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Headlines: 16 Terrorists Arrested, Woman and Children Saved From Palestinian

Israeli Border Guard police and IDF security forces captured 16 wanted fugitives, including 2 senior Hamas officials, overnight in various locations across Judea and Samaria.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Israeli woman and her three children brought home after being stuck with abusive Palestinian for 15 years.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

President Abbas welcomes Sissi’s support for the French peace initiative; a senior Palestinian official doubts that an Israeli unity government would make a difference on the diplomatic front.
[Haaretz]

 

A delegation of 130 businessmen, researchers, and government officials from Ontario, Canada is visiting Israel. Representatives from the delegation are expected to sign new agreements worth $87 million for developing joint technological ventures.
[Globes]

 

Israel will continue to use precision strike and intelligence capabilities to damage the build-up of force among its enemies, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon vowed on Tuesday.
[The Jerusalem Post]

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Headlines: Israel Memorial Day, Fighter Jets Attack Hezbollah, Bomb Attack on IDF

Israel observes Yom Hazikaron, its Memorial Day, to honor 23,477 fallen soldiers and citizens who died as victims of terror.
[The Jewish press]

 

86-year-old relives horror on Jerusalem promenade, when terrorists pounced on her friends, and Arab workers refused to help.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck a weapons convoy headed into the hands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria. The attack allegedly occurred on the Syrian-Lebanese border earlier in the afternoon and struck a number of vital positions important to the terror organization.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

An IDF officer and a second soldier were wounded Tuesday night in a quadruple bomb attack at the Hizme checkpoint, while an hour later five more bombs were defused by IDF sappers.
[The Jewish Press]

 

French PM Manuel Valls will visit Israel and the PA this month in a bid to engineer a peace deal based on a two-state solution.
[Arutz Sheva]

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Telling the Truth About Humanitarian Israel

In December 2015, the British Daily Mail reported that Israel had saved more than 2,000 Syrians since 2013, at a cost of 50 million shekels ($13 million). Many of those saved were Islamic militants and sworn enemies of Israel, while only around 20 percent were civilians, according to the report.

These humanitarian rescue missions are very controversial. Why should Israel risk its soldiers and spend money to rescue Salafists who have a burning wish to destroy Israel? But it does, and this attests yet again to the under-reporting of facts about Israel in the international media. Compared to Israel’s size and the magnitude of Israel’s own security issues in the region, it is remarkable how Israel manages to be there for so many people in need around the world. When detractors whine about Israel not carrying its share of humanitarian outreach in the region, they are of course conveniently overlooking the fact that Israel is carrying infinitely more than what should be expected of a nation of Israel’s size, especially when that nation is actually treating and caring for its own enemies.

In just one development, Israel saved a 5-year old girl after she was seriously wounded in a firefight between rival militias in Syria. But that was not all. Israel is now also saving her from the cancer Israeli doctors discovered she was suffering while she was hospitalized in Haifa’s Rambam Hospital.

The story reads like something out of a thriller that could only take place in Israel: The hospital refused to release the girl after doctors discovered that she had cancer and security officials agreed. A bone marrow donor had to be found, and was — a relative living in an unnamed country that is an enemy of Israel’s, rendering it impossible for the relative to travel openly to Israel. Instead, a secret operation by Israel’s security services was launched to smuggle the relative out of that country and into Israel. The relative arrived on Monday and is now quarantined at the hospital with the girl, awaiting for the first round of treatment.

All the characteristics of the typical Israeli approach to life make up the ingredients of this story: the feeling of extreme responsibility of the doctors, refusing to let the girl go after saving her life once, and the almost unbelievable willingness of the security forces to risk their own soldiers to save her. This is Israel at its best and it is not a rare occurrence in this country, even if this particular example is of course extraordinary.

This is the ethos of Judaism and it is the ethos of Israel. But the world will never acknowledge this, because it refuses to see and hear the truth about Israel with a savage stubbornness that is reserved only for Israel. Appreciating that Israel values life above all else — all life, not just Jewish life — would make the anti-Israeli hatred, the anti-Jewish tropes and caricatures, the howls of “apartheid” and “injustice” melt away in an instant.

In an age where facts have long ceased to matter, however, all that the haters, especially those in the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, have to do is ignore those facts. The world is overflowing with naked emperors prancing about, peddling their lies and delusions to uncritical and impressionable audiences, who are much too willing to subscribe to them.

