| Wednesday, 14th December 2011 | | 18 Kislev 5772 |
News and digest on Israel and Middle East affairs compiled by FOR ZION'S SAKE MINISTRIES.
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Headlines
1. 'Weekend of Terror' Goes Unnoticed by Mainstream Media
2. Gilad Schalit in first video since captivity: Thank you
3. Brotherhood Steps Back from Treaty Threats
4. Masses of Hamas supporters celebrate 24 years
5. 'Iran to move enrichment operations if necessary'
6. IDF Commander: Hizbullah Will Take Over Assad's Missiles
7. Christians, Jews banned from Temple Mount in Jerusalem
8. PA Flag-Waving at UNESCO Based on Science Fiction
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Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you. He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat. . ( Psalm 147: 12-14 ) |
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1. 'Weekend of Terror' Goes Unnoticed by Mainstream Media The IDF Website reported a "significant increase" in terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron, or Yesha). The terror acts included the use of explosive devices and repeated efforts to attack security forces. However, Israeli press did not even cover most of these events, giving more attention to the death of an Arab rioter who had hurled rocks at IDF soldiers. The terror wave may be a fluke, or a sign that the Islamist upsurge in the Middle East is causing an escalation in ... [ More] |
2. Gilad Schalit in first video since captivity: Thank you Gilad Schalit thanked supporters and activists who worked for his release, speaking in a recorded video statement played at an activists' reunion held at Kibbutz Shefayim, north of Tel Aviv, on Saturday evening. "I'm pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you and to thank you for all that you did throughout the years of my captivity. During my time in captivity I heard much about your activism for my release, and of course, also after I returned home," the freed soldier began... [ More] |
3. Brotherhood Steps Back from Treaty Threats Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said Monday it will not "act unilaterally" when reviewing the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. The Brotherhood, set to control Egypt's parliament following the current election cycle, ignited a political firestorm when it said it would reconsider peace with Israel. "A decision on such a national issue will be taken jointly by parliament, the president of the country and the government," Essam Al Arian told Gulf News. Al Arain’s remarks came days after media... [ More] |
4. Masses of Hamas supporters celebrate 24 years Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh Wednesday called for the formation of an Arab army "to liberate Jerusalem and the Al Aqsa Mosque very soon" and said his movement remained committed to the armed struggle as a strategic option to liberate "all the occupied Palestinian territories." Addressing tens of thousands of supporters during a rally in Gaza City marking the 24th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, Haniyeh said that his movement, "together with all the free... [ More] |
5. 'Iran to move enrichment operations if necessary' TEHRAN - Iran will move its uranium enrichment plants to safer sites if conditions make this necessary, the semi-official Mehr news agency on Wednesday quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as saying. Controversy over Iran's uranium enrichment program has resulted in Western powers imposing increasingly tight economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic, and Israel and the United States say they have not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to persuade Tehran to... [ More] |
6. IDF Commander: Hizbullah Will Take Over Assad's Missiles The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime will result in Hizbullah's taking over his arsenal of advanced missiles, warns Major General Yair Golan, head of the Northern Command. His worried prediction contrasts with comments made by Ministers EhudBarak and Moshe Ya'alon, both former IDF Chiefs of Staff, that the fall of Assad would be good for the Middle East as a whole, including Israel. His comments were quoted in Defense News in Israel by Globes. “There is a very real danger... [ More] |
7. Christians, Jews banned from Temple Mount in Jerusalem "It seems freedom of religion in Israel is only for Muslims and not for Christians and Jews," Danny Danon, deputy speaker of the Knesset, told WND, referring to the new restrictions. Jerusalem Police spokesman Shmulik Ben Ruby confirmed to WND that Jews and Christians are restricted from entering the Temple Mount due to safety concerns over the main access gate for non-Muslims, known as the Mughrabi Bridge. Yesterday, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat officially ordered... [ More] |
8. PA Flag-Waving at UNESCO Based on Science Fiction The Israeli ambassador to France said that Tuesday's ceremony of raising the Palestinian Authority flag at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris was based on "science fiction." French President Nicolas Sarkozy and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas attended the event. The United Nations agency's full name is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, but Israel said the science is more like fiction concerning the organization'sacceptance of the Palestinian Authority... [ More] |
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