News Updateshttp://www.foi.org/newsNews Updatesen-us<description> Ma’a lot marks 38 years since terror massacre Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz attended a memorial ceremony Tuesday (15th) marking 38 years (May 15, 1974) since the Ma’a lot massacre, during which Palestinian terrorists killed 26 Jewish...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118987</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:07:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket hits western Negev – none injured A Kassam rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip exploded in Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council limits Tuesday (15th). &nbsp;No injuries or damages were reported. (ynetnews.com) Tel Aviv...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118951</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> NATO ousts Israel in upcoming Chicago summit Israel will not be invited to the upcoming NATO summit that is scheduled to take place May 20-21 in Chicago, the alliance’s top official said Friday (11th). The official denied that Turkey...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118933</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:19:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorists with bombs caught at Tapuach junction Two terrorists with explosive devices and firebombs were caught Thursday evening (10th) at the Tapuach checkpoint in Samaria. Border Guard sappers defused the explosives safely. The men were...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118910</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza terrorists send Israel rocket for Lag Ba’Omer At least one Grad rocket was fired into southern Israel by Gaza terrorists Wednesday night (9th). It landed in an open field in a Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council area near Saad. No physical...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118880</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:57:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Report: Shots fired at Israeli car north of Ramallah Israeli security forces canvassed the area around the village of Singil north of Ramallah for suspects in the shooting by Palestinians at an Israeli vehicle, Tuesday evening (8th). No...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118860</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli elections will be held on September 4 – Aaron Kalman Israel will hold Knesset elections on September 4, a year before their scheduled date, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at a cabinet meeting on Monday (7th), paving the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118839</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF nabs Palestinian carrying 3 pipe bombs A Palestinian man was arrested Sunday (6th) near the Tapuah Junction in possession of three pipe bombs. Border Guards spotted and stopped him before transferring him into the custody of security...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118815</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian with blade nabbed near Elon Moreh IDF forces arrested early Friday morning (4th) a Palestinian with a 14 centimeter blade in his possession, outside the Jewish town of Elon Moreh in the Samaria Regional Council. The suspect was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118792</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Benzion Netanyahu: Jews are a Remnant of a Remnant The historian Benzion Netanyahu, who died Monday (4/30) at 102, was sometimes asked to explain the miracle of Jewish survival through millenniums of persecution. Netanyahu – the father of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118773</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 14:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Arab ambush of children’s bus in Jerusalem A bus filled with children ages 3-13 was suddenly pelted with rocks and concrete blocks hurled by Arab teens in Jerusalem’s mixed Arab-Jewish neighborhood of Abu Tur Wednesday morning (2nd). Two...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118749</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:46:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu’s father Benzion dies at age 102 Benzion Netanyahu, father of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu died early Monday morning (30th) at the age of 102, Army Radio reported. The senior Netanyahu was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1910, and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118571</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket mars Independence Day celebrations Gaza terrorists fired a rocket at Ashkelon Wednesday night (25th) as residents of the city celebrated the opening ceremonies of Israel’s 64th Independence Day. No one was injured and no damage was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118532</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket mars Independence Day celebrations Gaza terrorists fired a rocket at Ashkelon Wednesday night (25th) as residents of the city celebrated the opening ceremonies of Israel’s 64th Independence Day. No one was injured and no damage was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118533</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: “Throughout history, Jews have overcome all enemies – we are still here” Throughout history, Jews have overcome all their enemies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during the state ceremony for fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118493</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: “Throughout history, Jews have overcome all enemies – we are still here” Throughout history, Jews have overcome all their enemies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during the state ceremony for fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118494</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial Day: Israel’s flag at half staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, and Israel’s Chief Rabbis on Tuesday (24th) attended a flag-lowering ceremony in Jerusalem as Memorial Day was set to begin. “For...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118476</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli cab driver seriously injured in stabbing attack A 30-year-old taxi driver sustained serious injuries early Tuesday morning (24th) after he was stabbed by an Arab passenger. He was rushed to the Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba where doctors...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118436</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket from Gaza lands in Sha’ar Hanegev area – none hurt Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza launched a Kassam rocket at the Sha’ar Hanegev Council region Sunday afternoon (22nd). The rocket touched down in an open area – there was no report...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118393</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket from Gaza lands in Sha’ar Hanegev area – none hurt Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza launched a Kassam rocket at the Sha’ar Hanegev Council region Sunday afternoon (22nd). The rocket touched down in an open area – there was no report...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118394</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem: Man stabbed at Simeon the Righteous Tomb A 20-year-old religious Jewish man was stabbed outside the Tomb of Simeon the Righteous in Jerusalem on Thursday (19th). He was stabbed several times and taken to Hadassah Mount Scopus...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118354</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Siren in memory of 6 million sounded At 10 a.m. Thursday, sirens were heard for two minutes throughout Israel in memory of the six million Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis during the Holocaust. As the sirens fell silent, official...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118336</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Stories of six survivors will represent six million Six Holocaust survivors will each light a flame on Wednesday evening (18th) at the start of Holocaust Memorial Day, in memory of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their allies. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118313</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:10:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gantz: Israel must protect Jews around the world In light of the upcoming Holocaust Remembrance day (19th), IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz held a special conference at the Yad Vashem memorial museum in Jerusalem on Monday (16th),...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118295</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:02:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket hits Ashkelon area – no injuries A rocket fired from Gaza at southern Israel exploded in an open area of the Ashkelon Regional Coast on Sunday evening (15th). No injuries or damages were reported. Also Sunday (15th) an explosive device...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118283</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket hits Ashkelon area – no injuries A rocket fired from Gaza at southern Israel exploded in an open area of the Ashkelon Regional Coast on Sunday evening (15th). No injuries or damages were reported. Also Sunday (15th) an explosive device...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118284</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Parks Authority: over 1,500,000 Israeli Passover visitors As Passover draws to a close, the Israeli Parks Authority reported that some one and a half million Israelis have visited national parks and nature reserves over Passover week. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118262</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jewish shepherds from Itamar attacked Two Jewish shepherds from Itamar were injured on Thursday (12th) by a group of local Palestinians wielding clubs and rocks on Givat Arnon. IDF forces were called to the scene to disperse the attackers. One...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118252</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 80-year old targeted in anti-Semitic attack – in Israel An 80-year-old man was attacked in Ashdod last week and suffered injuries that led to a week-long hospitalization. His attacker shouted anti-Semitic slurs, including “stinking Jew” and “all...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118225</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:15:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Patriot battery deployed near Haifa A Patriot missile battery was deployed near Haifa on Friday (6th) as Israel prepared for the Passover holiday. Patriot batteries are designed to intercept medium range missiles. The last time a Patriot...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118209</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza terrorists launch 5 rockets at southern Israel on Sunday Palestinian Authority terrorists in Gaza launched five rockets at Israel on Sunday (8th) – two in the morning and three in the evening. No one was physically hurt in the attacks. An...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118193</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jewish state goes on high alert for Passover following rocket attack Israel is on high alert going into the Passover holiday after a pair of Grad rockets fired from Egypt exploded in Eilat on Thursday (5th). One hit a construction site near a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118157</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Soldier who killed terrorist after being stabbed to receive citation – Yoav Zitu&nbsp; DF Sgt. Gal Weingarten was attacked by two Palestinians and stabbed in the neck two weeks ago in the PA village of Yatta near Hebron during an...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118144</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Arab axe-attack on Jewish man An Arab attacked a 53-year-old Jewish man with an axe in the area of the Damascus Gate Monday morning (2nd). The victim suffered head wounds and was taken to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. He was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118117</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF eliminates terrorist at Gaza security fence The IDF Spokesperson’s office of the Israel Defense Forces disclosed Sunday evening (1st), that an Israeli army unit eliminated a terrorist it spotted digging next to the security fence separating...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118077</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Police raise level of alert ahead of Land Day Israeli Police Commissioner Inspector-Gen. Yochanan Danino raised the level of alert across the country on Thursday (29th) ahead of “Land Day,” Friday (30th). Danino called on Arab Israeli leaders to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118056</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Army chief cancels IDF-wide Passover vacation For the first time in many years, all IDF units are to be on full alert during the upcoming Passover holiday. Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has ordered all IDF units to cancel their traditional Passover...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118039</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian Authority Arab stabs Israeli soldier A Ramallah area Arab stabbed and wounded an IDF soldier Monday night (26th) during a counter-terrorist operation. The wounded soldier received first aid at the scene and was evacuated to the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118027</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Poll: Most Jewish Israelis say Iran strike less risky than nuclear threat – Ophir Bar-Zohar 65% of Jewish Israelis believe that attacking Iran to stop its nuclear program would be less harmful to Israel than living under the shadow of an Iranian...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=118015</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 500,000 travelers expected at Ben Gurion over Passover week In order to deal with the heavy crowds of travelers over the Passover holiday, Israel’s Airports Authority is planning to implement a new, fast check-in system. Over 500,000 passengers...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117995</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 3 rockets fired at southern Israel Three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel on Wednesday night (21st). They exploded in open areas of the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council with no injuries reported. Also, the same evening, a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117988</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Otzar HaTorah school reopened The Otzar HaTorah Jewish School in Toulouse, France reopened Wednesday (21st), just two days after the murder of one of the rabbis, his two children and the principal’s daughter. “The children are still in shock but...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117970</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Sarkozy imparts ‘sincerest condolences’ to PM in letter French President Nicolas Sarkozy wrote a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing his “sincerest condolences” over the murder of four French Jews in Toulouse on Monday...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117747</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:13:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> France: Schools hold ‘moment of silence’ for shooting victims Schools across France held a moment of silence Tuesday (20th) to honor the three children and a rabbi killed in Monday’s (19th) attack in the southern city of Toulouse. (ap.com) ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117703</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> France: 4 dead in shooting outside Jewish school An unknown assailant opened fire on a Jewish school in Toulouse Monday (19th), killing at least four people and injuring five. The shooting took place as the students were arriving for school. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117661</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:37:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Iron Dome intercepts rocket aimed at Ashdod as rockets keep coming A rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza landed in the Negev’s Eshkol Regional Council Friday morning (16th). The Iron Dome anti-missile system successfully intercepted a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117650</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:13:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Latest rocket attacks Two grad-type rockets were fired at Beersheba on Thursday morning (15th) by Gaza terrorists – one landed near a school and the other was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile-defense system. A rocket was fired from Gaza into...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117626</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Grad rocket fired at Netivot lands in center city Following the ceasefire early Tuesday morning (13th), Gaza terrorists fired seven rockets at Israel – one a Grad-type Katyusha rocket landed in the center of Netivot. Magen David Adom emergency...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117604</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza terrorists attack with mortar shells Tuesday – breaking a “ceasefire” Breaking a supposed ceasefire reached early Tuesday morning (13th) with Israel, Gaza terrorists attacked the western Negev region with six mortar shells around noon...