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| March 3, 2014
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Obama asks Netanyahu unfair question about peace: ‘If not now, when?’

 

In advance of President’s meeting with Netanyahu at White House, Obama hints that the White House will be unable to protect Israel from “int’l fallout” if peace process fails and settlement construction continues.

By HERB KEINON

 

America’s ability to “manage the international fallout is going to be limited” if Israel does not strike a peace deal with the Palestinians and there is “continued aggressive settlement construction,” US President Barack Obama said in an interview published on the eve of his Monday meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

US President Barack Obama at White House – Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Washington’s inability to manage this fallout will have consequences, Obama said in the interview with Bloomberg’s Jeffrey Goldberg that appeared Sunday. Continue Reading »

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| February 14, 2014
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Saudi Prince Faisal admits he was in contact with Israelis

 

“I want to clarify my perspective,” wrote Saudi Prince published in the Saudi newspaper of questions posed by Israelis at int’l conference in Munich.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

 

 

Saudi Prince Turki bin Faisal sought to explain why he was in contact with Israelis at the Munich Security Conference last month in an article published on Thursday in the Saudi newspaper Al Riyadh.

TURKI BIN FAISAL - Photo: REUTERS

TURKI BIN FAISAL – Photo: REUTERS

Faisal said that when he is at international conferences, which are open to all, he sometimes is posed questions from Israelis in the audience – both government officials and ordinary citizens. Continue Reading »

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| February 11, 2014
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Watch: Israel’s History – À la Facebook

Impressive video looks at Israel’s past from the founding of the modern state to present, in the Facebook ‘A Look Back’ format.

By Yoni Kempinski, Ari Yashar

An inspiring new video offers a walk down memory lane in Israel’s history. The film, which draws on Facebook’s “A Look Back” feature compiling past images and events in a video format, was produced by Jerusalem U.

The story of Israel’s defiance of all historical odds to come back into existence after 2,000 years has been nothing short of miraculous; in the 65 short years since the founding of the modern state, Israel has become the tenth most powerful nation in the world according to recent research. Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2014
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Canada & U.S. urge UNESCO not to postpone ‘Land of Israel’ exhibit

UNESCO postponed Jewish exhibit in response to pressure by Arab League.

Simon Wiesenthal Center plans to display panels if UN fails to open exhibit.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 

 

The United States and Canada called on UNESCO to rescind its sudden decision to suspend an exhibit on Jewish ties to the Land of Israel – due to open at its Paris headquarters on Monday – in response to a protest by Arab states who fear it could damage the peace process.

UNESCO headquarters

UNESCO headquarters – Photo by Unesco.org

“UNESCO’s decision is wrong and should be reversed,” said US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power on Friday. Continue Reading »

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| December 13, 2013
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The Wackos in Washington

 

In regard to the Mideast, bad ideas never die, no matter how impractical, improbable or implausible.

By MARTIN SHERMAN

 

 

Enough is enough. At some stage there must be a limit to the verbal garbage – I resist the strong temptation to employ a somewhat coarser epithet – that one can be subjected to before giving vent to pent-up exasperation and outrage.
US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the Saban Forum in Washington, December 7, 2013. Photo: Ralph Alswang/Courtesy Saban Forum

US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the Saban Forum in Washington, December 7, 2013. Photo: Ralph Alswang/Courtesy Saban Forum

A spade is still a spade.

Of late, this limit has been breached with increasing frequency – particularly when the matter of the “Palestinian issue” is broached.As
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| November 1, 2013
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Israel’s shadow war against the Syria-Iran-Hezbollah armament shuffle

 

Jerusalem faces a daily dilemma on when to intervene to keep Hezbollah from acquiring sophisticated  armaments – a step that could trigger an area wide conflict – and when to step back and allow Hezbollah’s weapons buildup to continue.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

 

Thursday’s strike on a Syrian air defense missile base near Latakia could be the latest chapter in a long, covert Israeli campaign to disrupt Iran’s massive program to arm Hezbollah via Syria.

Israel’s F-16I sufa – Photo Courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Office

Iran continues to try to supply Hezbollah with advanced weapons for use against Israel, and the Assad regime, which owes its survival to Tehran and Hezbollah, has never been more compliant with Iranian requests to transfer or provide weapons to the Shi’ite terror organization in Lebanon.

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| October 3, 2013
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Egyptian Army plans attack on targets in Gaza

SPECIAL REPORT FROM EGYPT

In response to Egyptian intel assessment that Gaza militants are responsible for some attacks in Sinai, Egyptian reconnaissance planes have identified potential hostile targets in Palestinian coastal territory, security official tells Ma’an.

By YASSER OKBI, THE POST CORRESPONDENT

 

The Egyptian army has planned military attacks on specific targets in the Gaza Strip in the event that the security situation in the northern Sinai peninsula deteriorates, a senior Egyptian security official told the Ma’an news agency.

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in Sinai.

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt in May.

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| September 10, 2013
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Survey shows Israel ranks 11th on happiness rates

Survey from Columbia University’s Earth Institute shows Nordic countries listed top in global happiness for 2013. Israel up 3 places from last year, coming in 11th.

Bottom of list: African countries & Bulgaria

By Dr. Itay Gal

The happiest people in the world are in Denmark, according to a new report published on Monday, based on research carried out by The Earth Inststute at Columbia University. Happiness is measured by a variety of parameters, including life expectancy, infant mortality, socio-economic status and education.

