IDF reports Israeli emergency responders heading to Philippines

1st responders are medical professionals, trauma & relief specialists. A larger team is expected to land by the end of the week, according to IsraAid.

 

 

JERUSALEM — The Israeli disaster relief organization IsraAid is sending an emergency response team to the Philippines to the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Haivan.

IsraAID Team on its way to Typhoon-hit Philippines

The team of medical professionals and trauma and relief specialists are scheduled to arrive in the Philippines on Monday, working primarily in Tacloban City in Leyte. A larger team is expected to land by the end of the week, according to IsraAid.

The death toll in the typhoon, which made landfall in the central Philippines on Friday, could be at least 10,000, according to reports that emerged Sunday, citing local officials.

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Pope Francis says at Kristallnacht commemoration, Jews are ‘our big brothers’

Pope Francis, Merkel, Obama & thousands of ordinary Germans among those commemorating the 75th anniversary of the 1938 pogrom.

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Pope Francis commemorated Kristallnacht at a mass in front of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, describing the Jewish people as the “big brothers” of his Roman Catholic flock.

Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 - Photo AP

Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 – Photo AP

Riots organized by German authorities on November 9-10, 1938 killed 91 Jews and destroyed 267 synagogues. Continue Reading »

PA Police Reported to be Arresting Israelis in Jerusalem

Palestinian Authority is creating ‘facts on the ground’ in Jerusalem, apparently with government approval.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Palestinian Authority police officers are arresting Israeli residents in Jerusalem, with Israel’s approval, Walla! news reports.

PA police began a crackdown in the Jerusalem area on Thursday and have reportedly arrested several people, including Arab residents of Jerusalem who hold Israeli ID cards. Arrests have been carried out within the Jerusalem city limits.

Both Israeli and PA sources confirmed the existence of the PA arrest campaign, according to the report.

Among the neighborhoods in which PA police have reportedly been active are A-Ram and Anata. Continue Reading »

PM Natanyahu blasts Palestinians for Nazi flags & Hitler-style salutes

On anniversary of Kristallnacht, PM Natanyahu says, “Peace won’t be achieved by international pressure on Israel”.

 

 

 

Peace will not be achieved by “international pressure on Israel,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday, three days after US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel would face increased international isolation and deligitimization if the current talks with the Palestinians break down.

Nazi flag flying right near the mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Omar. - Photo Tazpit News Agency

Nazi flag flying right near the mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Omar. – Photo: Tazpit News Agency

Netanyahu, speaking at a special cabinet meeting held at Sde Boker Sunday to mark 40 years to the death of David Ben-Gurion, noted that Sunday was also 75 years since Kristallnacht. Continue Reading »

Iran Reports: Lebanon threatening to sue Israel over spying

 

Press TV quoted Lebanese FM saying Israel stationed “very sophisticated espionage devices” along its border with Lebanon, a ‘blatant violation of our sovereignty’

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Lebanon plans to file a lawsuit against Israel over its alleged spying activities, Iran’s  Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour as saying on Sunday.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour - Photo Courtesy

Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour – Photo Courtesy

“Lebanon is conducting serious investigations regarding the blatant Israeli violations of our sovereignty,” Mansour told Press TV.

Mansour accuses Israel of stationing “very sophisticated espionage devices” that enable it to “tap into both wired and wireless communication networks.”

The Lebanese foreign minister said lawmakers in his country are planning to draft a complaint against Israel to the UN Security Council for breaking international norms. Continue Reading »

Ex-MI head Amos Yadlin delayed at Heathrow by UK authorities

 

An old Turkish arrest warrant due to ‘Marmara massacre’ held up Israel’s former MI chief Yadlin an London’s Heathrow airport. 45 minutes later immigration officers granted him entry.

By Itamar Eichner

 

Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin was held up for 45 minutes in London’s Heathrow International Airport, due to a standing warrant for his arrest issued by a Turkish court due to his “responsibility for the Mavi Marmara incident,” referring to the IDF takeover of the 2010 Gaza flotilla, in which nine Turkish nationals were killed.

Amos Yadlin - Photo courtesy שבתרבות

Amos Yadlin – Photo courtesy שבתרבות

 

After the airport’s immigration officers made inquiries with the British Foreign Office, they let Yadlin enter the country to continue his visit as planned. Continue Reading »

ADL Chief: Sec. of St. Kerry’s ‘chutzpah’ should unite American Jews

In an Army Radio interview, Foxman weighed in on tensions in Israel-U.S. relations. He described the current tensions between the allies as a “crisis of trust,”

 

Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said Sunday morning that Kerry’s “outrageous behavior” will unite American Jews.

Abraham Foxman

Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League. – Photo: AP

“When there is a crisis the American Jewish community comes together,” Foxman told Army Radio. “I think Kerrys outrageous behavior will unite the American Jewish community. It is chutzpah to lecture Israel about the risks of peace and war, and so I think he (Kerry) will help unite” the community. Continue Reading »

Palestinian Authority Drilling for Oil in Judea and Samaria

The Palestinian Authority reported Saturday it will start drilling for oil in Judea & Samaria, and plans to sign contracts with British companies on coastal gas exploration.

By Dalit Halevi, Ari Yashar

 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced Saturday it will start searching for oil near Rantis, a town north west of Ramallah and just east of the 1949 Armistice line. The PA further claimed contracts will be signed with British companies in the coming weeks to produce natural gas from sea reserves off the Gaza coast.

