Iran to Pay Palestinian Families of Killed Terrorists

March 2, 2016 Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Fathali, has promised to pay families of Palestinian “martyrs” who died while attacking or murdering Israelis, an action that aids terrorism and has earned the rebuke of Israeli leadership. According to Fathali, “martyrs of the intifada in occupied Jerusalem” have earned their families a paycheck of $7,000. Iran will also give $30,000 “to every family whose home the occupation has demolished for the participation of one of its sons” in attacks on Israelis.

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Anti-Israel Boycott Strategy Loses Ground in Europe

February 24, 2016 Even though Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has called boycotts of Israel “stupid and futile,” about 170 people from more than 50 Italian universities have signed on to boycott Israel’s schools and universities, marking the first Italian BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) action against Israel.

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Merkel: Now’s Not the Time for Two-State Solution

February 22, 2016 German Chancellor Angela Merkel shares Israel's pessimism regarding the feasibility of “two states for two peoples,” favoring small steps over big steps toward a two-state solution.

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UNESCO Names Aleppo Bible World Treasure as Aleppo Synagogue Faces War

February 17, 2016 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added the oldest surviving manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, the Crown of Aleppo (Keter Aram Tzova), also known as the Aleppo Codex, to the International Memory of the World Register, which is a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage.

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Israeli Smart Socks Defend Against Diabetic Ulcers and Amputations

February 17, 2016 For diabetic patients, foot ulcers form without warning, but a new washable “smart” sock out of Israel means to monitor and alert patients to the warning signs before the onset of this leading cause of amputations.

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Iran: Fighting Israel Means Continued Support for Hamas

February 17, 2016 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari affirmed earlier this February that it is state policy in Iran to support Hamas activity against Israel because fighting Israel is a state policy. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported last week that since the 1979 change to the Islamic regime, Tehran has had a fixed policy of backing Hamas and other actors of “Palestinian resistance.”

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Netanyahu: Arab Nations See Israel As Ally

February 17, 2016 On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jewish American leaders that while most moderate Arab countries see Israel as an ally, especially in light of the threat of Iran and Daesh (the Islamic State), they need to be encouraged to be more transparent about it.

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CBS Headline Presents Palestinian Terrorists as Victims

February 10, 2016 Western Media coverage of Palestinian violence against Jewish Israelis continues to present Palestinians as the victims and enable terrorism. Last week, after three Palestinians attacked Israeli security officers in Jerusalem, CBS News ran the propaganda-packed headline, “3 Palestinians killed as daily violence grinds on.”

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As Terrorist Tunnels Collapse Hamas Promises More Terror

February 10, 2016 The fourth Hamas tunnel in two weeks collapsed Monday night, bringing the official death toll of Palestinian terror tunnel workers to 10.

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Israeli Ambassador to the UN: ‘I live with anti-Semitism 24/7 at the United Nations

February 2, 2016 On Sunday evening at the "Modern Anti-Semitism: BDS" conference, Israel's United Nations (UN) Ambassador Danny Danon said that since his ambassadorial appointment on August 14, 2015, he experiences anti-Semitism on a daily basis.

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