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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
ISIS explains why it’s not attacking Israel — yet
An armed French soldier securing the access to the La Source Jewish school in Marseille, southern France a day after a teenager, armed with a machete and a knife, wounded a teacher slightly before being stopped and arrested, Jan. 12, 2016. (Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images)
(JTA) — The Islamic State said in its weekly newspaper that it has not focused on attacking Israel because it does not believe the Palestinian cause is more significant than other issues affecting Muslims.
According to the Times of Israel, which cited a translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute, a March 15 article in ISIS’ al-Naba said, “If we look at the reality of the world today, we will find that it is completely ruled by polytheism and its laws, except for the regions where Allah made it possible for the Islamic State to establish the religion…. Therefore, jihad in Palestine is equal to jihad elsewhere.”
The article also criticized late secular Arab leaders, such as Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser and Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, for pressing the belief that “Palestine is the Muslims’ primary cause.”
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From PressTV
Syria army forces capture town near Palmyra
Syrian forces have gained more grounds against the Daesh Takfiri militants in their fight around the ancient city of Palmyra on Saturday, liberating the town of al-Amiriyah.
According to the Arab country’s state television, SANA, the troops managed to recapture the town, which is located on the northern outskirts of Palmyra, following “fierce clashes” with Daesh terrorists.
“The clashes are taking place now in the al-Amiriyah neighborhood, which is Daesh’s gateway into the city,” AFP quoted an unnamed Syrian military source as saying.
Syria’s official SANA news agency reported army advances in the western part of Palmyra and intensive military operations in its south.
“Violent clashes also are going on in the vicinity of Palmyra airport” in the east of the city, the agency added.
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From Russia Today
Palmyra ‘not just an archaeological site but a symbol of Syria’ – UNESCO
Published time: 27 Mar, 2016 00:53
ARCHIVE Partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra is an archeological treasure that was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980. © Joseph Eid / AFP
UNESCO official Giovanni Boccardi has praised the Syrian army for its progress in liberating Palmyra from the grips of Islamic State, but expressed concern that more damage might be done to the city’s heritage in the on-going battle.
“To take away Palmyra from Islamic State…to take it away from their control would certainly be a good thing considering what they have done to the city and to the people,” Giovanni Boccardi, UNESCO Emergency and Response Chief of Unit, told RT.
“At the same time, we see that the battle might still be raging…So it is a very critical moment when further damage could be done, and it is essential that those who are there and have the power do whatever they can to protect this city because it is not just an archaeological site, it is a symbol of Syria.”
Given the current state of affairs, it remains difficult to estimate which historical sites can be salvaged, he said, adding that a detailed assessment is required to understand what can be done to repair the city.
“We’ve seen footage of the city as it looks today, and it looks [like] there might be even more destruction than what we had expected. So it is critical to go there and conduct a thorough assessment as soon as the security conditions allow.”
He pointed out that salvaging can only be done when peace is established in Palmyra. Even then, it will still be complicated to carry out the restoration process, as there remains the danger of encountering minefields, he said.
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From Russia Today
Before our eyes: Syria’s Battle for Palmyra in latest RT reports (VIDEOS)
Published time: 26 Mar, 2016 06:36
© Joseph Eid / AFP
Syrian army is close to regaining full control of the ancient city of Palmyra. Check out some of RT’s exclusive footage and battleground reports on how Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) militants are being pushed from the UNESCO heritage site.
Fierce fighting rages on
RT’s agency Ruptly’s latest video footage shows units of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) battling IS militants in and around Palmyra on Friday. The historical ruins of Palmyra are clearly visible from the position of Syrian mortar crews.
In the latest update, Syria state TV said that troops have regained control of the Syriatel hill near Palmyra’s castle and are a step closer to retaking the whole city, which has been under Islamic State control since last May.
Russia helping with air sorties
Russian warplanes offered crucial support to the Syrian forces on the ground this week by carrying out 41 sorties and destroying 146 terrorist targets from Tuesday to Thursday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
ISIS pillage of Palmyra
A Russian TV crew captured a striking footage of Palmyra revealing the damage endured under IS occupation. The iconic 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph was blown up by the jihadists in October 2015.
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From The Daily Mail
Seven-year-old girl is gang-raped at an asylum centre in Germany as ‘five Arabic men’ are investigated
- The incident allegedly happened in Hamburg where the girl was staying
- Police called after report the seven-year-old was gang raped by five men
- Investigation launched after girl targeted whilst living at an asylum centre
German police are investigating another horrific gang rape apparently involving a seven-year-old girl who had been living at an asylum centre.
The incident allegedly happened in Hamburg where the girl had been accepted at a first registration home in the city’s quarter of Bahrenfeld.
