The Only 2 Things You Need to Know About Osama Bin Laden and Israel

The Only 2 Things You Need to Know About Osama Bin Laden and Israel
May 2, 2011 12:30 by Pesach Benson

I’ll never forget riding home on a crowded Egged bus on 9/11, just a few hours after watching the Twin Towers collapse.

The radio was turned up all the way. Every passenger — working men, babushkas, students — shoulders hunched in heightened state of awareness, occasionally casting concerned skyward glances out the window. Nobody knew how many planes were hijacked. Israel had closed off its airspace.

Might a 175,400 lb passenger jet actually fall on Bus 20 as we passed the Mahane Yehuda shuk?

And now Osama Bin Laden is dead. Killed by US forces, no less. A fitting end.

As far as I’m concerned, there are only two things you need to know about Osam bin Laden and Israel.

More here:

http://honestreporting.com/the-only-2-things-you-need-to-know-about-osama-bin-laden-and-israel/

While US warns travelers, Israel already on high alert

While US warns travelers, Israel already on high alert

Following bin Laden death, defense establishment says Israel was previously on alert due to fears of Hezbollah attack.

The defense establishment held a number of security consultations on Monday to assess the threat level and possible security implications that the killing of Osama bin Laden could have for Israel.

A senior security official said Monday that the country was not altering any of its existing travel advisories for the time being. The defense establishment has been on high alert for several months already due to concerns that Hezbollah is planning an imminent attack against an Israeli target overseas to avenge the 2008 assassination of its military commander, Imad Mughniyeh.

More here:

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=218874

Netanyahu: Killing of bin Laden is ‘resounding victory for justice’

Netanyahu: Killing of bin Laden is ‘resounding victory for justice’
Premier’s comments follow announcement by U.S. President Obama that American forces had killed the al Qaida leader; President Peres: Bin Laden was fated to be hanged for hi crimes.
By Barak Ravid

Israeli officials lauded a Monday statement by U.S. President Barack Obama announcing the assassination of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel shared the “joy of the American people.”

More here:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-killing-of-bin-laden-is-resounding-victory-for-justice-1.359332

Osama Bin Laden Killed By Navy SEALs in Firefight

Osama Bin Laden Killed By Navy SEALs in Firefight

Osama Bin Laden was killed not by a drone strike, but up close during a firefight with U.S. troops Sunday. He was not living in a cave when he died, but in a million-dollar mansion with twelve-foot walls less than 100 miles from the Pakistani capital.

The U.S. had been monitoring the compound in Abbottabad for months after receiving a tip in August that Bin Laden might be seeking shelter there. He had long been said to be in the mountainous region along the Afghanistan, Pakistan border, hiding in a cave as the U.S. sought to kill him with drone strikes from above. Instead, he was in a house eight times larger than its neighbors, with walls more than 12 feet tall and valued at $1 million. The house had no phone or television and the residents burned their trash. The house had high windows and few points of access, and U.S. officials concluded it had been built to hide someone.

More here:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-bin-laden-killed-navy-seals-firefight/story?id=13505792

Breaking News: Gaza Missile Hits Israeli Bus, 2 Injured

Breaking News: Gaza Missile Hits Israeli Bus, 2 Injured

An anti-tank missile hit an Israeli bus outside Kibbutz Saad in the Shaar HaNegev area, critically injuring a teenage boy and the driver.

Residents are being instructed to remain in shelters as additional mortars were fired.

Let’s see how many papers cover this attack. I bet the MSM will give more emphasis to the Israeli response.

Source:

http://honestreporting.com/anti-tank-missile-hits-israeli-bus/

Also see:

Two hurt in missile strike on bus carrying students near Gaza
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/two-hurt-in-missile-strike-on-bus-carrying-students-near-gaza-1.354673

Netanyahu is 3rd on YouTube World View Series

Netanyahu is 3rd on YouTube World View Series

by Hillel Fendel

A Wednesday interview with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appears on the YouTube World View series, based on questions from viewers around the world.

The 25-minute long interview with the Israeli leader, featuring a clear and succinct presentation of Israel’s stance on critical issues, is the third in the YouTube World View series. The series features interviews with world leaders based on questions from viewers around the world; Netanyahu follows U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron.

The interview was held in Netanyahu’s home in Jerusalem, and was screened live on Channel Two news, whose star interviewer, Dana Weiss, asked the questions. The queries were asked and voted upon by the YouTube community around the world. A record number of questions – 3,673 – from a record number of countries – 90 – were asked of PM Netanyahu.

