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HEADLINES:
1. 'BIG WIN, ALL UNDER PRESSURE OF NASTY, HOSTILE MEDIA'
2. PRODUCER BOOED AT LA ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL FOR ANTI-TRUMP REMARKS
3. 'IF DINA ZILBER ISN'T FIRED, WE'RE WALKING OUT OF MEETINGS'
4. SUPREME COURT OKAYS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST JEWS ON TEMPLE MOUNT
5. 'END GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR YESHIVAS'
6. DEMOCRATS RETAKE HOUSE, REPUBLICANS TO MAINTAIN SENATE
7. TERROR ATTACK FOILED EAST OF JERUSALEM
8. REGEV RESPONDS TO STERN: I FIND YOUR WORDS CONTEMPTIBLE
1. 'BIG WIN, ALL UNDER PRESSURE OF NASTY, HOSTILE MEDIA'
by Mordechai Sones
US President Donald Trump sees the glass half full as relates to the midterm elections held last night.
"Those that worked with me in this incredible Midterm Election, embracing certain policies and principles, did very well," Trump tweeted. "Those that did not, say goodbye! Yesterday was such a very Big Win, and all under the pressure of a Nasty and Hostile Media!"
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Trump seems to refer, among other things, to the fact that Democratic senators running in states voting for Trump in 2016 and who opposed the appointment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh lost last night. On the other hand, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, who supported Kavanaugh, was reelected.
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Two prominent friends of Israel, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Florida Governor Rick Scott, won the US Senate elections.
In addition, Ron Desantis, a Republican pro-Israel House member, defeated Andrew Gillum in the race for Florida governor.
Against Cruz ran Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who enjoyed massive support from Democratic donors and invested record money in his election campaign. The gap between the two was less than three percent - a very good achievement for O'Rourke, in a state that has been a Republican stronghold for decades.
Scott defeated his opponent, Sen. Bill Nelson of the Democrats by an even smaller margin: less than half-a-percent. Scott will move from the governor's home in Florida where he has been living since 2011 to Washington, where he will serve as one of the state's two Senators, along with his colleague Marco Rubio.
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Cruz is considered a stalwart friend of Israel. During his visit to Israel in May, on the occasion of the transfer of the American Embassy to Jerusalem, he praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and said that "the Palestinian leadership" and not the transfer of the embassy constitutes the obstacle to peace.
Scott also visited Israel to honor the embassy transfer and took part in the ceremony. "This is an historic day. I'd like to thank President Trump for the transfer of the embassy. The State of Florida will always be a friend of the State of Israel, and the US will always be the best ally Israel has ever had," Scott said at a conference to salute Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley, "because Israel is the best ally the United States has."
Desantis also participated in the inauguration ceremony. When he returned to the United States he submitted a new proposal according to which the US would recognize Israel's sovereignty in the Golan Heights as well.
2. PRODUCER BOOED AT LA ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL FOR ANTI-TRUMP REMARKS
by JTA
Jewish producer Jason Blum was booed and had to be physically removed from the stage of the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles after he accused President Donald Trump of fomenting rising anti-Semitism in the United States.
Blum was onstage at the Steve Tisch Cinema Center, Saban Theater on Tuesday evening being honored with the festival's Achievement in Film & Television Award.
"The good thing about this country is that you get to like Trump, but I don't have to and I don't like him," Blum said, according to Deadline. "We have a president who calls the press the enemy of the people. Thanks to our president, anti-Semitism is on the rise."
Blum was booed and heckled during his speech. Some members of the audience walked out, while others yelled "get off the stage" and "we like Donald," Deadline reported.
As Blum continued speaking, a festival organizer came on stage and called for security as an audience member appeared to pull down Blum, leading to others jumping on the stage to assist him. After insisting that "you are going to have to drag me off the stage," Blum exited.
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The Israeli Film Festival is sponsored by the Adelson Foundation, the charitable organization established by Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a major giver to Republican candidates ahead of Tuesday's elections as well as to Trump in his run for the presidency. The Hollywood Reporter is a co-sponsor of the event.
Israeli director Avi Nesher, who received the Cinematic Achievement Award, also addressed the current political situation.
"Americans [also] have their issues with some of the political leadership in this country," Nesher said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I, too, am an American citizen, and I, too, am worried about the state of affairs in this country. My parents are immigrants — twice, once to Israel and once to this country. I have been observing with horror the hate mongering which has become the order of the day for the American administration, and the Israeli one. That's why we make movies. To entertain, but also to think."
Festival director and founder Meir Fenigstein told The Hollywood Reporter that "this is the first time we have ever experienced anything like this, and I am in total shock, but I understand that this is a very tense day in America with the elections. This is not the place for politics and I remain apolitical."
Blum later tweeted the speech he had planned to give, in which he said, in part: "Those election results are pouring in as I speak. And so much is on the line. The past two years have been hard for all of us who cherish the freedoms we enjoy as citizens of this country. The sense of community that has bound us together for generations is all but gone."
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3. 'IF DINA ZILBER ISN'T FIRED, WE'RE WALKING OUT OF MEETINGS'
by Mordechai Sones
Education Minister Naftali Bennett today referred to Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked's demand to dismiss Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber and clarified he would not accept a situation allowing Zilber to continue to serve.
"I declare that if Zilber isn't fired, as long as she arrives at government meetings we will leave and not participate in the meeting while she is there," Bennett said in an interview with Reshet B.
"Her role is to provide legal advice, not to educate us. She suffers from megalomania and it's clear that her words are political. Let her resign and run for politics if she wants to. She's done advising us," the Jewish Home Chairman said.
Dina Zilber
Flash 90
Earlier, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announced that Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber will not attend Knesset deliberations until Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit finishes investigating her.
"The Attorney General or someone on his behalf can come and present an opposing legal position, but not political positions," Shaked said at TheMarker's Road Safety Conference. "If a senior public official wants to enter into political issues, he should resign and join one of the parties or an NGO. It cannot be done as part of the advisory function to the government.
"There's an argument about the Attorney General's powers. We are divided on the matter of Dina Zilber. The bottom line is that right now she is not attending the Knesset and government until the Attorney General finishes investigating her, which is the bottom line and that's what matters," Shaked said.
Then, Shaked continued, "The position is determined by a ministerial committee for legislation - otherwise it would be impossible to run the State. State Service Regulations also apply to the Deputy Attorney General. It's true that it's possible to express a legal position even if it contradicts the government's position, but no senior public official may enter into political matters. It does damage."
Earlier this morning, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit sent a letter to Justice Minister Shaked, following her demand to forbid Deputy Attorney General Zilber from representing the government in the Knesset or the Supreme Court.
"A decision on the appearance of a legal entity subordinate to me is a decision that is subject to my authority and my exclusive responsibility, and there is no room for intervention in this authority," Mandelblit wrotes to Shaked.
"I do not accept the basic approach that may be inferred from your letter," notes the Attorney General, explaining that he will examine and decide how to relate to Zilber's statements yesterday at the Knesset Education Committee against the Cultural Loyalty Law.
"I intend to examine the statements in your letter and later I will update you on how I find it appropriate to act on the subject," Mandelblit wrote in his letter to Minister Shaked.
Despite the sharp letter from Attorney General Mandelblit, he agreed that Deputy Attorney General Zilber will not participate in Knesset committee deliberations and government discussions until the end of the investigation on the matter.
The offensive remarks came when Zilber spoke of the Cultural Loyalty Law promoted by Culture Minister Miri Regev that expands the existing mechanism of the Nakba Law allowing to cancel budgets of cultural institutions that mark Independence Day as a day of mourning and negate the existence of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
The bill was initiated by Culture Minister Miri Regev and is supported by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon.
"The days bring not only new laws but new words - loyalty, governance, and more" Zilber said in a discussion of the Law and claimed there is "a wounding social discourse. If someone can be loyal, can someone else be a traitor? A Fifth column?"
"Show us a disciplined and educated people whose thought is uniform. Loyalty in culture is an oxymoron like a thunderous silence," added the Deputy Attorney General.
4. SUPREME COURT OKAYS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST JEWS ON TEMPLE MOUNT
by Uzi Baruch
The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by a right-wing party challenging a police decision to limit the use of metal detectors at the entrance of the Temple Mount to Jews and other non-Muslim visitors.
The petition was submitted by the heads of the "Otzma Yehudit" party, including former National Union MK Dr. Michael Ben-Ari, Hevron activist Baruch Marzel, Itamar Ben-Gvir and chairman of the Lehava anti-assimilation group, Bentzi Gopstein.
In July 2017, after the murder of two police officers on the Temple Mount, metal detectors were put in place at the entrances to the Mount. They were soon taken down at most of the entrances, however, following a wave of violent protests. Only metal detectors at the Mugrabi Gate were left in place. The Mugrabi entrance is used primarily by Jewish visitors and foreign tourists.
The petition claimed that doing so was unlawful and goes against the principle of equality as only tourists and Jews are required to pass through metal detectors as a result of the change, while Muslims are not inspected at all.
The petitioners claimed that while Muslims have been responsible for attacks and violent disturbances on the Temple Mount, it is the Jews who are forced to undergo scrutiny.
State attorney Dr. Yuval Roitman said at the hearing that the police have broad discretion when it comes to weighing considerations of equality against security needs.
Attorney Ben-Gvir, of the Otzma Yehudit Movement, countered that in countless Supreme Court decisions, the court sided on the principle of equality over security needs. He cited examples of limitations on airport checks on Arab travellers, the use of separate roads for Jews and Arabs, fences and security checkpoints. Equality is the highest constitutional principle and violating it may only be permitted in the most difficult circumstances, Ben-Gvir noted.
President of the Supreme Court Esther Hayut rejected the petition, however, rejecting the petitioners' argument that the decision to remove the metal detectors from the eight entrances used by Muslims to enter the Temple Mount, violated the principle equality.
Hayut stated that the right of Jews who enter from the Mugrabi gate to worship on the temple mount is not violated. Therefore, she claimed that that despite the different level of scrutiny on Muslim and non-Muslim visitors to the Mount, Jews and other non-Muslim visitors were still able to ascend the Mount, and thus there was no basis for the court to intervene and restrict the police's discretion in the matter.
Right-wing activist Michael Ben-Ari criticized the ruling saying, "If these were Arabs who were being discriminated against, the Supreme Court Justices would rush to issue orders [against it]. The discrimination between Arabs and Jews is not only taking place on the Temple Mount, but also in the Supreme Court."
Attorney Ben-Gvir also slammed the ruling.
"This is a black day for Israel democracy, when the Supreme Court perpetuates discrimination and without hesitation, justifies it."
He continued by saying that the decision was unfortunate since, "In dozens of decisions, Justices Haim, Meltzer and Hendel have ruled against discrimination."
5. 'END GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR YESHIVAS'
by Mordechai Sones
Former Knesset Member and Zehut Party Chairman Moshe Feiglin referred on Anat Weinon's 103fm program to the Cultural Loyalty Law promoted by Culture Minister Miri Regev allowing the State to revoke budgets from institutions that undermine it or carry out activities encouraging terror.
"It's an insane law; why should the ruler tell the creator what to create? Fortunately, King Saul didn't allocate a cultural budget to David, otherwise the Book of Psalms would never have come out. The British crown didn't pay Shakespeare, otherwise Hamlet wouldn't have been produced," Feiglin said.
Regarding the claim that Israel's Culture Ministry is what holds up the art institutions in Israel, Feiglin replied: "This is cultural Bolshevism created by the Left. Two wrongs don't make a right. What I really want is the whole land but the least state involvement in citizen's life. I want identity on the one hand, but also freedom on the other. Everyone here is an autonomous and free agent."
When asked whether a decision should be made to stop funding all institutions, he replied, "Correct. Also the yeshivas. This way we'll reduce taxes, the market will be free, and the abundance we aspire to will be created. Young couples are leaving the country because the rich abundance of the country doesn't flow to them. The role of the State is to finance foreign and domestic security.
"Maimonides explained it in a very clear way: 'A king makes war and justice.' The role of the State is to take care of security, and only afterward the rest. Today's method is completely flawed, so artists and creators have no say," said Feiglin.
6. DEMOCRATS RETAKE HOUSE, REPUBLICANS TO MAINTAIN SENATE
by Arutz Sheva Staff
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Live updates from Fox News
Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years, CNN and Fox News projected on Tuesday night, hours after US voters went to the polls for the 2018 midterm elections.
Both networks projected that Republicans would keep the Senate, setting up a divided Congress until the 2020 elections.
The latest results show Democrats with 221 seats in the House - an absolute majority in the 435-member chamber - compared to 199 for the GOP, with 26 net pickups for the Democrats.
Republicans, on the other hand, flipped four seats in the Senate thus far, including incumbent Joe Donnelly's seat in Indiana, Bill Nelson's in Florida, Claire McCaskill's in Missouri, and Heidi Heitkamp's in North Dakota. The GOP retained seats in competitive races in Texas and Tennessee. One Republican Senate seat was lost, with incumbent Dean Heller losing to Jacky Rosen in Nevada.
The race for the Republican-held Arizona seat and the Democratic-held seat in Montana remain too close to call.
Mississippi, which held a jungle primary on Tuesday, will hold a runoff election on November 27th for a special senate election. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith is heavily favored to win.
The GOP is now projected to hold 52 seats in the 100-member Senate, compared to 45 for Democrats (including two Democrat-aligned independents), with 3 seats still to be called.
With their win in the House, the Democrats will gain new power that will allow them to challenge President Donald Trump for the next two years of his presidency.
Trump tweeted about the results shortly after 11:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday night.
"Tremendous success tonight. Thank you to all!" he wrote.
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Trump was not expected to comment further on the election results as the White House had called a lid, meaning the president would not speak.
Previous updates
The first polls closed at 6:00 p.m. EST (1:00 a.m. Israel time) in most of Indiana and Kentucky.
Before Tuesday's vote, Republicans held 51 seats in the Senate, compared to 49 controlled by Democrats. These include two independents who caucus with the Democratic Party.
Of those seats, 35 were up for grabs. According to Fox News, 19 of these seats will likely remain Democrat, and another five that will likely remain Republican. Additionally, there are three seats that lean Democrat and three seats that lean Republican.
Arutz Sheva will be posting live updates on this page throughout the night. All times posted are Eastern Standard Time.
11:05 p.m.
Republican Ron DeSantis will win the race to become Florida's 46th governor, CNN projects, defeating Democrat Andrew Gillum to become the state's fourth consecutive GOP chief executive.
10:30 p.m.
Fox News projects that Republicans will retain control of the United States Senate.
Although the exact size of the GOP majority is not yet known, a Republican Senate allows President Trump to continue shaping the federal judiciary, including possibly the Supreme Court, and provides a check against House Democrats who want to investigate and perhaps even impeach the president.
10:26 p.m.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has defeated Democrat Beto O'Rourke in Texas, according to several media projections.
10:15 p.m.
CNN is projecting that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win the US Senate race in Utah, replacing Orrin Hatch who retired.
10:12 p.m.
Democrats have picked up four more seats in the House, CNN can project, with wins in Kansas, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New York.
Sharice Davids will win in Kansas' Third District
Chrissy Houlahan will win in Pennsylvania's 6th District
Dean Phillips will win in Minnesota's Third District
Max Rose will win in New York's 11th District
Democrats now need to pick up 11 Republican-held seats to win the House majority.
10:00 p.m.
Democrats have picked up four more House seats, CNN can project. They are:
Haley Stevens will win in Michigan's 11th District
Jason Crow will win in Colorado's 6th District
Mikie Sherrill will win in New Jersey's 11th District
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell will win in Florida's 26th District
Democrats must now pick up 15 Republican-held seats to win the majority.
9:49 p.m.
Democrats will retake control of the House of Representatives, Fox News projects.
9:47 p.m.
Republican Mike Braun will defeat Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly in Indiana, CNN projects.
9:35 p.m.
As of this time, the Republicans have won 82 seats in the House of Representatives, and the Democrats 76.
In the Senate, Republicans have so far won 32 seats and Democrats 36.
9:09 p.m.
Democrat Bob Menendez has won reelection to the Senate in New Jersey, projects The Associated Press.
9:00 p.m.
The polls have closed in 14 more states: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
8:38 p.m.
CNN has projected three governor's races in Tennessee, Arkansas and Rhode Island.
Republican Bill Lee will win his race for Tennessee governor
Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson will win re-election
Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo wins re-election in Rhode Island
8:31 p.m.
Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar would be the nation's first Muslim women in Congress, according to CNN.
8:30 p.m.
Polls have closed in Arkansas.
8:15 p.m.
Democratic candidate Donna Shalala has defeated Republican Maria Elvira Salaza in Florida's 27th district.
8:11 p.m.
Fox News has released the following projections:
In Connecticut, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy will win a second term by defeating Republican Matthew Corey.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, is projected to win a second term in the Senate, defeating Republican state lawmaker Geoff Diehl.
In Pennsylvania, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will win a third term to defeat Republican Rep. Lou Barletta.
In Maryland, Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin will win a third term by defeating Republican educator Tony Campbell.
In Maryland, Republican Governor Larry Hogan will win a second term by defeating Democrat Ben Jealous, the former president of the NAACP.
8:00 p.m.
Polls have closed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Tennessee.
In addition, polls closed in some parts of Kansas, Michigan and Texas.
