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HEADLINES:
1. WATCH: CAROLINE GLICK JOINS BENNETT'S 'NEW RIGHT'
2. ZARIF SUGGESTS US AND ISRAEL SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM EARTH
3. NEW RAMON AIRPORT TO OPEN THIS MONTH
4. LAW RESTRICTING USE OF CASH GOES INTO EFFECT
5. 'WE'LL ENSURE THEY REMEMBER WHO'S VICTIM AND WHO'S MURDERER'
6. UPDATE ON FAMILY THAT ATTEMPTED TO MARRY OFF 13-YEAR-OLD
7. DID LIBERMAN REVEAL TRUMP'S PEACE PLAN?
8. 'HUMILIATING EXPERIENCE' IN ORNA BARBIBAI'S OFFICE


1. WATCH: CAROLINE GLICK JOINS BENNETT'S 'NEW RIGHT'
by David Rosenberg

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/257051

Journalist Caroline Glick has joined the New Right party (Hayamin Hahadash), becoming the first person recruited to the new faction since its establishment over the weekend.

New Right chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett, who bolted from the Jewish Home party Saturday night, announced that Glick had joined the faction.

"Caroline Glick, a brave Zionist warrior, has joined the New Right party," tweeted Bennett. "Welcome, Caroline!"

Glick, an American-born immigrant and a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, has served as chief columnist for The Jerusalem Post and Breitbart News and written for Maariv, Makor Rishon. Glick is a resident of the town of Efrat in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem.

In 2016, Glick was won the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism, alongside former MK Yehuda Harel, and former Tourism Minister Rabbi Binyamin Elon (National Union).

"Caroline is a courageous woman and a Zionist warrior," Bennett said Wednesday. "Together with her, we are putting together a team for the Israeli right which will expand the right-wing bloc, so that Israel can go back to winning."

"[Glick] brings with her experience and understanding of Israeli society coming from her many years as a journalist and writer. As someone who was born in the US and immigrated to Israel to serve in the IDF, Caroline symbolizes the essence of Zionism and the link between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. Caroline is knowledgeable and articulate, and has strong right-wing positions, and is unapologetic about it."

"Her addition will strengthen the list we are putting together, and with her we will enlarge the right-wing bloc. There are more surprises yet to come."

Glick, who is secular, said the New Right would serve as a big-tent which could expand the Israeli right-wing bloc by bringing together both secular and religious voters.

"I'm very excited today about joining the New Right, and joining together with people who are totally dedicated to Zionism and love of the Land [of Israel]," said Glick. "Together, we will work to defend Israel, strengthen its security, and implement truly right-wing policies. This is a very exciting day for me, and I call on everyone who has the Zionist spirit within them – secular or religious – to come join us, we're your home."

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/257051


2. ZARIF SUGGESTS US AND ISRAEL SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM EARTH
by Elad Benari

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday suggested on Twitter that the United States and Israel should leave, in a mocking post that came as the two countries' withdrawal from UNESCO, the UN's cultural agency, went into effect.

"After #JCPOA, #NAFTA, #TPP, Climate Convention & ..., the Trump regime—along with the Israeli regime—today officially withdrew from #UNESCO. Is anything left for the Trump Administration and its client regime to withdraw from? Perhaps from planet Earth altogether?" tweeted Zarif.

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/257034

The tweet comes just days after Zarif insisted that Iranian officials have never threatened to destroy Israel, despite endless examples to the contrary.

Israel announced last December that it intended to withdraw from UNESCO, after the US made a similar announcement. It takes a year for the withdrawal to take effect.

Israel had a contentious relationship with UNESCO, which has approved several anti-Israel resolutions in recent years.

In October, the UN agency approved a resolution declaring that the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hevron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem are "an integral part of the Occupied Palestinian territory."

Previous resolutions referred to the Jewish state as "the occupying power" in Jerusalem. Another declared the Old City of Hevron as a "Palestinian World Heritage site".

In 2016, UNESCO passed resolutions declaring that Israel has no rights to Jerusalem, and describing the Temple Mount and Old City of Jerusalem as Muslim holy sites.



3. NEW RAMON AIRPORT TO OPEN THIS MONTH
by AFP

Israel plans to inaugurate a new international airport in the south of the country near the Red Sea later this month, the transport minister announced Tuesday.

The Ramon airport will begin with only domestic flights before gradually moving toward full operation, Transport Minister Yisrael Katz said in a statement.

The inauguration ceremony will be held on January 21 with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in attendance.

Initially domestic flights will be operated by the Arkia and Israir carriers. A timeframe was not given for when the airport will be fully operational.

Construction costs for the airport have been put at 1.7 billion shekels ($455 million, 395 million euros). Work got underway in 2013 but original specifications for the project were revised to allow for upgrades.

