A Palestinian Authority delegation headed by Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to leave for Latin America on Saturday (21st) in an intensive tour aimed at getting endorsement for and recognition of a Palestinian state.
Brazil has been mentioned as one of the stops for the delegation which is also to participate in a socialist conference in Cuba.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is also due to visit a number of Latin American countries next week, at the beginning of a large, high-ranking economic and trade meeting, comprising traders and managers from both governmental and private sectors. Stops will include Brazil, Bolivia, and Venezuela.
The visits by the two delegations follow one by Israeli President Shimon Peres.
(israelnationalnews.com)
Iran imperils Western nuclear deal – Chip Cummins and Jay Solomon
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Wednesday (18th) in Tehran that Iran wouldn’t send any of its uranium out of the country, as envisioned in a deal struck October 1 between Iranian negotiators and counterparts from the U.S, France, Russia, and the International Atomic Energy. Two UN Security Council diplomats said they view the deal as essentially dead, but expect council members to wait till the end of the year before pushing for fresh sanctions against Iran. There is growing concern among Washington’s European and Middle East allies that with the deal potentially evaporating, the White House’s engagement policy toward Tehran is adrift.
(wsj.com)
(wsj.com)
French Foreign Minister: Gilo construction “not an obstacle to negotiations”
Visiting in Israel, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wednesday (18th) that Israel’s plan to build additional housing in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood “shouldn’t be an obstacle to resuming negotiations.” Kouchner also said that France would not recognize a unilateral Palestinian declaration of statehood.
Meanwhile, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Zalman Shoval said: “The demand not to build in Gilo seems strange and even bizarre since it has been inhabited for 30 years…It’s not east Jerusalem – Arabs have never lived in Gilo and its houses weren’t built on private Arab land.
(ynetnews.com)
Meanwhile, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Zalman Shoval said: “The demand not to build in Gilo seems strange and even bizarre since it has been inhabited for 30 years…It’s not east Jerusalem – Arabs have never lived in Gilo and its houses weren’t built on private Arab land.
(ynetnews.com)
Iran: Construction in Gilo dangerous – unforgivable
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel’s decision to build 900 units in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood and stated that the move was “unforgivable and dangerous.”
(ynetnews.com)
(ynetnews.com)
The implications of long-range Hamas rockets – Jeffrey White
The IDF recently monitored Hamas’ launch of a 31-mile-range Iranian rocket from Gaza into the Mediterranean Sea.
A rocket with such a range can reach the southern outskirts of Tel Aviv as well as targets across much of southern Israel.
According to Amos Yadlin, IDF director of military intelligence, Hamas now has “dozens of rockets with a 31-mile-range.
Hamas’ new rocket capabilities must also be seen in the context of Hizbullah’s acquisition of rockets with 186-mile-range. In a possible two-front war, this means that most of Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, would be within rocket range.
From Israel’s standpoint, the threats to its large population centers will likely make the government more willing to deal decisively with a revamped threat from Hamas. This would probably mean a comprehensive air and ground offensive throughout Gaza – one that would far exceed the scope of last winter’s Gaza operation.
(The writer is a defense fellow at the Washington Institute)
(washingtoninstitute.org)
A rocket with such a range can reach the southern outskirts of Tel Aviv as well as targets across much of southern Israel.
According to Amos Yadlin, IDF director of military intelligence, Hamas now has “dozens of rockets with a 31-mile-range.
Hamas’ new rocket capabilities must also be seen in the context of Hizbullah’s acquisition of rockets with 186-mile-range. In a possible two-front war, this means that most of Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, would be within rocket range.
From Israel’s standpoint, the threats to its large population centers will likely make the government more willing to deal decisively with a revamped threat from Hamas. This would probably mean a comprehensive air and ground offensive throughout Gaza – one that would far exceed the scope of last winter’s Gaza operation.
