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From PressTV
Russia, Israel to talk Syria in Tel Aviv: Israeli Officer
A high-ranking Russian military delegation is set to hold talks with Israeli officials in Tel Aviv on Russia’s operations in Syria, an Israeli officer says.
The Israeli military officer said on Monday that the Russian delegation will visit Israel on Tuesday for talks on ways Israeli and Russian military forces can avoid clashes while operating in Syria.
It is said that Russia’s First Deputy Chief of General Staff General Nikolai Bogdanovsky, who will head the Russian military team, will meet Major General Yair Golan, the Israeli deputy chief of general staff, during the two-day visit.
“The two will meet at military command headquarters in Tel Aviv as part of the two-day visit of the Russian army delegation to Israel. Among other matters, they will discuss regional coordination issues,” the Israeli officer said.
The development comes as Russia has been conducting airstrikes against the positions of the terrorists across Syria upon a request from the Damascus government since September 30.
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From Ynet News
Turbulent day as Palestinian storm continues
Tensions around the country remain on knife’s edge, with violence erupting in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Jaffa. About 50 Palestinians were wounded, as well as several Israelis, including a baby girl.
Tensions remained on a knife’s edge Tuesday as violent clashes wounded at least 50 Palestinians, 3 IDF soldiers, 3 police officers, and a baby girl.
Three police officers were lightly wounded by rocks thrown Tuesday night by masked Palestinians during clashes that erupted in Israel’s centrally-located city of Jaffa, just kilometers south of Tel Aviv.
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From The Times of Israel
Conservatives nominate Zac Goldsmith for London mayor
Ruling party officially elects lawmaker, of Jewish descent, to run against Labour’s Sadiq Khan next May
LONDON — The contest for London mayor will pit a former Labour government minister against a wealthy Conservative environmentalist.
The Conservatives said Friday that party members had chosen Zac Goldsmith, who is of Jewish descent, to fight the May 5 election against Labour’s Sadiq Khan, a Muslim.
Goldsmith is a lawmaker and former editor of The Ecologist magazine from a prominent wealthy family. He said transit, housing and the environment would be his top priorities if he’s elected.
Khan, son of a bus driver from Pakistan, is a lawmaker who served in Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government.
Read our in-depth look at the two opposing candidates here.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Sanders campaign apologizes for ejecting pro-Palestinian group from rally
(JTA) — The presidential campaign of Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has apologized for ejecting members of a pro-Palestinian student group from a rally in Boston.
Members of the Boston Students for Justice in Palestine appeared Saturday night at a large Boston rally for Sanders at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. They stood in the overflow area, where the speech was being broadcast on a large screen, holding a sign reading: “Will Ya #Feel The Bern 4 Palestine??!”
The group said they were approached by police and venue staff and told that the Bernie Sanders’ campaign team asked them to take down the sign, according to an account posted on the group’s Facebook page. Police then told them they were trespassing and threatened them with arrest if they did not leave the venue.
“We understand we may have asked a tough question for Bernie’s campaign. However, what concerns us most about being unwelcome in this political space on the basis of a sign is not what is says about Bernie’s stance on Palestine, but rather, his team’s refusal to entertain diverse viewpoints,” the post said.
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From PressTV
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian homes in East al-Quds
Israeli forces have razed to the ground homes belonging to Palestinians in the East al-Quds (Jerusalem) after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the intensification of attacks against Palestinians.
Israeli troops demolished two houses belonging to Ghassan Abu Jamal and Mohammed Jaabis in the Jabel Mukaber district of East al-Quds in the early hours of Tuesday. The two Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces in November 2014.
The pre-dawn demolitions gutted the houses. Some neighboring structures were also damaged.
Israeli forces condoned off a third home in the Silwan neighborhood of East al-Quds and filled a room with concrete.
The demolitions came after Netanyahu instructed his cabinet ministers to speed up the demolition of Palestinian homes. Netanyahu also called for the deployment of more troops in East al-Quds and ordered harsh crackdown on Palestinians active on social media.
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From PressTV
Israeli forces again attack Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces have once again attacked Palestinian demonstrators protesting Tel Aviv’s wave of aggression across the occupied West Bank.
On Tuesday, clashes erupted near the city of Nablus after Israeli forces stormed several houses there and arrested a number of Palestinians.
Palestinian health officials reported that at least five people were wounded in the clashes.
The Tel Aviv regime forces also stormed villages on the outskirts of the city of Jenin on Tuesday morning. A Palestinian teenager, identified as Muhammad Ahmad Jaradat, was inured in the village of Zububa north of Jenin.
He was transferred to hospital after excessive tear gas inhalation.
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From PressTV
Israeli forces shoot, critically injure another Palestinian youth
Israeli forces have shot and wounded yet another young Palestinian man during clashes with a group of Palestinian youths in the occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
The head of the emergency department at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Amin Abu Ghazalah, said the skirmishes broke out in the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina in East al-Quds on Monday evening.
An unnamed Palestinian youth was shot in the chest when Israeli troops fired live rounds to disperse the crowd. The young Palestinian was transferred to the al-Makassed hospital, where he is said to be in critical condition.
Mounting tensions
Meanwhile, the PRCS says nearly 500 Palestinians have sustained injuries during clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers across the occupied Palestinian territories since Saturday.
