Although a new power line would likely be a reliable source of electricity, there is still concern that the power could be diverted by Hamas, Ben-Dahan said. Just a week after US Congressmen pressed Israeli officials to provide sufficient electricity to Gaza’s sewage treatment plant, Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan said that the country is […]
Canberra, which gives World Vision millions, says it is investigating allegations employee siphoned money to Hamas; top Israeli defense official calls on group to condemn alleged activities By Joshua Davidovich and AP Australia said it was suspending funding for major charity World Vision late Thursday, hours after Israeli officials accused the group’s manager in Gaza […]
The head of the office of Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) addressed the residents of Gaza in an Arabic video message, warning them that Hamas is destroying them, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Thursday. By Ruthie Blum COGAT chief Major General Yoav Mordechai posted the clip on the authority’s Arabic-language […]
Several Likud and Bayit Yehudi MKs lamented the realization of the disengagement plan at Tuesday’s event, saying that 11 years on, Israel is still dealing with the repercussions. By Tamara Zieve “The lesson learned from Israel’s disengagement from Gaza is that such moves should not be made unilaterally,” opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) said […]
Human Rights Watch has released a new anti-Israel report: “The Israeli government is unlawfully incarcerating prisoners from Gaza inside Israel and then making it very hard for their families to visit them,” said Sari Bashi, Israel and Palestine director. “The government’s security concerns over having these families enter Israel for visits with their loved ones are […]
Among the social justice warriors of the hard left and the hard right, the Gaza as “open air prison” meme predominates. They paint a vision where a besieged people live a hard scrabble life among the rubble, completely cut off from the outside world. Its a false narrative. Just yesterday there were 1,085 crossings of foreigners, merchants […]
In an article published by the Catholic Near East Welfare Agency (CNEWA) about suffering the Gaza Strip, Suhaila Tarazi offers an all-too-familiar and dishonest narrative of Israeli villainy and Palestinian innocence. By Dexter Van Zile The Catholic Near East Welfare Agency (CNEWA) is a charitable organization founded by Pope Pius XI in 1926 to help […]
PM also says security cabinet discussed tunnel threat multiple times before 2014 war, was not caught unawares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday indicated he is not opposed to the building of a port in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, on the condition that Israel check all the shipments entering or exiting the coastal enclave. In […]
Organized tours take place during weapons exhibition marking second anniversary of 2014 war with Israel By Raoul Wootliff The Gaza-based Hamas terrorist group appears to branching into the field of local tourism, turning underground tunnels constructed to carry out cross-border attacks on Israeli communities into the latest summer attraction for Gazan youth. Video footage posted […]
Security forces remain vigilant as terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip continually use new methods in their attempt to smuggle weapons. By: Michael Zeff/TPS Israeli security officials foiled yet another smuggling attempt into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday at the Erez Crossing. The large number of goods discovered was destined to be used for military purposes. “The […]
