Israel intercepts Gaza-bound shipment of commando knives

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound shipment of commando knives 

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound shipment of commando knives – Times of Israel10 Aug 2016 During a search of a vehicle, Defense Ministry guards and Shin Bet operatives uncovered two boxes containing professional-grade 30-centimeter (12-inch) commando knives hidden in a shipment of tools.  READ MORE » Pro-Israel group files human rights complaint after Ontario university bans it from Social Justice Week – National Post10 Aug 2016 Hasbara Fellowships Canada said the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) discriminated against the grassroots advocacy organization by excluding it from a campus “Social Justice Week.” The group said it was denied because it was seen as “closely tied to the state of Israel.”  READ MORE » Google Map bug sparks outrage over removal of ‘Palestine’ from maps – Jerusalem Post10 Aug 2016 The claims that Google deleted ‘Palestine’ from their maps appear to be far from the truth.  READ MORE » Gaza man infiltrates Israel, evades capture for nearly a day – Times of Israel10 Aug 2016 Local residents warned to stay in their homes; soldiers eventually recover suspect several miles inside Israeli territory  READ MORE » Belgian high school ‘proud’ of teacher honored at Iran’s Holocaust cartoon show – JTA10 Aug 2016 Luc Descheemaeker, who this summer retired from the Sint-Jozefs Institute high school in the city of Torhout, 60 miles west of Antwerp, accepted a “special prize” at the Second International Holocaust Cartoon Contest in Tehran in May for a drawing of the words “arbeit macht frei” over a wall with guard posts — presumably comparing Israel’s security barrier along the West Bank with the gates at Auschwitz.  READ MORE » Britain’s Labour Party drops security firm with Israel ties for conference – JTA10 Aug 2016 Labour’s dropping of the British-Danish G4S security multinational firm follows a controversial vote last year by members of its National Executive Committee, leaving the party with no fixed arrangements for the Sept. 25 event, The Telegraph reported Wednesday.  READ MORE » With anti-Semitism rising in Germany, Jewish groups encourage victims to speak up – Algemeiner10 Aug 2016 Department for Research and Information on Anti-Semitism (RIAS), a watchdog group monitoring antisemitism in Berlin founded in Jan. 2015, seeks to expose, monitor and prevent attacks against Jews, and has plans to expand nationwide.  READ MORE » In China, rejuvenating a classical music heritage linked to a Jewish community10 Aug 2016 Reviving Harbin’s musical tradition has also meant strengthening its ties to the city’s Jewish past. That is one facet of a larger effort to promote tourism and strengthen economic bonds with countries like Israel.  READ MORE »