(The writer is a defense fellow at the Washington Institute)
(washingtoninstitute.org)
Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hizbullah leader
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as Hizbullah’s leader for a sixth term, according to the guerilla group. A statement said that Sheikh Naim Qassem was also re-elected as the group’s deputy leader.
Although elections to determine Hizbullah’s leadership are usually held every three years, they were last held in 2004. A Hizbullah official said the two-year delay was caused by internal Lebanese differences and the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
Nasrallah has led Hizbullah since his predecessor was killed by Israel in 1992.
(jpost.com)
Although elections to determine Hizbullah’s leadership are usually held every three years, they were last held in 2004. A Hizbullah official said the two-year delay was caused by internal Lebanese differences and the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
Nasrallah has led Hizbullah since his predecessor was killed by Israel in 1992.
(jpost.com)
Hizbullah adopts new manifesto
Hizbullah announced Thursday (19th) it has drafted a new political document outlining the nature of the resistance, its second such measure since 1985. Hizbullah published an open letter to “the oppressed in Lebanon and the world” in 1985 explaining its intent on establishing an Islamic regime in Lebanon, ending the “colonialist entity” and bring justice to Phalangists (Maronite Christians) for their crimes.”
Hizbullah’s al-Manar news agency said the Shi’ite resistance endorsed modifications Thursday (19th) “that match with the nature of the new development in Hizbullah’s structure as well as its path during the last few years.”
The Shi’ite party has moved into the political landscape in Lebanon, winning two Cabinet positions in a new government announced earlier this month.
Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is expected to hold a news conference in the coming days outlining the details of the new political document.
(imra.org)
Hizbullah’s al-Manar news agency said the Shi’ite resistance endorsed modifications Thursday (19th) “that match with the nature of the new development in Hizbullah’s structure as well as its path during the last few years.”
The Shi’ite party has moved into the political landscape in Lebanon, winning two Cabinet positions in a new government announced earlier this month.
Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is expected to hold a news conference in the coming days outlining the details of the new political document.
(imra.org)
British media sees a vast Jewish conspiracy – Robin Shepherd
Since the end of Israel’s Gaza operation earlier this year, the British government has imposed a partial arms embargo on Israel and failed to vote against the Goldstone Report in the UN. The charities “War on Want and Amnesty International – UK” have both promoted a book by the anti-Israel firebrand Ben White, tellingly called Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide. The Trade Union Congress at its annual conference has called for boycotts of Israeli products as well as total arms embargo. In the media the Guardian newspaper has stepped up its already obsessive campaign against the Jewish state.
Readers may be surprised to learn therefore, that the British media and political establishment is apparently cowering under the sway of a secretive cabal of Zionist lobbyists who have all but extinguished critical opinions of Israel from the public domain. Such charges have been aired to mass critical acclaim this week in a landmark documentary, “Inside Britain’s Israel Lobby,” on Channel 4 – the same outlet that offered Iran’s Holocaust-denying president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an uninterrupted, seven-minute propaganda slot on Christmas Day last year.
(The writer is director of International Affairs at the Henry Jackson Society and author of the new book, “A State Beyond the Pale: Europe’s Problem with Israel”)
(wsj.com)
Readers may be surprised to learn therefore, that the British media and political establishment is apparently cowering under the sway of a secretive cabal of Zionist lobbyists who have all but extinguished critical opinions of Israel from the public domain. Such charges have been aired to mass critical acclaim this week in a landmark documentary, “Inside Britain’s Israel Lobby,” on Channel 4 – the same outlet that offered Iran’s Holocaust-denying president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an uninterrupted, seven-minute propaganda slot on Christmas Day last year.
(The writer is director of International Affairs at the Henry Jackson Society and author of the new book, “A State Beyond the Pale: Europe’s Problem with Israel”)
(wsj.com)
Judea coin brings $83,375 at auction
A Judean bronze coin of the Bar Kokhba War series was sold at auction for $83,375.
