Egypt warns Hamas: We will not intervene if the violence continues

Egypt apparently sent message to Hamas to cease the rocket fire on civilians

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin: Israel takes Egypt’s reaction into consideration over any ground operation in the Gaza Strip

10 Egyptian political parties sign protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza.

By Israel Hayom Staff, Shlomo Cesana, Gadi Golan, Daniel Siryoti & Lilach Shoval

 

Egypt has told Hamas it will not intervene on its behalf if the current wave of violence on the Gaza-Israeli border continues, a senior Egyptian official told Israel Hayom on Monday night.

While not explicitly calling for a cease-fire, the statement appears to be a message from Egypt to Hamas to stop the rocket fire.

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Yasser Arafat’s mausoleum opened ahead of murder investigation

Despite immediate family’s objections, work to open the late Palestinian leader’s grave began ahead of official murder investigation.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS

 

 

Work began on Tuesday to open former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s grave ahead of an exhumation of his body for a murder probe, AFP reported.

Deceased PLO chairman Yasser Arafat - Photo: REUTERS

Deceased PLO chairman Yasser Arafat – Photo: REUTERS

A source close to Arafat’s family told AFP that work is expected to last 15 days, and that it began on Tuesday with removing concrete and stones from Arafat’s mausoleum.

French, Swiss and Russian experts are due to exhume Arafat’s body in Ramallah in an attempt to discover how he died after an Al Jazeera documentary in July suggested he was killed by a rare radioactive poison.

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Arab Newspaper: ‘Israel wants to save Assad’

Ranking rebel leader suggests that Israel is aiding the Syrian regime because it allowed Syrian forces to enter UN-controlled areas of the Syrian part of the Golan Heights.

By Roi Kais

 

 

Bashar Assad – Photo: Reuters

Mustafa al-Sheikh, the head of the Free Syrian Army‘s military council commented on recent tensions on the Golan Heights and said that “Israelis aiding the Syrian regime and its allies in accordance with their partnership.”

In an interview with the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat, al-Sheikh said that “this agreement was clearly evident when Israel allowed Syrian forces to enter UN-controlled zones in the Golan without any objection. Continue Reading »

Barak: It’s not Over….the IDF Have Plans

 

Israel’s Defense Minister openly suggests that IDF plans action against Gaza, but can’t give any details.

By Gil Ronen

 

Defense Minister Ehud Barak hinted heavily Tuesday morning that the IDF plans an operation against Gaza terrorists, but he did not provide details.

Barak convened a situation assessment meeting at Gaza Division and heard the assessments of the Division Commander, the Head of Southern Command as well as police and Shin Bet representatives, regarding the tension in the South.

Following the session, Barak said publicly regarding the round of escalation, “The matter is not over yet. We are here with Division Commander Mickey [Edelstein], Command Head Tal [Rousso] and Deputy Chief of Staff Yair [Naveh]. Continue Reading »

JFK security arrest El Al pilot over retractable baton

Israeli El Al airline pilot  was detained by Port Authority police at New York’s JFK airport after his baton was found inside his luggage

Shahar Chai

 

An Israeli El Al pilot was detained at New York‘s Kennedy Airport for trying to bring a retractable baton onto a flight, the New York Post reported Monday.

El Al – Photo: Reuters

According to the report, the pilot was headed to his flight Saturday, when security at Terminal 4 spotted the weapon stashed in his luggage, JKF officials said.

Following airport protocol, he was arrested by Port Authority police and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which is a misdemeanor. Continue Reading »

A EU ban on Hezbollah depends on Burgas bombing

Status change of Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist organization rests on outcome of Bulgaria suicide bombing inquiry.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

BERLIN – In deciding whether to list Hezbollah as a terrorist group, the EU will consider as a key factor the outcome of the Bulgarian inquiry into the July suicide bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver, French Ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

Lebanon's Hezbollah militants chant slogans

Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants chant slogans – Photo: REUTERS/Sharif Karim

“Our British friends would like to put Hezbollah’s military wing on the terror list,” said Bigot, adding that the “main element is what is the outcome of the inquiry in Bulgaria,” he said in a telephone interview with the Post.

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IAF Hits Gaza Terror Sites – Three Targets Destroyed

IAF aircraft strike weapons storage site in central Gaza and two rocket launching sites in northern Gaza

By Elad Benari

 

IAF aircraft conducted several airstrikes in Gaza on Monday night, targeting at least three targets.

According to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the aircraft struck two rocket launching sites in northern Gaza and a weapons storage site in central Gaza. The attack, noted the statement, is a response to the continued rocket fire by Gazan terrorists into Israeli territory.

Direct hits were identified and all Israeli aircraft returned safely to their bases.

“The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers and will continue to operate against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel,” said the IDF statement, laying the blame for any Gaza terrorist attacks on its Hamas rulers. Continue Reading »

Abbas thinks his ‘No’ Puts Barack Obama in His Place

Barack Obama called Abbas to express his opposition at the Palestinian Authority Chairman’s bid to the United Nation’s General Assembly.

Abbas did what Netanyahu could never do – Say “no” to the president.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas threw cold water on President Barack Obama’s election victory, answering the president with a direct “no” after Obama told him his administration is opposed to the PA’s unilateral move for recognition by the United Nations General Assembly.

