The Beach Boys are surfin’ into Israel for a November concert

It’s official: The  Beach Boys Tel Aviv performance will consist of 2 members from the original 1960’s band, Mike Love & Bruce Johnston, and 5 other musicians.

By Ben Shalev

The American rock band The Beach Boys will perform in Tel Aviv’s Nokia Stadium on November 29. This will be the band’s first concert in Israel.

The Beach Boys during their 2012 reunion

The Beach Boys during their 2012 reunion (left to right) Brian Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Louise Palanker

The influential band founded in 1961 by the brothers Brian, Denis, and Carl Wilson, together with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine.

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Poll reveals Minister Naftali Bennett new leader of Israeli right

Latest survey says Jewish Home party head best represents Israel’s right.

Lieberman stands by W. Bank land annexation.

By i24news

 

The new leader of the Israeli right and greatest threat to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership is Bayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) party head Naftali Bennett, according to a poll released Monday by Panel Politics on behalf of the Knesset Channel.

Naftali Bennett, ministre israélien de l'Economie ( AFP )

Minister Naftali Bennett, Bayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) party head – Photo: AFP

The poll asked who best illustrates the beliefs of the right-wing, allowing respondents to select from between Netanyahu, Bennett and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.

39 percent voted for Bennett, 28 percent chose Netanyahu and the rest opted for Lieberman. Continue Reading »

Murdered Jewish US Journalist Was An Israeli

Beheaded Jewish journalist had made aliyah, risked his life by fasting on Yom Kippur & prayed facing Jerusalem in captivity.

By Shimon Cohen

 

American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was brutally beheaded by the Islamic State terrorist group, took great risks to keep his Jewish faith in captivity, a former fellow-captive of the murdered journalist told Yediot Aharonoth.

Steven Sotloff seen before his execution

Steven Sotloff seen before his execution – Screenshot

However, it turns out that Sotloff was in fact Israeli.

A media gag order on the issue was released on Wednesday, allowing publication of the fact that Sotloff made aliyah (immigration) to Israel in 2005 by himself, and studied at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.

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PLO Official Angered by Obama’s Recognition of Jewish History

Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi attacks Obama’s speech for ‘adopting Zionist discourse’ in his approach to Israel-Arab conflict.

By Israel Today Staff

 

One of Israel’s chief conditions for a genuine peace deal is that the Arabs acknowledge the Jewish people’s historical connection to this land.

PLO (Palestinian Authority) Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi

Arguments can be made regarding who rightly controls which areas today, but these disputes can only be resolved peacefully if the Arabs accept that the Jews are not a foreign invader. At least, that’s how Israeli officials view the situation.

Last week, Israel’s “partners” in the Palestinian Authority again signaled they are not prepared to move beyond this obstacle to peace. Continue Reading »

MK Moshe Feiglin threatened by former MK Hazan over medical marijuana distribution

 

Channel 2 news reported MK Feiglin squabbling with former Likud MK Yehiel Hazan over the medical cannabis distribution by Sarel, a company whose CEO is a friend of Hazan’s
• The reason for Feiglin’s intervention is his desire to open the distribution market, forcing prices down considerably.

By Mati Tuchfeld

 

MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud), who supports the legalization of soft drugs, was threatened by a former MK of his party, Yehiel Hazan, who is also a close associate of the chief executive officer behind the company that has sole distribution rights for medical marijuana in Israel, a Channel 2 news report said on Monday.

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IDF soldier shoots Palestinian driver dead for attempting to run over soldiers

A Kfir soldier opened fire on vehicle at the Eyal checkpoint near Kalkilya after driver refused to stop, leaving 1 Palestinian dead, the 2nd Palestinian & an Israeli with light injuries.

 

 

A Palestinian driver attempted to run down soldiers at the Eyal checkpoint, north of Kalkilya on Tuesday afternoon, army sources said.

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Vehicle which attempted to run down Israeli soldiers. – Photo: MAGEN DAVID ADOM

A soldier from the Kfir brigade who was at a checkpoint felt his life to be in danger and opened fire, critically injuring the driver, an army spokeswoman added. A passenger who attempted to flee the scene was shot in the leg and lightly injured. Continue Reading »

Re-elected Greek mayor dawns yellow Star of David in protest against fascism

Yiannis Boutaris wore a ‘Jewish’ badge at his swearing-in ceremony in response to a Golden Dawn lawmaker from the far-right party also being on the city’s municipal council.

By Christine Pirovolakis

 

DPA – The mayor of the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki wore a yellow Star of David, similar to the ones worn by Jews rounded up in the city during WWII, to his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday in protest against fascism.

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris (center) sports a replica Nazi concentration camp Star of David.

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris (center) sports a replica Nazi concentration camp Star of David after his swearing-in ceremony for another five-year term in the northern port city.-

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Israel’s scar-free incision closure product means no more surgical stitches and staples

When the new Israeli product from IonMed  receives final marketing approval, surgeons will have a revolutionary product available for scar-free incision closure.

 

Women giving birth by Caesarean section could be the first to benefit from a revolutionary Israeli invention for closing surgical incisions without stitches or staples. The technique also promises to leave patients less prone to infection and scarring.
The product provides a next-generation alternative to staples and stitches.

The product provides a next-generation alternative to staples and stitches. – Israel21c

BioWeld1, a unique trademarked product from Israeli startup IonMed, welds surgical incisions using cold plasma.