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From Ynet News
Netanyahu hits back at critics: ‘We will restore security’
PM announces decision to install cameras throughout West Bank after politicians decry government’s handling of terror wave, holding Netanyahu responsible for prescribing ‘aspirin for the terminally ill’.
The government has decided to install cameras throughout the West Bank in order to combat the rising surge of terrorism, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, a day after a large protest decried the government’s handling of the violence.
“We decided today to enact a major plan to employ cameras at all junctions in the West Bank, both on the ground and in the air, with connections to operations room,” said Netanyahu at the end of a tour in the restive area and a visit to the scene of the recent terrorist attack near Itamar. “This is an important element of restoring security and foiling terror attacks.”
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From The Times of Israel
NATO head says Russia’s Turkey air violations ‘not an accident’
Ankara summons Moscow envoy over ‘serious incident’; Russian airstrikes hit Islamic State in Palmyra
BEIRUT — NATO’s chief accused Russia on Tuesday of deliberately violating Turkey’s airspace during bombing raids on Syria, as Ankara summoned Moscow’s envoy over the latest intrusion.
The rise in tensions came as Russian warplanes struck Islamic State group targets in and around the ancient city of Palmyra for the first time, Syrian state television said.
NATO member Turkey accuses Russia of violating its airspace at least twice over the weekend, and has warned it will activate its rules of military engagement if such intrusions are repeated.
NATO has criticized the violations as “irresponsible” and urged Moscow to end raids against civilians and Syria’s opposition forces.
On Tuesday, it stepped up the rhetoric, insisting the violations were intentional.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Facebook to launch Israeli-made satellite to bring Internet access to Africa
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Facebook will launch an Israeli-made satellite to bring Internet access to sub-Saharan Africa.
The AMOS-6 satellite is being built by Israel Aerospace Industries and will be operated by the Israeli company Spacecom, in partnership with Eutelsat Communications of France.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the partnership with Eutelsat to launch the satellite on his Facebook page on Monday.
The satellite, which is expected to operate for 16 years, is set to launch in 2016, Zuckerman said.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Police officers injured in Israeli-Arab riot in Jaffa
(JTA) — Three Israel Police officers were injured during clashes with Israeli-Arab protesters in Jaffa in central Israel.
The clashes between the protesters and police took place Tuesday night during a pro-Palestinian demonstration that turned into a riot.
Jaffa, a mixed Jewish and Arab city, is located in the southern part of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality.
Two protesters were arrested during the riot on suspicion of assaulting police officers. During the demonstration, which according to the Israel Police was held without a permit, protesters threw stones at police and cars, and blocked roads with trash cans and tires.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Joel Rubin, who helped pass Iran nuclear deal, running for Congress
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Joel Rubin, the former U.S. State Department’s chief liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives who worked for the successful passage of the Iran nuclear weapons deal in Congress, is running for Congress.
Rubin announced Monday that he would mount a Congressional candidacy to replace Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who is running to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.).
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From The Times of Israel
Knesset member tells Arab woman to ‘Go to the grave’
Moti Yogev confronts woman in Jerusalem’s Old City, during protest at the site of a deadly terror attack
Knesset member Moti Yogev from the right-wing Jewish Home party was captured on camera yelling and swearing at an Arab woman in the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday.
“Go to the grave,” Yogev can be seen yelling at the elderly woman in the video of the incident.
“You will not pass here! Only Jews!” the lawmaker yells at her again as she passes by.
Yogev was among a group of several dozen Jews who were staging a sit-in protest at the site of a terror attack last week, in which two Israelis were stabbed to death by a Palestinian youth.
In the brief clip, Yogev can also be seen confronting police officers who try to secure a path for the woman to pass.
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From The Times of Israel
Abbas: No interest in escalation of violence with Israel
IDF chief says settler attacks hindering military’s attempt to crack down on Palestinian terrorism
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he has no interest in an “escalation” and is ready to talk with Israel.
The remarks came at a meeting of top Palestinian officials on Tuesday over the latest surge in violence.
“We’re committed to the agreements,” he said. Abbas added that he has told the Israelis that the Palestinians don’t want “military and security escalations.” He said the message has been delivered to Palestinian security forces and activists.
“We want to reach a diplomatic solution through peaceful means and not another solution,” he said. “We want to mitigate the chances of destruction and loss which will afflict both sides from this situation.”
From The Times of Israel
Iran warns of ‘repercussions’ as West Bank heats up
Tehran condemns ‘inhumane’ Israeli actions after Palestinian teens are killed during riots
Iran’s foreign ministry warned Israel on Tuesday of unspecified “repercussions” over the deaths of Palestinian protesters amid bouts of violence in the West Bank.
Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham condemned what she called “inhumane” Israeli actions in the West Bank after three Palestinian teenagers were killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers within 24 hours.
According to Iranian media, Afkham also “strongly warned about the repercussions of the Zionist regime’s desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Holy Quds (Jerusalem),” referring to the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem.
A Palestinian youth was killed during violent clashes with Israel Defense Forces troops in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of East Jerusalem, Palestinian media reported Monday night.
Earlier Monday, a 13-year-old Palestinian was killed during a clash between protesters and Israeli security forces in the Aida refugee camp near the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Palestinian sources said. Abdel Rahman Abdullah was hit by a gunshot in the chest, Palestinian medical sources said. He died in the hospital shortly afterwards.
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