Iran reports supplying Hezbollah missiles capable of striking Dimona
Senior Revolutionary Guard official boasts of supplying Hezbollah with Fateh-110 missiles, having a range of up to 350 kilometers, capable of striking Israel’s nuclear reactor in Dimona.
By Roi Kais
Iran supplied Hezbollah with missiles capable of reaching the nuclear reactor in Dimona, semi-official Fars News Agency reported. The Fateh (Conqueror) model missile – carrying a 500 kilogram warhead and flying at up to 4,500 kph – has a range of 250 to 350 kilometers.
Iranian weapons expo
Ynet’s defense expert Ron Ben-Yishai noted that the Iranian missiles are considered to be more accurate than previous models. The missiles made their way to Hezbollah through Tehran’s ally, Syria. Continue Reading »
Turkish governor threatens to discontinue Jewish prayer after synagogue completes renovation
Governor of Turkish city Edirne threatened to turn synagogue into museum after renovations, saying it was unfair for Turkey to fund Jewish place of worship if Israel was denying Muslims access to their holy sites in Jerusalem.
By DPA
The governor of the Turkish city Edirne was under pressure on Saturday, after allegedly saying local Jews would not be able to use a synagogue there because of Israel’s actions at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
The historical Büyük Synagogue – Screenshot from hurriyetdailynews.com
The 100-year-old synagogue is undergoing renovations and when completed “will only serve as a museum” Edirne Governor Dursun Sahin was quoted by local media as saying on Friday.
Category: Jewish News, Mid-East News |
Tags: anti-Israeli, antisemitism, Israel Turkey, synagogue, Turkey
Nazareth Priest: In Israel, Christians Have Education, Employment, Welfare, Healthcare – Freedom
Father Gabriel Naddaf of Nazareth continues in his efforts to educate the world that only in Israel, Christians of the Middle East can find peace.
By Israel Today Staff
Father Gabriel Naddaf, a Nazareth-based Greek Orthodox Christian priest of Aramean background, has become a symbol and vocal witness of the situation for Christians in Israel, and how that differs from the way Christians are treated everywhere else in the Middle East.
Speaking before US congressional leaders in Washington, DC this week, Father Naddaf explained:
“In the Middle East today, there is one country where Christians are affectionately granted freedom of expression, freedom of worship and security.
US Judge: Palestinian Authority and PLO must stand trial in US court over terror support
Judge George Daniels of the US District court accepted petition from American victims of bombings & shooting attacks in Jerusalem, setting Jan 12, for trial date after his denial of Palestinian Authority’s motion to dismiss decade-running $1 billion class action lawsuit.
By Reuters & Israel Hayom
U.S. victims of bombings and shootings in Jerusalem more than a decade ago have cleared a final hurdle to take the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to trial in New York for supporting the attacks.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas [Archive] – Photo: Reuters
U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan largely denied bids by the Palestinian Authority and the PLO to dismiss the long-running $1 billion lawsuit ahead of a jury trial scheduled for Jan.
Delek Reports: Leviathan gas field to begin exporting by early 2018
Israel’s sizable Leviathan gas reservoir will likely begin flowing by the beginning of 2018, the basin’s stakeholders announced on Wednesday night.
Israel’s natural gas. – Photo: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Delek Drilling, a member of the Leviathan partnership, made the announcement in the company’s third quarter financial report for 2014. Continue Reading »
Sister of ‘Synagogue Butcher’ is Employee at Jerusalem’s City Hall
Following the deadly synagogue attack, Jerusalem municipality grants terrorist’s sister’s request to take several days leave, saying employee is ‘outstanding social worker’.
By Noam ‘Dabul’ Dvir
Two cousins were responsible for the deadliest terror attack in Jerusalem in six years. It was revealed Thursday that the sister of one of the terrorists was an employee at Jerusalem’s city hall.
Security forces in Jabel Mukaber. – Photo: Mohammed Shinawi
The sister took several days off work following the horrific attack. Jerusalem municipality issued a statement on the employee. “She is an outstanding social worker who deals with disadvantaged populations. We have no evidence that she has expressed any support whatsoever for her relatives’ actions,” it said. Continue Reading »
Sheldon Adelson: Palestinians are fictitious nation made-up only to destroy Israel
At the 1st conference of Israeli-American Council, casino mogul suggested he and Israeli billionaire Haim Saban should buy The New York Times together in an effort to bring more balance & objectivity to its anti-Israel coverage.
By Haaretz
Billionaire casino mogul and conservative donor Sheldon Adelson said Sunday that the Palestinians are a made-up nation which exists solely to attempt to destroy Israel.
Sheldon Adelson, left, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. – Photo: Tess Scheflan
“The purpose of the existence of Palestinians is to destroy Israel,” Adelson said Sunday at the close of the first conference of the Israeli-American Council, a Los Angeles-based group aimed at serving Israeli Americans and supporting Israel.
Why is Islamic Movement in Israel not outlawed & its leader not imprisoned for incitement?