The coin is from 132-135 CE and is dated “Year two of the freedom of Israel.” (World Coin News)
(numismaster.com)
The coin is from 132-135 CE and is dated “Year two of the freedom of Israel.” (World Coin News)
(numismaster.com)
New Israeli method could prevent flash flood deaths
A student at Tel Aviv University working on his doctoral dissertation discovered a method for accurately predicting the coming of flash floods long before they hit a populated area.
Noam David came up with the idea of monitoring the disruptions between cell phone towers caused by heavy rains. By measuring those disruptions, officials could potentially discover where a flash flood is forming, and warn communities in its path long before it arrives.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s geophysics and planetary sciences department joined David in turning the discovery into an internationally-acclaimed breakthrough. Last week, the American magazine Popular Science voted David’s method, the invention of the year in the field of safety, and will feature it in an upcoming issue.
(israeltoday.co.il)
Noam David came up with the idea of monitoring the disruptions between cell phone towers caused by heavy rains. By measuring those disruptions, officials could potentially discover where a flash flood is forming, and warn communities in its path long before it arrives.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s geophysics and planetary sciences department joined David in turning the discovery into an internationally-acclaimed breakthrough. Last week, the American magazine Popular Science voted David’s method, the invention of the year in the field of safety, and will feature it in an upcoming issue.
(israeltoday.co.il)
IAF hits tunnels and weapons structure
Thursday, November 19, 2009
IAF warplanes struck the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday night (18th) hitting a structure used to manufacture weapons and two smuggling tunnels. Gaza officials said three Palestinians were wounded.
An IDF spokeswoman said the strikes had been in response to continued rocket fire into Israel – the latest Wednesday (18th) when a Kassam rocket exploded in an open area in the Shaar HaNegev region. Some 15 rockets have been fired at Israel in the past month from Gaza.
(iba.org.il)
An IDF spokeswoman said the strikes had been in response to continued rocket fire into Israel – the latest Wednesday (18th) when a Kassam rocket exploded in an open area in the Shaar HaNegev region. Some 15 rockets have been fired at Israel in the past month from Gaza.
(iba.org.il)
City of Jerusalem planning 5,000 homes for Arabs
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and the Jerusalem Municipality are promoting plans to build 5,000 new housing units around Jerusalem for the Arab public. The units are to be located mainly in the Tel Adasa and Arav Asvachra neighborhoods.
(israelnationalnews.com)
(israelnationalnews.com)
Gaza group offers cash for IDF troops
A Gaza charity linked to Hamas is offering $1.4 million to anybody who captures an Israeli soldier.
The Waad group sent an e-mail on Wednesday (18th) calling on people living in Israel to try to take Israeli soldiers hostage.
The organization is headed by Hamas’ Interior Minister Fathi Hamad.
Waad’s director, Usama Kahlout, says the offer is in response to an Israeli group’s offer to pay Gazans for information on the whereabouts of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas for more than three years.
(jpost.com)
The Waad group sent an e-mail on Wednesday (18th) calling on people living in Israel to try to take Israeli soldiers hostage.
The organization is headed by Hamas’ Interior Minister Fathi Hamad.
Waad’s director, Usama Kahlout, says the offer is in response to an Israeli group’s offer to pay Gazans for information on the whereabouts of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas for more than three years.
(jpost.com)
Hamas: Terrorism to eliminate Israel is a ‘principle’
In an interview published Thursday (19th) in the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat, a Hamas spokesman said that the Jihadist movement is loyal to “Palestinian principles” in its policy of terrorism against the Jews until Israel ceases to exist.
Palestinian Authority Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas claimed earlier this month that Hamas had agreed to the establishment of a Palestinian state within temporary borders. Osama Hamdan, a Hamas spokesman in Lebanon and close associate of powerful political leader Khaled Mashaal, rejected the idea, however.
Hamas, Hamdan explained, has never agreed and will never agree to any recognition of Israel’s legitimacy as a sovereign state. An agreement to temporary borders contradicts this position, as it would constitute acceptance of Jewish sovereignty over the pre-1967 borders of Israel, he added.