Thankfully, however, those lies and delusions are not having much of an impact on Israel itself. They are, however, having a detrimental effect on especially Diaspora Jewry around the world, notably on young Jewish students on college and university campuses in the West, where the anti-Israeli narratives are strong and thriving, not only in the BDS movement, but even among college and university staff to whom these narratives are almost as natural as breathing.

It is only persistence and proud stubbornness that will ultimately make the truth about Israel prevail in those dark corners, where the prejudiced hatred against Israel is allowed to fester. It is a supreme irony, of course, that Western universities have become feeding grounds for this hatred, considering that they are the rightful inheritors of the tradition of Enlightenment. This irony, however, is lost on most college students today, but it ought not to be lost on those who still believe in the value of truth and getting that truth out there. The story of Israel’s rescue of Syrians would be a good place to start.

(Originally published on Israel Hayom)

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Silent Intifada Weekly Report [April 10, 2016]

There were over 80 terror attacks this past week. Four Jews were injured as a result.

This week as almost every week there were dozens of terror attacks of varying severity not reported in most major media outlets. We report on these silenced events to present a fuller picture of the reality in Israel and balance the picture presented to innocent readers abroad. We hope that by reporting these incidents we can raise awareness so that actions can be taken to rectify this problem and improve reality in the Jewish State.

This past week (Friday April 1st- Thursday April 7th) there were over 80 terror attacks recorded in the Silent Intifada updates on Hakol Hayehudi. Among these were one stabbing as well as many incidents of arson and throwing of stones and firebombs at individuals, vehicles, and homes.

In total four Jews were injured in these attacks.

In a stabbing attack in the industrial district of Rosh Haayin a Jewish woman was injured. She was taken for treatment and her condition was stable.

At Tapuach Junction an Arab attempted to stab security forces and was arrested.

In Hawara in the Shomron, Arabs threw stones several times. In one incident, a stone struck a vehicle being driven by a woman who was on her way to repair damage to her car from a previous attack. The stone injured a passenger in the vehicle. Shortly after the attack, Jewish residents held a protest in Hawara and called on security forces to respond harshly to the continued stone throwing attacks.

Full list of attacks:

Friday April 8th

  • Arabs riot in Al-Arub in Gush Etzion.
  • Arabs riot in Anata near Jerusalem.

2:29- Arabs riot in Dahashiya.

Thursday April 7th

  • Arabs throw stones near Tekoa.
  • Arabs throw stones in Halhul.
  • Arabs throw firebombs in Dahit Al Barid.
  • Arabs throw stones in Malach.
  • Arabs throw firebombs in Yavad.
  • Arabs throw firebombs in Abu Dis.

23:30- Arabs throw paint bombs at the light rail in Shuafat in Jerusalem causing damage.

22:56- Arabs throw stones at IDF forces near Qalandiya.

22:44- Arabs throw stones near Hizme causing damage to a vehicle.

21:00- A woman is injured from stone throwing by Arabs on the road to Adam.

19:00- Arabs roll burning tires near Hevron.

18:37- Arabs throw stones at a bus and vehicles near Kiryat Arba.

17:30- A Jew is injured when Arabs throw stones at his car on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

11:09- Arabs throw stones at vehicles on the Avid Bypass Road causing damage.

Wednesday April 6th

  • Arabs riot in Shechem and throw stones and firebombs at IDF forces on the way to Joseph’s Tomb.
  • Arabs riot in Tekoa in Gush Etzion.
  • Arabs riot near Al-Moyar in Binyamin.
  • Arabs riot in Beit Hanina in Jerusalem.
  • Arabs throw stones near the Beqaot checkpoint.
  • Arabs attack IDF forces in Dahariya in Har Hevron.

22:06- Arabs riot in Silwan in Jerusalem.

Tuesday April 5th

  • Arabs throw stones on Route 443 near Beit Horon.
  • Arabs throw firebombs in Tzurif.

20:48- Arabs throw firebombs at an army vehicle near A-Ram.

20:46- Arabs throw stones near Beitar.

18:37- Arabs riot near Tekoa.

18:30- Arabs riot in Duma.

18:10- Arabs throw firebombs at border police officers in Issawiya in Jerusalem.