7:52 p.m.
Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock will be ousted from her northern Virginia seat by Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Wexton, CNN projects.
Comstock's district in the Washington suburbs was seen as a must-win by Democrats in their bid to make a net gain of 23 seats and take control of the House.
7:30 p.m.
Polls have closed in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
7:16 p.m.
Greg Pence, the older brother of Vice President Mike Pence, will win the vice president's former congressional seat in Indiana, CNN projects.
Pence was elected in the deep-red 6th District to replace former Rep. Luke Messer, who vacated the seat in a failed bid for the Republican Senate nomination.
7:06 p.m.
Fox News projects that Independent Senator Bernie Sanders will easily win a third term, defeating Republican Lawrence Zupan.
7:03 p.m.
Polls have closed in most of Florida, as well as in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.
7:01 p.m.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine will win reelection, CNN projects, defeating Republican challenger Corey Stewart.
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Live broadcast of CBS News
7. TERROR ATTACK FOILED EAST OF JERUSALEM
by David Rosenberg
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An attempted terror attack was foiled Tuesday morning, in the Adumim bloc just east of Jerusalem.
According to initial reports from the scene, a female terrorist attempted to stab Israelis near a gas station at the entrance to the Israeli town of Mishor Adumim Tuesday morning. Witnesses say the female terrorist charged a group of soldiers while brandishing a knife.
"A female terrorist attempted to stab border police officers at the petrol station near Mishor Adumim," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
Security officials say the terrorist had tried to hide in a falafel shop next to the gas station, and later refused to leave the establishment. After security forces were called to the shop, the terrorist left, and was later found en route to the neighboring Israeli town of Alon.
When soldiers confronted the terrorist, she charged at them and shouted in Arabic while brandishing scissors and a knife.
Israeli security forces present at the scene opened fire and neutralized the terrorist before she could reach her target, however.
No injuries were reported among Israeli civilians or security forces in the attack. The terrorist was treated at the scene by emergency medical responders before being evacuated by ambulance to the hospital in moderate condition.
Authorities later identified the terrorist as a 37-year-old resident of the Palestinian Authority-controlled town of Yatta, south of Hevron.
The abortive stabbing attempt comes a day after a similar incident outside of the Israeli town of Kiryat Arba in Judea, south of Jerusalem.
In the attempted stabbing attack Monday, an Arab terrorist brandishing a knife attempted to stab Israelis at the Elias Junction near Kiryat Arba, but was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers before he could cause harm.
The terrorist was treated on the scene and evacuated in light condition to a local hospital for further treatment.
8. REGEV RESPONDS TO STERN: I FIND YOUR WORDS CONTEMPTIBLE
by Ezra Sanders
Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev (Likud) on Tuesday responded to the assertions made against her by MK Elazar Stern (Yesh Atid) at the Knesset.
"I'm thoroughly disgusted and find contemptible the words of Elazar Stern. Stern's words are an indictment against women who advanced in the army and against officers in the army who are involved with the advancement of women in the IDF. Through his words against me, it's hinted that I advanced in the army not, like my male compatriots, through specific criteria and the recommendations of my superiors, but rather through feminine objectification."
In light of Stern's callous suggestions, Regev approached the Governmental Legal adviser, the Minister of Defense and the Ethics Committee of the Knesset with the request to "to open investigations with all the officers who advanced me in the army and to hear from them whether my advancement in the army was flawed and whether they acted criminally in advancing me in contradiction to the law."
Minister Regev even turned to the Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party with a clear demand: "I call on Yair Lapid to immediately suspend Stern from office, as was done to Yaakov Peri and Zvika Gendelman. There is no place in public life for a man who disgraces women and makes sexist suggestions."
The Minister of Culture and Sports added, "Stern, detail what you know because I don't know you're talking about. And yes, Stern, you've joined joined the ranks of men who slander women and belittle their honor. #YouToo."
MK Elazar Stern
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HEADLINES:
1. TERROR ATTACK FOILED EAST OF JERUSALEM
2. 'OUR TRUE REVENGE AGAINST TERROR - MORE TORAH LEARNING'
3. SECURITY CHIEF OPPOSES 'DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS' BILL
4. TRAFFIC IN BINYAMIN - 'A NEW TYPE OF TERRORISM'
5. FARRAKHAN: DEATH TO ISRAEL, US IS THE GREAT SATAN
6. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ISRAEL STOLE OUR SNAKE
7. TERRORIST SHOT DURING STABBING ATTACK NEAR KIRYAT ARBA
8. US BACKS ISRAEL'S MIDDLE EAST RAILWAY INITIATIVE
1. TERROR ATTACK FOILED EAST OF JERUSALEM
by David Rosenberg
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An attempted terror attack was foiled Tuesday morning, in the Adumim bloc just east of Jerusalem.
According to initial reports from the scene, a female terrorist attempted to stab Israelis near a gas station at the entrance to the Israeli town of Mishor Adumim Tuesday morning. Witnesses say the female terrorist charged a group of soldiers while brandishing a knife.
"A female terrorist attempted to stab border police officers at the petrol station near Mishor Adumim," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
Security officials say the terrorist had tried to hide in a falafel shop next to the gas station, and later refused to leave the establishment. After security forces were called to the shop, the terrorist left, and was later found en route to the neighboring Israeli town of Alon.
When soldiers confronted the terrorist, she charged at them and shouted in Arabic while brandishing scissors and a knife.
Israeli security forces present at the scene opened fire and neutralized the terrorist before she could reach her target, however.
No injuries were reported among Israeli civilians or security forces in the attack. The terrorist was treated at the scene by emergency medical responders before being evacuated by ambulance to the hospital in moderate condition.
Authorities later identified the terrorist as a 37-year-old resident of the Palestinian Authority-controlled town of Yatta, south of Hevron.
The abortive stabbing attempt comes a day after a similar incident outside of the Israeli town of Kiryat Arba in Judea, south of Jerusalem.
In the attempted stabbing attack Monday, an Arab terrorist brandishing a knife attempted to stab Israelis at the Elias Junction near Kiryat Arba, but was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers before he could cause harm.
The terrorist was treated on the scene and evacuated in light condition to a local hospital for further treatment.
2. 'OUR TRUE REVENGE AGAINST TERROR - MORE TORAH LEARNING'
by Yoni Kempinski, Jerusalem
Four years ago, a deadly terror attack took place at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue and Kollel (Torah learning center) in the Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem. Five worshippers and one police officer were killed by two terrorists - and the incident shook the nation and the entire world.
Arutz Sheva visited the scene of the attack this week to learn firsthand how the world of Torah learning has strengthened and expanded in the four years after the massacre.
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Elimelech Berman, studies daily at the Kollel and was a member of the Kollel at the time of the incident as well. "At the 6:30 prayer service, two terrorists came in in the middle of the prayers", Berman recalls, "they started slaughtering the people that were praying inside."
Inside the synagogue we meet Yitzi Levine, the bereaved son of Rabbi Kalman Levine, who was murdered in the attack.
"They came with knives and one gun", explains Levine, "they were shooting and killing people... chopping them down."
"My father was after his own prayers, he came to the synagogue to do something. He was outside of the hall so they hit him first, and that gave people a chance to run out."
Levine emphasizes the fact that the murderous attack took place in a synagogue: "It's not a war zone, not even a place of politics, it's a sanctuary. It feels very strange to attack a location like this, it feels very hateful and very antisemitic. It reminds us older and darker times of attacks against Jews because they're Jews."
After the massacre, the Kollel decided to expand in memory of the victims.The main program that was strengthened was the night Kollel - a unique program that invites working men to sit down and learn Torah in the Kollel every evening.
This is the true revenge, explains Elimelech Berman: "A person feels is that he wants a revenge. We took this to a place where revenge wasn't about going to kill out the people who tried to hurt us. What we did was strengthen our Torah studies and our prayers, trying to brings ourselves to a higher level - and that's the revenge that a Jew needs to take."
As a bereaved son, Yitzi Levine sees a special significance and meaning to the Torah study in memory of the victims.
"A person doesn't exist just in this life", he explains, "as long as something I did here continues, essentially I am really still alive. What they did here (in the Kollel) is keeping these people alive with us by bringing more Torah, and this Torah is connected to them."
"It gives a lot of comfort," Levine says, "because on some level I believe he (my father) is still alive. If he was alive he would want to learn Torah and gain more Torah and Mitzvot. As a son, I feel more obligated... I wasn't so religious when the terror attack happened, but today I am one-hundred-percent religious, sitting and learning over here."
In wake of the Pittsburgh massacre, we ask unfortunately experienced terror-stricken Israelis for their advice - how do you rise above the tragedy?
"That's what you have to do", says Berman, "you have to get up and continue, that's what's life about in any way. When we have signs from G-d that we have to strengthen and make ourselves better, we use it as a tool o bring ourselves to a higher level."
The activity of the Kollel is supported by many donors from around the world. Levine expresses his personal gratitude to those who keep his father alive. "It's not only to commemorate", he emphasizes, "rather actually giving them (the victims) some sort of living. So keep on going and contribute as much as you could. Because for me as a son I want to keep him alive obviously, as much as I could."
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3. SECURITY CHIEF OPPOSES 'DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS' BILL
by Hezki Baruch
The director of Israel's internal security agency voiced his opposition Tuesday to legislation proposed by Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu faction which would make it easier for courts to sentence terrorists convicted of murder to the death penalty.
Speaking at the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee Tuesday morning, Shin Bet internal security agency chief Nadav Argaman responded to a question from MK Shuli Mualem (Jewish Home) regarding the bill currently up for consideration.
Argaman responded that he did not believe use of the death penalty would be effective in ongoing efforts to combat Arab terrorism.
While Israel does technically permit use of the death penalty in some cases, it has never been used since the execution of senior Nazi SS official Adolf Eichmann in 1962. The death penalty requires a unanimous decision by a court, and Israeli prosecutors have in nearly all cases avoided pushing for the death penalty.
A bill proposed last year in the Knesset, however, would ease the requirements for sentencing terrorists convicted of murder to death, with only a simple majority of judges required.
The bill passed its preliminary vote in January, but has remained in legislative limbo since then.
On Sunday, Netanyahu gave his backing for the bill, Kan reported Monday morning, during a meeting with coalition leaders.
Earlier on Tuesday, Argaman described the security situation in Judea and Samaria as unstable and "complex", saying that despite the appearance of calm, there had been a large number of attempted terror attacks thwarted recently.
"The situation in the Palestinian arena has been very unstable in the past year," Argaman said.
"In the Gaza Strip we stand between a possible military campaign on the one hand, and an attempt to stabilize the humanitarian situation of the residents of Gaza on the other."
"The reality is very complex. We can say that on the surface we observe relative calm, but we must emphasize that this is on the surface - Hamas is trying with all its might to carry out terrorist attacks from Judea and Samaria with guidance from the Gaza Strip, Turkey and Lebanon."
"We have succeeded in thwarting 480 attacks in the last year, from which we have arrested about 500 individual terrorists," said the head of the Shin Bet security service, adding that "This is a very large amount that can attest to what is happening under the surface. In addition, we succeeded last year in thwarting cyber activity - terror and spying - against the state of Israel."
4. TRAFFIC IN BINYAMIN - 'A NEW TYPE OF TERRORISM'
by Refael Levi
The residents of Binyamin spend every morning on the way to Jerusalem and every evening back from Jerusalem to the communities north of the capital in heavy traffic jams and, despite the work to expand and improve the road, the problem of traffic jams is far from being solved.
The head of the Beit El council, Shai Alon, left early Tuesday morning for the traffic circle near the Israeli town of Adam to direct the movement of Palestinian Authority vehicles into the road.
He said that the army's conduct, that makes it difficult for the residents of Ramallah to leave through the Qalandiya checkpoint, leads many of them to choose the long route via the Ramallah bypass road, causing traffic jams to the residents of Binyamin.
In the video taken by Alon this morning, it can be seen that in the morning there is very heavy traffic from Ramallah to the Ramallah bypass road which creates traffic jams. Within a few minutes, after the army had routed traffic from Ramallah to other directions, the traffic jam was released and Binyamin residents were able to travel smoothly until they entered Jerusalem.
Alon says that this is a new type of terrorism: "If the terror was in the past with rocks, today the terror is in the number of vehicles. The Palestinian Authority has lowered the taxes on the purchase of cars, so everyone can buy a car and all the roads are crowded. These roads are unable to accommodate the level of traffic."
"The very clear solution is that they have to pass through the Qalandiya checkpoint and not Hizma, and then the residents of Beit El and Binyamin will be able to arrive within half an hour, not within two hours."
Alon detailed the next steps he intends to take and announced that "From Sunday, the council offices are moving to the Hizma checkpoint until a complete solution is reached."
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5. FARRAKHAN: DEATH TO ISRAEL, US IS THE GREAT SATAN
by David Rosenberg
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The controversial leader of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam movement visited Iran over the weekend, and denounced the Trump administration's decision to reimpose economic sanctions on the Tehran regime after the US withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Louis Farrakhan, the 85-year-old leader of the fringe movement, travelled to Tehran for the 39th anniversary of takeover of the American embassy in Iran, which was observed in Iran on Sunday.
On November 4th, 1979, in the midst of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian radicals backed by the Ayatollah Khomeini forced their way into the American embassy compound in Tehran and seized the building, holding 52 Americans hostage. The ensuing crisis lasted for over a year, ending with the release of the hostages on January 20th, 1981.
The Nation of Islam leader visited Tehran as a guest of the Islamic Republic on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the embassy takeover.
Speaking at an event in Tehran Sunday, Farrakhan excoriated the Trump administration over its decision to restore sanctions on the Iranian regime, after the US dropped out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May.
During his address, Farrakhan referenced pronouncements by Iran's spiritual leaders that the US is the 'Great Satan' and appeared to back the claim, saying that 'Satan would be actively involved' in trying to undermine Iran.
"I am coming to you from the United States of America, that is gloating over the fact that the president of the United States is going to place on the Islamic Republic the most stringent sanctions that have ever been placed on any nation before," said Farrakhan.
"Is it not true that you have called America the 'Great Satan'? Well, if you believe what you say, then would not Satan be actively involved in trying to destroy a nation that is set up on the belief and practice of submission to the will of God? So we should not be surprised at what Satan does to ill affect the righteous."
"America is making it very hard for Iran to carry out its mission. But if you have the strength to persevere under these trials, the victory will be yours."
During his visit, Farrakhan also appeared on Iranian state television, leading a chant of 'Death to Israel' and 'Death to America' in Farsi.
In October, Farrakhan drew criticism for a video clip, recorded during a public address, in which the Nation of Islam leader compared Jews to termites.
"I'm not an anti-Semite. I'm anti-termite," Farrakhan said.
Farrakhan has long been a controversial figure within the Black Muslim community in Chicago, praising Adolf Hitler as a "very great man", and slamming Judaism as a "gutter religion" during a 1984 speech, leading the US Senate to condemn him in a unanimous 95-0 vote.
Earlier this year, Farrakhan accused Jews of practicing "Satanism" and 'infecting' the world "with poison and deceit".
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6. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ISRAEL STOLE OUR SNAKE
by Dalit Halevy
Last Thursday, Israel's Society for the Protection of Nature and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority named the Palestine viper as Israel's national snake.
The Palestine viper, or daboia palaestinae, was selected based on an online vote.
Found across the Levant, from the northern Negev and western Jordan in the south to northern Lebanon and central Syria in the north, the snake is common throughout most of Israel, and in Hebrew is referred to as the 'common viper', or 'common Land of Israel viper'.
The Palestinian Authority protested the move, calling it 'theft' and ignoring what they called the viper's Palestinian heritage.
Imad al-Atrash, the Executive Director of the Palestine Wildlife Society, denounced Thursday's announcement regarding the viper, adding that the struggle over the snake's national identity was part of the larger battle by the PA to preserve 'Palestinian identity'.
Al-Atrash called on outside organizations to join the struggle to recognize the snake as the 'Palestine viper', rather than as the 'Land of Israel viper'.
7. TERRORIST SHOT DURING STABBING ATTACK NEAR KIRYAT ARBA
by David Rosenberg
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An Arab terrorist attempted to stab IDF soldiers in a failed stabbing attack outside of the Israeli town of Kiryat Arba in Judea, south of Jerusalem, Monday afternoon.
The incident occurred near the Elias Junction outside of Kiryat Arba, when a terrorist approached several Israeli civilians and an IDF officer while carrying a knife.
According to initial reports, a soldier spotted the terrorist and opened fire before he was able to reach his intended target. The terrorist was shot and wounded, and is said to be in light condition.
There are no reports of injuries among Israeli security forces.
An IDF spokesperson acknowledge the apparent stabbing attempt, and said the army was investigating the incident.
"A report was received regarding an attempted stabbing attack at Elias Junction adjacent to Kiryat Arba, east of Hebron," the spokesperson said. "The details are being looked into."
The IDF later confirmed that the terrorist had been neutralized, and that no Israeli soldiers had been wounded in the attack.
"An IDF soldier foiled an attempted attack after he spotted a terrorist attempting to stab civilians and an [IDF] officer," the spokesperson said. "The soldier opened fire and neutralized the terrorist, who was evacuated for medical treatment. No soldiers were injured."