The Hamas plan is based on obtaining a Palestinian state by force of arms, Hamdan said, “not by way of agreements, a path that has failed.” In fact, the Hamas spokesman told Al-Hayat that negotiations between his movement and Abbas’ Fatah group reached an impasse over acceptance of the Quartet’s call for an end to Arab “resistance” operations (terrorism).
Hamdan emphasized further that, in fact, it is Hamas that is remaining loyal to “basic Palestinian principles” in fighting against any agreements with Israel.
(israelnationalnews.com)
Palestinian Authority Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas claimed earlier this month that Hamas had agreed to the establishment of a Palestinian state within temporary borders. Osama Hamdan, a Hamas spokesman in Lebanon and close associate of powerful political leader Khaled Mashaal, rejected the idea, however.
Hamas, Hamdan explained, has never agreed and will never agree to any recognition of Israel’s legitimacy as a sovereign state. An agreement to temporary borders contradicts this position, as it would constitute acceptance of Jewish sovereignty over the pre-1967 borders of Israel, he added.
The Hamas plan is based on obtaining a Palestinian state by force of arms, Hamdan said, “not by way of agreements, a path that has failed.” In fact, the Hamas spokesman told Al-Hayat that negotiations between his movement and Abbas’ Fatah group reached an impasse over acceptance of the Quartet’s call for an end to Arab “resistance” operations (terrorism).
Hamdan emphasized further that, in fact, it is Hamas that is remaining loyal to “basic Palestinian principles” in fighting against any agreements with Israel.
(israelnationalnews.com)
Israel urged to mull threats from Egypt/Turkey
TEL AVIV – Israel has been urged to prepare for ballistic missile threats from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
A senior defense executive warned that Israel’s military and Defense Ministry might not have been allowed to prepare its missile defense umbrella to prepare for threats from Middle East states that have not directly threatened Israel. The concerned executive, who works closely with the Defense Ministry, said the threats could come from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which have been developing or procuring medium – and intermediate-range missiles.
(menewsline.com)
A senior defense executive warned that Israel’s military and Defense Ministry might not have been allowed to prepare its missile defense umbrella to prepare for threats from Middle East states that have not directly threatened Israel. The concerned executive, who works closely with the Defense Ministry, said the threats could come from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which have been developing or procuring medium – and intermediate-range missiles.
(menewsline.com)
Bill seeks refugee status for Jews
The Knesset Immigration and Absorption Committee began hearings Tuesday (17th) regarding a bill that would ensure compensation for Jews who fled or were forced out of Arab countries following the creation of the State of Israel.
The bill which was sponsored by MK Nissin Ze’ev was initially put on hold by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation out of concern that one of its clauses would limit the government’s ability to conduct peace negotiations, but the committee then unanimously approved it on the condition that Ze’ev agreed to remove the problematic clause.
In addition to allowing Jews to press claims against Arab countries regarding property that they were forced to leave behind, Ze’ev argued that parallel refugee status would enable negotiators to claim that Palestinian and Jewish refugees had been part of a “population exchange,” thus negating the basis for Palestinian claims to a right of return.
(jpost.com)
The bill which was sponsored by MK Nissin Ze’ev was initially put on hold by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation out of concern that one of its clauses would limit the government’s ability to conduct peace negotiations, but the committee then unanimously approved it on the condition that Ze’ev agreed to remove the problematic clause.
In addition to allowing Jews to press claims against Arab countries regarding property that they were forced to leave behind, Ze’ev argued that parallel refugee status would enable negotiators to claim that Palestinian and Jewish refugees had been part of a “population exchange,” thus negating the basis for Palestinian claims to a right of return.
(jpost.com)
Palestinian children see Arafat as a symbol of violent struggle
A memorial ceremony held earlier this month to mark the fifth anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death confirmed that Palestinian children have been raised to hate the Jews, and see their deceased leader as a symbol for continued violent confrontation.