Plasma is a gas in which a certain proportion of the particles are ionized. Continue Reading »

Azerbaijan Buying a Dozen Israeli Naval Defense Vessels

Jane’s Report confirms that Azerbaijan, a Muslim nation purchased 12 advanced vessels, based on photographs from website of Azerbaijani president.

 

Azerbaijan is reportedly acquiring 21 new coast-guard vessels from Israel, according to Eurasianet.org.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, with the allegedly Israeli-built coast guard vessel in the background. Photo by Website of the President of Azerbaijan

While Azerbaijan made no formal announcement about such a purchase, Jane’s, the defense and intelligence publication, confirmed Thursday that the Azerbaijan Coast Guard ordered six Shaldag Mk V patrol boats and six Saar 62 offshore patrol vessels.

Jane’s based its assertion on images obtained in mid-July showing details of work being done on the vessels at a new shipyard.

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Watch: With Flawed Logic PA Charges Israel of ‘Same Terror’ as Al Qaeda’s 9/11

Devoid of logic and common sense, the PA TV runs an anti-Israel Propaganda ad juxtaposing IDF strike on Gaza terror building and Al Qaeda’s terrorism in New York.

By Ari Yashar

 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) official TV channel has launched a particularly factually indefensible ad campaign against the IDF, accusing it in Operation Protective Edge of committing “terror” comparable to the September 11, 2011 (9/11) World Trade Center attack.

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The ad was aired several times on PA TV News during the past week according to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), which translated it. In the ad, a split screen shows the Al Qaeda terrorists ramming a plane into the iconic New York buildings, alongside the IDF airstrike last Monday on a 12-story Gaza building used by Hamas terrorists. Continue Reading »

Captured Hamas Militants Tell All on Hamas’ War Crimes

Israel’s Shin Bet released the names of captured Hamas militants & their damning testimonies against Gaza’s leaders

By Israel Today Staff

 

During the summer’s Gaza war, hundreds of Hamas militants surrendered to or were otherwise captured by Israeli forces. In the course of interrogation, many of these prisoners were candid regarding the unlawful tactics of their leaders.

150 Hamas gunmen surrender to Israeli forces during battles in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. – IDF

A statement released by the Shin Bet, or Israel Security Agency (the local equivalent of the American FBI) noted that the investigation of these prisoners confirmed that “prominent use was made of mosques and hospitals [in Gaza] as meeting points and hideouts. Continue Reading »

Jordan informs NATO that ISIS terrorists have infiltrated its borders

• UK ambassador: We’ll assist Jordan against foreseeable ISIS threats.
• Australia airlifts weapons to Kurdish fighters in Iraqi army.

By Eli Leon and Yoni Hirsch

After breaking the siege against the Iraqi Yazidi people atop Mount Sinjar, the Iraqi army and the U.S. air force have set off on a new mission — hitting Sunni militants who have besieged the Shiite Turkmen at the town of Amirli for two months.

Shiite militiamen patrol in Amirli, 105 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 – Photo: AP

Iraqi forces already made an incursion into the 12,000-person town on Sunday, backed by precise U.S.

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Palestinian Poll: 77% of Gazans say Israel ‘painfully beaten’ by Hamas

 

 

The survey of Gazans also showed that over 70% of the Palestinians polled are worried of another, future military confrontation with Israel.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

An overwhelming majority of Palestinians (77%) believes that Israel has been “painfully beaten” by Hamas, a public opinion poll published on Monday in the West Bank showed.

Gaza City

Hamas supporters celebrate with people what they said was a victory over Israel in Gaza City, August 27. – Photo: REUTERS

The poll, conducted by the Beit-Sahour Palestinian Center for Public Opinion in mid-August, also showed that more than 70% of the Palestinians are worried about the possibility of another military confrontation with Israel. Continue Reading »

White House condemns Israel’s plan to annex additional W. Bank land for housing

The 400 hectares (988 Acres) of West Bank land was Declared Israeli Land & was put under Israeli control when Arafat signed the Oslo Peace Accords

By i24news

 

 

The United States is calling on Israel to reverse its decision to appropriate 400 hectares of land in the West Bank, calling the move “counterproductive” to peace efforts.

The Gush Etzion bloc of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and surrounding Palestinian villages

“We have long made clear our opposition to continued settlement activity,” a State Department official said. “This announcement, like every other settlement announcement Israel makes, planning step they approve and construction tender they issue is counterproductive to Israel’s stated goal of a negotiated two-state solution with the Palestinians.” Continue Reading »

Egypt: Condition for Rafah crossing opened if Abbas’ Palestinian Authority troops guard it

Hamas has not dismissed the proposal outright, which indicates a willingness to consider Egypt’s demand.

Jerusalem has no objection to Cairo’s condition.

 

Egypt is conditioning an easing of transit restrictions at the Rafah checkpoint on the presence of a force from the Palestinian Authority’s Presidential Guard being stationed on the Gaza side of the crossing.

Rafah crossing.

Gazans wait, hoping to be given the permission to cross into Egypt, at the Rafah crossing, August 27, 2014.- Photo: AFP

Egypt has made this requirement clear to both Hamas and Israel in recent days. During the last weeks of the fighting, Hamas had indicated a willingness to consider the idea, but it hasn’t given a final answer. Continue Reading »