Good News? Pollard’s release date deleted, replaced with ‘Life’

U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokesman reported that the change was merely ‘administrative,’ but for Esther Pollard, his wife, the change came as good news, she says.

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The U.S. Bureau of Prisons changed Jonathan Pollard’s release date on its website from “Nov. 15 2015” to “Life.”

Jonathan Pollard during an interview, May 15, 1998.

Jonathan Pollard during an interview at the Federal Correction Institution in Butner, North Carolina, May 15, 1998. – Photo: AP

A spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons was unable Monday to explain the change on the bureau’s “inmate locator,” which he confirmed occurred recently.

Under sentencing guidelines in place in 1987 when Pollard, a former U.S.

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Swastikas painted on Jewish fraternity house walls after Yom Kippur

 

The Emory University’s Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEΠ) house, in Atlanta, Georgia, was defaced just after the Yom Kippur fast
• University president calls the act a “repugnant, flagrant act of anti-Semitism…. Emory University will not tolerate such acts.”

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

A Jewish fraternity house at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, was targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti, with swastikas spray-painted on its walls on Sunday morning, just after the end of Yom Kippur, one of the holiest days in Jewish tradition.

Anti-Semitic graffiti on the walls of the Jewish fraternity house at Emory University – Photo: The Emory Wheel

The timing of the attack on Alpha Epsilon Pi house underscored the offensiveness of the message.

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White House Strikes at Netanyahu for Confusion on ‘American Values’

White House press secretary bashes Netanyahu on his questioning of American values from Obama’s criticism over Jewish Israelis buying homes in Jerusalem.

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The White House hit back Monday at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusation that US criticism of Israeli settlement construction was “against American values,”

Netanyahu and Obama meet in Washington (Photo: AFP)

Netanyahu and Obama meet in Washington – Photo: AFP

A long-time split between President Barack Obama and Netanyahu appeared to widen further after the Israeli leader’s visit to the White House last week.

Netanyahu, in an interview on the CBS program “Face the Nation” on Sunday, called the administration’s condemnation of the project “baffling.” Continue Reading »

West Bank academics ditch London event rather than acquiesce & hide their identity

Ariel University describes London meeting, in which lecturers were asked not to reveal their affiliation with ‘West Bank’ school, as absurd & hypocritical.

 

Lecturers from Ariel University refused to attend a London conference after organizers asked them to hide their affiliation with the West Bank institution, according to Israeli media reports.

Ariel U.

Ariel University. – Photo: Moti Milrod

The university issued an official statement on Thursday, after the Times Higher Education Magazine reported on the incident earlier last week.

The event, which took place in September, “is an extreme manifestation of hypocrisy and absurdity,” the statement read. “While the conference organizers are interested in research and researchers of Ariel University, they are trying to ignore the existence of the institution where these studies have emerged.

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Report: At least 2 dead at Iranian Nuclear Plant – blast shattered windows 15 km away

Mossad? Sabotage or ‘Work Accident’ – Iranian sites claim huge explosion shattered windows as far as 15 kilometers from blast.

By Ari Soffer

 

An explosion at Iran’s Parchin nuclear plant has killed at least two people, according to Iranian media reports.

Aerial view of Parchin site – Reuters

The plant is located close to the Iranian capital Tehran, and the explosion has triggering speculation over a possible sabotage or assassination.

The semi-official Isna news agency claimed the explosion took place after a fire erupted in an “explosive materials production unit”.

“Unfortunately, due to the incident, two workers of this production unit lost their lives,” the site reported.  Continue Reading »

Egypt’s massive Suez Canal Axis project threatens Med-Red ecology

Scientists & environmentalists warn of the ‘diverse range of effects, at local & regional scales’ of Egyptian President’s ambitious project.

By i24news

 

 

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s “new Suez Canal” project might help Egypt’s battered economy but environmentalists are now warning of the ecological consequences of the ambitious plan.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has launched plans for a second Suez canal in parallel to the existing one at a cost of $4 billion - Photo:  AFP/File

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has launched plans for a second Suez canal in parallel to the existing one at a cost of $4 billion – Photo: AFP/File

Last August Sisi announced the launching of a new waterway, which would run parallel to the original Suez Canal built 145 years ago. Continue Reading »

Hamas: Vote Us Control of Palestinian Authority and We’ll Destroy Israel

Hamas: “We would be able to settle the battle of the final promise [to destroy Israel] with a speed that no one can imagine.”

The quote above should provide the answer for anyone wondering why Israel doesn’t just make peace by surrendering the ‘West Bank’!

By  Ryan Jones

 

For any who are still curious why Israel doesn’t simply acquiesce to Palestinian demands for an independent state and end the conflict, Hamas once again happily provided the answer in a revealing interview with Arab media last week.

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Hamas, trying to fulfill its credo to destroy Israel.

Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar told the Ramallah-based Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayyam that if his group could “transfer what it has [in Gaza] or just a small part of it to the West Bank, we would be able to settle the battle of the final promise [to destroy Israel] with a speed that no one can imagine.”

