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| September 23, 2012
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Egyptian based terrorist group claims credit over attack on IDF soldiers

Jihadist group, Ansar Jerusalem, says attack was linked to anti-Islam film, & the group ‘determined to discipline the Jews for their heinous acts.’

 

A jihadist group called Ansar Jerusalem has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on Israel Defense Forces soldiers along the Israeli-Egyptian border.

IDF soldiers by Egypt border - Hershkovitz - Sep 21, 2012

IDF soldiers by Egypt border – Hershkovitz – Sep 21, 2012
IDF soldiers by the Egyptian border, September 21, – Photo: Eliyahu Hershkovitz

In a statement published on Sunday, Ansar Jerusalem said the operation was a “disciplinary attack against those who insulted the beloved Prophet,” referring to a video denigrating the Prophet Mohammed that has sparked protests across the Muslim world. Continue Reading »

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| September 21, 2012
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Washington Warns Israel That Striking Iran May Affect Peace

U.S. officials recently alerted Jerusalem that Jordan & Egypt may annul their peace treaties with Israel if it attacks Iran.

By Elad Benari

 

U.S. officials recently warned Israel that Egypt and Jordan could annul their peace treaties with the Jewish State if it carries out a preemptive strike against Iran, AFP reported on Thursday based on a report in the Yediot Achronot daily newspaper.

Israel carries out a weapons drill in the Golan Heights

Israel carries out a weapons drill in the Golan Heights – AFP/Jack Guez

Quoting a high-level Israeli official, the newspaper said Washington had warned the Jewish state that Arab leaders would not be able to control an angry public backlash if Israel were to mount an attack on Iran. Continue Reading »

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| September 15, 2012
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IDF intercepts $2.5M Egyptian drug smuggling attempt

IDF troops discover 700 kilograms of hashish on Egyptian border, making this the biggest drug smuggling bust in 2012

By Ilana Curiel

 

IDF troops on Saturday uncovered some 700 kilograms of hashish near the Israel–Egypt border, making what was deemed to be the biggest drug smuggling bust this year.

The drugs, worth over $2.5 million, were divided into 28 packages and placed inside two off-road vehicles, which were deserted in the Ezuz region. The authorities were looking into the possibility that the vehicles were waiting to be picked up by smugglers on the receiving end of the deal. Continue Reading »

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| September 15, 2012
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Muslims Terrorists Attack Int’l Peacekeeping Base in Sinai

At least 3 hurt as dozens of armed Muslims Attack the int’l peacekeeping force base in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

At least three people were hurt on Friday as dozens of armed terrorists, affiliated with the Salafi movement of Islam, stormed the international peacekeeping force base in the Sinai Peninsula, near the Gaza-Israel border. They were protesting the controversial film mocking the prophet Mohammed which has resulted in protests throughout the Arab world.

Egyptian soldiers in Sinai

Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
AFP photo

Channel 10 News cited reports in the Egyptian media which said the Muslims broke into the base and torched it.  Continue Reading »

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| September 12, 2012
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After Film Sparks Deadly Protests, Israeli Filmmaker goes into Hiding

An Israeli filmmaker went into hiding after his movie, which places Islam in a negative view, sparked protests against U.S. diplomatic missions.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

An Israeli-American filmmaker went into hiding Tuesday after his movie, which provides a negative view of Islam and its founder, the Prophet Mohammed, sparked violent protests yesterday against U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya, which resulted in the death of four Americans.

People shout and hold slogans in front of the U.S. embassy during a protest in Cairo

People shout and hold slogans in front of the U.S. embassy during a protest in Cairo – Reuters

Sam Bacile, a 56-year-old California real-estate developer, produced and directed the two-hour controversial film, titled “Innocence of Muslims,” The Wall Street Journal reported. Continue Reading »

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| September 9, 2012
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Egyptian security personel kill African migrant near Israeli border

In a separate incident, Egyptian officials report  Police arrested 26 migrants from Ethiopia, Sudan, & Eritrea before they reached Israel’s border.

By The Associated Press and Gili Cohen

 

An Egyptian security official says border guards have shot dead an African migrant near the border with Israel.

Refugees in Sinai

African immigrants sit near the border fence between Israel and Egypt near the Israeli village of Be’er Milcha September 6, 2012. – Photo by Reuters

The official said the 25-year-old Eritrean refused to surrender when police fired warning shots in the air and continued running toward the Israeli border near Rafah in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday. Continue Reading »

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| September 4, 2012
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Syrian Information Minister accuses Mossad of targeted assassinations in Syria

Syria’s Information Minister criticizes Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi after he voiced sympathy for the Syrian revolt: “There is no difference between Mubarak and Morsi, who has done nothing for the Palestinians & continues to sell gas to Israel.”

By Daniel Siryoti, News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoebi accused Israel’s Mossad on Monday of carrying out targeted assassinations in Syria, as well as aiding the rebellion which has brought Syria to civil war.

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoebi rebel attacks have “the fingerprints of intelligence services, including Israel’s Mossad” – Photo: AP

“We found arms caches with the weapons used by the terrorists, and their source was Israel,” al-Zoebi said.

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| September 3, 2012
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High Holiday services to be held at Alexandria Synagogue

Jewish community leader refutes allegations that authorities canceled Yom Kippur & Rosh Hashana services citing security concerns.

