Author: Gavriel Dan

Gavriel Dan spent a number of years covering social movements in Israel, the wider middle east and Europe. He is considered an expert in embedding himself with various groups and causes in order to get accurate and rich information.
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Headlines July 11: Facebook Terror Lawsuit, Azaria Crowdfunding, Philistine Cemetery

Facebook charged with aiding terror in billion dollar lawsuit
[Arutz Sheva]

 

An online crowdfunding campaign to support IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria, who is on trial in the fatal shooting case of a subdued Palestinian attacker, reached NIS 400,000 by Monday morning, some 12 hours after it launched.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

A Philistine cemetery has been discovered for the first time in Israel, possibly shedding light on the mystery of the Philistines’ origins. According to biblical accounts, the Philistines were the arch-foes of ancient Israel.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Israeli security forces succeed in catching Palestinian intelligence agents that were engaging in weapons dealing
[Arutz Sheva]

 

UNESCO to Question Jewish Ties to Western Wall in Arab-Sponsored Draft Resolution
[The Jewish Press]

 

Parents of fallen soldier Oron Shaul are expected to physically block the visitation of families of terrorists at Nafcha Prison.
[Arutz Sheva]

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Headlines July 3: Gaza Rocket Hits Kindergarten, 58 Muslim Extremists Arrested, Hamas Threatens Glick, Elie Wiesel Dies at 87

Hamas Animated Video Threatens Assassination of MK Glick
[The Jewish Press]

 

Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel dies at 87
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Jerusalem police have arrested 58 Muslim extremists involved in recent riots and disturbances on the Temple Mount.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

In 5-hour meeting, National Security Cabinet passes new measures to counter terrorist incitement.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Israel welcomes the Quartet’s recognition of the centrality of Palestinian incitement and violence to the perpetuation of the conflict. This culture of hatred poisons minds and destroys lives and stands as the single greatest obstacle to progress towards peace.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

A kindergarten building in Sderot is badly damaged in a Gaza rocket attack on the Sabbath.
[The Jewish Press]

 

In an emotional video released Sunday morning, the children of Rabbi Michael “Miki” Mark, who was murdered by Palestinian gunmen on Friday,  pleaded with the public to attend their father’s funeral.
[The Jerusalem Post]

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Headlines June 30: Girl Murdered In Her Sleep by Terrorist

Terrorist breaks into Kiryat Arba home, stabs teenage girl dozens of times, killing her. Member of local security team also wounded.
[Arutz Sheva]
Leftist Israeli activists were attacked on the way to an Iftar meal in Ramallah, then ejected by the Palestinian Authority police force.
[The Jewish Press]

 

PM Netanyahu: Israel strongly condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

Israeli-Arab Arrested for Trying to Join ISIS in Syria
[The Jewish Press]

 

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday claimed that Israel is behind all the conflicts in the Arab world, and called on all Muslims in the world to take part on Friday in various activities as part of Al-Quds Day, which takes place on the final Friday of Ramadan and is used by Iran to spread anti-Israel propaganda.
[Arutz Sheva]

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Headlines June 28: Temple Mount Attacks, Rivlin & Ban Ki-Moon, Bibi & Kerry

On Tuesday morning, Arab rioters on the Temple Mount who presumably found no more Jews or police to attack up there, began throwing stones down at the Jews who were engaged in their morning prayer before the Western Wall. One woman, age 73, was injured lightly and was rushed to Hadassah Ein Karem hospital.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Likud MK Yehuda Glick criticizes barring of Temple Mount to Jews, calls on Islamic leaders to reign in violence.
[Arutz Sheva]
President Rivlin meets with UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon and they discuss regional issues including captive Israeli soldiers, terrorism, peace initiatives and normalization with Turkey.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discuss defense issues and the peace process with the Palestinians • Netanyahu also meets with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
[Israel Hayom]

Shin Bet reveals five members of terrorist cell, three of them dentists, arrested over May 10 pipe bomb attack • Leader cites “desecration of Al-Aqsa mosque and harming Palestinian children” as motives • Suspects show interrogators 56 more explosives.
[Israel Hayom]

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Headlines June 27: Two ISIS Members to Be Stripped of Citizenship, Netanyahu Cabinet Remarks, Zoabi Calls for More Gaza Flotillas

On Friday, during the Muslim prayer time at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, The Muslims stole the beautiful and ornate silver Mezuza that was attached to the entrance to the building
[The Jewish Press]

 

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri on Sunday moved to strip two residents of East Jerusalem of their Israeli citizenship and residency status for their involvement with the Islamic State terror group.
[Times of Israel]

 

PM Netanyahu’s remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting include the following topics: the deal between Israel and Turkey, efforts to bring back Israeli captives from Gaza, partial enactment of a long weekend in Israel, increasing cooperation between Israel and Africa, his visit to Rome to meet with Kerry and Italy’s Prime Minister, criticizing Abbas for spreading  abhorrent lies, and Brexit.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

