Hamas Declares: ‘Israel Has 8 Years Left’

In Gaza, Hamas’ Interior Minister boasts Palestinian Arabs will ‘liberate’ Israel by 2022.

By Dalit Halevy, Tova Dvorin

 

Israel will be gone in eight years, according to one Hamas official.

Fathi Hamad, Hamas’s Interior Minister, claimed in a speech honoring the anniversary of Operation Cast Lead that “Palestine” would replace the Jewish State by 2022.

Hamad noted in his speech that the Palestinian Arabs, according to Islamic prophecies, will enter the Al Aqsa Mosque “in jubilation and victory like they entered it the first time“. He said that Israel has failed in previous wars waged against the Palestinians, while the Palestinians are progressing nationally towards the stage where they are capable of conquering Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

Israel Air Force hits Gaza in retaliation to Hamas rockets fired at Israel

 

Palestinians in Gaza fire 2 rockets at southern Israel near the site of former prime minister’s burial ceremony at his Negev ranch.

Rockets land in open areas with no damage or reported injuries.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The Israel Air Force struck on Monday evening two targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire on southern Israel earlier in the day, the IDF confirmed.

IAF on the way to Gaza : Photo:REUTERS

The targets hit were a military compound and a terror infrastructure site, said an IDF spokesperson, adding that both targets were accurately hit.

Both targets belonged to Hamas, which the IDF holds responsible for failing to prevent Monday’s rocket fire. Continue Reading »

Gaza fire 2 rockets just hours before Sharon’s burial

IDF says although location of former PM’s funeral is within range of rockets from Gaza, the two rockets did not land in Israel.

 

The Israel Defense Forces said two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip just hours ahead of Ariel Sharon’s funeral on Monday morning, but they did not appear to have landed in Israel.

Fired from GazaThe location in southern Israel where the former prime minister is to be buried later Monday is within range of rockets from the Palestinian territory and rockets in the past have hit the area.

The military says Monday’s rocket fire caused no injuries or damage. Continue Reading »

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel (Arik) Sharon Laid to Rest

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to be buried at Havat Hashikmim in the Negev, under heavy security.

The funeral began at the Knesset.

By Arutz Sheva Staff and AFP

 

 

The funeral procession for Israel’s 11th prime minister, Ariel Sharon, who died on Saturday at age 85, began Monday morning at the Knesset at a formal event attended by President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, US Vice President Joseph Biden, and former British prime minister Tony Blair.

Sharon is to be laid to rest at his Havat Hashikmim (Sycamore Ranch) in the Negev on Monday afternoon, next to his late wife, Lily. Continue Reading »

Palestinians celebrate ‘The Bulldozer’s’ death

 

Palestinians widely loathed the late Ariel Sharon as the bulldozer of crushing military offensives against them in Gaza, the West Bank and the Sabra & Chatila massacre by the hands of the Christians in Lebanon.

 

 

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Ariel Sharon’s death Saturday elicited a wide range of responses from Palestinians, but sadness wasn’t one: Some cheered and distributed sweets while others prayed for divine punishment for the former Israeli leader or recalled his central role in some of the bloodiest episodes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A Palestinian distributes sweets after hearing about the death of Ariel Sharon in Gaza

A Palestinian distributes sweets after hearing about the death of Ariel Sharon in Gaza, Jan 11, 2013.

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IDF Positions Iron Dome to Protect Sharon Burial from Gaza Rockets

Ironically, the tight security for Ariel Sharon’s Negev funeral demonstrates the lack of peace the Disengagement produced.

By David Lev

 

Security for the funeral of Ariel Sharon Monday is among the tightest for any funeral in Israel’s history. Hundreds of soldiers and police will be on hand, and helicopters, light planes, and drones will fly above the funeral procession as it works its way south from Jerusalem to Sharon’s Negev ranch. The Iron Dome system will also be on alert, in case Gaza Arab terrorists decide to fire rockets at the Negev as Sharon is being buried.

The unprecedented security, said MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) clearly shows, he said just how much of a mistake the 2005 Disengagement was. Continue Reading »

The country prepares for Sharon’s funeral & arrival of world leaders

 

State funeral with full military honors at his Sycamore Ranch will be open to the public.

By LAHAV HARKOV, BEN HARTMAN, JPOST.COM STAFF
 

 

Former prime minister Ariel Sharon, who passed away on Saturday, will be laid to rest on Monday at his Sycamore Ranch in a funeral open for the public.

Knesset guard carry former PM Ariel Sharon's coffin, January 12, 2014. - Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Knesset guard carry former PM Ariel Sharon’s coffin, January 12, 2014. – Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

A special memorial service was set to take place at the Knesset on Monday at 9:30 a.m. where members of Sharon’s family, President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Binyamin netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, US Vice President Joe Biden and former British prime minister Tony Blair are expected to speak. Continue Reading »

UN strike brings clash between Palestinian police & refugee camp residents

 

Local Palestinian employees of UNRWA strike, shutting down critical services in the West Bank.

West Bank resident says, ‘Situation can’t be tolerated with no schools, no clinics and trash everywhere’

By Reuters

 

At least 50 people were hurt on Sunday in a clash between Palestinian police and residents of a refugee camp protesting against a strike in a UN aid agency that has paralyzed services, police and an ambulance service said.

