US groups protest against Israel cultural boycott

Following Stevie Wonder canceling his performance for IDF soldiers, Israeli actress Noa Tishby & 2 U.S. pro-Israel organizations issue online petition calling for an end to cultural ban on the Jewish State.

By Ran Boker

 

Israeli actress and producer Noa Tishby has issued an online petition together with the Act for Israel and Israeli Leadership Council (ILC) organizations, calling for an end to the cultural boycott on Israel.

קוראת להפסקת החרם. נועה תשבי (צילום: באדיבות Israeli Leadership Council )

Noa Tishby at pro-Israel rally – Photo courtesy of Israeli Leadership Council

The petition follows recent incidents which included a call to boycott Israel’s Cameri Theater and the cancelation of Stevie Wonder’s performance at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces annual gala in Los Angeles. Continue Reading »

Israel threatens to break ceasefire if Iranian terror leaders enter Gaza

Two members of Islamic Jihad, the Iranian-backed group had planned to visit Friday, along with the leader-in-exile of Hamas Khaled Meshal.

 

 

Members of Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad say Israel has warned the militant group’s two top leaders against trying to enter the Gaza Strip this week.

The pair had planned to visit Friday, along with Khaled Meshal the leader-in-exile of Hamas, Islamic Jihad’s sister group.

A rocket launched from Gaza

A rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip toward Israel on Nov. 17, 2012.- Photo by Reuters

Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas have been holding indirect talks, through Egypt, following an Israeli offensive on militant targets in Gaza last month. Continue Reading »

Tunisian Cleric Calls the Jews Apes and Prays for Allah to Annihilate Them

A Tunisian cleric recently referred to Jews as “prophet slayers and apes” & prayed for Allah to annihilate them, not leaving a single one left on Earth.

By Elad Benari

 

A Tunisian cleric recently referred to Jews as “prophet slayers and apes” and prayed for Allah to annihilate them.

Muslim congregation prays for the annihilation of all the Jews – Screenshot from MEMRI TV

The remarks were made in a Friday sermon in Rades, Tunisia, which was delivered by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Suhayli and aired on a local television network on November 30. They were translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Continue Reading »

Church of the Holy Sepulchre has water turned back on

 

Holy water: The patriarch of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Gihon water company have reached an agreement concerning unpaid water bills of NIS 9 million ($2.3 million)

By Yori Yalon

 

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Gihon, a Jerusalem-based water company, have reached an agreement concerning an unpaid water bill that totalled NIS 9 million ($2.3 million), after the company legally confiscated the patriarch’s bank account.

A drain on their finances: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. – Photo: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch

The conflict, which threatened to lead to an international crisis, began when Gihon demanded that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which the patriarch heads, pay for the water it was using despite a traditional exemption granted to the church before Gihon began supplying the water.

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NATO to station Patriot missiles to protect Turkey from spillover

After the alliance’s decision to station defensive missile system to protect Turkey from spillover, Russia accuses NATO of embroiling itself into Syrian affairs.

By REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS – Russia accused NATO on Friday of moving towards involvement in the Syrian conflict, three days after the alliance decided to station Patriot missiles to protect Turkey from spillover from the violence.

Patriot anti-missile battery site

Patriot anti-missile battery site – Photo: Reuters

The charge came from Russia’s new ambassador to NATO, and came in spite of NATO assurances that the Patriots, which will be placed near Turkey’s border with Syria, are intended purely for defensive purposes.

“This is not a threat to us, but this is an indication that NATO is moving towards engagement and that’s it,” Alexander Grushko told reporters. Continue Reading »

Rights NGO: Israeli strike on Daloo home in Gaza was unlawful

 

Human Rights Watch says IDF’s bombing of  family home during Gaza operation violated laws of war due to large number of civilians that were killed

Associated Press

 

A leading human rights group on Friday accused Israel of violating the laws of war when it killed 12 civilians in an airstrike during its recent conflict with Palestinian terrorists in Gaza.

Funeral of Daloo family members (Photo: Reuters)


Funeral of Daloo family members – Photo: Reuters

Israel’s army countered that Palestinian terrorists were to blame for hiding in civilian buildings.

Israel launched its air assault on Gaza last month to try to stop frequent rocket barrages at southern Israel. Continue Reading »

Hamas leader Khaled Meshal arrives in Gaza for first time

After 45-year exile, Meshal welcomed by Hamas PM Haniyeh & Fatah representatives on his 1st-ever visit to Gaza

Meshal: I ask God to give me martyrdom 1 day on this land.

By Reuters, , DPA and

 

Hamas leader Khaled Meshal arrived in the Gaza Strip on Friday, witnesses said, ending 45 years of exile from the Palestinian Territories with a visit that underscored the Islamist group’s growing confidence.

Hamas chief Khaled Meshal (L) and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) wave to the crowd.

Hamas chief Khaled Meshal (L) and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) wave to the crowd upon Meshaal’s arrival in the southern Gaza Strip December 7, 2012. – Photo by Reuters

Meshal prayed with his head to the ground after entering Gaza through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Continue Reading »

NABBED: 9 Illegal Arabs Crammed Behind Truck Wall

Israel Security personnel apprehend 9 PA entrants crammed behind a false wall attempting to sneak into Israel illegally.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Guards at a Samaria (Shomron) checkpoint found nine Palestinian Authority residents hidden in one truck on Friday morning. The men were attempting to enter Israel illegally in order to look for work.

