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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
French chief rabbi calls for solutions for Mide
ast refugees
(JTA) – The chief rabbi of France called on his country and the European Union to find solutions for the tens of thousands of immigrants streaming in from the Middle East.
Rabbi Haim Korsia spoke of the immigrants – among them many refugees from Syria – at an annual ceremony in Paris’ Synagogue de la Victoire on Sunday in memory of approximately 76,000 Jews whom Nazi authorities and local collaborators deported to death camps in Eastern Europe during the Holocaust.
“France is a land of asylum and hospitality; France, the cradle of human rights, cannot ignore these women and men who fall at the gates of our borders, with the only hope — that of living,” said Korsia. “France, which radiates around the world through its values of humanism, universality and sharing, cannot be silent while facing the trial of its fellow human beings.”
Stopping short of calling for France to offer asylum to the refugees, Korsia urged “civic and human burst, strong gestures from our country and the European Union, so that solutions can be found as quickly as possible.”
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Two Jewish extremist teens charged in arson attack on Bedouin tent
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Jewish extremist teens were indicted for an arson attack last month on a Bedouin tent in the West Bank.
Avi Gafni, 19, and a minor were indicted on charges of incitement, threats, conspiring to commit a felony, and obstructing justice in the mid-August attack , the Shin Bet security service said in a statement after a gag order on the case was lifted Monday.
Gafni, originally of Beit Shemesh, is “a violent ‘hilltop youth’ activist and a member of a Jewish terror group, which is behind the attack,” according to the Shin Bet. He has been ordered by the military several times to stay away from the West Bank after being suspected of involvement in other attacks, according to the Shin Bet.
Graffiti spray-painted on a rock near the burned-down tent, which was used for storage and unoccupied at the time of the attack, included a Star of David and the words “administrative revenge,” which could have referred to the recent administrative detention orders for three suspected Jewish extremists arrested after the July 31 arson attack on a West Bank Palestinian home. Under administrative detention, prisoners can remain in custody for up to six months without a hearing or charges, renewable indefinitely. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners remain in administrative detention in Israeli prisons.
From Russia Today
Germany faces massive anti-migrant vs. pro-migrant standoff amid refugee crisis
Meanwhile, the group and their opponents also organized rival rallies in Munich, with an estimated 300 PEGIDA supporters attending.
Scuffles with police broke out during similar marches in the German capital of Berlin.
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From The Times of Israel
Moscow dismisses US complaint over Syria military buildup
Russian defense minister Lavrov talks by phone with Kerry, confirms aid sent to Assad to help fight terrorism
AFP — Moscow on Monday dismissed US concern of a Russian military buildup in Syria, saying its military aid to Bashar Assad was nothing out of the ordinary.
Over the weekend US Secretary of State John Kerry phoned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to express concern about reports of an “enhanced Russian buildup” in Syria.
“The Russian side has never concealed the fact that it is sending military equipment to the Syrian authorities to help them fight terrorism,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told AFP, commenting on the Kerry-Lavrov phone talks.
“Lavrov confirmed that such aid has always been provided and is being provided.”
Citing US administration officials, The New York Times reported last week that Russia had sent a military advance team to its ally Syria and was taking other steps that Washington fears may signal plans to vastly expand military support for the beleaguered Assad.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
S. African Jewish leaders: Possible ban on dual citizenship targets IDF service
(JTA) — South African Jewish leaders condemned an African National Congress review of their country’ s dual citizenship policy in what they say is a bid to prevent its citizens from serving in the Israeli military.
Banning dual citizenship is scheduled to be discussed anew at the ruling party’s national general council meeting next month, the Sunday Times reported, citing Obed Bapela, head of the ANC’s national executive committee’s subcommittee on international relations. The party had discussed the ban in July.
The measure would not just affect dual Israeli-South African citizens, as millions of South Africans reportedly hold dual citizenship, the Sunday Times reported.
“Obed Bapela has undermined the very core value of South Africa’s democracy by proposing a change to our law purely to prevent one sector of our society, in this case South African Jews, from having a relationship with Israel,” the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the South African Zionist Federation said in a statement condemning the proposal while noting the Jewish community makes up 0.1 percent of the South African population.
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From PressTV
Ex-Mossad chief slams Netanyahu for anti-US policy
The former head of Israeli spy agency Mossad has criticized the regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the way he has been managing relations with the United States after a recent nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group.
Meir Dagan on Monday called on the Israeli premier to stop fighting against US President Barack Obama over the recent nuclear accord, saying the Netanyahu’s measures are alienating Tel Aviv from Washington.
