News Updateshttp://www.foi.org/newsNews Updatesen-us<description> Rosh Hashanah 5771: Sound of the shofar heralds month of holidays The sonorous call of the ram’s horn – the Shofar – heralded the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year on Wednesday evening (8th). This year the two days of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110278</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu offers New Year’s Greetings Tuesday (7th), in a video New Year’s greeting uploaded to YouTube, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Israelis a happy Rosh Hashanah, and spoke about the negotiations with the Palestinian...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110271</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:35:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rosh Hashanah Eve – 5.77 million Jews in Israel The General Bureau of Statistics has revealed that the New Year’s Eve population in Israel is 7.6455 million people, of which, approximately 5.77 million are Jews, about 1.56 million are Arabs,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110263</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:35:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hamas: Attacks will continue Hamas said Thursday (2nd) that it intended to continue with terror attacks against Israel regardless of the talks going on in Washington between Israel and the PA. A Hamas spokesman said that the terror group...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110250</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:04:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror returns – Two injured in shooting Two Israelis were wounded Wednesday night (1st) after shots were fired at their vehicle traveling near Ramallah. The shooting victims were identified as Jordan Rift Valley residents Shira and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110243</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:13:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Four Israelis killed in shooting attack At least four Israelis were murdered in a shooting near Hebron Tuesday night (31st) ahead of resumption of peace talks in Washington. The victims, whose bodies were riddled with bullets, were...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110237</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jewish families nearly lynched in Palestinian town Two Israeli Jewish families made the horrible error of accidentally driving into a Palestinian Arab town on Saturday (28th) and nearly paid for it with their lives. The families,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110228</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Demonstrators mark Shalit’s 24th birthday JERUSALEM – During a protest Saturday night (29th), thousands of demonstrators marked Israeli soldier Gilat Shalit’s fifth birthday in captivity across the street from the prime minister’s residence....</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110220</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Mortar hits Negev – no injuries For the second time in as many days a mortar fired by terrorists from northern Gaza landed in an open area in Israeli territory within the Eshkol Regional Council limits in the Negev.  There were no reports of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110213</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian stone throwers wound Jewish baby Palestinian Arab stone throwers attacked a Jewish vehicle south of the Judean town of Hebron on Tuesday (24th), wounding an infant passenger. Israeli army medics treated the baby at the scene,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110202</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:53:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description>  Jerusalem Muslims honor extremists at Temple Mount The Muslim authorities in charge of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount put up massive posters of two radical Islamic leaders at the site on Monday (23rd), prompting demands from Israeli Jews that the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110195</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Maj.-Gen Yoav Galant named as next IDF Chief of Staff – Anshel Pfeffer and Barak Ravid Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant, 51, head of the IDF’s Southern Command, was named as the next Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday (22nd) by Defense...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110181</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Al-Aqsa Foundation: Israel Judaizing Old Jerusalem The Al-Aqsa Foundation called over the weekend on “the Palestinian public in Al-Quds [Jerusalem] and the lands occupied since 1948” to thwart what it called “occupation” plans by coming en...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110175</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Al-Qaida wants 9/11 in Israel Al-Qaida is preparing its fighters in the Arabian Peninsula for the possibility of an Iran-Israel war, urging Arab pilots to crash into targets in Israel. A terror leader in Yemen urged Jihad supporters to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110160</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF responds to mortar fire that injured 2 soldiers In response to mortar fire causing injuries to two IDF soldiers on Tuesday (17th), the IAF targeted smuggling tunnels, a weapons-manufacturing site and a terror tunnel in the southern Gaza...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110148</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:53:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza border clashes intensify; 3 Israeli soldiers wounded Two Israeli soldiers were wounded when Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells into southern Israel on Tuesday (17th). The Salah A-Din Brigades...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110135</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF kills two terrorists at Gaza Fence – Two rockets hit Israel Terror returned to the Gaza Belt area Monday night (16th) as two Kassam rockets were fired at the Western Negev. The rockets exploded in fields next to a kibbutz – no damage or...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110120</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Muslims set aside $30 million for ‘keeping Jerusalem Muslim’ Bayt Mal Al Quds Asharif – the Holy Al-Quds Fund – announced over the week end after convening in Rabat, Morocco, that it will invest $30 million in projects for “safeguarding the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110111</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 120 rockets fired at Israel so far this year The number of rockets fired at Israel from January 2010 till the end of July stands at 120, according to an IDF statement released on Thursday (12th). The months with the highest number of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110098</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu sends Ramadan greetings to Israeli Arabs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent greetings to Israeli Arab Muslims and Muslims world wide at the beginning of the 30-day-festival of Ramadan which began on Wednesday (11th). ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110091</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> LA Times concludes: Withdrawal from Gaza was not smart Five years later, a major U.S. newspaper summarizes Israel’s Disengagement from Gaza: It was a big mistake. Entitled “Lessons and Legacies of Israel’s Gaza Withdrawal,” the August...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110086</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Flooding around the world: Israelis rescued in India With catastrophic floods hitting India, Germany, China, and Pakistan, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced the rescue of 30 Israelis and a large group of Europeans Sunday (8th) in northern...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110069</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:33:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Peres and Ashkenazi visit family of soldier killed in Lebanon Israeli President Shimon Peres and Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi on Sunday (8th) arrived at the home of Lt. Col. Dov Harari, who was killed last week in a border skirmish with the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110056</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Northern Command chief visits soldier wounded in border skirmish Northern Command Chief Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot visited Cpt. Ezra Lakia who was seriously wounded in an exchange of fire on the northern border with Lebanon on Tuesday (3rd). ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110047</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Lt. Col. Dov Harari buried after border attack Lt. Col. Dov Harari was buried in the military cemetery in Netanya on Wednesday (4th) at a funeral attended by hundreds. Eight lieutenant colonels carried the coffin of Harari, 45, who was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110039</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli, Lebanese armies clash along border The Israeli and Lebanese armies engaged in a rare armed clash along Israel’s northern border on Tuesday (3rd). According to Israeli military sources, the incident was sparked when Lebanese...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110023</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Missiles fired at Israeli resort town of Eilat Terrorists operating out of the Sinai Peninsula fired five missiles toward the resort city of Eilat at the southern tip of Israel on Monday morning (2nd). Two of the missiles landed in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110013</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian missile hits Israeli city Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired a Grad missile into the heart of the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on Friday (7/30). The missile landed in a central residential...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110004</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Philistine Temple Ruins Uncovered in Goliath's Hometown by Hana Levi Julian Bar Ilan University archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a Philistine temple in the ancient city of Gath, home of the Biblical Goliath, buried in one of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109984</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:36:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Are Israelis Leaning Right? Two Polls May Indicate Answer is Yes by Eli Stutz Two separate polls may indicate that the Israeli public is leaning increasingly to the right of the political spectrum. Poll #1: Israelis Largely Against...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109977</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Russia: Ahmadinejad's Statements Unacceptable "Recent public statements by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, which distort Russia's objective approach and our independent, constructive policy towards the Iranian nuclear program...are absolutely...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109968</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:53:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel-Italy ties are strong – IDF chief says ROME – Israeli Defense Forces Chief Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi praised military relations between Italy and Israel, as he concluded a two-day visit on Tuesday (20th). In an interview with...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109932</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF tanks open fire on Gaza terrorists, killing one After a period of relative calm on the border between Israel and Gaza, the IDF opened fire on a terrorist squad Wednesday afternoon (21st), killing at least one and wounding others. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109919</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Tisha B’Av: Time to stop mourning Tens of thousands of Israeli Jews gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday (20th) to mark Tisha B’Av and publicly mourn the loss of Israel’s ancient temples and the “Exile of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109905</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Poll: Israelis want their Temple back Israelis on Monday evening (19th) marked the beginning of Tisha B’Av, the national day of mourning over the loss of Israel’s ancient temples. The First Temple was destroyed 2,500 years ago by the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109898</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Buenos Aires bombing remembered Sunday marked the 16th anniversary of the detonation of a van filled with explosives in front of the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina in which 85 people were murdered and more than 300 wounded. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109883</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Funerals for crash family held The members of the Menora family of Beit Shemesh who were killed in an air tragedy in Michigan on Wednesday (14th) were brought to Israel for burial. The funeral for the two grandchildren, Rikki and Rachael...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109861</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Grandfather, three grandchildren killed in light plane crash in US – one survives On Tuesday, (13th) seventy-two year old Moshe Menora, an Israeli citizen who’s been living in the United States, was killed together with three grandchildren,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109850</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jewish masses lay claim to the Temple Mount More than 10,000 Israeli Jews gathered at the foot of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Monday night (12th) to remind their own government and the international community that the biblical holy site belongs...