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Sunday, Jan. 27 '19, כ"א בשבט תשע"ט





HEADLINES:
1. ARAB KILLED AFTER LYNCH ATTEMPT WAS CONVICTED TERRORIST
2. GALANT: ISRAEL HAS A PLAN TO KICK IRAN OUT OF SYRIA
3. NETANYAHU: TRUMP'S IRAN SANCTIONS ARE CRIPPLING HEZBOLLAH
4. MALAYSIA STRIPPED OF SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER BAN ON ISRAELIS
5. LARGEST KOSHER STORE IN THE UNITED STATES TO OPEN THIS WEEK
6. WATCH: ROSEANNE BARR VISITS JERUSALEM'S OLD CITY
7. 'THEY SURROUNDED ME AND TRIED TO DRAG ME INTO THE VILLAGE'
8. VENEZUELA BACKTRACKS ON EXPULSION OF US DIPLOMATS


1. ARAB KILLED AFTER LYNCH ATTEMPT WAS CONVICTED TERRORIST
by Arutz Sheva Staff

The Arab who was killed during the events near the Samaria community of Adei Ad over the weekend, Hamdi Nussan, was a convicted terrorist who sat in prison for a number of terror attacks.

Speaking with Arutz Sheva on Sunday, a spokesman for the community of Adei Ad said that the Arab man who was killed was not a mere "demonstrator but a terrorist. A convicted terrorist who sat in Israeli jail. The 'father of four' described in the media had a past of serious offenses of shooting and placing bombs."

"We are talking about a Hamas terrorist. By the way, that entire village is a Hamas village. It's a village in which arrests are carried out by security forces almost every night," the spokesman noted.

Samaria Council head Yossi Dagan said in response, "The defense establishment must operate within the village of Al-Mu'ayyir, to catch the terrorists who organized the lynching attempt yesterday."

"We expect the defense establishment, and I call upon the defense minister, to act decisively against the terror hotbeds," the council head added.

"This picture is not much different from the situation in which children on a bar mitzvah hike found themselves when they toured the town of Migdalim only a year ago. They defended themselves and prevented a severe disaster when one of the accompanying parents fired in the air, stopping the Palestinian rioters from lynching the children."

"I expect the defense establishment, in the clearest way possible, to procure the arrest capture of the terrorists and carry out operations inside the terror hotbeds, so that the motivation to carry out attacks will be reduced, and the security of the residents is preserved," Dagan stressed.



2. GALANT: ISRAEL HAS A PLAN TO KICK IRAN OUT OF SYRIA
by Tzvi Lev

Absorption Minister Yoav Galant said during a cultural event on Shabbat that Israel had a plan to force Iran to leave Syria.

The former General added that Russia agreed to Israel's plan, upon which he did not elaborate. "Israel and Russia have a shared interest to expel the Iranians from Syria," he said.

"As long as the Russians had to defeat the rebel organizations, they saw the Iranians and Hezbollah as partners because they were active on the battlefield," continued Galant.

Galant's comments come amid rising tensions on Israel's northern border as the IDF attemps to stop Iran from establishing itself militarily in Syria. Last Monday, Israel hit military targets in Syria in response to the launching of a surface-to-surface missile on Sunday by Iranian forces operating in Syria.

The targets hit by Israel included Syrian-operated air defense systems and Iranian munitions depots, an intelligence site, and an Iranian-operated military training camp.

At least 21 were reportedly killed in the Israeli strikes, including 12 Iranian soldiers.



3. NETANYAHU: TRUMP'S IRAN SANCTIONS ARE CRIPPLING HEZBOLLAH
by David Rosenberg

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu mocked Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's threats on Sunday, and said the Shi'ite terror organization is increasingly desperate following the IDF's successful campaign against Hezbollah's cross-border terror tunnels and the loss of much of the financial support it had enjoyed from Iran.

Speaking at a cabinet meeting Sunday, Netanyahu said Nasrallah was "very embarrassed". Netanyahu credited both the sanctions regime reimposed by the Trump administration on Iran, and the recent IDF campaign against Hezbollah.