More here:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/143262

Israel PM tells us about one experience that changed him

Reuters Redefines Terrorist Attack

Reuters Redefines Terrorist Attack

March 24, 2011 15:13 by Simon Plosker

Nothing captures the media’s attention like a bomb in the heart of Jerusalem. At this time, one person was killed and over 30 wounded as a bomb detonated next to a busy bus stop near the city’s central bus station and international conference center.

Incredibly, Reuters included the following in its report:

Police said it was a “terrorist attack” — Israel’s term for a Palestinian strike. It was the first time Jerusalem had been hit by such a bomb since 2004.

We’ve long criticized Reuters for its refusal to call terror by its name.

More here:

http://honestreporting.com/reuters-redefines-terrorist-attack/

Implications of the Attacks in Israel

Implications of the Attacks in Israel

By Reva Bhalla of Stratfor

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | A bombing struck a bus station in central Jerusalem on Tuesday wounding 34 people and killing one other. This apparent escalation by at least some Palestinian factions raises the potential for another military campaign by Israel in the Palestinian territories. This not only could produce another crisis for Egypt, but could also play to Iranian interests in the region.

This quite rare Jerusalem attack comes on the heels of a barrage of rocket attacks coming from Gaza Strip into population centers in southern Israel and the Negev Desert. It also comes a little less than two weeks after a particularly gruesome attack on a family in the West Bank in the Itamar settlement. We are clearly seeing an escalation by at least some Palestinian factions against Israel. Now who is actually behind the attacks is much less clear. Often you will find that a lot of groups will use contradicting claims and denials and new names to deliberately confuse the Israel security intelligence apparatus. Some of the more recent rocket attacks from Gaza were claimed by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which out of all the Palestinian militant groups is the closest to Iran.

We therefore need to put this latest attack in regional context. The killings in the West Bank were intentionally designed to provoke the Israelis. The Israelis, however, refused to be provoked. Then we saw a barrage of rocket attacks coming from Gaza now coordinated with an attack on a bus station in central Jerusalem.

More here:

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0311/stratfor032411.php3?printer_friendly

Jerusalem blast: Man’s vigilance saves lives

Jerusalem blast: Man’s vigilance saves lives

Alert resident spotted Jerusalem bomb just before it exploded; man wounded in blast
Ronen Medzini

Man’s vigilance reduced number of casualties: One of the wounded in Wednesday’s terror attack called police after spotting a suspicious object near a bus station, possibly saving civilian lives and minimizing the number of casualties in Jerusalem.

The man, David Amoyal, informed police, but call was interrupted by the explosion that killed a 59-yea-old woman and wounded 38, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said.

“He saw a suspicious bag and told some youths who were nearby to stay away while he called police,” said Barkat after arriving a the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem. “During his call, the device went off. If he had a little more time, it’s possible that there would be fewer casualties.”

More here:

http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-4046877,00.html

RELATED:

Born-Again Believer & Missionary Murdered
Murder Occurs as the Hands of Islamic Terror in Israel
http://moriel.org/MorielArchive/index.php/news/born-again-believer-missionary-murdered

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN KILLED IN JERUSALEM BOMBING

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN KILLED IN JERUSALEM BOMBING: Netanyahu in Moscow
Posted: March 24, 2011 by joelcrosenberg in Uncategorized

The woman who was killed in yesterday’s horrific terrorist bombing in central Jerusalem was an evangelical Christian tourist from Great Britain. The police identified the 56-year-old woman as Mary-Jane Gardner. “She was an evangelical Christian tourist [and] a volunteer at the Bible Translators Society at Yad Hashmonah,” a moshav run by believers, said Calev Myers, director of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, an Israeli civil rights organization that defends the legal rights of Christians and Jewish believers in Jesus. “Please pray for peace and comfort for her family and friends.” Developing.…

More here:

http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/evangelical-christian-killed-in-jerusalem-bombing-netanyahu-in-moscow/

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Born-Again Believer & Missionary Murdered
Murder Occurs as the Hands of Islamic Terror in Israel
http://moriel.org/MorielArchive/index.php/news/born-again-believer-missionary-murdered

BOMBING IN JERUSALEM: Also, more rockets/mortars hit southern Israel

BOMBING IN JERUSALEM: Also, more rockets/mortars hit southern Israel

>> VIDEO: CBN runs interview with me on growing Iranian interest in the coming of the Twelfth Imam

UPDATED AT 12:15pm EASTERN: Israel is suddenly facing a new wave of terrorism. A bombing in central Jerusalem today has killed a 59 year old woman and injured at least 38. More rockets and mortars hit southern Israel today, after 50 were fired at Israel last Saturday alone. A new report indicates that since the end of the Gaza operation in January 2009, 282 rockets and 193 mortar shells have been fired into Israel. The IDF is retaliating, but several innocent Palestinians have been killed in the process. Please pray for the Lord to bring peace to Jews and Arabs on both sides of the border, and healing to the victims.

