APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday November 14, 2019
Quote of the day:
"They parted together from the world, and when they ascended to heaven the guard at the door did not ask
for IDs, because they are all equal before God. The sky is open to anyone. So should people’s
hearts."
--Shlomo Vishinsky, father of an Israeli soldier who was killed alongside his Arab-Israeli comrade-in-arms in Gaza
in 2004, calls on Israelis to consider Arab citizens and Arab MKs as equals members of
Israeli society.*
You Must Be Kidding:
"They sanctify the terrorists' war crimes!"
--Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in Knesset about Arab MKs who expressed
opposition to Israeli military actions in Gaza that killed innocent civilians and which were meant, they said, to
rescue Netanyahu from his legal woes.**
Breaking News:
Capping 48-hour surge in violence, Gaza cease-fire reached, started at 5:30 AM, sirens still heard in Gaza
border communities
Israel 'achieved its objectives,' official claims. 32 Palestinians die in Israeli strikes. Rocket alert sirens ring
out minutes after Islamic Jihad confirms cease-fire. Islamic Jihad said it made a list of conditions: "An end to
targeted killings in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, an end to attacks on civilians during the (weekly Friday Gaza
fence) March of Return protests and a commitment to abide by (existing) agreements pertaining to Gaza." (Haaretz,
Ynet,
Israel
Hayom)
IDF concludes Operation 'Black Belt': 25 eliminations [killings], 450 rocket launches
IDF spokesman: "We took advantage of a window of opportunity in Gaza in relation to the Iranian arena." About 60%
of the rocket launches from Gaza were launched into open space and about 90% were intercepted. (Maariv)
Avner Gvaryahu is the executive director of Breaking the
Silence, an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the
Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to the reality of everyday life
in the Occupied Territories.