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109842</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:07:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli doctors help African burn victims Six Israeli doctors flew to the Democratic Republic of Congo Monday (12th) to aid people injured when a fuel tanker exploded near the village of Sange on July 2, killing some 250 and injuring another...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109826</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:04:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Holtzberg’s nanny on way to Israeli citizenship JERUSALEM - The Indian nanny who grabbed the son of Mumbai Chabad house directors and ran out of the building with him during a terrorist attack a year and a half ago, has begun the citizenship...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109808</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Mass rally in Jerusalem to mark end of 12-day march to free Gilad Shalit Jerusalem police prepared for the arrival Thursday afternoon (8th) of thousands of marchers who accompanied the family of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit on the last...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109792</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:57:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian man dresses as settler; attempts carjacking Judea and Samaria police were on Wednesday (7th) hunting for a Palestinian man suspected of disguising himself as a settler and attempting to carjack an Israeli woman as she drove in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109786</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:33:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Number of terror attacks in June similar to that of May The Israel Security Agency monthly report highlights that 62 terrorist attacks were recorded in Israel during the month of June, close to the number of attacks recorded in May (63). ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109780</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu to meet with Obama Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to the United States on Monday (5th) for his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday (6th) at 11AM. The two will meet for two hours after...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109772</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli Air Force retaliates – destroys weapons depot The Israel Air Force retaliated early Thursday morning (1st) in Gaza by hitting three targets, including a weapons factory and two smuggling tunnels. The strike was in response to the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109759</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:23:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam roulette: pre dawn rocket narrowly misses Negev workers Gaza terrorists attacked the Western Negev Wednesday morning (30th) with a Kassam rocket just as workers were arriving at a packing plant. It totally destroyed the building and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109746</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Mladenov: Bulgaria’s Israel stance not based on ‘interests’ “The relations between our countries come from an emotional connection, not our economic interests,” Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said to Israeli President Shimon...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109733</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF kills Gaza terrorist after mortar attack The IDF swiftly responded to a mortar attack on the Western Negev Monday afternoon (28th) and killed an armed Gaza terrorist while wounding two others. The soldiers escaped injury but an army...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109722</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:25:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial for Second Lebanon War dead Monday A memorial observance for those killed in the Second Lebanon War will take place Monday (28th) at 6 p.m. at Mt. Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Chief of Staff...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109713</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza terrorists bombard Israelis in northern Negev Gaza terrorists unleashed a barrage of mortar shells at Israeli towns in the northern Negev on Thursday (24th). At least 12 shells were fired over the course of the afternoon and evening. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109707</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hamas nixes another Red Cross request to visit Shalit Hamas has again turned down the request of the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The terrorist organization has voiced concern that if...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109694</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Peres calls on Jews to pray for Israel and “come home” President Shimon Peres, citing the terrorist sponsored international attempt to make Israel illegitimate, told the Jewish Agency on Sunday morning (20th), “We are a people with faith. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109685</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hama official: Palestinians should fire at Israel from West Bank Palestinians should initiate rocket attacks on Israel from the West Bank, Israel Radio quoted Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar as saying in an interview Sunday (20th). Zahar...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109671</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Barak to join Netanyahu in Memorial to PM’s brother On Friday (18th), an observance was held at Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem in memory of Lieutenant Colonel Yoni Netanyahu, the brother of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking the 34th...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109652</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:25:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> ‘There is no West without Israel’ A group of respected former world leaders and academic figures came together in Paris earlier this month to establish the Friends of Israel Initiative to combat what they called the “delegitimation of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109640</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam strikes western Negev A Kassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel late Monday night (14th). The rocket, the first on the western Negev in a week and a half when four rockets struck Ashkelon and Sderot, caused...