More here:

http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/bombing-in-jerusalem-also-more-rocketsmortars-hit-southern-israel/

Palestinian PM: Jerusalem terror attack contradicts our plan for freedom by peaceful means

Palestinian PM: Jerusalem terror attack contradicts our plan for freedom by peaceful means
Fayyad harshly condemns Jerusalem bombing; Obama also condemns attack in central Jerusalem, rockets fired from Gaza.

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad harshly condemned the bombing in Jerusalem on Wednesday that killed one person and wounded at least 30 others in Jerusalem, calling it a “terror attack”.

“Even though we do not have enough information regarding the attack, I harshly condemn this act of terror regardless of who is behind it,” said Fayyad, wishing a quick recovery to all those wounded from the bombing.

More here:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinian-pm-jerusalem-terror-attack-contradicts-our-plan-for-freedom-by-peaceful-means-1.351399

Wolf Blitzer On Jerusalem Bus Bombing

“This Is The Kind Of Thing That Can Escalate Very Quickly!” Wolf Blitzer On Jerusalem Bus Bombing

1 dead, 50 injured in Jerusalem bus bombing

1 dead, 50 injured in Jerusalem bus bombing
By MELANIE LIDMAN, REBECCA ANNA STOIL AND TOVAH LA
23/03/2011
Bomb inside bag explodes next to Egged bus 74 opposite Binyanei Ha’uma in central Jerusalem; 3 seriously injured, 5 moderately.

One woman died and 39 were injured after an explosion took place near a bus in central Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon.

Police said that a bomb exploded outside Egged bus number 74 at a station opposite the Jerusalem Conference Center (Binyanei Ha’uma) in the center of town.

More here:

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=213442

Also see this article (includes map of bombed area):

Bomb explodes in central Jerusalem; 1 dead, at least 30 hurt
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/bomb-explodes-in-central-jerusalem-1-dead-at-least-30-hurt-1.351377

Related:

Iran Ordered Attack on Israeli Civilians
http://www.bibleprophecyblog.com/2011/03/iran-ordered-attack-on-israeli.html

Israel Prepares for Islamic Terror State Rising From Egypt’s Ashes

Israel Prepares for Islamic Terror State Rising From Egypt’s Ashes
Thursday, 03 Feb

By Ken Timmerman

Israel is bracing for the establishment of an Iranian proxy-state in Egypt should the Muslim Brotherhood take over control of the government, as appears increasingly likely.

With the White House now giving full-throated support to the Muslim Brotherhood, and Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman scheduled to meet with the Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Cairo, Israel is preparing for the worst.

After years of ducking from Iranian-supplied Kassam rockets from Gaza, Israelis now fear their cities and towns could get hit with the full brunt of the Iranian arsenal as Iran replaces the United States as Egypt’s main arms supplier.

More here:

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/israel-egypt-iran-muslim/2011/02/03/id/384955

Related:

HAMAS STIRRING UP VIOLENCE IN EGYPT!
http://hftm.org/blog/?p=1582

Muslim Halal Food Sales Supporting Terrorism?

Muslim Halal Food Sales Supporting Terrorism?

By Dale Hurd
CBN News Sr. Reporter
Wednesday, January 05, 2011

PARIS — Halal food, food prepared according to Islamic sharia law, is becoming an increasing part of the Western diet and has become a multi-billion dollar global industry.

But CBN News has discovered that some of that money is funneled to groups tied to terrorism.

Muslim halal food is creeping into the food chain not only in France, but worldwide, including the United States.

CBN News visited a butcher shop in a Muslim area of Paris. But it was no ordinary butcher shop. Our camera operator was warned to stop taping.

Why would a butcher shop care if it was being photographed? One reason, according to an Islamic expert we consulted, may have been that our camera operator, who is not a Muslim, was unclean and this was a halal butcher shop.

Halal is the Arabic term meaning legal or permissible. For meat to be halal, a Muslim must chant, “In the name of Allah; Allah is the Greatest,” before slitting the throat of a fully conscious animal with a knife, and while facing the direction of Mecca.

More here:

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/January/Muslim-Halal-Food-Sales-Supporting-Terrorism/

Flotilla Choir presents: We Con the World

Flotilla Choir presents: We Con the World

HT: Moriel.org

Israel Alone

“Israel already sends humanitarian aid into Gaza and allows others to do so. Israel even agreed to allow the supposed humanitarian flotilla cargo to enter, provided Israeli security could check it for weapons. And never mind that some of the flotilla’s “humanitarian activists” appear to have ties to terror organizations.

