HBO set to premiere show that led to 2014 Gaza War

The HBO miniseries follows the investigation of a brutally murdered Palestinian boy that was killed the day after the funerals of 3 Jewish teenagers that were kidnapped and later murdered by Hamas members, while hitchhiking home after school.

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF

 

HBO is set to release the premiere of a series called Our Boys on August 12. The show will be a ten episode drama on the events leading up to the 2014 Gaza War, Deadline reported.

Three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and later killed while hitchhiking to their homes in the West Bank. A day after the Jewish boys’ funerals. Continue Reading »

Israeli firm unveils ‘World’s first’ fully-electric plane at Paris Air Show

Operating at a fraction the cost of conventional airliners, the $4 million ‘Alice’ will redefine how people travel regionally, flying at 273 mph for up to 621 miles on one battery charge, a new era of flying begins now, that is quieter, cleaner, and far more cost-effective.

By Sara Rubenstein

 

Eviation Aircraft Ltd., an Israeli aviation company, displayed the Eviation Alice, an entirely electric commuter plane, at the Paris Air Show this week.

The Alice, which can seat nine passengers and two pilots, can fly at 273 miles per hour for up to 621 miles on one battery charge, at a cost of $200 per hour of flight. Continue Reading »

Israel arrests Iranian spy in West Bank

Israel’s internal Shin Bet security service announced that in April they arrested 32 yr-old Jordanian businessman Taer Shaafut, who was run by Iranian handlers to build business ties in the West Bank and Israel.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The Shin Bet domestic security service said Thursday that it has arrested a Jordanian businessman who attempted to set up an intelligence-gathering operation in the West Bank on behalf of Iran.

The businessman, who was named as 32-year-old Taer Shaafut, was arrested in April and was indicted 10 days ago by the military prosecutor for allegedly making contact with the enemy, making contact with a hostile organization, and conspiring to bring enemy funds into the area. Continue Reading »

Terror victim censures UK for financing Palestinian’s ‘Pay to Slay’ Jews

British-born Kay Wilson, who miraculously survived a vicious machete attack by two Palestinian terrorists, lashes out at the naïve, (or convenient) policy of financing generous monthly stipends that is paid by the PA to jailed terrorists.
– Israel, Australia and the United States have levied harsh penalties against the PA for their policy to hire would-be assassins of Jews.

Ynet

 

A British-born Israeli is accusing the UK government of subsidizing a Palestinian terrorist who seriously wounded her and killed her friend in a 2010 attack near Jerusalem.

Tour guide Kay Wilson was stabbed 13 times and her American friend Kristine Luken was killed in the machete attack by two Palestinian terrorists in the Jerusalem hills in December 2010. Continue Reading »

Swedish Report: ‘Israel has dozens of nuclear warheads’

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute alleges Israel is in possession of between 80 – 90 nuclear warheads.

By  Hanan Greenwood , News Agencies , Israel Hayom Staff

 

“There are 13,865 nuclear warheads worldwide, and they are owned by nine countries,” a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Sweden, said Sunday.

SIPRI named the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea as countries to possess nuclear capabilities, saying that combined, they have as many as 13,865 nuclear heads, of which 3,750 are operational and an estimated 2,000 are being kept in a state of alert. Continue Reading »

President Trump picks Kelly Craft to replace Nikki Haley as UN envoy

“There is no room whatsoever for anti-Israel bias or antisemitism,” Craft said, adding, “The United States will never accept such bias. And if confirmed, I commit to seizing every opportunity to shine a light on this conduct, call it what it is and demand that these outrageous practices finally come to an end.”

By OMRI NAHMIAS

 

WASHINGTON – Kelly Craft, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Nikki Haley as the ambassador to the UN, promised on Wednesday to follow in the footsteps of her predecessor when it comes to Israel.

She made the comments during a confirmation hearing in Washington. Continue Reading »

India votes with Israel, keeps Palestinian NGO out of UN

India follows Netanyahu’s recommendation and votes with Israel to block Palestinian NGO from attaining consultative status in the UN Economic and Social Council.
– The decision to block the NGO was adopted, 28 in favor to 15 against, with 5 abstentions.

By Press Trust of India

 

In a rare move, India voted in favour of a decision introduced by Israel in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that objected to granting consultative status to a Palestinian non-governmental organisation, after the Jewish state said the organisation did not disclose its ties with Hamas.

Israel introduced at a meeting of the ECOSOC the draft decision “L.15” on June 6 titled “Application of the non-governmental organisation Palestinian Association for Human Rights – Witness for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council” that sought to return to the NGO Committee Witness’ application for consultative status, a very rare occurrence. Continue Reading »

The International Atomic Energy Agency recognizes the ‘State of Palestine’

Since the Palestinian Authority has no nuclear reactors nor does the PA have sovereignty as an independent state, the absurdity of the recognition makes a mockery of the international organization.
– Emmanuel Nahshon, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said the agreement was a “violation of international conventions.”