Happiness is... Photo: Shutterstock

Happiness is… Photo: Shutterstock

Despite the bitter cold, northern countries lead the report. As in previous years, Nordic countries top the list with Denmark coming in at number one. Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2013
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Egypt’s Tamarod party calls on gov’t to cancel Israel peace treaty & stop US aid

 

The Tamarod movement played a major role in the ousting of President Morsi, is now demanding a referendum on banning US aid, canceling the peace agreement with Israel, & rewording security-related treaties to allow Egypt to “revive its national sovereignty”.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS

 

 

 

The Tamarod (“Rebellion”) movement in Egypt has joined a campaign calling to stop US aid to Egypt, and to cancel the 1979 Camp David peace treaty with Israel, Daily News Egypt reported on Saturday.

Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat at Camp David in 1978.

Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat at Camp David in 1978. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The campaign is in response to “unacceptable” US interference in Egyptian political affairs, after US President Barack Obama decided to cancel a joint drill with the Egyptian military in response to the outbreak of violence in the country earlier this week. Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2013
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Australian Professor Sued by ‘Shurat HaDin’ for Promoting Boycotts of Israel

 

Under Federal anti-discrimination laws, Israel’s ‘Shurat HaDin’ filed a class action complaint in Sydney against an Australian professor’s participation & his public support of boycotts of Israel.

By Rina Tzvi

 

An Israeli civil rights group, Shurat HaDin, has filed a class action complaint under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 with the Australian Human Rights Commission over a Sydney professor’s participation and public support of boycotts of Israel including an academic boycott of  Israeli universities.

Recently, faculty and students at Sydney University called for the severing of links with Israeli institutions, actions that would be deemed racist and in violation of Australian Federal anti- discrimination laws. Continue Reading »

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| June 20, 2013
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Turkmenistan Accepts 1st Ever Israeli Ambassador

Mazel Tov!! The Central Asian secular Muslim state of Turkmenistan, which is Iran’s neighbor, has accepted the credentials of their 1st ever Israeli ambassador.

By Rina Tavi

 

The Central Asian state of Turkmenistan, which shares a 1,000 kilometer border with Iran, has accepted the credentials of the first ever Israeli ambassador to the country, state media said Wednesday.

Turkmenistan flag

Turkmenistan flag

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov received the ambassadorial credentials of senior Israeli diplomat Shemi Tzur, the government newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said, according to the AFP news agency.

The paper said that Tzur presented Berdymukhamedov with a greeting from President Shimon Peres who expressed interest in establishing a full dialogue with the overwhelmingly Muslim but strongly secular desert nation. Continue Reading »

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| June 12, 2013
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Rabbi Asserts Israel’s Existence Disproves Christian Replacement Theology

 

Rabbi rebukes Jews who refuse to accept Israel’s Independence Day, arguing that it is a ‘holy day’ fulfilled in biblical prophecy & disproves hateful Christian doctrine used against the Jews & the State of Israel.

By Ryan Jones

 

In an article published in a local Israeli newspaper around the time of Israel’s 65th Independence Day, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Har-Noy puzzled over the fact that there are still so many Bible-believing Jews who refuse to celebrate the Jewish state’s modern rebirth.

Jews not Allow - Photo IT

Jews not Allow – Photo Israel Today

“Perhaps these dear Jews missed the words of Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik in his wonderful speech ‘Kol Dodi Dofek’ (The Voice of My Beloved Knocks),” mused Har-Noy. Continue Reading »

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| June 3, 2013
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American official: Kerry will drop peace process if Israelis & Palestinians aren’t serious

Abbas isn’t responding to American or Jordanian pressure. Abbas reiterated to Judeh that a freeze on settlement construction  AND the release of Palestinian prisoners is the way to restart negotiations.

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If U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry determines that Israelis and Palestinians are not serious about the peace process, he will abandon his efforts on the matter, a senior U.S. official told Reuters.

John Kerry (C) with President Shimon Peres (L) and President Mahmoud Abbas.


John Kerry (C) with President Shimon Peres (L) and President Mahmoud Abbas at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa on May, 26. – Photo: Reuters

 

In an article by Arshad Mohammed, the Reuters journalist responsible for covering the State Department in Washington, the reporter cited those who called Kerry a “Lone Ranger” condemning the Middle East peace process, and that many involved call Kerry “naive.” Continue Reading »

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| May 3, 2013
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Analysis: Egypt & Iran vie in power struggle over Gaza

While Tehran voices it’s dissatisfaction on the cease-fire between Hamas & Israel, Cairo is doing its utmost to maintain calm.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN


 

 

Egypt and Iran are locked in a power struggle over their influence and conflicting aims in the Gaza Strip, and Egypt appears to have the upper hand.

IDF soldier sits atop a tank just outside northern Gaza - Photo REUTERS-Amir Cohen

IDF soldier sits atop a tank just outside northern Gaza – Photo: REUTERS-Amir Cohen

While Tehran is dissatisfied with the relative durability of the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, and is pushing Palestinian armed factions to violate the truce, Cairo is doing its utmost to reinforce the calm, which it views as serving Egypt’s national interest.

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| May 2, 2013
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Court: Kenya Finds 2 Iranians Guilty of Plotting Terror Attacks Against Israelis

The 2 Iranians were found guilty by a Kenyan court on Thursday for possessing a military strength chemical explosive allegedly for use in bomb attacks against Israeli targets.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

Two Iranians were found guilty by a Kenyan court Thursday for possessing explosives allegedly for use in bomb attacks.

Ahmed Mohammed and Sayed Mansour, who were arrested last June, were found guilty of possessing 15 kilos (33 pounds) of the powerful explosive RDX. The court said they had suspected links to a terror network planning bombings in Mombasa and Nairobi, the AFP news agency reported.

The men, who have both denied all charges, are said to have hidden the explosives in the port city of Mombasa. Continue Reading »

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