The television broadcast of the ceremony on official Palestinian Authority TV included a clip of Palestinian children being interviewed regarding their feelings toward Arafat.
Nearly all the children insisted that Arafat had been poisoned or otherwise assassinated “by the Jews,” with one young girl adding, “I hate them so very much.”
Not one child spoke of Arafat’s ‘alleged’ efforts to forge peace between Israel and the Arabs, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. In fact one young Palestinian boy said he idolized Arafat precisely because he “did not make peace,” but rather “did things through violent struggle.”
(israeltoday.co.il)
The television broadcast of the ceremony on official Palestinian Authority TV included a clip of Palestinian children being interviewed regarding their feelings toward Arafat.
Nearly all the children insisted that Arafat had been poisoned or otherwise assassinated “by the Jews,” with one young girl adding, “I hate them so very much.”
Not one child spoke of Arafat’s ‘alleged’ efforts to forge peace between Israel and the Arabs, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. In fact one young Palestinian boy said he idolized Arafat precisely because he “did not make peace,” but rather “did things through violent struggle.”
(israeltoday.co.il)
Mumbai victims remembered at former Chabad center
A memorial service was held in India at the former Mumbai Chabad center. The multi-faith ceremony was held Tuesday night (17th) to mark the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the city. The November 26-29, 2008 attacks on several sites in Mumbai by an Islamist Pakistani group left 166 dead and hundreds injured.
Six Jews were killed in the Chabad center, including Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, who ran the center. The Holtzberg’s then 2-year-old son, Moshe, was rescued from the building by his Indian nanny. Since then, Chabad has moved to a secret location in the city to protect its security.
Another ceremony is set for the Mumbai center on November 26, as well as a memorial service the previous day at a synagogue in Kalaghoda being organized by the local Jewish community, the Press Trust of India reported.
A ceremony in Israel at Kfar Chabad took place Wednesday (18th) with thousands in attendance. During the ceremony, Moshe Holtzberg, now living in Israel, received his first haircut – a rite of passage for three-year-old Jewish boys.
(jta.org)
Six Jews were killed in the Chabad center, including Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, who ran the center. The Holtzberg’s then 2-year-old son, Moshe, was rescued from the building by his Indian nanny. Since then, Chabad has moved to a secret location in the city to protect its security.
Another ceremony is set for the Mumbai center on November 26, as well as a memorial service the previous day at a synagogue in Kalaghoda being organized by the local Jewish community, the Press Trust of India reported.
A ceremony in Israel at Kfar Chabad took place Wednesday (18th) with thousands in attendance. During the ceremony, Moshe Holtzberg, now living in Israel, received his first haircut – a rite of passage for three-year-old Jewish boys.
(jta.org)
1/3 of Israeli population under 17 – Noam/Noa most popular names
Noam was the most popular name for Israeli Jewish baby boys last year, while the favorite name for baby girls was Noa. The data was released Tuesday (17th) by the Central Bureau of Statistics in honor of International Children’s Day. Among Israeli Arabs, Muhammad (boy) and Hala (girl) were the most popular names CBS said.
At the end of the Hebrew year, which ended on Rosh Hashanah, there were 2,450,000 Israeli residents under the age of 17 – about one-third of the whole population, the CBS said.
Within the Jewish population, children represent 31%, while children make up 46% of the Arab population.
(israelnationalnews.com)
At the end of the Hebrew year, which ended on Rosh Hashanah, there were 2,450,000 Israeli residents under the age of 17 – about one-third of the whole population, the CBS said.
Within the Jewish population, children represent 31%, while children make up 46% of the Arab population.