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Israel’s Navy intercepts weapons-building contraband bound for Gaza

 

Since the end of the operation in Gaza, Israeli Naval units have intercepted multiple attempts to smuggle contraband to Hamas.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Navy has intercepted multiple attempts to smuggle weapons manufacturing material into Gaza since the end of the war in August, a senior navy commander told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

Israeli Navy - Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson's Unit

Israeli Navy – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Cmdr. Eli Soholitski has commanded the navy’s Squadron 916 for two years. Squadron 916, the navy’s largest formation, is responsible for defending the whole sector from Ashdod to the Gaza Strip, and was involved heavily in the 50-day conflict with Hamas and Islamic Jihad last summer. Continue Reading »

Israel to set up Field Hospital in Africa to combat Ebola

After request by US & UN to send field hospitals to Africa, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announces it will send Israeli medical crews and 3 mobile emergency clinics to area.

By Itamar Eichner

 

 

After Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon rejected a special request by the US and UN to send IDF field hospitals to Ebola hit Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday its intention to send three mobile emergency clinics to areas in West Africa where there is a risk of infection with the virus.

Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

IDF field hospital – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Uniy

A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry said: “The clinics, which were manufactured in Israel, were built in accordance with standards and guidelines of the World Health Organization for the treatment of Ebola. Continue Reading »

Formula 1 race returns to Jerusalem

For 2nd annual event, Israel’s capital to thrill sports car fans with a variety of fast cars & stunt drivers to boot.

 

Formula 1 racing fans in Israel will get a glimpse of the sports cars on Monday and Tuesday when the Jerusalem Formula Road Show gets underway.

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A race car driving in front of David’s Citadel in Jerusalem, June 13, 2013. – Photo: Nahshon

Following up on last year’s event, Ferrari will return to the streets of the capital joined by Porsche and Caterham F1s, the Jerusalem municipality announced.
The event will also include a special Audi from the La Mans series, a Formula Master car, and a Ferrari Challenge Car from the racetracks of Europe, according to organizers.

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Sudan’s Chess King Resigns After Match Against Israeli

 

Sudan’s top player & president of the Sudanese Chess Association resigns his position following a match against an Israeli opponent. 

By Ben Ariel

 

The president of the Sudanese Chess Association (SCA) tendered his resignation on Sunday following a game of chess that took place against an Israeli player at the World Youth Chess Championships in South Africa, reports the Sudan Tribune.

Chess (illustration) – Thinkstock

The president, Tariq Zaroog, said that he as an administrator of the top chess body in the country is stepping down and offered his apologies to the Palestinian and Sudanese people, according to the report. Continue Reading »

Delegation of 11 American beauty pageant winners touring Israel

 

The American beauty queens are touring Israel for 5 days, meeting a wide range of Israelis.
• The 11 women, all of whom have extensive online followings, are sharing their positive impressions of Israel with the world.

By Barney Breen-Portnoy

During a five-day trip to Israel last week, a delegation of 11 beauty pageant winners from the U.S. got a taste of the real Israel — which is much different from the common image of Israel worldwide.

The delegation in Sderot – Photo Courtesy

“If Israel had a ‘cover’ title based on what the media portrays, it would be ‘danger,’ ‘warfare,’ ‘disagreement,’ ‘pain,’ ‘death,’ ‘conflict’ … and yet after just the first day I realized that this couldn’t be any further from the truth,” said Alicia Monique Blanco, Miss Arizona USA 2009.

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IDF opens fire on armed Lebanese cell crossing into Israel

 

 

1 infiltrator hit, armed group retreats back into Lebanon.

Hezbollah TV report that Lebanese army soldier was injured by infiltrating IDF fire.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

The IDF opened fire on a cell trying to infiltrate into Israel from Lebanon on Sunday.

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Israeli soldiers and trucks are seen from southern Lebanon, as a Hezbollah flag flutters. – Photo: REUTERS

The IDF said a unit dealing with operational border security identified the cell crossing the Israeli-Lebanese border (the Blue Line).

The unit opened fire with small arms fire, apparently striking one of the suspects.

“The cell fled back into Lebanese territory,” the IDF added. Continue Reading »

Interview: IDF Chief of Staff Gantz is Candid, Informative & Blunt

In his 1st interview after Protective Edge, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz says:

IDF won int’l praise for its conduct in its defensive operation in Gaza
Hezbollah doesn’t want to engage Israel in another all-out war
There’s no momentum for a 3ird Palestinian intifada
ISIS is ‘a phenomenon that must be tackled’, and
Says little on the issue of Iran.

By Alex Fishman

 

Almost the only moment during the interview with Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Benny Gantz at which his easy-going and measured tone of voice climbed an octave or two was when it came to criticism of the way in which the IDF operated and was managed during Operation Protective Edge. Continue Reading »

Hundreds of Gaza pilgrims entered Jerusalem for 1st time since 2007

Israel eases travel restrictions for Muslim pilgrims as part Jerusalem’s new policy following the IDF’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’.

 

Some 500 residents of the Gaza Strip traveled Sunday to pray at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque, the first time residents of the Hamas-controlled territory have been allowed to the holy city since 2007.

Gaza pilgrims

Palestinian pilgrims crossing the Beit Hanoun checkpoint on their way to the Erez border crossing and then to Jerusalem, during the holiday of Eid al-Adha, Oct. 5, 2014. – Photo: AP

The three-day Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice, known as Id al-Adha, commenced Friday evening.

Israel issued the permits to Gazans aged 60 and over as part of a policy to ease restrictions on Gaza residents following the end of its 50-day war with Hamas.

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