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Police revealed Sunday that officers have arrested 17 suspects in thesavage mob attack of a Jewish man in an Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem. Victim Nir Nachshon was yanked from his car and beaten after accidentally entering the neighborhood of Issawiya. The suspects are all young Arab men from the neighborhood. Nine suspects have had their remands [...]
July 31st, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

An explosion was reported at a depot along the Egyptian natural gas pipeline in Sinai that normally supplies Israel and Jordan with gas,Army Radio reported Saturday. The attack on the pipeline was the third this month and the fifth since the beginning of 2011. It also followed a shootout between Egyptian security forces and apparent Islamic militants on [...]
July 31st, 2011 | Posted in Arab World,Latest | Read More »

Both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US ambassador designate Dan Shapiro tried their hands at outreach Sunday, with Netanyahu broadcasting a Ramadan message to Israeli Arabs and Muslims around the world, and Shapiro launching a Facebook page to interact with the Israeli public. Netanyahu, in a video uploaded to his Facebook page, wished the Muslim [...]
July 31st, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Move seen as signal to Palestinian Authority regarding language European Union might support in UN resolution on statehood. The French Foreign Ministry on Wednesday circulated comments made by Foreign Minister Alain Juppe last week saying that any solution to the Middle East conflict would need to recognize Israel as the nation-state for the Jewish people. [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in International,Latest | Read More »

In video, Zawahri says “our uprising will not stop until we raise banner of jihad over Jerusalem,” Syrian FM: al-Qaida may be behind some violence. DUBAI – Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged Syrian protesters to direct their movement also against Washington and Israel, denouncing the United States as insincere in showing solidarity with them, according [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in Arab World,Latest | Read More »

Turkish PM says Sarksyan trying to “fill youth with hatred”; Israeli source: Who will ask Erdogan to apologize for occupying northern Cyprus? Israel can take solace that it is not the only country in the world from which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking an apology: On Wednesday he demanded one from Armenia [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in International,Latest | Read More »

Attack shows Hezbollah afraid UN peacekeeping force will search Lebanese villages for weapons, Defense officials say. The bombing of a UNIFIL convoy in southern Lebanon on Tuesday night was likely aimed at sending a message to the peacekeeping force to scale back its operations against Hezbollah, Israeli defense officials said on Wednesday. UNIFIL’s mandate is up for renewal in mid-August [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in Arab World,Latest | Read More »

Kassam rocket fired at southern Israel, lands near Ashkelon. No injuries. Terrorists fired a Kassam rocket from the Gaza region at southern Israel early Thursday morning. The rocket landed in an open area south of the city of Ashkelon. There were no physical injuries or damage. The “red alert” siren was heard in the area just [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in Latest,Terror | Read More »

Despite severe financial crisis, US officials say foreign aid to Israel to remain unaffected in 2012; budget funds ‘commitment to ensure our ally Israel maintains its qualitative military edge,’ Rep. Nita Lowey says WASHINGTON – Our American friend: American aid to Israel will not be reduced in 2012 despite budgetary cutbacks, senior US officials said [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in International,Latest | Read More »

Egypt this week hosted a “resistance” conference attended by the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizbullah and Palestinian Authority terrorist groups. Egypt this week hosted a “resistance” conference attended by the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizbullah and Palestinian Authority terrorist groups. They discussed linking the Arab Spring uprisings with demands of the Palestinian Authority. The two-day convention at the Egyptian [...]
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