BREAKING: Abbas collapses – is hospitalized

BREAKING: Abbas collapses – is hospitalized; Obama’s last war against the Jews; Massive manure spill closes Israeli highway; Israeli scientist discover possible reversal of Alzheimer’s; Just say No (To Kapparot); Another Rocket hits Israel – Oct. 6, 2016

 

October 6, 2016 / 4 Tishri 5777
BREAKING: PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas Hospitalized
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Final Obama Battle Waged Against Amona Jews

David Israel
On Wednesday, the State Department “strongly condemned” the resettling of Amona’s Jews, in an angry press release reminiscent of the Days Secretary John Kerry was first realizing there was no Nobel Peace Prize for him for fathering a new Palestinian State.

The expulsion of Amona, 2006
Massive Manure Spill Shuts Down Israel’s Highway 55

Jewish Press News Briefs
Cars slipped off the road as they hit the pools of excrement that covered the highway.

That isn't mud covering this car. Oct. 5, 2016
Tel Aviv U Research: Enzyme Treatment of Gene May Reverse Effects of Alzheimer’s

JNi.Media
In the course of treatment, researchers found that mice which exhibited disoriented behavior became able to locate a submerged island in the middle of an artificial pond.

Prof. Daniel (Danny) M. Michaelson, Director of the Eichenbaum Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease Research
German Owners to Sell Stake in Israel’s Leftwing Bastion Newspaper

David Israel
DuMont Schauberg’s father, Kurt Neven DuMont, had been a member of the German Nazi party, and used his publishing house to promote Nazi propaganda.

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Israeli Combat Pilot Killed While Ejecting From Burning Jet

Hana Levi Julian
An Israeli fighter pilot is killed in a tragic crash while ejecting from his burning jet at the Ramon air base.

F-16 “Sufa” (Storm), the 119th Air Squadron
Update: Female Flotilla Vessel Arrives in Ashdod Port, Accompanied by Female Israeli Naval Forces

Hana Levi Julian
An all-female IDF Naval unit was used for the first time to seize control of the vessel.

Women's Boat to Gaza
Agriculture Ministry Launching Campaign to Discourage Using Chickens for ‘Kapparot’ 

JNi.Media
The guidelines are intended to prevent the spread of disease, as well as minimize animal suffering.

Kapparot ritual on the eve of Yom Kippur

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Update: Rocket Hits Near Gaza Border Community
A rocket alert went off in a community near the Gaza border at 2:26 PM.
Rocket crossing!
Arab Teens Arrested in Bethlehem for Terror Activity
The Arab teens are suspected of throwing rocks and improvised pipe bombs towards worshipers in Rachel’s Tomb.
Pipe bombs
Israel Expands Crackdown on Islamic Movement
The group calls for replacing Israel with an Islamic caliphate and does not recognize the legitimacy of Israeli government institutions.
Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, a branch of the international Muslim Brotherhood.
Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon Welcomes New UN Secy-Gen Guterres
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon urged the UN Secy-Gen-elect to appoint an envoy to combat anti-Semitism.
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon
Israeli Foreign Ministry to Appoint New Ambassador to Turkey
Israel and Turkey will appoint new ambassadors to each other’s countries on the same day.
Dr. Dore Gold, Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry Director-General and MASHAV head Gil Haskel at MASHAV launch ceremony, Istanbul, May 2016.
Aleppo Becomes No. 18 on UN ‘Besieged Areas in Syria’ List
Syria’s northern city of Aleppo is now officially a „besieged” city under UN criteria.
Desperately-needed medical supplies were destroyed in an attack on a UN humanitarian convoy close to Aleppo, Sept. 20, 2016.
Britain’s PM Theresa May Visits Israeli Embassy to Pay Respects
British PM Theresa May signed the Book of Condolences for Israel’s late President Peres, z’l, at the Israeli Embassy.
Israel Ambassador to UK Mark Regev greets PM Theresa May.
Turkey Builds Huge Security WallAlong Its Syrian Border
Turkey is building a huge, concrete, razor-wire topped wall along its 900-kilometer border with Syria.
Arabs in Palestinian Authority try to infiltrate Israeli security barrier to Jerusalem from Ramallah, July 4, 2014.
Heirs of Jewish Refugee Suing Met over Stolen Picasso
According to the suit, the original, Jewish owner sold the painting under duress for $13,200, when he and his wife were in Paris, to pay for their escape to Brazil.
Picasso’s painting The Actor

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Spanish Court Upholds Anti-BDS Ruling

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InDepth

Why the World Cried for Shimon Peres

Shmuel Sackett
“The world loved Shimon Peres because they thought he was the best chance they had at getting rid of or weakening the Jewish presence in Israel. And they are truly sad because that hope just died.”

The coffin of Israel's ninth President, Shimon Peres, rests before the Knesset, accompanied by the Knesset Honor Guard.
Shimon Peres’ Final Rosh Hashana Gift to the World

Rabbi Alan Haber
The sight of all these world leaders flocking to Jerusalem – sovereign capital of the Jewish people, makes Peres’ funeral an incredible Kiddush shem Shamayim, sanctification of God’s name.

US President Barack Obama seen at the State funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, z'l, at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016.

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Blogs

Emes Ve-Emunah: Status Quo? Or a Quiet Revolution?
Emes Ve-Emunah
Harry Maryles
No one is saying there shouldn’t be a cadre of Torah scholars involved in full time Torah study. The only question is whether it should be full time for everyone to the exclusion of everything else.
Hareidi Cabinet Minister Yaakov Litzman.
A Soldier’s Mother: In My Little Country Today…
A Soldier’s Mother
Paula Stern
In my little country today, we were hit by a missile. The siren sounded; the red alert was announced. Children, panicked and frightened, were hurried into bomb shelters
The site where a rocket fired from Gaza hit the southern Israeli city of Sderot.
Shiloh Musings: U.S. VP’s are More Than Just Postscripts This Year
Shiloh Musings
Batya Medad
This year, America is choosing between two retirement age candidates, and for that reason, let’s take a quick look at their Veep choices aka running mates.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R)

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