Author: Gavriel Dan

Gavriel Dan spent a number of years covering social movements in Israel, the wider middle east and Europe. He is considered an expert in embedding himself with various groups and causes in order to get accurate and rich information.
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Headlines May 29: Hezbollah Terror Tunnels, Anti-Semitic Rape, Canada Backs Israel

PA leader seeks to maximize impact of French peace summit, including international monitors, time caps, and division of Jerusalem.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah is preparing for its next conflict with Israel by digging terror attack tunnels, tracking IDF movement and positioning its large arsenal of rockets along the northern border with Israel.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Israel Rocked by Anti-Semitic Rape of Mentally-Handicapped Woman and Police Coverup
[The Jewish Press]

 

Canada once again backed Israel at the UN this week when it voted against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) resolution singling out only Israel for “mental, physical and environmental health” rights abuse.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

The IDF is establishing a special liaison unit to manage its growing contacts with Syrian civilians living across Israel’s northeastern border in the war-ravaged nation.
[Times of Israel]

 

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Headlines May 26: Hamas Smugglers Caught, IAF Retaliates Rocket Fire, UN vs. Hamas

Hamas has a factory in Hebron to manufacture parts for its weapons which ships the goods to Gaza. This time the smugglers were caught.
[The Jewish Press]

 

In response to rocket fire launched towards Israel late Wednesday night, the Israeli Air Force attacked two locations that were part of Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

UN chief said planning final visit to Israel, Palestinian Authority
[Time of Israel]

 

A high level UN official on Wednesday issued a number of rare criticisms against Hamas in Gaza for holding public executions and using civilian cement for military purposes.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Knesset official warns Arab MKs: Don’t ascend Temple Mount
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Thousands upon thousands of Jews celebrated Lag B’Omer at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai with song and dance and heartfelt prayer.
[The Jewish Press]
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Headlines May 25: Mount of Olives Security, 21 Terrorists Arrested, Tech to Detect Deviants

21 wanted terrorists arrested overnight in Judea-Samaria
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Attacks on Jews at Ancient Cemetery Cause Israel to Beef Up Security
[The Jewish Press]

 

Tel Aviv based startup, Faception, says its facial profiling software can detect criminals, terrorists, pedophiles and other deviants.
[Globes]

 

Police returned the body of the Bezeq technician-turned-terrorist who murdered a 60-year-old rabbi in the heart of Jerusalem. He was buried as a martyr.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Netanyahu welcomes Liberman into coalition: ‘We are joining hands to move Israel forward’
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

 

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Headlines: PA Rejects Peace Talks, Female Terrorist Killed, Lebanon Watchtowers

The Palestinians on Monday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to hold direct talks in Paris under the auspices of the French government.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Female Terrorist Killed in Stabbing Attack North of Jerusalem
[The Jewish Press]

 

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with French Prime Minister Valls
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

 

Northern Israeli residents are worried about new observation posts built by the Lebanese Army which have sprung up along the border.
[The Jewish Press]

 

The “Chevron shooter,” IDF soldier Elor Azaria, pleaded innocent on Monday to the charge of manslaughter in the shooting of a Palestinian disarmed terrorist, Abdel Fatal al-Sharif, on March 24, immediately following an attack on security forces.
[Hamodia]

 

Hamas says it will execute 13 men convicted of murder — in public — in a manner similar to that of Da’esh (ISIS).
[The Jewish Press]

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Headlines: 60K Grenade Springs Found On Way to Gaza, Anti-BDS, Lieberman As Defense Minister

Israel has successfully tested a maritime missile interception system dubbed the Iron Dome of the Sea.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Avigdor Lieberman expected to become Israel’s new defense minister as Benjamin Netanyahu reforms his government.
[The Telegraph]

 

Israeli Police captured a shipment of 60,000 hand-grenade springs on their way to the Gaza Strip.
[Times of Israel]

 

The United Methodist Church (UMC) voted down four resolutions that called on the Church to divest from companies doing business with Israel.
[The Algemeiner]

 

Egypt: Missing EgyptAir Flight Crashed With 66 Passengers, Crew on Board
[Haaretz]

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Headlines: 16 Terrorists Arrested, Woman and Children Saved From Palestinian