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117587</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Over 140 rockets since Friday Gaza terrorists launched a particularly heavy assault on southern Israeli cities on Monday morning (12th), firing off 10 rockets in a single hour. Rockets were fired at Beersheba, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Kiryat Malachi,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117526</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Soldier stabbed in Hebron An IDF soldier was stabbed in the neck during a security operation in the village of Yatta south of Hebron Thursday (8th). The terrorist, identified as Zakaria Abu-Aram, was shot and killed during the attack. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117474</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM returns home from ‘very important’ trip to U.S. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to Israel Wednesday (7th) from a five day trip to the United States and Canada, which he described as “very important.” Netanyahu said he was returning...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117446</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Costume day kicks off Purim observances Israeli children went to school Tuesday (6th) dressed in costumes for Purim, in keeping with the cover-up theme of the holiday. Wednesday (7th) is the dawn-to-dusk Fast of Esther, after which Jews in most...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117429</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: Israel ‘master of its fate’ on Iran WASHINGTON – Israel is the “master of its fate” and reserves the right to defend itself against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Obama on Monday (5th). “When it comes...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117395</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket attacks continue Saturday evening (3rd), terrorists from Gaza fired two rockets into Israel which landed in the Eshkol Regional Council area. The attacks followed the firing of three rockets into the same region of Israel on Friday...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117365</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 7 Kassams fired at Israel Thursday Terrorists in Gaza launched four rockets at Israel late Thursday evening (1st). Three exploded in open areas near Ashkelon and one exploded in the Eshkol region. No injuries or damages were reported. Three...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117343</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:28:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hundreds mark first anniversary of Itamar massacre The Jewish town of Itamar marked a year since the brutal massacre of five members of the Fogel family with a memorial ceremony Wednesday night (2/29). Among those in attendance were Knesset...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117324</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> ‘10 Days, 10 Rockets – “Zero” UN Action’ Israel sent a letter to the United Nations on Tuesday (28th) criticizing the international body for its silence as Gaza terrorists attack civilians in southern Israel. “Ten days – ten rockets and not one...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117278</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF Sinai patrol foils second mass casualty terror plot Released for publication: A routine IDF patrol at the Sinai border last Thursday (23rd) found explosives and prevented another mass casualty terror attack. The military said that they...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117255</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassams fired at Israel over the weekend A Kassam rocket fired by Gazan terrorists at Israel fell in an open area of the Eshkol Regional Council on Sunday (26th). On Saturday night (25th), three rockets were fired at Israeli targets in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117240</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam attacks Thursday and Friday Gaza terrorists succeeded in firing two rockets at southern Israel on Friday morning (24th). The rockets hit open areas and did not cause injury. The IDF responded by hitting two terror-related targets in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117227</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> The Silence of the West – Giulio Meotti One year ago the Fogels were slaughtered in Itamar: father, mother and three children butchered during a night of horror. That night a 12-year-old Israeli girl was out late with friends close to her...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117216</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Report: ‘Explosive found in south could have harmed many’ An IDF official said an explosive device military and police forces found Tuesday morning (21st) near the Egyptian/Israeli border, had the potential to cause a large number of casualties,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117199</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Weekend of rockets – Israel strikes back Two Kassam rockets launched by terrorists from Gaza exploded in open areas within the limits of the Sdot Negev Regional Council on Sunday night (19th). There were no injuries or damages reported. After...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117175</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian children killed in accident At least 8 Palestinian schoolchildren on a field trip were killed when a truck collided with their bus on a rain-soaked road in the West Bank, Thursday (16th). Dozens of elementary school-age children,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117135</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> More rockets shot into Israel’s south A rocket was fired at Israel early Wednesday evening (15th) from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Later two more struck open fields in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council area. There were no reports of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117109</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:25:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Iranian attacks in Thailand aimed at Israelis Thai defense officials said the Iranian citizens responsible for explosions in Thailand on Tuesday (14th) intended to attack Israeli targets, Army Radio reported. Two suspects have been arrested,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117097</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: Iran accountable for double terror attack at embassies Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and Hizbullah of being behind the double terror attack on Israeli embassies in India and Georgia on Monday (13th). He mentioned there were...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117080</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Bombs at two Israeli diplomatic installations The wife of an Israeli diplomat was injured in New Delhi Monday afternoon (13th) by an explosion in a car of the Israeli consulate – next to the consulate building. An explosive device was also...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117046</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorists actively seeking to kidnap soldiers IDF officials say there have been at least five attempts to kidnap soldiers in Israel’s north since Gilad Shalit was released by Hamas on October 13, 2011. “You can see a direct correlation between...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117034</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: Israeli democracy is free and thriving At a celebratory Knesset Plenum meeting recognizing the Knesset’s 63rd birthday on Wednesday (8th), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Israeli democracy is free and thriving – there is none...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=117007</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Tu Bishvat began at sundown Tuesday Tuesday evening, (7th) Tu Bishvat the “tree holiday” began at sundown and will continue till Wednesday night (8th). Israelis celebrate by planting seedlings, holding various events in community gardens,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116989</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: Abbas must choose peace with Israel or Hamas Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “If Mahmoud Abbas chooses to implement the agreement signed with Hamas in Doha, Qatar Monday (6th), it would appear he has abandoned the path of peace.”...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116970</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> ‘Iran can destroy Israel in nine minutes’ An Iranian blogger on Saturday (4th) urged Tehran not to delay an attack on Israel claiming that the Islamic Republic could destroy the Jewish state in “less than nine minutes.” Alireza Forghani, a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116904</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 7-year anniversary of teen killed by Gaza rocket A memorial service was held Thursday (2nd) for Ella Abukasis, a 17-year-old who was killed in Sderot when Gaza forces shot a rocket into the city in January 2005. According to one eye witness,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116880</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza rocket salvo targets Negev communities Gaza terrorists on Wednesday evening (1st) launched a salvo of Kassam rockets at Israel’s southern communities. All the rockets landed in open fields in the western Negev with no injuries or damage...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116861</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rocket from Gaza slams into southern Israel A Kassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel exploded in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council Tuesday night (1/31). The rocket landed in an open field with no injuries or damage...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116830</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel’s Independence Day theme: Water, the Source of Life The Knesset Committee for Symbols and Ceremonies on Monday (30th) accepted a proposal by Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau that the theme of this year’s Israel Independence Day be...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116803</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Shabbat rocket attack on Nahol Oz A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at Nahol Oz Friday night (27th) as residents were celebrating Shabbat. No physical injuries or property damage was reported. The Abu Al Mustafa Brigade, the armed wing of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116784</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> European Parliament Presidents: ‘Never again’ Both the incoming and outgoing presidents of the European Parliament vowed “never again” in ceremonies Tuesday (24th) in Brussels marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In a day filled...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116773</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:53:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror victim’s widow gives birth Four months after her husband and infant son were killed in a terror attack Puah Palmer gave birth Wednesday (25th) to a baby girl. Asher Palmer, 25 and his 1-year-old son, Yonatan died in September when their...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116747</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM: The world is silent despite Iran’s calls to wipe Israel off the map Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Knesset plenum event marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, that “70 years after the Holocaust, many around the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116732</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel attacked again by two rockets from Gaza  Forces from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip shot two rockets into Israel on Tuesday afternoon (24th).  They hit an open field near a kibbutz in the Eshkol Regional Council area.  No physical...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116716</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:37:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: Israel must prevent the elimination of the Jewish people The Israeli government has the “right, duty and capability” to prevent the elimination of the Jewish people and the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116682</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu to become first Israeli PM to visit Cyprus  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is about to become the first Israeli prime minister to make a state visit to Cyprus. Netanyahu is scheduled to visit the island nation in February,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116657</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:28:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu in Holland: ‘Root cause of conflict is refusal to accept Jewish state’  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday (18th) that the root cause of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is “the persistent (Palestinian) refusal to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116637</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu in Holland: ‘Root cause of conflict is refusal to accept Jewish state’  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday (18th) that the root cause of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is “the persistent (Palestinian) refusal to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116640</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF kills two terrorists near Gaza Belt kibbutz Israeli aircraft and tanks struck a terrorist cell attempting to bury bombs at the security fence near a kibbutz Wednesday morning (18th) – killing at least two terrorists. Israeli aircraft fired...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116624</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror attack foiled as court sentences Fogel murderer Alert IDF soldiers staved off a terror attack that was intended to take place inside the military court at Salem in Samaria, on Monday (16th). The soldiers arrested two armed terrorists at a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116606</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu to Birthright group: Go back and tell the truth about Israel On January 4, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a Birthright Israel group: “This is your homeland, literally. This is where we all sprang from. This is where the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116589</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF tanks target Gaza terrorists – 2 hurt On Thursday (12th) IDF tanks opened fire on a terror cell east of al-Bureij in central Gaza, Palestinian sources said. Medical officials in the Hamas-ruled territory said two people who sustained...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116546</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam hits western Negev  A rocket fired at Israel from northern Gaza exploded in an open area in the Sha’ar Hanegev regional Council Thursday (12th). No injuries or damages were reported. (ynetnews.com) Cyprus leader visits Israel  ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116525</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Top U.S. Senator: An attack on Israel is an attack on the U.S. – Herb Keinon “If you attack Israel, you are attacking the United States,” visiting U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) said in Jerusalem on Monday (9th). Inouye is America’s senior...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116484</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PFLP to PA: Focus on Palestinian unity – not talks with Israel The Palestinian Authority should focus on reconciliation among Palestinian factions instead of engaging in talks with Israel, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116459</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Nearly 700 rockets/mortars hit Israel in 2011 JERUSALEM – Some 680 rockets, mortars, and long-range missiles were fired at Israel in 2011, according to the Israeli military. On Thursday (5th) the Israel Defense Forces spokesman released the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116398</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:57:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Islamic Jihad gaining strength in Gaza  The Israeli Defense Forces’ intelligence agencies estimate that the Islamic Jihad is gaining power in Gaza and now has rockets that can reach a distance of 46 miles. “The organization’s terrorist...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116379</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Report: Al Qaida operating in Jerusalem Al Qaida claims to be operating a “Sunni Youth” terrorist cell in Jerusalem as Muslim extremism grows throughout the Middle East. The “Sunni Youth Movement Cell in greater Jerusalem” issued its first...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116359</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket attack on Sderot A rocket launched by terrorists in northern Gaza exploded Sunday evening (1st) in an open area outside the western Negev town of Sderot. The Color Red alert sounded in the city and several towns in the Sha’ar...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116345</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:20:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> On eve of 2012 – Israel’s population surpasses 7.8 million On the eve of 2012, Israel’s population has reached 7,836,000, according to figures released Thursday (29th) by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), ahead of the start of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116324</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF strikes terror targets in Gaza IAF aircraft attacked a terror tunnel in northern Gaza and a center of terrorist activity in central Gaza early Thursday morning (29th), the IDF spokesperson said in a statement. According to the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116251</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF hits Islamic Jihad in Gaza A pinpoint IAF air strike in Gaza on Tuesday evening (27th) killed one Islamic jihad terrorist and injured three others. Islamic Jihad told CNN the strike hit a motorcycle in northern Gaza. