Jerusalem honors Churchill with bronze statue

MK Isaac Herzog: “It is important to preserve Churchill’s legacy, having led the world to victory against the Nazi tyrant, in Jerusalem, the city of peace of freedom.”

Bronze statue of wartime British PM, created by the late Jewish sculptor Oscar Nemon, to be unveiled in Jerusalem city garden.

By Yori Yalon

 

MK Isaac Herzog (Labor) and the Jerusalem Foundation will inaugurate a large statue of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill at the Yael Garden near Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday.

The bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchilll will be placed in the Yael Garden, near Jerusalem’s Old City.

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Olmert: Netanyahu bolstered Hamas by weakening PA

Former PM levels harsh criticism at current premier; says Netanyahu ‘has taken several steps that weakened PA, made Hamas stronger.’ Olmert insists Abbas still partner for peace

By Itamar Eichner

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert leveled harsh criticism at his successor Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, saying that he had taken steps to weaken the Palestinian Authority and bolster Hamas at the PA’s expense.

אולמרט ואבו מאזן (צילום: רויטרס)

Olmert and Abbas – Photo: Reuters

The statement was given following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ controversial interview with Channel 2 News last week.

“Unfortunately, since the change of government in Israel, the talks with the Palestinians have been suspended and great efforts have been made to prove to the Israeli public that ‘there’s no Palestinian partner,'” Olmert’s statement said. Continue Reading »

Video shows Arabs Burning ‘First Temple Cedars of Lebanon’

In attempts to destroy Jewish history Arabs are burning ancient beams of wood that had apparently been used during the period of the Holy Temple.

By David Lev

 

A group of Jews that ascended the Temple Mount Sunday were shocked to see that ancient beams of wood that had apparently been used during the period of the Holy Temple were being used as firewood by Arabs on the Mount, and off it. Archaeologists have dated the wood as far back as the First Temple period, and appear to be among the celebrated “Cedars of Lebanon” mentioned in the Tanach.

Ancient beams being burned on the Temple Mount

Ancient beams being burned on the Temple Mount
Temple Mount organizations

The wood, consisting of giant beams, first appeared at the end of the 1930s, when the Al-Aqsa mosque which currently occupies the Temple Mount was refurbished. Continue Reading »

Sudan’s 2nd VP: We will support Hamas despite Israeli ‘aggression’

Pledge by Sudanese Vice president comes 10 days after Khartoum accused Israel of bombing its Yarmouk arms factory.

By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

KHARTOUM – Sudan will not stop supporting Palestinian group Hamas despite Israeli “aggression,” a senior Sudanese official said on Sunday, less than two weeks after Khartoum accused Israel of bombing an arms plant in the Sudanese capital.

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir - Photo: REUTERS

Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir – Photo: REUTERS

Israel accuses Sudan of channeling weapons from Iran to Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, via Egypt’s Sinai desert. Sudan denies the charge but often expresses sympathy for Hamas.

A blast at Khartoum’s Yarmouk arms factory last month drew new attention to the accusations after Sudan said an Israeli air strike was behind the explosion.

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Chief of Staff Benny Gantz visits Golan Heights after Syrian tanks incident

IDF chief tours Golan border area day after 3 Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone; sees Syrian troops & rebels from across border

By Yoav Zitun

 

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz visited the Golan Heights on Sunday a day after three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized buffer zone.

Gantz and his entourage were able to see battles between Syrian troops and rebel forces from the other side of the border.

הרמטכ"ל משקיף לסוריה  (צילום: דובר צה"ל)

Gantz observes Syria. – Photo:IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

On Saturday, the IDF lodged a complaint with UN forces enforcing the ceasefire in the Golan Heights.

During the tour, Gantz spoke to commanders of the Golan Heights division and observed Syrian fighting taking place mere kilometers from the army posts. Continue Reading »

Netanyahu tells to Cabinet: Israel has stopped infiltration of African migrants

PM reports to the cabinet that 54 migrants crossed border in October & all were taken into custody- a steep decline from the 2,000 migrants who succeeded monthly in mid-2012.

By Reuters

 

Israel has stopped the unapproved influx of African migrants across its border with Egypt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday after months of intensive counter-measures on the once porous desert frontier.

Africans - Eliyahu Hershkovitz - December 9 2011

An African man being held at the Saharonim detention facility in the Negev, after he was apprehended crossing illegally into Israel from the Sinai. – Photo by Eliyahu Hershkovitz

More than 60,000 African migrants have walked into Israel in recent years, some seeking work and others refuge. Continue Reading »

NYC Chabad-Lubavitch Heads Out on “Mission from G-d”

On another “mission from G-d”, this time Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries are organizing volunteers for hurricane relief in New York City.

By Hana Levi Julian

 

Chabad-Lubavitch Hassidim are determined — in fact, generally unstoppable — once they are on “a mission from G-d.”

Rabbi Moshe Schapiro helps with tefillin prayer boxes in Hoboken, NJ

Rabbi Moshe Schapiro helps with tefillin prayer boxes in Hoboken, NJ
Courtesy of Chabad.org

Hurricane relief is part of the deal; this time, they are organizing volunteers to help those who were hard hit by Hurricane Sandy in New York City.

It’s another day on the road for Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries. Never mind that their homes were hit too.

A bus load of NYC Chabad Midtown Manhattan young professionals is set to head out Sunday to help with relief efforts in Long Island. Continue Reading »

Exposé: Stealing Rachel’s Tomb

Using deceit, the Palestinians over the past several years have succeeded in convincing UNESCO that Rachel’s Tomb is actually a mosque built to commemorate the Prophet Mohammed’s first muezzin.