Israeli Border Guard police and IDF security forces captured 16 wanted fugitives, including 2 senior Hamas officials, overnight in various locations across Judea and Samaria.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Israeli woman and her three children brought home after being stuck with abusive Palestinian for 15 years.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

President Abbas welcomes Sissi’s support for the French peace initiative; a senior Palestinian official doubts that an Israeli unity government would make a difference on the diplomatic front.
[Haaretz]

 

A delegation of 130 businessmen, researchers, and government officials from Ontario, Canada is visiting Israel. Representatives from the delegation are expected to sign new agreements worth $87 million for developing joint technological ventures.
[Globes]

 

Israel will continue to use precision strike and intelligence capabilities to damage the build-up of force among its enemies, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon vowed on Tuesday.
[The Jerusalem Post]

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Headlines: Meir Ettinger to Be Freed, Illegal Arab Buildings Demolished, 900 Million NIS to Bedouins

Right-wing Jewish activist, Meir Ettinger, imprisoned for months without charge won’t have his detention extended and will be freed in two weeks.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Police oversee demolition of two illegal Arab buildings in Jerusalem Walls National Park in City of David.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

France agreed to delay the May 30th launch of its new Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative until some time this summer to allow for the US to attend.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Despite promises, Israel continues to return the bodies of terrorists killed during attacks, including terrorists who resided inside of Israel.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

A ministerial committee, headed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and charged with handling government policy vis-à-vis the country’s Arab population, approved a massive spending plan targeting the Bedouin sector to the tune of 900 million shekels.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

A spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas offered to begin secret, direct talks with Israel aimed at bringing about a two-state solution.
[Times of Israel]

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Headlines: Stabbing Attack, Earthquake, Iran Holocaust Denial Cartoon Contest

One man wounded after stabbing attack along Hanevi’im Street in Jerusalem. Arab terrorist arrested.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Light earthquake measuring 4.8 hits southern Israel; No injuries reported.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

Iran mocks the Holocaust by staging a Nazi-themed cartoon contest, as Israeli prime minister claims the Islamic Republic is ‘preparing another genocide’
[Daily Mail]

 

The planned French international peace initiative will take place without Israeli or Palestinian Authority participation.
[The Jewish press]

 

Nasrallah: We must be vigilant against the ‘Zionists’. Hezbollah leader warns of Israel’s moves in the region, calls for vigilance.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Two suspects have been arrested and are still being questioned for the Hizme checkpoint bombing earlier this month.
[The Jewish press]

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Headlines: ISIS Children App, Naqba Day Sirens, Bill Clinton on Peace Process

Bill Clinton went on the defensive over his record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as his wife’s, after a spectator at a Friday afternoon campaign event repeatedly pressed the former president on the issue. “I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state. I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza,” Clinton said.
[Politico]

ISIS and Hezbollah have both released apps to teach young children to be terrorists.
[The Jewish Press]

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked heads of diplomatic missions and religious communities on Thursday to encourage Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to accept his offer to talk peace.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

In Palestinian Authority mosques throughout Judea and Samaria, the Arabs will be replacing their calls to prayer, incitement speeches and Islamic messages with the Naqba siren, at noon on Sunday.
[The Jewish Press]

 

An Islamic State operative snuck into the Gaza Strip through Hamas’ system of underground tunnels connecting the Palestinian-ruled area with the Sinai Peninsula, Israel said on Friday.
[The Jerusalem Post]

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Headlines: Israel Memorial Day, Fighter Jets Attack Hezbollah, Bomb Attack on IDF

Israel observes Yom Hazikaron, its Memorial Day, to honor 23,477 fallen soldiers and citizens who died as victims of terror.
[The Jewish press]

 

86-year-old relives horror on Jerusalem promenade, when terrorists pounced on her friends, and Arab workers refused to help.
[Arutz Sheva]

 

Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck a weapons convoy headed into the hands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria. The attack allegedly occurred on the Syrian-Lebanese border earlier in the afternoon and struck a number of vital positions important to the terror organization.
[The Jerusalem Post]

 

An IDF officer and a second soldier were wounded Tuesday night in a quadruple bomb attack at the Hizme checkpoint, while an hour later five more bombs were defused by IDF sappers.
[The Jewish Press]

 

French PM Manuel Valls will visit Israel and the PA this month in a bid to engineer a peace deal based on a two-state solution.
[Arutz Sheva]