"Nasrallah broke his silence yesterday. He is very embarrassed for three reasons: One, because of the great success of our Operation Northern Shield. He and his people put great effort into the surprise weapon of invasive tunnels, including their excavation, in contrast to what he said, in recent years and months. Within six weeks, we completely denied him this weapon.

"Second, Nasrallah is in a predicament due to financial distress. The policy that we pushed of reimposing sanctions on Iran, which was clearly and sharply adopted by President Trump, is striking hard at the sources of financing for Iran and its proxies, especially Hezbollah.

"Third, Nasrallah is in distress due to our determination. Against Nasrallah stands the lethal striking force of the IDF. Believe me; Nasrallah has good reasons not to want to feel the might of our arm."

Netanyahu's comments came in response to a statement by Nasrallah in which the Hezbollah leader vowed his organization would continue digging terror tunnels into Israel, adding that he was "surprised" it took Israel so long to discover the project.

"Operation Northern Defense has not ended," said Nasrallah. "Although the Israelis have declared its end, the digging continues."

This is the first time Nasrallah has made a public statement since Israel launched its campaign to uproot tunnels from southern Lebanon in December.

The Hezbollah leader's uncharacteristically lengthy silence caused speculation to abound to the resigns behind his reticence. Lebanese media reported several weeks ago that Nasrallah was hospitalized after an apparent heart attack, with some reports claiming he is also fighting cancer.

However, reports that Nasrallah is sick were rejected by Hossein Amirabdollahian, assistant to Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, who called such an assertion the "biggest lie of the new year."

Prime Minister Netanyahu's comments in Hebrew:

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/258198


4. MALAYSIA STRIPPED OF SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER BAN ON ISRAELIS
by Gary Willig

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) stripped Malaysia of its right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships over the country's discrimination against Israeli participants, the IPC announced on Sunday.

The city of Kuching in the eastern Sarawak state was scheduled to host hundreds of swimmers from 70 countries from July 29 to August 4. The competition would have served as a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Earlier this month Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said his country would deny visas to Israeli para swimmers seeking to attend the meet.

"We maintain our stand on the prohibition. If they do come, it is a violation," he said, according to AFP.

"If they (the International Paralympic Committee) want to withdraw Malaysia's right to host the championship, they can do so," added Mahathir.

Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned Malaysia's "shameful" decision to ban Israelis from the competition.

"The Malaysian government has taken the decision to ban the participation of Israelis in official international sports events in Malaysia, including the participation of athletes with disabilities in a swimming competition organized by the International Paralympic Committee," said a statement released by the Foreign Ministry.

"This is shameful and totally opposes the Olympic spirit," said the statement, which added that "Israel condemns the decision, inspired no doubt by Malaysia's PM Mahatir's rabid anti-Semitism".

The IPC, which had earlier decided to strip Malaysia of its rights to host the competition during a meeting of its Governing Board over the last week.

Andrew Parsons, IPC President, said: "All World Championships must be open to all eligible athletes and nations to compete safely and free from discrimination. When a host country excludes athletes from a particular nation, for political reasons, then we have absolutely no alternative but to look for a new Championships host."

The Paralympic Movement has, and always will be, motivated by a desire to drive inclusion, not exclusion. Regardless of the countries involved in this matter, the IPC would take the same decision again if it was to face a similar situation involving different countries.

"In September 2017 when the IPC signed the contract with the Paralympic Council of Malaysia (NPC Malaysia) to host the World Para Swimming Championships, we had assurances that all eligible athletes and countries would be allowed to participate in the event with their safety assured.

"Since then, there has been a change of political leadership and the new Malaysian government has different ideas. Politics and sport are never a good mix and we are disappointed that Israeli athletes would not have been allowed to compete in Malaysia.

"As a result of the Board's decision today, we are now looking for a new host for this vital World Championships, which acts as a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. We will strive to maintain the same dates and conditions for the Championships as to not upset the training schedules of athletes who aim to peak for the end of July and early August. However, we may need to be flexible in this area bearing in mind the circumstances we face."