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116244</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hanukkah continues at Fogel home in Itamar A special Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony is being held every night of the eight-day holiday this year, as residents of Itamar gather in front of the Fogel family home. The home where Udi and Ruth...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116240</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:35:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Politicians light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall Several Israeli state employees took part in a Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony at the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem Wednesday night (21st). Among the participants were State...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116166</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:02:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah In Germany, some 1,500 Jews attended a candle-lighting ceremony at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Tuesday evening (20th), to commemorate the first of eight nights of Hanukkah. They stood together singing...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116154</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hanukkah begins at sundown Jews worldwide will begin the festival of Hanukkah on Tuesday evening (20th), which will continue for eight days with the lighting of Hanukiyah candles. It is a happy holiday with special food, games, and family...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116129</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Shalit deal complete: 550 more prisoners released Sunday evening at 10 o’clock Israeli time, the second round of prisoners exchanged for Gilad Shalit were released by Israel to the Palestinian Authority. Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116044</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians light Christmas tree in PA-ruled Bethlehem Hundreds of Palestinians gathered on Thursday (15th) in Bethlehem to light a Christmas tree ahead of the holiday festivities. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pressed a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116028</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem municipality prepares for Christmas: Free Christmas trees On Wednesday (21st), the Jerusalem municipality will offer free Christmas trees to its Christian residents who are celebrating the joyous day. The tree distribution will...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116012</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu says Eichmann capture shaped Jewish history JERUSALEM – On the 50th anniversary of Adolf Eichmann’s capture for trial in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the event shaped Jewish history. “Eichmann’s capture and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115977</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Exploding Kassam rocket traumatizes residents Arab terrorists in Hamas-run Gaza resumed rocket attacks on Israel Monday evening (12th), launching a short-range Kassam rocket at southern Israeli communities in the western Negev. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115959</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam hits Western Negev after 24-hour lull A Kassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck the Sha’ar Hanegev Council on Monday (12th) after a 24-hour lull. The Israeli Air Force responded with a direct hit to a Hamas weapons factory. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115942</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 5 rockets shot at Israel on Thursday, 3 Friday Five rockets were fired from northern Gaza at Israel Thursday (8th) evening. A Grad rocket exploded near Beersheba and two of the rockets exploded between Sha’ar Hanegev and Sdot Negev regional...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115933</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> The missile threat from Gaza – from nuisance to strategic threat – Uzi Rubin The Gaza rocket offensive against Israel has continued for ten years. In November 2009, Hamas first tested a rocket with a range that could reach Tel Aviv. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115854</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF to equip northern Israel from southern bases The IDF assesses that in a future war, Hizbullah will be able to fire up to 600 missiles/rockets into Israel daily. Fearing unprecedented missile fire in a future war, the IDF has drafted...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115816</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Security drill in upper Galilee Monday A routine military exercise is scheduled Monday (5th), in Kiryat Shmona and the Upper Galilee as part of the Israel Defense Forces annual assessment of fitness and preparedness. During the drill, there...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115795</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:15:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Zvi Shalit to PM: You saved my grandson This week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Zvi Shalit, Gilad’s grandfather who wished to thank the PM for releasing Gilad from Hamas captivity. “You saved my grandson. Under current...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115780</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Home Front Command chief: Rocket threat increasing Home Front Command Chief Major-General Eyal Eisenberg said Wednesday (30th) that “it would take years for the situation in the Arab states around us to stabilize.” He noted that the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115770</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF shells Lebanon in response to rocket fire The IDF Spokesperson’s Office said that the Israeli army opened fire on Lebanon in response to a barrage of Katyusha rockets fired on northern Israel Tuesday morning (29th). Israel’s...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115742</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel At least four Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel early Tuesday morning (29th). Kol Ysrael radio reported that the missiles exploded in two communities...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115732</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:31:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam fired – IDF responds Hamas resumed its “quiet war” with Israel on Saturday (26th) and fired a rocket at the Eshkol region, south of Ashkelon. The IDF responded in the middle of the night, hitting two terrorist sites. After the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115720</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:31:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam fired – IDF responds Hamas resumed its “quiet war” with Israel on Saturday (26th) and fired a rocket at the Eshkol region, south of Ashkelon. The IDF responded in the middle of the night, hitting two terrorist sites. After the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115721</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:31:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorist nabbed in attempted attack near Otniel A Palestinian man in his 30s was apprehended early Tuesday morning (22nd) while attempting to cross the security fence surrounding the Jewish town of Otniel, located between Hebron and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115683</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorist nabbed in attempted attack near Otniel A Palestinian man in his 30s was apprehended early Tuesday morning (22nd) while attempting to cross the security fence surrounding the Jewish town of Otniel, located between Hebron and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115690</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocks thrown in Gush Etzion – woman injured Palestinians hurled rocks at Israeli vehicles near Beit Ummar near Gush Etzion on Sunday (20th). A woman was injured lightly and several vehicles were damaged. When Israeli security forces...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115669</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:15:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel decries continued rocket fire from Gaza – Jordana Horn For the fourth time in the past month, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor wrote to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the UN Security Council condemning the continuing...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115658</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA Arabs hurl rocks at IDF near Bethlehem A number of Palestinians hurled rocks at a group of IDF soldiers on patrol at El-Arib, southwest of Bethlehem on Thursday (17th). There were no injuries reported. Israeli soldiers employed crowd...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115644</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam lands near kindergarten Two Kassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday (15th) exploded in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council. One of the rockets hit a warehouse near a kindergarten and another exploded in an open area...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115621</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:15:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Sarkozy sends letter of apology to PM French President Nikolai Sarkozy on Monday (14th) apologized to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for uncomplimentary remarks he made about Netanyahu last week. According to reports, Sarkozy called...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115605</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:25:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam attack Sunday A Kassam rocket launched at Israel by terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza, exploded in an open area of the Sha’ar Hanegev Council region Sunday evening (13th) with no injuries or damages reported. (ynetnews.com) ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115588</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:20:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Poll: 65 percent of Jewish Israelis support wide-scale military response to Gaza rocket fire The Peace Index poll conducted October 31-November 1 asked: Do you support a wide-scale military operation in Gaza in response to the rocket-firing...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115577</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel’s UN envoy: Rocket attacks on south should shock Security Council Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Ron Proser said during a Security Council meeting that the shaky security situation in the south of Israel – often targeted by rockets...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115559</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket fire continues A rocket was fired Tuesday (8th) toward the Sderot area following relative quiet in the Gaza vicinity communities over the past two days. The Kassam exploded near a kibbutz in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. There...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115545</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF tanks fire on Gaza terrorists An IDF force spotted a terrorist squad Monday (7th) around noon as it planted two explosive charges near the northern section of the security fence separating Gaza and Israel. The IDF Spokesman’s Unit...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115524</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza rocket injures foreign worker in Israel Rockets fired from Gaza on southern Israel over the weekend injured a foreign worker. Two rockets were fired early Sunday morning (6th), landing near Ashkelon. A foreign worker from...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115484</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF/terrorists exchange fire along security fence Armed Palestinians on Thursday (3rd) opened fire on IDF forces who were working on the security fence near Kibbutz Zikim, north of the Gaza Strip. The IDF force was positioned near...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115470</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:23:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorists fire on Eshkol region Gaza terrorists resumed their attacks on civilians in southern Israel on Tuesday night (1st), firing a rocket at the Eshkol region. The projectile missed area homes and exploded in an open field, causing...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115446</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF swoops down on Hamas – arrests father of “Son of Hamas” The IDF arrested early Tuesday (1st) a senior Hamas leader who was freed from an Israeli prison two months ago. Hassan Yousef’s son and two others were also nabbed at their homes...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115433</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Barrage of rockets over weekend – 1 killed, 16 wounded A barrage of rockets was fired into Israel Saturday (29th) through Sunday evening (30th) by Islamic Jihad. Israel retaliated by attacking rocket crews and killing a number of Jihad...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115407</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Ilan Grapel back in Israel A plane carrying American-Israeli Ilan Grapel arrived Thursday evening (27th) at Ben Gurion International Airport, four-and-a-half months after Grapel was arrested by Egyptian authorities with spying for...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115395</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Calm shattered in south as Grad rocket lands near Ashdod After weeks of calm and for the first time since Gilad Shalit returned home, the quiet has been shattered in southern Israel: A Grad rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115381</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Soldiers-to-be-: “Don’t free terrorists for me” A group of 12th graders planning to enlist in the IDF next year has sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking that if they fall into enemy hands, the government avoid trading...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115343</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:53:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Peres visits Shalit at home Israeli President Shimon Peres visited Gilad Shalit at his home in northern Israel on Monday (24th) – the first Israeli official to visit the soldier’s home in Mitzpe Hila. “I came on behalf of the whole...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115321</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jewish teen stabbed in Jerusalem Saturday A Jewish teen was stabbed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian terrorist from a nearby village on Saturday (22nd). The victim, 17, was sitting with a friend in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115310</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Simchat Torah 5772 The holiday of Simchat Torah began at sundown Wednesday night (19th) and continued through Thursday night at sundown (20th). Simchat Torah or “Rejoicing in the Torah” is a celebration first mentioned in the 11th...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115298</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian knife attack thwarted at Gush Etzion junction A Palestinian attempting to stab Israelis at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank was arrested on Wednesday (19th). The suspect, a woman, pulled out a knife while crossing...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115265</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli polls show overwhelming support for Shalit deal – Gil Hoffman A Dahaf Institute poll published in Yediot Ahronot on Monday (17th) found that 79% of Israelis backed the deal to trade kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit for 1,027...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115256</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> It's official: Shalit back in Israel The Israeli Defense Forces announced Tuesday morning (18th) that Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit crossed the Egyptian border at Kerem Shalom into Israel. IDF Spokesman Yoav Mordechai said that Shalit...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115230</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israelis continue to celebrate Sukkot out of doors Taking advantage, on Sunday, (16th) of the Sukkot vacation, 270,000 Israelis visited the JNF’s nature reserves, parks, and forests. The Places visited the most were the Birya forest...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115212</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 200,000 visit Israel’s parks, nature reserves at beginning of Sukkot Some 200,000 Israelis visited nature reserves and parks throughout Israel over the Sukkot holiday on Thursday (13th), Army Radio reported. Sukkot, a seven-day...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115202</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Egypt: Planes patrol Sinai without Israel’s consent Egypt’s air force chief dispatched warplanes to patrol the border with Israel, despite peace treaty terms, MENA news agency reported. Egypt’s air force chief said despite a 1979...