Arafat’s death unclear as Arabs hide test results

 

 

10 months after Arafat’s body was exhumed & examined by 3 teams of int’l experts, there still is no published report to the public on what caused Yasser Arafat’s death.

By Stefanie Reinhardt

 

He was a symbol of the Palestinian people, co-founder of the PLO and Fatah, a self-confessed terrorist who for decades perpetrated attacks against Israeli targets in particular, and yet was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat

 

In November 2004, Yasser Arafat died, much to the relief of some, and anguish of others. The officially announced cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage. But almost immediately there was wild speculation that something else had killed the arch-terrorist, and those rumors have persisted until today. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Supreme Court rules: No such thing as an ‘Israeli people’

 

Petitioners seek “Israeli” ethnicity to be listed in government registry.

Israeli Supreme Court rules that “Israeli” describes citizenship, not nationality in an ethnic sense. The court claims there is insufficient evidence to suggest such a group exists.

By Edna Adato

 

 

Israeli nationality only refers to one’s citizenship, not ethnic identity, the Supreme Court’s Civilian Appeals Court ruled on Wednesday.

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Obama administration: US Shutdown will affect military assistance to Israel

“The State Department’s ability to provide military assistance to Israel and other allies … could be hindered depending on the length of the shutdown.”

By JTA

 

 

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration underscored potential cuts in defense assistance to Israel in making its case against the government shutdown.

Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman - Screenshot

Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman – Screenshot

“In the absence of a continuing resolution, we have no FY14 Foreign Military Financing, International Military Education or Peacekeeping Operations funds to obligate,” Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman, said Wednesday in prepared remarks about how the failure to keep the government funded through a stopgap funding bill, or “continuing resolution,” was affecting foreign policy.

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Egyptian Army plans attack on targets in Gaza

SPECIAL REPORT FROM EGYPT

In response to Egyptian intel assessment that Gaza militants are responsible for some attacks in Sinai, Egyptian reconnaissance planes have identified potential hostile targets in Palestinian coastal territory, security official tells Ma’an.

By YASSER OKBI, THE POST CORRESPONDENT

 

The Egyptian army has planned military attacks on specific targets in the Gaza Strip in the event that the security situation in the northern Sinai peninsula deteriorates, a senior Egyptian security official told the Ma’an news agency.

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in Sinai.

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt in May.

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200 Palestinians visit Tel Aviv to promote peace

 

Parent’s Circle Family Forum enables events that encourage reconciliation in midst of harsh reality by allowing Palestinians & Israelis to participate in exchange visit programs & joint projects.

By Leigh Cuen

Official peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians have reportedly reached a dead end, while robust grassroots efforts continue to flourish. For example, the Parent’s Circle Family Forum (PCFF) is engaging people from both sides who lost a family member in the conflict. Women are at the helm of these peacemaking initiatives.

Palestinian women in TA – Photo: Lihi Avidan

Last Saturday around 1,500 people, including over 200 Palestinian men women and children, attended an all-day event in Tel Aviv, “Neighbors: Women Creating Reconciliation.” Continue Reading »

Israel’s PM: Iran’s Khamenei leads a ‘messianic, apocalyptic radical cult’

In a NBC interview , Israeli PM Netanyahu says Iranians may want change, but realistically speaking, they are governed by an appointed Supreme Leader, not their ‘elected’ President Rohani.

 

In an interview with NBC on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei cannot be trusted because he heads a “cult” that is “wild in its ambition and aggression” adding it is a “messianic, apocalyptic, radical regime.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu in NBC interview, following UNGA speech


Prime Minister Netanyahu in NBC interview, following UNGA speech, October 2, 2013. – Photo: Screenshot

 

Asked whether he believes the Iranians chose to elect President Hassan Rohani because they want change and a lifting of the sanctions, Netanyahu said he’s sure they do, but stressed that Iranians are not governed by Rohani but by Ayatollah Khamenei. Continue Reading »

European Council Wants Ban on Circumcision

Calling circumcision of children a violation of human rights, the European Council calls for a legal ban until age 15.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a pan-European group, has passed a resolution condemning circumcision of children as a violation of human rights, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reports.

Eitan's Brit

Secular “Brit Milah” Jewish circumcision ceremony – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The resolution passed with 78 in favor to just 13 against. Fifteen people abstained from the vote.

Representatives called to ban “certain operations and practices…before a child is old enough to be consulted.” The age suggested for allowing circumcision was 15. Continue Reading »

NYT says Netanyahu sabotaging Obama’s Iran efforts…not warning him

 

NYT daily dishes out fierce criticism of Netanyahu following his General Assembly address, says the PM ‘seems eager for a fight. It could be disastrous if Netanyahu and his supporters in Congress were so blinded by distrust that they sabotage the best chance to restore relations’

By Yitzhak Benhorin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to “sabotage the best chance” to restore relations between the West and Iran, the New York Times is claiming in an editorial following Netanyahu’s General Assembly address.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at the United Nations headquarters in New York - Photo: AP/Andrew Gombert,Pool

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at the United Nations headquarters in New York – Photo: AP/Andrew Gombert,Pool

 

“Netanyahu has legitimate reasons to be wary of any Iranian overtures.. Continue Reading »

Should there be a Turkish-Israeli alliance against Assad?

