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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Netanyahu: Israel ‘too small’ to absorb Syrian refugees
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is “not indifferent to the human tragedy” of refugees from Syria and Africa, Benjamin Netanyahu said, but it is too small to absorb mass numbers of them.
“We have already devotedly cared for approximately 1,000 wounded people from the fighting in Syria and we have helped them to rehabilitate their lives,” the Israeli prime minister said Sunday at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting.
“But, Israel is a small country, a very small country, that lacks demographic and geographic depth; therefore, we must control our borders, against both illegal migrants and terrorism,” Netanyahu said.
His statement came as Israeli lawmakers debated how to respond to the regional refugee crisis.
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From PressTV
Israel building separation wall to keep refugees out
Amid what is being referred to as the worst refugee crisis since WWII, the Israeli regime has announced construction of a separation wall to keep them out.
During a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that a 30-kilometer fence is being constructed along border with Jordan to stop “migrants,” he associated with terrorists, to enter Israel.
Israel finished the construction of a 230-kilometer wall along the Egyptian border in 2013; it also has set up fences along the border with Lebanon and along the line between Syria and Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Most of the West Bank has also been split by a barrier.
According to Bibi, the wall would connect with the Egyptian barrier and that construction has started along Israel’s eastern border between the city of Eilat and near the site of a new airport in Timna Valley.
“We will continue the fence up to the Golan Heights,” said the Israeli premier. “We will not allow Israel to be submerged by a wave of illegal migrants and terrorist activists.”
Golan Heights has been under the Israeli occupation since the 1960s. The Tel Aviv regime captured 1,200 square kilometers of the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War of 1967 and annexed the region in 1981.
Netanyahu cited Israeli’s “very small” size and lack of “geographic depth or demographic depth” as the reasons behind the measures.
His comments came amid a refugee crisis in Europe due to influx of asylum seekers from conflict-ridden countries in Africa and the Middle East.
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From PressTV
Gaza urges Egypt to stop project to flood border with water
Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have called on Egyptian officials to stop a project aimed atdeluging the area along the border with the Israeli-besieged territory with water.
Mazen al-Banna, an engineer and vice president of the Palestinian Water Authority in the Gaza Strip, asked the Egyptian government in a statement to quash the decision which would destroy the underground tunnels linking Egypt to the Palestinian territory.
Egypt’s persistence to implement the project shows that Cairo pays no attention to the adverse impacts of such a move on the country’s environment and the destruction of Palestinian water resources in the area, the Palestinian official said.
Banna went on to say that the Egyptian government knows that it has destroyed most of the tunnels in the past few years, stressing that the execution of the project, which involves making salt water ponds across the border, will harm underground resources of drinking water utilized by Palestinians.
The statement said that the Egyptian project seriously jeopardizes Palestinian economic resources, and is in violation of common border rights.
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From Russia Today
Gaza water shortage catastrophic: ‘We can’t drink, cook or wash with it’
Just one fresh water source exists today, according to the locals – a coastal aquifer beneath the ground that is shared with Israel and Egypt. But Gaza is situated downstream from Israel, and Palestinians accuse the Jewish state of using the situation to its advantage, employing water deprivation as a tactic against the civilian population.
The grim water statistics are part of a recent UN report on Gaza, which says the strip will become uninhabitable by 2020. A number of reasons compound the problems, according to the document by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
From Ynet News
Mother of Palestinian baby slain in arson attack dies
After fighting for her life for over a month, Reham Dawabsheh succumbs to wounds; her baby son Ali and husband Saed were also killed, while her 4-year-old son Ahmad remains in serious condition.
Reham Dawabsheh, who was critically wounded in an arson attack on her home in the Palestinian village of Duma, succumbed to her wounds in the early hours of Monday, bringing the number of victims in the July 31 attack to three.
Reham, 27, suffered from burns to 90 percent of her body and has been fighting for her life at the Tel HaShomer Medical Center in Ramat Gan for a little over five weeks.
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From Ynet News
US warns Russia over military presence in Syria
In wake of Yedioth Ahronoth report of Russian expeditionary force in Syria, Kerry warns Russia of ‘confrontation’ with coalition forces; Britain, France consider air strikes in Syria.
Roi Kais
09.06.15, 11:58
Reports of Russia’s secret build-up of military support for Syria’s President Bashar Assad drew a drastic warning from the US State Department Saturday of potential confrontation with coalition forces fighting the Islamic State in Syria.
