News Nosh 08.14.15

by APN 08/14/15
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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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APN's Iran Deal Resource Page

by APN 08/13/15
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Go to APN's Resource Page for all the background and continually updated news, analysis, and commentary.

News Nosh 08.13.15

by APN 08/13/15
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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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APN Board member Danny Goldberg in The Huffington Post: My Dad and Chuck Schumer

by APN 08/12/15
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My father, Victor Goldberg was in 195th Field Artillery Battalion during World War Two, landing on Utah Beach nine days after D-Day. Like other members of his unit he was given Battle stars for being in five bloody battles against the Nazis in Normandy. Later he was among those American troops who liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

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News Nosh 08.12.15

by APN 08/12/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday August 12, 2015 
Quote of the day:
"A temporary directive was issued to underscore the ways in which troops on the ground must handle situations that do not constitute an imminent threat to their lives."
--An IDF statement on the important change (or clarification) to the rules for opening fire on Palestinians: no more shooting at people who are running away.
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News Nosh 08.11.15

by APN 08/11/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday August 11, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
"I ask you not to turn Barzilai Hospital into an Israeli Guantanamo Bay in which prisoners are allowed to be tortured when other hospitals refuse to do it."
--MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List) wrote in a letter to Barzilai Hospital director, after Israel transferred hunger-striking Palestinian administrative, Mohammed Allan, to hospital, likely in order to force-feed him.
You Must Be Kidding: 
"As your eyes can see, gathered together at the sacred site are the ‘Red Cow’ organization, the ‘Builders of the Temple’ organization, the ‘Pulsa de Nora Rabbis,’ the ‘Hilltop Youth,’…’The Beast Destroyers,’ the ‘Altar Slaughterers,’ the ‘Tree Cutters,’ the ‘Mosque Burners,’ the ‘Church Arsonists’ and other various comrade activists and representatives of the secret gangs that operate within the enemy organizations of our people, who wear masks out of fear that they will be identified by rats of the Shin Bet who planted them within our forces, but we know who they are and we will expose them at the time and place that we determine….”
--Commentator Natan Zehavi shares his prophecy of how the 25th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Meir Kahane will look.
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August 10, 2015 - Europe and Israel: between shared interests and the threat of sanctions

by APN 08/10/15
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This week, Alpher discusses the European Union and Israel's shared issues and interests that mitigate against tensions on Israel regarding the settlements and the peace process including energy, illegal immigration, and intelligence; how European Jewish immigration to Israel affects Israeli-European ties; where the Greek financial crisis fits in; and what happens if EU economic sanctions against Israel because of the Palestinian issue grow stronger and even develop into political and cultural sanctions; where this leaves the European-Israeli relationship and what Israel should do about it.

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News Nosh 08.10.15

by APN 08/10/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday August 10, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
"Will the (Israeli) government now tell Jewish communities around the world how to run the family unit?" 
--A source explains one reason why the Jewish Agency pulled out of Netanyahu's 'Diaspora Initiative.'
You Must Be Kidding: 
“…these (Jewish) guys are organizing, acting, going out, throwing fire bombs, beating Arabs, publishing incitement on internet blogs in ways you wouldn't believe - and that's not considered terror or a security risk in legal terms."
--Former Shin Bet official explains how different sets of Israeli laws for Palestinians and for Israelis let Israelis literally get away with terror.
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News Nosh 08.09.15

by APN 08/09/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday August 9, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
“Which do you prefer burning: a church or a baby?”
103FM Radio talk show hosts ‘Shai and Dror’ ask Beni Gopstein director of racist right-wing organization Lehava in a surprise phone call after Palestinian baby burned to death in arson attack and Gopstein says he believes churches need to be burned.
You Must Be Kidding: 
"I can deliver a message to Ruby Rivlin: you can sleep peacefully at night…Nobody is going to kill him. He is not important enough for someone to kill him."
-- Daniella Weiss, a settler activist and supporter of hilltop youth believed to be behind murder of Palestinian baby and father, 'reassures' Israeli President he doesn't need to worry about threats to his life.
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News Nosh 08.07.15

by APN 08/07/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday August 7, 2015 
Quote of the day:
 
"Every society has its extreme fringes, but today we need to ask ourselves: What is it about the public atmosphere that gives the zealots the feeling that they can strut safely in the mainstream? What made it so that these weeds are threatening the well-being of the entire field?"
--Israeli President Reuven Rivlin looks inward following last week's murders.
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