Israel’s overnight air-strike hit Iranian missile shipment to Hezbollah

Just a few days after an alleged Israeli air-strike on Damascus, Syrian media reports Israeli jets fired on a military research center.

Western intel sources confirm Syrian reports, emphasizing targets were Iranian Fateh-110 advanced surface-to-surface missiles.

By Gili Cohen , and Reuters

 

 

Western intelligence sources confirmed on Sunday morning that both the overnight strike and Friday’s alleged attack on Syria targeted an Iranian missile shipment intended for Hezbollah.

Iranian Fateh-110 Missile - Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Iranian Fateh-110 Missiles – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

 

The sources said the target was a shipment of Fateh-110 missiles. The Fateh-110 is a medium-range advanced guided missile capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 300 kilometers. Continue Reading »

Explosions Shock Damascus, Israel Accused of 2nd Airstrike

A series of ground-shaking explosions rock Damascus, as local media claims that Israel responsible for rocket attack on research center in capital.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

 

A series of explosions were heard in Damascus overnight Saturday, as the official Syrian news agency SANA claimed that Israel carried out a rocket attack on the Jamraya scientific research center in Damascus.

Blast in central Damascus - AFP photo

Blast in central Damascus – AFP photo

The agency did not say whether there were any wounded or dead.

Syrian television said “the Israeli attack aims at loosening the noose around the terrorists in the eastern Ghouta” region, near Damascus. Continue Reading »

Jerusalem residents protest for right to have movie theater opened on Saturdays

Jerusalem residents & activists rally against a municipality agreement which dictates that currently under construction Cinema City, will be closed on Shabbat.


‘Logic says that we should win,’ one protester says. Jerusalem Deputy mayor says that’s highly unlikely.

By Noam (Dabul) Dvir

Dozens of Jerusalem residents joined a protest at Safra Square on Saturday, calling on the municipality to open a new compound containing restaurants and a movie theater on Saturdays and holidays.

According to the agreement between the Finance Ministry, the property developer and the municipality, the Cinema City compound which is located at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center parking lot and is scheduled to open in the coming months – will work only on weekdays. Continue Reading »

Was PM Fayyad coerced into denying criticizing PA in New York Times interview?

Outgoing Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad, who was quoted slamming the PA leadership, says he was misled by the NYT correspondent.

Salam Fayyad has denied criticizing the Palestinian Authority leadership in an interview with the New York Times.

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad

Outgoing Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. – Photo: Daniel Bar-On

In a statement published on Saturday by the Palestinian Wafa news agency, the prime minister’s office said that Fayyad “did not make any statements or conduct any interviews for the New York Times or any other newspaper or agency since his resignation.”

In an article published on Friday titled “Fayyad steps down, not out,” New York Times correspondent and columnist Roger Cohen quotes Fayyad as saying: “Our story is a story of failed leadership, from way early on… It is incredible that the fate of the Palestinian people has been in the hands of leaders so entirely casual, so guided by spur-of-the-moment decisions… we hold ourselves hostage to our own rhetoric.” Continue Reading »

Report: Hizbullah Received Advanced Missiles from Iran

The surface-to-surface missiles bound for Hizbullah that were destroyed in an Israel Air Force airstrike were reportedly sent by Iran.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The “game changing” weapons destroyed in an Israeli airstrike Friday before they could reach Hizbullah were sent by Iran, the New York Times reports, citing senior American officials.

The strike reportedly targeted Fateh-110 missiles. The Fateh-110 has a range of up to 300 kilometers.

Syrian sources gave the New York Times similar information, saying that Iran had sent arms and rockets to Damascus International Airport and planned to ship them on to Hizbullah.

A diplomatic source in Lebanon previously told the AFP news agency that the airstrike destroyed surface-to-air missiles delivered by Russia. Continue Reading »

Israel has the right to hit missiles, Obama says after strike

 

Obama: “What I have said in the past and I continue to believe is that the Israelis justifiably have to guard against the transfer of advanced weaponry to terrorist organizations like Hezbollah,”

 

WASHINGTON — It is Israel’s right to prevent Hezbollah from getting weapons, President Obama said, a day after Israeli jets reportedly destroyed Iranian missiles in Syria bound for the Lebanese terrorist group.

President Barack ObamaNeither the U.S. nor the Israeli governments have confirmed multiple reports quoting anonymous officials in both countries as saying that Israel was responsible for the strike early Friday on Damascus airport.

Obama, in his first remarks on the issue, in an interview Saturday with Telemundo, also would not confirm Israel’s role in the strike. Continue Reading »

Finland, Denmark follow Cyprus’ lead & upgrade PA to embassy status

The Northern European countries say upgrade is not recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state but a sign to encourage a negotiated peace with Israel.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The governments of Denmark and Finland announced on Saturday that they would be upgrading the status of the Palestinian missions in Copenhagen and Helsinki to be equivalent to that embassies.

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

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

In a joint statement the two Nordic countries emphasized that the upgrade of the status “does not entail a formal bilateral recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state.”

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Hezbollah vows: We won’t allow Israel & US conquer Syria

After reports of Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah-bound missiles shipment, Hezbollah

political chief says  ‘ready to prevent Syria from falling into Tel Aviv & Washington’s hands’

By Roi Kais

In the wake of reports that Israel attacked a shipment of “game changing” long range, ground-to-ground missiles intended for Hezbollah in Syria Friday night, Ibrahim Amin al-Sayed, head of Hezbollah’s political bureau, said that his organization “is ready to prevent Syria from falling into Tel Aviv and Washington’s hands”.