8. US BACKS ISRAEL'S MIDDLE EAST RAILWAY INITIATIVE
by Elad Benari
Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, on Monday expressed support for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz's "Railroads for Peace" initiative.
"Today Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz is in Oman at an international transportation event. He will present a plan for the construction of a railway between Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Let's keep the dialogue going. These efforts support our efforts," tweeted Greenblatt.
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Minister Katz said of his visit, "This is a dramatic development that is likely to affect many countries in the region, and it follows many contacts on the matter, which I led with the backing of the prime minister vis-à-vis the American administration and Arab elements in the region."
"The invitation of the government of Oman and the visit are part of a comprehensive move to promote the initiative and strengthen the ties with the pragmatic states in the region," he added.
Katz's visit to Oman follows Netanyahu's surprise visit to the Gulf sultanate several weeks ago, in what marked the first time since 1996 that an Israeli Prime Minister has visited the country.
Following Netanyahu's visit to Oman, an unnamed Palestinian Authority (PA) official said that the sultan of Oman had offered to play a role in mediating talks between Israel and the PA.
Greenblatt has been heading the US efforts to resume peace talks between Israel and the PA. The PA, however, has rejected US attempts to restart peace talks with Israel and has been boycotting the US ever since Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last December.
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HEADLINES:
1. TERROR ATTACK FOILED EAST OF JERUSALEM
2. 'OUR TRUE REVENGE AGAINST TERROR - MORE TORAH LEARNING'
3. SECURITY CHIEF OPPOSES 'DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS' BILL
4. TRAFFIC IN BINYAMIN - 'A NEW TYPE OF TERRORISM'
5. FARRAKHAN: DEATH TO ISRAEL, US IS THE GREAT SATAN
6. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ISRAEL STOLE OUR SNAKE
7. TERRORIST SHOT DURING STABBING ATTACK NEAR KIRYAT ARBA
8. US BACKS ISRAEL'S MIDDLE EAST RAILWAY INITIATIVE
1. TERROR ATTACK FOILED EAST OF JERUSALEM
by David Rosenberg
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An attempted terror attack was foiled Tuesday morning, in the Adumim bloc just east of Jerusalem.
According to initial reports from the scene, a female terrorist attempted to stab Israelis near a gas station at the entrance to the Israeli town of Mishor Adumim Tuesday morning. Witnesses say the female terrorist charged a group of soldiers while brandishing a knife.
"A female terrorist attempted to stab border police officers at the petrol station near Mishor Adumim," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
Security officials say the terrorist had tried to hide in a falafel shop next to the gas station, and later refused to leave the establishment. After security forces were called to the shop, the terrorist left, and was later found en route to the neighboring Israeli town of Alon.
When soldiers confronted the terrorist, she charged at them and shouted in Arabic while brandishing scissors and a knife.
Israeli security forces present at the scene opened fire and neutralized the terrorist before she could reach her target, however.
No injuries were reported among Israeli civilians or security forces in the attack. The terrorist was treated at the scene by emergency medical responders before being evacuated by ambulance to the hospital in moderate condition.
Authorities later identified the terrorist as a 37-year-old resident of the Palestinian Authority-controlled town of Yatta, south of Hevron.
The abortive stabbing attempt comes a day after a similar incident outside of the Israeli town of Kiryat Arba in Judea, south of Jerusalem.
In the attempted stabbing attack Monday, an Arab terrorist brandishing a knife attempted to stab Israelis at the Elias Junction near Kiryat Arba, but was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers before he could cause harm.
The terrorist was treated on the scene and evacuated in light condition to a local hospital for further treatment.
2. 'OUR TRUE REVENGE AGAINST TERROR - MORE TORAH LEARNING'
by Yoni Kempinski, Jerusalem
Four years ago, a deadly terror attack took place at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue and Kollel (Torah learning center) in the Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem. Five worshippers and one police officer were killed by two terrorists - and the incident shook the nation and the entire world.
Arutz Sheva visited the scene of the attack this week to learn firsthand how the world of Torah learning has strengthened and expanded in the four years after the massacre.
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Elimelech Berman, studies daily at the Kollel and was a member of the Kollel at the time of the incident as well. "At the 6:30 prayer service, two terrorists came in in the middle of the prayers", Berman recalls, "they started slaughtering the people that were praying inside."
Inside the synagogue we meet Yitzi Levine, the bereaved son of Rabbi Kalman Levine, who was murdered in the attack.
"They came with knives and one gun", explains Levine, "they were shooting and killing people... chopping them down."
"My father was after his own prayers, he came to the synagogue to do something. He was outside of the hall so they hit him first, and that gave people a chance to run out."
Levine emphasizes the fact that the murderous attack took place in a synagogue: "It's not a war zone, not even a place of politics, it's a sanctuary. It feels very strange to attack a location like this, it feels very hateful and very antisemitic. It reminds us older and darker times of attacks against Jews because they're Jews."
After the massacre, the Kollel decided to expand in memory of the victims.The main program that was strengthened was the night Kollel - a unique program that invites working men to sit down and learn Torah in the Kollel every evening.
This is the true revenge, explains Elimelech Berman: "A person feels is that he wants a revenge. We took this to a place where revenge wasn't about going to kill out the people who tried to hurt us. What we did was strengthen our Torah studies and our prayers, trying to brings ourselves to a higher level - and that's the revenge that a Jew needs to take."
As a bereaved son, Yitzi Levine sees a special significance and meaning to the Torah study in memory of the victims.
"A person doesn't exist just in this life", he explains, "as long as something I did here continues, essentially I am really still alive. What they did here (in the Kollel) is keeping these people alive with us by bringing more Torah, and this Torah is connected to them."
"It gives a lot of comfort," Levine says, "because on some level I believe he (my father) is still alive. If he was alive he would want to learn Torah and gain more Torah and Mitzvot. As a son, I feel more obligated... I wasn't so religious when the terror attack happened, but today I am one-hundred-percent religious, sitting and learning over here."
In wake of the Pittsburgh massacre, we ask unfortunately experienced terror-stricken Israelis for their advice - how do you rise above the tragedy?
"That's what you have to do", says Berman, "you have to get up and continue, that's what's life about in any way. When we have signs from G-d that we have to strengthen and make ourselves better, we use it as a tool o bring ourselves to a higher level."
The activity of the Kollel is supported by many donors from around the world. Levine expresses his personal gratitude to those who keep his father alive. "It's not only to commemorate", he emphasizes, "rather actually giving them (the victims) some sort of living. So keep on going and contribute as much as you could. Because for me as a son I want to keep him alive obviously, as much as I could."
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3. SECURITY CHIEF OPPOSES 'DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS' BILL
by Hezki Baruch
The director of Israel's internal security agency voiced his opposition Tuesday to legislation proposed by Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu faction which would make it easier for courts to sentence terrorists convicted of murder to the death penalty.
Speaking at the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee Tuesday morning, Shin Bet internal security agency chief Nadav Argaman responded to a question from MK Shuli Mualem (Jewish Home) regarding the bill currently up for consideration.
Argaman responded that he did not believe use of the death penalty would be effective in ongoing efforts to combat Arab terrorism.
While Israel does technically permit use of the death penalty in some cases, it has never been used since the execution of senior Nazi SS official Adolf Eichmann in 1962. The death penalty requires a unanimous decision by a court, and Israeli prosecutors have in nearly all cases avoided pushing for the death penalty.
A bill proposed last year in the Knesset, however, would ease the requirements for sentencing terrorists convicted of murder to death, with only a simple majority of judges required.
The bill passed its preliminary vote in January, but has remained in legislative limbo since then.
On Sunday, Netanyahu gave his backing for the bill, Kan reported Monday morning, during a meeting with coalition leaders.
Earlier on Tuesday, Argaman described the security situation in Judea and Samaria as unstable and "complex", saying that despite the appearance of calm, there had been a large number of attempted terror attacks thwarted recently.
"The situation in the Palestinian arena has been very unstable in the past year," Argaman said.
"In the Gaza Strip we stand between a possible military campaign on the one hand, and an attempt to stabilize the humanitarian situation of the residents of Gaza on the other."
"The reality is very complex. We can say that on the surface we observe relative calm, but we must emphasize that this is on the surface - Hamas is trying with all its might to carry out terrorist attacks from Judea and Samaria with guidance from the Gaza Strip, Turkey and Lebanon."
"We have succeeded in thwarting 480 attacks in the last year, from which we have arrested about 500 individual terrorists," said the head of the Shin Bet security service, adding that "This is a very large amount that can attest to what is happening under the surface. In addition, we succeeded last year in thwarting cyber activity - terror and spying - against the state of Israel."
4. TRAFFIC IN BINYAMIN - 'A NEW TYPE OF TERRORISM'
by Refael Levi
The residents of Binyamin spend every morning on the way to Jerusalem and every evening back from Jerusalem to the communities north of the capital in heavy traffic jams and, despite the work to expand and improve the road, the problem of traffic jams is far from being solved.
The head of the Beit El council, Shai Alon, left early Tuesday morning for the traffic circle near the Israeli town of Adam to direct the movement of Palestinian Authority vehicles into the road.
He said that the army's conduct, that makes it difficult for the residents of Ramallah to leave through the Qalandiya checkpoint, leads many of them to choose the long route via the Ramallah bypass road, causing traffic jams to the residents of Binyamin.
In the video taken by Alon this morning, it can be seen that in the morning there is very heavy traffic from Ramallah to the Ramallah bypass road which creates traffic jams. Within a few minutes, after the army had routed traffic from Ramallah to other directions, the traffic jam was released and Binyamin residents were able to travel smoothly until they entered Jerusalem.
Alon says that this is a new type of terrorism: "If the terror was in the past with rocks, today the terror is in the number of vehicles. The Palestinian Authority has lowered the taxes on the purchase of cars, so everyone can buy a car and all the roads are crowded. These roads are unable to accommodate the level of traffic."
"The very clear solution is that they have to pass through the Qalandiya checkpoint and not Hizma, and then the residents of Beit El and Binyamin will be able to arrive within half an hour, not within two hours."
Alon detailed the next steps he intends to take and announced that "From Sunday, the council offices are moving to the Hizma checkpoint until a complete solution is reached."
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5. FARRAKHAN: DEATH TO ISRAEL, US IS THE GREAT SATAN
by David Rosenberg
[youtube:2049340]
The controversial leader of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam movement visited Iran over the weekend, and denounced the Trump administration's decision to reimpose economic sanctions on the Tehran regime after the US withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Louis Farrakhan, the 85-year-old leader of the fringe movement, travelled to Tehran for the 39th anniversary of takeover of the American embassy in Iran, which was observed in Iran on Sunday.
On November 4th, 1979, in the midst of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian radicals backed by the Ayatollah Khomeini forced their way into the American embassy compound in Tehran and seized the building, holding 52 Americans hostage. The ensuing crisis lasted for over a year, ending with the release of the hostages on January 20th, 1981.
The Nation of Islam leader visited Tehran as a guest of the Islamic Republic on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the embassy takeover.
Speaking at an event in Tehran Sunday, Farrakhan excoriated the Trump administration over its decision to restore sanctions on the Iranian regime, after the US dropped out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May.
During his address, Farrakhan referenced pronouncements by Iran's spiritual leaders that the US is the 'Great Satan' and appeared to back the claim, saying that 'Satan would be actively involved' in trying to undermine Iran.
"I am coming to you from the United States of America, that is gloating over the fact that the president of the United States is going to place on the Islamic Republic the most stringent sanctions that have ever been placed on any nation before," said Farrakhan.
"Is it not true that you have called America the 'Great Satan'? Well, if you believe what you say, then would not Satan be actively involved in trying to destroy a nation that is set up on the belief and practice of submission to the will of God? So we should not be surprised at what Satan does to ill affect the righteous."
"America is making it very hard for Iran to carry out its mission. But if you have the strength to persevere under these trials, the victory will be yours."
During his visit, Farrakhan also appeared on Iranian state television, leading a chant of 'Death to Israel' and 'Death to America' in Farsi.
In October, Farrakhan drew criticism for a video clip, recorded during a public address, in which the Nation of Islam leader compared Jews to termites.
"I'm not an anti-Semite. I'm anti-termite," Farrakhan said.
Farrakhan has long been a controversial figure within the Black Muslim community in Chicago, praising Adolf Hitler as a "very great man", and slamming Judaism as a "gutter religion" during a 1984 speech, leading the US Senate to condemn him in a unanimous 95-0 vote.
Earlier this year, Farrakhan accused Jews of practicing "Satanism" and 'infecting' the world "with poison and deceit".
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6. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ISRAEL STOLE OUR SNAKE
by Dalit Halevy
Last Thursday, Israel's Society for the Protection of Nature and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority named the Palestine viper as Israel's national snake.
The Palestine viper, or daboia palaestinae, was selected based on an online vote.
Found across the Levant, from the northern Negev and western Jordan in the south to northern Lebanon and central Syria in the north, the snake is common throughout most of Israel, and in Hebrew is referred to as the 'common viper', or 'common Land of Israel viper'.
The Palestinian Authority protested the move, calling it 'theft' and ignoring what they called the viper's Palestinian heritage.
Imad al-Atrash, the Executive Director of the Palestine Wildlife Society, denounced Thursday's announcement regarding the viper, adding that the struggle over the snake's national identity was part of the larger battle by the PA to preserve 'Palestinian identity'.
Al-Atrash called on outside organizations to join the struggle to recognize the snake as the 'Palestine viper', rather than as the 'Land of Israel viper'.
7. TERRORIST SHOT DURING STABBING ATTACK NEAR KIRYAT ARBA
by David Rosenberg
[youtube:2049281]
An Arab terrorist attempted to stab IDF soldiers in a failed stabbing attack outside of the Israeli town of Kiryat Arba in Judea, south of Jerusalem, Monday afternoon.
The incident occurred near the Elias Junction outside of Kiryat Arba, when a terrorist approached several Israeli civilians and an IDF officer while carrying a knife.
According to initial reports, a soldier spotted the terrorist and opened fire before he was able to reach his intended target. The terrorist was shot and wounded, and is said to be in light condition.
There are no reports of injuries among Israeli security forces.
An IDF spokesperson acknowledge the apparent stabbing attempt, and said the army was investigating the incident.
"A report was received regarding an attempted stabbing attack at Elias Junction adjacent to Kiryat Arba, east of Hebron," the spokesperson said. "The details are being looked into."
The IDF later confirmed that the terrorist had been neutralized, and that no Israeli soldiers had been wounded in the attack.
"An IDF soldier foiled an attempted attack after he spotted a terrorist attempting to stab civilians and an [IDF] officer," the spokesperson said. "The soldier opened fire and neutralized the terrorist, who was evacuated for medical treatment. No soldiers were injured."
8. US BACKS ISRAEL'S MIDDLE EAST RAILWAY INITIATIVE
by Elad Benari
Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, on Monday expressed support for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz's "Railroads for Peace" initiative.
"Today Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz is in Oman at an international transportation event. He will present a plan for the construction of a railway between Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Let's keep the dialogue going. These efforts support our efforts," tweeted Greenblatt.
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Minister Katz said of his visit, "This is a dramatic development that is likely to affect many countries in the region, and it follows many contacts on the matter, which I led with the backing of the prime minister vis-à-vis the American administration and Arab elements in the region."
"The invitation of the government of Oman and the visit are part of a comprehensive move to promote the initiative and strengthen the ties with the pragmatic states in the region," he added.
Katz's visit to Oman follows Netanyahu's surprise visit to the Gulf sultanate several weeks ago, in what marked the first time since 1996 that an Israeli Prime Minister has visited the country.
Following Netanyahu's visit to Oman, an unnamed Palestinian Authority (PA) official said that the sultan of Oman had offered to play a role in mediating talks between Israel and the PA.
Greenblatt has been heading the US efforts to resume peace talks between Israel and the PA. The PA, however, has rejected US attempts to restart peace talks with Israel and has been boycotting the US ever since Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last December.
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Sunday, Nov. 04 '18, כ"ו בחשון תשע"ט
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HEADLINES:
1. 40,000 JEWS FLOOD HEVRON
2. KAVANAUGH ACCUSER REFERRED TO DOJ AFTER ADMITTING SHE LIED
3. WEST BINYAMIN PROTESTS NEEDLESSLY-LONG ROUTE TO JERUSALEM
4. ARSONIST SETS FIRES AT 7 DIFFERENT JEWISH SITES IN BROOKLYN
5. BEN & JERRY'S ISRAELI ARM FORGOES NEW 'ANTI-TRUMP' FLAVOR
6. EX-ADL CHIEF BLASTS BENNETT, DERMER, FOR PITTSBURGH RESPONSE
7. SIX PALESTINIAN ARABS KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN JORDAN VALLEY
8. 'IT'S POSSIBLE TO BRING BACK THE SOLDIERS' BODIES WITHIN A WEEK'
1. 40,000 JEWS FLOOD HEVRON
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Over 40,000 Israelis, lawmakers, and public figures flooded Hevron for the annual weekend dedicated to highlighting the Jewish people's ties to the ancient city.
The event occurs annually on the week where the Torah portion of 'Chayei Sarah' is read, in which the Biblical patriarch Abraham buys the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hevron.
Revelers ate in large communal meals and stayed in large tents specially set up for the occasion, as well as at the homes of residents.
This year's event celebrated two recent developments: The official opening of the archeological site at Tel Heron as an official site of Nature and Parks Authority and the government's recent decision to approve a new apartment building to be built in Hebron.
