Syrian Rebels Fight Each Other – 50 Killed

About 50 rebel fighters left dead in 3 days of skirmishes between jihadists & mainstream rebels in Aleppo.

Atrocities committed include publicly beheading a Catholic priest.

By Elad Benari

 

 

Almost 50 rebel fighters have been killed in three days of skirmishes between jihadists and mainstream rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo, reports Al Arabiya.

Syrian supporters of the Al-Nusra group – Photo: AFP

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday that the violence began on Thursday between members of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and a battalion linked to the Arab and Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA), both of which are fighting to overthrow Syria’s embattled President Bashar Al-Assad. Continue Reading »

Pentagon adopts Israel’s Elbit & Rockwell Collins’ helmet for F-35 jets

 

The helmet projects all vital information the F-35 pilots need to know onto the helmet’s visor.

 

 

Israel’s Elbit Systems and US defense firm Rockwell Collins welcomed on Saturday a decision by the Pentagon to go wit their jointly developed helmet mounted display system (HMDS) and include it with all future F-35 fighter jets.

Helmet mounted display system. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

In a statement, Kelly Ortberg, Chief Executive Officer and President of Rockwell Collins, said that the decision “validates the significant achievement” by the development team that produced the helmet, which she said “provides unprecedented situational awareness capabilities in support of the F-35 program.”

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Netanyahu in NYT interview: Churchill & Herzl were even more alone

Amid tensions with paper, Israel’s PM speaks with New York Times. Although Netanyahu reiterates intentions regarding Iran, the paper chooses to focus on his growing isolation, taking jab at Netanyahu, saying ‘such isolation is hardly new to man with few personal friends’.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Only a week and a half after taking a jab at the New York Times during his UN speech – a move that earned him a critical op-ed in the prestigious paper – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the paper an interview as part of his current media blitz.

Netanyahu at UNGA (Photo: AFP)

Netanyahu at UNGA – Photo: AFP

The story mostly focused on Netanyahu himself and depicted the Israeli leader as growing more and more isolated because of his hawkish stance on Iran – a position which according to NYT, the prime minister is no stranger to. Continue Reading »

Tunisian tennis player told not to enter match with Israeli sportsman

After Malek Jaziri withdrew from match against Israeli player, Amir Weintraub advances to semifinals of Tashkent tournament.

Tunisia’s tennis federation ordered the country’s top player to withdraw from a match against an Israeli at a tournament in Uzbekistan.

Israel's Amir Weintraub at the World Group play-off Davis Cup tennis in Antwerp, Belgium

Israel’s Amir Weintraub at the World Group play-off Davis Cup tennis in Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 15, 2013. – Photo: AP

Malek Jaziri had been scheduled to play Israel’s Amir Weintraub on Friday in the quarterfinals of an ATP Challenger tournament in Tashkent. He withdrew before the match and Weintraub advanced to the semifinals of the lower-tier event.

“Following a meeting this afternoon with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, I have the immense regret to inform you that you are ordered not to play against the Israeli player,” the federation said in an email to Jaziri. Continue Reading »

Azerbaijan Court Sentenced Iranian Spy to 15 Years

The Baku Court in Azerbaijan sentences an Iranian spy to 15 years in jail for plotting a terror attack on the Israeli embassy in the country.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

A court in Azerbaijan on Friday sentenced an alleged Iranian spy to 15 years in jail for plotting an attack on the Israeli embassy in the country, AFP reports.

Iranian citizen Bahram Feyzi, who was arrested by Azerbaijani security forces in March, was sentenced by the Baku Court on Grave Crimes, court officials said.

According to court documents, Feyzi, who was also found guilty of espionage and drug possession, was accused of being an agent of the secret service of neighboring Iran. Continue Reading »

Israeli scientists say proto-men recycled, half a million years ago

Tel Aviv University archaeologist says evidence shows that not only humans, but Neanderthals & Homo erectus, used broken flint & bone tools to create new utensils.

 

If you thought recycling was just a modern phenomenon championed by environmentalists— think again. There is mounting evidence that hundreds of thousands of years ago, our prehistoric ancestors recycled objects they used in their daily lives, say researchers gathered at an international conference in Israel.

A stone age recycling site cave next to Zichron Yaakov.

A Stone Age recycling site cave next to Zichron Yaakov. – Photo by AP

“For the first time we are revealing the extent of this phenomenon, both in terms of the amount of recycling that went on and the different methods used,” said Ran Barkai, an archaeologist and one of the organizers of the four-day gathering at Tel Aviv University that ended Thursday. Continue Reading »

Jewish Newlyweds Shocked to Get Anti-Semitic Wedding Video

Jewish newlyweds in the UK were shocked at the audio track of their wedding film that was pitted with anti-Semitic comments from the videographer & his assistant.

By Adam Ross

 

A Jewish couple have received their wedding video, complete with a highly distasteful anti Semitic diatribe filling its audio track.

The shocking story appeared in this week edition of the British Jewish Chronicle.

The newspaper reported how Londoners Claudia and Stan Gocman, were first made to wait nine months before a poorly edited video of their wedding arrived. After receiving an equally sloppily produced second version, the couple paid extra, to receive the original footage in order to have it edited by another company. Continue Reading »

Hamas Is the Palestinian’s Punishment

 

With the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt turns its wrathful gaze upon Hamas who has now lost its open door to the Sinai Peninsula, a crucial supply route for the terror group.