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109630</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorists kill Israeli policeman in Judea Palestinian terrorist gunmen ambushed an Israeli police car south of Hebron on Monday morning (14th), killing one officer and leaving two others wounded. Jewish residents in the area noted that...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109617</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Lebanese threaten mass march on Israeli border Fatah leaders in Lebanon say that the anti-Israel flotilla has turned the tide of world opinion against Israel, and the time is ripe for a mass civilian charge against Israel’s border. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109588</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorist activity up in May An Israeli National Security Agency (Shin Bet) report released Sunday (6th) shows an increase in the frequency of terrorist attacks in the month of May when 63 took place, compared with 56 in April. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109578</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:33:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> American hurt in 2003 Hamas bombing dies of wounds JERUSALEM – The wife of a U.S. citizen seriously injured in a Palestinian suicide bombing seven years ago says he has died as a result of complications from his wounds. June Averbach...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109570</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu to top ministers: No ships to Gaza Israel will not allow any ships to reach the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday (3rd), during a special session held by the forum of top seven government ministers. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109542</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: This was no Love Boat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Israeli public on live television at 8: pm Wednesday (2nd) regarding the attempt of a terrorist-led flotilla to break a blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109534</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Prime Minister tells soldiers “you are heroes” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the wounded soldiers from the Shayetet 13’ Naval Commando Unit Tuesday (1st). The soldiers were admitted to Rambam Hospital in Haifa Monday (5/31)...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109504</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza aid flotilla an ‘ambush for Israeli soldiers’ At least a dozen people were killed and many more wounded early Monday morning (5/31) when Israeli soldiers sent to board six blockade-busting international “aid” ships approaching the Gaza...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109495</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza region attack foiled Several Palestinians were wounded Thursday evening (27th) as the IDF foiled an attempted terror attack near the fence close to Kibbutz Nahal Oz. IDF forces spotted three Palestinians who attempted to take...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109479</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 11:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam lands in Ashkelon – none hurt After an IDF strike the previous night which came in response to mortar shells fired at Israel, Palestinians fired a Kassam rocket from the Gaza Strip Wednesday night (26th). The rocket exploded in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109470</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Bomb explodes on Gaza border A bomb planted on a donkey-pulled cart exploded in northern Gaza near the border fence Tuesday morning (25th). The bomb, which was remote-controlled, exploded killing the donkey. It was likely meant to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109463</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 11:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> New Yorkers turn out en masse to support Israel Tens of thousands of New Yorkers marched down New York City’s Fifth Avenue for the annual Salute to Israel Parade on Sunday (23rd). Organizers said they were very pleased by the massive...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109459</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian rock throwers wound Israeli woman Palestinian Arab rock throwers assaulted an Israeli taxi south of Kalkilya Saturday evening (22nd), moderately wounding an Israeli woman. Several rocks hit the taxi before the woman’s...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109446</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 12:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 150,000 celebrate Shavuot in parks, nature reserves While many Jews went to synagogue and attended religious events over the Tuesday (18th), Wednesday (19th) Shavuot holiday, about 150,000 others visited nature reserves and national parks. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109434</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 11:56:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Shavuot begins in Israel The biblical agricultural festival of Shavuot (Pentecost) began Tuesday evening (18th) at sundown in Israel and was celebrated through the night with observant Jews reading and studying the Torah. Because...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109413</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian terrorists fire on Jewish motorists A Jewish man and woman were wounded Friday evening (14th) when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on them as they drove near the town of Ofra. The victims both suffered lacerations from...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109395</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:57:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA finds Netanyahu’s Biblical reference ‘distasteful’ Senior Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for mentioning the Jewish people’s historic ties to Jerusalem as described in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109379</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Large police forces deployed in capital for Jerusalem Day More than 3,500 police officers, Border Guard soldiers, and special security forces were deployed around the capital for Jerusalem Day Wednesday (12th). Police sources said that they...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109374</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 12:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: Ethiopian aliyah story ‘essence of our dreams and prayers’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a heartfelt greeting Tuesday (11th) on the occasion of Ethiopian Immigrant Day, calling the story of the community’s desire to return to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109371</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> NY school director kicks off 43rd Jerusalem Day events New York school Chancellor Joel Klein was the keynote speaker in Jerusalem Sunday night (9th) to kick off events for the 43rd Jerusalem Unification Day which is Wednesday (12th) but...