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| April 27, 2015
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Natanyahu warns Israel’s enemies: ‘Don’t threaten IDF soldiers. We will respond with force.’

In obvious attempt at ‘pay-back’ for yesterdays air attack destroying Syrian missile caches earmarked for Hezbollah, 4 terrorists were killed near Druze border town of Majdal Shams by IAF airstrike.

By i24news

 

The Israeli military thwarted an attack on the Israeli-Syrian border on Sunday night, killing four terrorists in the process.

According to the IDF, a group of armed terrorists approached the border with an explosive device near the border town of Majdal Shams, which was intended to be detonated against IDF troops. In response, an IAF aircraft targeted the group and prevented the attack.

The IDF said in an official statement that it will not “tolerate any attempt to harm or violate Israeli sovereignty.” Continue Reading »

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| April 17, 2015
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Obama Purposely Hid From UN North Korea Violations of Rocket Component Transfer to Iran

US intel officials reveal how North Korea provided shipments of advanced nuclear missile components to Iran, in direct violation of UN sanctions – and the White House deliberately kept the violations from the UN.

By Ari Yashar

 

US intelligence officials revealed that during the ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations, North Korea has provided several shipments of advanced missile components to the Islamic regime in violation of UN sanctions – and the US hid the violations from the UN.

A North Korean rocket in a military parade – File Photo

US intelligence officials revealed that during the ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations, North Korea has provided several shipments of advanced missile components to the Islamic regime in violation of UN sanctions – and the US hid the violations from the UN.

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| February 26, 2015
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Rumsfeld: Obama’s Treatment of Netanyahu is Simply a ‘Big Mistake’

Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he is “shocked” at the “shabby treatment”  Netanyahu has been experiencing at the hands of President Barack Obama.

By Yaakov Levi

 

Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said that he is “shocked” at the way the White House has been treating Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld – Screenshot foxbusiness interview

“These statements not only deflect the conversation from the important issues to the peripheral ones, they also strengthen the states who oppose Israel, and aid those who support Iran,” Rumsfeld said.

In an interview with Yisrael Hayom, which will appear in the newspaper’s Friday edition, Rumsfeld recounted the “shabby treatment” he argues Netanyahu has been experiencing at the hands of President Barack Obama, who has made it clear that the Israeli Prime Minister will be an unwanted guest in Washington when he speaks to Congress about Iran’s nuclear program next week. Continue Reading »

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| February 23, 2015
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Stolen Torah Returned to Jewish Community by Iranian Police

Jewish Iranian MP thanks police for the return of an ‘invaluable’ Torah scroll that was among several ancient manuscripts that ‘disappeared’ from a Shiraz synagogue.

By Hillel Fendel

 

Iran’s FARS news agency reports that an ancient hand-written Torah that had been stolen from a synagogue in southern Iran was found and returned by Iran’s paramilitary Basij police force to the Jewish community.

An Iranian Jew prays at a synagogue in Tehran, Iran (file) – Reuters

The report has not as yet been confirmed by other sources.

A number of ancient Torah manuscripts were reported lost about two weeks ago from a synagogue in Shiraz, the capital city of Iran’s Southern Fars province.

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| February 18, 2015
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Iran’s Shi’ite Militia in Yemen Begin Battle to Control Israel’s Red Sea Entry

After replacing Yemen’s gov’t, the Shi’ite Houthi militia, launches conquest of strategic port city of Aden, that controls Eilat access.

By Dalit Halevy, Ari Yashar

 

The Shi’ite Houthi militia which is loyal to Iran and receives support from the Islamic regime has moved its conquest of Yemen into a new stage, opening its battle for the southern port city of Aden which controls access to the Red Sea and ultimately to Eilat and Israel.

Aden, Yemen

Earlier this month the Houthis established their temporary government, the Supreme Revolutionary Council, in the presidential castle in the capital city of Sana’a after besieging the previous government in the castle until it disbanded.

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| February 4, 2015
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Did Argentine President Murder State Prosecutor Nisman to Hide Lucrative Oil Deal With Iran?

State Prosecutor Alberto Nisman had drafted arrest warrants for Argentina’s President & FM before his death, fueling additional speculation of murder from the highest office.

By Ari Soffer

 

Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman had drafted arrest warrants for Argentina’s president and foreign minister before he died under suspicious circumstances, it was revealed Tuesday.

Murdered Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman (ז”ל)- Photo: Reuters

In a 26-page document – found in the trash at his apartment and revealed by Argentina’s Clarin newspaper – Nisman had written a request for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her Foreign Minister Hector Timerman to be arrested on charges of covering up Iran’s involvement in the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in exchange for lucrative oil deals.
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| February 2, 2015
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Inspired by Charlie Hebdo, Iran to host competition for best Holocaust denial cartoon

An Iranian cultural center will reward a $12,000 prize to the artist who creates best cartoon satirizing the genocide of Jews , in ghoulish contest inspired by Charlie Hebdo images.

By Ynet

 

An Iranian cultural center announced a plan to hold a competition for Holocaust denial cartoons, in response to the massacre targeting the Charlie Hebdo magazine after it published cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.

The winning cartoon from 2006

Iran’s House of Cartoon and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex organized the competition, according to the Independent, and invited participants to submit satirical drawings on the subject of Holocaust denial by the beginning of April. Continue Reading »

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| February 1, 2015
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Survey: More Brits Prefer Iran over Israel

The latest survey finds Brits feel most disapproving towards the Jewish State, with exception only to North Korea, than any other non-European country in the world.

