News Nosh 08.13.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday August 13, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
"We are not interested in war with any country, but if Israel attacks us - and that includes assassinating nuclear scientists - Iran will attack back.”
--Iranian MP Mohammad Hassan Asafari, a hardliner and a former officer in the Revolutionary Guards, answers the question of a visiting Jewish-American journalist about whether Iran wants to destroy Israel. 


Breaking News:
Report: Israel will lift Gaza blockade in exchange for 7-10 year truce with Gaza Strip
Al-Hayat newspaper reported that in negotiations being brokered by Tony Blair in his meeting with Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal in Turkey, Hamas would agree to the long-term ceasefire in return for naval passageway. (Times of Israel and Maariv)
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News Nosh 08.14.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday August 15, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
"It's time for our country to make every effort to catch those extremists, perpetrators of hate crime and terrorism."
--Rabbis for Human Rights group responds to the arson on a Bedouin family tent in the West Bank.

You Must Be Kidding: 
It was a “false incident.”
--IDF brigade commander testifies in court that the incident at a military checkpoint in the West Bank, in which a Palestinian family was held for an hour on the way to the hospital with a dying baby and the uncle was beaten unconscious and handcuffed, never happened. The judge was convinced otherwise.
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News Nosh 08.18.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday August 18, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
“I'm not one of those people any more. Not after the last few weeks.”
--Senior Haaretz+ editor Bradley Burston explains his sudden change of view on the question of whether Israel implements Apartheid policy.
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News Nosh 08.19.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday August 19, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
"Some will argue that publishing this now is not accidental and aims to embarrass Israel..."
--Maariv's security affairs correspondent on the release of documents from the US State Department archives revealing that Israel committed not to deploy nuclear weapons.
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News Nosh 08.21.15

APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday August 21, 2015 
 
Note: News Nosh will be off starting Sunday, August 23 through August 31, 2015.

Quote of the day:
“He knew that if he did not go on (hunger) strike, he would spend his life in prison."
--Nasser a-Din Allaan, father of Palestinian hunger-striker Mohammed Allaan, 33, who after 64 days without food now has brain damage, speaks about his dilemma as a father and a Palestinian.

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News Nosh 08.23.15-08.31.15

APN's daily news review from Israel

 

Please Note: News Nosh is off through August 31, 2015. It will resume on Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
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