Historical documentation & hundreds of thousands of Jews who remain loyal to Rachel’s Tomb continue to hinder the Palestinian’s attempt into turning it into a Muslim site.

By Nadav Shragai

 

It is doubtful whether any other place between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River illustrates the concept of self-defense that has trickled into Israel’s security mindset as well as Rachel’s Tomb. The formerly picturesque site is engraved in the memory of many people as a stone building with a dome on top and an ancient olive tree in front of it, on the road between Jerusalem and Hebron.

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War-Game Scenario: The first 48 hours after an Iran strike

Israel’s INSS war-game simulates ‘regional conflict scenario’ of a unilateral Israeli strike without U.S. participation.

 

The Institute for National Security Studies held a war game recently in which players representing regional actors simulated the first 48 hours after an IDF strike on the Islamic Republic.

IAF F-15s refueling midflight [file]

IAF F-15s refueling midflight – Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

The simulation was based on the scenario of a unilateral Israeli strike without US participation, after midnight on November 9.The Tel Aviv University-based institute began the game with the following “announcement”: “Al Jazeera reported that Israeli planes attacked nuclear sites in Iran in three assault waves.

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Hezbollah under fire, but its hold is solid

Despite Syria’s conflict & depleted funding, terror group unlikely to loose strangle-hold on Lebanon

By the Associated Press

A maze of military bunkers and tunnels carved into a mountain near the border with Israel hints at why the Shiite Hezbollah movement is unlikely to lose its grip in Lebanon despite the setbacks it has suffered because of the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Mleeta, a former staging ground for Hezbollah’s battles with Israel that has been turned into a sprawling tourist attraction, is emblematic of the base of its power: its arsenal and military prowess.

That base ultimately remains firm, even if Hezbollah has faced sharper criticism among Lebanese for its siding with Syria’s regime in the civil war and even if it has reportedly suffered some reduction in aid from its top patron, Iran, squeezed by Western sanctions. Continue Reading »

Once Again, Qassam Rocket Attack: No Injuries, No Damage & No Coverage

Again Gaza terrorists attack Israeli civilians & the media continue to ignore the rocket strikes – so long as there are no injuries or damage.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Gaza terrorists attack Israel with their 611th rocket this year on Sunday, and media continue to ignore the missile strikes – so long as there are no injuries or damage.

An Israeli soldier holds the remains of a rocket fired from the Gaza

An Israeli soldier holds the remains of a rocket fired from the Gaza – AFP photo

Sunday’s Qassam rocket struck in the early morning in the Western Negev and caused no physical damage or damage. The daily trauma of children having to run for shelters, often in the middle of the night or while at nursery and other schools, is rarely reported. Continue Reading »

Senior Israeli defense official: Egypt’s Morsi refuses to talk to us

Amos Gilad described Morsi’s gov’t as a ‘terrible dictatorship.
Israel must safeguard the peace treaty with Egypt ‘at any cost.’

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Senior Israeli defense official Amos Gilad came out against the Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt on Friday, describing it as a “terrible dictatorship,” and saying President Mohammed Morsi’s regime “won’t talk” to Israel.

Supporters of Mohammed Morsi celebrate his election as president of Egypt

Supporters of Mohammed Morsi celebrate his election as president of Egypt, June 2012 – Photo by Reuters

Speaking to students at an event in the Israeli city of Herzliya, Gilad said that “out of a desire for democracy, a terrible dictatorship has arisen” in Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood came to power after elections earlier this year. Continue Reading »

3 Syrian tanks enter Golan Heights buffer zone in breach of ceasefire agreement

Defense establishment believes move was related to infighting, but raises military alert in Golan Heights

Israel lodges complaint to UN over violation of ceasefire agreement.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights Saturday, encroaching on the decades-old ceasefire agreement between Jerusalem and Damascus.

The tanks, belonging to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s army, entered Bit Ajam, close to an IDF post.

Syrian tank – Photo: Reuters

Israel lodged a complaint with the United Nations over the ceasefire agreement violation, though the defense establishment assessed that the tank movement was related to Syria’s internal conflict and not intended as an act of aggression against the Jewish state.

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Church of Holy Sepulcher owes NIS 9m. after years of refusing to pay water bill

Church threatens to shut its doors because Jerusalem water company took legal recourse to freezes the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate’s bank account.

By REUTERS

 

Jesus may have walked on water and turned it into wine but the hefty water bill for one of the holiest sites of Christendom is proving a headache for the church.

Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher – Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, said to be the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial, is struggling with a NIS 9 million ($2.3 million) unpaid bill owed to the Jerusalem water company.

This week the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which has extensive and valuable property holdings in the Holy Land and maintains a headquarters in the ancient church, had its bank account frozen, said an official at water company Hagihon.

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IDF shoots terrorist placing explosive device on Gaza border

Palestinian sources reported Friday that the man was seriously injured.

By Gili Cohen and

 

IDF tanks fired toward a man suspected of attempting to place an explosive device on the Israel-Gaza border on Friday.

Smoke trails of rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip towards Israel, on Wednesday,

Smoke trails of rocket fired by Palestinian militants from within civilian neighborhood in the Gaza Strip, towards Israel, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 – Photo by AP

Palestinian sources said that the man was seriously hurt. A spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry said that a 22-year-old man was hit by Israeli tank fire on the border in  the central Gaza Strip, and seriously wounded, according to an AFP report. Continue Reading »