Israel News for 12-10-18
Terror Attack
Last night a group of Israelis were participating in a candle lighting ceremony in memory of a car accident victim at a bus stop near the Ofra junction in Samaria when a terrorist opened fire on them from a passing vehicle. IDF soldiers nearby returned fire towards the vehicle, which sped away. Six people were wounded in the attack including a pregnant woman, her husband, and 4 teenagers. Doctors at Shaare Zedek Medical Center delivered the woman’s baby, and both are fighting for their lives. The woman was 30 weeks pregnant. The IDF is searching for the terrorist.
US Ambassador David Friedman tweeted, “Another vile act of Palestinian terrorism last night included the shooting of a pregnant woman. Hamas calls the shooters “heroic” — yes, the same Hamas that the UN could not resolve to condemn last week. The #US stands with Israel against terrorists even if others won’t.”
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German Distortion
The Israeli government sent an official letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel demanding Germany to halt its funding for the Jewish Museum in Berlin over an exhibition “that reflects the Palestinian-Muslim view on Jerusalem.” In addition to the Jewish Museum, the letter details about a dozen German funded NGOs that are involved in anti-Israeli propaganda or support of the BDS movement. A spokesperson for the German government confirmed that Israel and Germany had discussed these NGOs’ state funding in the past.
The PM’s Office said in an official statement that, “the prime minister has pointed out to various world leaders the issue of funding Israeli and Palestinian NGOs, which portray IDF troops as war criminals, support Palestinian terrorism and call for the boycott of the State of Israel. Israel will continue fighting these organizations.”
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Drone Sale
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. has agreed a deal to sell three drones to the Vietnamese government for $160 million. The Heron type 1 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be used by the Vietnamese military for a range of routine missions including maritime patrols.
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Oman Airspace
The PM announced today that Oman has giving El Al the right to fly through its airspace. He said that he had obtained permission from Oman’s Sultan during his visit to the country in October. Netanyahu also said that it’s possible to fly over Chad and Sudan.
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Dubai Synagogue
The small Jewish community in Dubai is officially inaugurating the country’s first synagogue. Until now, the local Jewish community, composed mainly of businessmen in the finance, energy and diamonds industries, has kept its activities discreet in a villa located in one of the main residential areas. The villa includes a prayer area, a kosher kitchen and a number of bedrooms designated for Shabbat-observers. Now, this activity will be carried out openly.
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