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 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]