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas – AFP photo

Abbas’ blunt “no” underscored the new Middle East reality, where the PA chief feels he can snub the United States and bank on international opposition to the State of Israel’s position for defensible borders, said analysts. Continue Reading »

MK Kirshenbaum: Arabs demand equal rights, but don’t contribute to the state

MK Faina Kirshenbaum said at a conference in Jerusalem that Israeli Arabs do not contribute to the state despite the fact that they demand equal rights

Kirshenbaum says they are also an economic burden on the state.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

MK Faina Kirshenbaum (Yisrael Beytenu) said on Monday that Israeli Arabs do not contribute to the state despite that they demand equal rights.

MK Faina Kirschenbaum says Israeli Arabs do not contribute to the state and constitute an economic burden. – Photo: Dudi Vaaknin

Speaking at a joint conference for Israeli and German city officials conducted by the Local Government Center in Jerusalem on the topic of multiculturalism and social heterogeneity, Kirshenbaum said “Arabs in Israel want equal rights, but do not contribute to the state.

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Hezbollah chief hopes Gaza’s violence & social protests a test for ‘Arab Spring’

Nasrallah praises drone launch last month into Israeli air-space as proof of the Hezbollah’s deterrence capabilities.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Monday described the wave of violence in the Gaza Strip as a test for the “Arab Spring nations,” saying it will be a tough question for Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, Lebanese news site Naharnet reported.

Nasrallah addresses supporters on Al-Quds Day - Photo: REUTERS

Nasrallah addresses supporters on Al-Quds Day – Photo: REUTERS

Nasrallah also described Hezbollah’s unmanned aerial vehicle, shot down by Israel last month, as part of the group’s deterrence strategy. “We have reached a point where we forced the enemy (Israel) to acknowledge the deterrence force created by the Resistance (Hezbollah) in Lebanon,” according to the report.

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Israel Responds Hitting Source After Syria Fires Another Mortar at Israel

The IDF returns fire Monday, for the 2nd time in 2 days after another mortar shell from Syria landed in the Golan Heights

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

A mortar shell from Syria landed in the Golan Heights Monday, prompting the IDF to return fire for the second time in two days, the first time it has fired into Syria territory since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Syrian mortar shell explodes in Golan -  Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Syrian mortar shell explodes in Golan – Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The exchange came just hours after an appeal for restraint from all sides by UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

An Israeli security source confirmed that troops had returned fire after a mortar round from Syria hit an Israeli position in the central sector of the strategic plateau, causing no casualties or damage. Continue Reading »

Israel Too is a Leader in Space Exploration

State of Israel has successfully launched 13 satellites that have collectively accumulated 66 orbiting years & has achieved 100% success in all orbit missions.

 

Israel is among the global leaders in many areas of space exploration, such as the possession of an extensive satellite system for research purposes.

Amos5 geostationary satellite attached to rocket - Photo: REUTERS

Amos5 geostationary satellite attached to rocket – Photo: REUTERS

Science and Technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz briefed other ministers at Sunday’s cabinet meeting on the nation’s activity in space and satellites, stressing the areas in which the country is a leader as well as its cooperative activities in the fields with other nations. Continue Reading »

Syrian Rebels warn Israel not to interfer

Syria’s rebel forces think Israeli fire in response to Syrian shell hit near northern border yesterday, was meant to ‘aid Assad’s criminal regime’

By Roi Kais

 

The Free Syria Army warned Israel on Sunday against interfering in the civil war which has been ravaging Syria since March 2011.

Free Syria Army soldiers – Photo: Reuters

A report by Turkey’s Anadolu news Agency quoted a statement issued by the FSA saying that Israel’s rocket fire at Syria on Sunday afternoon was aimed to help the Assad regime in his war against opposition forces.

Clashed between Damascus forces and the rebels have been edging closer to the Israeli border for weeks. Continue Reading »

U.S. Recruits Israeli App Ingenuity After Super-‘Sandy’

US gov’t recruited assistance of Israeli-developed app Waze, to deal with fuel shortages along the East Coast in disaster aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

The U.S. government and the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) recruited the assistance of an Israeli-developed smart-phone app to deal with gasoline shortages on the East Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

people stand in line for gas after Hurricane Sandy

people stand in line for gas after Hurricane Sandy – Reuters

The government agencies called the offices of the navigation app Waze, which combines elements of social networking to assist drivers, and asked for assistance in determining where to send gasoline trucks in New Jersey, the technology news website GigaOM reported. Continue Reading »

Israel’s New ‘Karish’ Natural-Gas Field Could Hold 2 Trillion CF of Gas

Geologists report that there’s a very good chance Israel has 2 trillion more cubic feet of natural-gas than was previously thought.

By David Lev

 

The Delek group, along with its partner, Avner Oil Exploration Ltd., on Sunday morning informed the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that it was preparing to drill another exploratory well in the Mediterranean. According to geological surveys, the companies said, there was a 70% chance that some 2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas were located underground at the “Karish” (“Shark”) drilling site, off the coast of Nahariya.

The site was previously unexplored, and is not connected to the other large fields being explored and drilled by Delek, Avner, and Noble Energy, which are working in the Tamar and Leviathan gas fields. Continue Reading »