Khartoum ‘factory’: Not “Arms-factory” per se, but rather Iranian Weapons Dépôt

Analysis: Iran missiles destroyed in attack on Sudanese ‘factory’ would have threatened oil & gas drilling, Israeli ships & civilian centers, in the hands of Palestinians & Hezbollah

By Ron Ben-Yishai

 

All signs indicate that it was not an “arms factory” that was bombed in Sudan recently, but a huge shipment of advanced weapons and ammunition that was on its way from Iran to terror elements in Gaza. A reliable Western source says that even if a small number of these weapons systems would have reached the Hamas-ruled territory, they could have posed a major threat to Israel and the IDF. Continue Reading »

Another Hunger Striking Terrorist Released by Israel

Former hunger striker Hasan Safadi, a terrorist detained in Shechem in 2011, was released by Israel Prison authorities 

By Elad Benari

 

Israeli authorities on Monday released former hunger striker Hasan Safadi, the Palestinian Authority prisoners minister told the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news.

Minister Issa Qaraqe said Safadi had been freed from Hadarim jail in central Israel.

Safadi, who stopped a 93-day hunger strike in September, is one of two prisoners who ended a hunger strike after assurances they would be freed at the end of their current administrative detention term.

Ma’an reported that Safadi was detained from his home in Shechem (Nablus) in June of 2011. Continue Reading »

Next Step Approved in Jerusalem for Homes for Retired IDF & Police

Peace Now says Israel has taken the next step in building new homes for retired police & IDF troops in Jerusalem neighborhoods.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Israel has taken the next step in the process of building new homes for retired police and IDF troops in parts of Jerusalem restored to the city in the 1967 Six Day War. A plan to build the new neighborhood is being marketed to potential developers, according to the leftist Peace Now organization.

Construction in Gilo

Construction in Gilo – Reuters

A spokeswoman for the group, Hagit Ofran told the AFP news agency the Israel Land Administration released 180 units for development last week.  Continue Reading »

Saudi Arabia funding Israel’s Mossad operations against Iran

Israel & Saudi Arabia have at least one thing in common: neither country wants to allow Ahmadinejad to obtain nuclear capabilities.

By YourJewishNews.com/David Ross


Saudi Arabia is secretly funding Israel’s covert war against Iran’s nuclear program, according to an expert on Iran.

Saudi King

“A strange alliance: The Saudis are funding the Mossad of Israel” Lando wrote on his blog. Lando named his source only as “a friend, with good sources in the Israeli government.”

He wrote: “The head of Israel’s Mossad has made several trips to meet counterparts in Saudi Arabia, one result: an agreement that the Saudis fund the series of killings of several key Iranian nuclear experts that have occurred in the past two years. Continue Reading »

Buenos Aires demands extradition of 8 Iranian suspected in 1994 bombing

Argentina demands that Iran extradite 8 suspects suspected in the attack that killed 85 & wounded nearly 300 

Among the 8 suspects are former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani & Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

Argentinian and Iranian officials are scheduled to meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss the investigation of the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Israel Radio reported on Monday.

Scene of the deadly 1994 bombing in a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that killed 85 and wounded nearly 300. – Photo: AP

According to the report, the Argentinian Foreign Ministry released a statement saying the meeting was discussed between the two countries’ foreign ministers during the U.N. Continue Reading »

Report: Petraeus says US not involved in Khartoum attack

Sudanese newspaper reported CIA chief called Sudan officials shortly after attack on arms factory, denied reports indicating his country had early knowledge of ‘Israeli strike’

By Roi Kais

 

The closure of the US embassy in Khartoum, shortly after Sudan accused Israel of launching an attack on an arms factory, has raised speculation that the US knew the Jewish state was behind the strike and feared it would be targeted by angry protesters.

CIA Director David Petraeus – Photo: Reuters

Despite this notion, a local Sudanese newspaper “al-Intiba” reported Monday that CIA Director David Petraeus called Sudanese deputy intelligence head Saleh A-Tayeb, shortly after the alleged Israeli attack in Khartoum. Continue Reading »

IDF official: Int’l sanctions on Iran hurt arms flow to Hezbollah

Despite cutbacks, Lebanese militant group still in possession of extensive & advanced arsenal, according to an Israeli military source speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity

 

A top Israeli military official said on Monday that international sanctions against Iran are cutting its flow of aid and weapons to anti-Israel Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

Hezbollah supporters in Beirut, August 17, 2012.

Hezbollah supporters carry pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, disappeared Imam Moussa al-Sadr, center, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, left, in Beirut – Photo by AP

Even so, he says the Lebanese guerrilla group remains a potent force with an arsenal far larger and of higher quality than it possessed during a month-long war against Israel in 2006. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Security Service Busts Hamas Recruiting Squad in Ramallah Area

The Shabak has arrested a large group of Hamas terrorists who have been recruiting members & terrorists in the  Binyamin area

By David Lev

 

The Shabak, Israel’s Security Service, along with the IDF and Israel Police, have uncovered extensive Hamas activity in the Binyamin area. A large group of Hamas terrorists have been working in recent months in the villages around Ramallah recruiting members, and terrorists, for the organization, it was released for publication Monday.

