Operation Protective Edge – Day 1: Five Gazans Reported Killed by IDF Fire

Watch: IDF releases footage of missile hits on Hamas training facilities, and IDF Navy attacking Gaza targets.

Israel airstrike on central Gaza killed an Islamic terrorist named Ashraf Yassin.

By Arutz Sheva

 

An Israeli air strike on central Gaza killed a Palestinian Arab man on Tuesday, an emergency services spokesman said.

 

“A man named Ashraf Yassin was killed in an Israeli air strike west of Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza,” spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP.

Witnesses said the man was a terrorist from the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamist Hamas movement.

Later Tuesday, AFP reported that IDF strikes killed four more people in Gaza. Continue Reading »

Jew-Killing is Most Lucrative Palestinian Profession

The murder & attempted murder of Jews has become one of the best paying and prestigious professions in the Palestinian Authority.

By Yossi Aloni

 

Israel’s security cabinet is exploring ways to curb monthly stipends paid by the Palestinian Authority to Palestinian terrorists sitting in Israeli jails.

Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti – Archives

The issue was again brought to the forefront as Israel sought ways to put pressure on the Palestinians to return three abducted Jewish youths, who have since been found murdered.

Data presented to the cabinet revealed that a terrorist sentenced to 10–15 years in an Israeli jail receives a salary of 6,000 shekels (USD $1,750) a month. Continue Reading »

IDF: Operation Protective Edge launched against Gaza’s massive rocket barrage on Israel

 

IDF operation comes after more than 70 rockets were reportedly fired at Israel on Monday

Israel instructs her southern residents to remain in or near protective shelters

By Ynet reporters

 

The IDF on Monday night announced the start of a military operation in Gaza aimed at halting the rocket fire that has increasingly plagued Israel’s southern communities in recent days.

Rocket launced from Gaza on Israel (Photo: AP)

Rocket launched from Gaza on Israel – Photo: AP

The “IDF has commenced Operation Protective Edge in Gaza against Hamas, in order to stop the terror Israel’s citizens face on a daily basis,” said the IDF Spokesman’s office in a tweet posted after 1am. Continue Reading »

Swedish man severely beaten with iron pipes for displaying Israeli flag by window

After thorough investigation, local Police suspect that the attack against the 38-year-old, in the Swedish city of Malmö, was a hate crime, reported The Local, Sweden’s English language website.

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A man was severely assaulted in the Swedish city of Malmö on Sunday night after hanging an Israeli flag out of his window, according to local media reports.

A screenshot of the flag hung in Malmo from The Local website.

Broken window & flag hung in Malmo – Screenshot from The Local website.

Police suspect that the attack against the 38-year-old was a hate crime, The Local website reported. “Our initial evaluation is that this is a hate crime,” policewoman Marie Keismar said.

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Israel’s Knesset Passes Bill Blocking Terrorists’ Benefits

Knesset’s landmark legislation to begin removing benefits for terrorist prisoners & ‘gestures’ to the Palestinian Authority.

By Shlomo Pitrikovsky

 

The Knesset approved the National Insurance Act bill in its second and third readings on Monday night, in a move which would see convicted terrorists stripped of Social Security benefits.

MKs Yariv Levin (Likud), David Rotem (Yisrael Beytenu), and Robert Ilatov (Yisrael Beytenu) drafted the bill, which stipulates that anyone convicted of terrorism-related crime, served more than ten years in Israeli prison, and then was released as part of peace talks or other negotiations, is ineligible for social security benefits.

Benefits to be stripped include maternity benefits, unemployment benefits, accident insurance, bankruptcies for corporations, retirement pensions and car loans, among others. Continue Reading »

Israel Police arrest 1st Jew for online incitement to violence

 

Police arrest a 37 yr-old Arad resident for posting incitement material on an online group called “The Jewish Gang”
• PM Netanyahu: I do not distinguish between acts of terror & incitement from either side; both will be dealt with severely.

By Itsik Saban & Shlomo Cesana

 

The first arrest of an Israeli Jew for online incitement to nationalistic crimes has been made. The National Cyber Crimes Unit of the Lahav 433 Major Crimes Unit arrested a 37-year-old Arad resident as part of the investigation into online incitement to racist and violent acts.

Jewish Israelis were questioned after posting material on an online group called “The Jewish Gang” – Photo: AP

Two more citizens, a 23-year-old from Mevaseret Zion and a 22-year-old from Petach Tikva, were detained for questioning over allegations of publishing online extremist material calling for violence.

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After 2 years of weekly pro-Palestine protests, SodaStream store in Britain closes

Since 2012, pro-Palestinian activists from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have demonstrated every Saturday as part of the global BDS movement.

By JTA

 

An Israeli-owned store in England that sold replacement parts for SodaStream closed after two years of weekly boycott protests.

Israel boycott activists outside the EcoStream shop in Brighton  - Photo: Sandy Rashty

Israel boycott activists outside the EcoStream shop in Brighton – Photo: Sandy Rashty

The EcoStream shop in the coastal town of Brighton shut down last week, the Jewish Chronicle reported.

The store sold the recyclable bottles for the SodaStream machines made in the factory in the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim.

Since September 2012, pro-Palestinian activists from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have demonstrated in front of the store every Saturday as part of the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

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6 Arab terrorists killed in Gaza as IDF foils Palestinian terror attack on Israel

 

Hamas source says 6 Palestinians killed in tunnel explosion were their fighters planning a ‘significant’ operation against Israel.

By Ynet staff

 

A senior military source said that the Palestinians killed overnight Sunday in the Gaza Strip were Hamas members “who were in the tunnel with explosives” and that “the tunnel was intended for a significant terror attack with special infrastructure and an anti-soldier force.”