The flotilla’s attempt to run the blockade resulted in nine deaths when the Israeli military boarded ships to inspect the cargo. As Israel’s enemies hoped, Israel stands accused of a “disproportionate” response.”

Read the entire article here:

Israel Alone
By Larry Elder
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/elder060310.php3?printer_friendly

Palestinian Zionist Organization is Founded

Palestinian Zionist Organization is Founded
21 April 2010
by Hillel Fendel

(Israelnationalnews.com) For the first time since pre-State days when Zion and Palestine were synonymous terms, a “Palestinian Zionist Organization” has been established – by Arabs.

The latest Arab to show his public support for Israel is Elias Issa, who describes himself as a “European West-Bank Palestinian.” He writes that he chose a unique approach by which to celebrate Israel’s 62nd birthday – namely, by launching the Palestinian Zionist Organization. He says his goal is “to show the world why it must support the Jewish people and to [distance itself] from the terrorist Palestinian government.”

Statements on the new website include warnings that a new PA state, if it were to arise, would “become the most terrorist state in the world… The Palestinians don’t believe in a two-state solution; they only believe in a one-state solution – a land called Palestine [which] does not involve any Jewishness.”

More here:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/SendMail.aspx?print=print&type=0&item=137135

Jewish teen’s prayers spark jet security scare

Jewish teen’s prayers spark jet security scare
Flight is diverted after religious item is mistaken for a bomb, police say
Jan. 21, 2010

PHILADELPHIA – A teenage airplane passenger using a Jewish prayer object caused a misunderstanding that led the captain to divert a Kentucky-bound flight to Philadelphia and prompted a visit from a bomb squad.

A 17-year-old boy on US Airways Express Flight 3079 from New York to Louisville was using tefillin, a set of small boxes containing religious passages that are attached to leather straps, said Philadelphia police Lt. Frank Vanore.

When used in prayer, one box is strapped to the arm while the other box is placed on the head.

More here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34973665/ns/travel-news/?gt1=43001

How About the “Israelification” of Our Airports?

How About the “Israelification” of Our Airports?

Jan Markell

I’m tired of the word “luck.” I think it is a shame that even the conservative media thinks that the “briefs’ bomber” didn’t blow the plane out of the sky on Christmas Day “because we were lucky.” While America may be under judgment, God has thus far remained our Homeland Security Director. That is not to say He couldn’t remove His hand at any time. Evil did have its way at Fort Hood.

We are now learning that prayer may have stopped the carnage on that plane heading toward Detroit. A Christian family prayed during the ordeal and sang “Jesus Loves Me” to newly-adopted children from Ethiopia. We have spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12) as well as those who carry out their dirty deeds on earth. They make quite a combo! But God and His angels are far greater!

More here:

http://www.omegaletter.com/articles/articles.asp?ArticleID=6690

Israeli Vice PM says US perceived as Weak by Radicals

EXCLUSIVE: ISRAELI VICE PRIME MINISTER TELLS EVANGELICALS U.S. POLICY OF “ENGAGEMENT” WITH IRAN PERCEIVED BY RADICALS AS “WEAKNESS”

(Jerusalem, Israel) — “We have no territorial disputes with Iran,” noted Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon in an address to nearly 300 evangelical Christians here in the Holy Land as part of a Joshua Fund prayer & vision trip. “So why do Western leaders believe territorial compromise by Israel will appease them?”

General Ya’alon – who served from 2002 to 2005 as the Israeli Defense Forces’ chief of staff — pointed to ”Iranian fingerprints” on arms shipments and terrorist actions in recent years in Lebanon, in Gaza, in Iraq, in Afghanistan and most recently in Yemen. He warned that Iran is rapidly acquiring the technical capacity to build nuclear weapons. In light of such dangerous developments, he urged the West to wake up to the danger and gain the “moral clarity and strategic clarity” needed to confront Iran successfully.

More here:

http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/exclusive-israeli-vice-prime-minister-tells-evangelicals-u-s-policy-of-engagement-with-iran-perceived-by-radicals-as-weakness/

The Palestinians

The Palestinians

By Jim Fletcher

I had an email chat last week with a Palestinian Christian upset over my statements about the Holy Land belonging to the Jews. I want to present this week a view that hopefully will be seen as balanced.

Having had only Psychology 101 in college, I can only assume that there is a term that describes the demonization of victims. In this context, I am talking about the daily campaign to snuff-out the Jews. This effort, by a coalition of enemies, involves a multi-layered approach: diplomatic, media-driven, terror, religious, and economic. And I am admitting my bias upfront: in my world, Jews have been slaughtered and harassed for 60 years by Arabs who feed on hate. Yet, in our culture today, Israel is blamed. This is surely a psychological disorder….

Read the rest of this article HERE at Bible Prophecy Today.