the Rafah terminal.

On Saturday, an Egyptian official confirmed to AFP that the crossing would be open on Sunday and Monday.

All of those crossing were either seeking medical treatment or were holders of a permit to stay overseas, according to Maher Abu Sabha, director of border crossings in the Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

Jerusalem dismisses UN General Assembly’s demand that Israel pays for oil spill during Lebanon War II

 

 

Israel’s representatives to the corrupt world body in New York admitted the resolution was a routine consequence of its “anti-Israel agenda.”

 

Israel on Saturday chalked up to animus against it a non-binding UN General Assembly resolution calling on Jerusalem to compensate Lebanon for an oil spill caused by an IAF bombardment of a Lebanese power plant during the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

Lebanon War

An Israeli armored personnel carrier team shows a Hezbollah and Lebanese flag as they return from fighting near the Israeli village of Avivim, July 25, 2006 – Photo: REUTERS

By a vote of 170-6, the General Assembly requested that Israel assume responsibility for prompt and adequate compensation to Lebanon and other directly affected countries for the costs of repairing the environmental damage caused by the slick. Continue Reading »

IDF paratroopers give their lunch to hungry Palestinian kids

“After talking to our friends, it was clear to us we couldn’t let those kids keep looking through dumpsters for food, while we had extra food,” the IDF corporal said.

By Yoav Zitun

 

IDF paratroopers’ hearts went out to two Palestinian children who approached their post on Sunday asking for food.

IDF soldiers feed Palestinian kids – Screenshot

One of the soldiers, Corporal Oren, told his friends about the two children, and they didn’t hesitate before giving most of their lunch to the children, even giving them some snacks as well.

“After talking to our friends, it was clear to us we couldn’t let those kids keep looking through dumpsters for food, while we had extra food,” the corporal said. Continue Reading »