17:40- Arabs throw stones at vehicles near Efrat.

16:50- Arabs throw stones at vehicles near Karnei Shomron.

13:12- Arabs throw stones at vehicles in Luben A-Sharkiya causing damage.

8:41- A driver is injured from stones thrown by Arabs in Hawara in the Shomron.

Monday April 4th

  • Arabs riot in Jeba in Binyamin.
  • Arabs riot in Suchiya in Har Hevron.
  • Arabs riot in Beit Rima.
  • Arabs riot in Silwad in Binyamin.
  • Arabs riot near Maale Adumim.
  • Arabs throw stones in Pesagot.
  • Arabs throw stones in Ras Al Amud.
  • Arabs throw stones at the Adam Junction.

23:44- Arabs throw firebombs at the fence of Pesagot in Binyamin.

22:12- Arabs throw firebombs at vehicles near Shilat Junction on Route 443.

21:12- Arabs throw firebombs at vehicles near Silat Junction.

8:45- Arabs throw stones at vehicles in Hawara.

00:09- Arabs throw firebombs at vehicles near Beni Naim Junction in Har Hevron.

Sunday April 3rd

  • Arabs riot near A-Tira.
  • Arabs throw stones in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood in Jerusalem.
  • Arabs riot in Kabatia in the Shomron.
  • Arabs throw firebombs near Ateret.
  • Arabs throw firebombs near Alei Zahav.
  • Arabs throw stones near Rachel’s Tomb.
  • Arabs throw stones near Tekoa.
  • Arabs throw stones and firebombs in Issawiya in Jerusalem.
  • Arabs throw stones in Shukba.
  • Arabs throw stones in Al-Ram.
  • Arabs throw stones near Pesagot.

20:10- Arabs throw firebombs at security forces in Umm Salmona near Efrat.

19:32- Arabs throw stones at vehicles near Halhul.

17:25- Attempted terror attack: An Arab was arrested on his way to perpetrating an attack near Beit El.

17:06- Arabs throw stones at vehicles near Al-Hadr

16:13- Attempted stabbing: An Arab attempts to stab soldiers at Tapuach Junction.

13:08- Stabbing: An Arab stabs a woman in Rosh Hayin.

10:16- Arabs throw stones at vehicles near Al-Hadr.

9:15- Arabs throw stones at vehicles in Hawara causing damage.

Shabbat April 2nd

23:10- Arabs throw firebombs in Issawiya.

21:45- Arabs throw firebombs at vehicles on the road to Maale Adumim.

6:00- Navy soldiers capture a vessel on the way to Gaza and discover ammunition on it.

Friday April 1st

15:32- Arabs and leftist extremists riot at Husan Junction.

15:00- Arabs riot in Kadum.

14:33- Arabs riot at the Tunnels Junction.

13:00- Arabs riot near Shilo.

11:13- Two Arab shepherds throw stones at a female soldier near Susiya.

10:40- Arabs riot in Har Hevron.

8:50- A taxi driver reports that three Arabs attempted to carjack him near Rantis.

(This article was originally published on Hakol Hayehudi)

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IDF to Hamas: Please Stop Hating Us

The war of words continues today between Hamas and Israel.  Of course it should be assumed that Hamas who has never heeded any warning from the IDF will keep their tradition of running straight into a wall. In the tradition of the IDF’s war of stern warnings Major General Yoav Mordechai Poli threatened Hamas saying that unless they cease coercion and incitement of those who cross over into Israel, Israel will have no choice but to close the crossings.

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Gaza Strip – Crossings
This is analogous to Jews pleading with Hitler to stop murdering us. Hamas doesn’t care about land crossings or the residents of the strip. Any closure will feed into their propaganda.  That being said, if we don’t want violent enemies entering Israel then don’t let them in, but don’t pretend to use it as a weapon against an enemy force steeped in the ideology of global Jihad.

Preparing for War Means Be Prepared

If Hamas is truly preparing for another round of fighting then the IDF needs to be prepared as well.  No slogan or warnings will do. Making sure the enemy is severely destroyed is the only real solution to the conflict.  This requires killing Hamas leaders and the eventual reconquering of the strip in order to finally flush out the Jihadist vipers that are busy readying themselves for Israel’s destruction.