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2. KAVANAUGH ACCUSER REFERRED TO DOJ AFTER ADMITTING SHE LIED
by Tal Polon
The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman is recommending a criminal probe against a woman who made sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh before his Senate confirmation vote.
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley referred Judy Munro-Leighton to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday after his office said she made "materially false statements" and admitted to falsely accusing Kavanaugh.
"Under questioning by Committee investigators, Ms. Munro-Leighton admitted, contrary to her prior claims, that she had not been sexually assaulted by Judge Kavanaugh and was not the author of the original 'Jane Doe' letter" accusing Kavanaugh, Grassley's office said in the letter to the Department of Justice.
"When directly asked by Committee investigators if she was, as she had claimed, the 'Jane Doe' from Oceanside California who had sent the letter to Senator [Kamala] Harris, she admitted: 'No, no, no. I did that as a way to grab attention.'"
"She further confessed to Committee investigators that (1) she 'just wanted to get attention'; (2) 'it was a tactic'; and (3) 'that was just a ploy.'
"Regarding the false sexual assault allegation she made via her email to the Committee, she said: 'I was angry, and I sent it out.' When asked by Committee investigators whether she had ever met Judge Kavanaugh, she said: 'Oh Lord, no.'"
US President Donald Trump subsequently commented on the news in a tweet.
"A vicious accuser of Justice Kavanaugh has just admitted that she was lying, her story was totally made up, or FAKE! Can you imagine if he didn't become a Justice of the Supreme Court because of her disgusting False Statements. What about the others? Where are the Dems on this?" he asked.
3. WEST BINYAMIN PROTESTS NEEDLESSLY-LONG ROUTE TO JERUSALEM
by Mordechai Sones
Residents of the Dolev-Talmonim bloc traveled Friday morning in a convoy towards Route 443 on the road that was used by residents until 2000 but was closed by the IDF.
Residents of Dolev, Talmon, Neriah, Haresha, Kerem Re'im and Nachaliel are forced to travel an hour-and-a-half to Jerusalem instead of a journey that could last 20 minutes.
Instead of traveling a 15-kilometer route, thousands of residents have to travel 47 kilometers every day, encountering heavy traffic at Shilat junction.
West Binyamin is demanding Route 935, the paving of which was halted, be paved as was promised in the past. Until the halt order is lifted and the road is paved, residents demand a temporary solution - to be able to return to the old route that runs through the village of Ein Ariq and the Beituniya bypass, passing mostly through Area C and short sections of Area B - under proper security.
Adi Mintz, one of the leaders of the road construction committee for Highway 935, explained to participants the route to Jerusalem's importance and its rapid paving for developing western Binyamin.
4. ARSONIST SETS FIRES AT 7 DIFFERENT JEWISH SITES IN BROOKLYN
by Tal Polon
The New York Police Department (NYPD) received reports of fires at seven different locations in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday. According to City Council Member Stephen Levin and State Senator Martin Dilan, the fires targeted "yeshivas and synagogues in the predominantly Hasidic community."
"Earlier this morning, NYPD's 90th Precinct received reports of fires at seven different locations throughout South Williamsburg. The perpetrator set fires at local yeshivas and synagogues in the predominantly Hasidic community. The crimes are being investigated by the Hate Crime Task Force and Fire Marshals," they said in a statement.
"Tragically, it would seem these types of attacks are becoming all too common. Words and speech are as real as any weapon, and I again call on the current administration to unequivocally denounce every and all hate groups. We need to do everything in our power to deny hate safe harbor, whether in Pittsburgh, Charleston, or here in Williamsburg."
According to Williamsburg News, the suspected perpetrator of the fires was arrested by NYPD, with the help of neighborhood watch group Williamsburg Shomrim.
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The arson took place around the time that graffiti reading "Kill all the Jews" was found daubed in Brooklyn's Union Temple. The discovery led to the cancellation of a political event that was supposed to take place there.
5. BEN & JERRY'S ISRAELI ARM FORGOES NEW 'ANTI-TRUMP' FLAVOR
by Ben Sales - JTA, Arutz Sheva
Ahead of US midterm elections, Vermont ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has announced its newest novelty flavor: Pecan Resist (a play, I think, on "we can resist"). The flavor is a tribute to various liberal activist groups that have led the opposition to the Trump administration. The drawing on the container features a trio of women of color holding a sign and protesting.
(The flavor, as described by Ben & Jerry's, is "chocolate ice cream with white & dark fudge chunks, pecans, walnuts and fudge-covered almonds.")
Proceeds from the flavor are going to a group of activist organizations, including Women's March, which organized mass protests in cities worldwide on the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Some pro-Israel and Jewish leaders have criticized the group, as one of the co-chairs of Women's March is Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist who supports the movement to boycott Israel and has made disparaging comments about Zionism. In addition, another co-chair, Tammika Mallory, is a vocal supporter of Louis Farrakhan, the virulently anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader.
Ben and Jerry's posted a photo of a group of activists, including Sarsour, when announcing the flavor.
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That didn't sit well with some on social media. Yoav Aliasi, an Israeli rapper and right-wing activist, called on his followers to boycott Ben & Jerry's because of the decision. His post has garnered 2,800 reactions and more than 1,400 shares.
"Ben and Jerry's, the American Jewish ice cream producers, decided to name their new ice cream after a 'Palestinian' terror supporter named Linda Sarsour, who has become a symbol of anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel (a darling of the media and the American left)," Aliasi wrote.
Some of the replies to the Ben & Jerry's tweet also expressed outrage at the choice.
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Ben & Jerry's responded by thanking one critic for the feedback but standing by the decision.
"We may not agree on everything, but the work that Linda has done to promote women's rights is undeniably important and we are proud to join her in that effort," the tweet said.
This isn't Ben & Jerry's first foray into politics via frozen deliciousness. In 2016, it created a flavor called "Empower Mint," with peppermint and chunks of fudge. In 2015, the company's founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, endorsed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders for president.
The Israeli arm of Ben & Jerry's said it won't be selling the flavor, and said it doesn't get involved in U.S. politics.
"Ben & Jerry's Israel is is an independent and blue and white [Israeli] company," Ben & Jerry's Israel said on its web site. " We don't have anything to do with the decisions of the international brand and we don't interfere with local politics. It is important to mention that we do not intend to market [Pecan Resist] in Israel. We will continue to do and act for the community and for the company in Israel."
6. EX-ADL CHIEF BLASTS BENNETT, DERMER, FOR PITTSBURGH RESPONSE
by JTA
Abraham Foxman, the former national director of the Anti-Defamation League who is known for his closeness to the Israeli establishment, has a message for Israeli officials defending President Donald Trump in the wake of the worst-ever attack on U.S. Jews: Butt out.
"I think Israeli officials and Israeli representatives should come and stand in solidarity with the American Jewish community in a time of pain and anguish and tragedy," Foxman told Jewish Insider in its Thursday edition.
"I don't think they should come to the United States and stand in solidarity with the President of the United States, especially during an election period. I can thank Trump on one hand for the good things that he's done, but that does not take away from me the right to be able to criticize him on issues of value and that I feel are part of our tradition."
In retirement, Foxman spends a good portion of his time in Israel. While heading the ADL, he was known as one of the American Jewish leaders most comfortable representing the U.S. Jewish community to successive Israeli governments, including Netanyahu's.
A number of Israeli officials have praised Trump's response to the killing of 11 worshippers at The Tree of Life synagogue complex on Saturday, allegedly by a man who shared Trump's expressed fear that Central American migrants planned to "invade" the United States.
Naftali Bennett, the minister for the Diaspora, has appeared on American media arguing that tarring Trump with helping to spur anti-Semitic acts was unfair because he was the most pro-Israel U.S. president in memory, moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
Israel's U.S. ambassador, Ron Dermer, in an MSNBC interview cast anti-Israel activity on campuses as a threat on par with white supremacists and said he was pleased with Trump's response.
Trump at an Illinois rally called the attack "an assault on all of us" and said of those seeking the destruction of the Jews, "we will seek their destruction."
Trump also has continued with campaign rallies and used his popular Twitter feed to continue his lacerating attacks on opponents and — within hours of the attacks — to comment on baseball.
Trump visited Pittsburgh and the Tree of Life on Tuesday. Dermer, in video of Trump's arrival, appears to take the lead in greeting him, which is highly unusual for a diplomat at a U.S. domestic event.
The post Abraham Foxman scolds Israeli envoys for politicizing Pittsburgh appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
7. SIX PALESTINIAN ARABS KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN JORDAN VALLEY
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Six Palestinian Arabs were killed on Sunday morning and four others were seriously injured when a minibus and a truck collided on Highway 90, near Petza'el in the Jordan Valley.
Firefighters rescued the victims, who were trapped in one of the vehicles. Magen David Adom paramedics, alongside IDF paramedics, treated the victims who were airlifted to the Tel Hashomer Hospital, Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva and Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem for further treatment.
Police have blocked the road to traffic in both directions in the wake of the accident.
Last week, eight members of the Atar family from Psagot were killed in an accident on Highway 90 in the Dead Sea.
The victims were Yariv, 45, Shoshi, 47, and their children Yaakov Yisrael (12), Ateret (11), Ayala (9), Moriah (7), Yadid (5) and Avigail (3).
The drive who hit the Atar family's car was arrested and a court extended his remand. Police suspect that he had been driving under the influence of drugs. The driver stated during his interrogation that he sometimes uses medical marijuana.
8. 'IT'S POSSIBLE TO BRING BACK THE SOLDIERS' BODIES WITHIN A WEEK'
by Arutz Sheva Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eiznekot said that the political establishment is able to bring about the return of two murdered IDF soldiers – Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin – whose bodies have been held by Hamas since 2014.
Eizenkot's remarks were made during a meeting on Friday with Simcha and Leah Goldin.
During the meeting, Eizenkot told the two that "all the projects in Gaza must be stopped until the soldiers and civilians are returned, to stop everything except for the entry of water, food, sewage, and medicines".
Eizenkot also stressed that if the political echelon wishes, the boys can be returned within a week.
"From the difficult meeting, we concluded that the prime minister does not want to return the soldiers to Israel," said the Goldins following the meeting, "For the third time the prime minister once again played with the families 'feelings and tricked us, and Netanyahu agrees to pay salaries to Hamas' terror apparatus before demanding that the soldiers return to Israel."
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HEADLINES:
1. 40,000 JEWS FLOOD HEVRON
2. KAVANAUGH ACCUSER REFERRED TO DOJ AFTER ADMITTING SHE LIED
3. WEST BINYAMIN PROTESTS NEEDLESSLY-LONG ROUTE TO JERUSALEM
4. ARSONIST SETS FIRES AT 7 DIFFERENT JEWISH SITES IN BROOKLYN
5. BEN & JERRY'S ISRAELI ARM FORGOES NEW 'ANTI-TRUMP' FLAVOR
6. EX-ADL CHIEF BLASTS BENNETT, DERMER, FOR PITTSBURGH RESPONSE
7. SIX PALESTINIAN ARABS KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN JORDAN VALLEY
8. 'IT'S POSSIBLE TO BRING BACK THE SOLDIERS' BODIES WITHIN A WEEK'
1. 40,000 JEWS FLOOD HEVRON
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Over 40,000 Israelis, lawmakers, and public figures flooded Hevron for the annual weekend dedicated to highlighting the Jewish people's ties to the ancient city.
The event occurs annually on the week where the Torah portion of 'Chayei Sarah' is read, in which the Biblical patriarch Abraham buys the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hevron.
Revelers ate in large communal meals and stayed in large tents specially set up for the occasion, as well as at the homes of residents.
This year's event celebrated two recent developments: The official opening of the archeological site at Tel Heron as an official site of Nature and Parks Authority and the government's recent decision to approve a new apartment building to be built in Hebron.
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2. KAVANAUGH ACCUSER REFERRED TO DOJ AFTER ADMITTING SHE LIED
by Tal Polon
The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman is recommending a criminal probe against a woman who made sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh before his Senate confirmation vote.
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley referred Judy Munro-Leighton to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday after his office said she made "materially false statements" and admitted to falsely accusing Kavanaugh.
"Under questioning by Committee investigators, Ms. Munro-Leighton admitted, contrary to her prior claims, that she had not been sexually assaulted by Judge Kavanaugh and was not the author of the original 'Jane Doe' letter" accusing Kavanaugh, Grassley's office said in the letter to the Department of Justice.
"When directly asked by Committee investigators if she was, as she had claimed, the 'Jane Doe' from Oceanside California who had sent the letter to Senator [Kamala] Harris, she admitted: 'No, no, no. I did that as a way to grab attention.'"
"She further confessed to Committee investigators that (1) she 'just wanted to get attention'; (2) 'it was a tactic'; and (3) 'that was just a ploy.'
"Regarding the false sexual assault allegation she made via her email to the Committee, she said: 'I was angry, and I sent it out.' When asked by Committee investigators whether she had ever met Judge Kavanaugh, she said: 'Oh Lord, no.'"
US President Donald Trump subsequently commented on the news in a tweet.
"A vicious accuser of Justice Kavanaugh has just admitted that she was lying, her story was totally made up, or FAKE! Can you imagine if he didn't become a Justice of the Supreme Court because of her disgusting False Statements. What about the others? Where are the Dems on this?" he asked.
3. WEST BINYAMIN PROTESTS NEEDLESSLY-LONG ROUTE TO JERUSALEM
by Mordechai Sones
Residents of the Dolev-Talmonim bloc traveled Friday morning in a convoy towards Route 443 on the road that was used by residents until 2000 but was closed by the IDF.
Residents of Dolev, Talmon, Neriah, Haresha, Kerem Re'im and Nachaliel are forced to travel an hour-and-a-half to Jerusalem instead of a journey that could last 20 minutes.
Instead of traveling a 15-kilometer route, thousands of residents have to travel 47 kilometers every day, encountering heavy traffic at Shilat junction.
West Binyamin is demanding Route 935, the paving of which was halted, be paved as was promised in the past. Until the halt order is lifted and the road is paved, residents demand a temporary solution - to be able to return to the old route that runs through the village of Ein Ariq and the Beituniya bypass, passing mostly through Area C and short sections of Area B - under proper security.
Adi Mintz, one of the leaders of the road construction committee for Highway 935, explained to participants the route to Jerusalem's importance and its rapid paving for developing western Binyamin.
4. ARSONIST SETS FIRES AT 7 DIFFERENT JEWISH SITES IN BROOKLYN
by Tal Polon
The New York Police Department (NYPD) received reports of fires at seven different locations in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday. According to City Council Member Stephen Levin and State Senator Martin Dilan, the fires targeted "yeshivas and synagogues in the predominantly Hasidic community."
"Earlier this morning, NYPD's 90th Precinct received reports of fires at seven different locations throughout South Williamsburg. The perpetrator set fires at local yeshivas and synagogues in the predominantly Hasidic community. The crimes are being investigated by the Hate Crime Task Force and Fire Marshals," they said in a statement.
"Tragically, it would seem these types of attacks are becoming all too common. Words and speech are as real as any weapon, and I again call on the current administration to unequivocally denounce every and all hate groups. We need to do everything in our power to deny hate safe harbor, whether in Pittsburgh, Charleston, or here in Williamsburg."
According to Williamsburg News, the suspected perpetrator of the fires was arrested by NYPD, with the help of neighborhood watch group Williamsburg Shomrim.
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The arson took place around the time that graffiti reading "Kill all the Jews" was found daubed in Brooklyn's Union Temple. The discovery led to the cancellation of a political event that was supposed to take place there.
5. BEN & JERRY'S ISRAELI ARM FORGOES NEW 'ANTI-TRUMP' FLAVOR
by Ben Sales - JTA, Arutz Sheva
Ahead of US midterm elections, Vermont ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has announced its newest novelty flavor: Pecan Resist (a play, I think, on "we can resist"). The flavor is a tribute to various liberal activist groups that have led the opposition to the Trump administration. The drawing on the container features a trio of women of color holding a sign and protesting.
(The flavor, as described by Ben & Jerry's, is "chocolate ice cream with white & dark fudge chunks, pecans, walnuts and fudge-covered almonds.")
Proceeds from the flavor are going to a group of activist organizations, including Women's March, which organized mass protests in cities worldwide on the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Some pro-Israel and Jewish leaders have criticized the group, as one of the co-chairs of Women's March is Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist who supports the movement to boycott Israel and has made disparaging comments about Zionism. In addition, another co-chair, Tammika Mallory, is a vocal supporter of Louis Farrakhan, the virulently anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader.
Ben and Jerry's posted a photo of a group of activists, including Sarsour, when announcing the flavor.
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That didn't sit well with some on social media. Yoav Aliasi, an Israeli rapper and right-wing activist, called on his followers to boycott Ben & Jerry's because of the decision. His post has garnered 2,800 reactions and more than 1,400 shares.
"Ben and Jerry's, the American Jewish ice cream producers, decided to name their new ice cream after a 'Palestinian' terror supporter named Linda Sarsour, who has become a symbol of anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel (a darling of the media and the American left)," Aliasi wrote.
Some of the replies to the Ben & Jerry's tweet also expressed outrage at the choice.
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Ben & Jerry's responded by thanking one critic for the feedback but standing by the decision.
