Palestinians & Jordan sign agreement to protect Jerusalem holy sites

Abbas, during his visit to Amman with King Abdullah, signs agreement regarding the protection of Christian & Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

By Eilor Levy

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah signed Sunday an agreement by which they pledge to cooperate on protecting holy sites in Jerusalem.

The two leaders signing the agreement – Photo Gettyimages

The agreement was signed during Abbas’s visit in Jordan, in the presence of Palestinian Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud al-Habash and his Jordanian counterpart.

According to al-Habash, the agreement was devised in order to coordinate the protection of the al-Aqsa Mosque and all the Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

Intel opting on Israeli ‘gesture recognition’ start-up

Intel is in negotiations to buy Omek Interactive, a Beit Shemesh-based start-up that develops software that creates an interface for identifying gestures through the use of 3-dimensional cameras.

By and News Agencies

 

The multinational chip giant Intel is reportedly in negotiations to acquire Omek Interactive, a Beit Shemesh-based start-up that develops gesture-recognition and tracking technology.

Intel's offices in Israel

Intel’s offices in Israel.- Photo by Courtesy of Intel Israel

Intel competitors Qualcomm and Samsung are also considering bidding on the Israeli company, according to a report published Friday by the website VentureBeat. The article quoted one source, however, as saying a bidding war for Omek is unlikely. Continue Reading »

Hamas Chief in Cairo to Complain About ‘Israeli Truce Violations’

Ismail Haniya the leader of Hamas traveled to Cairo Saturday to complain about “Israeli violations” of truce following Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya traveled to Cairo on Saturday to discuss complaints of the terrorist movement regarding Israel’s compliance with the truce brokered by Egypt following November’s Operation Pillar of Defense.

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya - Photo AFP

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya – Photo AFP

Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu said Haniya would be discussing “Israeli violations of the truce,” the AFP news agency reported.

Last week, Hamas complained to Egypt that Israel was not keeping its end of the bargain after a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip led to Israel suspending part of the truce agreement by cutting access to fishing waters of the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing. Continue Reading »

Palestinian imprisoned for clicking ‘like’ on anti-PA facebook page

West Bank man sentenced to 6 months in prison for clicking “like” on a Facebook page that criticized a Palestinian Authority official.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

A Palestinian man who clicked “Like” on a Facebook status criticizing a Palestinian Authority official has been sentenced to six months in prison.

Anas Ismail, 29, of Salfit, near Nablus, was found guilty of “libel and slander.”

Facebook - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Facebook – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Ismail is the second Palestinian to be imprisoned for Facebook activities in the past few days.

He was sentenced to prison on the same day another PA court in Bethlehem sentenced Palestinian journalist to one year in prison for sharing a photo on Facebook that compared PA President Mahmoud Abbas to a villain and the spy of French colonial authorities in a Syrian drama. Continue Reading »

Israeli with Bullet in Bag Arrested at Mumbai Airport

 

Unnamed Israeli 23, was arrested after a bullet from his handgun was found by local authorities in his personal bag during routine search.

By Gil Ronen

 

An Israeli man, 23, was arrested in Mumbai Airport at week’s end after a bullet was found in his personal bag when he was about to board a flight to Nepal.

He is in jail and efforts are being made to free him.

Mumbai – ReutersThe young man’s father told Arutz Sheva Saturday night that his son routinely carries a personal handgun and that one of the bullets must have fallen out of the cartridge inside the bag when he was still in Israel. Continue Reading »

Bennett: Obama’s policies of land concession may lead to even more violence

Economics & Trade Minister Bennett: Second intifada showed concession of land didn’t lead to peace, but rather to even more violence.

 

Economics and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett became the first senior minister in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government to slam US President Barack Obama on Friday when he accused him of wishful thinking and warned that his policies could lead to the mass murder of Israelis.

Economic and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett meeting US President Barack Obama, March 2013.

Economic and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett meeting US President Barack Obama, March 2013. – Photo: Yosef Avi Yair

In a lengthy Hebrew post on his official Facebook page, Bennett said the atmosphere during Obama’s visit reminded him of the Oslo period.

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Al-Jazeera reporter in Sakhnin assaulted by Assad supporters

Dozens of Arab protesters who support the Syrian president assault an Al-Jazeera reporter & his his crew during Land Day procession in Sakhnin.

Channel 1 journalist, and 2 others were lightly injured.

By Hassan Shaalan

 

A scuffle broke out Saturday during a Land Day procession in Sakhnin. Several dozen protesters who support Syrian President Bashar Assad assaulted an Al-Jazeera reporter and his crew.

יום האדמה בסכנין (צילום: מוחמד שינאווי)

Land Day in Sakhnin – Photo: Mohammed Shinawi

The rioters hurled water bottles at the journalists claiming they were fabricating reports about the situation in Syria. The scuffle quickly spread to include other protesters. Three people were lightly injured including a Channel 1 journalist who sustained a minor head injury and was treated at a local clinic. Continue Reading »

2 Soldiers Hurt in ‘Land Day’ Rock Throwing – IDF Jeep Overturns

Two IDF soldiers lightly hurt by Arab rock throwing and watch as Jeep overturns near Bethlehem.

By Gil Ronen

 

Two IDF soldiers were slightly hurt on Saturday when Arabs rioted near Kalkliya, about 10 kilometers northeast of Tel Aviv.

