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| December 10, 2012
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Netanyahu: Where is the Outrage that Hamas Openly Seeks Our Destruction?

PM Netanyahu met with representatives of the foreign media in Israel, denouncing the hypocrisy of the international community.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with representatives of the foreign media in Israel on Monday, denouncing the hypocrisy that has come to dominate the international community’s handling of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

“This weekend Hamas leaders openly called for Israel’s destruction. Where was the outrage? Where was the UN? Where was Abbas?” Netanyahu demanded. “Why did Palestinian diplomats not only remain silent in the face of these calls, but spoke of the intention to unite with Hamas?”

“There was only deafening silence,” asserted the prime minister. Continue Reading »

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| December 9, 2012
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Friends of IDF event raised over $14 million in spite of no Wonder

Actor Jason Alexander emceed the event in Los Angeles to aid Israeli soldiers, with music from”American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard and 10-time Grammy winner Chaka Khan.

By JTA

The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces fundraiser that singer Stevie Wonder pulled out of raised more than $14 million.

More than 1,400 people attended the event in Los Angeles to aid Israeli soldiers. Entertainment mogul Haim Saban and his wife, Cheryl chaired the gala. Saban is a national board member of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder – Photo by AP

Actor Jason Alexander emceed the event, which featured a performance by David Foster and Friends. Continue Reading »

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| December 9, 2012
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Arab Bloc at UN Sends Clear Message: If It’s Israeli, It Must be Bad

Through a resolution Israel sponsored for  entrepreneurship at the UN, a rare diplomatic victory was won. The Arabs countries voted ‘No,” but it passed anyway.

“Every Arab delegate who voted ‘no’ is sending the message that he cares far more about petty politics than human prosperity (for his people)” Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor said.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Israel won a rare diplomatic victory Friday in the UN, where it sponsored a resolution for entrepreneurship. The Arabs voted ‘No,” but the resolution passed in the UN Economic and Financial Committee, also known as the Second Committee by a lopsided 129-31 vote. Continue Reading »

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| December 6, 2012
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EU has no intention of boycotting settlement products

EU Official says bloc “continues to oppose boycotts, including boycotts of settlement products” besides, there has to be action at the level of the UN Security Council before the EU places boycotts on countries.

Boycotting products from the settlements is not a sanction the EU is considering to demonstrate its displeasure with Israel’s recent decision to construct 3,000 new units in the settlement and push forward planning in E1, the EU’s delegation in Tel Aviv clarified Thursday.

Euro symbol near European flags - Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Euro symbol near European flags – Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A spokesman at the EU delegation was responding to an article in Ma’ariv that said EU ministers scheduled to meet Monday to discuss Israel’s recently announced settlement plans were considering “accelerating, in a full and effective measure, the implementation of legislation on labeling and boycotting settlement products.”

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| December 5, 2012
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Netanyahu to Czech Republic for support at UN: Thank You!

In visit to Prague, PM says UN vote ‘completely ignored Israel’s security needs’.

Czech Republic only European country that rejected UN resolution, to protect Israel.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Prague on Wednesday to thank his counterpart Petr Necas for friendship and courage in his country’s vote at the UN against recognizing a Palestinian state.

The Czech Republic was the only European country and one of nine that voted last week to reject the resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a nonmember observer state. It passed 138-9, with 41 abstentions.

Netanyahu in Prague - AP

Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Petr Necas, right, talks to Benjamin Netanyahu, at the government headquarters in Prague, Dec.

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| December 4, 2012
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Abbas: Israel must be held accountable, a ‘rogue state’

In a letter to UN Sec.-Gen. Ban, Palestinians call Israel a “rogue state” & claim settlement expansion is a “war crime”

Australia & Brazil summon envoys over settlements.

By REUTERS

 

UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinians accused Israel in a letter to the United Nations of planning to commit further “war crimes” by expanding Jewish settlements after the Palestinians won de facto UN recognition of statehood, and warned that Jerusalem must be held accountable.

PA President Abbas and Ban Ki-moon at the UN

PA President Abbas and Ban Ki-moon at the UN – Photo: Chip East/Reuters

In the letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council, the Palestinians said Israel was behaving “in a rogue, hostile and arrogant manner, contravening all principles and rules of international law and reacting with contempt to the will of the international community.” Continue Reading »

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| December 4, 2012
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Jordanian King to Visit Ramallah to Help Abbas Establish ‘State of Palestine’

Jordan’s King Abdullah II is set to arrive in Ramallah for a visit. 

The King is the 1st Arab leader to visit since the PA was granted an upgraded status at the UN General Assembly.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Jordan’s King Abdullah is set to arrive in Ramallah on Thursday on the first visit of an Arab leader to the area since the Palestinian Authority was granted UN recognition as a non-member observer state.

Jordan's King Abdullah meets with PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas

Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas – Reuters

“King Abdullah will visit the state of Palestine the day after tomorrow, on Thursday, in the first visit by a top official to the Palestinian state after we received UN recognition,” Nimr Hammad, political adviser to Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmud Abbas, told AFP on Tuesday. Continue Reading »

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| December 3, 2012
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The E-1 Plan – What, Where & Why

The E-1 Plan

About 15,000 residential homes along with an area police station, an industrial zone, hotels, a waste disposal facility and a cemetery to be shared by Jerusalem & Ma’ale Adumim are planned.

