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Sunday, Apr. 07 '19, ב' בניסן תשע"ט





HEADLINES:
1. NETANYAHU SAYS 'NO' TO PALESTINIAN STATE
2. AMBASSADOR FRIEDMAN TO TAKE PART IN MARCH OF THE LIVING
3. ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK ON BUENOS AIRES SYNAGOGUE
4. WATCH: NETANYAHU DOLL WITH CROWN PLACED IN TEL AVIV SQUARE
5. FIRST SUCCESSFUL MANEUVER AROUND THE MOON
6. FINAL POLLS: RIGHT-RELIGIOUS BLOC 66, LEFT-ARAB BLOC 54
7. SENATOR CALLS FOR MUTUAL DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH ISRAEL
8. GANTZ: NETANYAHU ISN'T THE MESSIAH


1. NETANYAHU SAYS 'NO' TO PALESTINIAN STATE
by Arutz Sheva Staff

In an interview with the editor of a conservative Israeli weekly, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that he has already told White House adviser Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt that there can be no Palestinian state.

In the interview, published this Friday in Hebrew, Makor Rishon editor Hagai Segal raised the issue of US President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" which, he said, would "probably be on the table immediately after the elections."

But Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he did not know when the Americans would present the plan.

"I asked that question in a visit to Washington now, and I did not get an answer: If they had wanted to present the plan right after the elections, they would have said so. In any event, I stated my guidelines for the plan. I will not accept any plan that uproots even a single settlement or settler," Netanyahu said.

Hagai Segal: Could there be Palestinian sovereignty over Jewish settlements?

Netanyahu: "Certainly not. Not even a single one. Governance west of the Jordan River will remain in our hands. We have the responsibility for governing from a security point of view over the entire area. That is our condition. We will not commit suicide to win a positive article in the New York Times, which will not last more than two hours. "

Hagai Segal: So what will the Palestinians get from you?

''They will run their own lives," PM Netanyahu responded. "We have no interest in running Nablus." He repeated that "As far as I'm concerned, there are three iron conditions: No settlers are displaced and secondly, we are sovereign from a security point of view in the entire area west of the Jordan River. Third, I will not divide Jerusalem."


2. AMBASSADOR FRIEDMAN TO TAKE PART IN MARCH OF THE LIVING
by Arutz Sheva Staff

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman will lead a delegation of US ambassadors to the 31st March of the Living in Poland on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Some 10,000 Jewish and non-Jewish youth from all over the world will walk 3.2 kilometers between the Auschwitz and Birkenau camps, in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust and in a call to fight anti-Semitism. This year the main event of the Holocaust Day will be devoted to the memory of Greek Jewry and the singer Yehuda Poliker will participate in the march and perform at the ceremonies.

The marchers will call for a global fight against anti-Semitism amid the growing number of of hate crimes against Jews around the world in the past two years. They will also take part in a large-scale digital ad campaign under the slogan: #SayNoToAntisemitism.

The Diaspora Affairs Ministry reported that 2018 was the year in which the most Jews were murdered in anti-Semitic attacks since 1994. Hundreds of anti-Semitic incidents have occurred so far in 2019.

20 young people from all over the world, some of whom have experienced anti-Semitism on their own, will sign a joint treaty to combat racism and antisemitism and call on young people around the world to take part in an international event on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Krakow.

"Unfortunately, lately anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head, and studies in the US and Europe have shown that about half of the youth have never heard of Auschwitz before. One of our goals here in the March of the Living is to fight against it, "said Dr. Shmuel Rosenman, chairman of the March of the Living, "We are here to say in a clear voice: 'Never again.' We are marching to remind the world of the horrors and to lead a global move to fight anti-Semitism."

Along with thousands of young people from around the world, dozens of Holocaust survivors will also attend the march to tell their stories. They will be joined by a special delegation headed by the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedmann, US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, US ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher, and US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr.

Greece will also send a distinguished delegation to the march, headed by Patriarch Bartholomew Patriarch Constantinople, the new Rome and the Ecumenical Patriarch, leader of tens of millions of Orthodox Christians around the world; And the Speaker of the Greek Parliament, Mr. Nicholas Watsis.

Also participating in the march will be Romanian Prime Minister Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Tel Acic Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, who has been marching since the first march in 1988. Jewish Agency Chairman Yitzhak Herzog will head the Jewish Agency delegation,

The March of the Living is an annual educational program that brings people from all over the world to Poland and Israel on a journey from Destruction to Revival. The purpose of the march is to instill in the younger generation the history of the Holocaust and to instill in it values ​​of tolerance, acceptance of the other, volunteerism and mutual responsibility.

More than 250,000 participants, from 52 countries have marched on the 3 km railway from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Holocaust Memorial Day since the first march in 1988.

