Israel Natural Gas to start flowing into Israel!!

A marine liquefied natural gas ‘receiving buoy’ will help transmit gas into Israel’s pipe-lines starting TODAY!!

Israel Natural Gas Lines (INGL) has completed construction of a marine liquefied natural gas receiving buoy, from which the flow of gas into Israel’s transmission lines is slated to begin on Friday.
Tamar Gas well
Energy officials at a launching ceremony on Thursday hailed the buoy as capable of relieving the country’s gas shortage until the onset of the Tamar reservoir this April, but also said the facility would remain a key component to Israel’s energy security future. The buoy, a Submerged Turret Loading Buoy , will serve as a connection point to the LNG gasification ships, which will unload natural gas directly to the maritime portion of the national transmission system at a volume of about 1.5 billion to 2 billion cubic meters per year.
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8,000 soldiers voted for party to legalize pot

8,000 IDF soldiers cast votes for Aleh Yarok  party, which also supports shortening IDF service

By Yoav Zitun

 

Some 8,500 absentee ballots, most of which were cast by IDF soldiers, went to the Aleh Yarok (Green Leaf) party, famous for its pro-legalization platform.

Soldiers vote for legalization – Photo: Shutterstock

 

The party failed to cross the 2% election threshold, receiving only 1.15% of the popular vote with 43,725 votes. However, if the Knesset would be formed solely according to the absentee votes (known in Israel as double envelope votes), the party would have received four to five Knesset seats. Continue Reading »

Jewish Group Points Out, Recent Islamist Attacks are Just the Beginning

Spokesman at Simon Wiesenthal Center raises alarms about recent threats made by Islamist terrorists that staged deadly hostage crisis at Algerian gas plant.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has raised alarms regarding the threats made by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, spokesman of the Islamist terrorist group that staged a deadly hostage crisis at an Algerian gas plant last week.

Algerian security escorts a freed hostage

Algerian security escorts a freed hostage
Reuters

In an interview with the journal Paris Match, Belmokhtar claimed to be speaking on behalf of his leader, the Mauritanian Salafist, Hacen Ould Khalil, also known as Joulaybib, whom he quoted as “threatening to commit new attacks against France, in which the Crusaders and the Zionist Jews will pay for its aggressions in the north of Mali.” Continue Reading »

Disrupting the ecosystem of extreme Racism

We can’t rest until the evil ideologies that fuel terror become nothing more than relics of the past.

By Ron Prosor

 

There is a specific kind of ecosystem that creates terrorism. Terrorism is rooted in hate, watered with instability and state support, and then planted in the next generation.

screenshotEvery roadside bombing, every suicide attack, and every act of terrorism begins with words and thoughts of hate. It begins with al-Qaida websites that turn suicide bombers into jihadi celebrities. It begins with Hezbollah summer camps that use arts and crafts to glorify martyrdom and teach bombmaking skills to children.

It begins with statements by Hamas leaders like Atallah Abu al-Subh, who recently said on public Palestinian television (and I quote) “The Jews are the most despicable and contemptible nation to crawl upon the face of the Earth.”

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Remembered: Chiune Sugihara, Japanese Diplomat Who Saved 6,000 Jews During Holocaust

Even though the Japanese gov’t closed the consulate, and Sugihara’s train was about to leave the city, he kept writing visas from his carriage window. When the train began moving, he gave the visa stamp to a refugee to continue the job.

By Jaweed Kaleem

 

Most Americans know of Oskar Schindler, the German businessman who saved more than 1,200 lives during the Holocaust by hiring Jews to work in his factories and fought Nazi efforts to remove them.

Chiune Sugihara

But fewer know about Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat who disobeyed his government’s orders and issued visas that allowed 6,000 Jews to escape from Nazi-occupied territories via Japan. Continue Reading »

Amb. Prosor: Support for France’s Mali invasion reveals world hypocrisy

 

Amb. Prosor : “Make no mistake: France’s principled stand should be commended. We only ask that France and all the countries who are supports its principled stand today, support Israel tomorrow when we fight Islamic terrorism on our borders.”

By  Israel Today Staff

 

Israel on Wednesday suggested that the international community’s overwhelming support for France’s anti-terror military incursion into the west African nation of Mali reveals a clear double standard when it comes to the Jewish state’s security.

Ron Prosor

Ron Prosor

France has been increasing its military presence and activity in Mali over the past two weeks as it battles Al Qaeda-linked forces that control the northern half of the country. Continue Reading »

Cliff Richard to perform in Israel

Veteran British singer Cliff Richard, returning to Israel to perform at Tel Aviv’s Nokia Arena on July 11

By Ynet

 

Cliff Richard is on his way to Israel : The veteran British singer will perform at Tel Aviv’s Nokia Arena on July 11.

Sir Cliff Richard – Photo: Getty Images

Sir Cliff Richard, 72, is one of the greatest music stars to come out of Britain, selling more than 260 million copies of his many albums so far.

Richard first performed in Israel in September 1963. Then, as a teen idol, he was greeted at Ben-Gurion Airport by some 2,000 fans. Continue Reading »

PA threatens to charge Israel at Int’l Criminal Court if it builds in E-1

 

U.S. & Canadian ambassadors protests “State of Palestine” placard, says Palestinians have not been given “statehood” or “recognition.”