 

“Al Qaeda affiliated groups (in Syria) are a great problem and becoming an even greater problem” Kocaman explained.  “…The reasonable Muslims need to come together with the Jews and the Christians. We need to show the radicals they are wrong via the Quran.”

Analysis by Rachel Avraham

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Nazi Scientists Aided Arabs Produce Chemical & Biological Weapons

According to an Egyptian journalist in a televised interview, Nazi scientists assisted the Arab countries produce chemical & biological weapons.

By Elad Benari

 

Nazi scientists helped Arab countries produce chemical weapons, according to a prominent Egyptian journalist.

Hezbollah members rally in Beirut

Hezbollah members rally with Nazi Salute in Beirut – Photo: Reuters

The journalist, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, made the comments in an interview which aired on September 19, 2013. The comments were translated and posted to the internet by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

“In the 1950s and 1960s, attempts to end the nuclear arms race began. Countries that already had nuclear arms decided to make do with what they had, and all the other countries, which found it too difficult to join the nuclear arms race, believed that the production of chemical and biological weapons was the poor man’s way to deter the nuclear countries. Continue Reading »

Arab Propaganda at work: Jewish worshippers are now ‘Fanatics’

 

Just as Arab propaganda renamed Judea & Samaria to the ‘West Bank’, the Palestinian cause has begun a media campaign referring to Jewish worshippers as ‘fanatics’.

By Israel Today Staff

 

 

The Palestinian cause has made extremely effective use of rebranding to delegitimize Israel. For instance, what for the past 2,500 years were Judea and Samaria, the ancient heartland of Israel, are today mostly commonly referred to as the “West Bank.”

Arabs are Renaming Jewish worshippers as 'Fanatics' instead of Jews

Arabs are Renaming Jewish worshippers as ‘Fanatics’ instead of Jews

 

Now the Palestinian media, in its English-language outlets, would like you to start viewing Jewish worshippers who dare to ascend Judaism’s holiest site, Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, in a new light. Continue Reading »

Palestinian Council legalizes online dating for the purpose of marriage

 

Palestinian Council recognizes internet dating has become “unavoidable & impossible to prohibit completely.”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

 

The Palestinian Authority’s Supreme Fatwa Council ruled on Tuesday that men and women are allowed to date online, but only for the purpose of marriage.
A Palestinian couple sits at the bar of a restaurant in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

A Palestinian couple sits at the bar of a restaurant in the West Bank city of Ramallah. – Photo: Reuters

The council explained that dating and chatting on social media websites, “which have hugely developed in this era, have become an indispensable necessity.”

This unprecedented ruling contradicts fatwas by many extremist Islamic scholars against the use of digital technology for dating between Muslim men and women.

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Golan Heights: Syrian Gunfire targets border fence construction site

 

Israel civilian workers constructing the new border fence between Israel & Syria were targeted by Syrian gunfire.

None injured but small wild-fire broke out.

By Yoav Zitun

Gunfire was opened on Tuesday at laborers raising a new border fence on the Israeli-Syrian border, near the Hermonit Post in the Golan Heights.

IDF soldiers on the Syria-Israel border.-  Photo: Yaron Kaminsky

IDF soldiers on the Syria-Israel border.- Photo: Yaron Kaminsky

No injuries were reported, but a fire has broken out in the area.

Border tension was also registered Monday, as IDF fired at two Palestinians approaching the fence in the northern Gaza Strip.The two were hit, one reportedly killed and the other apprehended by security forces, following a short chase. Continue Reading »

Video & Complete Transcript of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s UNGA speech

Watch Video: Focusing on Iran’s nuclear program, Israel’s PM strikes defiant tone: ‘If Israel is forced to stand alone, it will.’

PM Netanyahu went on to say Palestinians must recognize the Jewish state to achieve peace.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Thank you, Mr. President.

 

I feel deeply honored and privileged to stand here before you today representing the citizens of the state of Israel. We are an ancient people. We date back nearly 4,000 years to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We have journeyed through time. We’ve overcome the greatest of adversities.

Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly. October 1, 2013.

Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly.

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Egypt Cuts all Ties, Flights & Tourism with Iran

Cairo officially announced the complete end of all tourism activities with Iran, including direct flights just renewed in March.

By Adam Ross

 

Egypt has announced the formal cessation of all direct flights and tourism ties with Iran.

Egypt Cancels all Flights to Iran - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Egypt Cancels all Flights to Iran – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The announcement came Tuesday, with Egypt stating it has ordered an end to all tourism activities with Iran. These had increased considerably during the yearlong rule of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Whereas deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi tried to improve relations with Iran, seeing it as a natural ally, the new regime is trying to distance itself from Tehran. Continue Reading »