Monday, December 2, 2013

Last Generation Network News: ISRAEL EDITION December 2, 2013 –MONDAY- Kislev 29, 5774 @10

 
Last Generation Network News
 December 2, 2013 –MONDAY- Kislev  29, 5774
   Vol I. No.3
ISRAEL EDITION 
"Whats reported doesn't mean it's news" -MJS

HEADLINERS SECTION
Israel

PM Harper vows 'Israel will always have Canada'

Jerusalem Post - ‎10 hours ago‎
TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed Sunday night that Israel will always be able to count on his country for support, as he announced plans to visit Israel at the beginning of next year. This will mark his first visit ever to the ...

Israel's new focus on the Iran nuclear deal

The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎
For Israel, the endgame must deny Iran the capacity to swiftly break out a bomb before it can be stopped. Iran can already produce one bomb's worth of military grade uranium within weeks.

Israel says returns fire into Syria on occupied Golan Heights

Reuters
5 hours ago
Written by
Crispian Balmer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army fired into Syria on Monday after its troops were shot at on the occupied Golan Heights, the military said.

Why is the US okay with Israel having nuclear weapons but not Iran?

Washington Post (blog)
1 hour ago
Written by
Max Fisher
Yes, this is surely in part a deflection, meant to shift attention away from concerns about Iran's nuclear activities by not-so-subtly nodding to the one country in the region that does have nuclear weapons: Israel. But could Iran have a point? Is ...

Israel's Foreign Minister Returns, but Abrasive Style Appears Absent

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Gone, it appears, is the Avigdor Lieberman who accused the Palestinian president of “diplomatic terrorism,” dismissed the prospect of peace as “decades away” and called for Arab citizens of Israelto take a loyalty oath. Instead, Mr. Lieberman said in ...

Israel and Greece: A common destiny

Haaretz (blog) - ‎12 hours ago‎
Israel and Greece: A common destiny. The two states, sibling civilizations with resourceful diasporas, should strengthen a strategic relationship that is based on deep cultural roots, countering Turkish aggression.

Stephen Harper to be feted for support of Israel at Negev dinner

CBC.ca - ‎14 hours ago‎
Harper will be the star attraction Sunday at the annual Negev dinner in Toronto, a gala fundraiser to acknowledge his unabashed friendship and political support of Israel - a noticeable tilt in foreign policy that has sowed resentment in Canada's Arab ...

ViewPoint: EU: Proactive, pro-Israel, pro-peace

Jerusalem Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
Charges made in Israel against the EU have included its alleged obsession with singling out Israel for criticism on settlement building, its alleged attempts to predetermine Israel's borders and, perhaps most serious of all, its supposed irrelevance ...

Australia Criticizes 'One-Sided' UN Condemnation of Israel

Arutz Sheva - ‎14 minutes ago‎
Australia recently changed its position and abstained on two UN resolutions against Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.

On the 'Israel is an Apartheid State' Slander

Arutz Sheva - ‎5 hours ago‎
Interview with Ambassador (ret.) Prof. Robbie Sabel: "To better understand the fraud of those who callIsrael an Apartheid state, one can enumerate the key characteristics of the South African regime.

Israel urges Germany to find 'just solution' in Nazi art case

Jerusalem Post - ‎15 hours ago‎
He added that Israel represents the “whole Jewish world” in its mission to return the artwork to its heirs or, if no heirs can be found, to put the paintings in a Jewish museum in Israel or in Germany. An attorney who represents one of the claimants in ...

Israel's New Opposition Chief Meets With Abbas

ABC News - ‎Dec 1, 2013‎
Israel's new opposition leader told the Palestinian president Sunday that most Israelis support a peace deal with the Palestinians and that his Labor Party will back any future agreement.

Israel, the Palestinians, and the Interim Nuclear Deal With Iran

Huffington Post - ‎18 hours ago‎
No nation willingly takes action unless it believes that the action is in its own best interest. So, it is utter nonsense when we are told that Israel is reluctant to move forward on a deal with the Palestinians because it does not "feel the love" from ...