(israelnationalnews.com)
Mortality rate from heart disease has dropped by half since 2000
The Israeli death-rate from heart disease has dropped by 50% in the last nine years, even though it continues to be the main cause of disease and death among both men and women in Israel and abroad, according to Prof. Chaim Lotan, chief of cardiology at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Lotan, who will chair a major international cardiology conference in Tel Aviv in three weeks, said Wednesday (18th) that deaths from cardiovascular disease had declined significantly due to improved drugs and medical procedures, including angioplasty; more awareness about the need to quit smoking, exercise and eating properly, plus early diagnosis with advanced equipment.
The conference, “ICI: Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions,” is scheduled to be among the world’s most important in Interventional Cardiology, with some 1,000 doctors and others due to attend.
(jpost.com)
Lotan, who will chair a major international cardiology conference in Tel Aviv in three weeks, said Wednesday (18th) that deaths from cardiovascular disease had declined significantly due to improved drugs and medical procedures, including angioplasty; more awareness about the need to quit smoking, exercise and eating properly, plus early diagnosis with advanced equipment.
The conference, “ICI: Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions,” is scheduled to be among the world’s most important in Interventional Cardiology, with some 1,000 doctors and others due to attend.
(jpost.com)
Kassam lands in Negev – none injured
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A Kassam rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip Wednesday (18th) and landed in an open area between two communities in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. A Color Red siren sounded before the rocket landed.
The last time residents of the same area were forced to take cover was last Friday (13th) when a Kassam was fired from the Strip and exploded in an open area.
On Sunday, November 8, a rocket was fired late morning and landed near Sderot.
There were no reports of injuries or damages in any of the attacks.
(ynetnews.com)
The last time residents of the same area were forced to take cover was last Friday (13th) when a Kassam was fired from the Strip and exploded in an open area.
On Sunday, November 8, a rocket was fired late morning and landed near Sderot.
There were no reports of injuries or damages in any of the attacks.
(ynetnews.com)
Israel says Jerusalem construction is routine – Allyn Fisher-Ilan
An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (18th) said approval for new homes in Jerusalem was part of a routine building program. “Construction in Gilo has taken place regularly for dozens of years and there is nothing new about the current planning and construction.” Some 40,000 Israelis live in the Gilo neighborhood.
(reuters.com)
(reuters.com)
Israel will not accept any restrictions on building in Jerusalem – Herb Keinon and Hilary Leila Krieger
One senior Israeli government official said that Netanyahu was “willing to show the greatest possible restraint, but that is in the West Bank. Gilo is in Jerusalem, and that is the capital.” While the prime minister would accept a temporary moratorium on new housing in the West Bank to facilitate the re-launch of negotiations with the Palestinians, he would not place any limitations on building in Jerusalem.
It is highly unusual for the U.S. to criticize construction in Gilo, a neighborhood straddling the Green Line in the city’s south and considered non-controversial among Israelis.
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin noted Tuesday (17th):
“The right to build in all of unified Jerusalem is not questioned in Israel. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said: “Israeli law does not discriminate between Arabs and Jews, or between east and west of the city….The demand to cease construction just for Jews is illegal, also in the U.S. and any other enlightened place in the world.” Initially the White House statement was titled a response to “the approval of settlement expansion in Jerusalem,” but the version the White House later posted on its Website does not use the word settlement.”
(jpost.com)
It is highly unusual for the U.S. to criticize construction in Gilo, a neighborhood straddling the Green Line in the city’s south and considered non-controversial among Israelis.
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin noted Tuesday (17th):
“The right to build in all of unified Jerusalem is not questioned in Israel. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said: “Israeli law does not discriminate between Arabs and Jews, or between east and west of the city….The demand to cease construction just for Jews is illegal, also in the U.S. and any other enlightened place in the world.” Initially the White House statement was titled a response to “the approval of settlement expansion in Jerusalem,” but the version the White House later posted on its Website does not use the word settlement.”
(jpost.com)
Housing plan for Jerusalem neighborhood spurs White House criticism – Howard Schneider
Approval Tuesday (17th) of a plan to build 900 homes in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem prompted sharp criticism from the White House. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said the administration was “dismayed” at the Jerusalem Planning Committee’s approval of the Gilo project.