While not elaborating on or confirming the accuracy of those reports, the State Department said Secretary John Kerry spoke with Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov, saying that Russia’s actions “could further escalate the conflict, lead to greater loss of innocent life, increase refugee flows and risk confrontation.”
A Russian Sukhoi 27, soon to be flying in Syria. (Photo: Reuters)
The conversation between counterparts came after Western diplomats told Yedioth Ahronoth at the end of August that Russia had sent an expeditionary force to Syria to set up at a forward operating base and prepare for air strikes against Assad’s enemies by Russian aircraft flown by Russian pilots.
A New York Times report on Saturday also quoted government sources, confirming Yedioth’s report.
According to the Times, Russia may send as many as 1,000 military personnel to an airfield complete with a portable air traffic control station.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Italy’s Jewish leadership calls for aid for refugees
ROME (JTA) – Italy’s Jewish leadership called for Sunday’s European Day of Jewish Culture to be dedicated to battling indifference and urged aid and welcome for refugees.
This year marked the 16th edition of the European Day of Jewish Culture, a continent-wide Jewish culture and education festival that encompasses hundreds of events in more than 30 countries.
Renzo Gattegna, president of the umbrella organization, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, made his appeal in his speech in Florence opening Jewish Culture Day events in Italy, which included concerts, performances, guided tours, exhibits and other events in more than 70 towns and cities up and down the peninsula.
He urged all participants in the European Day of Jewish Culture, “regardless of their sex, ethnicity, language, religion, or political opinion,” to dedicate the day “to that part of humanity, innocent and vulnerable, that is forced on a desperate flight from their own country in an attempt to save their lives and the lives of their children.”
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Israeli nuclear whistleblower says he does not regret his actions
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years in prison for disclosing Israeli nuclear secrets, said in his first Israeli television interview that he does not regret his actions.
He also called on the state to allow him to leave the country permanently.
In an interview broadcast Friday night on Israel Channel 2, which was approved by the Israeli military, Vanunu said he revealed the existence of Israel’s nuclear weapons program “for the citizens of t he world – including Israel.”
“I came to the conclusion that the public and the world and the Middle East know about the existence of such a powder keg,” he said during the interview at a friend’s apartment in Tel Aviv.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Wasserman Schultz backs Iran deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, endorsed the Iran nuclear deal, becoming emotional as she described the pressures she felt in arriving at her decision.
The congresswoman, one of the Democratic party’s most prominent and senior Jewish members, first announced her decision on Sunday in a five-page statement released to the Miami Herald and then published on her website.
In an interview Sunday with CNN, Wasserman Schultz verged on tears as she described making a decision “as a Jewish mother.”
“There’s nothing more important to me as a Jew than to ensure that Israel’s existence is there throughout our generations,” she told Jake Tapper.
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From PressTV
Israeli forces attack Palestinian women at Aqsa mosque
Israeli forces have clashed with Palestinian women who sought to enter the Islamic holy site of al-Aqsa Mosque in east al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Palestinian news sources said on Sunday the scuffles broke out after Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked Palestinian women, preventing more than 40 of them from entering the highly revered mosque.
The Israeli forces reportedly tried to detain one of the young woman, but the Palestinians worshipers repelled the attack.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers accompanied by dozens of extremist settlers regularly carry out provocative tours in and around the mosque compound.
Israeli forces and settlers have also stepped up their attacks on the mosque, which has led to violent confrontations between the two sides.
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From PressTV
Palestine seeks pressure on Israel over refugees
Palestine authorities are calling on the international community to exert pressure on Israel to allow Palestinian refugees in war-torn countries in the region to enter their homeland.
The Palestinian Authority official news agency Wafa reported on Saturday that President Mahmoud Abbas has tasked the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations (UN) Riyadh Mansour to work with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on “appropriate and necessary action” to allow Palestinian refugees to return to Palestine.
“This is not only a humanitarian issue but a right for every Palestinian living in exile in refugee camps,” a statement issued by Abbas’ office said.
Reports say that the Palestinian Authority is also in contact with other international bodies, including the European Union, on pressuring Israel to avoid prohibiting Palestinian refugees from returning to their homes.
