Chicago 8th-graders suspended for online anti-Semitic bullying

 

The suspended students from Ogden Int’l School of Chicago were identified as the ringleaders & participants in the reported anti-Semitic harassment of a 14 yr-old student.

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Several eighth-graders at a Chicago public school were suspended as part of an investigation of anti-Semitic bullying via the online game “Clash of Clans.”

Clash of Clans.

The online game

The suspended students from Ogden International School of Chicago were identified as ringleaders and participants in the reported harassment of a 14-year-old Jewish student. Chicago Public Schools spokesman Joel Hood told the Chicago Sun-Times that they were suspended for one to three days. Continue Reading »

Arab Terrorist Shot Dead After Opening Fire on Israel Border Police

An Arab terrorist opened fire towards Border Guard policemen at the Tapuach Junction in Samaria. Return fire killed the terrorist on the spot.

By Elad Benari

 

A terrorist opened fire on Monday night towards Border Police soldiers who were stationed at the Tapuach Junction in Samaria, near the city of Ariel.

Tapuach Junction (archive)

Tapuach Junction (archive) – Ichud Hatzalah Shomron

The policemen returned fire and killed the terrorist. One soldier was lightly wounded in the incident and was treated at the scene by army medics.

Monday night’s attack comes just three days after security forces apprehended an Arab terrorist wearing a bomb belt at the same location. Continue Reading »

US decides to fund Fatah-Hamas terrorists

 

State Department spokeswoman says “based on what we know” President Obama’s administration intended to continue working with the Fatah-Hamas unity gov’t.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – The US State Department announced Monday night that it planned to continue disbursing aid to Palestinians, after President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new unity government earlier in the day which incorporated Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.

US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that “based on what we know” President Barak Obama’s administration intended to continue working with the Fatah-Hamas unity government.

Psaki said that Abbas promised to commit to the terms of the Quartet, and that the US will “evaluate the composition and policies of the new government and calibrate our approach accordingly.” Continue Reading »

Bennett: Annexing ‘Area C’ is the only available option to Fatah-Hamas gov’t

 

The Bayit Yehudi chairman Bennett says the time has come to go on the offensive and insists that his “sovereignty program” is the best course of action & the “only available option” left to Israel.

 

 

Israel should annex Area C of the West Bank in response to Monday’s swearing in ceremony of a unified Fatah-Hamas government made up of “terrorists in suits,” Economic Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett said.

The time has come to go on the offensive rather than act defensively and “to do what is good for Israel,” Bennett said.

The swearing in ceremony for the unity government in Ramallah occurred more than two decades after the signing of the 1993 Oslo Accords and nine years after the 2005 Gaza withdrawal.

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At Ramallah ceremony Palestinians swear in new government that includes Hamas

 

History at PLO HQ in Ramallah as Abbas’ new government now includes Fatah’s mortal opposition, Gaza’s Hamas.

By Elior Levy

 

The Palestinian unity government has been sworn in at the PLO headquarters in Ramallah, with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas present at the event.

Photo: Reuters

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas & Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah – Photo: Reuters

The brief ceremony at Abbas’ West Bank headquarters was preceded by last-minute haggling over the makeup of the 17-member Cabinet of technocrats, signaling the continued tensions between the long-time rivals.

Hamas’ threatened Monday to backtrack from its commitment to form a unity government with Abbas’ Fatah because of the latter’s move to dissolve the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoner Affairs. Continue Reading »

Israel Air Force strikes Syria & Gaza in response to fire

 

Fire originating from Syrian territory was directed towards IDF military post on Mount Hermon in Israel’s northern Golan Heights.

 

The Israeli military said it fired into Syria on Monday morning in response to high trajectory force that struck the northern Golan Heights.

Israel Air Force F-15 Eagles – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

According to the Israel Defense Force, no one was wounded in the shooting from the Syrian side, which landed near a military post at Mount Hermon earlier Monday morning, and no damage was incurred.

Initially, the army said it responded with artillery fire.

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Hamas Rejects Unity Gov’t Unless Last-Minute Demands Met

Hamas official informed Fatah it will refuse to join gov’t unless Ministry of Prisoners remains in zero-hour demand.

By Ari Yashar

 

Hamas informed Fatah on Monday that it would refuse to join the unity government being unveiled in Ramallah at 1 p.m. local time, unless its demands regarding the Ministry of Prisoners are met.

According to Hamas Spokesperson Sami Abu-Zuhri, Fatah had been given an official notice about the Hamas decision on Sunday to reject the swearing in of the new government if the Ministry of Prisoners is cancelled, reports Ma’an News Agency.

“(The) Hamas movement won’t agree to announce a unity government without a ministry and a minister of prisoners, and Fatah has already been notified of that irrevocable decision,” Abu-Zuhri declared Monday. Continue Reading »

Prime Minister calls emergency cabinet meeting ahead of PA-Hamas announcement

 

Cabinet confirms decision to halt negotiations and agrees to reduce monetary transfers to Abbas’ PA gov’t.

Abbas promises new gov’t will renounce violence against Israel, but no similar confirmation has been sounded by Hamas.

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called an emergency cabinet meeting Sunday night ahead of the Palestinian Authority-Hamas formal unity government declaration. The announcement is expected to come on Monday at 1 p.m.