 By Cynthia Blank

 

Britons dislike Israel more than they do any other non-European country in the world, with the exception of North Korea, a new study found.

Anti-Israel demonstrators stand on iconic bronze lions at London’s Trafalgar Square – Photo: Reuters

The Chatham House-YouGov survey, which documents British attitudes toward the United Kingdom’s international relations polices, was published last week.

In a section titled “General public attitudes towards other countries” respondents were asked to name the countries they “feel especially favorable towards” and “especially unfavorable towards.”

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| January 27, 2015
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Iranian General: Iran’s Goal Still Remains Israel’s Total Annihilation

 

Days before Israeli PM Netanyahu is to address the U.S. Congress, a top Iranian general says his country’s military goals still include Israel’s complete destruction.

By Israel Today Staff

 

A top Iranian general last week reiterated that one of the Islamic Republic’s chief military goals remains the “full obliteration” of the Jewish State of Israel, according to Iran’s state-run PRESSTV.

Iranian general – Source: Israel Today

Jafari was responding to last week’s assassination of another Iranian general, Mohammad Ali Allahdadi, who was killed when Israel targeted Hezbollah field commander Jihad Mughniyeh near the border of the Golan Heights.

Iran has long supported, facilitated and directed Hezbollah terrorism against Israel.

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| January 22, 2015
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Argentine President’s Latest Letter: Prosecutor did not commit suicide

In President Cristina Kirchner latest letter, she professes no doubt that Nisman’s death was not a suicide, contrary to her previous claims but goes on to say the Prosecutor’s report was riddled with inaccurate information.

By Ynet

 

In a strange turn of events, the president of Argentina says the death of prosecutor who tried to pin her with covering up Iran’s role in the deadly bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994 was not a suicide, saying she had no doubt there was foul play.

President Cristina Kirchner. – Photo: Getty Image

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner took to Twitter to voice her opinion on the death of Alberto Nisman, which many have said she might have played a role in. Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2015
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Iranian Confirmation: Iranian General Among Hezbollah Killed in Golan Airstrike

The strike killed Iran’s General Ali Allahdadi, plus 5 from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Jihad Mughniyeh, son of Hezbollah’s former military commander the late Imad Mughniyeh, and 5 Hezbollah terrorists, including a Hezbollah commander.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

An Israeli strike on Syria that killed six members of the Iranian-proxy Hezbollah terrorist organization also killed six Iranian solders and commanders, including an Iranian general.

“The Israeli strike killed six Iranian soldiers, including commanders, as well as the six members of Hezbollah. They were all in a convoy of three cars,” a source close to the Shia Islamist group told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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| November 9, 2014
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Ayatollah Khamenei proposes on Twitter 9-point plan for Israel’s termination

The plan, according to Iran’s leader, does not condone ‘pushing the Jews into the sea’, but does call for arming Muslims in the West Bank.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has put forth a plan to eliminate Israel, which he believes will be accepted by the international arena.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader’s office, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 7, 2014. – Photo: AP

In a neat table posted on Khamenei’s official Twitter account on Sunday, the ayatollah answers nine key questions on why – and how – this plan is to be implemented.

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| October 2, 2014
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Anti-Semitism Officially Promoted at Iranian State-Sponsored Hatefest

Iran resumes its New Horizon Conference in Tehran, devoted to promoting anti-Israel activists, anti-Semitic propaganda, and speeches from Holocaust deniers.

By Cynthia Blank

 

The New Horizon Conference – whose cancellation last year was attributed to the “more moderate” new government of President Hassan Rouhani – has gone on as planned this year.

Anti-Israeli activity in Iran

Anti-Israeli activity in Iran – Reuters

The conference, currently taking place in Tehran, is part of its 13th International Resistance Film Festival. According to conference materials, the meetings are devoted to focusing on a range of topics, including “Similarities [between] Nazism and Zionism, America and the Zionist crimes in the world, Hollywood and the Israel lobby, etc.” Continue Reading »

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| July 7, 2014
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Tehran University professor/cleric: “Jews are sorcerers”

A Tehran University professor, on an Iranian state TV broadcast, discusses Judaism and the Jewish Sorcerers & Genies.

 

An Iranian cleric has accused Jews of being skilled sorcerers and said that Israel uses their power against Iran.

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YouTube Screenshot of Iranian cleric Valiollah Naghipourfar on state TV.

The Tehran University professor, who was recently interviewed on Iran’s state broadcaster, said that Jews use sorcery for espionage. Valiollah Naghipourfar talked about jinns, or genies, according to The Daily Beast.

“Can jinns be put to use in intelligence gathering?” the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting presenter asks the professor in the video, which was uploaded to YouTube on July 2.

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| June 28, 2014
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UN REPORT: Experts Connect the ‘Klos C’ weapons ship to Iran

UN panel concludes that the shipment of weapons & explosives seized by the Israel Navy in March originated in Iran and was destined to Sudan, not Gaza.

By Reuters

 

A UN expert panel has concluded that a shipment of rockets and other weapons that was seized by Israel came from Iran and represents a violation of the UN arms embargo on Tehran, according to a confidential report obtained by Reuters on Friday.

The Klos C being escorted by Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos - Courtesy IDF Spokesperson's Unit

The Klos C being escorted by Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos – Courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The finding comes just days ahead of the next round of negotiations in Vienna between Iran and six world powers aimed at securing a deal that would gradually lift international sanctions on Tehran – including the arms embargo – in exchange for curbs on the controversial Iranian nuclear program. Continue Reading »

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