Chelsey Gotell, Chairperson of the IPC Athletes' Council, said: "The IPC Athletes' Council has received a great deal of correspondence from athletes around the world on this situation. We have discussed all potential outcomes and engaged with the World Para Swimming Athlete Advisory Group to gather their feedback on the situation to ensure the athlete voice was well reflected in the IPC Governing Board discussion and decision."

"Not only does this decision stress the importance of keeping sport and politics separate, but it also reinforces the IPC's commitment to our fundamental moral and ethical principles that encompass inclusivity of all eligible Para athletes and nations to compete at IPC sanctioned events."

The IPC invited all nations which are interested in hosting the competition in Malaysia's stead to contact the organization by February 11, 2019.

Mahatir was sworn in as prime minister last May, nearly two decades after he last held office. He is well known for his anti-Semitic rhetoric, writing on his personal blog in 2012 that "Jews rule this world by proxy."

In 2003, speaking at the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit in Kuala Lumpur, he said that "1.3 billion Muslims cannot be defeated by a few million Jews. There must be a way. And we can only find a way if we stop to think, to assess our weaknesses and our strength, to plan, to strategize and then to counterattack. We are actually very strong. 1.3 billion people cannot be simply wiped out. The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million."

More recently, the Malaysian Prime Minister said that Jews are "hook-nosed" and accused them of creating problems in the Middle East.

Last August, Mahatir defended his right to be anti-Semitic, arguing that anti-Semitism is an artificial construct created to silence critics of the Jews.


5. LARGEST KOSHER STORE IN THE UNITED STATES TO OPEN THIS WEEK
by Arutz Sheva Staff

Osher Ad, a kosher supermarket, will be opening their second overseas branch this week. The new store will be opening in cooperation with David Weiss in Lakewood, New Jersey, under the name Bingo.

Lakewood is considered a Haredi-American center with a community of 20,000 Haredi households.

The huge branch covers more than 7,000 square meters, employs about 170 people and is located next to Costco and Home Depot branches.

In order to maintain a comfortable and friendly shopping experience, SuperSmart's smart technology will also operate in the branch.

The SuperSmart technology is used in several branches of the store in Israel. The technology enables purchase through an application without the need to go to a cashier and significantly shortens purchase time.

This second branch overseas joins the chain that had opened in Brooklyn, New York two years ago with a local partner, in which millions of dollars had been invested.

Osher Ad was established in 2009 by Aryeh Boim, Avrum Moshe Margalit and Yehuda Laniado. It has since grown into the fourth largest food retail chain in Israel and the first to open branches outside of Israel.

With already 20 branches around the world, it is considered the first heavy discount chain in the US Jewish market, and will continue to expand to various regions of the world where there is a large concentration of Jews. The city of Monsey in New York is expected to be the next target for a store opening.

A statement from Osher Ad said, "We are happy about the opening of the largest Jewish store in the United States this week. It serves as an example of an Israeli retail chain opening branches overseas. We do not stop for a moment in planning additional branches in areas where there are high concentrations of Jews and will continue to do everything to give our customers a convenient and cost-effective savings experience."


6. WATCH: ROSEANNE BARR VISITS JERUSALEM'S OLD CITY
by Hezki Baruch

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/258190

The actress Roseanne Barr on Sunday morning visited the Wittenberg House in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem, run by Ateret Cohanim.

Roseanne is being hosted by Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev.

Roseanne asked to visit the special house, also known as the Ariel Sharon House, because of the fact that the national writer Mark Twain stayed there in 1867 during his travels in the "Holy Land" which he famously documented in his book "The Innocents Abroad."

Barr is being accompanied by "America's rabbi" Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the founder of the World Values ​​Network, which is financing the visit.

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/258190

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7. 'THEY SURROUNDED ME AND TRIED TO DRAG ME INTO THE VILLAGE'
by Arutz Sheva Staff

A teenager recounted how he was stabbed Saturday afternoon in an ambush near the Adei Ad community, in the northern Binyamin region.

