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August 29, 2016 at 4:41 pm
Lithuanian Military to Equip Armored Vehicles With Advanced Israeli Weapons Technology
The Lithuanian military will equip its 88 new Boxer armored fighting vehicles with the Samson MK II, advanced Israeli-made remote weapons stations, Israel Defense reported on Monday. According to Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the makers of the Samson MK II, the technology is “designed for use on any modern light-armored, high-mobility fighting vehicle, new or upgraded, without modifications…the system’s configuration provides the commander with full ‘hunt-kill’ capabilities without interfering with the gunner’s current missions.” The Israel Defense report said the Samson MK II systems to be delivered to Lithuania will include “a 30mm automatic cannon, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun … and Rafae...
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August 29, 2016 at 4:40 pm
Number of Arab Teachers Increase in Jewish Schools
Israel’s Education Ministry has successfully integrated more Arab teachers in Jewish schools, revealing a 40 percent increase in the last three years, Walla, an Israeli news site reported. The number of Arab teachers instructing in English, math and science jumped by 76 percent while Arabic language classes gained a 40 percent increase in Arabic teachers from 2013 to 2016, according to Ministry of Education figures. Haaretz recently reported that there was a shortage of qualified English teachers in Jewish schools, which explains the why there’s been a drop in English-language proficiency among Israeli high school graduates, according to a Ministry of Education report. The Ministry of Education tackled the problem in 2013 by launching an integration program ...
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International News
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August 29, 2016 at 4:36 pm
Human Rights Organization Welcomes Decision by Governing Soccer Body to Investigate French Team for Anti-Israel Discrimination
The decision by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to investigate a French team for anti-Israel discrimination is welcome, an official from the international Jewish human rights organization that had urged the governing soccer body to take action told The Algemeiner on Monday. “Politics is a factor in sports, but politicizing it impugns its values of fair-play and the pleasure of the game,” said Dr. Shimon Samuels, director for international relations at the Simon Wiesenthal Center-Europe, who called on UEFA to hold the team St. Etienne accountable for banning Israeli flags during a match last week against Beitar Jerusalem, while allowing French and Palestinian flags to fly. In a letter to UEFA’s president on Mon...
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Israel News
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August 29, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Fat Drivers Need Not Apply, Says Israeli Bus Company Want-Ad
Israeli job-seekers who encountered a want-ad published by the country’s largest public bus company were outraged that it required applicants not to be overweight, Israel’s Channel 10 reported on Monday. According to the report, which appeared on the network’s “Orly and Guy Morning Show,” the ad specified that “no drivers with a 30-35 Body Mass Index will be accepted.” This means that nobody considered fat is eligible to become a driver for Egged. Ayelet Kalter, an expert in the treatment of obesity and eating disorders in Israel, expressed ire over the ad. “We are a very fat-phobic society,” she told Orly and Guy. “If a fat person walks down the street, 85 percent of the public thinks terrible t...
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August 29, 2016 at 4:28 pm
Hate Crimes Against British Jews Surge, Prosecutions Drop
A disturbing report shows hate crimes committed against British Jews continues to rise while the number of hate crime cases being prosecuted has dropped, according to the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism (CAA). Last year, there was a 26 percent surge in crimes against British Jews and 51 percent spike in reported violent anti-Semitic crimes, the group reported. “Anti-Semitic crime has surged in the last two years and is now at a record high,” said Gideon Falter, the Chairman of CAA, a British charity that exposes anti-Semitism. “Instead of demonstrating that British Jews can rely on the authorities to prosecute antisemitism, the number of cases charged has actually dropped.”            Out of 15,000 hate crimes prosecut...
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Israel News
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August 29, 2016 at 4:25 pm
Report: Netanyahu Warns Visiting US Delegation Against Lame-Duck Moves by Obama on Israel-Palestinian Track
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed a message of warning to US President Barack Obama not to make any moves on the Israeli-Palestinian front during his lame-duck period between November and January, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on Monday. According to the report, Netanyahu expressed his concerns on Sunday, during a meeting at his summer house in Caesarea with a delegation of American hard-hitters from both sides of the political aisle, who are in the region on a fact-finding mission. Among members of the delegation visiting the Middle East (with stops in the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey) are Democrats Dennis Ross and Philip Gordon, and Republicans James Jeffrey, Meghan O’Sullivan, Zalmay Kha...
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International News
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August 29, 2016 at 4:24 pm
Dubai, UAE - Released Tape Rekindles Memory Of 1988 Iran Mass Execution
Dubai, UAE - The scratchy, echo-filled tape recording carries the voice of a man who once was in line to become Iran’s supreme leader, talking about one of the darkest moments of the country’s post-revolution history still not recognized by its government. The recording has Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri condemning Iran’s execution of thousands of prisoners at the end of the country’s bloody war with Iraq in 1988. He warns those gathered they’ve committed “the biggest crime in the history of the Islamic Republic,” while criticizing them for misleading the country’s then-ailing supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The criticisms by Montazeri, who lived for years under house arrest and died of natural causes after Iran...