By News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki declared Wednesday that the Palestinians would have “no choice” but to complain to the International Criminal Court if Israel proceeded with plans to build housing on land the Palestinians want for a future state.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas took another symbolic step weeks ago, proclaiming that official PA letterheads and signs would bear the name “State of Palestine.” – Photo:AP

Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the U.N.

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Hamas establishes military school for Gaza’s children

With more than 10,000 kids attending military parade, Haniyeh says military academy in Gaza will prepare children from 12 years old for “liberating Palestine,…from the river to the sea”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Hamas is planning to establish a military academy in the Gaza Strip for training and educating schoolchildren.

Gaza children

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh announced Thursday that the new military academy, the first of its kind in the Gaza Strip, would prepare the children for the “phase of liberating Palestine.”

He said that children in grades 7-9 could join the academy and graduate with a Diploma or Bachelor of Arts in military affairs.

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Bennett gained extra Knesset seat after final count

Votes of 220,000 soldiers, diplomats and prisoners caused minor shift in Knesset seats

By Telem Yahav, Moran Azulay

 

Habayit Hayehudi is expected to win an extra Knesset seat, apparently at the expense of one of the Arab parties, according to a tally of the soldiers’ votes. This would bring Naftali Bennett’s party to a total of 12 mandates.

Final Official Results for the 19th Knesset

Final Official Results for the 19th Knesset – Graphic from Haaretz.com

The count also indicates that Kadima will pass the electoral threshold. The Central Elections committee is set to publish the results in the coming hours.

 

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Watch: Barak in CNN interview, ‘Netanyahu disregarded Israeli social protests’

Former Defense Minister Barak told CNN on Wednesday that the Israeli gov’t’s disregard for the demands made by social justice protesters contributed to PM Netanyahu’s failure, and the subsequent rise of Yair Lapid.

By CNN staff

 

Davos, Switzerland (CNN) — Veteran Israeli politician Ehud Barak says the outcome of the Israel elections are so surprising it is hard to predict the outcome of coalition negotiations.

 Binyamin Netanyahu - screenshot

Binyamin Netanyahu – screenshot

It remains to be seen whether a new Israeli government will have the political capital to push for a peace deal with Palestinians, he added.

“It’s too early to tell,” the outgoing deputy prime minister told CNN’s Richard Quest at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Continue Reading »

2012: No Israelis Killed in Terror Attacks in Judea & Samaria

For the 1st time since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, no Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks in Judea & Samaria during 2012

By David Lev

 

For the first time since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, no Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria during 2012. The information was published Thursday in a special report by the Shabak.

Soldiers patrol Jordanian border

Soldiers patrol Jordanian border
Israel news photo: IDF spokesmen

Ten people were killed in terror attacks in the rest of Israel, the report said – a marked reduction from the 22 who were killed in attacks in 2011. Continue Reading »

Ukrainian Jewish Congress: Gov’t Grabbing TV Station

Vadim Rabinovich, President of Ukrainian Jewish Congress says authorities attempting to take away Jewish News 1 TV channel.

By NISSAN TZUR JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

KRAKOW – President of the All- Ukrainian Jewish Congress Vadim Rabinovich claimed last week that Ukrainian authorities were attempting to take away his Jewish News One TV channel.

Kiev Photo REUTERSIn a statement posted on the website of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine, Rabinovich – who is also vice president of the European Jewish Union – accused Ukrainian authorities of threatening him, including with physical violence, to force him to transfer ownership of his TV channel to them within a week. Continue Reading »

Palestinians report: IDF kills woman during riot

Palestinian sources say 21 year-old female student shot in the head near Hebron; IDF says fire was used as part of crowd-control measures following riot.

Ynet

 

Palestinian sources in the West Bank reported Wednesday that a 21-year-old woman was shot and killed by IDF forces operating near Highway 60, which runs between Hebron and Gush Etzion.

Scene of the riots

According to the IDF, troops operating in the area had no choice but to use live fire to disperse a riot that saw dozens of Palestinian hurl Molotov cocktails and stones at the forces.

The Palestinians said that two other people were shot as well, suffering mild injuries. Continue Reading »

GB Politician: Israel Has ‘Evolved into Racist Oppressor’

A British politician is exploiting the Holocaust Memorial Day to attack Israel by calling the Jewish state “a racist oppressor.”

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

A British politician has exploited the upcoming Holocaust Memorial Day to attack Israel, saying the Jewish state has “evolved into a racist oppressor.”

The statue of wartime British prime minister Winston ChurchillLee Jasper of the Respect Party posted the egregious comments to his Facebook Page, The Jewish Chronicle reported.

“We are asked to remember that which Israel has forgotten, that religious & racial hatred is a sin against God,” wrote Jasper on his page, as he incorrectly noted the date of Holocaust Memorial Day.

“Israel has failed to learn the lessons of its own tragic history having evolved into a racist oppressor,” he added, tagging the comment with the word “apartheid.” Continue Reading »