Entries by Arnie Singer

Israel News for 8-15-17

Terror Payments The Shin Bet and police have uncovered a network run by Hamas to transfer money to the families of convicted terrorists. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered the funds seized and overnight Monday, security forces raided the homes of families receiving the funds. More than NIS 100,000 in cash was seized along with one […]

Israel News for 8-14-17

Terror Attacks An Arab woman stabbed a Jewish man near the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on Shabbat afternoon, lightly injuring him. The woman, 29 and a mother of five from East Jerusalem was tackled and arrested by Border Police after the stabbing. She reportedly told police during the initial investigation that […]

Israel News for 8-10-17

IDF Demolitions Last night IDF forces demolished the homes of the terrorists who murdered policewoman Hadas Malka in June. The families of the terrorists petitioned the Supreme Court to stop the demolitions, but the court denied their petition stressing that demolition was a deterrent, not a punishment. The IDF also demolished the home of the […]

Moshe Peretz and Omer Adam singing Modeh Ani

This music video of Israeli singing stars Moshe Peretz and Omer Adam singing a song called Modeh Ani will definitely inspire you. The song is based on the first prayer recited each morning in which we thank God for returning our souls to us for a new day. But even before the music starts the […]

Israel News for 8-9-17

Israel Hits Gaza Israeli jets attacked two Hamas outposts in Gaza overnight in response to a rocket fired from Gaza that fell in an open area in Israel yesterday. Palestinian sources claimed that three people were wounded in the attack. Hamas said, “This is crossing a dangerous line that Israel will bear the consequences of. […]

Israel News for 8-8-17

Apache Pilot Killed An Israel Air Force Apache pilot was killed and his co-pilot was seriously injured when the helicopter crashed last night at the Ramon Air Base. The helicopter was returning to base from a routine training flight when it encountered a technical malfunction. The pilots reported the malfunction to the control tower and […]

Israel News for 8-7-17

Arab Stoners Arabs hurled stones at Jewish vehicles near the Jewish town of Karmei Tzur, off Route 60 at the southern edge of the Gush Etzion bloc yesterday. One of the rocks smashed through the window of a bus and hit a one year old boy. The child was evacuated to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in […]

Israel News for 8-4-17

No Death Penalty The IDF’s Military Advocate General Brig. Gen. Sharon Afek announced that he will not seek the death penalty for the terrorist who murdered three members of the Salomon family in the settlement of Halamish earlier this month. Afek’s announcement comes just a few days after Prime Minister Netanyahu declared his support for […]

Israel News for 8-2-17

Jews Visit Temple Mount Over 1,000 Jews visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem yesterday on Tisha B’Av, the day of mourning over the destruction of the two holy Temples. According to an umbrella group of Temple organizations, a new daily record was set with 1,263 Jews visiting the holy site on Tuesday. This is the […]

Video of Jerusalem in 1918 [VIDEO]

This is a rare video of Jerusalem taken in 1918. In it you can see Jewish men and women praying at the Western Wall (kotel). You’ll notice that it is only a tiny fraction of the size of the wall that we know today. No, the wall didn’t get any bigger. It’s just that the […]