Category: Headlines

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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]

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Headlines June 14: Israel to Head UN Legal Committee, Temple Mount Ban Lifted, Paris ISIS Attack

Israel Makes UN History: Ambassador Danny Danon to Head UN Legal Committee
[The Jewish Press]

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday lifted the ban on Knesset Members and cabinet ministers visiting the Temple Mount.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Paris Police Officer Stabbed To Death; ISIS Reportedly Claims Responsibility
[The Huffington Post]

 

Brazil regrets its vote negating Israel’s tie to Western Wall, Temple Mount
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Johannes Hahn, the European Commission’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, arrived in Israel on an official visit to initiate a process of consultations with Israel ahead of the launch of the new Israel-EU bilateral cooperation program.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

Miracle: Shot twice in the head, victim recounts Tel Aviv attack
[Arutz Sheva]

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Headlines June 13: Condolences to Orlando Victims, Attacks in Jerusalem, Incitement by Temple Mount Preacher

PM Netanyahu extended Israel’s deepest condolences to the American people following the horrific attack on the LGBT community in Orlando.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

A Jewish woman and child were attacked by an Arab male in Jerusalem on Shavuot.
[The Jewish Press]

 

The Palestinians’ conflict with Israel, including the occupation in the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza, is the primary cause for Palestinian “humanitarian vulnerabilities,” according to a UN report published Monday.
[Times of Israel]

 

The nephew of Hamas de facto prime minister Ismail Haniyeh was hospitalized over the weekend at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Two Israeli teens were injured and several others in shock late Sunday in a rock-throwing attack on a bus in East Jerusalem.
[Times of Israel]

 

Watch: Temple Mount preacher calls to ‘annihilate the Jews’
[Arutz Sheva]
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Headlines June 9: Terrorists Kill 4 in Tel Aviv, Arabs Praise Attacks, Hamas Threatens More

Four people were killed and six others were wounded in a shooting attack at a food and shopping center in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on passersby. Netanyahu called a security briefing in Tel Aviv.
[Haaretz]

Hamas blames Tel Aviv attack on ‘Al-Aqsa violations,’ threatens more
[Times of Israel]

 

Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem took to the streets to celebrate the deadly terrorist shooting in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night that left four people dead and several others wounded. Upon hearing the reports of the shooting, dozens of Palestinians gathered at Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, singing out loud and cheering the gunmen. In the West Bank city of Tulkarm, many young men took to the streets and distributed candies to the local drivers, while in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Bethlehem dozens of Palestinians participated in a march praising the terror attack.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Israel’s Defense Ministry said it was freezing tens of thousands of permits given to Palestinians to travel to Israel during the Muslim Ramadan holy month Thursday along with other punitive measures, in the wake of a terror attack in central Tel Aviv.
[Times of Israel]

 

Wednesday night’s terrorist cousins not first in the family to murder Jews. Uncle of Sarona terrorists murdered four in 2002.
[Arutz Sheva]

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Headlines June 8: Israel Strikes Syrian Weapons, Bibi & Putin, NASA & Israel to Mars

Israeli Air Force jets attacked a missile storage facility in Syria over the weekend, targeting a number of military sites said to be housing advanced weaponry.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Kremlin, held a lengthy working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They discussed a large number of issues including Syria and other regional issues pertaining to the national security of both countries. The two leaders discussed the continuation of regional coordination between their respective militaries, which has worked very well up until now. They also discussed agricultural issues (milk production with the assistance of Israeli technologies), the pensions agreement that was signed between the two countries, tourism, health, the manufacture of medicines and other issues.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

NASA chief expresses interest in Israel helping with manned mission to Mars‏
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Israel and Ukraine sign agreement for employment of Ukrainian construction workers
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that in just one or two meetings a rapprochement deal with Israel will be reached, indicating that the normalization talks started last December are reaching a close.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

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Headlines June 7: Rare Coins Found, Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia, US Promises More Israel Aid

Susan Rice criticizes Israel but promises largest aid package in history
[i24 News]

 

NGO presents MK Glick with nearly 100,000 signatures of the Jerusalem Covenant affirming Jerusalem is the eternal Biblical capital of the Jews.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Israel has challenged the accuracy and objectivity of a report submitted by the Palestinians to the World Health Organization (WHO), saying it is riddled with misleading or false captions to photos accusing the Jewish state of wrongdoing.
[Ynet News]

 

The Smith Research Center poll, commissioned by the “Commanders for Israel’s Security” movement, reveals that 57 percent of Israelis who don’t reside in Jerusalem fear visiting the city amid the months-long wave of Palestinian stabbing, car-ramming, and shooting terror attacks against Jewish Israelis.
[JP Updates]

 

Speaker of Iran’s Parliament claims Saudi Arabia shared intelligence with Israel during the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Anxious Callers Can Now Track Israeli MDA Ambulances Via GPS
[The Jewish Press]

 

A Rare Cache of Silver Coins Dating to the Hasmonean Period was Discovered in Modi‘in
[Israel Antiquities Authority]

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Headlines June 6: Netanyahu Visits Moscow, NY Governor Attacks BDS, Hamas Rejects Peace

Arab Terrorists Shoot at School Bus, Stone Second Bus
[The Jewish Press]

 

In a joint ISA, IDF and Israel Police operation, a 17-year-old resident of the Gaza Strip, who is active in the Hamas military wing, was arrested after crossing the perimeter fence from the Gaza Strip into Israel.
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

Hamas official criticizes Egyptian President’s call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
[Arutz Sheva]

PM Netanyahu heads to Moscow for an official visit marking 25 years of restored diplomatic relations with Russia.
[The Jewish Press]

 

NY Governor turns tables on BDS Boycott Israel movement with executive order. Anyone boycotting Israel will find themselves boycotted by the great state of New York.
[Times of Israel]

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Headlines June 5: Jerusalem Day, 2-state Security Proposal, India’s Bnei Menashe

Mayor Barkat says contested Jerusalem Day march in Old City ‘appropriate’
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Israel on Friday announced a series of gestures to relax restrictions on the movement of Palestinian Arabs during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Arabs were involved in 59 percent of the murders in Israel in 2015, almost three times their share in the population (21 percent)
[Haaretz]

 

Israel will spend 8.1 millions shekels, or about 2 million dollars, to bring more than 712 members of India’s Bnei Menashe community to Israel this year.
[Forward]

 

Former Israeli and US security and diplomacy officials have presented two proposals for achieving a two-state solution, based on systems that they say would satisfy Israel’s security needs in the West Bank while providing Palestinians the sovereignty they require.
[The Jerusalem Post]