A bill in the Knesset to blacklist the Islamic Movement in Israel, which was behind Jerusalem rioting and lauded ‘3rd Intifada’, is up for approval by Ministerial Committee for Legislation.
By Tova Dvorin
Yisrael Beytenu MK Alex Miller’s bill to blacklist the Islamic Movement in Israel will be reviewed by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, and if passed, would strike a major blow against Islamists blamed for the continued Arab rioting in Jerusalem and elsewhere.
The Islamic Movement’s northern branch, headed by Sheikh Raed Salah, was named by Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz as the prime culprit behind the rise of Arab rioting in Jerusalem and in northern Israel last week. Continue Reading »
Israel Security Services foil Palestinian plans to assassinate Israeli FM Lieberman
Cleared for publication: West Bank gang reportedly aligned with Hamas, sought to acquire a RPG launcher to assassinate Foreign Minister.
By i24news
Combined Israeli security forces – internal security agency Shin Bet, police and army – have arrested a Hamas military squad that planned to assassinate Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
Avigdor Lieberman arrives at the Israeli parliament (Knesset) in Jerusalem on November 11, 2013 – Photo: Menahem Kahana /AFP/File
The squad, the three members of which came from and operated in the Bethlehem vicinity, have been planning to purchase an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) launcher to target Lieberman’s vehicle. Continue Reading »
Of 250 Cities in Competition, Tel Aviv Awarded World’s ‘Smartest City’
Tel Aviv recognized at global conference for its integration of city-wide assistive technologies, such as city-wide WiFi service, that further strengthen world’s image as ‘start-up nation’.
By Yossi Aloni
Tel Aviv this week beat out 250 cities from across the globe to receive the World Smart Cities Award, a competition launched as part of the Smart City Expo World Congress.
Tel Aviv is growing – Photosource: Israel Today
The Smart City Expo, held this year in Barcelona, is considered an important conference in the city innovation industry.
At this year’s event, Tel Aviv set up a booth showcasing the city’s various digital projects, such as city-wide WiFi service, location-based technology tools, adaptation for smart phones, and the activation of public round tables, discussions and a collaborative budget.
Knesset Aide Was Overheard Saying: ‘We’ll slaughter 50 Jews at next soccer game’
The aide to Arab MK Masud Ganaim had his entry permit to the Knesset temporarily revoked by its security chief, after guard overhears remarks & reports them.
• MK Ganaim said, “I strongly condemn these comments, but [my aide] claims he said it in jest.”
By Gideon Allon & Israel Hayom Staff
Knesset Security Chief Yosef Griff on Wednesday revoked the entry permit to the Knesset for an aide to Arab MK Masud Ganaim (Ra’am-Ta’al).
Masud Ganaim (Ra’am-Ta’al) called his aide’s remarks “unfortunate” – Photo: Knesset website
Khaled Bashir, Ganaim’s parliamentary aid, was overheard in conversation recently by a Knesset security guard saying: “We’ll slaughter 50 Jews” at the soccer game next Sunday between Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin.
UN Security Council strongly condemns ‘despicable terrorist attack’ at Jerusalem synagogue
UNSC members expressed their condolences to the families of all those who were savagely killed & expressed their sympathy to those injured & to the Israeli people.
By UN Website
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned yesterday’s “despicable terrorist attack” in a synagogue in Jerusalem, resulting in the murder of four innocent civilians worshiping there and a police officer, as well as the injury of many more.
Wide view of the Security Council. – UN Photo/JC McIlwaine
In a statement to the press, the members of the Council strongly condemned all such acts of violence, and expressed concern about increased tensions, “which have affected both the Israeli and Palestinian people, and urged all sides to take immediate steps to restore calm.” Continue Reading »
Israel reconsiders: Jerusalem to cooperate with probe on attacks to/from UN facilities
In signal that Jerusalem is not opposed to cooperating with international investigative bodies it believes are professional and impartial, Jerusalem agreed on Thursday to cooperate with a UN probe investigating both attacks on UNRWA facilities during this summer’s military operation in Gaza and Hamas’ use of those facilities to store weapons.
UNRWA school damaged by fighting in Gaza. – Photo: REUTERS
The decision to cooperate with the “board of inquiry” established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stands in stark contrast to Jerusalem’s decision not to cooperate with a UN Human Rights Council investigative committee set up to investigate what the Palestinians allege were Israeli war crimes during Operation Protective Edge. Continue Reading »
Video: Who do Berkeley students think the most dangerous, Israel or Islamic State?
Jewish filmmaker waves an Israeli flag & also an Islamic State flag at UC Berkeley campus to see which draws the ire of the university’s students.
By Ynetnews
What happened when filmmaker Ami Horowitz decided to wave the Islamic State flag at UC Berkeley? And what happened when he tried to wave Israel’s flag at the university’s campus? Students at the California research university, it seems, are completely indifferent towards the Islamic State, and very passionate in their views against Israel.
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In a three-minutes-long video, Horowitz first waves the black Islamic State flag in different locations on campus, shouting slogans defending the militant group’s operations. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News |
Tags: anti-Israel, Israeli flag, report, University of California at Berkeley
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