Palestinian journalists protest against continued assaults by Abbas’ security forces

 

Palestinian journalists plan strike follows incident where PA security officers beat a number of journalists at a rally in Ramallah on Friday.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
 

 

Palestinian journalists plan to stage a sit-in strike in Ramallah on Sunday in protest against recurring assaults on them by Palestinian Authority security personnel.

PA police stand guard in West Bank

PA police stand guard in West Bank – Photo: REUTERS

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in the West Bank called on its members to participate in the protest and condemned the attacks as an assault on freedom of expression.

The syndicate called on the PA leadership to punish security officers and policemen who assault journalists.

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IDF Boosts Naval Presence off Lebanese Coast

After Lebanese bombings & rocket attack on Israel leads the IDF to station a new, advanced warship on Israel’s northern border.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The IDF plans to purchase a “Super Dvora Mk III” warship which will be stationed off the coast of Israel’s northern border, near Lebanon, the IDF website reports.

The ship, a fast patrol boat, has until now been used off the coast of Gaza, while the IDF has used only the Super Dvora Mk I and Mk II in the north.

A naval officer was quoted as saying, “This process will improve defense in the north. Continue Reading »

Erdoğan denounces US for criticizing his claim that Israel mastered Morsi’s downfall

Turkish PM blames Israel for Morsi’s ousting & the unrest in Egypt, saying the US’s condemnation of his accusation shows the world’s “double standard”.

 


 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chastised Washington for having denounced his claim, made last Tuesday, that Israel was behind the coup that deposed Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood- affiliated president, Mohamed Morsi.

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party

Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party – Photo: REUTERS

“What is it to the White House that it should respond?” Erdoğan said on Saturday. “It should not have mentioned it, it should not have reacted like this.

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Survey: 34% of Israeli managers lack academic degree

New survey examining education of executives in Israeli labor market reveals 63% lack management degree. Only 1/3 of those with management degree believe it has given them tools to solve managerial challenges.

By Aviv Bertele

 

 

A survey examining the training of executives in the Israeli labor market reveals that some 34% of managers in Israel have no academic degree.

‘Studying is important, but managers need relevant tools’ – Photo: Shutterstock

In addition, 62.9% of executives don’t have a degree in management or business administration, and more than half of those who do hold a management degree only completed bachelor studies. Continue Reading »

Caroline Glick’s Column One: The Resetting of US foreign policy

 

Never since America’s establishment has the United States appeared so irrelevant, destructive, untrustworthy and totally impotent.

By CAROLINE GLICK
 

 

Aside from the carnage in Benghazi, the most enduring image from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as US secretary of state was the fake remote control she brought with her to Moscow in 2009 with the word “Reset” in misspelled Russian embossed on it.
US President Barack Obama (R) meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia June 29, 2010.

US President Barack Obama (R) meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia June 29, 2010. – Photo: REUTERS/Larry Downing

Clinton’s gimmick was meant to show that under President Barack Obama, American foreign policy would be fundamentally transformed.

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Despite Thursday’s rockets, Israelis visit the Galilee

 

Less than 48-hrs after Lebanese terrorist shot rockets at the Western Galilee, Israelis go north to hike, swim & camp. Family Man at Achziv beach: ‘No place is safe… worst case scenario, we’ll run to a bomb-shelter’

By Maor Buchnik

 

Despite the rocket attack on the Galilee Thursday, scores of families and travelers arrived in the area Saturday to enjoy the north’s beautiful scenery and specifically the popular Achziv beach.

Only 48-hours after a Grad missile landed in Kibbutz Gesher HaZiv, only a few kilometers from the popular shore, beach-goers could be seen tanning, swimming and enjoying what remains of their summer break. Continue Reading »

French Foreign Minister in Ramallah, next Jerusalem

Abbas meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Ramallah who urges Israel to stop settlement activities.

By DPA

 

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that there is “nothing” preventing him from personally meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mahmoud Abbas and Laurent Fabius

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius shake hands after addressing the media following their meeting in the West Bank city, Ramallah, August 24. – Photo: Reuters

The comments come nearly one month after direct peace talks between the two sides resumed after a three-year stalemate.

“There is nothing at all that prevents a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the right time for us to meet or at a time we need to meet,” Abbas said in Ramallah at a press conference with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. Continue Reading »

Soldiers Prevent Arabs Stabbing Jews

2 Arab men aged 19 & 20 were caught with concealed knives, later admitting they intended to stab the first Jew they found.

By Arutz Sheva

 

Security forces prevented a stabbing attack in Samaria Saturday afternoon.