Hezbollah rally in Lebanon (archive) Photo Reuters

Hezbollah rally in Lebanon (archive) Photo: Reuters

Al-Sayaed even admitted that Hezbollah operatives were active in Syria to protect Lebanese citizens “from the Israeli-American cooperation.” Continue Reading »

American Mom contends Anne Frank’s Diary is ‘pornographic’

U.S. woman submits formal complaint to the Northville school district in Michigan, claiming ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’, containing a Jewish girl’s thoughts & experiences during the Holocaust, is ‘inappropriate for 7th graders’.

By Ashley Baylen (from Shalom Life)

 

 

“The Diary of Anne Frank” has been an important part of the curriculum in North American classrooms since its initial publication in 1947. The candid diaries share the young Jewish girl’s thoughts and experiences while hiding from Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands.

Anne Frank - Archive Photo

Anne Frank – Archive Photo

Until now, the memoirs have served as a powerful educational tool, teaching children about World War II and the Holocaust from the perspective of a girl their age. Continue Reading »

Palestinian PM Fayyad: Palestinian saga is one of failed leadership

 

 

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad criticizes past & present Palestinian leaders and deeply regrets their historical decisions saying, ‘We don’t strategize, we cut deals in a tactical way and we hold ourselves hostage to our own rhetoric’.

By Ynet

In an exceptionally candid interview to the New York Times, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad described the history of the Palestinian people as “a story of failed leadership, from way early on”

סלאם פיאד לצד נשיא הרשות אבו מאזן (צילום: EPA)

Salam Fayyad sitting next to Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: EPA

“It is incredible that the fate of the Palestinian people has been in the hands of leaders so entirely casual, so guided by spur-of-the-moment decisions, without seriousness,” he added. Continue Reading »

Israeli officials confirm: Israeli Air Force hit missiles headed to Hezbollah

Israeli official said shipment was not of chemical arms, but ‘game changing’ weapons from Syria.

The attach followed a secret cabinet meeting that approved the strike Thursday night.

By and Reuters

Israeli officials confirmed Saturday that the Israeli Air Force carried out a strike against Syria that targeted a shipment of advanced missiles.

Israeli Air Force soldiers.

Israeli Air Force soldiers.- Photo: Daniel Bar-On

 

The officials said the shipment was not of chemical arms, but of “game changing” weapons bound for the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. They say the airstrike was early Friday. They did not say where it took place. Continue Reading »

Google recognizes Palestine

Google changed tagline on Palestinian edition from “Palestinian territories” to “Palestine.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Internet giant Google took a symbolic step this week, changing the tagline on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from “Palestinian territories” to “Palestine.”

Google's Palestinian edition homepage

Google’s Palestinian edition homepage

The move marks another victory for the Palestinian Authority, after it won a historic upgrade at the United Nations General Assembly in November, gaining the status of non-member observer state. Following the vote, the PA officially changed its name to the State of Palestine, with stamps, signs and letterheads reflecting the decision.

“We’re changing the name ‘Palestinian Territories’ to ‘Palestine’ across our products,” Google spokesman Nathan Tyler told the BBC on Friday.

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Lebanon reports IAF warplanes buzz Beirut

Lebanese news site reports

Israeli reconnaissance jets in violation of airspace & that

the warplanes have become regular, but the last 2 days’ air traffic ‘unusually high’

By Roi Kais

Two Israeli warplanes penetrated Friday morning into Lebanese airspace and soared for about three hours above the capital Beirut, according to a report by the Lebanese military.

File photo of IAF planes - Photo EPA

File photo of IAF planes – Photo EPA

Earlier in the day Lebanese news site El-Nashra reported IAF aircraft were hovering in the country’s aerial space near the southern towns of Bint Jbeil and Marjayoun and were apparently carrying out simulated attacks. A military source quoted by the site said, “These are simulated attacks the likes of which we have not seen.” Continue Reading »

China invites Netanyahu & Abbas to Beijing talks

Chinese Foreign Ministry official says that solving Palestinian issue would promote peace & stability for the entire world.

A senior Israeli source writes-off any likelihood of the meeting taking place.

The Chinese government announced on Friday that it would arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas next week, when both leaders simultaneously visit the country, should the leaders be willing to do so.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, left, walks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, left, walks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, at his residence in Jerusalem, Israel Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. – Photo: AP

During a daily press briefing, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said his country would be happy to facilitate such a meeting. Continue Reading »

Dutch-Turkish Volunteer Harassed for Criticizing Holocaust Supporters

The Mayor suggested that Mehmet Sahin go into hiding after criticizing youth who praised Hitler on TV, then warned by court to refrain from “insults” when talking to the young Turkish anti-Semites.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Several major Dutch newspapers have published that Dutch-Turkish volunteer Mehmet Sahin, is being harassed and intimidated by other Turks – almost on a daily basis. He had comitted the “sin” of admonishing three youngsters from his community who praised the Holocaust, Hitler and the killing of Jewish babies in February on TV.

Dutch Anti-Semitism - MIGNEWS

Dutch Anti-Semitism – MIGNEWS

*Sahin mentioned that reactions from other Turks included that he “is a Jewish agent,” “psychologically sick,” and “a collaborator.” Continue Reading »