"On Saturday, I went out to pray privately about 200 meters from the town. I got there, and suddenly I saw three Arabs who encircled me. They attacked me, beat me and, at one point, attempted to drag me to the village.

"I managed to escape to Adei Ad and on the way, I saw there was blood. I looked and understood that they had stabbed me. I saw some kids close by and told them to go away. Apparently they didn't understand. I then alerted the emergency squad, which immediately sent the kids away and apparently went after the attackers."

An IDF Spokesperson stated, "earlier today, there was a physical attack between a number of Palestinians and a resident near Adei Ad, during which a civilian was lightly wounded and did not need an evacuation."

The IDF also said, "The first details indicate that later, tensions between the residents and Palestinians in the area developed during which live fire was carried out by the residents. There is one Palestinian killed and a number of Palestinians wounded. IDF and Border Police forces rushed to the area and responded with riot dispersal measures. The disturbance has been dispersed."

The Adei Ad community said, "At noon on Saturday, a group of hikers on the outskirts of the town were attacked with knives stabbings and severe violence by Arabs from the village of al-Mu'ayyir.

"One of the hikers was stabbed, and they managed to call for help. The forces in the regional alert stations were mobilized to rescue the hikers and to dispel any reports of a missing hiker. The forces were attacked with severe violence and the moment they sensed a tangible danger to their lives they responded by gunfire in the air," the community said, adding, "Military forces that arrived at the scene and confronted dozens of Arabs who attacked the soldiers with severe violence."

"The community of Adei Ad views with severity the repeated attacks by residents of the Arab villages in the region and calls on security forces to respond harshly and punish all the terror villages," the community stated.

Hebrew audio:

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8. VENEZUELA BACKTRACKS ON EXPULSION OF US DIPLOMATS
by Elad Benari

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government on Saturday backtracked on an order that gave US Embassy personnel 72 hours to leave Venezuela, The Associated Press.

Maduro on Wednesday announced he was breaking his country's diplomatic relations with the United States, after President Donald Trump recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president and called on Maduro to step down.

The Trump administration refused to obey his order, arguing that Maduro was no longer Venezuela's legitimate president. That set the stage for a potentially violent showdown at the hilltop Embassy compound on Saturday night, when the deadline was to expire.

However, on Saturday night the Foreign Ministry in Caracas issued a statement saying the Maduro government had opened a 30-day window to negotiate with the Trump administration the establishment of a "US interests office" in Venezuela, and a similar office for Venezuela in the United States.

The State Department did not immediately confirm the Venezuelan government's account, reiterating only that its priority remains the safety of its personnel and that it has no plans to close the embassy, according to AP.

Earlier in the day, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister faced off against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a special UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela's situation.

During the debate -- which was convened by the US -- Pompeo urged all nations to end Venezuela's "nightmare" and support opposition Guaido. while Russia accused the Trump administration of attempting "to engineer a coup d'etat" against Maduro.

Pompeo told the Security Council that it's beyond time to back the Venezuelan people as they try to free themselves from what he called Maduro's "illegitimate mafia state" and support Guaido.

Russia's UN Ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said Venezuela doesn't threaten international peace and security and accused "extremist opponents" of Maduro's legitimate government of choosing "maximum confrontation," including the artificial creation of a parallel government. He urged Pompeo to say whether the US will use military force.

Pompeo later told reporters who asked for a response, "I am not going to speculate or hypothesize on what the US will do next."

Venezuela has been rocked by protests and civil unrest in recent years as the government's socialist policies have caused the country to sink into economic ruin. Inflation has run rampant and there is a shortage of basic commodities such as food.

In 2017, the US imposed sanctions on Maduro, freezing all his assets in the US, and prohibiting Americans from dealing with him.

The outspoken Maduro has insulted his political opponents as "heirs to Hitler" in the past, and has been frequently accused of anti-Semitism.

In 2014, he twice expelled American diplomats from Venezuela, claiming they were encouraging protests against him by opposition groups.