Israel News for 11-7-18

Worshippers Attacked
IDF forces escorting over 1,000 Jews to pray at Joseph’s Tomb, in Palestinian Authority controlled Shechem (Nablus), were attacked by Palestinians throwing firebombs and shooting at their armored vehicles. The IDF drove them back with tear gas and live fire. One Palestinian was arrested. No injuries were reported. Inside the tomb, soldiers discovered 2 explosive devices, which were then defused by sappers.

[When Jews are attacked at their place of worship in Israel, it doesn’t seem to raise any outcry or condemnation. I guess it’s their own fault for being there. Perhaps it’s time for Jews (and non Jews) around the world to start protesting attacks against Jews in Israel, the same way they do when Jews are attacked in other countries?]

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Shin Bet Warning
In a briefing to members of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Shin Bet Director Nadav Argaman said, “Over the past year, we were able to thwart 480 terror attacks, including 219 Hamas cells and 590 lone attackers. This is a very large number that is indicative of the terrorism bubbling under the surface.” But he warned that the relative quiet in the West Bank is “deceptive” and that “Hamas is trying very hard to carry out terror attacks in and from Judea and Samaria.”

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New Name
Nazareth Illit (Upper Nazareth) Mayor Ronen Plot declared Sunday that he intends to rename the city, which is located next to the biblical town of Nazareth, to avoid the confusion among its visitors. The mayor remarked, “We need to fix this mistake once and for all.” He intends to submit an official proposal to change the city’s name during the first city council meeting. Nazareth is the largest Arab city in Israel and Nazareth Illit is the largest Jewish city in the Galilee.

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Jewish Minister
The new Tunisian minister of tourism is Roni Trabelsi, a Jewish businessman who lives in France and holds Tunisian citizenship. He is a prominent and successful businessman in Tunisia, dealing mostly with tourism, and owns the Royal First Travel agency. His father is one of the leaders of the Jewish community in Tunisia, which numbers around 1,200.

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