Abbas rejects EU demand to stop funding terrorists with EU money


Since the EU public statements are purposely misleading that they don’t mention paying Palestinian terrorists their salaries & pensions (11 million euros to pay the November salaries), Abbas’ Palestinian Authority ignores the EU’s discrete requests to no longer fund Arab terrorists. 

 

And the EU continues transferring money to Abbas’ Palestinian Authority

By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik

 

November 2013

PA Minister mocks EU for criticizing PA use of funding for terrorists’ salaries:
“The Europeans want their money that comes to us to remain ‘clean’ – not to go to families of those they claim to be terrorists… [but] These [prisoners] are heroes”

December 2013:

EU ignores its own principles, continues transferring funds to the PA and facilitating salaries to terrorists
“The EU donated approximately 11 million euros to pay the November salaries… [of PA] government employees”

 

Head of Prisoners’ Club: Government workers and prisoners’ salaries are paid together “What is disbursed to the prisoners is exactly what is disbursed to me and you [a PA civil servant]. Continue Reading »

Universities Executive Committee Condemns ASA Academic Boycott of Israel

 

By JTA

 

 

The Executive Committee of the Association of American Universities issued a statement opposing a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

The statement dated Dec. 20 came a week after the membership of the American Studies Association in an online vote endorsed its national council’s call for a boycott of Israeli universities.

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Israel Air Force hits Gaza targets in retaliation for shooting of IDF employee

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Palestinian sniper fire from Gaza kills Salah Shukri Abu Latyef, 22, a civilian contract employee who was working on the Gaza border fence.

Netanyahu calls shooting a “very grave incident,” says Israel will “react with force.

 

 

A civilian employee of the IDF was killed by a Palestinian gun attack on the Gaza – Israel border on Tuesday. He was identified as Salah Shukri Abu Latyef, 22, from Rahat.

IDF medics at the scene of the shooting on the northern Gaza border, December 24, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The IAF attacked targets in Gaza in response for the shooting, Israel Radio reported. Continue Reading »

Jerusalem increases quota of Turkish laborers in Israel

 

 

Turkish-Israeli relations are slowly recovering as Jerusalem fulfills old obligation in deal made prior to Marmara incident.

By Itamar Eichner

Israel is continuing to improve its relations with Turkey, increasing the quota on the number of Turkish foreign workers in the country.

 Turkey-Israel Flags

The social-financial cabinet made a decision recently, which until now has been kept in a low profile, that will raise the number of Turkish foreign workers in the construction industry in Israel to 1,200 from 800.

Turkey also agreed to let Israeli airlines land in Turkey with armed security guards. There has also been progress in settling the policy for compensating victims from the Marmara flotilla. Continue Reading »

Jerusalem’s Top Catholic cleric will exploit Christmas address to bash Israel

Sky News reports: Archbishop Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, is expected to condemn Jewish housing construction during Christmas Eve Mass. 

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The Latin Patriach of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, is expected to use his Midnight Mass sermon to criticize Israel’s continued construction of settlements in the West bank, Sky News reported on Tuesday.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal leads a mass as part of the International Day of Faith celebration on Mount Precipice, near the northern Israeli town of Nazareth, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. – Photo: AP

According to the report, the Holy Land’s top Roman Catholic cleric will likely brand settlements an obstacle to regional stability when he addresses pilgrims at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity on Tuesday night.

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Civilian worker shot by Palestinian sniper from inside Gaza

Civilian IDF contractor, fixing Gaza-Israel border’s security fence was shot by a Gaza sniper.

He was evacuated to Be’er Sheva’s Soroka Hospital.

By Ari Yashar, Arutz Sheva Staff

 

 

A civilian worker for the IDF was shot by sniper fire near Gaza, where he was working between Nachal Oz and Kfar Aza. The worker was evacuated to Be’er Sheva’s Soroka Hospital.

The worker was fixing the security fence that was revealed to have holes and damage in it, caused by the recent snow and rainstorm. Soldiers have reported that repairs have been slow or non-existent, creating a security threat.

The IDF is searching the area to find suspects involved in the incident. Continue Reading »

Ancient Jewish Texts Found in Afghan Cave to be Displayed Next Week

The ancient texts that were found in an Afghanistan genizah estimated to be 1000 years old, include the writings of Rabbi Saadiah Gaon, will be unveiled next week.

By Tova Dvorin

 

 

The National Library will hold a special event next week to debut ancient texts found in an Afghanistan genizah, or storage area for old Jewish texts. The texts are estimated to be over 1000 years old and include writings from post-Talmudic Jewish leader Rabbi Saadiah Gaon.

Professor Hagai Ben-Shammai, academic director of the National Library spoke to Arutz Sheva Monday about the event, and revealed that thousands of texts were found in the genizah – some dating back to the first century CE.  Continue Reading »

Iran Reports: Saudi delegation visited Jerusalem, met with Netanyahu

 

Iran’s Fars news agency reports Saudi officials met with Israelis in Monaco. Then Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Salman bin Sultan visited Israel 10 days ago, including a tour of an IDF base.

Jerusalem offers no response to reports.

