admin | December 28, 2011
I advise the Hamas and Islamic Jihad not to test Israel's capabilities, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in response to the salvos of rockets that pounded southern Israel. Israel does not seek an escalation and will defend itslef against all those seeking to harm its citizens he said.
simmons | December 28, 2011
Hamas has moved to join the Palestine Liberation Organization, a key step toward unifying the long-divided Palestinian leadership. Hamas' leader Khaled Meshal on Thursday joined a committee that will prepare for elections to the PLO leadership. Those elections are likely years away but Meshal's move means he will work with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the rival Fatah party.
simmons | December 28, 2011
In 1882, the first commercial winery in Israel in about two thousand years was established in the town of Zichron Yaakov, by a group of some 200 Jewish family from Romania. Today, the Carmel vineyards produce award-winning wines which rival the world's best labels. Newly discovered historical records from the winery's early days tell the tale of how a European-style enterprise survived in pre-state Palestine despite the Ottoman empire's rampant corruption and difficult living conditions
simmons | December 28, 2011
Dec. 27 - Israel killed what it describes as an Islamic militant in a strike on a tuk-tuk in Gaza City. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
simmons | December 28, 2011
http://www.euronews.net Israeli President Shimon Peres is calling for the public to support a protest against Jewish religious extremism planned in Beit Shemesh on Tuesday night.
admin | December 28, 2011
For the first time since the creation of Israel 62 years ago, new citizens will be obliged to pledge loyalty to Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state." The bill which was supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came despite a split within his own ruling Likud party after some predicted the new legislation was a terrible mistake which would incite the Arab minority. The loyalty pledge was the brainchild of Avigdor Lieberman, the hard-right foreign minister whose party had proposed the similar loyalty oath for all Arab citizens as part of its last election campaign. The loyalty oath and the insistence that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a Jewish state are said by some to be both racist and discriminatory
admin | December 28, 2011
http://www.euronews.net An Irish-Canadian flotilla bound for Hamas-ruled Gaza in a bid to break the Israeli blockade and deliver aid is reportedly close to its destination. The vessels left Turkey earlier this week but given the sensitive nature of the operation, the organisers were silent about their departure
admin | December 28, 2011
http://www.tjctv.com The Jewish Channel's exclusive interview with Republican Presidential Primary front-runner and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other issues. In this clip, Gingrich explains his position on Israel and declares that the Palestinians are "an invented Palestinian people, who are in fact Arabs." See the full interview with Gingrich on The Jewish Channel * Comcast, in the "On Demand" menu under "Premium Channels" * iO Optimum Cablevision Channel 291 * Time Warner Cable Channel 528 * Verizon FiOS, in the "On Demand" menu, choose "Browse All" then "Premium Channels" * Bright House Channel 330 * Cox Cable Channel 1 * RCN Channel 268 * Frontier Communications, in the "On Demand" menu, choose "Browse All" then "Premium Channels"
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