On Saturday Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mohammed Mustafa, said that the PA is in the final stages of preparation before advertising bids internationally to drill for oil in Judea and Samaria. Continue Reading »

Israeli Knesset Member to Kerry: You are not an ‘honest broker’

 

MK Orit Struck says U.S. Secretary of State Kelly echoes the Palestinian stance.

 

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry is not a fair negotiator, MK Orit Struck (Bayit Yehudi) wrote Friday, in what appears to be a trend of lawmakers from her party penning angry letters to Kerry.

Secretary of State John Kerry hold press conference with Tzipi Livni and Saeb Erekat, July 30, 2013.

Secretary of State John Kerry with Tzipi Livni & Saeb Erekat Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Struck’s letter came after Channel 2 News interviewed Kerry Thursday, and the lawmaker summarized his comments as “threatening Israel with a third Intifada if it refuses to capitulate to [his] demands and those of the Palestinians and remove its soldiers from the areas of Judea and Samaria.” Continue Reading »

Pro-Palestinian activists attempt to arrest Meridor & Dichter in Spain fails

 

 

Pro-Palestinian activists sought arrest warrants for the arrest of Avi Dichter, the Shin Bet chief during Shehada’s assassination in 2002 and Dan Meridor, a cabinet minister during the Marmara fiasco.

By Attila Somfalvi

Pro-Palestinian activists in Spain demanded arrest warrants be issued against former Shin Bet Chief Avi Dichter and former Minister Dan Meridor, on a visit to the country.

The attempt failed, and Dichter and Meridor, who have stayed in Spain for three days, will return on Saturday to Israel.

Another notable incident occurred with Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Doron Almog, who did not go down his airplane in Britain after he heard he was to be arrested in 2005

Dichter, Meridor in poster distributed in Spain

Dichter, Meridor in poster distributed in Spain

This new entanglement started several days ago, when it became known that Dichter – who haven’t been in Spain in the last 15 years – was to attend a conference organized by a security think tank which collaborates with the Spanish Defense Ministry. Continue Reading »

Iran Talks: Since Kerry Didn’t, France Stood up for Israel

Iranian Ministers accuse French Foreign Minister Fabius of ‘defending Israel’.

French FM expressed the concerns Israel has raising to no avail, ‘no certainty’ a deal will be reached.

By Ari Yashar

 

Amid the ongoing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, two senior Iranian MPs Saturday claimed French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is defending Israel. The French FM has expressed concerns that Israel has raised over the proposals.

Fabius traveled to Geneva Friday where the talks between Iran and six world powers (P5+1) are being held.

He arrived the same day as US Secretary of State John Kerry, who made the trip to Geneva for three-way meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. Continue Reading »

Calls for boycott from the EU mar the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

This year, the 75th Anniversary of the pogroms against Jews, their homes, businesses & their synagogues, will be marked by, yes, you guessed it – new calls from Europe to boycott  Jewish businesses!

By Tomas Sandell

 

As Europe prepares to mark the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht this weekend, there will be a certain sense of déja vu in the air. Earlier memorials have been characterised by emotional speeches and complex analysis as to how Kristallnacht could have come about in the first place. This year, the 75th Anniversary of the pogroms against Jews, their homes, their businesses and their synagogues, will be marked by – you guessed it – new calls to boycott  Jewish businesses! Continue Reading »

Obama: 75th Kristallnacht anniversary – what silence in face of hatred can bring

 

US president: We must denounce anti-Semitism & intolerance, stand up to indifference, and re-commit ourselves to combating prejudice & persecution wherever it exists.

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US President Barack Obama marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht on Friday, saying that the 1938 pogrom in which Nazis burned synagogues and murdered Jews across Germany serves as an example of what silence in the face of hatred can bring.

A sticker simulating broken glass on a shop window in Berlin to mark 'Kristallnacht' anniversary

A sticker simulating broken glass on a shop window in Berlin to mark ‘Kristallnacht’ anniversary – Photo: REUTERS

“I join millions of people in the United States and around the world in marking the 75th anniversary of the tragedy of Kristallnacht – “the Night of Broken Glass,” Obama stated. Continue Reading »

Jews are fleeing Turkey to escape anti-Semitism

 

A tense, negative atmosphere with fear for personal safety are prompting many young Turkish Jews to emigrate, mainly to U.S. & European countries – but also to Israel.

‘The Muslims stopped distinguish between Israel & the local Jews. As far as they are concerned, if you’re Jewish you’re not a Turk,’ one young emigrants reports.

By Tali Farkash

Young Jews are emigrating from Turkey in masses, mainly to the United States and different European countries, due to growing anti-Semitism and the negative attitude in the country towards Israel.

Anti-Israel protest in Turkey – Photo: Reuters

Members of the local Jewish community are keeping mum over the situation, but off the record some of them describe an explosive situation which may erupt at any moment following careless statements. Continue Reading »

Hezbollah invited to set up attack base in South American country

Suriname president’s son, Dino Bouterse, allegedly attempted to invite Hezbollah to set up an attack base in his South American nation, in exchange for $2 million, says U.S. prosecutors.

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A son of Suriname’s president invited people he thought were from the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah to set up a base in his country to attack Americans in exchange for millions of U.S. dollars, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.

Dino Bouterse, son of Suriname President Desi Bouterse

Dino Bouterse, son of Suriname President Desi Bouterse – Photo: AP

Federal prosecutors who already were pursuing drug charges against Dino Bouterse, a son of President Desi Bouterse, filed the latest allegation in U.S. Continue Reading »