"We may not agree on everything, but the work that Linda has done to promote women's rights is undeniably important and we are proud to join her in that effort," the tweet said.
This isn't Ben & Jerry's first foray into politics via frozen deliciousness. In 2016, it created a flavor called "Empower Mint," with peppermint and chunks of fudge. In 2015, the company's founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, endorsed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders for president.
The Israeli arm of Ben & Jerry's said it won't be selling the flavor, and said it doesn't get involved in U.S. politics.
"Ben & Jerry's Israel is is an independent and blue and white [Israeli] company," Ben & Jerry's Israel said on its web site. " We don't have anything to do with the decisions of the international brand and we don't interfere with local politics. It is important to mention that we do not intend to market [Pecan Resist] in Israel. We will continue to do and act for the community and for the company in Israel."
6. EX-ADL CHIEF BLASTS BENNETT, DERMER, FOR PITTSBURGH RESPONSE
by JTA
Abraham Foxman, the former national director of the Anti-Defamation League who is known for his closeness to the Israeli establishment, has a message for Israeli officials defending President Donald Trump in the wake of the worst-ever attack on U.S. Jews: Butt out.
"I think Israeli officials and Israeli representatives should come and stand in solidarity with the American Jewish community in a time of pain and anguish and tragedy," Foxman told Jewish Insider in its Thursday edition.
"I don't think they should come to the United States and stand in solidarity with the President of the United States, especially during an election period. I can thank Trump on one hand for the good things that he's done, but that does not take away from me the right to be able to criticize him on issues of value and that I feel are part of our tradition."
In retirement, Foxman spends a good portion of his time in Israel. While heading the ADL, he was known as one of the American Jewish leaders most comfortable representing the U.S. Jewish community to successive Israeli governments, including Netanyahu's.
A number of Israeli officials have praised Trump's response to the killing of 11 worshippers at The Tree of Life synagogue complex on Saturday, allegedly by a man who shared Trump's expressed fear that Central American migrants planned to "invade" the United States.
Naftali Bennett, the minister for the Diaspora, has appeared on American media arguing that tarring Trump with helping to spur anti-Semitic acts was unfair because he was the most pro-Israel U.S. president in memory, moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
Israel's U.S. ambassador, Ron Dermer, in an MSNBC interview cast anti-Israel activity on campuses as a threat on par with white supremacists and said he was pleased with Trump's response.
Trump at an Illinois rally called the attack "an assault on all of us" and said of those seeking the destruction of the Jews, "we will seek their destruction."
Trump also has continued with campaign rallies and used his popular Twitter feed to continue his lacerating attacks on opponents and — within hours of the attacks — to comment on baseball.
Trump visited Pittsburgh and the Tree of Life on Tuesday. Dermer, in video of Trump's arrival, appears to take the lead in greeting him, which is highly unusual for a diplomat at a U.S. domestic event.
The post Abraham Foxman scolds Israeli envoys for politicizing Pittsburgh appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
7. SIX PALESTINIAN ARABS KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN JORDAN VALLEY
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Six Palestinian Arabs were killed on Sunday morning and four others were seriously injured when a minibus and a truck collided on Highway 90, near Petza'el in the Jordan Valley.
Firefighters rescued the victims, who were trapped in one of the vehicles. Magen David Adom paramedics, alongside IDF paramedics, treated the victims who were airlifted to the Tel Hashomer Hospital, Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva and Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem for further treatment.
Police have blocked the road to traffic in both directions in the wake of the accident.
Last week, eight members of the Atar family from Psagot were killed in an accident on Highway 90 in the Dead Sea.
The victims were Yariv, 45, Shoshi, 47, and their children Yaakov Yisrael (12), Ateret (11), Ayala (9), Moriah (7), Yadid (5) and Avigail (3).
The drive who hit the Atar family's car was arrested and a court extended his remand. Police suspect that he had been driving under the influence of drugs. The driver stated during his interrogation that he sometimes uses medical marijuana.
8. 'IT'S POSSIBLE TO BRING BACK THE SOLDIERS' BODIES WITHIN A WEEK'
by Arutz Sheva Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eiznekot said that the political establishment is able to bring about the return of two murdered IDF soldiers – Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin – whose bodies have been held by Hamas since 2014.
Eizenkot's remarks were made during a meeting on Friday with Simcha and Leah Goldin.
During the meeting, Eizenkot told the two that "all the projects in Gaza must be stopped until the soldiers and civilians are returned, to stop everything except for the entry of water, food, sewage, and medicines".
Eizenkot also stressed that if the political echelon wishes, the boys can be returned within a week.
"From the difficult meeting, we concluded that the prime minister does not want to return the soldiers to Israel," said the Goldins following the meeting, "For the third time the prime minister once again played with the families 'feelings and tricked us, and Netanyahu agrees to pay salaries to Hamas' terror apparatus before demanding that the soldiers return to Israel."
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HEADLINES:
1. NETANYAHU IN EUROPE: STRENGTHEN THE SAUDIS DESPITE KHASHOGGI
2. MOSHE 'CHICO' EDRI NAMED AS ISRAEL'S NEXT POLICE CHIEF
3. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
4. SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING SUSPECT PLEADS NOT GUILTY
5. HOLLYWOOD HONORS THE IDF
6. NETANYAHU HAILS BRAZIL'S EMBASSY RELOCATION
7. WATCH: ISRAEL'S SPECIAL FORCES PRACTICE FOR WAR IN CYPRUS
8. EUROPE HELPS IRAN DESPITE NEW PROOF OF ITS THREATS TO FREE WORLD
1. NETANYAHU IN EUROPE: STRENGTHEN THE SAUDIS DESPITE KHASHOGGI
by Nitsan Keidar
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took part today (Friday) in the Craiova Forum in Bulgaria, alongside the leaders of Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia.
Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to have been invited to the summit of nations as the guest of honor.
In the course of the joint statements to the press by the leaders, Netanyahu stressed Saudi Arabia's importance as a moderating element, despite the murder of political journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"What happened in the Istanbul consulate was horrendous, and it should be duly dealt with," he explained. "At the same time I say that it's very important for the stability of the world – the region and the world – that Saudi Arabia remain stable. And I think that a way must be found to achieve both goals. Because I think that the larger problem is Iran, and I think that we have to make sure that Iran does not continue the malign activities that it has been doing over the last two weeks in Europe."
"We have helped uncover two terrorist attacks – one in Paris, and the other one in Copenhagen – organized by the Iranian Secret Service. And I think that blocking Iran is uppermost in our agenda for security, not merely for Israel, but I believe for Europe and the world as well."
Netanyahu also told reporters that Israel's invitation to the forum is "a great honor" for Israel and reflects Israel's rising status in the world. Each of the participating leaders, he divulged, promised him to work toward improving the way their countries vote on matters pertaining to Israel, in the EU and the UN.
Regarding the gas pipeline from the Leviathan field to Europe and the Balkans, Netanyahu said the participating countries are very interested in Israeli technology and seek friendship with Israel.
The EU is unhappy about Netanyahu's clear statements regarding his effort to change Europe's attitude toward Israel. The EU's spokesperson published a statement according to which "The European Union and Israel enjoy strong, reciprocal and useful ties. The EU is Israel's largest economic partner and we have a strong political alliance, and full commitment to the security and welfare of Israel."
2. MOSHE 'CHICO' EDRI NAMED AS ISRAEL'S NEXT POLICE CHIEF
by Tzvi Lev
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced on Friday that he will recommend Moshe 'Chico' Edri replace Roni Alsheikh as Israel's next police commissioner.
Edri beat out fellow police generals Yoram Halevi and David Bitan.
"Retired Major General Moshe Edri has impressive and proven command capabilities, along with many years of experience in a wide range of positions in the Israel Police and with great knowledge of the challenges facing the police in the coming years," said Erdan.
Moshe (Chico) Edri, married and father of three, holds a BA in Land of Israel studies from Bar Ilan University and an MA in Middle Eastern studies from Tel Aviv University and lives in Kfar Oranim. Edri, 51, has been serving in the Israel Police since 1990. He is a graduate of a religious high school in Kiryat Shmuel and served in the IDF as deputy commander of the Golani reconnaissance unit.
Following his discharge from the IDF, he joined the police and served in various command and field positions, including the commander of the Taybe police station, the commander of the Kfar Saba station, the commander of the Yarkon district, the commander of the Etgar unit, and headed the traffic police.
Edri has also commanded both the Jerusalem District and the Tel Aviv District.
3. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
by Yoni Kempinski, Eliran Aharon
Hundreds of people attended the funerals of the eight members of the Atar family from Psagot who perished in the fatal road accident near the Dead Sea. The funerals took place in the Netanya cemetery.
Meital Tzviel, a close friend of the Atar family, spoke in sorrow about the joy that characterized the Atar family and the community's coping with the disaster.
"When we heard about it, we refused to believe it," she said. "The heart is broken and I do not know how to accept it. I do not know how to tell the children how to deal it," says Meital. "We received the news, but it still hasn't registered. How can we commemorate such an amazing family as the Atar family? What can you take from them? "
Tzviel's family lived for years near the Atar family, and Meital relates talks about her friend Shoshi:" We lived together for years in the neighborhood. Shoshi was a good friend and there was a lot of nobility, wisdom, sensitivity and a desire to listen and to know. Educating the children was the main thing for them, they invested a lot in it."
"Really amazing children, the freedom that was given them and the dynamic with them, we would look and admire their growth - amazing family. Wherever I would see her we would stop and talk, and it was not just any conversation but deep conversation."
Tzviel explained how her children and those of the Atar family had a strong connection, and how the Atar kids were like members of her own household. "My children refused to believe it and said, 'We love them, how did it happen, how could that be?' They were very happy children, very funny, with lots of love for life, and this is a very prominent feature they had - and they received it from their parents."
Meital describes her conversation this morning with her son, who lost his good friend."My son said this morning, 'What, will I not see Yaakov Yisrael on the bus? We always talk before, talk afterward, make jokes, he will not be there?' And he just started to cry."
Meital believes in the ability of the Psagot community to cope and rise up from the disaster: "This community has gone through disasters, but I think that this community is amazing, it's an amazing community, there's an amazing community emergency response team (Tzachi) here and everyone acts without desire to receive something in return, and knows exactly what to do and how. And in situations like this, we see even more how amazing this community is."
The court extended the remand of the driver of the jeep who on Tuesday hit a car belonging to the Atar family from Psagot, killing all eight members of the family.
The suspect driver was brought before a judge, who ruled he was suspected of using prohibited substances before getting behind the wheel.
Heavy mourning has been felt on the streets of Psagot in Binyamin since it became known that the entire Atar family was wiped out on their way to a family trip in southern Israel: Yariv was 45 and Shoshi was 47. The children were Yaakov Yisrael, 12; Ateret, 11; Ayala, 9; Moria, 7; Yedid, 5; and Avigail, 3.
Yariv worked for a computer company and his wife Shoshi was a special education teacher at Keren Or in Jerusalem. The children attended elementary school and preschools in Psagot and the eldest son attended the Yeshiva High School in Mateh Binyamin in Beit El.
The Atar couple arrived in Psagot about 13 years ago, not long after their wedding. The family lived in the Ai neighborhood and about two years ago moved to the central neighborhood and established their place in the community.
"A noble family that surrounded everyone around them with their joy, they were people of kindness on an unimaginable level." Rabbi Yosef Weitzen, the rabbi of the village, said. "We have to do a soul-searching - but soul searching for eight people I don't know how to do."
Miriam Dadon, a close friend of the late Shoshi Atar, eulogized her, "Instead of getting a happy embrace for my son's Bar Mitzvah, we'll have to give another kind of hug. She was an island of sanity who always thought for the good."
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4. SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING SUSPECT PLEADS NOT GUILTY
by JTA
The suspect in the shooting attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 worshippers dead pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday morning in a federal courtroom.
Robert Bowers also requested a jury trial in the case, which includes 44 charges, 32 of them punishable by death.
Bowers, his arm bandaged, walked into the courtroom in a red prison jumpsuit and handcuffs. In a court appearance earlier this week he used a wheelchair.
CBS affiliate KDKA reporter Andy Sheehan described Bowers, 46, as "looking unpenitent. Perhaps somewhat defiant."
The charges against Bowers include the obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and using a firearm to commit murder during and in relation to a crime of violence. They also include federal hate crime charges.
Federal prosecutors are seeking approval to pursue the death penalty against Bowers.
Bowers, who is in jail without bail, faces a penalty of death or life without parole, followed by a consecutive prison sentence of 535 years.
5. HOLLYWOOD HONORS THE IDF
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) raised $60 million at its annual Western Region Gala on Thursday.
Held at the landmark Beverly Hilton Hotelt, he figure represents the most money raised at any single FIDF event in the organization's history. The sold-out gala, which has become one of Los Angeles' premier charitable events, united over 1,200 supporters from across the country to support the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Guests at the star-studded gala included prominent names such as actor Ashton Kutcher, pop star Pharrell Williams, actor Gerard Butler, and vocalist Katharine McPhee.
"We are thrilled that so many members of our community, including major Hollywood figures, are coming together to help us support the brave men and women of the IDF," said event organizer and business mogul Haim Saban. "
Cheryl and I are extremely proud to chair this event for the 12th year, and to be part of this incredible organization that inspires more and more supporters and contributions every year."
The top donations announced at the event were $10 million from Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson and $10 million from Haim and Cheryl Saban.
Rabbi Eckstein, who has contributed more than $45 million to FIDF in the last few years, donated $5 million at the gala. "We are so deeply grateful to FIDF for the commendable support they provide the real heroes of Israel, the men and women on the front lines, and The Fellowship is proud to be their partner in this vital mission," said Eckstein.
The event featured a special performance by Pharrell Williams. Presiding as the evening's master of ceremonies was Staff Sgt. (Res.) Izzy Ezagui, an American who moved to Israel, became a decorated squad commander in the IDF, and returned to the battlefield after losing an arm in combat.
The gala presented a moving program, which told the 70-year history of Israel through the eyes of its heroes, including the multigenerational story of the Duvdevani family, whose members are commended for their heroic actions protecting Israel.
The experiences of the IDF's paramedics – the heroes behind the heroes – were shared through the stories of Staff Sgt. Yotam, a paramedic in the Paratroopers' Brigade, who helped an American soldier in need of critical medical treatment during Operation Swift Response, an international exercise in Poland;
Staff Sgt. Erez, who served as a combat medic in the "Egoz" unit of the Golani Brigade during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge, and supported his unit in the Shuja'iyeh neighborhood of Gaza, arriving at the scene under heavy fire and saving the life of his severely injured commander; and Lt. Noam, a paramedic in the Armored Corps who attempted to perform resuscitation on a critically wounded soldier during Operation Protective Edge, despite his low chances of survival.
Guests also celebrated the triumph of the human spirit as Col. Shai Siman-Tov, who was critically wounded during Operation Protective Edge, shared his story. His injuries left him paralyzed and in need of a wheelchair; however, undeterred by his injury, Shai returned to the IDF and is now a team leader at the Tactical Command College. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel.
Funds raised at the gala will provide much-needed and well-deserved services such as academic scholarships to combat veterans, financial assistance for soldiers in-need, support for Lone Soldiers throughout their service and upon release, crucial aid for wounded veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, weeks of rest and recuperation for entire IDF units, as well as educational, cultural, and recreational facilities.
6. NETANYAHU HAILS BRAZIL'S EMBASSY RELOCATION
by Elad Benari
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro's plan to move his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
"I congratulate my friend Brazilian President-Elect, Jair Bolsonaro, for his intention to move the Brazilian Embassy to Jerusalem, a historic, correct and exciting step!" Netanyahu said in a statement.
Bolsonaro had earlier announced via Twitter that he intended to uphold his campaign promise.
"As previously stated during our campaign, we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that," he wrote.
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Bolsonaro, who has been dubbed "the Trump of Brazil", was elected in a runoff on Sunday, defeating Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad by a ten-point margin, 55% to 45%.
Like Trump, he had vowed during the election campaign to relocate his nation's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Bolsonaro also called for the closure of the Palestinian Authority embassy in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia.
"Is Palestine a country? Palestine is not a country, so there should be no embassy here," he said, adding, "You don't not negotiate with terrorists."
The Brazilian move would be following in the footsteps of the US and Guatemala.
Another country which relocated its embassy to Jerusalem was Paraguay, though its President Mario Abdo Benitez recently reversed his predecessor's decision and announced the embassy would move from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv.
7. WATCH: ISRAEL'S SPECIAL FORCES PRACTICE FOR WAR IN CYPRUS
by Tzvi Lev
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The IDF's elite "Maglan" special forces and the Israeli Air Force reading for all-out war in a week-long exercise in Cyprus.
The war games was a joint exercise with the Cypriot National Guard, in which forces practiced for a variety of scenarios. Troops practiced counter-terrorism, urban warfare, open terrain warfare, sabotage and combat medicine in a unique exercise which enhanced the IDF's specialized capabilities in scenarios dealing with various terror groups.
This exercise was another milestone in the meaningful cooperation between the armed forces of Israel and Cyprus, as it is the third exercise conducted by the IDF in cooperation with the Cypriot National Guard on Cypriot soil. Joint exercises were conducted with the Cypriot National Guard in Israel as well.