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115155</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel prepares to welcome Sukkot The week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), commemorating God’s protection of the Jews during their 40-year sojourn prior to entering the Promised Land, begins Wednesday evening (12th)...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115141</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror task force renews Sinai travel warning Ahead of Wednesday evening’s (12th) Sukkot holiday, the National Security Council’s Counterterrorism Bureau renewed its serious warning to Israelis not to travel to the Sinai Peninsula. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115134</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Ce remonies held throughout Israel for Yom Kippur war dead In dozens of cemeteries throughout Israel Sunday (9th), memorial services were held for the fallen soldiers of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The central ceremony was held at the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115120</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel closes airspace/borders for Yom Kippur As part of the Jewish nation’s preparation for the holy Day of Atonement, Israel will close its borders and airspace for the holiday of Yom Kippur. All airports in Israel will be closed...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115094</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA ambassador in Brazil: “Israel must disappear” – Reinaldo Azevedo Imagine the scandal if an Israeli diplomat said: “The Palestinian Authority should disappear.” On Friday (9/30), Alzeben Ibrahim, the Palestinian ambassador to Brazil,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115042</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 2 rockets fired from northern Gaza Two Grad rockets were fired from northern Gaza toward Israel on Tuesday (4th). One rocket exploded in an open field near Ashkelon, while the second fell near the security fence. No injuries or damages...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115024</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel Air Force targeted rocket squad in Gaza An Israeli military spokesman said an air strike in Gaza on Saturday (1st) targeted a Palestinian terror squad preparing to launch rockets into Israel. Three Palestinians were wounded in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115014</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Ayatollah Khamenei: Our demand is freedom of all of Palestine, not part of it Addressing the 5th International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, in Tehran on Saturday (1st), Ayatollah Khamenei stated, “Our demand is...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=115000</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF aircraft attacks target in central Gaza Strip IAF aircraft attacked a target in the central Gaza Strip early Friday (30th). The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit stated that a direct hit was identified in the strike. The assault came as a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114994</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:36:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF closes West Bank for Rosh Hashana – Rockets strike Israel The Israeli military announced a closure of the West Bank for Rosh Hashana, as two Kassam rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel. One rocket hit a power line near a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114972</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rosh Hashana This year Rosh Hashana which heads the year of Jewish festivities, food, and tradition, begins Wednesday (28th) at sundown. Jews around the world celebrate their new year, known as Rosh Hashana in September or October,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114957</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel on Rosh Hashana: Population at 7,797,400 Approaching the 8,000,000 mark: On the eve of Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year) the Israeli population consists of some 7,797,400 residents: 5,874,300 Jews, 1,600,100 Arabs and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114897</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:13:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> President Peres releases Rosh Hashana message For Rosh Hashana, Israeli President Shimon Peres released a message to Jews around the world with wishes for peace, joy, health, security, economic growth and strengthened bonds between...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114874</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Aliyah up 19 percent for Jewish year 5771 Some 21,300 new immigrants have moved to Israel since last Rosh Hashana – an increase of 19 percent over last year, according to the Jewish Agency for Israel. “The choice of thousands of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114861</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Reports: Shots fired at Israeli car near Karmei Shomron – baby hurt in riots An Israeli car traveling on Route 55 near Karmei Shomron, came under fire on Wednesday (21st). Bullets struck the vehicle, but no one was injured. Also a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114844</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu’s speech to include ‘Jewish State’ demand When PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations this week he will tell listeners that a Palestinian state must recognize Israel as the Jewish national home, his spokesman Mark...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114825</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:19:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Abbas again says ‘no’ to Jewish state As Quartet (UN, U.S., EU and Russia) representatives met in New York Monday morning (19th) to draw up a last-minute formula which will prevent a Palestinian UN bid this week, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114804</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF begins reserve call-up The Israel Defense Forces began a reserves call-up on Friday (16th), in anticipation of demonstrations and other disturbances that are expected to accompany the Palestinian Authority’s application to the UN for...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114788</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 5 Israeli-Arabs arrested for plotting terror attacks Thursday (15th) it was cleared for publication that Shin Bet and Northern Police District officers arrested five Israeli Arabs, who reside in northern Israel, for planning a series of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114776</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Itamar Massacre: 5 consecutive life sentences to Fogel killer The Military Court on Tuesday (13th) sentenced 18-year-old Hakim Awad of Awarta to five consecutive life sentences and an additional five years in prison for the murder of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114760</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror Task Force: Stay out of Sinai The Task Force for Fighting Terror released its travel advisory for the up-coming holiday-filled Jewish month of Tishri on Friday (9th), reminding people that a severe warning is still in effect in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114697</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel condemns New Delhi attack Israel strongly condemns the terror attack that took place in New Delhi, India on Wednesday (7th), the Foreign Ministry announced. “It was a heinous terrorist act against the foundations of democracy...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114682</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF strikes weapons manufacturing site in Gaza IAF aircraft targeted a weapons manufacturing site in the central Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning (6th). The IDF Spokesperson reported that a hit was confirmed. The strike was in response...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114671</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Shin Bet: significant rise in terror attacks in August A significant rise in the number of terror attacks was recorded in August the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) reported Monday (5th). According to the report, 178 attacks were...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114650</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:07:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel: 2,000,000 students start new school year The new school year in Israel commenced Thursday (1st), as approximately 1,942,000 students began their first day in Israel’s 4,400 education institutes. In light of the government’s...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114642</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israelis get a taste of fall with surprise August rain Summer rainfall took Israelis by surprise on Wednesday (31st) when light showers were felt in Hadera, Netanya, and even Tel Aviv. A day before children were headed back to school,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114634</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Special message from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations In Israel hundreds of rockets, missiles, roadside bombs, and terror attacks have taken many lives and injured even more, terrorized hundreds of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114617</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:56:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> UPDATE - 8 injured in terror attack in Tel Aviv Public Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovich said Monday (29th) that the terrorist who ran over and stabbed people in Tel Aviv late Sunday evening (28th) operated on his own initiative. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114602</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Eight injured in Tel Aviv car and stabbing attack A West Bank Palestinian stole a taxi and rammed a police roadblock outside a Tel Aviv restaurant early Monday (29th), before going on a stabbing spree and injuring 8 people, hospital...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114526</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem police on high alert last Friday of Ramadan Jerusalem District Police deployed thousands of police officers in eastern Jerusalem on Friday (26th), in an effort to maintain order during the last Friday prayers of the Ramadan...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114515</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Iron Dome intercepts Grad rockets – baby hurt by shrapnel Grad rocket fire persisted throughout Wednesday night (24th). Following a barrage of rockets fired at Israel’s south, a Grad hit Hof Ashkelon Council leaving a nine-month-old...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114504</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza rocket injures woman in Sinai An Egyptian woman was injured Wednesday afternoon (24th) by a rocket that was fired from Gaza, Arab media reported. The missile apparently meant for the Negev, was fired in the wrong direction and struck...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114452</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:31:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket fire on Israel’s southern cities breaks second truce Southern Israeli cities came under rocket fire again for a fifth night Monday (22nd) despite claims by Gaza terrorists they were again committed to a cease-fire. On Sunday...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114354</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:25:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terror alert remains in Jerusalem The Jerusalem police raised the level of alert in the city on Sunday (21st) after receiving intelligence that a squad of Arab terrorists intends to carry out an attack inside the city. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114331</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:02:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rockets hit Ashdod Friday morning – 10 hurt A rocket fired at Ashdod on Friday morning (19th) exploded in the courtyard of a yeshiva and left 10 people injured. Magen David Adom emergency services said two men were seriously injured. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114308</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Report: 7 Israelis dead, dozens wounded, 5 critical in three terrorist attacks near Eilat According to the latest reports from the Eilat area Thursday (18th), 6 Israelis are dead, and dozens of people were wounded in three terrorist...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114300</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Grad missiles explode near Beersheba Terrorists from the Gaza Strip fired two Grad missiles at the city of Beersheba late Monday evening (15th). The missiles exploded in open areas of the city. There were no reports of physical...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114286</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Report: Israel and Hamas discussed Shalit in Cairo A second round of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas regarding a possible prisoner swap exchange took place in Cairo on Monday (15th), the London-based Arab daily Al-Hayat has...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114270</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rocket explodes near kibbutz As rocket attacks continue, a Kassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip Thursday evening (11th) exploded near a kibbutz in the Shaar HaNegev regional council. No injuries or damages were reported. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114245</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:19:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA official calls for ‘Friday intifadas’ during Ramadan Bassam Abu Aharif, a former advisor to Yasser Arafat and a member of the PLO, called Tuesday (9th) on all Arab Muslims and Christians in the world to turn Fridays during the month of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114228</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Arabs vandalize cars of Western Wall worshippers on Tisha B’Av Arabs vandalized cars of Jews praying at the Western Wall on Monday night (8th), the eve of the Tisha B’Av fast day. Thousands of worshippers crowded the Western Wall plaza...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114207</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:28:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Tisha B’Av began Monday night The Jewish people marked 1,943 years since the destruction of the Second Temple Monday night (8th), as Tisha B’Av got underway at sundown. Thousands of Jews arrived at the Western Wall to participate in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114195</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam attack on Sha’ar Hanegev A Kassam rocket exploded Sunday evening (7th), next to one of the communities in the Sha’ar Hanegev region. No injuries or damages were reported. The Color Red missile alert system sounded before the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114181</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF responds to Grad attacks – Strikes terror targets in Gaza IAF aircraft targeted two terror activity sites in the northern Gaza Strip and a smuggling tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip Thursday morning (4th), the IDF Spokesperson said...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114168</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> More rockets shot into Israel The Color Red rocket alarm system was activated Wednesday (3rd) in the south of Israel when a rocket was fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza region. It landed in the Ashkelon Coast regional Council with no...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114158</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:10:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF retaliates – attacks terror targets in Gaza Tuesday morning (2nd), IAF aircraft targeted a terror activity site in the northern Gaza Strip and a smuggling tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson said in a statement. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114142</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:23:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam lands near Ashkelon wounding Bedouin woman Monday evening (1st) a Kassam rocket launched by terrorists in Gaza struck an open field near Ashkelon wounding a Bedouin woman in a nearby tent. The “Color Red” warning was sounded in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114117</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:36:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM Netanyahu addresses Muslims in video greeting ahead of Ramadan On Sunday (7/31) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a special message on YouTube addressing Israel’s Muslim citizens and Muslims around the world ahead of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114108</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> U.S. Accuses Iran of Aiding Al-Qaeda - Joby Warrick The Obama administration said Thursday that Iran is helping al-Qaeda funnel cash and recruits into Pakistan for its international operations. Documents filed by the Treasury Department...