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From Russia Today
Putin: Russia has no intention of mounting Syria ground operation, wants to see political compromise
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From Russia Today
Intercepted ISIS comms show ‘growing panic’ after Russian airstrikes – combat report
Over the last 24 hours Russian aircraft have attacked terrorist positions in the Hama, Idlib, Latakia and Raqqa provinces of Syria. In total, 64 sorties targeted 63 Islamic State installations, among them 53 fortified zones, 7 arms depots, 4 training camps and a command post.
The airstrikes were carried out by Sukhoi Su24M and Su-34 bombers and Su-25SM assault aircraft, with Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets ensuring air escort for the assault groups.
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From Ynet News
Embedded journalism: Ynet reporter on night out with violent Jewish supremacists
WATCH: Our Jerusalem correspondent stumbles upon a narrowly averted attack of Arab workers at a convenience store by far-right activists. On Thursday night, with the current terrorism wave on my mind, I covered a violent protest organized by two far-right Jerusalem groups, which was attended by about 700 people. Police reported that the protesters threw stones toward officers, and a few protesters were arrested.
During their entire march, organized by La Familia (a group of far-right fans of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer club) and Lehava (a right-wing organization dedicated to preventing the “assimilation” of Jews with non-Jews in Israel), the protesters chanted slogans such as “death to Arabs” and “may your village burn,” and looked for Arabs to attack. And indeed, after the protest ended a number of the participants attacked a taxi driver and attempted to attack other Arab passersby.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Kerry to Netanyahu and Abbas: Condemn violence, restore calm in Israel
(JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for efforts to restore calm in Israel during telephone conversations with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
Kerry over the weekend spoke with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about the current wave of violence throughout Israel, the State Department said in a statement.
The statement said that Kerry called the leaders “to express his deep concern over the recent wave of violence and offer his support for efforts to restore calm as soon as possible. He reiterated the importance of strongly condemning violence and combating incitement, and taking affirmative steps to reduce tensions.”
Kerry also “stressed the importance of upholding the status quo in word and deed at the Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount and of preventing inflammatory rhetoric and actions that will increase tensions.”
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Israel retaliatory strikes against Hamas kill pregnant Palestinian, 2-year-old daughter
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A pregnant Palestinian woman and her 2-year-old daughter reportedly were killed in a retaliatory airstrike by Israel against Hamas.
The early Sunday morning strike by the Israeli Air Force against what it called two “Hamas weapon manufacturing facilities” in the northern Gaza Strip came in response to two rocket attacks on Israel. The Palestinian Maan news agency reported on the two deaths.
The Iron Dome missile defense system had intercepted a rocket over the densely populated southern city of Ashkelon the previous night, according to the Israel Defense Forces. On Friday night, three rockets were fired from Gaza at a town on the Israeli border with the coastal strip. Following the attack, an additional Iron Dome battery was deployed on Saturday to southern Israel near Beersheba.
On Friday evening and Saturday, at least seven Palestinians were killed while trying to infiltrate at the border fence between Israel and Gaza. Dozens of Palestinian rioters broke through the barrier, the IDF said.
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From PressTV
Israeli forces shoot dead 13-year-old Palestinian
Israeli forces have gunned down a 13-year-old boy during clashes south of the city of al-Bireh as clashes continue between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, medics say.
Ahmad Sharaka was shot in the neck with a live round near the city of Ramallah in central West Bank on Sunday, medics said.
Another Palestinian was shot in his leg with live fire during the protest in the al-Balu area of southern Bireh, while another was shot with rubber-coated steel bullets.
Two others reportedly suffered excessive tear gas inhalation.
Israeli bulldozers had reportedly removed large objects in the area, in order to remove cover for Palestinian protesters.
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From PressTV
Hamas warns Israel to stop ‘foolishness’ after raids on Gaza
The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has warned the Tel Aviv regime to avoid further “foolish” acts against Palestinians after Israel carried out deadly air raids on the Gaza Strip.
“This shows the occupation’s desire to escalate,” Hamas spokesman, Sami Abu Zuhri, said on Sunday, adding, “We warn the occupation against continuing this foolishness.”
The remarks came hours after a pregnant Palestinian woman and her three-year-old daughter lost their lives as Israeli jets carried out multiple airstrikes on Gaza.
An Israeli military spokesperson claimed that the attacks targeted an alleged weapons manufacturing site belonging to Hamas in response to rocket fire from Gaza.
The developments come amid rising tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops elsewhere in Palestine, where the two sides have been engaged in heavy clashes over the past several days.