"During the exercise, the soldiers of the "Maglan" unit were engaged in complex missions and demonstrated professionalism and combat readiness, as part of the ongoing cooperation between the armies in recent years," said Maglan Commander Lt. Col. R.:
"Over the course of the week the troops dealt with dynamic and alternating assignments, adverse weather conditions and detailed enemy simulation. The unique nature of this exercise is that it presents a tactical, physical and mental challenge to the forces, and I am proud to report that the soldiers and commanders have dealt with all the tasks in an exceptional manner."
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Cypriot International Cooperation Unit head Lt. Col. Adonis Charalambous added that "This is a significant exercise that illustrates the ongoing cooperation between the Cypriot army and the IDF in recent years."
"Our soldiers gain significant experience in every joint exercise with IDF commando units, especially in the areas of urban warfare and combat techniques. We are concluding an outstanding exercise and are confident that the successful cooperation with the IDF will continue in the future."
Maglan training in Cyprus
IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Maglan training in Cyprus
IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Maglan training in Cyprus
IDF Spokesperson's Unit
8. EUROPE HELPS IRAN DESPITE NEW PROOF OF ITS THREATS TO FREE WORLD
by Yochanan Visser
This could have been the week that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran, should have been terminated by the European powers which negotiated the agreement together with the Obama Administration.
On Tuesday, Denmark announced it had foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate Iranian dissidents on Danish soil.
An Israeli diplomat later revealed the Mossad had tipped off the Danish government about the planned murder of an Arab Iranian opposition leader who Iran suspects of having played a role in the September 22 shooting attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, Iran. The attack killed 25 Iranian military personnel, many of them members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
The foiled terror attack followed an earlier Iranian attempt to target a conference of the Iranian opposition in Paris which was foiled with the help of Mossad intelligence.
"The Mossad's efforts have led to thwarting Iranian terrorism in France, Belgium, Austria, Germany and now Sweden and Denmark," the Israeli source was quoted as saying.
The JCPOA was meant not only to curb Iran's nuclear aspirations, but also to allow it to be become normal nation which would be a responsible member of the international community.
A Wall Street Journal editorial blasted the European Union for not implementing fresh sanctions on Iran as the Danish government demanded after foiling the assassination of members of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz.
"The European Union looks unserious about a real internal threat," the WJS editors wrote after Frederica Morgerini, the EU's foreign-policy chief refused to take action against Iran and replied to the Danish demand by saying she was "following events".
"The European Union is displaying a fundamental lack of seriousness about a country uninterested in distinctions between bombs, missiles and assassinations," the editorial board of the WSJ concluded.
It's even worse.
After the US Administration withdrew from the JCPOA and re-imposed sanctions on Iran the EU attempted to throw a lifeline to Iran's ailing economy updating a 'Blocking Statute' which was meant to allow European companies to continue their business dealings with Iran despite the new sanctions.
In July the EU held a meeting with the remaining participants in the JCPOA and vowed to find "practical solutions in order to maintain the normalization of trade and economic relations with Iran."
It didn't prevent a host of European companies from terminating their operations in Iran and it also didn't help to improve the economic situation in the Islamic Republic.
With the Trump Administration set to introduce new sanctions which are meant to strangle Iran's petrochemical industry the Islamic Republic is bracing for more hardships.
"The situation was (already) hard for people in the recent months, and it may be hard in the next several months too," Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised Cabinet meeting this week.
The Iranian President accused the Trump Administration of making the Iranians "angry at their government," but claimed the population of the Islamic Republic is "mad at America and its crimes - not at their government and its ruling system."
The already existing sanctions forced the Iranian government to reshuffle the economy after the Iranian currency Rial hit a new low against the dollar.
One dollar now buys 140,000 Rials down from 50,000 at the beginning of 2018, according to the Central Bank of Iran.
Rouhani acknowledged that part of the huge economic problems in Iran has to do with the "high rate of exchange of hard currencies" but said Iran's "foreign currency reserves were better than any in the past five years."
Problems in Iran further increased after the country was struck by a mysterious computer virus earlier this week.
The virus is more dangerous than the Stuxnet virus which targeted Iran's uranium enrichment industry several years ago.
Iran "has admitted in the past few days that it is again facing a similar attack, from a more violent, more advanced and more sophisticated virus than before, that has hit infrastructure and strategic networks," the Israeli broadcaster KAN reported on Tuesday.
KAN said Israeli officials refused to comment on the discovery of the virus, but pundits in Israel think the Mossad and perhaps the CIA are behind the operation just as they developed the Stuxnet virus.
The problems Iran is currently facing have yet to effect its belligerent military operations abroad which are mainly targeting the United States and Israel.
On Saturday, the IRGC provoked the US military in the Persian Gulf when two armed IRGC speedboats harassed the USS Essex aircraft carrier while Centcom commander Joseph Votel visited the ship.
CNN reported that at one point the Iranian vessels "crossed in front of the Essex about 300 yards away from the ship."
Since 2016 there have been 50 of these Iranian attempts to harass US navy ships in the Persian Gulf.
At the same time, the IRGC in Syria ordered Islamic Jihad to launch more than 30 rockets from Gaza at southern Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The missile attacks brought Israel to the brink of a new Gaza war which was averted only after the Egyptian government intervened.
On Monday, the Israeli air force responded by targeting an Iranian weapons transport in Syria which was bound for Hezbollah.
The transport reportedly contained guided missiles which would allow Hezbollah to launch precision attacks on Israeli population centers and military infrastructure in the Jewish state.
On Thursday, Syrian media reported that Iran is continuing its entrenchment in southern Syria despite that.
Abolfazl Tabatabai, personal representative of Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was spotted in the southern Syria city of Daraa where he conducted talks with Syrian officials and commanders.
Tabatabai's visit coincided with new reports that Hezbollah is encroaching on the Israeli border at the Syrian Golan Heights while the Iranians are now controlling Syria's border with Jordan.
According to Adham al-Krad, the former commander of the Free Syrian Army, the Iranians are 'Shiittizing' the border region in southern Syria and delivering weapons to "anonymous entities".
With Russian help the Syrians are forming new divisions in southern Syria consisting of rebels who signed a reconciliation agreement with the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
A Syrian military analyst told Enabbaladi News that the Iranian forces in southern Syria now threaten the national security of Israel.
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1. NETANYAHU IN EUROPE: STRENGTHEN THE SAUDIS DESPITE KHASHOGGI
2. MOSHE 'CHICO' EDRI NAMED AS ISRAEL'S NEXT POLICE CHIEF
3. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
4. SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING SUSPECT PLEADS NOT GUILTY
5. HOLLYWOOD HONORS THE IDF
6. NETANYAHU HAILS BRAZIL'S EMBASSY RELOCATION
7. WATCH: ISRAEL'S SPECIAL FORCES PRACTICE FOR WAR IN CYPRUS
8. EUROPE HELPS IRAN DESPITE NEW PROOF OF ITS THREATS TO FREE WORLD
1. NETANYAHU IN EUROPE: STRENGTHEN THE SAUDIS DESPITE KHASHOGGI
by Nitsan Keidar
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took part today (Friday) in the Craiova Forum in Bulgaria, alongside the leaders of Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia.
Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to have been invited to the summit of nations as the guest of honor.
In the course of the joint statements to the press by the leaders, Netanyahu stressed Saudi Arabia's importance as a moderating element, despite the murder of political journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"What happened in the Istanbul consulate was horrendous, and it should be duly dealt with," he explained. "At the same time I say that it's very important for the stability of the world – the region and the world – that Saudi Arabia remain stable. And I think that a way must be found to achieve both goals. Because I think that the larger problem is Iran, and I think that we have to make sure that Iran does not continue the malign activities that it has been doing over the last two weeks in Europe."
"We have helped uncover two terrorist attacks – one in Paris, and the other one in Copenhagen – organized by the Iranian Secret Service. And I think that blocking Iran is uppermost in our agenda for security, not merely for Israel, but I believe for Europe and the world as well."
Netanyahu also told reporters that Israel's invitation to the forum is "a great honor" for Israel and reflects Israel's rising status in the world. Each of the participating leaders, he divulged, promised him to work toward improving the way their countries vote on matters pertaining to Israel, in the EU and the UN.
Regarding the gas pipeline from the Leviathan field to Europe and the Balkans, Netanyahu said the participating countries are very interested in Israeli technology and seek friendship with Israel.
The EU is unhappy about Netanyahu's clear statements regarding his effort to change Europe's attitude toward Israel. The EU's spokesperson published a statement according to which "The European Union and Israel enjoy strong, reciprocal and useful ties. The EU is Israel's largest economic partner and we have a strong political alliance, and full commitment to the security and welfare of Israel."
2. MOSHE 'CHICO' EDRI NAMED AS ISRAEL'S NEXT POLICE CHIEF
by Tzvi Lev
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced on Friday that he will recommend Moshe 'Chico' Edri replace Roni Alsheikh as Israel's next police commissioner.
Edri beat out fellow police generals Yoram Halevi and David Bitan.
"Retired Major General Moshe Edri has impressive and proven command capabilities, along with many years of experience in a wide range of positions in the Israel Police and with great knowledge of the challenges facing the police in the coming years," said Erdan.
Moshe (Chico) Edri, married and father of three, holds a BA in Land of Israel studies from Bar Ilan University and an MA in Middle Eastern studies from Tel Aviv University and lives in Kfar Oranim. Edri, 51, has been serving in the Israel Police since 1990. He is a graduate of a religious high school in Kiryat Shmuel and served in the IDF as deputy commander of the Golani reconnaissance unit.
Following his discharge from the IDF, he joined the police and served in various command and field positions, including the commander of the Taybe police station, the commander of the Kfar Saba station, the commander of the Yarkon district, the commander of the Etgar unit, and headed the traffic police.
Edri has also commanded both the Jerusalem District and the Tel Aviv District.
3. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
by Yoni Kempinski, Eliran Aharon
Hundreds of people attended the funerals of the eight members of the Atar family from Psagot who perished in the fatal road accident near the Dead Sea. The funerals took place in the Netanya cemetery.
Meital Tzviel, a close friend of the Atar family, spoke in sorrow about the joy that characterized the Atar family and the community's coping with the disaster.
"When we heard about it, we refused to believe it," she said. "The heart is broken and I do not know how to accept it. I do not know how to tell the children how to deal it," says Meital. "We received the news, but it still hasn't registered. How can we commemorate such an amazing family as the Atar family? What can you take from them? "
Tzviel's family lived for years near the Atar family, and Meital relates talks about her friend Shoshi:" We lived together for years in the neighborhood. Shoshi was a good friend and there was a lot of nobility, wisdom, sensitivity and a desire to listen and to know. Educating the children was the main thing for them, they invested a lot in it."
"Really amazing children, the freedom that was given them and the dynamic with them, we would look and admire their growth - amazing family. Wherever I would see her we would stop and talk, and it was not just any conversation but deep conversation."
Tzviel explained how her children and those of the Atar family had a strong connection, and how the Atar kids were like members of her own household. "My children refused to believe it and said, 'We love them, how did it happen, how could that be?' They were very happy children, very funny, with lots of love for life, and this is a very prominent feature they had - and they received it from their parents."
Meital describes her conversation this morning with her son, who lost his good friend."My son said this morning, 'What, will I not see Yaakov Yisrael on the bus? We always talk before, talk afterward, make jokes, he will not be there?' And he just started to cry."
Meital believes in the ability of the Psagot community to cope and rise up from the disaster: "This community has gone through disasters, but I think that this community is amazing, it's an amazing community, there's an amazing community emergency response team (Tzachi) here and everyone acts without desire to receive something in return, and knows exactly what to do and how. And in situations like this, we see even more how amazing this community is."
The court extended the remand of the driver of the jeep who on Tuesday hit a car belonging to the Atar family from Psagot, killing all eight members of the family.
The suspect driver was brought before a judge, who ruled he was suspected of using prohibited substances before getting behind the wheel.
Heavy mourning has been felt on the streets of Psagot in Binyamin since it became known that the entire Atar family was wiped out on their way to a family trip in southern Israel: Yariv was 45 and Shoshi was 47. The children were Yaakov Yisrael, 12; Ateret, 11; Ayala, 9; Moria, 7; Yedid, 5; and Avigail, 3.
Yariv worked for a computer company and his wife Shoshi was a special education teacher at Keren Or in Jerusalem. The children attended elementary school and preschools in Psagot and the eldest son attended the Yeshiva High School in Mateh Binyamin in Beit El.
The Atar couple arrived in Psagot about 13 years ago, not long after their wedding. The family lived in the Ai neighborhood and about two years ago moved to the central neighborhood and established their place in the community.
"A noble family that surrounded everyone around them with their joy, they were people of kindness on an unimaginable level." Rabbi Yosef Weitzen, the rabbi of the village, said. "We have to do a soul-searching - but soul searching for eight people I don't know how to do."
Miriam Dadon, a close friend of the late Shoshi Atar, eulogized her, "Instead of getting a happy embrace for my son's Bar Mitzvah, we'll have to give another kind of hug. She was an island of sanity who always thought for the good."
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4. SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING SUSPECT PLEADS NOT GUILTY
by JTA
The suspect in the shooting attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 worshippers dead pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday morning in a federal courtroom.
Robert Bowers also requested a jury trial in the case, which includes 44 charges, 32 of them punishable by death.
Bowers, his arm bandaged, walked into the courtroom in a red prison jumpsuit and handcuffs. In a court appearance earlier this week he used a wheelchair.
CBS affiliate KDKA reporter Andy Sheehan described Bowers, 46, as "looking unpenitent. Perhaps somewhat defiant."
The charges against Bowers include the obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and using a firearm to commit murder during and in relation to a crime of violence. They also include federal hate crime charges.
Federal prosecutors are seeking approval to pursue the death penalty against Bowers.
Bowers, who is in jail without bail, faces a penalty of death or life without parole, followed by a consecutive prison sentence of 535 years.
5. HOLLYWOOD HONORS THE IDF
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) raised $60 million at its annual Western Region Gala on Thursday.
Held at the landmark Beverly Hilton Hotelt, he figure represents the most money raised at any single FIDF event in the organization's history. The sold-out gala, which has become one of Los Angeles' premier charitable events, united over 1,200 supporters from across the country to support the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Guests at the star-studded gala included prominent names such as actor Ashton Kutcher, pop star Pharrell Williams, actor Gerard Butler, and vocalist Katharine McPhee.
"We are thrilled that so many members of our community, including major Hollywood figures, are coming together to help us support the brave men and women of the IDF," said event organizer and business mogul Haim Saban. "
Cheryl and I are extremely proud to chair this event for the 12th year, and to be part of this incredible organization that inspires more and more supporters and contributions every year."
The top donations announced at the event were $10 million from Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson and $10 million from Haim and Cheryl Saban.
Rabbi Eckstein, who has contributed more than $45 million to FIDF in the last few years, donated $5 million at the gala. "We are so deeply grateful to FIDF for the commendable support they provide the real heroes of Israel, the men and women on the front lines, and The Fellowship is proud to be their partner in this vital mission," said Eckstein.
The event featured a special performance by Pharrell Williams. Presiding as the evening's master of ceremonies was Staff Sgt. (Res.) Izzy Ezagui, an American who moved to Israel, became a decorated squad commander in the IDF, and returned to the battlefield after losing an arm in combat.
The gala presented a moving program, which told the 70-year history of Israel through the eyes of its heroes, including the multigenerational story of the Duvdevani family, whose members are commended for their heroic actions protecting Israel.
The experiences of the IDF's paramedics – the heroes behind the heroes – were shared through the stories of Staff Sgt. Yotam, a paramedic in the Paratroopers' Brigade, who helped an American soldier in need of critical medical treatment during Operation Swift Response, an international exercise in Poland;
Staff Sgt. Erez, who served as a combat medic in the "Egoz" unit of the Golani Brigade during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge, and supported his unit in the Shuja'iyeh neighborhood of Gaza, arriving at the scene under heavy fire and saving the life of his severely injured commander; and Lt. Noam, a paramedic in the Armored Corps who attempted to perform resuscitation on a critically wounded soldier during Operation Protective Edge, despite his low chances of survival.
Guests also celebrated the triumph of the human spirit as Col. Shai Siman-Tov, who was critically wounded during Operation Protective Edge, shared his story. His injuries left him paralyzed and in need of a wheelchair; however, undeterred by his injury, Shai returned to the IDF and is now a team leader at the Tactical Command College. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel.
Funds raised at the gala will provide much-needed and well-deserved services such as academic scholarships to combat veterans, financial assistance for soldiers in-need, support for Lone Soldiers throughout their service and upon release, crucial aid for wounded veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, weeks of rest and recuperation for entire IDF units, as well as educational, cultural, and recreational facilities.
6. NETANYAHU HAILS BRAZIL'S EMBASSY RELOCATION
by Elad Benari
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro's plan to move his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
"I congratulate my friend Brazilian President-Elect, Jair Bolsonaro, for his intention to move the Brazilian Embassy to Jerusalem, a historic, correct and exciting step!" Netanyahu said in a statement.
Bolsonaro had earlier announced via Twitter that he intended to uphold his campaign promise.
"As previously stated during our campaign, we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that," he wrote.
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Bolsonaro, who has been dubbed "the Trump of Brazil", was elected in a runoff on Sunday, defeating Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad by a ten-point margin, 55% to 45%.