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=114095</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel to UN: Palestinian Bid for Statehood Will Not Bring Peace - Amb. Ron Prosor Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor told the UN Security Council on Tuesday: "I speak before this Council today as a proud representative of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113892</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> In response to rocket fire, IAF again targets terrorist activity site In response to the firing of rockets at Israel over the last few days, an IAF aircraft again targeted a terrorist site in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday (20th). ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113865</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:46:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Barak praises smooth takeover of Gaza-bound boat Defense Minister Ehud Barak praised the IDF naval officers and commander on Tuesday (19th) for the smooth takeover of a Gaza-bound ship. Soldiers boarded a ship that aimed to violate the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113845</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli Navy gains control of French flotilla vessel On Tuesday, (19th) as French flotilla vessel Dignite/al Karama made its way toward the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Navy informed the crew that they could transfer the ship’s cargo to the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113843</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:25:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> More rockets from Gaza strike Israel Five rockets were fired from Gaza at southern Israeli communities over the weekend. Three rockets struck early Sunday morning (17th) and two on Saturday (16th). At least 10 rockets fired from...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113826</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> More rockets from Gaza Six Kassam rockets were fired into Israel on Thursday (14th) as the rate of attacks from Gaza picks up again, Israel Radio reported. The rockets landed in open areas and no injuries or damages were reported. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113815</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rockets hits Negev early Wednesday and Thursday The IDF reported that a Kassam rocket exploded near a kibbutz in the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council Wednesday morning (13th). No injuries were reported. This is the third attack in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113810</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Negev home damaged after rockets fired from Gaza Gaza-based terrorists fired two Kassam rockets into southern Israel Tuesday evening (12th). Both rockets landed in the Sdot Negev Regional Council area, with one rocket damaging a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113792</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Ahronovich: Arrests made in Issawiya lynching Responding to a question posed by the Matot Arim organization Monday (11th), Israeli Public Security Minister Ahronovich said that arrests had been made in the case of Nir Nahshon, who was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113779</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:33:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza rocket fire resumes Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired 3 rockets into southern Israel Saturday night (9th). At least two rockets hit open areas in the Ashkelon Beach regional council, while one rocket...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113769</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel soldier wounded in Gaza bomb attack JERUSALEM – An Israeli soldier was wounded when a roadside bomb blew up near his tank on the southern border with Gaza Thursday morning (7th). The soldier was injured by shrapnel and the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113767</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 20 years in prison for Hamas rocket launcher The Beersheba District Court on Wednesday (6th) sentenced a Gaza Hamas terrorist to 20 years in prison for launching rockets at Israel, and for 8 counts of attempted murder. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113756</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF strike stops rocket attack Two terrorists were killed and a third injured Tuesday (5th) in an IDF strike in central Gaza local medical officials said, according to the Ma’an news agency. Israel’s Reshet-Bet reported IAF warplanes...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113749</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Iran ridicules July 4th: America is not independent Iran commented on the United States’ Independence Day Monday (4th) by saying the U.S. has no independence because it is in debt to foreign creditors and of course Israel. PRESS TV...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113738</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Peres at July 4th celebration: Thank you for being our friend A special event in honor of U.S. Independence day, which will be celebrated on Monday (4th), took place on Thursday (30th) at the home of U.S. Ambassador to Israel, James...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113726</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel nabs Hamas MP, 3 others in Nablus Four members of the Hamas terror organization, including a member of the Palestinian Authority legislative body, were arrested Tuesday (28th) by Israeli soldiers. Three of the four were arrested...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113715</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorist abduction plot foiled by Shin Bet, IDF It is confirmed that a high-stakes joint operation by the IDF and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) has foiled a terrorist plot to kidnap Israeli soldiers and attack other Israeli...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113703</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:33:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 2 attacked in Beersheba An unidentified man attacked a 40-year-old passerby and sprayed tear gas at a cab driver near the Beersheba Municipality building on Monday (27th). The two suffered moderate injuries and were taken to the Soroka...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113697</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jewish man beaten after accidentally entering Issawiya Dozens of Palestinians attacked a 27-year-old Jewish Cellcom employee who was accidentally led by his GPS navigation device to the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113689</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:57:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Red Cross to Hamas: prove Shalit is alive Marking the 5th anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s capture by Hamas, the International Red Cross has now, for the first time, called on Hamas to prove that he is still alive. Shalit was 19 when...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113675</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:33:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Not stealing Palestine, but purchasing Israel – Daniel Pipes Since the early Zionists lacked military power, their efforts to build a presence in the Holy Land stand out as astonishingly mild. Acquiring property acre by acre, farm by farm,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113667</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:23:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam/mortar fired from Gaza at Israel A Kassam rocket exploded Tuesday (21st) in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council, a half hour after a mortar shell blasted into the same area. No injuries or damages were reported. The rocket...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113656</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:46:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF holds drill simulating mass missile attacks across Israel The Israel Defense Forces began a several-day nation-wide Home Front Defense drill on Sunday (19th) to prepare security forces for possible missile attacks across the country. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113643</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Soldier shoots, injures knife-wielding Palestinian On Sunday (19th) an IDF soldier shot at a Palestinian who rushed at soldiers with a knife near a military outpost at Kalkilya. The Palestinian was wounded in his lower body and was...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113626</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:02:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza terrorists fire Kassam after two-month lull For the first time in over two months, terrorists fired a rocket into Israel from Gaza, Thursday evening (16th). The rocket exploded within the Eshkol local authority’s territory, near Sde...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113611</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Soldier pelted with stones fractures leg during clashes near Ramallah An IDF soldier fractured his leg from stones that were pelted at him northwest of Ramallah on Wednesday (15th). The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit stated that the rioters...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113604</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:07:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Third annual Jerusalem Lights Festival to kick off The third annual Jerusalem Light Festival will kick-off Wednesday evening (15th), in Jerusalem’s Old City, featuring art installations bursting with light and 3-D video montages displayed...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113589</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:07:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hundreds of Grad rockets smuggled from Libya to Gaza Hundreds of Grad rockets with ranges of 37-44 miles have been smuggled into Gaza in recent weeks, strengthening Hamas and posing a serious threat to Israel, the Maan news agency reported...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113578</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA says: “if I forget thee Oh Jerusalem” was Crusader expression usurped by Zionists – Itamar Marcus and Barbara Cook As part of the continuing Palestinian denial of Jewish history in Jerusalem, Palestinian researcher Dr. Hayal Sanduqa...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113569</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 182 immigrants due next week Two flights are scheduled to touch down in Israel next week bringing 182 immigrants. On Tuesday (14th) one flight will bring 100 immigrants from France and Belgium, and another will bring 82 from Ethiopia. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113550</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 200,000 Israelis visited parks for Shavuot On Wednesday (8th), around 200,000 Israelis visited the country’s parks in celebration of the holiday of Shavuot. The most popular locations for barbecues, picnics, and hikes included the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113423</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Shavuot began at sundown Tuesday night The Jewish holiday of Shavuot began Tuesday night (7th) and will last till sundown Wednesday evening (8th) in Israel. In the rest of the world, it is celebrated for two days. Shavuot (Pentecost,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113410</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:56:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: Events in north not incidental Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Monday (6th) that “the events in the north are not incidental. It’s an attempt to inflame the border and break it… This is not a quarrel...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113393</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 30,000 in largest-ever Israel day NYC parade An estimated 30,000 people took part in the annual Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City Sunday (5th). This is the largest number of participants ever in the parade, which has been held every...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113385</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Iron Dome deployed near Sderot Israel deployed an iron Dome rocket interceptor system outside of Sderot Thursday (2nd), according to a Reuters report. Sderot sits just over two miles from Gaza and has borne the brunt of rocket and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113035</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem remains largest city in Israel, CBS says According to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics for Jerusalem Day, Jerusalem is Israel’s largest city with a population of some 780,000 people. The population grew by 15,000...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113028</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem Day – June 1, 2011 Wednesday, (1st) Jerusalem day – will celebrate the liberation of the Western Wall in June 1967 and the reuniting of the holy city - the capital of Israel. On that day, Jews from all over the world were...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=113014</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> On the crest: Netanyahu soars in the polls Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to the U.S. this week, and his speeches before Congress and AIPAC have done him well in Israeli public opinion. A survey carry out by Dialogue shows...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112993</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 11:53:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Prime Minister Netanyahu returns to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has returned to Israel from his trip to the US, saying that the United States strongly supports the basic principles that are important to Israel for achieving a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112923</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 11:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu speaks to Congress History will “salute” the United States for condemning Iran’s nuclear weapons plans, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the US Congress on Tuesday (24th). He drove home to the legislators the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112906</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu at AIPAC Speaking before AIPAC in Washington Monday (23rd), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Obama for U.S. assistance in maintaining Israel’s military edge. “Israel can’t return to the indefensible...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112892</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 12:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: Israel will not go back to 1967 indefensible borders Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday (20th) he is prepared to make compromises for peace, but he rejected U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposed parameters for the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112883</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 11:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu in U.S. to speak - will meet with Obama Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Thursday night (19th) for a trip to the U.S. During his visit, Netanyahu will meet with the U.S. President Barack H. Obama, and speak to both...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112877</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 11:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hamas MP: Jews are ingathered in Israel for us to annihilate them Yunis al Astal, a member of the Palestinian Authority parliament, spelled out his organization’s vision for the genocidal annihilation of the Jewish people in a television...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112865</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> U.S. Accuses Syria of inciting Israel border clashes The White House accused the Syrian government on Monday (16th) of inciting deadly border clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian demonstrators, saying Damascus was trying to distract...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112860</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Arab protesters descend on Israeli borders Thousands of Arab protesters marched on Israel’s borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday (15th) in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations, in an annual Palestinian mourning ritual marking the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112810</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli security forces heightened for Nakba Day Because of police intelligence, anticipated Nakba Day demonstrations On Sunday (15th) led to tightened security around eastern Jerusalem, the Old City and the Temple Mount.  Reinforced police...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112797</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:02:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 1.5 million Israelis headed outdoors to celebrate Independence Day At least 1.5 million Israelis headed to national parks, forests, and urban parks to celebrate Israel’s 63rd Independence Day on Tuesday (10th), up 200,000 from last year,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112775</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 11:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Greetings from the President of Israel on the occasion of the country’s 63rd Independence Day Dear friends, As we celebrate 63 years of statehood, we can look back on the historic miracle of the birth of a nation – the State of Israel, and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112753</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 13:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial Day: Israel’s 22,867 fallen A total of 22,867 IDF soldiers have fallen in battle or died during service over the course of Israel’s history.   