Israel Accepted to Join UN Human Rights Council

Arutz Sheva - ‎8 hours ago‎
On Sunday an Israeli official told AFP that Israel has been approved to join the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) Western European and Others Group (WEOG), and that a formal invitation is expected to come soon.

Israel's New 'Cyber Gym' Trains Cyber-Warfare

Arutz Sheva - ‎5 hours ago‎
Israel's new state-of-the-art "Cyber Gym" was opened this month by the Israel Electric Company (IEC) to train IT and infrastructure company employees to defend against cyber attacks, reports AFP.

Forget Brain Drain. The Truth Is Israel Gains When Talent Goes Abroad.

Tablet Magazine - ‎11 hours ago‎
Last week I received yet another email from Israel's National Brain Gain Program, the government initiative devoted to reversing what has been coined in Hebrew brichat hamochot—literally, the escape of the brains.

Britons protest over Israel plan to remove 70000 Palestinian Bedouins

The Guardian - ‎Nov 30, 2013‎
According to Israel, the aims of the Prawer Plan - named after the head of a government commission, Ehud Prawer - are economic development of the Negev desert and the regulation of Palestinian Bedouins living in villages not recognised by the state.

Netanyahu vows to advance Beduin resettlement plan despite violent protests

Jerusalem Post - ‎11 hours ago‎
Police had been aware of attempts to boost tensions and bring a new round of violent protests in Israel, Southern District Commander Yoram Halevy said Saturday night at the site of the protests in Hura.

Photojournalists Under Fire In Israel, Ukraine

Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Photographers also found themselves under attack in Israel, according to that country's Foreign Press Association. In a statement released on Sunday, the FPA accused the Israeli Defense Forces of deliberately targeting journalists, following an ...
Jerusalem SECTION
Jerusalem

Jews in Jerusalem neighborhood demand stronger police presence in wake of ...

Jerusalem Post - ‎15 hours ago‎
Residents of the Jerusalem neighborhood where a two-year- old girl was hospitalized after being hit a rock last week described an ongoing climate of fear within their community, marred by violence and harassment perpetrated by Arab youths from ...

Trial of former Jerusalem police chief on sexual assault charges opens

Jerusalem Post - ‎14 hours ago‎
The trial of former Jerusalem police chief Asst.-Ch. Nisso Shaham on charges of sexual assault, sexual harassment, fraud and breach of trust opened in the Ramle Magistrate's Court on Sunday.

Jerusalem-based journalist, author, minister Jimmy DeYoung to speak in ...

The Birmingham News - al.com
17 hours ago
Written by
Kay Campbell
Jimmy DeYoungTeaching.jpg Dr. Jimmy DeYoung, an American journalist who also works in Jerusalem, will speak at Calvary Bible Church in Huntsville, Ala.

Dummy bombs planted in East Jerusalem neighborhood

Haaretz - ‎6 hours ago‎
Two dummy explosive charges were found over the weekend in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sur Baher. The police are investigating a number of directions, including the possibility that the charges may have been planted in revenge for a rock attack ...

MSC in Jerusalem praises 3 Salafi jihadists killed in West Bank

Long War Journal - ‎14 hours ago‎
In a statement released to jihadist forums on Nov. 29, the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem(MSC), a Gaza-based Salafi jihadist group, issued a eulogy for three Salafi jihadists killed during clashes with Israeli forces near Hebron ...

Jerusalem explored in a new way through bike tours

JNS.org - ‎16 hours ago‎
Inbal Communications Manager Barak Roth says the Inbal “is the first hotel in Jerusalem to take upon themselves such an endeavor,” choosing Gordon Active as a partner “because they're the leading company [in Israel] when it comes to bike tours.

Israel detains 6 in anti-Prawer protests in Jerusalem

Ma'an News Agency - ‎Dec 1, 2013‎
JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Six Palestinian were detained on Saturday after Israeli forces attacked a protest against the Prawer Plan near Herod's Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem as well as in clashes near Shuafat district in East Jerusalem, according to a ...