Guards became suspicious when they noticed a wall behind seats in the truck that seemed out of place. They found an opening in the wall and saw the nine would-be entrants hiding behind it.

An initial investigation revealed that the driver, an Israeli Arab man from Baqa al-Gharbiya, had charged each of the PA men 200 shekels in exchange for sneaking them into Israel. Continue Reading »

EU has no intention of boycotting settlement products

EU Official says bloc “continues to oppose boycotts, including boycotts of settlement products” besides, there has to be action at the level of the UN Security Council before the EU places boycotts on countries.

Boycotting products from the settlements is not a sanction the EU is considering to demonstrate its displeasure with Israel’s recent decision to construct 3,000 new units in the settlement and push forward planning in E1, the EU’s delegation in Tel Aviv clarified Thursday.

Euro symbol near European flags - Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Euro symbol near European flags – Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A spokesman at the EU delegation was responding to an article in Ma’ariv that said EU ministers scheduled to meet Monday to discuss Israel’s recently announced settlement plans were considering “accelerating, in a full and effective measure, the implementation of legislation on labeling and boycotting settlement products.”

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Israeli ‘spy’ vulture nabbed in Sudan


Sudan says captured Vulture was on espionage mission for Israel

Chip a standard migration tracker with Israeli Park Services GPS chip.

Roi Kais

 

Three Days of the Condor, Sudan style: Sudanese media was a buzz Thursday, with news saying that Darfur authorities had captured a vulture carrying Israeli spy gear.

The suspect (Illustration -Unable to publicize real picture to protect the vulture’s identity). Photo: Israel Nature and National Parks Service

The suspect bird was found to be tagged with an Israeli GPS chip and a leg band labeled “Israel Nature Service” and “Hebrew University, Jerusalem.”

Khartoum’s media claimed that the device was capable of taking photos and sending them back to Israel; but Israel’s National Parks Service dismissed the allegation, saying that both the band and the GPS chip were nothing more than standard migration trackers. Continue Reading »

BT9 Keeps Produce From Perishing During Transport

Customers can also log into a personalized BT9 web portal and track their shipments in real time to receive information.

 

Cold chain is not the name of an alternative rock band. Rather, a cold chain is a term that describes an uninterrupted series of storage and distribution activities which maintain a given temperature range for perishable products. The products include meat, dairy, produce, and pharmaceuticals.

Technology News - BT9: Keeping Perishables From Perishing - Photo: William Couch

Technology News – BT9: Keeping Perishables From Perishing – Photo: William Couch

Shipping perishables is no easy task, and often, items are spoiled. New Israeli company BT9 is an end-to-end cold chain management (CCM) solutions provider that gives its customers, the producers of perishables, the information they need to better protect their products during shipment and transportation. Continue Reading »

IDF Soldiers attacked by PA Police in Hebron

After Palestinian police began a physical confrontation with IDF soldiers patrolling Hebron, some 250 Palestinians youths began throwing rocks at the IDF force

IDF Spokeswoman: This is a serious incident, we are investigating it.

A riot broke out in Hebron on Thursday after a Palestinian mob joined Palestinian police in attacking an IDF force conducting a routine patrol in the area.

PALESTINIAN SECURITY forces in the West Bank. IDF -  Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS

PALESTINIAN SECURITY forces in the West Bank. IDF – Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Palestinian police officers and the IDF soldiers became involved in mutual pushing, and one of the Palestinian officers threw a punch. Soldiers used stun grenades to distance the PA officers. Continue Reading »

Are high-risk facilities properly protected against rocket attack?

Following Gaza military op, Environmental Protection Ministry reviews emergency readiness of industrial facilities housing hazardous materials

Avital Lahav

 

The recent fighting in Gaza has prompted the Environmental Protection Ministry to review the protective measures available to the various facilities processing and storing hazardous materials, Ynet has learned.

(Illustration) Photo: Hagai Aharon

During and immediately after Operation Pillar of Defense, the Environmental Protection Ministry – directed by the Home Front Command – began surveying 22 hazardous material facilities in central and southern Israel.

The review aimed to inspect the facilities’ overall emergency readiness, their crisis-response protocols and damage control contingencies. Continue Reading »

F-16 Engines Missing from Israel Air Force Base

The IAF only recently discoverd that several jet-engines have been stolen. The IDF Suspects Arab metal thieves with the help of soldier/s from the base.

By Gil Ronen

 

The Air Force has discovered in recent days that several F-16 fighter jet engines were stolen from one of its bases, news website Walla reported Thursday.

IAF F-16

IAF F-16 – IAF Website

Senior IAF sources said that the thieves who stole the engines had to have been assisted by someone within the base. This determination is based, among other things, on the fact that there was no damage to the base’s perimeter fence. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu & Merkel ‘agree to disagree’ on construction plans for E-1

At a news conference with Netanyahu, Merkel warns against unilateral moves and pushes for direct negotiations

The two leaders “agree to disagree” on plans to build the controversial E-1 corridor building in the Judean Desert.

By HERB KEINON, REUTERS

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to disagree on the question of plans to build more settlements in the West Bank, the chancellor said on Thursday. “We agreed that we disagree on this,” Merkel said at a news conference with Netanyahu in Berlin.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and German Chancellor Mer - Photo: GPO/Amos Ben-Gershom

Prime Minister Netanyahu and German Chancellor Mer – Photo: GPO/Amos Ben-Gershom

“We in Germany believe the work on a two-state solution must be continued … we must keep trying to come to negotiations and one-sided moves should be avoided,” she added.

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