E1 area, officially called Mevaseret Adumim, located in the Judean Desert – Screenshot

The disputed E1 area, officially called Mevaseret Adumim, located in the Judean Desert and spans the area between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim. The land in question comprises about 12,000 dunams, which is roughly 12 square kilometers (4.6 sq mi).

If or when the E-1 plan is fully implemented Palestinians could, theoretically, travel between the northern Samaria and southern Judea via a road – that at this time does not exist – through the Judean Desert, looping around the Ma’ale Adumim bloc and the expanded area of Jerusalem whose outskirts would stretch nearly to Jericho. Continue Reading »

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| December 1, 2012
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2 days after UNGA vote, Merkel reaffirms German support for Israel’s security

2 days after Germany disappointed Jerusalem by abstaining on Palestinians’ status vote at UN, German chancellor says her country “will always stand on the side of Israel” on the issue of Israel’s security.

By REUTERS

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel reassured Israel of her country’s support on Saturday, two days after Berlin disappointed the Jewish state by abstaining in a UN vote on the Palestinians’ status.

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel – Photo: REUTERS

Germany, which will host Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and many of his ministers next week, abstained in Thursday’s vote in the UN General Assembly which provided de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state.

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| December 1, 2012
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Abbas proclaims Palestine is now an ‘occupied’ state

Palestinian Authority president says UN recognition will now require int’l community to hold Israel accountable for infractions.

Abbas calls for renewed talks with Israel

Elior Levy

 

As the Palestinians celebrated the United Nations General Assembly’s decision to upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s status, President Mahmoud Abbas said that the resolution will require the world hold Israel accountable for the infractions it has committed since 1967.

Abbas at UN Photo: AP

Apartheid proponent Abbas at UN – Photo: AP

The Palestinian leader told reporters in New York on Friday evening that the General Assembly’s decision has turned “Palestine into a state under an occupation, and most of the world’s countries think so as well, voiding the Israeli claim that this is a disputed territory.” Continue Reading »

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| November 30, 2012
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Vatican praises UN Palestine vote, but seeks guarantees for Jerusalem

Official Vatican statement: ‘The Holy See welcomes with favor the decision of the General Assembly by which Palestine has become a Non-member Observer State of the United Nations,’

By Reuters

 

The Vatican hailed the United Nations’ implicit recognition of a Palestinian state on Thursday and called for an internationally guaranteed special status for Jerusalem, something bound to irritate Israel.

Abbas at the UN General Assembly

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. – Photo by AP

The 193-nation UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s observer status at the United Nations from “entity” to “non-member state,” the same status as the Vatican. Continue Reading »

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| November 29, 2012
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With UN Bid on 29th Nov, Arabs Once Again Take Premeditated Steps to Steal Israel’s Heritage

November 29th is a day that belongs to Israel, says one historian, it’s when the UN  recognized Mandatory Palestine as a “national home” for the Jewish people – and like Rachel’s Tomb and other examples – the PA is once again trying to ‘steal’ it for themselves.

By David Lev

 

It’s no accident that the Palestinian Authority is bringing its “case” to the United Nations on November 29 – a day that has for 65 years been identified with the State of Israel.

Historical Reenactment of the 29th of November

Historical Reenactment of the 29th of November – Amir Lusky

“It’s very typical of the PA to choose the day that Israel was recognized as a state by the UN as the date for their state’s recognition,” said one historian. Continue Reading »

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| November 29, 2012
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Stevie Wonder pulls out of Friends of the IDF fundraiser

Stevie Wonder, who performed at a 1998 gala honoring Israel’s 50th anniversary, will not be participating at the fundraiser, says his representative.  The performance would be incongruent with his status as a UN ‘Messenger of Peace.’

By JTA

 

Stevie Wonder is set to pull out of a performance at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces, a source told JTA.

Wonder’s representatives will claim that he did not know the nature of the group, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and that he believes such a performance would be incongruent with his status as a UN “Messenger of Peace,” according to a source who has read email exchanges between Wonder’s representatives and organizers of the event. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2012
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UK News Reports: Britain could support Palestinian bid at UN as support for PA

Financial Times says Britain wants to bolster Abbas’ PA as Hamas became strengthened following Israel’s military offensive in Gaza

London’s support comes conditional on peace talks without preconditions & no cases being brought against Israeli officials at (ICC) The Hague.

 

 

Britain is considering a change in in its position on the Palestinian bid at the United Nations in an attempt to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ stance, U.K. newspaper Financial Times reported late Monday.  London’s support is conditioned on continued peace talks with Israel and the  PA refraining from bringing cases against Israeli officials to the International Criminal Court, the newspaper said. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2012
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Hamas unexpectedly supports Abbas’s UN statehood bid

Hamas political chief Khaled Mashaal calls PA president to back bid in unexpected change of heart Hamas spokesman Abu Zuhri says group backs any political gain Abbas can achieve at UN that is not “causing harm to the national Palestinian rights.”

By REUTERS

 

The Islamist group Hamas said on Monday it was backing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s attempt to win more clout for Palestinians at the United Nations, the latest sign of a rapprochement between the political rivals.

The Palestinians are registered as an observer entity at the UN and Abbas wants to see them upgraded to a “non-member state” in a UN General Assembly vote on November 29, giving him access to other international organizations.

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