Like Trump, he had vowed during the election campaign to relocate his nation's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Bolsonaro also called for the closure of the Palestinian Authority embassy in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia.
"Is Palestine a country? Palestine is not a country, so there should be no embassy here," he said, adding, "You don't not negotiate with terrorists."
The Brazilian move would be following in the footsteps of the US and Guatemala.
Another country which relocated its embassy to Jerusalem was Paraguay, though its President Mario Abdo Benitez recently reversed his predecessor's decision and announced the embassy would move from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv.
7. WATCH: ISRAEL'S SPECIAL FORCES PRACTICE FOR WAR IN CYPRUS
by Tzvi Lev
[youtube:2049177]
The IDF's elite "Maglan" special forces and the Israeli Air Force reading for all-out war in a week-long exercise in Cyprus.
The war games was a joint exercise with the Cypriot National Guard, in which forces practiced for a variety of scenarios. Troops practiced counter-terrorism, urban warfare, open terrain warfare, sabotage and combat medicine in a unique exercise which enhanced the IDF's specialized capabilities in scenarios dealing with various terror groups.
This exercise was another milestone in the meaningful cooperation between the armed forces of Israel and Cyprus, as it is the third exercise conducted by the IDF in cooperation with the Cypriot National Guard on Cypriot soil. Joint exercises were conducted with the Cypriot National Guard in Israel as well.
"During the exercise, the soldiers of the "Maglan" unit were engaged in complex missions and demonstrated professionalism and combat readiness, as part of the ongoing cooperation between the armies in recent years," said Maglan Commander Lt. Col. R.:
"Over the course of the week the troops dealt with dynamic and alternating assignments, adverse weather conditions and detailed enemy simulation. The unique nature of this exercise is that it presents a tactical, physical and mental challenge to the forces, and I am proud to report that the soldiers and commanders have dealt with all the tasks in an exceptional manner."
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Cypriot International Cooperation Unit head Lt. Col. Adonis Charalambous added that "This is a significant exercise that illustrates the ongoing cooperation between the Cypriot army and the IDF in recent years."
"Our soldiers gain significant experience in every joint exercise with IDF commando units, especially in the areas of urban warfare and combat techniques. We are concluding an outstanding exercise and are confident that the successful cooperation with the IDF will continue in the future."
Maglan training in Cyprus
IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Maglan training in Cyprus
IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Maglan training in Cyprus
IDF Spokesperson's Unit
8. EUROPE HELPS IRAN DESPITE NEW PROOF OF ITS THREATS TO FREE WORLD
by Yochanan Visser
This could have been the week that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran, should have been terminated by the European powers which negotiated the agreement together with the Obama Administration.
On Tuesday, Denmark announced it had foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate Iranian dissidents on Danish soil.
An Israeli diplomat later revealed the Mossad had tipped off the Danish government about the planned murder of an Arab Iranian opposition leader who Iran suspects of having played a role in the September 22 shooting attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, Iran. The attack killed 25 Iranian military personnel, many of them members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
The foiled terror attack followed an earlier Iranian attempt to target a conference of the Iranian opposition in Paris which was foiled with the help of Mossad intelligence.
"The Mossad's efforts have led to thwarting Iranian terrorism in France, Belgium, Austria, Germany and now Sweden and Denmark," the Israeli source was quoted as saying.
The JCPOA was meant not only to curb Iran's nuclear aspirations, but also to allow it to be become normal nation which would be a responsible member of the international community.
A Wall Street Journal editorial blasted the European Union for not implementing fresh sanctions on Iran as the Danish government demanded after foiling the assassination of members of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz.
"The European Union looks unserious about a real internal threat," the WJS editors wrote after Frederica Morgerini, the EU's foreign-policy chief refused to take action against Iran and replied to the Danish demand by saying she was "following events".
"The European Union is displaying a fundamental lack of seriousness about a country uninterested in distinctions between bombs, missiles and assassinations," the editorial board of the WSJ concluded.
It's even worse.
After the US Administration withdrew from the JCPOA and re-imposed sanctions on Iran the EU attempted to throw a lifeline to Iran's ailing economy updating a 'Blocking Statute' which was meant to allow European companies to continue their business dealings with Iran despite the new sanctions.
In July the EU held a meeting with the remaining participants in the JCPOA and vowed to find "practical solutions in order to maintain the normalization of trade and economic relations with Iran."
It didn't prevent a host of European companies from terminating their operations in Iran and it also didn't help to improve the economic situation in the Islamic Republic.
With the Trump Administration set to introduce new sanctions which are meant to strangle Iran's petrochemical industry the Islamic Republic is bracing for more hardships.
"The situation was (already) hard for people in the recent months, and it may be hard in the next several months too," Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised Cabinet meeting this week.
The Iranian President accused the Trump Administration of making the Iranians "angry at their government," but claimed the population of the Islamic Republic is "mad at America and its crimes - not at their government and its ruling system."
The already existing sanctions forced the Iranian government to reshuffle the economy after the Iranian currency Rial hit a new low against the dollar.
One dollar now buys 140,000 Rials down from 50,000 at the beginning of 2018, according to the Central Bank of Iran.
Rouhani acknowledged that part of the huge economic problems in Iran has to do with the "high rate of exchange of hard currencies" but said Iran's "foreign currency reserves were better than any in the past five years."
Problems in Iran further increased after the country was struck by a mysterious computer virus earlier this week.
The virus is more dangerous than the Stuxnet virus which targeted Iran's uranium enrichment industry several years ago.
Iran "has admitted in the past few days that it is again facing a similar attack, from a more violent, more advanced and more sophisticated virus than before, that has hit infrastructure and strategic networks," the Israeli broadcaster KAN reported on Tuesday.
KAN said Israeli officials refused to comment on the discovery of the virus, but pundits in Israel think the Mossad and perhaps the CIA are behind the operation just as they developed the Stuxnet virus.
The problems Iran is currently facing have yet to effect its belligerent military operations abroad which are mainly targeting the United States and Israel.
On Saturday, the IRGC provoked the US military in the Persian Gulf when two armed IRGC speedboats harassed the USS Essex aircraft carrier while Centcom commander Joseph Votel visited the ship.
CNN reported that at one point the Iranian vessels "crossed in front of the Essex about 300 yards away from the ship."
Since 2016 there have been 50 of these Iranian attempts to harass US navy ships in the Persian Gulf.
At the same time, the IRGC in Syria ordered Islamic Jihad to launch more than 30 rockets from Gaza at southern Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The missile attacks brought Israel to the brink of a new Gaza war which was averted only after the Egyptian government intervened.
On Monday, the Israeli air force responded by targeting an Iranian weapons transport in Syria which was bound for Hezbollah.
The transport reportedly contained guided missiles which would allow Hezbollah to launch precision attacks on Israeli population centers and military infrastructure in the Jewish state.
On Thursday, Syrian media reported that Iran is continuing its entrenchment in southern Syria despite that.
Abolfazl Tabatabai, personal representative of Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was spotted in the southern Syria city of Daraa where he conducted talks with Syrian officials and commanders.
Tabatabai's visit coincided with new reports that Hezbollah is encroaching on the Israeli border at the Syrian Golan Heights while the Iranians are now controlling Syria's border with Jordan.
According to Adham al-Krad, the former commander of the Free Syrian Army, the Iranians are 'Shiittizing' the border region in southern Syria and delivering weapons to "anonymous entities".
With Russian help the Syrians are forming new divisions in southern Syria consisting of rebels who signed a reconciliation agreement with the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
A Syrian military analyst told Enabbaladi News that the Iranian forces in southern Syria now threaten the national security of Israel.
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HEADLINES:
1. BEIT SHEMESH: 'WAKING UP TO A NEW REALITY'
2. WATCH: TRAIN ALMOST SMASHES CAR IN CENTRAL ISRAEL
3. 'I SAY YOU CAN BE RELIGIOUS SOLDIER AND ALSO SHAVE; NOW SHAVE.'
4. AYELET SHAKED: 'A GIFT FOR SHABBAT CHAYEI SARAH'
5. HISTORY IN BEIT SHEMESH
6. 8 MEMBERS OF SAMARIA FAMILY KILLED IN DEAD SEA CAR ACCIDENT
7. TRUMP VISITS PITTSBURGH AFTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK
8. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
1. BEIT SHEMESH: 'WAKING UP TO A NEW REALITY'
by Hezki Baruch
[youtube:2049140]
"It's like waking up to a new reality," said Beit Shemesh resident and New Jersey emigre Gilan Gertz this morning after the municipal victory of Dr. Aliza Bloch, the Zionist candidate for Mayor of the city Beit Shemesh, who last night won the mayoral elections in the city by 500 votes over incumbent mayor Moshe Abutbul and in doing so, became the first woman to head the city of Beit Shemesh.
1,300 votes were counted in Beit Shemesh overnight, including about 300 of disabled persons, about 1,000 of soldiers and a few dozen prisoners. At the end of the counting it became clear that Bloch had closed the gap of 251 votes that separated her from Abutbul and even gained an advantage.
"I've lived in Beit Shemesh for the past nine years since the day I made aliyah from New Jersey with my husband and five children.
"I can't describe the elation that Beit Shemesh residents are feeling this morning; they woke up to a new reality... We couldn't be happier," Gertz said.
Selfies in Beit Shemesh with Mayor-elect Dr. Aliza Bloch
Flash 90
2. WATCH: TRAIN ALMOST SMASHES CAR IN CENTRAL ISRAEL
by Tal Polon
[video:2049144]
A serious incident was narrowly averted on Thursday morning at a train crossing in the area of Shefayim, near the coast in central Israel, after a vehicle got stuck between the tracks and the security gate as a train quickly approached.
The vehicle avoided getting smashed by the train at the last minute when a crossings inspector of the Israel Railways safety division noticed the situation and reported it to railway command and the safety center, which in turn alerted the train driver and activated emergency electronic systems.
A communications technician from the infrastructure division of Israel Railways then ran out and lifted the gate manually, thereby allowing the vehicle to back up and preventing disaster.
An initial investigation carried out by railway workers found that the driver of the vehicle was apparently distracted by his cell phone, and thus didn't notice the blinking lights and ringing sounds signalling the approach of a train. In the meantime, the train gate had come down over the road, preventing the vehicle from moving in reverse to avoid the oncoming train.
Due to the incident, train traffic is experiencing delays in the area.
Israel Railways said following the incident, "Israel Railways reminds the driving public and users of roads to drive with extra caution and safety near train tracks, and keep the law at train crossings on roads. These are dangerous areas which require special caution and attention."
3. 'I SAY YOU CAN BE RELIGIOUS SOLDIER AND ALSO SHAVE; NOW SHAVE.'
by Mordechai Sones
Southern Command human resources officer Col. Alon Matzliach wrote a religious soldier who requested permission to grow his beard: "I believe a religious lifestyle can be maintained even without a beard. You have to shave."
The soldier, a combatant in Gaza, submitted the request to the senior officer as required with the recommendation of a military rabbi, but was met with flat refusal by Colonel Matzliach, who included his personal opinion in the decision.
Army regulations allow every soldier who maintains a religious way of life to grow his beard. The order was sharpened after the "beard storm" when soldiers complained about powers granted to high officers detached from their everyday tasks. As a result, Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot ordered about a year ago to restore beard permission-granting authority to commanders on the ground, with the recommendation of a military rabbi.
The Tzav Echad organization on behalf of soldiers told Arutz Sheva, "We wonder where Colonel Matzliah, who is not yet a rabbi in Israel, draws the nerve to express his personal opinion that is inconsistent with a clear military order. Despite improvement in the subject following our struggle, we still encounter cases of harm to the soldiers' faith and the behavior of Matzliah, whose involvement in harassing soldiers this isn't the first, reflects contempt and disdain. We call upon the Chief of Staff to take steps against the officer and leave the decision to grow a beard throughout the entire military service to the soldier himself on the day of his enlistment."
The IDF Spokesperson has not yet responded.
4. AYELET SHAKED: 'A GIFT FOR SHABBAT CHAYEI SARAH'
by Mordechai Sones
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked congratulates progress towards erecting a residential building for Jews in Hevron's market.
Shaked defines the construction permit as "a gift to the Jewish People and to the Jewish community in Hevron for Shabbat Chayei Sarah that we'll celebrate this Shabbat.
"This week we made a significant breakthrough in the return of Jewish lands stolen during the 1929 riots in the so-called wholesale market. This is a very important area in the heart of the Jewish settlement in Hevron, which for 25 years was not settled, even though it belongs to the Jews according to all the records.
"For 25 years, Israeli governments have repeatedly evacuated Jews who settled in the area and haven't granted building permits," said Shaked.
"This week, thanks to the Defense Minister, Legal Advisor Avichai Mandelblit, Deputy Legal Advisor Erez Kaminitz, and Defense Ministry Legal Advisor Itai Ophir, we brought about a breakthrough and removed the barriers, leading to approving the planning. This Shabbat, when tens of thousands of Jews visit the City of the Forefathers, we'll see with our own eyes that the terror of almost 90 years hasn't succeeded and we've won. Have a successful Shabbat Chayei Sarah!" Shaked concluded.
5. HISTORY IN BEIT SHEMESH
by Ben Ariel
Dr. Aliza Bloch, the Zionist candidate for Mayor of the city Beit Shemesh, on Wednesday night won the mayoral elections in the city by 500 votes over incumbent mayor Moshe Abutbul.
By doing so, she will become the first woman to head the city of Beit Shemesh.
Overnight Wednesday, 1,300 votes were counted in Beit Shemesh, including about 300 of disabled persons, about 1,000 of soldiers and a few dozen prisoners. At the end of the counting it became clear that Bloch had closed the gap of 251 votes that separated her from Abutbul and even gained an advantage.
Upon learning of her victory, Bloch delivered a speech outside her campaign headquarters.
"The people of Israel look at the city of Beit Shemesh and wake up to a new hope. Beit Shemesh decided to cancel the walls and partitions," she said, adding, "Today we have proven to ourselves and to Israeli society that we respect each other and do not create gaps."
"As mayor of Beit Shemesh, I intend to engage in finding the good and the common, and together we will become a model for Israeli society, each of whom will live his life in his own way with respect for the other," Bloch declared.
Education Minister Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett congratulated Bloch on her victory.
"I congratulated Aliza Bloch on her historic win in Beit Shemesh. This was a critical campaign for the future of the city. The residents of Beit Shemesh chose hope, unity and future. We agreed to meet next week to build a plan to boost education in the city. Something new is starting in Beit Shemesh," Bennett tweeted.
Bloch, married and mother of four, is an educator by trade and has won many awards in this field.
6. 8 MEMBERS OF SAMARIA FAMILY KILLED IN DEAD SEA CAR ACCIDENT
by Ido Ben Porat
Eight family members from the community of Psagot in the Binyamin region of Samaria were killed in the road accident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Dead Sea area.
The parents were killed along with their six children in a head-on collision on Route 90 near the Dead Sea.
The driver of the jeep who was involved in the frontal crash told police, "I have nothing to hide, you know exactly what happened there, it's the first time that it happened to me. I do not remember what happened there, I know I killed people. I will never drive again."
Prime Minister Netanyahu said in the wake of the accident: "The heart breaks in light of the heavy disaster that today destroyed the life of an entire family. My wife Sara and I grieve with all the citizens of Israel for the life that was cut short and send our deepest condolences to the family and the residents of Psagot."
"Today, when many Israeli citizens take advantage of the sabbatical day for trips in our country, I ask you to do everything in order to return home safely," the prime minister added.
MK Betzalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) expressed his sorrow over the accident.. "A whole family has gone. It's simply inconceivable. We embrace and strengthen the residents of Psagot and Mateh Binyamin in these difficult times. We must take it upon ourselves to drive extra carefully. Absolutely nothing is worth it," he said.
Initial investigations revealed that two vehicles traveling on Route 90 near the Dead Sea collided with each other. The killed persons were trapped between the remains of the burning vehicle and their death was determined after they were extricated by firefighting teams.
Three other members of a family from the community of Givon were wounded in the other vehicle. Magen David Adom medics gave a 52-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl medical treatment and evacuated them by helicopter to Soroka Hospital. Another 50-year-old man was also evacuated with light injuries.
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7. TRUMP VISITS PITTSBURGH AFTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK
by Arutz Sheva Staff
[youtube:2049076]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 people were gunned down in an anti-Semitic attack during Shabbat services.
Trump was greeted by more than 1,500 protesters who gathered nearby to make it clear the US president was unwelcome.
Carrying signs that read "President Hate, Leave Our State!" and "Trump, Renounce White Nationalism Now," the protesters gathered near synagogue.
Trump, who was accompanied by his wife Melania, arrived in the late afternoon, and placed a white flower and a small stone on each star erected in memory of the dead at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life.
Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, who are Jewish, followed at a short distance, also pausing at each star.
The first couple then entered the synagogue and lit candles in honor of each of those killed, the occasion punctuated by the still audible cries of protesters outside.
The controversial visit came after mourners crowded into nearby synagogues and joined street processions at the first funerals for some of the victims of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in modern US history.
The service for brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal, both in their 50s, was the first in honor of those killed.
Services for 66-year-old doctor Jerry Rabinowitz and 71-year-old Daniel Stein followed in Pittsburgh, where scores of residents protested Trump's visit.