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109361</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rocket strikes near Ashkelon A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza struck southern Israel near Ashkelon Saturday night (8th), after almost a month of quiet. It exploded near a populated area after the Palestinian Authority was authorized...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109351</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror attacks down in April – Jonathan Urich In April the number of terror attacks on Israelis dropped to 56, compared with 125 in March, according to an Israel Security Agency report published Tuesday (4th). Only one Israeli civilian was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109334</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA seeks to ‘Arabize’ Jerusalem In a meeting in Ramallah on Monday (3rd), Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, along with top PA officials, decided to institute an accelerated building program in PA-controlled areas of Judea...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109328</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Firebomb attack on security forces in City of David A group of Israeli security guards were attacked with firebombs at Ir David, inside the eastern neighborhood of Silwan on Sunday night (2nd).  No injuries were reported in the attack, which...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109314</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 13:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 200 attend service for victims of Moshav Avivim terror attack 40 years ago Some 200 people came to the memorial service Thursday (29th) in honor of the 50 victims of the attack at Moshav Avivim in the Upper Galilee on May 8, 1970. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109287</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:56:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli President Peres praises Soviet aliyah Israeli President Shimon Peres, on Tuesday (27th) saluted immigrants from the former Soviet Union countries, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the last major wave of immigration from...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109274</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian youth ‘sent to kill Jews’ A 17-year-old Palestinian boy turned himself in to police in the northern town of Afula early Monday morning (26th) after confessing that he had been sent by Palestinian handlers to “kill Jews.” ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109261</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel saves the life of top Hamas official’s daughter Israel over the weekend saved the life of the three-year-old daughter of a top Gaza-based Hamas leader, though the act of kindness was completely ignored by the terrorist group and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109246</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorist rockets land in Eilat Two rockets fired by unidentified terrorists landed in the southern Israel Red Sea resort of Eilat early Thursday morning (22nd). One of the rockets landed in the waters just off the Eilat beach, while...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109237</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel remembers its fallen soldiers A two-minute siren sounded across Israel at 11: a.m. Monday (19th) in memory of 22,684 fallen soldiers and terror attack victims killed since 1860. It was followed by state ceremonies at 43 military...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109202</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Security tight as IDF imposes closure for holiday The IDF imposed a full closure on Arab residents in Judea and Samaria beginning Saturday night (17th) ahead of Remembrance Day and Independence Day. The closure is expected to be lifted...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109190</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Barak speaks at closing ceremonies for Holocaust Remembrance Day Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday night (12th) that “Unfortunately at this time, the Jewish people are forced to fight for their existence.” Speaking at closing...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109165</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Holocaust memorial siren sounded throughout Israel A two-minute siren wailed across the State of Israel at 10 a.m. Monday (12th), as Israelis stood in silence in memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. The siren...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109149</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel marked beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day Sunday evening In Israel, events for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day began Sunday evening (11th) with an official ceremony at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109143</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians name prominent street after top terrorist The Palestinian Authority this week renamed a prominent street in Ramallah after deceased terrorist mastermind Yihyeh Ayyash a Hamas engineer responsible for the deaths of hundreds of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109126</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza terrorists fire mortars at Israel Palestinian terrorists operating out of the northern Gaza Strip fired at least six mortar shells at Israel on Wednesday (7th), however the shells landed in Palestinian territory, injuring 6 residents...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109113</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: Jewish people ‘surging forward toward the future Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday (6th) that the Jewish people were “surging forward toward the future,” while also embracing the past. “It is not by coincidence that we...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109095</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Peres: This year’s Passover the best in recent years President Shimon Peres said Monday night (5th) that this year’s just-concluded Passover celebrations were the best in recent years. Speaking at the central Jerusalem reception for the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109076</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Passover – Thousands receive priestly blessing at Wall JERUSALEM – Thousands of Jewish worshipers gathered at the Western Wall for the priestly blessing. Hundreds of Kohanim, members of the priestly class, blessed some 10,000 worshipers in a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109064</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli ad campaign calls for Third Temple Hundreds of public buses traveling the streets of Jerusalem this Passover are bearing an advertisement calling for the immediate construction of the Third Temple atop the contested Temple Mount. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109047</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 200,000 visitors flock to Israel’s national parks, reserves About 200,000 people flocked to Israel’s nature reserves and national parks on Tuesday (30th) to begin the Passover holiday. About 150,000 visited nature reserves and parks while...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109029</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 8 Years since Netanya Passover massacre Eight years ago, during a Passover Seder at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Arab terrorists murdered 30 Israelis and wounded 150 in a massive suicide bombing. This year Passover began Monday evening...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=109014</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Thousands of police in place for Passover in Jerusalem Thousands of police and Border Police officers began deploying throughout various parts of Jerusalem on Saturday (27th) in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, which begins on...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108999</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM Netanyahu left Washington for home without agreement with U.S. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Washington early Thursday morning (25th) and arrived in Israel late that evening after failing to reach an agreement with the U.S. over...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108986</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:20:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Bus stop bombing thwarted: Israelis wounded by stones A bomb attack at a bus stop in northern Israel was thwarted Tuesday evening (23rd) when local residents spotted a suspicious package and reported it to police. Police sappers...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108965</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF strikes weapons storehouse in response to Monday night rocket Palestinians say four people were slightly injured in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning (23rd), in response to a rocket launched from the Strip by...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108960</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu left for Washington Sunday night Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington Sunday night (21st) to attend the annual conference of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC.  He was accompanied by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108949</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:02:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> One dead as Hamas rocket hits southern Israel Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at the southern Israel town of Sderot on Wednesday night (17th) and another toward the coastal city of Ashkelon on...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108920</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Two Kassams fired from Gaza toward Israel Gaza rocket crews fired two Kassam rockets at Israel Tuesday night (16th). The rockets fell in an open area near the Gaza border on land belonging to the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council. There were...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108915</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Police on heightened alert due to Muslim incitement Police were on heightened alert Tuesday (16th) in Jerusalem due to increased calls of incitement by Muslim leaders to carry out violent acts in the capital. Hamas announced Monday night...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108901</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu decides not to fold to U.S. pressure – Jerusalem construction to continue Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to forge ahead with construction in Jerusalem “as we have since the Six Day War,” despite the unprecedented...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108887</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam fired from Gaza Strip A Kassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open field in the Eshkol Regional Council in the western Negev Saturday night (13th). There were no damages or casualties reported. (iba.org.il) ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108749</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam fired from Gaza damages kibbutz building A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza landed in the western Negev Thursday afternoon (11th) damaging a kibbutz building located near residential buildings. No one was hurt, according to reports. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108720</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: We didn’t seek to embarrass Biden over Jerusalem construction – Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff Israel’s Interior Ministry announced Tuesday (9th) that the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee had approved 1,600 new...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108681</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Female WWII Vets Visit Knesset The Knesset Aliyah Committee on Monday (8th) saluted female veterans of World War II, in honor of International Women’s Day, and as its opening commemoration of the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108638</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror victims group demands Hamas murderers not be traded for Shalit The Almagor terror victims association, which opposes a prisoner exchange deal for captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, has sent a letter to Israeli Cabinet Secretary Zvi...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108627</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:04:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial service to be held for Mothers’ Bus victims On Sunday (7th), a memorial service will be held in Beersheba for victims of a terror attack that occurred March 7, 1988, in which three people were killed. The incident which...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108598</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:15:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorist shooting on road recently opened to Palestinians Palestinian terrorists fired several rounds from their automatic rifles at an Israeli army post on Highway 443 north of Jerusalem on Wednesday (3rd). There were no injuries in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108569</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:10:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: Iran threat progressing faster than international community’s response Speaking on Tuesday morning (2nd) before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed concern that Iran’s...