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PM Binyamin Netanyahu at Cabinet meeting. – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

During the cabinet meeting, the ministers agreed to completely halt negotiations with the Palestinian Authority as long as it remains united with terror organization Hamas and to lower the amount of  money transferred to the PA.

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Shin Bet prevents 11 kidnapping plots originating from inside Israel’s prisons

 

Israel’s state security, the Shin Bet, explain how incarcerated Palestinian inmates instruct other terrorists on how to kidnap Israeli soldiers or citizens so as to secure their own release in a negotiated prisoner exchange.

By Ynet reporters

The Shin Bet and Israel Prison Authority have exposed and thwarted 11 attempts of Palestinian security prisoners to orchestrate kidnappings from inside Israeli jails, it was cleared for publishing on Sunday.

The prisoners, from Fatah, Hamas and other Islamic organizations, instructed other terrorists to try to kidnap Israeli soldiers and citizens to secure their own release in a prisoner exchange deal.

The Shin Bet said the investigation into these incidents was still ongoing. Continue Reading »

Samuel L. Jackson takes flak after Tweeting selfie at NYC Celebrate Israel Parade

The actor may have just passed by – but either way, his Tweet, “Celebrate Israel Parade in NY today” didn’t go unnoticed.

 

Samuel L. Jackson sent some of his fans into a tizzy on Sunday when he tweeted a selfie on the background of the 50th annual Celebrate Israel parade in New York City on Sunday.

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Samuel L. Jackson’s Twitter Page

We don’t know if the actor was actively partaking in the festivities or merely passing by in a trigger-happy selfie mood – but either way, his pictorial contribution to the festivities did not go unnoticed by many of his followers, and some didn’t seem too pleased with his choice to rejoice. Continue Reading »

Israeli Student Delegation Among 1st Responders Assisting Serbia After Floods

Israel does it again: Israeli student delegation among 1st volunteers to render aid to Serbia in face of disastrous floods.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

A joint Israeli delegation of the Lev Echad and Shalem College in Jerusalem arrived in Serbia last week in response to the worst wave of floods in recent Balkan history. 
Israeli Volunteer in Serbia

Israeli Volunteer in Serbia – Photo: INN /Lev Echad

With scores killed and more than one million affected by the catastrophic flooding and landslides, the Israeli delegation responded to a plea from the Serbian government for assistance.

Lev Echad – which means One Heart and is an Emergency Civilian Aid Organization, and students from Shalem College, Israel’s first college of liberal arts, landed in Serbia last Thursday to assist the Serbian government in the mapping of needs and management of Serbian and international volunteers. Continue Reading »

Egypt criminalizes Gaza smuggling tunnels

 

New Egyptian law criminalizes construction or operation of smuggling tunnels to Gaza making violation of the law punishable by imprisonment.

By i24news

 

Egyptian sources announced the passage of a new law criminalizing the construction and operation of tunnels running between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Ma’an reported.

Tents cover entrances of tunnels used for smuggling along the Gaza-Egypt border, near the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on August 6 2012 – Photo: AFP

The State Council included an article in the law according to Penal Code Law 82 subjecting anyone constructing, operating, or using tunnels between Egypt and a neighboring territory to imprisonment. Continue Reading »

Grand Hall from 14th Century Discovered Beneath the Kotel Tunnels

 

After 10 years of difficult excavations, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation opens an educational center deep beneath the Muslim Quarter dedicated to Jewish history.

 

 

Funded entirely by Jewish Ukrainian billionaire Zvi Hirsch (Gennady) Bogolyubov, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation unveiled on Sunday a fully excavated grand hall from the 14th century in the Western Wall Tunnels that took 10 years to restore.

UKRANIAN OLIGARCH Zvi Hirsch (Gennady) Bogolyubov poses in the excavated educational center he spent millions to finane in the Western Wall Tunnels Sunday. – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST

The hall, which has been converted into an educational center, took millions of dollars and close oversight by the Israel Antiquities Authority to complete. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Netanyahu & Russia’s Putin to get direct, secure hotline

Latest strategic security decision comes as Moscow seeks new allies in wake of crisis with West over Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

By Itamar Eichner

 

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have upgraded their relationship, with an agreement that the two leaders will be connected by a special hotline between their two bureaus.

The decision, which comes even as ties between Russia and Israel’s major ally the US sink even lower, was announced Friday by Moscow.

“The Russian government has decided to accept the proposal from Russian security service, in conjunction with the Russian Foreign Ministry, to set up a secure line that will allow a direct and encrypted connection between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” the country said in a statement. Continue Reading »

Brussels Assassin Nabbed by French Police Still in Possession of AK-47 & Baseball-Hat

 

In a routine customs inspection, French Police in Marseilles arrest Mehdi Nemmouche, a 29-year-old French citizen, carrying an AK-47 assault rifle.

 

 

French police have arrested a suspect over the shooting last week at the Brussels Jewish Museum who apparently has ties to jihadi elements in Syria, a local media reported on Sunday.

A still image of the shooter.

Image of the shooter taken from the video of a security camera at the Jewish museum in Brussels. – Photo: Reuters

French citizen Mehdi Nemmouche, 29, was arrested Friday at a routine customs inspection at the Saint-Charles bus station in Marseilles, while he was on a bus from Amsterdam via Brussels. Continue Reading »