Abbas’ office “has been making contacts with the UN, EU and other relevant actors, urging them to pressurize [Israel] to allow Palestinian refugees back into” the Palestinian territories, the report by Wafa added.
Israel has been tightly controlling Palestinian borders since it occupied Palestinian territories in 1967, denying Palestinian refugees the right to return to those territories.
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From The Times of Israel
IDF to unveil new radar system for mortar shells
Southern residents could have 7-8 extra seconds to reach shelter in event of attack; army advances plans to build ‘smart barrier’ along Gaza border
The Israel Defense Forces is set to unveil a new radar system developed by the army that would improve warning time for southern residents in cases of incoming short-range rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.
The system will be operational next month in communities surrounding the Palestinian enclave, which are vulnerable to rocket attacks.
The new technology is expected to allow an extra seven to eight seconds for residents to seek shelter between the time the projectile is launched and the siren sounds.
More importantly, the system will allow for sirens to be triggered early enough in areas in which previous warning times were insufficient — or even nonexistent. Some communities only have up to five seconds of warning time to run for shelter.
From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Suspend E.U. employee for hate speech, Jewish group says
(JTA) – The European Jewish Congress called for the suspension of a Maltese European Union employee who is accused of shouting anti-Semitic hate speech while under the influence of alcohol.
Stefan Grech, 45, assaulted another E.U. worker in July at a café at around midnight and told her that “Hitler should have killed all the Jews” and called her a “dirty Jew,” according to a complaint filed against him with local police by the Belgian League Against Anti-Semitism, or LBCA.
The altercation happened after the woman reproached him for carrying around a metal plate bearing the portrait of Benito Mussolini, the wartime ally of Adolf Hitler, who ruled Italy.
Grech, who works at the European Commission, denied assaulting the woman, saying he merely tapped her with the plate. In an interview with the Times of Malta, he said he had been drinking for several hours before the incident happened. Before allegedly using the plate to hit the woman, he made comments – which LBCA did not specify – dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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From Russia Today
‘Step towards normality’? Austria plans to shut emergency corridor for refugees
“We have always said this is an emergency situation in which we must act quickly and humanely. We have helped more than 12,000 people in an acute situation,” Chancellor Werner Faymann said.
“Now we have to move step-by-step away from emergency measures toward normality, in conformity with the law and dignity,” he added, following “intensive talks” with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
From Russia Today
Germany is ‘exploiting’ refugee suffering to recruit ‘slaves’ via mass immigration – Marine Le Pen
The German drive to open its doors to refugees, as well as debated plans to resettle asylum seekers across the EU has been met with strong criticism from a number of politicians, including the leader of right-wing French party National Front, Marine Le Pen who accused Germany of imposing its immigration policy on the EU.
“Germany probably thinks its population is moribund, and it is probably seeking to lower wages and continue to recruit slaves through mass immigration,” Marine Le Pen said in Marseille, refusing to admit that pure benevolence was Germany’s only motive.
Le Pen criticised European politicians for “exploiting the suffering of these poor people who cross the Mediterranean Sea.”
“They are exploiting the death of the unfortunate in these trips organized by mafia, they show pictures, they exhibit the death of a child without any dignity just to blame the European consciences and make them accept the current situation,”the National Front leader said.
From The Times of Israel
Biden not sure he has ’emotional energy’ for presidential run
Veep explains hesitancy in meeting at Atlanta synagogue; first Democratic presidential debate is on October 13
ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says he is unsure if he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, saying his decision will hinge on whether he and his family have the “emotional energy to run.”
Biden offered his most extensive public remarks regarding his deliberations about entering a Democratic primary race that includes front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and other long-shot candidates, including Sen. Bernie Sanders. Biden’s entry would shake up the campaign at a time when some Democrats would like to see more options.
Clinton had locked up much of the Democratic establishment and few expected Biden to enter the race. But the former secretary of state’s recent slide in Democratic primary polls and questions surrounding her use of a private email account and server while at the State Department have prompted the vice president to explore a campaign to succeed his boss, President Barack Obama.
Biden, who unsuccessfully sought the White House in 1988 and 2008, said he did not know if he would mount a campaign — a move that would come months after the death of his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden.
“Unless I can go to my party and the American people and say that I am able to devote my whole heart and my whole soul to this endeavor, it would not be appropriate,” Biden said Thursday, responding to a question following a foreign policy address at an Atlanta synagogue.
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