Many Palestinians say the group is getting just what it deserves.

By Aviel Schneider

 

 

The Hamas regime in Gaza has found itself cornered between Israel and a now-unfriendly Egypt. “This is precisely what traitor (Hamas) deserves,” a Palestinian from Ramallah told Israel Today. “We will never forget what Hamas has done to us back in 2007 (when the group violently seized control of Gaza. Hamas is a punishment for the Palestinian people.” Continue Reading »

Israeli officials say US decision to cut Cairo aid may hurt Egypt peace treaty

Former Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, was uncharacteristically blunt in his criticism of US decision, saying the US was “essentially & unwittingly” working against its own interests.

 

 

 

As tensions between the US and Egypt simmered over this week’s American decision to withhold aid to Cairo, Israeli officials said on Thursday that for Jerusalem, preserving Israel’s peace treaty with Egypt is paramount.

Anwar Sadat and Menahem Begin at the U.S. Capitol on 09-18-1978 – Photo courtesy Jimmy Carter Library

Concerned by the outlook for human rights and democracy in Egypt, the US announced on Wednesday it would withhold deliveries of tanks, fighter aircraft, helicopters and missiles as well as hundreds of millions in cash aid.

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TERROR ATTACK: IDF reserves colonel murdered outside his home

 

Officer’s wife reports hearing noise outside, went out to check & were ambushed by Arabs armed with an ax & iron rods.

Israeli security forces detain five suspects.

By , Gili Cohen and

 

 

Colonel (Res.) Seraiah Ofer was killed in an attack outside his home in the Jordan Valley settlement of Brosh Habika at 10 P.M. Thursday night. His wife Monique was moderately wounded, but managed to escape and contact police.

The scene of the murder in the Jordan Valley, October 11, 2013.

The scene of the murder in the Jordan Valley, October 11, 2013. – Photo: Gil Eliyahu

Israeli security forces detained five suspects in connection with the murder. Continue Reading »

18th century Haggadah found in Manchester garage

The handwritten manuscript, painted on goat skin, was found in a cardboard soup box at a Bury garage. The Jewish couple who had lived there had just recently died.

By JTA

 

A handwritten 18th century Haggadah found at a home being cleared out in England is expected to fetch more than $200,000.

Handwritten 18th century Haggadah - BBC screenshot

Handwritten 18th century Haggadah – BBC screenshot

The Haggadah, which dates to 1726 and is written on goat skin, was discovered in a cardboard box in a garage in Bury, a town in Greater Manchester, the BBC reported this week. A Jewish couple had lived in the home. Continue Reading »

Turkish court: IDF Commandos fired from helicopter in 2010 Marmara raid

 

Turkish trial in absentia of 4 retired Israeli commanders, including former IDF Chief of Staff Ashkenazi, resumed Thursday with testimony from those who were aboard & relatives of the dead.

By Reuters

An anti-war activist told a Turkish court on Thursday that Israeli commandos opened fire from a helicopter during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship three years ago, countering Israeli assertions that the soldiers had acted in self defense.

2010 Marmara raid – Photo: AP

Israeli marines stormed the Turkish owned Mavi Marmara, part of a flotilla carrying aid to Palestinians, on May 31, 2010 to enforce a naval blockade of the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

Palestinian Official: Israel should be ‘Removed’

Fatah leader Rajoub: “Israelis should decide whether they are part of the Middle East… If Israel is an alien body it should be removed.”

By Arutz Sheva

 

Fatah official Jibril Rajoub raised the possibility that Israel should be “removed” if it fails to make peace with the Palestinians, in an interview to i24News Wednesday,

Fatah official Jibril Rajoub

Fatah official Jibril Rajoub

“Peace is not a Palestinian interest, it’s an international interest, and the interest of the world is to put an end to this struggle. I think it’s also an Israeli interest – Israelis should decide whether they are part of the Middle East or an alien body. Continue Reading »

IAF completes long-range mission drill regardless of Iran’s rhetoric

 

Israel Air Force drills midair refueling & missions far from Israel.

IDF Spokesman’s Office said, “When one mentions that ‘all options are on the table,’ it’s clear that military operations are also being talked about.” 

 

Amid tensions with Iran, IAF squadrons carried out exercises this week to practice long-range missions.

IAF plane refuels mid-flight during long range mission drill - Photo Courtesy: IDF Spokesperson's Office

IAF plane refuels mid-flight during long range mission drill – Photo Courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Office

Squadrons carried out midair refueling in the course of the advanced training, testing the capabilities of fighter jets to operate far from Israel.

“When one mentions that ‘all options are on the table,’ it’s clear that military operations are also being talked about,” the IDF Spokesman’s Office said on Thursday.

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iOS 7’s newest look is Israeli

Startup Any.do is the Israeli app that inspired Apple chief of design Jony Ive with its popular task-management app, the Verge reported online.

 

 

The new look of the iOS 7, Apple’s newest mobile operating system, is being hotly debated all over the Internet and is attracting plenty of criticism, including claims that it overly resembles the Android operating system and that some of its special effects make users nauseated. But there is no doubt that the operating system’s new configuration constitutes a revolution in Apple’s traditional approach to design.

Screenshots of the iOS7.


Screenshots of the iOS7. – Photo: Reuters

Earlier this week, The Verge, an online tech magazine, revealed that the Israeli firm Any.do Continue Reading »