In the framework of the program, various youth delegations, Jews and non-Jews alike, visit the ghettos, monuments and death camps, culminating in a march between Auschwitz and Birkenau.

After that, the participants from the March of the Living will continue their journey from Poland for a week of study in Israel, where they take part in the Memorial Day ceremonies for the IDF Fallen Soldiers, the Jerusalem March, where 6,000 youth will march and Independence Day celebrations will take place.


3. ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK ON BUENOS AIRES SYNAGOGUE
by Arutz Sheva Staff

Anti-Semitism again hits Argentina. A man broke into a synagogue during Shabbat evening services on Friday night and threatened worshipers in in Buenos Aires.

The attack took place at the Mikdash Yosef congregation in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

During the attack, the assailant threatened the worshipers with a sharp object and threw stones at the congregants and a security guard. He also threw oil on the floor, causing several worshipers fell on the synagogue's entrance floor. One of the guards prevented further violence by pepper spraying the attacker.

The attacker shouted anti-Semitic slogans and curses against the Jewish people during the attack. He was arrested when the police arrived.

Rabbi Uriel Husni, the leader of the congregation, told Vis a Vis that "I never thought that something like this could happen. We had terror here. Together with security we were able to stop it. We are asking for police protection for the door of the synagogue."


4. WATCH: NETANYAHU DOLL WITH CROWN PLACED IN TEL AVIV SQUARE
by Arutz Sheva Staff

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/261485

A doll resembling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a crown on his head was placed Sunday morning at Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv.

Inside the doll was a loudspeaker that was projecting Netanyahu's voice saying: "The Right-wing government is in danger" and "Leftist media."

Next to the Netanyahu doll was a charity box with the words "Thank you," apparently a response to Netanyahu's request to allow him to receive donations for his legal representation.

The sculpture was erected by two female students from Sderot who are studying animation at Sapir College, in order, they said, to let the public to "say goodbye" to Netanyahu.

"They call him 'Mr. Security' - but this feeling is fictitious," the two students, Yael Solomonovich and Paz Bernstein, told Channel 12 Sunday morning. "Like you have a teddy bear when you are a little kid, but he does not really help you. Makes sure to frighten and incite, and presents himself as the only thing that will protect us at night."


5. FIRST SUCCESSFUL MANEUVER AROUND THE MOON
by Yoni Kempinski

On Sunday morning at 04:36, the engineering team of SpaceIL and IAI, successfully performed the first maneuver around the moon.

During the maneuver, Beresheet's engines operated for about 271 seconds and the amount of fuel burned was approximately 55 kg.

In this maneuver, all the engines operated at the same time to slow the spacecraft with maximum thrust to date.

The maneuver, reduced the Apolune (farthest point from the moon) from 10,400 km to 750 km from the moon.

The Perilune (the closest point to the moon) is approximately 460 kilometers from the moon.

During the weekend "Beresheet" took more photos of the far side of the moon from 550 km from the moon and from 2500 km from the moon.

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6. FINAL POLLS: RIGHT-RELIGIOUS BLOC 66, LEFT-ARAB BLOC 54
by David Rosenberg

A pair of new polls Friday show the right-wing – religious bloc maintaining a wide lead over the left-wing - Arab bloc ahead of next Tuesday's general election, even as the center-left Blue and White party continues to lead the Likud party.

With a ban on the publication of new polls slated to go into effect on Saturday, one of the final polls in the election cycle was released Friday by 103FM Radio, showing the combined right-wing – religious bloc with a total of 66 seats out of 120 if new elections were held today, compared to 54 for the left-wing – Arab bloc.

The poll, which was conducted by Maagar Mohot, shows the center-left Blue and White party of Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid leading the Likud by three mandates, 31 to 28.

In a distant third place is the Labor party with nine seats, following by four factions each receiving seven seats: the Union of Right-Wing Parties, the United Torah Judaism party, the far-left Meretz, and the Hadash-Ta'al joint Arab list.

Four more factions received six seats apiece: the libertarian-leaning Zehut party of Moshe Feiglin, the haredi Shas party, the New Right, and Kulanu.

The United Arab List-Balad ticket, Yisrael Beytenu, and Gesher all failed to cross the threshold in the poll.

Maagar Mohot poll for 103FM Radio

Blue and White: 31
Likud: 28
Labor: 9
Union of Right-Wing Parties: 7
UTJ: 7
Hadash/Ta'al: 7
Meretz: 7
Zehut: 6
Shas: 6
New Right: 6
Kulanu: 6
Yisrael Beytenu: 0
UAL-Balad: 0
Gesher: 0

Another poll, released Friday afternoon by Ma'ariv's 'Sofhashavua' weekend edition also showed the right-wing – religious bloc with 66 seats, compared to 54 for the left-wing – Arab bloc.