Hundreds of Arabs rioted near the Kalkilya checkpoint. Security forces responded with means for riot dispersal, including warning shots fired in the air.

In another attack, a four-year-old Jewish boy suffered slight wounds when Arab rioters hurled rocks at the car he was in, on the road leading to Tekoa, in Gush Etzion. He was taken to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem for medical treatment. Continue Reading »

The Gas is Flowing!!!

4 years after natural gas was found, Energy & Water Minister pledges domestic flow of gas will reduce cost of living for general public.

By SHARON UDASIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Natural gas flow from the Tamar natural gas field began flowing on Saturday afternoon, Israel Radio reported.

Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom at Tamar natural gas rig, March 27, 2013.

Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom at Tamar natural gas rig, March 27, 2013. – Photo: Moshe Binyamin

The new Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom visited the Tamar production rig that is located 22 kilometers offshore from Ashdod on Wednesday.

Shalom pledged to improve the quality of life of Israelis as the country’s natural gas begins to flow, stressing that he would use this new influx of gas to reduce the cost of living for the general public.

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One of the 3 brother’s body found on Ashkelon beach

 

2 days after Nahed, Suliman, & Ateff Sariye were swept off to sea at Delilah Beach, Suliman’s body discovered by divers.

Neri Brenner

 

A body discovered by rescue divers off Ashkelon‘s coast has been identified as Suliman Sariye, 19, one of the three brothers who were swept off to sea by a powerful current and presumed drowned on Thursday.

Suliman Sariye – Reproduction Ze’ev Trachtman

Suliman Sariye – Reproduction: Ze’ev Trachtman

Police helicopters, divers and volunteers on jet skis and speedboats continued to search for his brothers, Nahed (26) and Ateff (16).

At approximately 5 pm Thursday, the three brothers were swept away while swimming during a family outing at Ashkelon’s Delilah Beach, while ignoring instructions that forbade swimming in the area. Continue Reading »

Marmara victims’ families: Don’t stop legal proceedings

Attorney representing families of the 9 Turks killed by IDF on Gaza-bound flotilla says ‘it’s out of the question’ for gov’t to stop trial in absentia of 4 Israeli ex-military chiefs by Istanbul court.

PM Erdogan: Compensation talks to commence April 12.

AFP

 

Turkish and Israeli officials will meet on April 12 for breakthrough talks over compensation for a deadly 2010 flotilla raid, for which the Jewish state apologized last week, the Turkish prime minister said Friday.

כרזות באנקרה עם תודה לארדואן ש"ניצח" את ישראל (צילום: EPA)

Ankara poster thanks Erdogan for ‘defeating’ Israel – Photo: EPA

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc had initially said the negotiations for compensation of the victims’ families would start next week, in remarks carried by the private NTV broadcaster. Continue Reading »

Meet the 1st Jewish, female U.S. Air Force chaplain

Capt. Sarah Schechter is the 1st ever female Air Force Rabbi in the 40-years of women serving as chaplains in the U.S. military.

Capt. Sarah Schechter, the Jewish chaplain of the 11th Wing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, is the first ever female U.S. Air Force rabbi in 40 years of women serving as military chaplains, according to a recent feature on U.S. military website, military.com.

 Capt. Sarah Schechter.

Screen shot showing Capt. Sarah Schechter.

A New York native, Schechter, whose father was a rabbi, told military.com that she decided to enlist because of September 11, when she was in her fourth year of rabbinical school. Continue Reading »

Foreigners prepare Gazans ‘provocation’ against Israeli blockade

 

Gazans will attempt to operate their boats beyond the Israeli limit of 3 miles off  shore.

“We’ve moved away from sailing into Gaza with aid. We now focus on sailing trade out,” says a foreign organizer.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

A pro-Palestinian group says its activists will soon stage a provocation aimed at ending the Israeli naval blockade on the Gaza Strip. But unlike past attempts in which activists tried to enter the Gaza Strip from international waters, this time activists will try to draw attention to the Palestinian cause by defying Israeli restrictions which prevent Gazans from fishing more than 3 nautical miles off the Gazan shore.

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Egyptian Copts visit Jerusalem

 

Following the death of the last patriarch, who banned visits to Jerusalem, &  clear lack of policy on the matter by new leader, members of Coptic Church exploit the situation and fly to Israel for Easter.

By Roi Kais

 

Some 50 Copts arrived in Israel on Thursday on a direct flight from Egypt to celebrate Monday of the third week of Easter, which takes place on April 15.

 Pope and Patriarch of the Church of Alexandria Theodoros II - Photo: EPA

Pope and Patriarch of the Church of Alexandria Theodoros II – Photo: EPA

The guests plan to tour holy sites in Jerusalem, despite a prohibition by Pope Shenouda III (the 117th Pope and Patriarch of the Church of Alexandria, who died in 2012) not to visit the Israeli capital as long as the city is under occupation. Continue Reading »

What happened in Jerusalem….

Obama offered the ritual incantations about settlements being unhelpful. Nothing new here. He could have called them illegal or illegitimate. It wouldn’t have mattered — because Obama officially declared them irrelevant.

I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those [Palestinian] kids, they’d say, ‘I want these kids to succeed.’ 

– Very true. But how does the other side feel about Israeli kids?

Consider that the most revered parent in Palestinian society is Mariam Farhat of Gaza. Her distinction? Three of her sons died in various stages of trying to kill Israelis — one in a suicide attack, shooting up and hurling grenades in a room full of Jewish students.
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