The airport will be some 11 miles from the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat and near the Jordanian port of Aqaba.

Its website says that it will be able to initially handle up to two million passengers annually, but will be able to expand to a capacity of 4.2 million by 2030.

It will replace Ovda airport, some 37 miles away from Eilat, and will be able to serve as an alternative to Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv during times of emergency.

The new airport is named after Ilan Ramon, Israel's first astronaut who died when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart on reentry in 2003.


4. LAW RESTRICTING USE OF CASH GOES INTO EFFECT
by David Rosenberg

A new Israeli law restricting the use of cash for either wages or payments for transactions has taken effect.

Officially titled the Law to Reduce the Use of Cash, the measure was passed in the Knesset in March, but only went into effect on Tuesday with the start of the new year.

The law was passed, following multiple delays, in response to the findings of a July 2014 report by the Committee to Examine Reducing the Use of Cash in Israel's Economy, headed by Harel Locker.

The Locker report, which was adopted by the Finance Ministry, urged the government to ban the use of cash for purchases, payment of wages, or other transactions over a certain limit, in the hope that the restrictions would reduce the amount of unreported transactions which evade tax authorities.

"Based on Israel Tax Authority estimates, about one-fifth of economic activity in Israel is unreported - that is, the shadow economy!" the 2014 report claims.

"The implication of the shadow economy in Israel is loss of tax revenues of about NIS 40–50 billion [$11.5 - $14.4 billion] per year, an amount equal to nearly the entire shekel budget of Israel's Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health, or Ministry of Education."

The Finance Ministry has planned for a ban on transactions involving a business or employer on any transactions or payment of wages to employees in cash over the amount of 5,000 shekels ($1,333), or up to 25,000 shekels ($6,666) for transactions between two private individuals.

In accordance with an agreement reached with Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism), however, the ban will be instituted in stages.

Under the law passed last March, the caps on the usage of cash for transactions or payment of wages are 11,000 shekels ($2,934) for businesses or employers, and up to 50,000 shekels ($13,334) for transactions between private citizens.

For transactions or payments over 11,000 shekels ($2,934) for businesses or employers, cash may only be used for up to 10% of the total price, or up to 11,000 shekels, whichever is lower. For example, for a 50,000 shekel exchange, up to 5,000 shekels may be given in cash, or 10% of the total value.

Other restrictions include a 20,000 shekel ($5,333) limit to purchases by private individuals from businesses. Consumers will be able to pay in cash for purchases up to 20,000 shekels, but for any transactions beyond that price, cash may only be used for up to 10% of the total cost, and no more than 11,000 shekels ($2,934) total, whichever is lower.

Harel Locker, who compiled the report, said the law was part of a larger move towards "a cashless society".

"In a digital age, cash will have no significance. It is appropriate that in this issue as well, the State of Israel lead the process and enter the new age in a prepared and innovative manner."


5. 'WE'LL ENSURE THEY REMEMBER WHO'S VICTIM AND WHO'S MURDERER'
by Mordechai Sones

A hearing was held at the Lod District Court this morning at the trial of terrorist Abd al-Hakim Ben Adal Azzi, who stabbed Rabbi Itamar Ben Gal to death at the Ariel junction about a year ago.

The terrorist is charged with murder. Hearings are held before a panel of three judges, headed by Central District Court Chief Justice Ruth Lorch.

Attorney Chaim Bleicher of the Honenu organization, which represents the family of Rabbi Ben Gal in the exercise of their rights as victims of hostilities, will attend the hearing on behalf of the family.

"Today, in fact, the trial of a cruel terrorist who murdered in cold blood Rabbi Itamar Ben Gal was opened. We'll accompany the family through the trial, and we'll do everything to make sure that they always remember who is the victim and who is the murderer, that there won't be any thoughts of easing the lowly terrorist's sentencing, as was done in some cases."


6. UPDATE ON FAMILY THAT ATTEMPTED TO MARRY OFF 13-YEAR-OLD
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A Jerusalem family made the news last month, after their attempts to marry off their 13-year-old daughter were foiled by police, with the help of concerned members of the community. The ceremony, kept secret, was held in the Mea Shaarim neighborhood. Police were familiar with the 13-year-old bride, as she had been abducted by her mother and reported missing two months prior.

Though the most recent wedding attempt was stopped, the family's 16-year-old son is currently married.

As is to be expected, the ordeal was the culmination of a lengthy family history of abuse and poor mental health. Recently, the children's mother reportedly joined the "shawl cult," an extremist sub-group which requires women to wear full-body 'burqa'-style coverings. The group has been condemned by the vast majority of mainstream charedi authorities. After attempting to bring her daughters into the cult with her, askanim intervened.

