A group of international notables issued a statement Tuesday condemning Hamas’s terror war against Israel and supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, and demanding that “policy makers, international institutions, the UN, and the European Union” do the same. The statement came from the Friends of Israel Initiative, founded and headed...

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After the Israeli security cabinet voted to accept an Egyptian ceasefire proposal Tuesday morning, Hamas responded with a rocket barrage targeting communities in central and southern Israel. The New York Times: Israel has accepted Egypt’s proposal for a cessation of hostilities with Hamas and other militant Palestinian groups in the...

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At just before 9am local time on July 15, Israel’s cabinet approved a ceasefire and effectively signaled the end of Operation Protective Edge. Moments later during a conference call organized by The Israel Project, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren told reporters “Now that Israel has accepted the...

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The seventh day of Operation Protective Edge is over. The southern port city of Eilat was attacked with rockets late Monday; one man was lightly injured. To the north, Israel retaliated against rocket fire from Lebanon. The Jerusalem Post reports: A rocket fired from Lebanon landed on Monday night in...

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The Israel Defense Forces shot down a Gaza-launched drone over the Israeli city of Ashdod on Monday. The New York Daily News reports: The unmanned aircraft, about 9-feet-long, was taken out by a Patriot missile along the southern Israeli coast, near the city of Ashdod, Israeli officials said. … Israeli officials...

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Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi was in Israel this week to sign a first-of-its-kind industrial R&D collaboration agreement with Israel’s Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett. Israel is the first country with which Japan has such an R&D agreement. Minister Motegi and Israel’s Minister of Economy Naftali...

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As world leaders continue to express support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah has gone on the offensive, attacking this backing of Israeli actions. (Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim) Qassem stressed that “Gaza and Palestine are facing an international Zionist aggression, covered by the U.S. administration...

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Day 6 of Operation Protective Edge is over. #Israel Operation Protective Edge Day 6: Ashkelon under fire, massive rocket fire continues over all Israel http://t.co/jfAKOhJM9v — anneinpt (@anneinpt) July 14, 2014 A Hamas rocket knocked out power to 70,000 Gaza residents. The Times of Israel reports: A rocket fired from...

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The Jerusalem Post reports today that Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Vienna for a final push to reach a permanent nuclear deal with Iran, will ask Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to have his country stop sending rockets to Hamas. An administration source was quoted: “Iran...

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The Times of Israel reported Friday on a new video appearing at the official Facebook page of Fatah, the political party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, praising female fighters and suicide bombers. The Times reports that  the narration of cites three notorious female terrorist as role models for Palestinian women....

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