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108558</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem winds up Purim with carnival on Ben Yehuda Street A Purim carnival was held on Jerusalem’s Ben Yehuda Street Monday (1st). The event included a variety of shows for the whole family, including mask making, rope walking and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108544</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM Netanyahu offers aid to Chile following earthquake Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli Foreign Ministry to offer the Chilean government all necessary aid following the massive earthquake the country suffered on...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108534</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Dizengoff Center terror attack anniversary Purim marks the anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed 14 Israelis, many of them children, and wounded 130. The attack occurred on March 4, 1996, the eve of Purim outside the Dizengoff...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108508</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians threaten war over Jewish ‘heritage sites’ “Moderate” Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday (23rd) threatened war over Israel’s decision to officially recognize the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb as national...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108497</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:36:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Did you know that Hebron is the oldest Jewish community in the world? Hebron is the site of the oldest Jewish community in the world. The book of Genesis relates that Abraham purchased the field where the Tomb of the Patriarchs is located...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108487</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorist gets 18 years for kidnap and murder attempts The Beersheba District Court sentenced Hamas terrorist, Mahmad Behabsa to 18 years in prison on Monday (22nd) in a plea bargain agreement on terror charges. Under the deal, Behabsa...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108466</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:46:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Mt. Herzl ceremony for fallen soldiers whose burial place is unknown A state ceremony was held at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem Sunday morning (21st) for the 563 fallen in Israel’s wars whose burial place is not known. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108454</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Soldier wounded in explosion at Gaza fence A Golani soldier was lightly wounded Thursday morning (18th) when an explosive device was detonated by the Gaza Strip security fence near Kissufim. The soldier received medical assistance at the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108444</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Barak at helicopter disaster memorial: Israel as strong, deterring as ever Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak participated in a memorial ceremony to mark 13 years since the 1997 helicopter disaster that claimed the lives of 73 soldiers and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108436</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:19:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Monument to slain officer to be erected at Tapuach Junction Chairman Gershon Mesika of the Samaria Regional Council announced on Monday (15th) that a monument will be erected at Tapuach Junction in memory of slain Israeli non-commissioned...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108427</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 70,000 Israeli children to visit Knesset Speaker of the Knesset Reuben Rivlin, revealed on Monday (15th) that some 70,000 children and youth are expected to visit the Israeli parliament in 2010. This is double the number from last year. He...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108413</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians fire rocket from Gaza – clash with IDF soldiers Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel Friday night (12th), causing no injuries or damage. Earlier on Friday (12th), IDF...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108389</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial for eight students murdered by terrorist The Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem dedicated a memorial monument on Thursday (11th) to the memory of the eight students murdered by a terrorist gunman in the school’s library two years...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108379</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF soldier murdered by knife-wielding Palestinian policeman An IDF soldier was killed in a Palestinian stabbing attack near Tapuach junction, south of Nablus on Wednesday afternoon (10th). The soldier was identified as Sergeant-Major Ihab...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108368</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Another Kassam hits the Eshkol region Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza launched another Kassam rocket at Israel Monday evening (8th). The missile exploded in an open area of the Eshkol Regional Council. No damage or injuries were...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108358</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror attack prevented at Kalandia A 19-year-old Palestinian man was arrested on Monday (8th), at the Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem, after a commando knife was found on his person. During his interrogation, he admitted he intended...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108345</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> “Color Red” sounded in Sderot The “Color Red” warning siren was sounded in Sderot early Sunday afternoon (7th) when a Kassam rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel. The rocket landed in an open field near Sderot with no...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108337</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Fifth explosive device found off Israeli coast A fifth barrel with explosives has been discovered floating in the waters off the Israeli coast. The latest buoyant bomb was found near Palmachim, a town south of Tel Aviv. A spokesman for...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108324</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF responds to attacks from Gaza – Ali Waked The IDF Spokesman confirmed that Israeli aircraft attacked two tunnels in south Gaza on Tuesday (2nd). One of the tunnels was meant to be used to carry out a terror attack within Israel, while...