Vue d'un tunnel creusé en territoire israélien depuis la bande de Gaza, le 13 octobre 2013  ( David Buimovitch (AFP) )

Gaza Tunnel – David Buimovitch/AFP

According to the source, the IDF will continue to attack similar targets in the coming days. The operation against the tunnel was undertaken several days ago; the Hamas members touched the explosives tonight and it caused the tunnel’s explosion.” Continue Reading »

Tehran University professor/cleric: “Jews are sorcerers”

A Tehran University professor, on an Iranian state TV broadcast, discusses Judaism and the Jewish Sorcerers & Genies.

 

An Iranian cleric has accused Jews of being skilled sorcerers and said that Israel uses their power against Iran.

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YouTube Screenshot of Iranian cleric Valiollah Naghipourfar on state TV.

The Tehran University professor, who was recently interviewed on Iran’s state broadcaster, said that Jews use sorcery for espionage. Valiollah Naghipourfar talked about jinns, or genies, according to The Daily Beast.

“Can jinns be put to use in intelligence gathering?” the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting presenter asks the professor in the video, which was uploaded to YouTube on July 2.

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Hamas: Rockets to Continue Until Imprisoned Terrorists Released

Senior Hamas source reveals that  to stop daily rocket barrage on southern Israel, the group wants all re-arrested Shalit deal terrorists freed, as well as IDF ‘ceasefire’.

Watch: Hamas video to Israel

By Ari Yashar

 

A senior Hamas source spoke to Walla! news on Monday, revealing the conditions his terrorist organization demands from Israel in order to stop the recent round of terror against Israeli civilians, in which over 120 rockets have been fired on Israel from Gaza since last Wednesday.

Hamas terrorists in Gaza (file)

Hamas terrorists in Gaza (file) – Reuters

According to the source, Hamas will not follow Israel’s condition of having “quiet met with quiet.” Continue Reading »

Salafi leader says Jordan may be next and destroying Israel is a priority

 

Mohammed al-Shalabi, a senior Salafi militant leader in Jordan, urges the kingdom to implement Shariah law & more balanced social policies.

Al-Shalabi also announced that fighting Israel is a priority for the Salafis: “One day Israel will be removed.”

By The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

 

An al-Qaida-linked Jordanian militant leader warned on Friday that the kingdom was “not immune” to the chaos befalling neighboring countries, although he acknowledged that a Sunni extremist group’s recent declaration of a caliphate spanning Syria and Iraq was threatening to divide the jihadi movement.

Senior Jordanian Salafi movement leader Mohammed al-Shalab – Photo: AP

Mohammed al-Shalabi, a senior leader of ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafis in Jordan, told The Associated Press that the fighting between rival militant factions in Syria already has already undermined the battle against President Bashar Assad.

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Israel’s MobileOCT Detects Cancer With a Mobile Phone

MobileOCT is a biophotonics company developing point-of-care solutions so that every person will be able to save their own life or the life of their loved one using accessible technologies.

 

When Apple founder Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone’s mobile app store with a catchphrase promising that whatever need one might have, “there’s an app for that,” he probably wasn’t thinking about screening for cervical cancer.

MobileOCT - Screenshot

MobileOCT – Screenshot

Although it’s the leading cause of cancer death among women in low-resource settings, cervical cancer can be easily treated on the spot with freezing gas if it’s caught in the first five years. Continue Reading »

Egyptian minister approves importing of Israeli gas – “no longer taboo”

Egyptian Petroleum Minister says there is no longer ’embarrassment’ in Egypt importing Israeli gas, given Egypt’s economic situation & interests.

 

The Egyptian petroleum minister said Wednesday he is fine with allowing British BG Group to import gas from Israel, Daily News Egypt reported.

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An Israeli gas platform in the Mediterranean Sea, February 25, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

“As the minister of petroleum, I remain of the opinion that there is no problem in letting BG Group import Israeli gas to protect Egypt from international fines and arbitration,” said Sherif Ismail. He noted the company has yet to ask for government approval to start importing gas, according to the Egyptian daily.

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Israel Retaliatory Airstrike Kills 2 Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Gaza

  

Palestinians report that 2 members of Islamic Jihad group Al-Quds Brigades, were killed in latest airstrike in Gaza.

By Elad Benari

 

Two terrorists were killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza late Sunday, the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency reports.

Aftermath of IAF strike in Gaza (archive)

Aftermath of IAF strike in Gaza (archive) – Photo: Reuters

According to the report, two members of Al-Quds Brigades, the so-called “military wing” of the Islamic Jihad group, were killed as Israeli warplanes struck the al-Bureij neighborhood.

The two were identified by Ma’an as Mazen al-Hadba and Marwan Salim.

Further details were not immediately available.

An IDF spokeswoman quoted by Ma’an said the Israel Air Force had “managed to prevent a rocket attack” from central Gaza. Continue Reading »

Lawyer Attacks Hypocrisy of Presbyterian Divestment While Enjoying Israel Tax Benefits

Shurat HaDin founder, demands that Interior Minister immediately cancel all benefits enjoyed by Presbyterian Church in Israel.

By Yossi Aloni

 

The Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) voted last month to divest from companies that supply equipment to Israel. The decision means pulling church investments in Caterpillar, Motorola and HP to the tune of $21 million.

The Presbyterian Church USA

But, as it turns out, this very same church and its related organizations receives benefits and tax breaks from Israel totaling millions of dollars, and presumably would be none too pleased to lose those perks.

Israeli human rights lawyer Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, founder of Shurat HaDin Israeli Law Center, demanded that Interior Minister Gideon Saar immediately cancel all benefits enjoyed by the PCUSA in Israel. Continue Reading »