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August 29, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Eagle Pass, TX - Truck Carrying Takata Air Bag Inflators Explodes In Texas, Killing One
Eagle Pass, TX - Air bag maker Takata Corp.‘s troubles worsened Monday as the company confirmed that a truck carrying its inflators and a volatile chemical exploded last week in a Texas border town, killing a woman and injuring four others. The truck, operated by a subcontractor, crashed, caught fire and exploded Aug. 22 in the small town of Quemado, about 140 miles from San Antonio, leveling the woman’s house. The company says it sent people to the site and is helping authorities investigate the crash. Takata has a warehouse in nearby Eagle Pass, Texas, and it has an air bag inflator factory across the border in Monclova, Mexico. The News Gram of Eagle Pass identified the victim as Lucila Robles. Takata says it has strict procedures covering transportation of its p...
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August 29, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Watchdog: Norway Should Cut Funding to Organization That Funnels Money to Pro-BDS Groups (Interview)
The Norwegian government should cease giving money to an organization that funds NGOs promoting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the head of an Israel-based watchdog group told The Algemeiner on Monday. Professor Gerald Steinberg, president of NGO Monitor, spoke with The Algemeiner after publishing a report on Monday revealing that Norway allocated over $600,000 in the second half of 2016 to the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (HR/IHL) Secretariat . The NGO Monitor report said the “HR/IHL Secretariat is an intermediary that distributes funds to non-governmental organizations…active in BDS…campaigns and other forms of demonization against Israel. It is managed by the Institute of Law at Bi...
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August 29, 2016 at 4:17 pm
Los Angeles - Police Detain Man Dressed As Zorro Just Before LA Airport Panic (Video)
Los Angeles - A false report of gunshots that sent panicked travelers fleeing from Los Angeles International Airport came right after officers with weapons drawn detained a masked man dressed in black and possibly carrying a sword, officials said. The sword was plastic, but soon after, hundreds of passengers raced onto streets or the tarmac, causing major flight delays that the airport was still recovering from Monday. Video shows at least six officers confronting the man, who was dressed as the fictional crime fighter Zorro, outside Terminal 7 around 8:40 p.m. Sunday. False reports of an active shooter quickly spread, and passengers in five terminals evacuated or pushed through security checkpoints, airport police said. Officers with rifles stormed the airport but uncovered ...
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August 29, 2016 at 4:08 pm
New York - Judge Dismisses Citizens United Challenge To NY Donor Rules
New York - A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit in which Citizens United sought to block New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from enforcing rules requiring the conservative group to disclose more information about its donors. U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan said the attorney general did not violate Citizens United’s First Amendment rights by requiring registered charitable organizations to disclose names, addresses and contributions of big donors before soliciting funds in the state. Citizens United is perhaps best known as the plaintiff in the landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that allowed unlimited independent spending by corporations and labor unions in election campaigns. The nonprofit group, which advocates for limited government, f...
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Israel News
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August 29, 2016 at 4:06 pm
Jerusalem - Arrest Warrant May Keep Israeli Politician Son From Father’s Funeral
Jerusalem - Ofir Ben-Eliezer may not attend his father’s funeral due to an arrest warrant issued by the special investigations unit Lahav 433 in connection with former defense minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer’s corruption investigation. Ofir Ben-Eliezer’s lawyer, Eitan Moaz, told Army Radio late on Sunday that there was no agreement with the police giving Ben-Eliezer immunity to attend the funeral. According to Moaz, “The problem was with the entrance, not the exit.” Multiple media reports claimed on Sunday that Maoz had reached an agreement with the police, giving Ben-Eliezer the ability to attend his father’s funeral without facing immediate arrest. According to the reports, Ben-Eliezer was undecided about attending the funeral. A police sourc...
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August 29, 2016 at 4:01 pm
Israeli Tourism Ministry Announces New Hotel Development
Jerusalem, August 29, 2016 - Hundreds of hotel rooms are expected to be added to the hotel supply in Jerusalem - a process that should reduce the cost of overnight accommodation in the capital. The additional rooms will be built in the Jerusalem Ridge compound opposite the Sherover Promenade in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. The Tourism Ministry financed the marketing costs of the tender and will handle the development, in cooperation with the Israel Lands Administration. The compound that will be built is among the last significant areas of land in Jerusalem dedicated to the immediate construction of hotels. The site is zoned for six hotels (with four lots being marketed first and the other two at a later stage). The hotel compound also includes land with a listed building, commercial ...