Suspected shooter Robert Bowers is facing more than two dozen charges related to the bloodshed.
During the 20-minute shooting attack on the synagogue, which took place during a circumcision ceremony, Bowers fired on congregants and guests with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and three handguns. Thirteen people were shot inside the Tree of Life synagogue, 11 of them fatally.
Bowers reportedly made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, and shouted that "All Jews must die".
Federal prosecutors said Sunday they would be asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to give them the green light to pursue a death penalty case against Bowers.
8. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
by Yoni Kempinski, Eliran Aharon
Hundreds of people attended the funerals of the eight members of the Atar family from Psagot who perished in the fatal road accident near the Dead Sea. The funerals took place in the Netanya cemetery.
Meital Tzviel, a close friend of the Atar family, spoke in sorrow about the joy that characterized the Atar family and the community's coping with the disaster.
"When we heard about it, we refused to believe it," she said. "The heart is broken and I do not know how to accept it. I do not know how to tell the children how to deal it," says Meital. "We received the news, but it still hasn't registered. How can we commemorate such an amazing family as the Atar family? What can you take from them? "
Tzviel's family lived for years near the Atar family, and Meital relates talks about her friend Shoshi:" We lived together for years in the neighborhood. Shoshi was a good friend and there was a lot of nobility, wisdom, sensitivity and a desire to listen and to know. Educating the children was the main thing for them, they invested a lot in it."
"Really amazing children, the freedom that was given them and the dynamic with them, we would look and admire their growth - amazing family. Wherever I would see her we would stop and talk, and it was not just any conversation but deep conversation."
Tzviel explained how her children and those of the Atar family had a strong connection, and how the Atar kids were like members of her own household. "My children refused to believe it and said, 'We love them, how did it happen, how could that be?' They were very happy children, very funny, with lots of love for life, and this is a very prominent feature they had - and they received it from their parents."
Meital describes her conversation this morning with her son, who lost his good friend."My son said this morning, 'What, will I not see Yaakov Yisrael on the bus? We always talk before, talk afterward, make jokes, he will not be there?' And he just started to cry."
Meital believes in the ability of the Psagot community to cope and rise up from the disaster: "This community has gone through disasters, but I think that this community is amazing, it's an amazing community, there's an amazing community emergency response team (Tzachi) here and everyone acts without desire to receive something in return, and knows exactly what to do and how. And in situations like this, we see even more how amazing this community is."
The court extended the remand of the driver of the jeep who on Tuesday hit a car belonging to the Atar family from Psagot, killing all eight members of the family.
The suspect driver was brought before a judge, who ruled he was suspected of using prohibited substances before getting behind the wheel.
Heavy mourning has been felt on the streets of Psagot in Binyamin since it became known that the entire Atar family was wiped out on their way to a family trip in southern Israel: Yariv was 45 and Shoshi was 47. The children were Yaakov Yisrael, 12; Ateret, 11; Ayala, 9; Moria, 7; Yedid, 5; and Avigail, 3.
Yariv worked for a computer company and his wife Shoshi was a special education teacher at Keren Or in Jerusalem. The children attended elementary school and preschools in Psagot and the eldest son attended the Yeshiva High School in Mateh Binyamin in Beit El.
The Atar couple arrived in Psagot about 13 years ago, not long after their wedding. The family lived in the Ai neighborhood and about two years ago moved to the central neighborhood and established their place in the community.
"A noble family that surrounded everyone around them with their joy, they were people of kindness on an unimaginable level." Rabbi Yosef Weitzen, the rabbi of the village, said. "We have to do a soul-searching - but soul searching for eight people I don't know how to do."
Miriam Dadon, a close friend of the late Shoshi Atar, eulogized her, "Instead of getting a happy embrace for my son's Bar Mitzvah, we'll have to give another kind of hug. She was an island of sanity who always thought for the good."
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HEADLINES:
1. BEIT SHEMESH: 'WAKING UP TO A NEW REALITY'
2. WATCH: TRAIN ALMOST SMASHES CAR IN CENTRAL ISRAEL
3. 'I SAY YOU CAN BE RELIGIOUS SOLDIER AND ALSO SHAVE; NOW SHAVE.'
4. AYELET SHAKED: 'A GIFT FOR SHABBAT CHAYEI SARAH'
5. HISTORY IN BEIT SHEMESH
6. 8 MEMBERS OF SAMARIA FAMILY KILLED IN DEAD SEA CAR ACCIDENT
7. TRUMP VISITS PITTSBURGH AFTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK
8. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
1. BEIT SHEMESH: 'WAKING UP TO A NEW REALITY'
by Hezki Baruch
[youtube:2049140]
"It's like waking up to a new reality," said Beit Shemesh resident and New Jersey emigre Gilan Gertz this morning after the municipal victory of Dr. Aliza Bloch, the Zionist candidate for Mayor of the city Beit Shemesh, who last night won the mayoral elections in the city by 500 votes over incumbent mayor Moshe Abutbul and in doing so, became the first woman to head the city of Beit Shemesh.
1,300 votes were counted in Beit Shemesh overnight, including about 300 of disabled persons, about 1,000 of soldiers and a few dozen prisoners. At the end of the counting it became clear that Bloch had closed the gap of 251 votes that separated her from Abutbul and even gained an advantage.
"I've lived in Beit Shemesh for the past nine years since the day I made aliyah from New Jersey with my husband and five children.
"I can't describe the elation that Beit Shemesh residents are feeling this morning; they woke up to a new reality... We couldn't be happier," Gertz said.
Selfies in Beit Shemesh with Mayor-elect Dr. Aliza Bloch
Flash 90
2. WATCH: TRAIN ALMOST SMASHES CAR IN CENTRAL ISRAEL
by Tal Polon
[video:2049144]
A serious incident was narrowly averted on Thursday morning at a train crossing in the area of Shefayim, near the coast in central Israel, after a vehicle got stuck between the tracks and the security gate as a train quickly approached.
The vehicle avoided getting smashed by the train at the last minute when a crossings inspector of the Israel Railways safety division noticed the situation and reported it to railway command and the safety center, which in turn alerted the train driver and activated emergency electronic systems.
A communications technician from the infrastructure division of Israel Railways then ran out and lifted the gate manually, thereby allowing the vehicle to back up and preventing disaster.
An initial investigation carried out by railway workers found that the driver of the vehicle was apparently distracted by his cell phone, and thus didn't notice the blinking lights and ringing sounds signalling the approach of a train. In the meantime, the train gate had come down over the road, preventing the vehicle from moving in reverse to avoid the oncoming train.
Due to the incident, train traffic is experiencing delays in the area.
Israel Railways said following the incident, "Israel Railways reminds the driving public and users of roads to drive with extra caution and safety near train tracks, and keep the law at train crossings on roads. These are dangerous areas which require special caution and attention."
3. 'I SAY YOU CAN BE RELIGIOUS SOLDIER AND ALSO SHAVE; NOW SHAVE.'
by Mordechai Sones
Southern Command human resources officer Col. Alon Matzliach wrote a religious soldier who requested permission to grow his beard: "I believe a religious lifestyle can be maintained even without a beard. You have to shave."
The soldier, a combatant in Gaza, submitted the request to the senior officer as required with the recommendation of a military rabbi, but was met with flat refusal by Colonel Matzliach, who included his personal opinion in the decision.
Army regulations allow every soldier who maintains a religious way of life to grow his beard. The order was sharpened after the "beard storm" when soldiers complained about powers granted to high officers detached from their everyday tasks. As a result, Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot ordered about a year ago to restore beard permission-granting authority to commanders on the ground, with the recommendation of a military rabbi.
The Tzav Echad organization on behalf of soldiers told Arutz Sheva, "We wonder where Colonel Matzliah, who is not yet a rabbi in Israel, draws the nerve to express his personal opinion that is inconsistent with a clear military order. Despite improvement in the subject following our struggle, we still encounter cases of harm to the soldiers' faith and the behavior of Matzliah, whose involvement in harassing soldiers this isn't the first, reflects contempt and disdain. We call upon the Chief of Staff to take steps against the officer and leave the decision to grow a beard throughout the entire military service to the soldier himself on the day of his enlistment."
The IDF Spokesperson has not yet responded.
4. AYELET SHAKED: 'A GIFT FOR SHABBAT CHAYEI SARAH'
by Mordechai Sones
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked congratulates progress towards erecting a residential building for Jews in Hevron's market.
Shaked defines the construction permit as "a gift to the Jewish People and to the Jewish community in Hevron for Shabbat Chayei Sarah that we'll celebrate this Shabbat.
"This week we made a significant breakthrough in the return of Jewish lands stolen during the 1929 riots in the so-called wholesale market. This is a very important area in the heart of the Jewish settlement in Hevron, which for 25 years was not settled, even though it belongs to the Jews according to all the records.
"For 25 years, Israeli governments have repeatedly evacuated Jews who settled in the area and haven't granted building permits," said Shaked.
"This week, thanks to the Defense Minister, Legal Advisor Avichai Mandelblit, Deputy Legal Advisor Erez Kaminitz, and Defense Ministry Legal Advisor Itai Ophir, we brought about a breakthrough and removed the barriers, leading to approving the planning. This Shabbat, when tens of thousands of Jews visit the City of the Forefathers, we'll see with our own eyes that the terror of almost 90 years hasn't succeeded and we've won. Have a successful Shabbat Chayei Sarah!" Shaked concluded.
5. HISTORY IN BEIT SHEMESH
by Ben Ariel
Dr. Aliza Bloch, the Zionist candidate for Mayor of the city Beit Shemesh, on Wednesday night won the mayoral elections in the city by 500 votes over incumbent mayor Moshe Abutbul.
By doing so, she will become the first woman to head the city of Beit Shemesh.
Overnight Wednesday, 1,300 votes were counted in Beit Shemesh, including about 300 of disabled persons, about 1,000 of soldiers and a few dozen prisoners. At the end of the counting it became clear that Bloch had closed the gap of 251 votes that separated her from Abutbul and even gained an advantage.
Upon learning of her victory, Bloch delivered a speech outside her campaign headquarters.
"The people of Israel look at the city of Beit Shemesh and wake up to a new hope. Beit Shemesh decided to cancel the walls and partitions," she said, adding, "Today we have proven to ourselves and to Israeli society that we respect each other and do not create gaps."
"As mayor of Beit Shemesh, I intend to engage in finding the good and the common, and together we will become a model for Israeli society, each of whom will live his life in his own way with respect for the other," Bloch declared.
Education Minister Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett congratulated Bloch on her victory.
"I congratulated Aliza Bloch on her historic win in Beit Shemesh. This was a critical campaign for the future of the city. The residents of Beit Shemesh chose hope, unity and future. We agreed to meet next week to build a plan to boost education in the city. Something new is starting in Beit Shemesh," Bennett tweeted.
Bloch, married and mother of four, is an educator by trade and has won many awards in this field.
6. 8 MEMBERS OF SAMARIA FAMILY KILLED IN DEAD SEA CAR ACCIDENT
by Ido Ben Porat
Eight family members from the community of Psagot in the Binyamin region of Samaria were killed in the road accident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Dead Sea area.
The parents were killed along with their six children in a head-on collision on Route 90 near the Dead Sea.
The driver of the jeep who was involved in the frontal crash told police, "I have nothing to hide, you know exactly what happened there, it's the first time that it happened to me. I do not remember what happened there, I know I killed people. I will never drive again."
Prime Minister Netanyahu said in the wake of the accident: "The heart breaks in light of the heavy disaster that today destroyed the life of an entire family. My wife Sara and I grieve with all the citizens of Israel for the life that was cut short and send our deepest condolences to the family and the residents of Psagot."
"Today, when many Israeli citizens take advantage of the sabbatical day for trips in our country, I ask you to do everything in order to return home safely," the prime minister added.
MK Betzalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) expressed his sorrow over the accident.. "A whole family has gone. It's simply inconceivable. We embrace and strengthen the residents of Psagot and Mateh Binyamin in these difficult times. We must take it upon ourselves to drive extra carefully. Absolutely nothing is worth it," he said.
Initial investigations revealed that two vehicles traveling on Route 90 near the Dead Sea collided with each other. The killed persons were trapped between the remains of the burning vehicle and their death was determined after they were extricated by firefighting teams.
Three other members of a family from the community of Givon were wounded in the other vehicle. Magen David Adom medics gave a 52-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl medical treatment and evacuated them by helicopter to Soroka Hospital. Another 50-year-old man was also evacuated with light injuries.
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7. TRUMP VISITS PITTSBURGH AFTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK
by Arutz Sheva Staff
[youtube:2049076]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 people were gunned down in an anti-Semitic attack during Shabbat services.
Trump was greeted by more than 1,500 protesters who gathered nearby to make it clear the US president was unwelcome.
Carrying signs that read "President Hate, Leave Our State!" and "Trump, Renounce White Nationalism Now," the protesters gathered near synagogue.
Trump, who was accompanied by his wife Melania, arrived in the late afternoon, and placed a white flower and a small stone on each star erected in memory of the dead at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life.
Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, who are Jewish, followed at a short distance, also pausing at each star.
The first couple then entered the synagogue and lit candles in honor of each of those killed, the occasion punctuated by the still audible cries of protesters outside.
The controversial visit came after mourners crowded into nearby synagogues and joined street processions at the first funerals for some of the victims of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in modern US history.
The service for brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal, both in their 50s, was the first in honor of those killed.
Services for 66-year-old doctor Jerry Rabinowitz and 71-year-old Daniel Stein followed in Pittsburgh, where scores of residents protested Trump's visit.
Suspected shooter Robert Bowers is facing more than two dozen charges related to the bloodshed.
During the 20-minute shooting attack on the synagogue, which took place during a circumcision ceremony, Bowers fired on congregants and guests with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and three handguns. Thirteen people were shot inside the Tree of Life synagogue, 11 of them fatally.
Bowers reportedly made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, and shouted that "All Jews must die".
Federal prosecutors said Sunday they would be asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to give them the green light to pursue a death penalty case against Bowers.
8. ATAR FAMILY LAID TO REST
by Yoni Kempinski, Eliran Aharon
Hundreds of people attended the funerals of the eight members of the Atar family from Psagot who perished in the fatal road accident near the Dead Sea. The funerals took place in the Netanya cemetery.
Meital Tzviel, a close friend of the Atar family, spoke in sorrow about the joy that characterized the Atar family and the community's coping with the disaster.
"When we heard about it, we refused to believe it," she said. "The heart is broken and I do not know how to accept it. I do not know how to tell the children how to deal it," says Meital. "We received the news, but it still hasn't registered. How can we commemorate such an amazing family as the Atar family? What can you take from them? "
Tzviel's family lived for years near the Atar family, and Meital relates talks about her friend Shoshi:" We lived together for years in the neighborhood. Shoshi was a good friend and there was a lot of nobility, wisdom, sensitivity and a desire to listen and to know. Educating the children was the main thing for them, they invested a lot in it."
"Really amazing children, the freedom that was given them and the dynamic with them, we would look and admire their growth - amazing family. Wherever I would see her we would stop and talk, and it was not just any conversation but deep conversation."
Tzviel explained how her children and those of the Atar family had a strong connection, and how the Atar kids were like members of her own household. "My children refused to believe it and said, 'We love them, how did it happen, how could that be?' They were very happy children, very funny, with lots of love for life, and this is a very prominent feature they had - and they received it from their parents."
Meital describes her conversation this morning with her son, who lost his good friend."My son said this morning, 'What, will I not see Yaakov Yisrael on the bus? We always talk before, talk afterward, make jokes, he will not be there?' And he just started to cry."
Meital believes in the ability of the Psagot community to cope and rise up from the disaster: "This community has gone through disasters, but I think that this community is amazing, it's an amazing community, there's an amazing community emergency response team (Tzachi) here and everyone acts without desire to receive something in return, and knows exactly what to do and how. And in situations like this, we see even more how amazing this community is."
The court extended the remand of the driver of the jeep who on Tuesday hit a car belonging to the Atar family from Psagot, killing all eight members of the family.
The suspect driver was brought before a judge, who ruled he was suspected of using prohibited substances before getting behind the wheel.
Heavy mourning has been felt on the streets of Psagot in Binyamin since it became known that the entire Atar family was wiped out on their way to a family trip in southern Israel: Yariv was 45 and Shoshi was 47. The children were Yaakov Yisrael, 12; Ateret, 11; Ayala, 9; Moria, 7; Yedid, 5; and Avigail, 3.
Yariv worked for a computer company and his wife Shoshi was a special education teacher at Keren Or in Jerusalem. The children attended elementary school and preschools in Psagot and the eldest son attended the Yeshiva High School in Mateh Binyamin in Beit El.
The Atar couple arrived in Psagot about 13 years ago, not long after their wedding. The family lived in the Ai neighborhood and about two years ago moved to the central neighborhood and established their place in the community.
"A noble family that surrounded everyone around them with their joy, they were people of kindness on an unimaginable level." Rabbi Yosef Weitzen, the rabbi of the village, said. "We have to do a soul-searching - but soul searching for eight people I don't know how to do."
Miriam Dadon, a close friend of the late Shoshi Atar, eulogized her, "Instead of getting a happy embrace for my son's Bar Mitzvah, we'll have to give another kind of hug. She was an island of sanity who always thought for the good."
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