Palestinian forces arriving at Jenin (file) – Photo: AP

The demonstration, in Jalazoun camp in the West Bank, was the most violent in a series of protests over the past week stemming from a more than month-old strike for higher pay by local employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Continue Reading »

More ‘Palestinian Refugees’ Starve to death in Syria With no Flotillas on the Way

Since the Al-Yarmouk camp is besieged by the Syrian army for months, with the death toll up to 48, no world outrage or assistance since Israel can’t be blamed or demonized.

By Ari Yashar

 

 

The Al-Yarmouk “Palestinian refugee camp” in southern Damascus has been under an ongoing siege by the Syrian army. An opposition group said Saturday that two more starved to death in the camp this weekend, bringing the death total to 48.

The Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC), a coalition of rebel forces, said the camp of roughly 20,000 descendants of Arabs who left Israel during the 1948 war ran out of food and medical supplies after 180 days of siege by President Bashar Assad’s forces. Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ariel (Arik) Sharon – The Bulldozer, in War & Peace

 

Ariel Sharon was consistent throughout his life in his desire to secure Israel’s borders & was often seen with a map in hand.

 

 

Israel’s indomitable lion Ariel Sharon, a bulldozer in war and peace, died on Saturday, eight years after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage that left him in a coma from which he never awoke.

Ariel 2Perhaps the most revered and often reviled of the country’s politicians, perceived alternately as a peacemaker and a warmonger, for decades his actions as a military commander and statesman shaped both Israel’s self-perception and the world’s image of the Jewish nation.

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Sharon Death Headlines World Media

 

 

From The Wall Street Journal to the Russian RIA Novosti, Ariel Sharon’s death receives extensive coverage

By Ynet

 

The passing of former-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s did not go unnoticed in the world, and the leading papers from around the globe paid their respect to the historic event.

 

The BBC website selects the news of Sharon's death as its top story, and gives live coverage of updates and reactions from around the world
The BBC website selects the news of Sharon’s death as its top story, and gives live coverage of updates and reactions from around the world

 

The Wall Street Journal, considered a fairly conservative newspaper, choose the title 'Israel mourns a warrior'
The Wall Street Journal, considered a fairly conservative newspaper, choose the title ‘Israel mourns a warrior’

 

But not all responses were positive, in its obituary of Sharon, the Palestinian news agency Ma’an said Sharon “promoted efforts to take over Arab-owned lands and give them to Jews, with the intent of preventing Arabs who had fled from returning.” Continue Reading »

Sharon’s Coffin to be Moved to the Knesset on Sunday

Ministerial Committee on Symbols & Ceremonies publicizes funeral details for former PM Sharon, who passed Saturday at age 85.

By Elad Benari

 

The Ministerial Committee on Symbols and Ceremonies, chaired by Culture and Sports Minister Limor Livnat, convened Saturday evening at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, to discuss funeral arrangements for former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who passed away Saturday afternoon at the age of 85.

Attending the meeting were representatives of the Sharon family, Yisrael Maimon and Ilan Cohen, as well as representatives of the President’s Residence, the Knesset, the Defense Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, the Israel Police and other agencies. Continue Reading »

Iranian general: Hezbollah can pinpoint missile targets anywhere in Israel

Iran commander: Hezbollah’s missiles have “improved so tremendously in recent years that it can hit & destroy any target in the occupied lands with very little inaccuracy,”

 

 

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Lebanese militant Shiite movement Hezbollah has dramatically improved its missile capabilities and can now pinpoint targets anywhere in Israel, a senior commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards said Saturday.

General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Division (file photo)

General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Division – Press TV file photo

Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guard’s aerospace division, said Israelis will see Hezbollah’s new might should a war break out. Continue Reading »

Interview: Defense & Security – Israel’s eyes & ears 24/7

 

IDF’s chief combat intelligence officer, Col. Tal Braun, talks to ‘The Jerusalem Post’ about watching the enemy in the West Bank, Gaza, Syria & Lebanon.

 

 

 

As Israel prepares to encounter increasingly unstable borders and a chaotic region, the IDF’s Combat Intelligence Collection Corps is about to receive a set of hi-tech surveillance capabilities that should, according to army brass, make it far more difficult for terrorists to infiltrate Israel.

A combat intelligence soldier surveying the field. - Photo: IDF Spokesman’s Office

A combat intelligence soldier surveying the field. – Photo: IDF Spokesman’s Office

Speaking from his office at Corps Headquarters at the Tzrifin base, near Rishon Lezion, Col. Continue Reading »

After undergoing angioplasty for heart attack, Dimona woman delivers triplets

Rehovot’s Kaplan Medical Center saw a little drama when 31 yr-old woman suffered heart attack at 30th week of pregnancy.

By JUDY SEIGEL-ITZKOVICH

 

 

A 31-year-old Dimona woman who had tried to become pregnant for 12 years through in-vitro fertilization suffered a heart attack during her 30th week of pregnancy – and delivered healthy triplets soon after undergoing angioplasty of her coronary arteries.

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Zinav Alpiomi in hospital with baby. – Photo: Courtest Kaplan Medical Cente

The drama took place at Rehovot’s Kaplan Medical Center, which reported the event on Thursday. Two of the baby girls were born at 1.6 kilos, and a third at 1.3 kilos. Continue Reading »