Rising violence in West Bank creeping toward Jerusalem

Haaretz - ‎Nov 29, 2013‎
An indictment issued against five Palestinian teens from East Jerusalem this week revealed a shocking fact: Vehicles leaving an army base on Jerusalem's Mount Scopus are required to use a convoy procedure originally devised for the West Bank, the Gaza ...

How Politicians and Celebrities Helped Black Americans Build a Spiritual Home ...

Tablet Magazine - ‎11 hours ago‎
... the relocation of several hundred African Americans from the South Side of Chicago in the late 1960s to the southern Israeli city of Dimona, where they now include thousands of members known as the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem.

How did the Bible spread? Jerusalem exhibit traces a remarkable journey.

Christian Science Monitor - ‎Nov 28, 2013‎
Now the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem has launched a landmark exhibit tracing that story, drawn largely from the collection of American philanthropist Steve Green.

A Lion in Jerusalem: Justin Cartwright Talks to Michele Magwood About His ...

Books LIVE (blog) - ‎6 hours ago‎
Splenetic, unmoored and alone, Richie takes off for Jerusalem in his father's quixotic footsteps to study Crusader art and trace the resting place of the True Cross.

KELLNER: 3-D Imax 'Jerusalem' sure to enthrall, educate

Washington Times - ‎Nov 28, 2013‎
Those wanting to see the heart of Jerusalem and experience its panorama of history, faith and culture can do so without worrying about heat stroke, hotel reservations or jet lag.

Netanyahu holds first meeting with Pope Francis

Jerusalem Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Pope Paul VI also briefly visited Jerusalem in 1964. Several news sources reported the visit would take place May 25-26, but Vatican officials said the trip has not been officially confirmed.

10000-year-old house uncovered outside of Jerusalem

Fox News - ‎Nov 26, 2013‎
An archaeological excavation near Jerusalem has revealed a 10-millennia-old house and a 6,000-year-old cultic temple -- discoveries that experts called "a fascinating glimpse into thousands of years of human development," and evidence of man's ...

Palestinian family forced to demolish 3 apartments in Jerusalem

Ma'an News Agency - ‎Nov 30, 2013‎
JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian family in East Jerusalem had to demolish three apartments they had been building on Saturday after an Israeli court threatened the structures with demolition by the municipality.

Jerusalem Chareidi Councilmen Want Mitcham HaTachana Shutdown on ...

Yeshiva World News - ‎12 hours ago‎
pindrus.jpg The old Jerusalem train station, known today at the Mitcham HaTachana, operates as a shopping/entertainment venue on Shabbos.

Going to Jerusalem: there's an app for that

Orlando Sentinel (blog)
1 hour ago
Written by
Jeff Kunerth
So you want to go to Jerusalem, walk the path that Jesus took, visit the Basilica of Agony, stand inside The Last Supper room, but you hate to travel, can't afford the airfare, and suffer from the fear of lost luggage.

Fifty Years Later, Why Does 'Eichmann in Jerusalem' Remain Contentious?

New York Times - ‎Nov 26, 2013‎
Each week in Bookends, two writers take on pressing and provocative questions about the world of books. This week, Adam Kirsch and Rivka Galchen on why Hannah Arendt's “Eichmann inJerusalem” remains contentious fifty years after it was first published ...

Voices of Jerusalem:Theater and the City

Jerusalem Post - ‎8 hours ago‎
“I am a Jerusalem boy who left Jerusalem - and returned,” smiles Arik Eshet, the CEO and Artistic Director of Incubator Theater.

Teacher plants seeds of success in east Jerusalem school

Jerusalem Post - ‎Nov 30, 2013‎
Anyone who would have walked past the Ahmed Sameh elementary and middle school for boys in the Abu Tor neighborhood of east Jerusalem just three years ago would have agreed to say it was severely neglected. The place consisted of concrete, mud ...

Israel Today SECTION

Netanyahu gives pope his late father’s book on the Inquisition


Pope Francis I and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Rome on December 2, 2013. (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)











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