(washingtonpost.com)
(washingtonpost.com)
Jewish neighborhood had been under Palestinian siege – Ronen Medzini
Gilo’s residents remember the Second Intifada at the start of the decade when their homes became a target for attacks from the neighboring Palestinian town of Beit Jala for many months. At the time, the managers of the American CNN network issued an instruction to stop referring to Gilo as a “settlement” and call it a “Jewish neighborhood.”
(ynetnews.com)
(ynetnews.com)
IDF: Humanitarian aid up 900% - Yaakov Katz
Humanitarian aid to Gaza has increased by close to 900% in 2009 compared to the previous year, the head of the IDF’s Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration, Col. Moshe Levi, said Monday (16th).
In the first half of 2008, international organizations transferred 606 trucks into Gaza, while in the first half of 2009, the number of aid trucks jumped to 5,300.
In addition, since the beginning of the year, the IDF has issued over 18,500 permits for Palestinians to leave Gaza and enter Israel or travel overseas.
(jpost.com)
In the first half of 2008, international organizations transferred 606 trucks into Gaza, while in the first half of 2009, the number of aid trucks jumped to 5,300.
In addition, since the beginning of the year, the IDF has issued over 18,500 permits for Palestinians to leave Gaza and enter Israel or travel overseas.
(jpost.com)
Iran: Muslims must quit British Forces – Richard Kerbaj
Ayatollah Abdolhossein Moezi, director of the Islamic Center of England, who was appointed as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s special envoy to the UK, has told Muslim servicemen and women to quit the British Armed Forces, saying that their involvement in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars is forbidden by Islam.
(timesonline.co.uk)
(timesonline.co.uk)
Peres predicts Ahmadinejad & Chavez will self-destruct
Israeli President Shimon Peres predicts that the people of Iran and Venezuela will make their current leaders disappear before too long. Speaking at a forum in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this week, Peres said both Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hugo Chavez have gone crazy over oil, which he noted is not bad to sell but “really is dangerous if you swallow it.”
He said both leaders are headed for a fall, “not because any of us is going to kill them—their own people are getting tired of them, considering them as passing passengers. It is a short-term relationship so we shouldn’t waste too much time on them.”
(iba.org.il)
He said both leaders are headed for a fall, “not because any of us is going to kill them—their own people are getting tired of them, considering them as passing passengers. It is a short-term relationship so we shouldn’t waste too much time on them.”
(iba.org.il)
1,200 new Latin American immigrants this year
25 new immigrants arrived in Israel Wednesday afternoon (18th) after having the privilege of flying from Latin America with Israeli President Shimon Peres, who returned after rounds of visits in the region.
The new Israelis hail from Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru. Approximately 1,200 Jews are expected to move from Latin America to Israel by the end of 2009 with the help of the Jewish Agency.
(israelnationalnews.com)
The new Israelis hail from Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru. Approximately 1,200 Jews are expected to move from Latin America to Israel by the end of 2009 with the help of the Jewish Agency.
(israelnationalnews.com)
Israel Aerospace opens plant in Mississippi
The government-owned Israel Aerospace Industries has inaugurated a new plant for its Stark Aerospace subsidiary, which is producing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in an airport industrial area in the southern American state of Mississippi. The UAV division of Stark manufactures Hunter UAVs developed in Israel for the U.S. Army.
Stark manufacturers plan to expand their operations to include the manufacture of tactical ground radar systems. They currently employ approximately 100 workers in two other factories in the United States and are presently building a fourth plant, due to be in operation next year.
(israelnationalnews.com)
Stark manufacturers plan to expand their operations to include the manufacture of tactical ground radar systems. They currently employ approximately 100 workers in two other factories in the United States and are presently building a fourth plant, due to be in operation next year.
(israelnationalnews.com)
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