Day: December 25, 2019

2019 Immigration to Israel Hits Highest Number in a Decade

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by JNS.org     New immigrants arrive in Israel, many coming alone to serve in the nation’s military. Photo: courtesy of Nefesh B’Nefesh. JNS.org – An estimated 34,000 immigrants moved to Israel in 2019—the largest number per year in the past decade, according to numbers published by the Jewish Agency. The data includes those who […]

5 said killed in airstrikes on pro-Iranian militias in eastern Syria

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Monitor reports back-to-back attacks on Hezbollah, Shiite groups near Iraqi border, where Israel has allegedly conducted a number of strikes Judah Ari GrossToday, 11:37 pm At least five pro-Iranian militants were killed in strikes by unidentified aircraft in eastern Syria on Wednesday night, a Syria war monitor reported. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for […]

Iranian security forces fire on protesters in Isfahan as protests return

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“It is possible that more provinces will be affected by the shutdown of mobile international connectivity,” ILNA said. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 25, 2019 22:49 Iranian security forces fired on demonstrators in Isfahan in central Iran on Wednesday night, reported Al Arabiya, as demonstrations began in Tehran and other cities around the country. Earlier in the […]

Syrian sources: Another air strike on Al Qods compound near Abu Kamal

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According to Syrian sources, five pro-Iranian Iraqi militiamen were killed in yet another air strike Wednesday night on the Al Qods compound outside Abu Kamal near the Syrian-Iraqi border. The source of the air strike was not cited. During the day, Israel’s chief of staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, reported that weapons continues to pass […]

Kochavi’s explosive comments on Iraq – analysis

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Iran wants to move precision-guided munitions, in the form of kits that attach to rockets, to Hezbollah in Lebanon. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 25, 2019 22:20 Israel will not allow Iran to entrench itself in Iraq. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said on Wednesday that Iran is exploiting Iraq’s current political crises to […]

Rocket sirens sound in Ashkelon during Netanyahu campaign event there

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The rocket alarms in Ashkelon and Gaza-adjacent communities sound while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the area for a campaign event ahead of the Likud primary vote tomorrow. Hebrew-language media says several Iron Dome missiles were launched, although it isn’t yet clear whether there were actual rockets fired from Gaza.

PM Netanyahu says he’s asked Putin ‘many times’ to pardon marijuana-smuggling Israeli

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PM Netanyahu says he hopes Pres. Putin will pardon Naama Issachar. ‘I believe a miracle will happen and she’ll come home soon,’ mother says. Arutz Sheva Staff, 25/12/19  Yaffa Issachar, the mother of a young Israeli woman imprisoned for smuggling marijuana into Russia, on Wednesday said she has full faith that there will be a […]

Iran increases security, shuts down Internet again ahead of new protests

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“It is possible that more provinces will be affected by the shutdown of mobile international connectivity,” ILNA said. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 25, 2019 18:11 Iran has bolstered security forces and has begun shutting off Internet access in some areas in preparation for expected protests on Wednesday, according to Iranian media. The semi-official news agency ILNA […]

Netanyahu: ‘Putin told me, ‘If it weren’t for my relationship with Putin, we’d be at war’

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PM Netanyahu talks about Likud primaries, Naama Issachar, and his relationship with Putin and world leaders. Arutz Sheva Staff, 25/12/19  Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday emphasized the importance of his continued leadership for Israel’s diplomacy worldwide. “I have a unique relationship with world leaders, and we can see this in specific instances as […]

Stacked deck against Netanyahu? Israel’s High Court selects activist judges to decide his fate, paper says

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Israel’s Supreme Court will weigh in on whether Netanyahu can govern under indictment. By World Israel News Staff Next Tuesday, the Israeli Supreme Court will decide if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fit to form a government given that he faces indictment in three corruption cases. But the composition of the judges shows that Netanyahu […]

IDF preparing for confrontation with Iran – Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi

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Lt.-Gen. Kochavi acknowledges in public for the first time that Israel has struck Iranian targets in Iraq. ANNA AHRONHEIM DECEMBER 25, 2019 13:08 The IDF is preparing for a limited confrontation with the Islamic Republic as Israel continues to act against Iranian entrenchment, t , IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi warned Thursday morning. […]

The war in Libya might escalate beyond its borders

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December 25, 2019   The war in Libya is showing clear signs of escalation. As the North African nation struggles to unite under a single government, external factors are likely to push the conflict beyond its borders. The reason, like most modern wars, is about energy. Eastern Mediterranean Sea is a gas-rich region marred in […]

Bennett signs order preventing Israeli terrorists receiving ‘pay-for-slay’ money

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“This is another step in the campaign against terrorists, we are working so that Jewish blood will no longer be financially lucrative,” the Defense Minister said. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 25, 2019 10:31 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has signed an order to prevent convicted terrorists with Israeli citizenship, and their families, from receiving payments from […]

“In the next war, we will forcefully attack the urban space, because it is the enemy who has chosen to settle and

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The Chief of Staff, Major General Aviv Kochavi, made a speech this morning (Wednesday) at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, in memory of the 15th Chief of Staff, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, on “IDF – Challenges and Response”. “Like many people, Amnon was an exemplary figure for me as well. I knew him well, had an extraordinary […]