By Ziv Rappaport JERUSALEM (TNA) – The rockets falling across Israel in the past days have caused disturbances and hindrance in all facets of life; camps were closed, events cancelled and the economy disrupted. One of the restrictions imposed by the Home Front Command following the dangerous security situation is that large gatherings are prohibited […]
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Middle EastConflict with Hamas takes toll on Israel’s tourism sector (JNS.org) While outbound flights from Israel are full, incoming flights are comparatively empty as many would-be tourists cancel their travel plans to Israel in response to the current escalation of violence between Hamas and Israel. “The trends are very clear, and if necessary we’ll cope,”
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed Sunday, July 13, on CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ and Fox News’ ‘Sunday.’ Netanyahu’s primary objective was to strengthen the legitimacy of Operation ‘Protective Edge’ in the international realm. He stressed the difference between the IDF’s actions and Hamas’ targeting of civilians, while using
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –I have a daughter, a brother, cousins, nieces and nephews living in central and southern Israel. The graves of my parents and other ancestors are in its soil. I was born there; we are well-acquainted with terror and hate even as we are proud of being a high-tech, medical,
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir and Yaniv Hassidoff JERUSALEM (TNA)–Palestinian Envoy to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Ibrahim Khreisheh admitted in an interview, translated by MEMRI (The Middle East Media Research Institute), that the Palestinian Authority and Hamas do not abide by international law and commit war crimes. Responding to a question presented to him on
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) –Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Saturday night, the second time during this campaign. Some damage was caused to structures. In response, IDF artillery forces fired toward the source of the launch. The IDF is now considering the option of a developing northern front, and is
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) –The Arab world, as a default, rallies around Hamas against Israel on any and all issues. Muslim countries in conflict, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as other Muslim countries came together last week at the UN in attempt to have Israel condemned for their so-called aggression in
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Can Israel solve the problem of Hamas and its friends? The short answer to the question heading this note is “No.” There are too many Muslims in the world, having weight in international forums, with the US and EU inclined to go along with them. The ascendance of radicalism among
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release) –In a briefing on the immediate and growing impact of the crisis in Israel on the children and families of the Israel Tennis Centers in southern Israel, the region hardest hit by the rockets that continue to rain down, officials said on Friday, July 11, that all 14 tennis centers are
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — As Hamas continues to fire rockets at Israel’s major cities, aiming at millions of Israeli civilians, Fatah has posted a new video, glorifying female Jihadist fighters. Fatah’s most recent Facebook post on Friday, July 10, shows a video report from its Al Aqsa Brigades YouTube channel, which has
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Middle EastGaza rocket hits Ashdod gas station, man severely injured (JNS.org) A man with disabilities was severely injured and seven more people were lightly injured Friday morning when a rocket fired from Gaza hit an Ashdod gas station, starting a massive fire. An Israeli Air Force plane bombed the launch site from where the rocket was
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — President Vladimir Putin is a tough but very effective leader. He is never afraid to take a stand and fight for the interests of his people. True, his methods can be heavy handed at times—if not downright ruthless. His support for Assad in his civil war
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International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABRUSSELS (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress on Friday, July 11, applauded a French plan to combat radicalization and terrorism and urged the adoption of a law before France’s Parliament banning travel to Syria and blocking access to jihadist websites. “Given the number of French citizens radicalized by their training on the Syrian battlefield, we
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (WJC) –The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and the country’s Zionist Federation on Thursday strongly condemned a one-sided statement on the conflict in Gaza issued by the ruling ANC party’s Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte. “The State of Israel has turned the occupied territories of Palestine into permanent death
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