By GIL SHEFLER

 

A member of the Jewish community of Alexandria on Monday denied reports that Egyptian authorities had canceled Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur prayers in the city citing security concerns saying he would personally lead the services during the High Holidays.

The Synagogue in Alexandria - Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

Synagogue in Alexandria – Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

Yousef Gaon, the caretaker of the Eliahou Hanavi Synagogue, was quoted by a Jewish official as saying pearlers will be held at the 180-year-old house of worship this year albeit without an ordained rabbi or cantor.

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| September 3, 2012
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Berlin rejects idea that Israeli relations hurt by submarine sale to Egypt

Reports in Israeli media suggest that submarine sale to Egypt will damage relations between Jerusalem & Berlin.

By DPA

The German government rejected Monday press reports that Berlin’s relations with Israel had been hit by possible moves to sell German submarines to Egypt.

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An Israeli Dolphin-class submarine in the Mediterranean. – Photo by Tomer Appelbaum

“It has not changed in the German attitude to Israel, or the obligation the German government has to ensure Israel’s security,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert told a regular press briefing.

His comments followed a report in the Israeli media on Sunday, which quoted unnamed government sources in Israel as saying the possible submarine sale had resulted in a “dramatic deterioration in the relationship” between the two countries. Continue Reading »

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| August 27, 2012
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Podcast of Egyptian Crucifixions: Was it Fact or Fiction?

Israel National Radio’s Tamar Yonah interviews an investigative reporter to find out if Sky News Arabia report of Muslims crucifying Christians true or not.

By Israel National Radio staff

 

Sky News Arabia reported on August 9th that opponents of Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi were put to death and hanged from trees or crucified outside the presidential palace in Egypt. The story was removed shortly after being posted on the Internet.

Coptic protest in Los Angeles

Coptic protest in Los Angeles
Israel News Photo: www.amcoptic.com.jpg 

Israel National Radio’s Tamar Yonah interviewed investigative reporter Douglas J. Hagmann, director of the Northeast Intelligence Network about the issue on her latest radio show. Continue Reading »

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| August 26, 2012
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Egyptian Report: Egypt refuses a US request to inspect Iranian arms shipment to Syria

Suez Canal Authority chairman tells Al-Ahram newspaper Egyptian navy refused to inspect Iranian ship’s cargo; Egypt’s President Morsi will attend Tehran summit later this month.

 

Egypt has recently turned down a U.S. request to stop an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Syria, according to a report in Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspaper.

Iranian naval ships near the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian naval ships near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran – Photo by Reuters

According to the report, quoted in Israel Radio on Sunday, Lieutenant General Mohab Mamish, Suez Canal Authority chairman, said Egypt’s navy refused to stop the ship and inspect its cargo as it was passing through the canal. Continue Reading »

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| August 26, 2012
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Hamas reports Egypt reopens Rafah crossing into Gaza

Hamas spokesman: Egypt informed Gaza gov’t that their border crossing, which has been closed for much of the past month, will be opened permanently.

By Reuters

 

Egypt has reopened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Saturday.

The crossing is a lifeline for Gazans, which had been closed for much of the month since an August 5 attack on Egyptian guards, Palestinian and Egyptian security sources said.

People crossing through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

People cross the E gyptian border with Hamas-ruled Gaza in Rafah, Egypt – Photo by AP

The move signals a step forward in relations between Egypt’s new government led by President Mohammed Morsi and Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas, which had deteriorated since the attack in which gunmen killed 16 Egyptian soldiers on the Israeli border.

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| August 25, 2012
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Dore Gold asks, “Where will Morsi’s embrace of Ahmadinejad lead?”

If Morsi wants to build a relationship with Iran, he will face problems with Riyadh, to whom he has recently turned for financial help.

By Dore Gold

After Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi embraced Iranian President Muhammad Ahmadinejad at the summit of the Organization of Islamic States Saudi Arabia, sources in the office of the Egyptian presidency announced that Morsi was planning to visit Tehran for the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the end of August. The NAM grouping of mostly Third World countries was first established in 1961 as a neutral alternative to the West and the Soviet bloc.

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| August 25, 2012
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Egyptian Defense Minister: We’re Committed to Peace Treaty with Israel

Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi spoke to Israeli counterpart Barak on telephone saying Cairo is committed to the peace treaty.

By Gil Ronen

 

Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak, on the phone Wednesday, and stressed that Cairo is committed to the peace treaty with Israel, according to an Arabic newspaper.

The paper, Al Hayat, which is published in London, cites senior Egyptian sources as saying that there are understandings between Israel and Egypt regarding the means of dealing with the security problems in Sinai.

Al-Sisi reportedly spoke to Barak as he was preparing to meet President Mohammed Morsi. Continue Reading »

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| August 22, 2012
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CNN Reports: US offers Egyptian army intel for its Sinai battles

 

The White House is offering Egypt increased intel sharing, including satellite imagery & drone flights and intercepts of cellphone & other communications among militants in Sinai •  for the first time since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Egypt is preparing to use aircraft & tanks in Sinai in its offensive against militants there.

By Israel Hayom Staff and Reuters

 

Looking to increase security in the Sinai Peninsula, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is offering Egypt a package of classified intelligence-sharing capabilities designed to help it identify military threats in the area and reassure Israel that Egypt can deal with rising militancy along Israel’s border, a senior Pentagon official told CNN on Monday.

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