On Sunday evening (8th), a siren sounded commemorating the fallen as Israelis stood in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112749</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 13:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial Day: 981 murdered since 2000 Since 2000, 981 Israeli civilians have been murdered in terrorist attacks, and 17,000 have been wounded, according to the National Insurance Institute, which released the figures in advance of Memorial...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112723</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Thousands of Jewish youths attended March of the Living at Auschwitz Thousands of Jewish youths assembled Monday (2nd) at the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in south Poland, in the “march of the living” to mark the six million Jews...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112714</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial Day for Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes - Ceremony held The Memorial Day for Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes got underway at 8: p.m. at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem Sunday night (1st).  In attendance were Israeli...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112707</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 13:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA official: Palestinians prefer peace with Hamas over peace with Israel Senior Fatah official Tawfiq Tirawi told various news media that the Fatah-Hamas peace deal will promote Palestinian interests which are “more important than peace with...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112686</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:06:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Report: Palestinian security forces fire near Israeli patrol Palestinian security forces fired toward Israeli military vehicles in the West Bank Tuesday (26th), Palestinian security sources said. There were no reports of injury in the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112680</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:23:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 300,000 Israelis visit national parks over the weekend At least 300,000 Israeli tourists visited national parks and nature reserves over the Passover holiday weekend, an official Israel National Parks Association statement said on Sunday...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112669</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Peres: This Passover Egyptians struggling to be liberated from slavery President Shimon Peres visited Rabbi Ovadia Yosef over Passover and discussed with him the political developments in Egypt. He mentioned that on the first Passover,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112626</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:31:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 100,000 people in Israel to visit parks, nature reserves over Passover Nearly 100,000 visitors will travel over the Passover holiday to nature reserves and national parks throughout Israel, according to the National Parks Authority. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112604</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Police on high alert for Passover holiday Israel’s police raised the alert level nationwide, while the army division deployed around Gaza said it was “ready for any scenario” as the Jewish state prepared for the Feast of Passover. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112595</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 560,000 Israelis to celebrate Passover outside Israel Over 50,000 Israelis flew out of Ben Gurion International Airport Sunday (17th), Israel Radio reported, and 560,000 are expected to fly throughout the remainder of the holiday. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112580</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PM releases Passover greeting video on YouTube Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a Passover greeting via YouTube on Thursday (14th). “Have a happy kosher Passover,” the prime minister said. “Spend time with your families –...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112575</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Peres visits south – says ‘proud of Iron-Dome’ President Shimon Peres visited Kibbutz Erez, a Gaza vicinity community on Wednesday (13th), and met with the driver of the school bus who was wounded when his bus was hit by a rocket last...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112563</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:46:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Condition of teen injured in bus rocket attack worsens Sixteen year old Daniel Wipliech, who was seriously injured in last week’s rocket attack on an Israeli school bus in southern Israel, has taken a turn for the worse. The Soroka...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112555</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> World impressed with Iron Dome anti-missile system The head of the Israeli army’s research and development division told Army Radio on Sunday (10th) that there is growing interest worldwide in Israel’s new “Iron Dome” anti-missile system. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112544</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:11:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 120 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired no fewer than 120 rockets and mortar shells at communities in southern Israel over the weekend forcing the region’s tens of thousands of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112539</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Salvo of 12 mortar shells from Gaza hits Israel Friday Twelve mortar shells fired from northern Gaza landed in open areas in the Eshkol region Friday (8th) Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck a location east of the Gaza city of Khan...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112520</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:38:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF targets Gaza terror tunnels; 4 injured The Israeli Air Force struck two terror tunnels in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday morning (6th). The IAF confirmed hitting its targets, adding the fighter jets returned from their mission...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112515</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Yishai: Goldstone to visit Israel South African judge Richard Goldstone has accepted an invitation to visit Israel, Interior Minister Eli Yishai told Army Radio Tuesday (5th). The minister said that Goldstone has also promised to work to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112461</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:57:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rocket lands south of Ashkelon A Kassam rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip Monday evening (4th) and exploded in an open field at a Kibbutz south of Ashkelon. No injuries or damages were reported. (ynetnews.com) ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112445</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:46:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF hits Gaza terror cell - 3 killed Three Hamas terrorists were killed Saturday (2nd) in an IDF air strike on a vehicle near the town of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Another terrorist was wounded seriously. The IDF said...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112435</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Thousands return to Syrian streets after Assad blames unrest on Israeli ‘plot’ Thousands of Syrian demonstrators took to the streets on Wednesday (30th) hours after embattled President Bashar Assad blamed the ongoing anti-government protests...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112399</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF kills rocket terrorist after Kassam launch Israel continued its policy of “zero tolerance” for rocket attacks on Wednesday morning (30th), killing one Gaza terrorist and seriously wounding another after their cell launched a Kassam...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112393</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Two Islamic Jihad terrorists killed in Israeli strike on Gaza – Avi Issacharoff A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces confirmed that an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a group of militants in northern Gaza on Sunday (27th). ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112378</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem bombing targeted school children It appears that the bus bombing that killed one person and wounded 50 on Wednesday (23rd) in downtown Jerusalem may have been targeting schoolchildren on their way home from the day’s studies. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112371</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> PA terrorist attacks soldier A soldier who was attacked by a Palestinian terrorist at Moshav Tomer in the Jordan Valley on Friday morning (25th) was airlifted to the hospital, along with the man who attacked him. The terrorist was shot by...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112362</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:04:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem bombing kills one – wounds 50 Large-scale terrorism returned to the streets of Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon (23rd) when a four-pound powerful bomb packed with shrapnel was set off at a crowded bus stop near the downtown Central...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112344</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF destroys terrorist tunnels The IDF confirmed Monday (21st) that it had attacked terrorist positions in Gaza. Among the targets were tunnels in northern Gaza that were being dug into Israel. If not destroyed, terrorists would be able to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112327</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel celebrates Purim – 5771 Israel, the world’s oldest and mostly-influential nation, celebrates the holiday of Purim Sunday (20th) and Monday (21st). The holiday marks the miraculous turn of events by which the Jews of the ancient...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112320</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:32:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF, settlers save Arab baby – Yair Altman IDF forces and paramedics helped save the life of a Palestinian woman and her newly born infant Wednesday (16th) at the Jewish town of Neve Tzuf in the West Bank. Corporal Haim Levin, 19, and IDF...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112315</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:10:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Massacre of the Innocents – Jeff Jacoby In Itamar, terrorists infiltrated the home of Udi and Ruth Fogel and perpetrated a massacre of the innocents. The civilized mind struggles to make sense of such savagery. There are those who believe...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112307</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Five minutes of Silence for Gilad Shalit at in Israel, and around the world In Israel, government MKs, public figures, educational institutions, industry, and many private citizens joined a five minute initiative to free Gilad Shalit on...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112299</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:10:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Fogel family laid to rest 20,000 people escorted the bodies of the five members of the Fogel family as they were laid to rest Sunday (13th) in Jerusalem. Speakers at the service commented how the tragedy cannot break the spirit and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112253</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Itamar massacre – Fogel family butchered while sleeping Five members of a family were found stabbed to death Friday night (11th) in the Jewish village of Itamar. The names of the dead family members were released for publication Saturday...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112246</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:02:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rockets fired at Israel from Gaza Gaza terrorists fired a Kassam rocket at Israeli targets Thursday morning (10th). It landed in an open area in the Sdot Negev regional council. On Wednesday night (9th) a rocket fired from Gaza...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112236</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu: Jordan valley is “Israel’s defense line” – Herb Keinon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to the Jordan valley Tuesday (8th) that in any future agreement the IDF will have to stay there. “This is Israel’s...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112224</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader in Tehran calls for Israel to be “wiped off the map” – Amir Taheri This week Kamal al-Halbawi became the first Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader to visit Tehran. There he announced that he wanted for...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112215</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 2 rockets fired at Israel Friday night A Kassam rocket fired toward Israel Friday night (4th) landed in the Sdot Negev regional Council while another landed in Palestinian territory. No injuries were reported. In retaliation, the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112197</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> New Zealand thanks Israel for earthquake aid New Zealand’s government has thanked Israel’s Home Front Protection Minister, Matan Vilnai for aid sent by Israel this week. Vilnai arrived in Christchurch, where a 6.3 magnitude earthquake...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112191</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF armor-defense system foils attack on tank for first time – Amos Harel and Yoav Zitun The IDF’s new Trophy armor-defense system defended a tank from an anti-tank missile attack on the Gaza border for the first time on Tuesday (1st). ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112176</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF forces thwart attempted attack near Gaza Strip A number of terrorists were seen approaching the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday morning (2/28) attempting to plant an explosive to harm soldiers. As a response, IDF...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112152</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:20:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Iran aiming to exploit anarchy in post-Mubarak Sinai – Yaakov Katz Iran is working to bolster its weapons-smuggling infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula to smuggle advanced weaponry in large quantities into Gaza as anarchy continues to...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=112144</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket, mortar fire on western Negev continued over weekend Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a Kassam rocket toward the western Negev on Sunday (27th). It exploded in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council and did not cause...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111912</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:31:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Grad missile makes direct hit on Beersheba home – no injuries Israel Radio reported that a Grad rocket missile made a direct hit on a house in Beersheba Wednesday night (23rd), but no one was injured because the family heard the alarm of the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111910</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza border remains regional hotspot With all the excitement in Egypt, and the wave of supposedly pro-democracy revolutions sweeping the region, observers abroad could be forgiven for forgetting that Gaza remains a regional hotspot with the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111892</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli killed in New Zealand quake catastrophe At least one Israeli was killed and the fate of dozens of others is unknown in the New Zealand 6.3 magnitude earthquake that claimed more than 65 lives Tuesday morning (22nd). The dead...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111883</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> U.S. blocks Security Council censure of Israeli settlements – Neil MacFarquhar The U.S. vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday (18th) condemning Israeli settlement building as illegal. Among the 15 members of the Council, only...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111873</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jordan: Killer of seven Israel girls won’t be released – Herb Keinon Jordan relayed messages to Israel on Wednesday (16th) that there were no plans to release Ahmed Daqamesh, a Jordanian soldier who gunned down seven Israeli schoolgirls on a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111800</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gallup shows high ratings for Israel among Americans WASHINGTON – A substantial majority of Americans continue to rate Israel favorably according to the latest Gallup poll. A total of 68% of Americans rated Israel favorably in the poll...