Both Israel and Hamas have confirmed that overnight an Israeli airstrike on a building in Rafah in southern Gaza killed three top Hamas commanders: Raed al-Attar, Mohammed Abu Shamala and Mohammad Barhoum. The 3 Qassam brigades leaders whom were assassinated earlier today Mohammad Abu Shamala Raed AlAttar Mohammad Barhoum pic.twitter.com/HSK2rOvhHm — Mo'men Ashour (@MomenAsh)...
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Today was the forty-fourth day of Operation Protective Edge. According to the IDF, the terrorist organization Hamas has launched more than 175 rockets into Israel since it broke the ceasefire at 4 PM yesterday. Hamas top operative Saleh Arouri (in Turkey) confirms that Hamas' armed wing kidnapped and murdered 3 Israeli...
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Free internet for tourists and Israelis alike as government cancels router restrictions. Accessing WiFi in Israel just got easier: Communications Minister Gilad Erdan recently announced that he is cancelling router restrictions on public use of WiFi, meaning anyone anywhere can now set up free Internet hotspots indoors and outdoors across...
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At least 20 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza in the past hour. Hamas takes credit for its ongoing violation of the temporary ceasefire. (Unless otherwise stated, information in this post is taken from The Times of Israel live blog for Tuesday August 19, 2014.) RIGHT NOW: Incoming...
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A report in the Israeli financial website Globes today called Israel “one of the world’s most attractive targets for foreign direct investment (FDI).” According to the annual report issued by the The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an organization encouraging international economic development, Israel’s attractiveness as an investment...
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on his security forces to investigate the coup attempt by Hamas that Israel announced it had broken up yesterday. The Time of Israel reports: Abbas indicated the report could severely impact the unity pact signed between Fatah and Hamas in June, saying it represents...
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When former Apple executive Eric Sirkin sailed from Silicon Valley to Silicon Wadi – figuratively speaking, though he does have a skipper’s license – he harbored a dream of building a multinational company in Israel. Four years later that dream has yet to be realized, but Sirkin has made smaller...
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Today was the forty second day of Operation Protective Edge. The most important speech yet on the Hamas-Israel war, worth watching every minute. The brilliant @COLRICHARDKEMP: http://t.co/j6I6VwaXwz — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) August 18, 2014 Sources have confirmed that the ceasefire that was to expire at midnight has been extended another...
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The Times of Israel reported today that the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, questioned the impartiality of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) when it deals with Israel. Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations, criticizes the world body’s panel created to investigate...
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The Washington Jewish Week reported Friday that Sen. Charles Schumer (D – NY) called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to rescind its appointment of Prof. William Schabas, a controversial professor with a long record of anti-Israel statement, from heading an investigation into possible war crimes committed by...
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