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House of Representatives to vote on bipartisan bill to prevent use of human shields
Jackson Richman11.12.2018
The bill mandates that the president impose sanctions on any entity that “knowingly and materially supports, orders, controls, directs or otherwise engages in” the exercise of human shields by the terrorist organizations Hezbollah and Hamas.
Hamas terrorists in southern Gaza, Jan. 31, 2017. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
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Injured pregnant terror victim improves, newborn baby in critical condition
11.12.2018
“We just keep praying for her recovery and the recovery of her baby,” said Liora Silberstein, mother of Shira Ish Ran. “They will need a lot of prayers. He was born in the 30th week, and she lost a lot of blood—this little family needs a lot of strength in the next few weeks and months.”
Wedding photo of Amichai and Shira Ish-Ran, married earlier this year. Both were injured in a drive-by shooting by a Palestinian terrorists at a bus stop outside of the Jewish community of Ofra on Dec. 9, 2018. Photo courtesy of the family.
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EU seeking to help Iran as US gets tougher, pressing allies
11.12.2018
E.U. Foreign Affairs and Security Policy head Federica Mogherini told reporters on Monday that a sanctions workaround to assist firms doing business with Iran will be done by the end of the year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, at a meeting on the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal on Sept. 22, 2016, in New York. Credit: U.N. Photo/Amanda Voisard.
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Israel thwarts terror attempts in Judea and Samaria
11.12.2018
An car-ramming attack near Hebron failed to injure passengers of an Israeli Civil Administration vehicle. The attacker was fatally shot. An attacker was shot at an injured by security forces in a separate car-ramming incident in the Jordan Valley.
Israeli soldiers conduct a search for Palestinian suspects of a terror attack in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 10, 2018. The day beforehand, on Dec. 9, seven Israelis were injured in the drive-by shooting attack near Ofra, one of them a pregnant woman. Photo by Flash90.
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On last day of Hanukkah, archaeologists find ancient wick in the Negev
11.12.2018
A unique lamp wick dating back to the Byzantine period was uncovered by the Antiquities Authority at the Negev Desert Roman Empire settlement of Shivta.
The ancient wick found at the Shivta archaeological dig in the Negev. Courtesy: Israel Antiquities Authority.
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Report: Australia to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Israel Hayom11.12.2018
In October, newly appointed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that he was open to officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the Australian embassy there from its current location in Tel Aviv.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Credit: Prime Minister's Office via Twitter.
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At International Human Rights Day conference, Israeli minorities praise Jewish state
11.12.2018
The conference aims to underscore the unbreakable connection between Zionism and human rights, and to counter those who use the call of human rights to slander and delegitimize Israel.
From right to left: Ze'ev Jabotinsky, grandson of the famous Revisionist Zionist leader; Yishai Fleisher, spokesperson of the Jewish Community of Hebron; and Im Tirtzu CEO Matan Peleg. Credit: Koby Dovraz.
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PBS to air ‘Tree of Life’ concert of unity and hope after Pittsburgh shooting
10.12.2018
“The voices of this community—from the chief of police to those who were directly impacted by the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue—affirmed that hatred can’t weaken the city of steel. Pittsburgh ‘strong’ is a reality,” said Corporation for Public Broadcasting president and CEO Pat Harrison ahead of the Dec. 11 nationwide airing and live stream.
Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman (seated) with music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck at a Nov. 27, 2018 concert in honor of the 11 Jewish victims of the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue shooting. The concert will be aired nationwide on PBS on Dec. 11, 2018, as well as available afterwards by live-streaming. Credit: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on http://www.itzhakperlman.com.
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Pro-Israel Christian group tops 5 million members
10.12.2018
“It’s clear our mission is resonating with Americans all across the country who share our commitment to defend Israel,” said Shari Dollinger, the organization’s executive director.
Pastor John Hagee at the 13th annual CUFI summit, held from July 23-24, 2018. Screenshot: YouTube.
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Ohio man arrested for planning attack on synagogue
10.12.2018
Damon Joseph, 21, was charged with a count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.
Damon Joseph, 21, of Holland, Ohio, was arrested by the FBI on Dec. 7, 2018, for planning an attack on a Toledo-area synagogue. He was charged with a count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State. Screenshot.
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Jordanian TV commentator: ‘The Holocaust, the greatest lie in modern history’
MEMRI10.12.2018
Speaking on Al-Quds TV (Lebanon) on Nov. 11, Jordanian political commentator Sufyan Tal said that Rupert Murdoch and Alex Springer are prominent Zionists who are recruited to make the world believe Jewish-Zionist lies.
Speaking on Al-Quds TV (Lebanon) on Nov. 11, 2018, Jordanian political commentator Sufyan Tal said that Rupert Murdoch and Alex Springer are prominent Zionists who are recruited to make the world believe Jewish-Zionist lies. (MEMRI)
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Israeli gas line to Jordan lauded as ‘boost for ‎peace’
Ariel WhitmanIsrael Hayom10.12.2018
Work on a major Israel-Jordan natural gas pipeline is part of a ‎landmark 15-year, $10 billion deal inked in 2016 • Project expected to become operational in late 2019.
Jordan’s King Abdullah (left) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2014. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.
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Israel’s Diaspora affairs minister to devise plan to bring French Jews to Israel
Dan LavieIsrael Hayom10.12.2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks Naftali Bennett for a solution after Bennett warns that Israel is unprepared to accommodate 200,000 French Jews who want to make aliyah • Bennett: Israel has a moral obligation to help French Jews come to Israel.
The wreath left outside the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris by U.S. Credit: U.S. Department of State.
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Palestinian man murdered in Israel for selling land to Jews
Yaron Doron and Israel Hayom Staff10.12.2018
Police believe that Ahmed Salameh, 51, was murdered for mediating land sales in Judea and Samaria to Jewish settlers • Unidentified assailants shot him at close range in his car • His father was killed 30 years ago under similar circumstances.
Ahmed Salameh | Photo: Twitter
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Pompeo: Hezbollah terror tunnels ‘violate the most basic premise of sovereignty’
10.12.2018
The Israel Defense Forces launched “Operation Northern Shield” to eliminate tunnels dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the audience at the 36th Annual Jewish Institute for National Security of America Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2018. Credit: YouTube screenshot.
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