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111789</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Ashkenazi and Gantz in prayer at Western Wall Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and incoming Chief of Staff Benny Gantz arrived together at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a joint prayer on Monday (14th). The two remarked that...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111779</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:34:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Egyptian army dissolves parliament The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt, which took power following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak on Friday (11th) announced on Sunday (13th) that it is dissolving the Egyptian parliament. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111768</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Did You Know? According to the IDF, Gaza-based terrorists shot over forty mortar shells, Kassam rockets, and grad rockets at Israeli civilian communities in the first five weeks of 2011 alone. (israelnationalnews.com) Gaza...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111746</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF retaliates for fired mortars The Israeli Air Force bombed three Gaza terror targets early Wednesday morning (9th) after terrorists attacked Israel with mortars and rockets on Tuesday (8th). Eight people were lightly injured...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111736</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:36:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 4 mortars hit Israel’s south – car damaged The Code Red rocket system alert was sounded Tuesday morning (8th) in Gaza vicinity communities, followed by a loud blast caused by a mortar shell which exploded in a parking lot in the Shaar...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111727</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:23:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinian armed with knife planned to stab security personnel An 18-year-old Palestinian armed with a knife was detained at the Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem on Monday (7th).  He said during questioning that he planned to stab...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111710</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Mortar and rocket attacks Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza fired two mortar shells at Israel on Sunday evening (6th). The shells exploded in open areas in the Eshkol Council region. No one was hurt. A Kassam rocket launched by...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111699</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Air Force strikes Gaza in response to attacks on Israel The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday (2nd) hit a smuggling tunnel in the Philadelphi corridor in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks on Israel. Grad rockets and mortars were fired...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111689</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel submits letter of complaint to UN over Grad attack Israeli ambassador to the UN Meron Reuven has sent a letter of complaint to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and to the president of the UN Security Council, addressing the Grad rockets...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111679</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians in Gaza shell Israel with rockets and mortars – Yaakov Lappin  Palestinians in Gaza fired a barrage of powerful Grad rockets and mortar shells at Israel on Monday (1/31). One grad rocket smashed into the town of Ofakim and a second...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111672</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:07:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood backs ElBaradei role – Margaret Coker and Summer Said  Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has agreed to back the secular, liberal opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei, 68, as lead spokesman for the country’s opposition groups in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111662</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:24:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Abbas gives terrorist’s family $2000 – Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Ziberdik Earlier this month, a Palestinian terrorist attempted to attack an Israeli checkpoint.  Carrying two bombs, he ran toward the Israeli soldiers, screaming “Allahu...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111647</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:57:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Holocaust Memorial Day – German, Polish leaders honor the dead The presidents of Germany and Poland gathered with Holocaust survivors on Holocaust Memorial Day, Thursday, (27th) at the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau for ceremonies marking the 66th...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111636</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rocket hits Sdot Negev regional Council A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza at Israel landed in an open field in the Sdot Negev regional Council on Tuesday evening (25th).  No injuries or damages were reported. ( ynetnews.com ) ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111627</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians wounded after breaking through checkpoint Israeli soldiers fired at two Palestinians after they broke through a military checkpoint near Hebron Sunday (23rd). Sunday’s incident followed several similar incidents in the West...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111619</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> World leaders extend condolences to President Peres Diplomats from across the world called President Shimon Peres over the weekend to extend condolences for the passing of his wife, Sonya Peres on Thursday (20th). Among the leaders...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111608</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Sonya Peres, wife of Israeli president, passes away at age 87 Sonya Peres, wife of President Shimon Peres, passed away Thursday (20th), at the age of 87. MDA was called to Peres’ Tel Aviv apartment but could not revive her. She apparently...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111583</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:35:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 10 Tunisian Jews move to Israel after uprising An Israeli official says 10 Tunisian Jews have moved to Israel because of the instability in their home country. The Jewish Agency that handles immigration, said Wednesday (19th) that the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111572</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel crosses into Gaza after bombing attempt Israeli tanks and bulldozers crossed several hundred feet into Gaza Tuesday afternoon (18th) and killed one terrorist after a bomb exploded near an Israel patrol vehicle at the Gaza security...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111522</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:29:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Despite Hamas promise, rocket attacks keep coming Gaza terrorists fired three mortar shells on Sunday night (16th) and a Kassam rocket Monday morning (17th), breaking Hamas’ announced imposition of a “ceasefire” on all terrorist...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111513</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Second week of 2011: Rockets continued being launched at Israel By the second week of 2011, more than 20 rockets, missiles and mortar shells were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel’s southern communities. In response, the IDF struck...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111506</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Jerusalem watching developments in Beirut following cabinet collapse Senior officials in Jerusalem say that Israel is closely watching developments in Lebanon, but has let the Beirut government know through the U.S. that it has no intention...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111505</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF bombs three Gaza terror targets Israeli Air Force planes bombed three terror targets in central Gaza on Tuesday night (11th). There was no report of injuries. It was the second Israeli airstrike in less than 12 hours after the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111494</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Another rocket fired from Gaza at Israel On Tuesday (11th) another rocket was fired from Gaza into the Eshkol area of southern Israel. There were no injuries or damages. On Monday afternoon (10th), four rockets landed in an industrial park...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111490</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza escalation: Three rockets hit Israel – none hurt Terrorists in Gaza fired three short-range Kassam rockets at Israel Monday evening (10th). The rockets exploded within the limits of the Ashkelon Coast according to local authorities. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111483</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:10:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Ten rockets launched from Gaza into Israel in first week of 2011 Within the first week of 2011, more than 10 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel’s southern communities. In 2010, over 235 Grad missiles, Kassam rockets and mortar shells...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111477</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Memorial ceremonies for 44 fatalities in Carmel There have been a number of memorial ceremonies in Israel over the last few days for the 44 people killed in the Carmel forest fires in early December. The Open University which lost nine...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111465</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Another day – another rocket attack On Wednesday morning (5th), terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza fired two rockets at Israel. They exploded in agricultural fields in the Eshkol Regional Council. No one was reported hurt. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111458</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:42:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocket attack on Ashkelon Coast A Kassam rocket, launched by terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza, exploded near a kibbutz on the Ashkelon Coast Tuesday morning (4th). No one was hurt but greenhouses were damaged. (ynetnews.com) ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111442</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> WikiLeaks: Israel has only 12-minute warning if Iran attacks Israel’s army chief Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi told a U.S. Congressional delegation he was preparing for a large war in the Middle East, probably against Hamas or Hizbullah, according...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111425</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:21:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Earthquake in the north – none hurt An earthquake that hit northern Israel on Saturday evening (1st) was felt strongly in the region of Beit She’an and Afula. The quake registered 3.6 on the Richter-Scale. No injuries were reported,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111409</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli population stands at 7,695,000 at end of 2010 There are 7,695,000 people currently residing in Israel according to a study by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, released to mark the end of the first decade of the third...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111394</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Remember this Christmas – ‘Jesus was a Palestinian’ More than a billion Christians around the world have just celebrated Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus, the promised Messiah. There is one thing that Palestinian Arabs hope you...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111385</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza rocket hits kindergarten – wounds Israeli girl Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired a short-range missile into southern Israel on Tuesday morning (21st) wounding a 14-year-old Israeli girl. The missile landed...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111332</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:28:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 7 mortar shells explode in Eshkol Council – no injuries Seven mortar shells exploded in an open area inside the Eshkol Regional council Monday (20th). No damage or injuries were reported. On Sunday (19th) four mortar shells exploded south...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111322</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:16:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Carmel fire death toll rises to 44 Fireman Danny Hayat, 35, who suffered from burns over most of his body in the Carmel blaze recently, died at Rambam Hospital on Saturday (18th). Hayat who served as the Northern Rescue Unit Chief, is...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111313</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:50:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> All I want for Christmas is a boycott for Israel – Ryan Jones As he does every year, the mayor of Bethlehem, Victor Batarseh invited the international press and any Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land to attend the lighting of the massive...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111308</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:39:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hamas celebrates anniversary with mass rally – Ibrahim Barzak Huge crowds of flag-waving supporters clogged the streets of Gaza City on Tuesday (14th) as tens of thousands turned out to mark the 23rd anniversary of the group’s founding. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111300</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:19:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Update on Israel’s heavy winter storm Israel went from having no winter to being pounded by the heaviest winter storm the region has experienced in over 20 years. In just 24 hours, from Sunday (12th) through Monday (13th), more than...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111286</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Carmel fires claim 43rd fatality The toll from the Carmel forest fires has risen to 43 with the death of Jalal Busan, 29 from Beit Jat in the Galilee. He was on the bus that was carrying prisoner service cadets that was trapped by the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111280</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:09:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli wounded in Gaza mortar attack – Yaniv Kubovich The head of security at a kibbutz near Gaza was hit in the neck by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired by Palestinian terrorists on Wednesday (8th). The attack included the firing of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111277</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Lighting Chanukah candles at Joseph’s Tomb Jews were given permission Monday night (6th) to visit the tomb of the Biblical patriarch Joseph in Nablus (Shechem) - the visit was organized by the Samaria regional Council. Worshipers lit...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111268</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:51:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Carmel disaster: 219 left homeless Five authorities in the Hof Hacarmel Regional Council, together with Tirat Carmel, Usfiya, Daliyat al-Carmel and Haifa reported to the Israel Interior Ministry about the damage caused to 247 structures in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111260</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Grenade and Kassam fired at Israel Terrorists fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Israeli tank Monday afternoon (6th) next to the Gaza security fence in the vicinity of Kibbutz Nachal-Oz according to Israel Defense Forces Radio. No...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111244</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Greek firefighting planes assist Israel – 25 foreign countries sending help Greece sent firefighting planes to Israel Thursday night (2nd) to help fight the fire in the Carmel Mountains which has been burning for several days, Israel Channel...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111227</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Cameron: Hanukkah an inspiring message of hope British Prime Minister David Cameron greeted Jewish communities worldwide ahead of the Hanukkah holiday. “I want to pass on my very best wishes to the Jewish community here and around the world...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111222</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli woman gives birth within hours of being shot in attack Palestinian gunmen opened fire on two Israeli cars near Hebron on Sunday evening (28th), lightly wounding a man and his pregnant wife. Sharon and Neta Zucker drove...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111205</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:41:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Sderot to light Chanukiyah in memory of IDF soldiers The holiday of Chanukah will begin Wednesday evening (12/1) and Jews around the world will be taking part in the traditional nightly candle lighting - an important part of the holiday. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111197</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rivlin to New Zealand: We’re praying for you Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin expressed Israel’s concern Monday evening (22nd) for the 29 miners trapped in a Southern New Zealand coal mine as a result of a gas explosion four days ago. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111177</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Military intelligence head warns: Tel Aviv may be front line of next conflict Tel Aviv is likely to be on the front lines in the next large military confrontation, Maj.-Gen.Amos Yadlin, the head of Military Intelligence, warned the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111163</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza rockets fall on southern Israel Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired 2 short-range missiles and seven mortar shells at Israel throughout the day on Friday (19th). The rockets, Grad-type short-range missiles,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111153</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:22:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 3 mortars fired at Israel Three mortar shells were fired at Israel by Gaza Arab terrorists on Thursday afternoon (18th). The rockets exploded in an open area of the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage was reported. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111140</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:53:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Top terrorist killed in Gaza strike The commander of the Army of Islam group in the northern Gaza Strip, Muhammad Yassin, was killed after the Volkswagen he was riding in exploded in Central Gaza City Wednesday afternoon (17th) Palestinian...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111110</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kassam rocket hits Sdot Negev Regional Council A Kassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel hit a greenhouse in a western Negev kibbutz Tuesday morning (16th). No injuries were reported, however the greenhouse was damaged. The...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111096</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli official: Hamas rockets can reach Tel Aviv A senior Israeli intelligence official warned Sunday (14th) that Hamas in Gaza has rockets that can travel 50 miles, which would put Tel Aviv, home to some 200 million people, within range...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111090</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gunfire from Gaza hits Israel kibbutz Two bullets fired from northern Gaza on Thursday (11th) slammed into an Israeli kibbutz causing damage but no injuries, police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said. “The shots were fired from the Gaza...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111078</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF strikes Gaza terrorist hideout In a joint IDF-Shabak operation early Thursday afternoon (11th), Israel Air Force helicopters and IDF ground forces fired at a building in the central Gaza Strip where an armed terrorist cell was hiding. A...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111069</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:48:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza militants launch bomb attack against IDF patrol Two bombs exploded along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday (10th), the IDF confirmed. The explosions were targeted at a passing Defenses Forces patrol compromising...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111060</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:18:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kristallnacht anniversary observed at Yad Vashem A memorial ceremony and symposium was held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday (9th), marking 72 years since the Kristallnacht pogrom, named for the broken...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111044</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:20:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu in U.S.: Time to really threaten Iran Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated to the Obama Administration on Sunday (7th) that without a credible threat of force, the Iranian regime would continue its steady march...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111025</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:45:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IAF hits southern Gaza targets in response to weekend rocket fire The Israeli Air Force struck in the southern Gaza Strip overnight Saturday (6th) in response to terrorist rocket fire on the Western Negev the previous day. Air Force...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=111012</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israel takes aim at Palestinian incitement – Ian Deitch Israel announced on Wednesday (3rd) it will officially monitor incitement by the Palestinians, taking aim at what it says are widespread provocations against the Jewish state that...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110993</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:37:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Joint IDF-Israel police operation in Hebron – 7 wanted Palestinians arrested Seven wanted Palestinians were arrested early Wednesday morning (3rd) in a joint IDF-Israel Police operation in Hebron. During searches inside their houses, forces...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110982</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:05:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Arabs fire at second IDF patrol Gaza terrorists fired at an IDF patrol along the security fence near Ein Haslosha on Tuesday afternoon (2nd). No one was injured. This was the second shooting incident against an IDF patrol on Tuesday. ...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110972</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:55:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Hizbullah practices takeover of Lebanon Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar says that the Hizbullah-led opposition recently practiced a simulation of a military takeover of the country in less than two hours, before or after a possible indictment...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110962</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:59:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Mortar shells keep coming Two mortar shells were fired at Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza region on Saturday (10/30), landing in the Eshkol Regional Council area. No damages or injuries were reported. (israelnationalnews.com)...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110882</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:01:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians in Gaza continue mortar shelling at south Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell at southern Israel on Thursday afternoon (28th), causing no casualties on damages. The projectile landed in an open area in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110861</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:49:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF tank shells stop three Gaza terrorists; one killed Islamic Jihad said one of its terrorists was killed Wednesday morning (27th) when a three-man cell approached the security fence and was met by Israeli tank fire at the northern edge of...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110853</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:54:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Prime Minister meets and praises Mavi Marmara commando team Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Tuesday afternoon (26th) with commandos from Unit 13 and the team that took part in the takeover of the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in a...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110845</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:52:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 3 mortar shells fired at south Israel from central Strip Three mortar shells were fired at southern Israel from the central Gaza Strip on Sunday night (24th), causing no casualties or damages. One of the devices exploded in the Eshkol...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110834</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:31:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Cameras help police nab 2 Arabs who attacked Jewish man in Old City Surveillance cameras in the Old City of Jerusalem helped police catch and arrest two Arabs who ambushed and attacked a Jewish man on Saturday (23rd). Cameras have increased...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110817</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:12:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza terrorists fire mortar shell Gaza terrorists fired a mortar shell at Israel Thursday afternoon (21st). The mortar fell in an open area near the security fence on the Gaza border next to a kibbutz in the Eshkol region. No injuries or...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110802</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rabbi: Insult to say Jerusalem “illegally occupied” Rabbi Marc Schneider, vice-president of the World Jewish Congress, told the 8th Doha Conference of Inter-Faith Dialogue in Qatar on Tuesday (19th), “Jerusalem represents Jewish hopes and...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110794</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:40:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Call to destroy Israel by any means – in Washington rally American professor Kaukab Siddique recently called for Israel to be destroyed by any means necessary, and issued a warning to Jews as well. Siddique spoke in September at an...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110783</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Egypt seizes Gaza-bound weapons Egyptian security forces on Monday (18th) seized weapons and explosives bound for Gaza in the border-town of Rafah, a security source told Ma’an news agency. Among the arms discovered were machine guns,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110767</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:44:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF bombs rocket launchers – foils attack on western Negev The IDF bombed terrorists preparing to attack the western Negev with rockets before dawn on Sunday (17th). Two were killed and two were injured. Military officials said the...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110760</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:23:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Chile Rescue: “One of the Zeniths of the Human Race Hilik Magnus, head of a world-famous Israeli company that rescues Israelis lost abroad, saluted the rescuers of Chile’s 33 miners who were trapped for over two months, a half-mile...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110745</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Netanyahu sends best wishes to rescued miners in Chile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the miners’ rescue in Chile is one of those rare moments that uplift and move the entire world. “We send our congratulations and best...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110728</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:17:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Remembering October 12, 2000 – by Phyllis Chesler On October 12, 2000, two Israeli reservists Vadim Norzich, and Josef Avrahami, were lynched in the most barbaric fashion when they lost their way in Ramallah, where Yasser Arafat’s...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110716</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:27:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Rocks thrown at MKs – 450 incidents since July Palestinians threw rocks at MKs touring Beit Yehonatan on Tuesday (12th) as part of an official visit to examine the neighborhood and the illegal building that has occurred there. Public...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110698</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:43:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Gaza mortar lands near Ashkelon A mortar shell fired from the northern Gaza Strip landed near the Ashkelon security fence on Saturday night (9th). No injuries or damages were reported. (iba.org.il) IDF kills terrorists...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110687</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:13:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> South African Christians flood Jerusalem Jerusalem just got through playing host to 5,000 Christians in the various Feast of Tabernacles celebrations, and another 1,000 who came for the annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110685</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:25:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Terrorists resume Kassam attacks Terrorists, in Hamas-controlled Gaza, resumed rocket attacks on Israeli civilians Wednesday afternoon (6th), firing to missiles at Israel. One of them struck the separation security barrier and the second...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110677</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:47:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> 632 truckloads crossed into Gaza last week During the last week of September, 632 truckloads crossed the Gaza Strip from Israel, carrying 13,201 tons of goods, humanitarian aid and development assistance for Gaza’s civil population,...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110668</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Kibbutz Movement celebrates 100 years On Monday (4th) the Kibbutz Movement celebrated a hundred years since the establishment of the first kibbutz – Degania. At kibbutz Degania a reproduction of its first hut was built in a ceremony...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110652</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:14:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Palestinians get life sentences for killing cab driver The Petah Tikvah District Court sentenced Muhammad Uda, 22, Muhammad Haladi, 22, and Ahmed Abu Haneini, 31, to life in prison for the murder of taxi driver Gregory Rabinowitz in Gan Yavne...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110649</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:58:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> As Sukkot ended Simchat Torah began Jewish communities around the world celebrated the holiday of Simchat Torah which began at sundown Wednesday evening (29th). It marked the end and the beginning of the Torah reading cycle – when the Torah...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110639</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:33:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli Navy boards latest Gaza aid boat – Amos Harel Israeli naval commandos peacefully boarded a boat attempting to break a naval blockade on Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday (28th): “IDF naval forces recently boarded the boat...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110423</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:19:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Israeli woman gives birth after being shot in attack – Chaim Levinson and Anshel Pfeffer Palestinian gunmen opened fire on two Israeli cars near the city of Hebron on Sunday (26th), wounding a man and his pregnant wife. Both suffered...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110408</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:08:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Sukkot began Wednesday night at sundown Jews around the world Wednesday evening (23rd) entered into temporary structures known as “sukkot” to celebrate the week-long holiday that commemorates God’s protection of the Jews during their 40-year...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110389</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:26:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Report: Ahmadinejad made surprise visit to Syria on Yom Kippur Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a surprise visit to Syria Saturday (18th) for brief talks with President Bashar Assad on his way to speak at the UN General Assembly...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110360</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> Yom Kippur: When Israel stops, looks inward The highest of the High Holidays – Yom Kippur – begins Friday night (17th) at sundown, and Jews around the world are preparing by attempting to become better people. They spend the day in...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110350</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:15:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><description> IDF confirms: Gaza militants fired phosphorous bombs at Israel Two of the nine mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel on Tuesday (14th) were actually phosphorous bombs, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed. Militants...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=110339</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:03:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><title /><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><item><title /><description> Results of Hamas “ceasefires” in 2011 – 680 aerial attacks  Terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza attacked Israel 680 times last year in the midst of “ceasefires” but foreign media reports that Hamas has generally maintained a ceasefire. The IDF...</description><link>http://www.foi.org/default.aspx?p=30083&beid=116434</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1900 06:00:00 Z</pubDate></item></channel></rss>