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108316</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza rocket strikes open field in western Negev Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday (2nd) fired a Kassam rocket at the western Negev, striking an open field in the Eshkol region. The attack came a day after two barrels...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108309</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli Knesset celebrates 61st birthday The Knesset marked its 61st birthday on Monday (1st). At noon a ceremony was held in the Knesset hall with the participation of the Chief Rabbis. Later in a special meeting with President...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108294</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: “Israel has no better friend than Berlusconi” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at Sunday’s (1/31) cabinet meeting that “Tomorrow’s arrival of the Italian premier in Israel at the head of a delegation of six ministers is part...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108274</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF team returns from Haiti with child in urgent need of heart surgery – 30 tons of medical equipment left behind The IDF rescue delegation to Haiti returned to Israel on Thursday morning (28th), and its 236 members were welcomed at Ben...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108255</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> World marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked Wednesday (27th) around the world. The UN declared the day in 2005, to coincide with the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108247</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:07:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM in Warsaw to honor Holocaust victims Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu honored Holocaust victims by laying a wreath at a war memorial in the Polish capital Tuesday (26th), on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the Auschwitz death...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108237</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM to World: Fight threats on Israel On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the international community to fight anti-Semitism by warning that those who hate Jews and want to destroy...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108225</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Edelstein to address United Nations on anti-Semitism Diaspora Affairs and Public Diplomacy Minister Yuli Edelstein left Israel Sunday (24th) for New York where he will be the featured speaker at the United Nations meeting marking...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108216</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: Israel must have a presence on eastern side of Palestinian state to block rockets – Steven Gutkin Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday (20th) in Jerusalem that Israel must have a presence in the West Bank to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108194</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:10:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket lands in Eshkol; none injured A Kassam rocket launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip landed in Eshkol Regional Council Tuesday night (19th). There were no reports of injury or damage. Meanwhile, the Ashkelon municipality and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108185</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel’s disproportionate response – Peggy Shapiro Despite its small size, Israel sent a large contingent of highly trained aid workers to Haiti. Two jumbo jets carrying more than 220 doctors, nurses, civil engineers, and other Israeli...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108179</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli forensic team to assist in identification of victims in Haiti An Israeli forensic team in Haiti will assist with the identification of the bodies of several citizens of Holland who died in the earthquake in Port au-Prince. Holland...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108154</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:13:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rare storm dumps rain on southern Negev and heads north Flash floods engulfed the central Negev on Sunday night (17th) as a winter storm dumped rain in amounts rarely seen in the area. Thunder and lightening were seen and heard in the skies...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108143</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel’s ambassador to UN sends condolence letter to Haitian counterpart – Yitzhak Benhorin Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gabriela Shalav sent a condolence letter to her Haitian counterpart, in which she expressed sorrow for the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108124</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Haniyeh can’t control Gaza terror groups Top Hamas terrorist Ismail Haniyeh on Tuesday night (12th) called on terrorist groups who had been firing rockets at Israel all week, to hold off targeting Israel at this time, in order to avert an...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108109</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Woman who hid Anne Frank’s family and diary dead at 100 The woman who hid the family of Anne Frank, and later saved her papers and her diary for posterity, Miep Gies, has died at the age of 100. An office secretary in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108089</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rocket fired at Israel for fifth consecutive day A Kassam rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip struck the Western Negev Monday (11th), for the fifth consecutive day. It landed in the Sha’ar Hanegev region in an...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108073</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF kills 3 terrorists in Gaza preparing to fire mortars An Israeli Air Force craft attacked a terror cell preparing to fire projectiles from the southern Gaza Strip into Israel on Sunday night (10th), the IDF said in a statement. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108072</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> .bg { background-image: url('http://s3.amazonaws.com/1127.assets/subnavbg.gif'); } .center { BORDER-RIGHT: #ebeaea 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #ebeaea 0px solid; ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108036</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial for eight students murdered by terrorist The Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem dedicated a memorial monument on Thursday (11th) to the memory of the eight students murdered by a terrorist gunman in the school’s library two years...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=108378</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1900 06:00:00 Z</pubDate></item></channel></rss>