Police were called in the early evening after a report that a seven-year-old girl was the victim of a gang rape at the centre on the Albert-Einstein-Ring road.
Migrants seeking asylum in Germany arrive by bus at a former office park near Hamburg (stock image)
The suspected attackers were named in German media as five Arabic men, although it is unclear if they were just visiting the asylum centre or whether they were actually registered and living there.
Prosecutor Nana Frombach said: ‘We have opened an investigation against five people. The circumstances or what happened are still unclear. The investigation is continuing.’
The asylum seeker centre where the incident took place is a former office building, and although at the moment being modernised is currently also providing accommodation for 550 refugees.
From Ynet News
Turkey warns of possible ISIS attacks in synagogues
Police in the country issues nationwide alert warning of possible attacks targeting synagogues, churches, embassies, and non-Muslim foundations during Easter weekend.
Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
The police issued a nationwide alert warning of possible attacks targeting churches during Easter on Sunday, as well as synagogues, according to the news agency.
The security alert came after the latest attack last Saturday that killed three Israelis and an Iranian in a busy Istanbul shopping hub, blamed by the Turkish authorities on a jihadist with links to ISIS.
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From Russia Today
Ukraine should act like Hitler and Roosevelt & go nuclear like Israel – Radical Party leader
Published time: 26 Mar, 2016 15:02
Oleh Lyashko, Verkhovna Rada deputy and Ukrainian presidential candidate © Pavel Palamarchuk / Reuters
Ukraine can deal with its plethora of problems if it follows the economic policies of Adolf Hitler and Franklin Roosevelt and obtains nuclear weapons, says the leader of the Radical Party, who is angling to be appointed the country’s prime minister.
The unexpected comparison between the leaders of Nazi Germany and the leader of one of the major nations that defeated him comes from Oleg Lyashko, who heads the ultranationalist Radical Party.
“No business can survive by export contracts only. We need large-scale construction of roads, houses, infrastructure,” he told the newspaper Segodnya. “We shouldn’t reinvent the bicycle. That was how Hitler and Roosevelt acted.”
He added to the surprised correspondent that he “wasn’t talking about Hitler in a positive way.”
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From Ynet News
Anti-Semetic flyers printed at US universities
Reams of anti-Semetic flyers were printed and faxed at various universities across the United States on Thursday. The flyers, attributed to a neo-Nazi organization, point to increased sophistication in their harassment tactics. An investigation is underway after fax machines and printers spontaneously start to print off reams of anti-Semetic fliers at universities across United States.
The flyers were printed at Princeton University, DePaul University, Brown University, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, University of California Los Angeles, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and University of Connecticut, amongst others.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Can Belgium protect its Jews? A community has its doubts.
Amid reports of repeated security failures, many Belgian Jews feel their government is leaving them vulnerable. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
ANTWERP (JTA) – The hundreds of rifle-toting police and soldiers who patrol Isaac Michaeli’s neighborhood have done little to improve his sense of safety.
“When the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing, the soldiers might as well be cardboard cutouts,” he said.
A jeweler in his 40s, Michaeli lives with his family in Antwerp’s Jewish quarter, a small neighborhood of 12,000 that is one of the largest haredi communities in Europe.
The troops have been assigned to protect the neighborhood, with its 98 Jewish institutions, since May 2014, after four people were killed in a terrorist shooting at Brussels’ Jewish Museum of Belgium. Since then, their presence has been beefed up at periods of elevated risk — including after Tuesday’s string of terrorist attacks that left at least 31 dead and 300 wounded in Brussels.
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From Russia Today
Over 30K people protest Japanese PM’s plan to restart nuclear reactors (VIDEO)
Published time: 26 Mar, 2016 20:42
A woman holds an umbrella with anti-nuclear energy slogans during No Nukes Day, a protest calling for a nuclear-free future, in Yoyogi park in Tokyo, Japan, March 26, 2016. © Thomas Peter / Reuters
Over 30,000 people turned up for demonstrations in Tokyo to protest a plan being promoted by Japan’s prime minister to restart a number of nuclear power plants. On March 11, Japan marked the five-year anniversary of the devastating Fukushima disaster.
Ruptly footage captured people waving flags, carrying banners, and holding up placards while marching through popular Yoyogi Park on Friday. The activists say that restarting the nuclear reactors will create safety risks. Some banners read “To the Absence of a Nuclear Power Plant Future,” local media reported.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been advocating the reboot of the country’s nuclear power plants, saying it is crucial for Japan’s energy policy.
“Our resource-poor country cannot do without nuclear power to secure the stability of energy supply while considering what makes economic sense and the issue of climate change,” Abe told a press conference on March 11.
READ MORE: Inside Fukushima: Eerie nuclear ghost towns 5yrs after tsunami disaster (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
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