By Eli Leon & Shlomo Cesana

 

A Saudi Arabian delegation flew to Israel about 10 days ago for meetings with high-ranking Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency reported, citing Palestinian sources.

Iranian report says Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister recently toured an IDF base – Photo: AFP

Fars also reported that Saudi representatives met with Israeli officials less than a week ago in Monaco. Continue Reading »

IDF shoots at Palestinian placing explosive devise on fence at Gaza-Israel border

 

This Palestinian hit by gunfire comes after 4 incidents of IDF soldiers opening fire on border ‘incidents’ over past weekend.

 

IDF soldiers fired at the legs of a Palestinian man attempting to plant an explosive on the Gaza – Israel border Monday.

 IDF soldier sits atop a tank just outside northern Gaza Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

IDF soldier sits atop a tank just outside northern Gaza – Photo: REUTERS/Amir

The incident occurred on the border with northern Gaza. The man was hit by gunfire, though his condition remains unknown.

Over the weekend, the IDF opened fire on four separate occasions at Palestinians who entered the forbidden security zones near the fence and refused to vacate the area. Continue Reading »

Again Abbas advances fairytale in Christmas message: Jesus was a ‘Palestinian’

Reiterating his commitment to peace, the Palestinian Authority president said in his statement from Ramallah, ‘We celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem under occupation,’

By DPA

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Jesus a role model for the Palestinians, in a Christmas message from the West Bank Monday.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – Photo AP

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – Photo AP

Referring to Jesusas “a Palestinian messenger,” Abbas said that “as we Palestinians strive for our freedom two millennia later, we do our best to follow his example. We work with hope, seeking justice, in order to achieve a lasting peace.”

He criticized Israeli restrictions on the entry of Palestinians living abroad into the West Bank, as well as Israel’s controversial West Bank security barrier, which cuts off Bethlehem, which he charged “steals land.” Continue Reading »

Analysis: How Israel’s Chief Rabbis Lost Influence Over its Most Holy Site

Rabbis have banned all Jews from ascending the Temple Mount, reasoning that the pre-entry requirement of purification rituals, such as bathing, are not accessible today & also that one could accidentally step on the inner sanctuary of the temple — where it’s absolutely forbidden to tread — as its exact location is still unknown.

By Nathan Jeffay

 

Israel’s chief rabbis have issued a declaration reminding the public of the religious ban against visiting the holiest site in Judaism, Temple Mount.

Israeli police clash with Palestinian stone-throwers on Temple Mount

Israeli police advance to arrest Palestinian stone-throwers on Temple Mount – Photo source: The JC.com

The new chief rabbis, who took office five months ago, have stated that they adhere to the traditional position, which has dominated Israeli Orthodoxy since Israel captured Temple Mount in 1967. Continue Reading »

Terror Attack: Israeli Policeman Stabbed in West Bank

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Terrorist stabs policeman in back near community of Adam, causing moderate-to-serious wounds.

Security forces including the IDF are searching the area for the suspect. Injured police officer transported to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

An Israeli police officer was stabbed and moderately-to-seriously wounded near the Adam settlement, north of Jerusalem in the West Bank on Monday in what is believed to be a terror attack.

A Magen David Adom ambulance. – Photo: REUTERS

Security forces were searching the area for the suspect.

MDA paramedics transported the injured police officer to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

In seeking deeper targets, Hamas increases homemade rockets’ range

 

 

Egypt’s closing of Hamas’ smuggling tunnels put and end to importing missiles & forces terrorist factions to invest more in making homemade weapons with better quality rockets.

By Alex Fishman

 

 

Hamas‘s military wing in the Gaza Strip is making a concerted effort to increase the range of its rockets by tens of kilometers.

The rocket fuel is poured into a plastic tube, then cut away and the fuel cylinder is inserted into the Qassam shell. A detonator is placed in the mixture. About 100 are made each night.

The extra range will let the terror organization pull off deeper attacks into Israel, even farther than the Gush Dan region achieved during Operation Pillar of Defense . Continue Reading »

Turkey Replaces Iran as Hamas’s Financial Backer

World Tribune reports: Turkey has coordinated the cash transfers with Qatar, ‘The money is channeled through private sources, with full coordination with Erdoğan and his aides’.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Turkey has replaced Iran as the leading financial backer of Hamas since 2012, reports the World Tribune, citing unspecified “Israeli sources.”

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – AFP photo

The sources said the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has overseen the transfer of up to $250 million a year to Hamas, and particularly to its governing apparatus in Gaza. Continue Reading »

Christians, Jews & Muslims rally in Jerusalem against price tag attacks

Grassroots interfaith group calls price tags attacks “cancer,” urges government to classify their vandalism attacks as acts of terrorism.

 

 

 

Price tag attacks must be classified as acts of terrorism, said a small group of Israeli Jews and Arabs as they jointly rallied Sunday morning in front of the Prime Minister’s Office during the weekly cabinet meeting in hopes of swaying the government to clamp down on such incidents.

Tag Meir rally against price tag attacks across from the PMO, December 22, 2013.

Tag Meir rally against price tag attacks across from the PMO, December 22, 2013. Photo: TOVAH LAZAROFF

“We are here across from the PM to call for him and the government to stop the price tag attacks. Continue Reading »