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August 29, 2016 at 2:37 pm
Jerusalem - World Vision Calls For Fair Trial For Arrested Gaza Employee
Jerusalem - The international charity World Vision is calling for a “fair and transparent” trial for a Gaza employee arrested by Israel for allegedly funneling money to Hamas. Israel accuses Mohammed el-Halabi, a manager of the aid group’s Gaza office, of diverting millions of dollars from World Vision’s budget to the Islamic militant group Hamas, helping it build underground tunnels, military bases and purchasing arms. His trial is expected to begin soon. The comments on Monday by Kevin Jenkins, World Vision’s international CEO, come as Amnesty International is also calling for a fair trial amid reports that el-Halabi’s proceedings will be closed. Trials for cases that Israel considers highly sensitive are sometimes held in secret. Israeli Fo...
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August 29, 2016 at 2:23 pm
United Nations - UN Says Israelis, Palestinians Both Imperil 2-state Solution
United Nations - The United Nation’s Mideast envoy says the political leaders on both sides of the Israeli Palestinian conflict continue to shy away from the steps needed for peace, further eroding the prospect of a two-state solution. Nicolay Mladenov told the Security Council on Monday that illegal settlement expansion and the lack of Palestinian Authority control in Gaza remain among the biggest obstacles to peace, nearly two months after international negotiators offered practical recommendations to enable a return to talks. Mladenov called for a “radical overhaul of how we deal with the problems of Gaza,” and said the area “remains in the grip of militants, and dependent on aid and humanitarian assistance.” He also flagged “a surge in Is...
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August 29, 2016 at 2:20 pm
Brooklyn, NY - One Apparently Dead In Borough Park Shooting
Brooklyn, NY - A Hispanic man is believed to be dead after a shooting that took place this afternoon in the heart of Borough Park. Police said that the shooting took place at approximately noon at 46th Street and New Utrecht Avenue. Yanky Daskal founder and CEO of Shomrim told VIN News that the victim was dead on the scene but was transported to a nearby hospital. The perpetrators were described only as two black men, who fled the scene in a red car with New York license plate GYU-9536. They were last seen heading towards 8th Avenue. It’s not clear what prompted the shooting, but Police have swarmed the area looking for clues.
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August 29, 2016 at 1:22 pm
Suspended Baltimore Co. Officer Takes Own Life During Standoff With Harford Co. Deputies
A Baltimore County police officer took his own life early Monday during a standoff with Harford County sheriff's deputies. Deputies were called to James Ward's home in the 2000 block of Stratton Court in Bel Air at around 1:34 a.m. Monday. Deputies set up a perimeter, and negotiators from the sheriff's office Special Response Team and Crisis Negotiation Team tried to bring the encounter to a peaceful end, according to a statement from the sheriff's office. After several hours without response, deputies made entry and found Ward on a lower floor dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. No deputies fired shots during the incident, and nobody else was injured. Deputies will conduct an investigation. The incident led to the closure of nearby roads a...
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August 29, 2016 at 1:21 pm
Argentina: High Schoolers Dress Up As Nazis, Attack Jewish Peers
Students from German school attack Jewish students at nightclub • "This wasn't a joke and it wasn't a prank," says Jewish official • German school principal: "This is a serious thing. They will be punished" • Jewish student: Other kids came to help us. Jewish high school students at a graduation party at a nightclub in Argentina were verbally and physically attacked by students from another school dressed in Nazi costumes, Israel Hayom learned Thursday. The incident took place on Tuesday night at a nightclub in the tourist town of Bariloche, in Argentina's Patagonia region. The attackers, from a German high school in the town of Lanus, near the capital Buenos Aires, had drawn Hitler mustaches on their faces and were wearing armbands with swa...
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August 29, 2016 at 1:14 pm
Watch: Daily Dvar Halacha - Aug. 29, 2016 - 25 Menachem Av - Eat Melava Malka On Saturday Night To Nourish The LUZ Bone! What's That?
 Baltimore, MD  Daily Dvar Halacha -  Aug. 292, 2016 /5   Menchem Av 5776 -  Eat Melava Malka On Saturday Night To Nourish The LUZ Bone! What's That?
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August 29, 2016 at 12:54 pm
Istanbul - Turkish Forces Deepen Push Into Syria, Draw US Rebuke Over Their Target
Istanbul - Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting Islamic State. At the start of Turkey’s now almost week-long cross-border offensive, Turkish tanks, artillery and warplanes provided Syrian rebel allies the firepower to capture swiftly the Syrian frontier town of Jarablus from Islamic State militants. Since then, Turkish forces have mainly pushed into areas controlled by forces aligned to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition that encompasses the Kurdish YPG militia and which has been backed by Washington to fight the jihadists. A group monitoring the tangled, five-year-old conflict in Syria said 41 ...
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