Both parents have now surrendered custody of the children, the youngest of whom is just 6 years old. An emergency fund page includes a letter from Rav Yoel Wallerstein, an askan whose family has taken in the newly-orphaned children.

Though the Wallerstein family and others have dedicated their time and energy to rehabilitating the children, they lack the funds necessary to cover their basic needs, including food, clothing, school tuition, and medical expenses.

A collection has been taken up to cover these expenses, with the hopes of creating some security for them until they have been raised to adulthood.

The fund also includes a letter from Rav Naftali Nussbaum shlit"a, in which the situation is described as tragic, and highly urgent.

"You can rest assured," reads fund text, "that you are mamash putting supper on the plate of these kids."

Donations are being collected here.


7. DID LIBERMAN REVEAL TRUMP'S PEACE PLAN?
by Nitsan Keidar

Palestinian Authority officials say a former Israeli Defense Minister revealed details of the soon-to-be released American peace plan for the Middle East, the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper reported Wednesday.

According to the report, shortly before he left office in November, former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) told Palestinian Authority officials that the upcoming plan, dubbed the "Deal of the Century" by President Trump, would include the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip.

Arabs living in Judea and Samaria would be citizens of the new Palestinian state, the PA officials said of the American plan, but no territory in Judea and Samaria would be ceded to the newly-formed Palestinian state.

Instead, the areas currently under PA control in Judea and Samaria would receive expanded autonomy and "broad economic incentives".

The plan reportedly also includes provision for the establishment of a new airport and seaport in the Gaza Strip – to be paid for with international aid money.

There has been no official confirmation from the Trump administration, which has refused to disclose details from the upcoming peace plan.

A spokesperson for Liberman denied the report, saying that the Yisrael Beytenu chairman had not seen the American peace plan.

"Former Defense Minister and Yisrael Beytenu Chairman MK Avigdor Liberman hasn't seen the plan, and to the best of his knowledge the Americans have not revealed details of the plan to anyone in Israel, and it isn't even clear if the plan has been completed. So the [Al-Hayat] report is simply incorrect."

On Monday, PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas denounced the American plan, calling it a "conspiracy".

"This is a conspiracy: a conspiracy that they are going to be waging from afar," Abbas said during a Fatah faction meeting Monday night.

"They say, 'Wait for the deal'. What are we waiting for? Everything is on the table, and nothing is left hidden. What they offer is rejected, rejected, rejected. We will fight to prevent it, because we will not sell our sanctity."


8. 'HUMILIATING EXPERIENCE' IN ORNA BARBIBAI'S OFFICE
by Mordechai Sones

Major General (res.) Orna Barbibai demanded an officer who served under her reveal her pay slip to officers and other third parties to prove that career soldiers do not receive excessive benefits.

Shaul Amsterdamsky, a journalist for the Kann broadcasting corporation, spoke of the incident on the occasion of Barbibai's joining the Yesh Atid party.

"While Lapid was Finance Minister and Barbibai was the head of the Personnel Directorate, I published something about the benefits that permanent staff receive as part of their service, a long list of benefits, including free dental alignment for their children. I don't remember exactly why, following the article (I believe) the IDF Spokesman arranged a meeting with the head of the Personnel Directorate, Orna Barbibai. I went happily. I'd never met her before," wrote Amsterdamsky in his Twitter account.

He described the meeting with Barbibai as unpleasant. "She mostly scolded me during her reprimand, but it's okay, senior officers have done that before her and after her; that's not the point.

"During the meeting, when we began to talk about salaries of career soldiers, she vehemently claimed that all the numbers I published were made up (even though they appeared as written in the Israeli government budget book), and then something happened I'll never forget. In order to show me my mistake, Barbibai summoned her infantry officer, an officer with the rank of captain.

"The embarrassed captain enters the office, where I'm sitting in Barbibai, me, the representatives of a police office, and another officer of the rank of lieutenant colonel or colonel whose name I don't remember." Barbibai, without blinking, said to her: "Go get your pay slip. The officer was very surprised and embarrassed, and I said I didn't have to see it, and I asked that we not do this thing, but Barbibai insisted. Having no choice, an order is still an order, and from a brigadier general yet; the infantry officer went out and returned a few minutes later with her pay slip, so that I'd look at it in front of everyone," the journalist said.

"I thought this was an extremely humiliating experience and I didn't understand why someone would do it to someone else. I have more to say about Barbibai, but I think it's enough."

Yesh Atid party responds: "Thousands of officers, including the female officer in question, are excited today that their commander, who is a role model, has entered politics today. And if the facts are important - then the presentation of the pay slip was planned and at the request of the officer to prove the gap between the investment and hard work and the salary of IDF officers."

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/257015