By YOSSI MELMAN/MAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

 

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed an agreement to recognize Palestine, as a state as it joined the international body as a observer on Tuesday. While it is not a member, it can attend meetings as an observer, an IAEA spokesperson said.

The agreement, which was signed by the agency’s director general Yukiya Amano and the Palestinian Ambassador in Vienna Salah Abdul Shafi, gives the IAEA inspectors the ability to check the safety of radioactive materials and fissile nuclear materials, such as uranium. Continue Reading »

New Zealand gov’t website’s shows ‘Palestine’…not Israel

An official government website, Immigration New Zealand, published a propaganda page with a map of the Middle East that included  “Palestine,” (but not Israel), and saturated with one-sided anti-Israel bias.

By HENRY BENJAMIN/JTA

 

SYDNEY, Australia  — Immigration New Zealand, an official government website, published a fact sheet with a map of the Middle East that showed a “Palestine,” but not Israel.

Following a barrage of complaints on social media, the web page was removed, though screenshots remain.

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Israeli court orders demolition of 13 illegal buildings in East Jerusalem

Palestinians are worried the High Court decision sets a precedent allowing Israel to demolish thousands of unauthorized Palestinian-owned structures outside of Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries and into the West Bank.

By i24NEWS

 

Israel’s High Court of Justice approved the demolition of 13 buildings in an East Jerusalem neighborhood that falls under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, Haaretz reported Monday.

Palestinians fear the ruling will set a precedent empowering Israel to demolish thousands of buildings in the West Bank.

Demolition of an illegally constructed Palestinian home in an East Jerusalem neighborhood. – Screenshot/ IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The 13 buildings are located in the Wadi Humus neighborhood is located in southeast Jerusalem, but part of the neighborhood lies outside of the city’s municipal boundaries into the West Bank. Continue Reading »

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood henchman Morsi drops dead in court

The deposed Egyptian President, 67-year-old Mohammed Morsi from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood collapsed in court and died during his espionage trial.

By the Associated Press, Ynet

 

Egypt’s former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country’s first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, collapsed in court during a trial and died, state TV and his family said.

The 67-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass cage he is kept in during sessions and warning that he had “many secrets” he could reveal, a judicial official said. Continue Reading »

Arizona opens trade office in Israel after doubling trade since 2010

Arizona, the ‘Startup State’ signed a memorandum of understanding in 2018 to work closer with the Jewish ‘Startup Nation,’ planning to focus on startups, water-technologies, fintech, hi-tech and the defense & aerospace industries.

By i24NEWS

 

Arizona has approved the establishment of a new trade office in Israel, which is currently listed as the state’s ninth largest trading partner, totaling some $400 million in 2017.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey approved a $275,000 budget for the new office, with $100,000 of it for initial setup funding, to be allocated in the fiscal year of 2019-2020, which begins in July 1, according to the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry said in a statement. Continue Reading »

Hundreds of American families seeking info about moving to Trump Heights

Golan Regional Council head, “Hundreds of people have reached out, many of them Jews from Canada and the US who are saying they want to make aliyah and live in ‘Trump City.’”

– The case for the State of Israel’s legal rights to the Golan Heights under International Law

 

A special cabinet meeting was held in the Golan Heights Sunday to lay the cornerstone of Trump Heights, a new Israeli community named after US President Donald Trump.

The groundwork on Trump Heights began a few days ago, and the sign marking the entrance to the community was unveiled on Saturday. Continue Reading »

Palestinian rejectionism is lead by kleptocratic leaders at the people’s expense

Minister Erdan points out that the billionaire PA kleptocrat is harming Palestinian families and undermining the Palestinian economy by prioritizing  payments to the families of those who died or were jailed for murdering Jews, “This is the number one priority for the Palestinians: encouraging and rewarding attacks against us.”

BY GIL HOFFMAN

 

The international community must take immediate steps to oust Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas in order to advance the diplomatic process with the Palestinians, Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan said Sunday in his speech to The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.

Erdan noted that Abbas recently said that if the PA had only one cent, he would pay it to the families of those who martyred themselves murdering Jews and those in prison for committing acts of terror against Israeli civilians. Continue Reading »

Israeli Court rules Greek Orthodox Church must honor lease with Israeli Jews

Ending a 14 yr-long battle, Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Greek Orthodox Church must honor its 99 year lease of 3 prime Old City properties in Jerusalem it signed with an Israeli Jewish Organization.

By David Lazarus

 

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Greek Orthodox Church must honor the lease of its properties to Ateret Cohanim, an Israeli Jewish organization committed to creating a Jewish majority in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Outside the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The prime church properties inside the popular Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City were leased for 99 years in 2004 to Ateret Cohanim, also known as the Crown of Jerusalem

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which owns the properties, fought the decision in court claiming that their finance director at the time was bribed by the Israelis into making the lease transaction. Continue Reading »