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IDF Chief: We can’t let Gaza become an Iranian port

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said Tuesday that Israel mustn’t allow Gaza to become an Iranian port, addressing the events of the recent Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Speaking to ultra-Orthodox soldiers in Kiryat Shmona, the chief of staff said “We have a natural right to examine and prevent the inflow of weapons into Gaza.”Read More: @ haaretz.comYou might also ...

IDF causes disastrous blaze in Golan

Fire Department spokesman Yair Elkayam told Ynet, “Unfortunately this was a huge fire that caused a very big natural disaster, for animals as well as plants.” Firefighting teams succeeded Thursday in putting out a flame that devoured more than 17,000 acres of vegetation in the Golan Heights. The fire was caused by IDF fire drills, and the army has ordered ...

IDF arrests, shoots Hamas men in Hebron, strikes Gaza

The IAF on Friday struck a terror base in northern Gaza and a smuggling tunnel in the southern Strip, according to the IDF spokesman, and accidentally shot and killed a man during an arrest raid targeting a Hamas militant in Hebron, according to Palestinian sources.Security and rescue officials in Hebron say troops shot and killed 65-year-old Omar Kawasmeh early Friday ...

IAF aircraft land at Saudi base

Israeli Air force aircraft landed during the past weekend at a military base in Saudi Arabia and unloaded large quantities of military gear, according to a report published Wednesday by Islamic website Islam Times. The report, which has questionable credibility, claimed the equipment was unloaded at a base in the city of Tabuk, in the north western part of the ...

‘I would do it all again’: The last surviving ‘righteous gentile’ who hid Jews in Nazi Austria

Edeltrud Becher shuddered as she heard a knock on the door from unannounced visitors.It was 1942 in Hitler’s Austria, and there was no way of knowing who could have been paying her an unannounced visit.But as she opned the door, rather than the terrifying sight of Gestapo officers, her Jewish fiance and his two brothers were on the doorstep, looking ...

‘I Won Lottery Because I Donated to Synagogue’

A southern Israeli father of two who donated 1800 shekels ($470) to a synagogue last Yom Kippur was repaid in spades last week with a whopping 18 million shekels ($4.7 million) for a winning “Lotto” lottery ticket, which cost him a grand total of 64 shekels ($16).“I truly believe I won because I gave money to the synagogue on Yom ...

‘I Love Jews But Hate Israel’ T-Shirt Sparks Controversy

CafePress, the online retailer that sells custom made products, removed the “I Love Jews But Hate Israel” T-shirt from its site after the Simon Wiesenthal Center sent a letter to the company imploring them to remove the offensive content.The online retailer sent an e-mail to Arutz 7, following an article published on April 29, explaining company policy and their decision to ...

I Know My Son… Insights on Suffering & Adversity

Vayechi: Vast cosmic secrets appear couched in the dramatic events surrounding the deathbed blessings bestowed upon Yosef’s two sons Menashe and Ephraim by our saintly forebear Yaakov. The cryptic narrative seems to alert the reader to uncanny Divine insight on the part of Yaakov, the purveyor of the blessings, regarding the future of the two emerging tribes and the nation of ...

‘I Did All I Could to Bring Moshiach. Now It’s Up to You’

Friends and relatives of Reb Avrohom Yeshaya Schtroks, OMB, have set up a website – zichronshayaschtroks.com – where people can share their personal memories, as well as contribute to a fund set up to help the family financially through this difficult time. One of Reb Yeshaya’s students in the Morristown cheder, Schneur Zalman Wilansky from Elizabeth, NJ, relates the following:My ...

Husband & Wife Shot, Suspect Killed By NYPD – Misaskim On The Scene

Multiple people have been shot – least two fatally – in the Huguenot section of Staten Island, and Misaskim is on the scene.Although details are still sketchy, sources tell YWN that the NYPD was dispatched to 115 Collyer Avenue to investigate a reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival they learned that a husband and wife were shot, and the ...

‘Hurt by Terror – but Not Defeated’

In March 2008 a terrorist infiltrated the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem and murdered eight young students. On Thursday night, the anniversary of the deadly attack was marked by a night of Jewish music, in an event that has become an annual tradition.Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat addressed the crowd at the event, and spoke of the mixed sadness and hope.“The ...

Hurricane Irene Continues To Move Toward East Coast, Posing Serious Threat

Hurricane Irene weakened overnight from Category 3 to Category 2 but still kept its course toward the East Coast. It was on track to bring its heaviest punch to the Tri-State Area Sunday.The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Watch for much of our region. Click here to see the latest watches and warnings.A ...