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Islamic Jihad: We will Escalate Our Attacks
12 November, 2019 |
6 years ago
The Islamic Jihad has threatened to escalate its attacks on Israel later in the day after Bahaa al-Ata, an Islamic Jihad commander who as eliminated by the IDF earlier in the day is buried.
The Islamic has so far fired some 40 rockets at southern Israel and the Tel Aviv area. No Israelis have been injured in the attack. Several of the rockets have been intercepted by the Iron Dome defense systems.
Egypt is reportedly mediating between Israel and Gaza in an attempt to stop the fire, but the Islamic Jihad has told them to stay out of the fray.
IDF Tests New Advanced Warning System
11 November, 2019 |
6 years ago
The IDF this week commenced in three days of tests of its new advanced warning system.
In June 2019, the Home Front Command upgraded its alert system that now allows for the targeted alert for more than 1,700 warning areas. The upgrade is designed to simplify the alerts for the citizens and enable the maintenance of one’s routine during a time of emergency living.
The test alerts will be conveyed by horns, on TV channels, websites, radio stations and the Home Front Command app.
The IDF’s The Home Front Command “considers it important to improve and make the alert accessible to citizens as a life-saving measure” and called on the test and choose the alert measure they found most suitable for themselves.
Alerts ahead of incoming rockets during previous attacks on Israel, and especially from the Gaza Strip, have proven to save lives.
Anti-Semitic Hatred that fueled Kristallnacht is ‘Still Claiming Victims Today’, Israel Warns
10 November, 2019 |
6 years ago
The Nazi anti-Semitic hatred that brought to the 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms in Germany “is still claiming victims today,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry warned on the anniversary of one of the milestones of the Holocaust.
November 9th marked 81 years since the Kristallnacht pogroms against Jews in Nazi Germany and Austria in which 90 Jews were murdered and hundreds of Synagogues were burnt and desecrated.
“The anti-Semitic hatred that fueled this violence is still claiming victims today,” the Foreign Ministry stated.
In 2018, Germany recorded on average five anti-Semitic hate crimes a day. The large majority – 1,603 out of 1,799 recorded crimes, 90 % – were perpetrated by right-wing extremists or influenced by far-right ideology.
First Native-American Congresswoman Visits the Benyamin Region
7 November, 2019 |
6 years ago
Congresswoman Deb Haalland (D., NM), one of the first two Native American representatives elected to Congress, together with another four Congressmen visited the town Ofra in the Benyamin region on Wednesday to meet with the local Israeli residents.
The delegation, led by JStreet head Jeremy Ben Ami, included 30 Jewish activists.
Aaron Lipkin, a resident of Ofra, described the meeting as “intense” due to the many disagreements regarding issues concerning Israel’s presence in Judea and Samaria, but said the “atmosphere was good” and the participants displayed a “sincere will to understand the lives and perspectives” of the Israelis living in Benyamin.
“We really appreciated the hospitality and the conversation, being welcomed so warmly,” said Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont.
Police Arrest Man for Threatening Netanyahu’s Life
6 November, 2019 |
6 years ago
The Police’s 433 Cyber Unit on Tuesday detained a man, 55 from Ashkelon, on suspicion of that he posted incitement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara and son Yair.
A post published recently on Facebook under the name “Zvika Sabag” called on the Israeli police to prepare to direct traffic during the funerals of the prime minister, his wife and son.
The suspect was arrested for involvement in the incident and brought to interrogation.
The police did not reveal his real identity.