The poll, which was produced by the Smith polling firm (which conducted another poll released Friday morning by Ma'ariv), shows the Blue and White party leading the Likud by two seats, 29 to 27.

Labor came in third with nine, followed by the haredi United Torah Judaism with seven.

The joint Arab list of Hadash and Ta'al also received seven seats in the poll, while the second Arab list, a joint ticket of the United Arab List and Balad, received four seats.

The New Right, Union of Right-Wing Parties, and Shas, all received six seats in the Smith poll.

The far-left Meretz party received five seats, as did the libertarian-leaning Zehut and center-right Kulanu.

Yisrael Beytenu is projected to win four seats in the poll, narrowly clearing the electoral threshold.

The center-left Gesher party of MK Orly Levy, who bolted from Yisrael Beytenu in 2016, did not pass the threshold, receiving just 2.6% of the vote. A party must receive 3.25% of the vote to enter the Knesset.

Rafi Smith poll for Ma'ariv Sofhashavua

Blue and White: 29
Likud: 27
Labor: 9
UTJ: 7
Hadash/Ta'al: 7
Shas: 6
New Right: 6
Union of Right-Wing Parties: 6
Meretz: 5
Zehut: 5
Kulanu: 5
Yisrael Beytenu: 4
UAL-Balad: 4
Gesher: 2.6%*

*Under electoral threshold
Other polls released Friday found the margin between the left-wing and right-wing blocs narrowing.

A separate Smith poll released by Ma'ariv showed the right-wing bloc falling to 64 seats, compared to 56 for the left-wing – Arab bloc.

Another survey released Friday, this time by Yediot Ahronot and conducted by Midgam, showed the right-wing – religious bloc falling to 63 seats, with 57 going to the left-wing – Arab bloc.

A second Maagar Mohot poll on Friday, released by i24News and Israel Hayom, showed the left-wing bloc with 56 seats, to the right-wing – religious bloc's 64.


7. SENATOR CALLS FOR MUTUAL DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH ISRAEL
by Ben Ariel

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Saturday called on the United States to enter into a mutual defense agreement with Israel to tell the world that "an attack against Israel would be considered an attack against the United States", The Associated Press reports.

Graham made the comments at the annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas.

He added that it is time for the US to declare to the world how important its relationship is with Israel.

America should tell Israel's enemies that if they seek "to destroy the one and only Jewish state, you have to come through us to get them," said Graham.

The Senator also suggested the Republican-controlled US Senate would vote in a month or so to formally recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and force Democrats to go on the record on the issue.

US President Donald Trump recently signed a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty of the Golan Heights which was liberated by Israel from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War. Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981, in a move that has never been recognized by the international community.

Trump spoke earlier at the same gathering, where he discussed the upcoming Israeli elections.

"Well, it's going to be close -- I think it's going to be close. Two good people," he said, referring to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz.

"Unlike other presidents, I keep my promises," he emphasized, adding that moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem was a "historic action that had been decades in waiting" and that the US-Israel relationship has never been better.

"I stood with your prime minister at the White House to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights," continued Trump.

"Some of you won't like this, maybe, but I would love to see peace in the Middle East," Trump said, adding that if White House adviser Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt can't broker peace in the Middle East, "nobody can."



8. GANTZ: NETANYAHU ISN'T THE MESSIAH
by Hezki Baruch

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz on Saturday night met with residents of the central Israeli city of Rosh Ha'ayin.

"We created an alternative to the government which has not existed for the past ten years," Gantz said. "This is a historic hour and we have a historic opportunity. We're at a crossroads. We can go in the direction of hope, unity, and reconciliation, or we can choose a model of extremism which will get worse and worse."

"We've seen the intentions to allow [Otzma Yehudit candidate Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [National Untion MK Bezalel] Smotrich to appoint judges, pass the French Law, and lead [Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu to a situation where he's in charge here. This is a democratic country, no one's in charge."

The "French Law" would prevent sitting prime ministers from being indicted.

"Netanyahu is not the messiah and he's not a legend that can't be replaced," Gantz emphasized. "We'll do it in a democratic fashion, not via incitement or slander. We'll fight against corruption in general, as well as specifically relating to security issues. This isn't acceptable. We'll put an end to it."

"We're going to win, but we want the victory to be big and by a large margin. Everyone who knows we're a meter away from victory needs to understand that it'll only end at the end of election day.

"I want to call on you to be our partners, and that means two things: Until April 9, you'll be active partners. After that, we'll be your partners. We're really here for you."

On Friday, one poll gave the Blue and White party a 4-seat lead over the Likud, while another poll had the two parties tied at 28 seats each. Both polls gave the right-religious bloc a majority over the center-left bloc.