As Turkey deal with Israel, looms MK Haneen Zoabi calls for more Gaza flotillas
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon on Sunday said the Finance Ministry has set up a 24-hour “situation room” to keep tabs on economic repercussions from the United Kingdom’s vote to break from the European Union.
[The Jerusalem Post]

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Headlines June 21: Terrorist Ambush on Highway, US & Israel Cyber Security Agreement, Turkey & Israel Deal

Three Wounded, 12 Vehicles Damaged in Terrorist Ambush on Rt. 443. Security forces were alerted and arrived on the scene in time to kill one of the terrorists and wound two, one critically.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Turkey and Israel will this weekend announce a deal on normalizing ties, ending a six-year diplomatic crisis sparked by a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in which 10 Turkish nationals died
[Arutz Sheva]

 

The Foreign Ministry on Monday evening rejected the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council’s decision to adopt the French peace initiative.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

A group of Muslim activists in Jerusalem, backed by the Palestinian Authority, have launched a new campaign to deter Muslims from selling property to Jews in the Israeli capital.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

The US and Israel will sign a new agreement to automate their sharing of cyber data. The new agreement will qualitatively take the speed of sharing to an entirely different level.
[The Jerusalem Post]

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Headlines June 20: Hamas Denies Contact with Israel, $18 Million to West Bank Settlements, Outcry on Gaza Tunnel Wall

Construction of an underground security wall along Israel’s border with Gaza has prompted an outcry in the Strip, with calls for intervention by international human rights organizations and the United Nations to block the Israeli plan.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

According to the Honenu legal aid society, Israel’s secret police has been operating at least one agent provocateur in an attempt to trap rightwing activists in the performance of extremist acts.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Senior member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine says Hamas is now denying contacts with Israel on a long-term truce.
[Arutz Sheva]
The government on Sunday approved a budget increase of $18.62 million to the settlements in Judea and Samaria in response to the new security situation.
[The Jewish Press]
President Rivlin will meet with King Philippe of Belgium as well as with European Union leaders and other senior figures from the EU, NATO, and the local Jewish community. He will also address a special plenary of the European Parliament.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
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Headlines June 19: Rock throwing injures child, 2 Arabs with M-16 rifles arrested, EU to back French Peace Initiative

A child was lightly injured on Saturday night a car was hit by stones thrown by Arabs near the entrance to Sha’ar Binyamin, north of Jerusalem.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Half a year after he was arrested by the Shin Bet security services, interrogated for days, and accused of being a “Jewish terrorist,” Israel’s prosecution service has confirmed what Netanel Furkowitz’s defense team have said all along: that the youth leader from the Samaria community of Kochav Hashachar is innocent of any wrongdoing, and had no connection whatsoever to the deadly arson attack in the Palestinian village of Duma last summer.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

The French peace initiative is expected to receive substantial backing from the EU Monday in the form of a resolution to be adopted by the EU’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
[i24 News]

 

In the middle of southern Israel’s desert, engineers are hard at work building the world’s tallest solar tower, reflecting the country’s high hopes for renewable energy.
[Times of Israel]

 

Israeli forces arrest 3 Palestinians found with M-16 rifle in West Bank
[The Jerusalem Post]

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Headlines June 16: Liberman Warns Hamas, Praise for Saudi Arabia, Bibi & Waszczykowski

The still new Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) on Wednesday delivered a clear message to Hamas: if you mess with Israel again — it would be your last round of fighting, since Israel would collapse the organization.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Israel’s top intelligence official offered Saudi Arabia rare public praise on Wednesday for its efforts, under King Salman, to lead “pragmatic” Sunni Muslim states confronting Iran and to overhaul Riyadh’s oil-dependent economy.
[Ynet News]

 

Government to approve 72 million shekels for Judea and Samaria communities
[Arutz Sheva]

 

PM Netanyahu meets with Polish FM Waszczykowski. “There is a worldwide problem rampant barbarism that attacks all of our societies. The civilized nations must band together, but I think we should not only cooperate on matters of fighting terror, but on other matters, such as technology and trade.”
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

Third round of talks between Fatah and Hamas begins in the Qatari capital in hopes of implementing a reconciliation agreement.
[Arutz Sheva]
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Headlines June 15: Hamas Commander Defects to Israel, Bibi Meets With NATO, Hamas Head to Step Down

Report: Hamas Tunnel Warfare Commander Defected to Israel. Some in Hamas claim that the man was kidnapped by the IDF. In any event, he should be a source of valuable information for Israeli security forces.
[The Jewish Press]

 

The White House on Tuesday said that it opposes the House of Representative’s proposal to allot $ 600 million to the US funding for building Israel’s missile defense arsenal for 2017.
[i24 News]

 

Hamas head Khaled Mashaal will reportedly not seek another term in the upcoming internal elections, scheduled for the end of the year.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

PM Netanyahu meets with NATO member state ambassadors and discuss the scourge of terror worldwide.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

New hotline established for people in distress
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Minister Ofir Akunis warned on Wednesday morning that Islamic extremism is trying to destroy western culture and the free world.
[Arutz Sheva]