Monthly Archives: October 2013

French Citizen Detained for ‘Spying’ on Jewish Community

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/173413#.UnGQeCcUZiI A French citizen was detained this afternoon for questioning (Wednesday) by civilian security guards on allegations of spying on Yitzhar residents in their homes. The unnamed man, who is suspected of taking unwanted photographs...

Foreign Diplomats, Mainly European, Participate in Popular Resistance Activities in Judea and Samaria

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20589 Overview 1. Foreigners take part in popular resistance events and activities in Judea and Samaria alongside Palestinians. In most cases they are activists, representatives of pro-Palestinian Western NGOs participating in the campaign to delegitimize Israel....

Financing the flames from a mobile home in Florida

http://www.timesofisrael.com/financing-the-flames-from-a-mobile-home-in-florida/ Illustrative photo of Palestinian and foreign activists during a 2010 protest against the security barrier at the West Bank village of Bil'in, near Ramallah (photo credit: Issam Rimawi / Flash90) A regular feature of West...

Author of ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ Takes Apart NIF Funding Sources in New Book...

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/10/30/author-of-ibm-and-the-holocaust-takes-apart-nif-funding-sources-in-new-book-interview/ In a new book by Edwin Black, author of IBM and the Holocaust, the Jewish writer grapples with the New Israel Fund, unraveling its financial sources and, ultimately, connecting U.S. tax payers to programs...

Restoring Israel’s Rights: The Levy Report

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arlene-kushner/restoring-israels-rights-the-levy-report/ The Jewish people’s considerable rights to the land of Israel are founded upon several bases: Jews have been on the land for close to 4,000 years, most notably within eastern Jerusalem (where the Old City...

Briefings for diplomats and media…writes Michael Kuttner

http://www.jwire.com.au/news/briefings-for-diplomats-and-media-writes-michael-kuttner/37877#more-37877 The Jerusalem Post held its annual diplomatic conference in Herzliya last week attended by representatives of countries accredited to Israel and also the international and local media. Perusing the list of attendees I noted...

Still bickering over Balfour

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6095 Last year, on the 95th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, the former Palestinian minister, Nabil Shaath, wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph attacking Britain for issuing its famous statement of support for the...

IsraAid

http://www.ijn.com/editorial/4262-israaid In this week’s newspaper, one story caught our eye for its humanitarian - not to mention ironic - nature. The Israeli aid organization IsraAid has provided almost $100,000 in nutritional and hygienic assistance to...

Iranian Breakout Estimates, Updated September 2013

Since October 2012 when ISIS last published detailed breakout assessments about Iran’s gas centrifuge uranium enrichment program, Iran has steadily expanded the number of IR-1 centrifuges installed at both its Fordow and Natanz gas...

Hamas Strategy: Manipulate Human Rights Groups

http://jcpa.org/hamas-strategy-manipulate-human-rights-groups/ Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh delivered a speech at the Rashad a-Shawa Center in Gaza on October 19, 2013, detailing Hamas’ positions on various issues, including adhering to the armed struggle to liberate all...