The scuffles were triggered by Tel Aviv’s imposition on August 26 of sweeping restrictions on entries into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds and Israeli settlers’ repeated storming of the mosque, which is Islam’s third holiest site.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
4th Seinfeld performance added for Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A fourth performance was added in Israel for comedian Jerry Seinfeld after three others sold out.
It is the first time that Seinfeld will perform his stand-up routine in Israel.
Seinfeld will present two shows on Dec. 19 and two on Dec. 20 in Tel Aviv. Tickets range from $65 to more than $230.
The comedian, who starred in the eponymous hit TV show in the 1990s, last visited Israel in 2007 when he was promoting “The Bee Movie.”
From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
United announces direct flights between SF and Tel Aviv
(JTA) — United Airlines is adding a San Francisco-Tel Aviv route.
United will begin the direct flight in April, the Israeli business daily Globes reported last week. It will offer three flights per week from each airport using Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 passenger jets.
United Airlines Israel managing director Avi Friedman told Globes that the opening of the new route was in response to demand from customers, “especially businessmen and high-tech people.”
“There is a substantial flow of passengers from the high-tech industry flying from Israel to companies operating in Silicon Valley and other locations in the San Francisco Bay area,” he added, noting that thousands of customers signed a petition in support of the direct flights.
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From PressTV
Israeli protesters hold large anti-Netanyahu demonstration
Thousands of Israeli protesters have staged a massive rally to protest the recent spate of clashes between Palestinian people and Israeli troops, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Saturday evening, the demonstrators converged in front of Netanyahu’s residence in al-Quds (Jerusalem) to denounce the spiraling violence in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds as well as the Tel Aviv regime’s failure to bring the situation under control.
The protesters shouted “Bibi, go home!” and criticized Israeli authorities for their provocations against Palestinians.
Similar anti-Netanyahu protests were also staged in other Israeli towns, with demonstrators blocking roads and throwing stones and firecrackers at police forces.
Meanwhile, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says more than 170 Palestinians have sustained gunshot wounds during Saturday skirmishes in the Palestinian territories.
The PRCS’s spokeswoman, Errab Foqaha, said at least 26 Palestinians were shot by live rounds, while 148 others were hit by rubber-coated steel bullets.
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From The Times of Israel
Karnit Flug ranked among world’s top central bankers
Bank of Israel governor, currently in Lima for global finance gathering, praised for meeting economic targets
Israel’s central bank governor Karnit Flug was ranked among the best central governors in the world by Global Finance magazine.
The Bank of Israel chief was one of only nine central bankers to earn the journal’s highest “A” rating, alongside the governors of the European Central Bank and the national banks of Taiwan, the Czech Republic, India, Peru, Paraguay, Philippines and Malaysia.
She was formally recognized for the achievement, first announced in September, at a ceremony Saturday night.
Flug is in Lima, Peru, leading a delegation of Israeli officials to the 2015 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in the Peruvian capital. At the gathering, Flug met with US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and various central bankers from around the world, the Israel Hayom daily reports.
It was the second year in a row in which Flug stood at the top of the financial journal’s ranking of 74 central bankers, which gives them a grade between A and F. Flug was appointed Israel’s central bank governor in November 2013.
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From The Times of Israel
US Jewish leaders to Obama: Cut funding to Abbas if he won’t curb terrorism
Conference of Presidents says PA president can impact ‘Palestinian street’ if he wants to; should be ‘isolated’ if he doesn’t act
American Jewish leaders on Wednesday urged the US government to cut funding to the Palestinian Authority and isolate its president, Mahmoud Abbas, unless he acts “decisively” to curb Palestinian violence against Israelis.
In a statement issued after a series of terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank and numerous clashes, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations demanded that the PA and Abbas be “held to account.”
The Conference, the umbrella organization representing dozens of US Jewish groups, called on the Obama administration, “which provides hundreds of millions of dollars of funding each year to the Palestinian Authority, to demand that Palestinian officials act decisively to curb the violence. We know that President Abbas can impact the ‘Palestinian street’ when he wants to. His failure to do so should bring a cut in funding and the isolation of Abbas until he takes concrete steps,” said Stephen Greenberg (chairman) and Malcolm Hoenlein (executive vice chairman/CEO) in a statement.
The organization condemned what it described as “The increasing number of violent and potentially lethal attacks against Israeli civilians as well as security personnel. It said “no society would or should have to tolerate such acts against woman, children, and men attacked while driving, visiting malls, attending religious services, or going about their daily lives.”