Hamas summer campers

Hamas summer campers – Israel news photo: IDF

The Shabak has been conducting a wide-ranging and long-term investigation of this group; so far, about 30 terrorists have been arrested. Continue Reading »

Tel Aviv University Spearheads New Brain Project

The CONNECT project from TAU includes MRI’s from 120 healthy brains

 

In a groundbreaking research experiment that could pay tremendous dividends down the road, the neurology department of Tel Aviv University (TAU) has used an MRI to scan the healthy brains of 120 Israelis and Europeans aged between 25 and 35.

TAU hopes to develop the world’s first atlas of the human brain

The purpose of using the Magnetic Resonance Instrument (MRI) on the subjects is reportedly to compile enough information to comprise the world’s first “atlas” of the makeup of the brain’s white matter.

Spearheaded by TAU’s Professor Yaniv Assaf, the new initiative, known as the CONNECT project, could be an important step in recognizing neurological and psychiatric diseases early enough so that treatment could help those victimized. Continue Reading »

First cardboard bicycles, Now Cardboard wheelchair to be ‘Made in Israel’

 

‘Blue & White’ technology with a green outlook will cheaply give mobility to thousands of people with disabilities

 

 

Israeli entrepreneur Nimrod Elmish is positive that the idea for a wheelchair made out of cardboard has crossed many people’s minds. But it took an Israeli team to make it a reality.

Wheelchair

wheelchair

“Welcome to the startup nation,” says Elmish, an expert in leading early-stage startups to maturity. “We have seen you can build agriculture in the middle of the desert. We recognize a major problem in the world and we find the best solutions. We can always find a solution – you just need persistence and patience.” Continue Reading »

U.K. Report: Intel found on slain Hamas official led to Sudan strike

The U.K.’s Sunday Times reports military intel reports that Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, assassinated in Dubai, was in possession of an agreement between Sudan & Iran from ’08 that allowed Iran to manufacture weapons in Sudan.

By Yoav Limor and Israel Hayom Staff

 

The Sunday Times reported that eight Israeli warplanes participated in the attack on the Yarmouk military complex near the Sudanese capital Khartoum. According to the report, planning for the operation began as a result of documents found on the body of Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, whose assassination in Dubai in 2010 prompted worldwide speculation that it was a Mossad operation.

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1st flight of last Ethiopian Aliya set to arrive

1st flight of Operation Dove’s Wings, should bring remaining 240 Ethiopian ‘New Immigrants’ to Israel by March 2014.

By JTA

 

A charter flight of some 240 Ethiopian Jews is set to arrive in Israel Monday afternoon, the beginning of the final stages of aliya from Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Jews [illustrative] - Photo: Ruth Eglash

Ethiopian Jews [illustrative] – Photo: Ruth Eglash

Monday’s scheduled flight marks the beginning of Operation Dove’s Wings, an Israeli government initiative to bring the remainder of the Falash Mura — Ethiopians whose ancestors converted from Judaism to Christianity — to Israel by March 2014.

The Ethiopians are waiting in a refugee camp in the Gondar province before coming to Israel.

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U.S. Military Chief in Israel to discuss with Barak joint missile defense drill

This will be the largest-ever joint Israeli-U.S. drill, which simulates missiles raining down on Israel from Iran, Syria, Lebanon & Gaza.

By DPA

 

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey was in Israel on Monday to discuss a joint missile defense drill that began a week ago.

martin dempsey

Martin Dempsey – Photo by AP

An honor guard was to receive the US general at Israel’s defense headquarters in central Tel Aviv shortly after noon, an Israeli military statement said.

Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz was scheduled to host the welcoming ceremony.

Dempsey met Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv late Sunday. Continue Reading »

Rocket Barrage from Gaza Batters Israel

Terrorists from Gaza fired a barrage of 16 rockets at southern Israel during the night.
No physical injuries or damages.

By Elad Benari

 

Gaza-based terrorists fired a barrage of 16 rockets at southern Israel on Sunday night.

The rockets exploded in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council, miraculously causing no physical injuries or property damage.

Following the attacks, residents of the communities located near Gaza were asked on Monday morning to remain within 15 seconds from a protected space. However, it is expected that schools in the region will remain open.

Rocket attacks on southern Israel are ongoing, but an escalation in attacks was recorded this week. Continue Reading »

Palestinian officials report: Abbas advancing his bid for UN recognition

Despite continued pressure from both  Israel & the US, Mahmoud Abbas is expected to ask the UN General Assembly to approve request for “nonmember state” status this November.

Palestinian officials say Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is moving forward with his plan to seek upgraded observer status at the United Nations next month, despite American and Israeli threats of financial or diplomatic retaliation.

Abbas at the UN General Assembly

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters. – Photo by AP

One official said Abbas is expected to ask the UN General Assembly to approve a Palestinian request for “nonmember state” status on November 15 or November 29. Continue Reading »