The Judea and Samaria District Police said that at 5:40 p.m. on Shabbat, the IDF reported that two Arabs approached the Hava 5 checkpoint and were frisked. They were found to be carrying knives.

The men are aged 20 and 19, and hail from Shechem.

The two admitted that they had intended to stab the first Jew they encountered.

They have been locked up and the investigation is ongoing. Continue Reading »

Israeli olive oil gains recognition

 

 

Producers are seeing brilliant results and rising recognition even though the modern olive-oil industry in Israel is fairly young.

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As more people around the world reach for a bottle of extra-virgin olive oil for dressing salads, frying, baking and even drinking, a revived ancient industry in Israel is getting attention in global markets and competitions.

Interest in Israeli olive oil mirrors the burgeoning Israeli wine scene, but it’s a newer phenomenon, says Hilla Wenkert, an international olive-oil judge and owner of Olia, a concept store in Tel Aviv stocked with oils made of Leccino, Coratina, Koroneiki, Souri and other varieties grown in Israel. Continue Reading »

IDF’s Lebanese connection

 

Lebanese-born Eli Kasheq never thought that he would one day become one of the senior electronic warfare experts for the IDF.  “We can change the entire course of a battle within 10 minutes,” said Eli Kasheq.

By Sigal Arbitman

 

 

Eli Kasheq is a 57-year-old civilian employee who serves as the deputy commander of the Israel Defense Forces’ electronic warfare instructional school and the head of its Arab department.

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Netanyahu to address UN General Assembly Next Month

This September’s speech will be the 3rd year in a row that Netanyahu will address the United Nations.

By JTA

 

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he will address the United Nations General Assembly next month in New York.

PM wants cabinet to vote on release of terrorists - Photo  GPO

Benjamin Netanyahu – Photo GPO

According to The Jerusalem Post, the Prime Minister’s Office said the Sept. 30 speech would focus on Iran. This will be the third year in a row that Netanyahu will address the United Nations.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is also expected to address the world body.

In last year’s U.N. speech, Netanyahu presented a cartoonish-looking picture of a bomb with a thick red line that he said delineated the point in Iran’s nuclear development process beyond which it must not be allowed to proceed.

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Abbas’ Plans to Call Elections will Challenge Hamas

PA President Abbas is planning to challenge Hamas’ legitimacy by holding elections only in Judea & Samaria & then declaring that Gaza is a ‘rebel region.’

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is planning to challenge Hamas by holding elections only in the areas of Judea and Samaria under his control, Channel 2 News reported on Friday.

According to the report, which cited officials in Ramallah, Abbas is planning to call for elections in the PA-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria soon, and has appointed a team of officials from his Fatah movement to plan the move. Continue Reading »

After rocket attacks on Galilee, Israeli warplanes hit PFLP base

 

In response to Lebanese rockets shot at Israel, the IAF hit the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine base, but they says its base was hit even though a different organization claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks on Israel.

By Lilach Shoval, Daniel Siryoti, Shlomo Cesana, and News Agencies

 

 

Israeli warplanes struck a target south of Beirut on Friday, a day after four rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel.

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Gazans protest against having Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

 

Hamas leader: Abbas doesn’t have the right to relinquish any piece of Palestinian land. Returning to talks is a blow to jihad & to our sacrifices.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

 

Hundreds of Palestinians on Friday protested in the Gaza Strip against the recently renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, AFP reported.

Israeli Arabs wave Palestinian flags during a rally, April 2007.

Israeli Arabs wave Palestinian flags during a rally, April 2007.- Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

The marches, reportedly organized by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, condemned rival West Bank-based Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s “political failure” for returning to the negotiating table with Israel.

Protesters commenced marching from various mosques across the enclave toward a square in central Gaza City, according to AFP.

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Israeli among MIT’s top 35 global innovators under 35

 

 

At 26, Technion graduate Kira Radinsky, Ph.D., is on MIT’s list of the world’s 35 brightest young innovators. Others on list were Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg & Google founders Larry Page & Sergey Brin.

By Lior El-Chai

 

 

Dr. Kira Radinsky, 26, completed her Ph.D. this year at the Technion, and has already been selected from among hundreds of candidates and placed on the list of the world’s Top 35 Innovators Under 35 for “being an exceptional inventor and for her leading work in the area of programming.”

Dr. Kira Radinsky - Photo Technion Spokesperson's Office

Dr. Kira Radinsky – Photo: Technion Spokesperson’s Office

The list is put together by the MIT Technology Review. Continue Reading »