Dagan said that “it was a strategic decision by Israel to adopt a policy against the United States,” but “the problem is Iran, not President Obama.”
The Israeli prime minister has been taking every measure possible to kill Iran’s nuclear agreement on the US Congress floor, but to no avail, given enough support was gained from Senate Democrats for the Obama administration’s efforts to end years of American confusion over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
On September 2, Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski became the 34th and the last senator Obama needed to prevent his veto power from being overridden to ensure the passage of the accord, against which Republicans have launched a campaign backed by the United States’ pro-Israeli lobbies.
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From PressTV
Hamas leader calls for Palestinian unity, delay of congress
The leader of the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for national unity among Palestinian factions but urged postponement of national leaders’ first congress in two decades pending a compromise.
Speaking at a Monday press conference in the Qatari capital Doha, Khaled Meshaal further emphasized that leaders from his Islamic movement and the West Bank-based Fatah faction had to come up with a unified front.
“The cause of Palestine is bigger than Hamas and Fatah,” the Hamas chief said during a press event in the Persian Gulf Arab state. “We as Palestinians, we are being divided against ourselves; there’s a lack of authority. It’s unbelievable and it’s unacceptable from any Palestinian leader.”
Meshaal, however, went on to say that a proposed congress of Palestinian leaders scheduled to take place later this month should be delayed due to yet unresolved differences among them.
“Postpone the meeting of the National Congress until there’s a compromise for the meeting,” he declared arguing, “The meeting should be about the laws and regulations we agreed on otherwise this will lead to more division.”
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From PressTV
Gaza water crisis worsens under Israel blockade: Report
Water problem in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating following three destructive wars and eight years of Israeli-imposed blockade, with Palestinians saying they can no longer drink, cook or wash with the water, a report says.
According to a recent UN report, over 90 percent of Gaza’s water is undrinkable and the Palestinian territory has only one source of fresh water that is a coastal aquifer beneath the ground and shared with Israel and Egypt.
The document by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) also said that Gaza will become uninhabitable by the end of the decade in 2020.
“We can’t drink it, cook with it, or wash in the kitchen with it… we are forced to buy all the clean water separately,” RT quoted a Gazan woman as saying.
Mahmoud Elkhafif, UNCTAD’s special coordinator for assistance to the Palestinian people, said the latest Israeli war on Gaza in summer 2014 led to the “destruction of some of the infrastructure, the water holes and the pumping stations were [heavily hit.] More than 50 percent of the water infrastructure could not be accessed.”
From Russia Today
Greece confirms US asked to close airspace to Syria-bound Russian aid flights
The announcement came from the Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman, who added the US request was being considered.
On Sunday, a diplomatic source in Athens told RIA Novosti that Greece had refused to close its airspace to Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid to Syria.
From The Times of Israel
Iran’s Zarif blames Syria bloodshed on those calling for Assad’s ouster
Foreign minister claims demands for president to step down have prolonged the country’s bloody civil war
TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign minister on Monday criticized demands for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying such calls have prolonged the Arab country’s civil war.
Mohammad Javad Zarif went so far as to say that those who have in the past years demanded Assad’s ouster “are responsible for the bloodshed in Syria.”
The top Iranian diplomat did not name any specific country in the region but was likely referring to Turkey’s and Saudi Arabia’s repeated calls for Assad to step down. The two Sunni Muslim countries have supported rebels fighting against Assad.
Also Monday, French President Francois Hollande, in announcing that France will send reconnaissance flights over Syria beginning Tuesday and is considering airstrikes in the fight against the Islamic State group, said that resolving Syria’s war will only happen if Assad leaves power.
The Shiite-majority Iran is a leading patron of Assad and Tehran has also sent military advisers to Damascus to help the Syrian president’s troops against the Islamic State group. Iran, however, denies sending combat forces to help Assad militarily.
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From PressTV
Swiss parliament backs Israeli drone deal worth $256mn
Switzerland’s parliament has endorsed a plan by the government to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the Israeli regime.
Switzerland’s upper house on Monday backed the plan with 30 votes in favor and 12 against the motion. Under the controversial plan, Switzerland will buy six Israeli Hermes 900 drones worth USD 256 million from the Israeli company Elbit Systems.
The lower house of parliament and government had previously authorized the plan to buy the drones.
On July 5, 2014, the Federal Office for Defence Procurement of Switzerland announced the selection of the Hermes 900 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drones. The first drones of the contract are expected in the country by 2017.
Geraldine Savary, the representative for Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party, voiced her opposition to the plan, saying that the Tel Aviv regime used the drones during its latest deadly aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.
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