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Israel News for February 6, 2017

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Rocket Fired
Earlier this morning a rocket was fired into Israel from Gaza. The rocket landed in an open area, causing no damage or injuries. IDF tanks responded by firing shells at, and destroying, a Hamas lookout post near the Gaza border.

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Blood Money
Police raided the family homes of seven terrorists in East Jerusalem yesterday and confiscated cash and valuables totaling over 200,000 shekels. The funds were received from Hamas as support for having committed the acts of terror.

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Regulation Bill
PM Netanyahu has called on the Knesset to postpone voting on the controversial Regulation Bill, which would legalize settlements built on privately owned Palestinian land. Passage of the bill is expected to cause a severe international reaction. In light of his upcoming meeting with US President Trump, the PM most likely wants to avoid any potentially negative actions.

Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Bayit Yehudi), whose party initiated the bill, is refusing to contemplate any further postponements. Even if the Knesset passes the bill, many think that the Supreme Court will strike it down as being contrary to international law.

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Ambassadors Meet
US United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley met with Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Dannon over the weekend. Haley tweeted, “Great meeting with Amb. @dannydanon of Israel to discuss our strong relationship. Never again will our allies question our support.” She is known to be a staunch supporter of Israel.

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El Al
Despite the agreement signed back in December between management and pilots, a new dispute has erupted that is causing the cancellation of numerous El Al flights. The current disagreement relates to 40 pilots between the ages of 65 and 67. According to international regulations they are not permitted to fly, but the retirement age in Israel is 67. El Al assigns the veteran pilots to train other pilots. But they also cut their salaries. Hence the dispute.

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Political Tears
What does a politician do when he needs to shed tears for the camera during an election campaign? That’s the situation that Shas leader Aryeh Deri found himself when he was filmed, during his election campaign, after the death of Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. When the tears wouldn’t flow voluntarily, Deri got a little help from an onion.

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Prime Ministers
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Israel News for December 5, 2016

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Amona Compromise
PM Netanyahu and Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennet have a reached a compromise regarding the Regulation Bill that would allow the bill to be passed in the Knesset, but would remove the clause that specifically relates to Amona. That means that while all settlements built on private Palestinian land would be safe, the settlement of Amona would still need to be evacuated.

The Attorney General is working on a plan which would move the residents of Amona to unclaimed Palestinian land right near the current settlement, dubbed “Amona North”.

The attorney general is making use of a plan formulated 20 years ago by then-Military Advocate General Uri Shoham, who determined lands belonging to absentee owners can be used for a defined purpose over a short period of time. According to Shoham’s legal opinion, the lands can be “leased” for no more than three years.

Meanwhile the government will once again petition the Supreme Court for a 30 day extension to the evacuation order, which is scheduled for December 25th, which just happens to be the first day of Hanukkah.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) praised the compromise saying, “We think that the Regulation Law is an extraordinary historic achievement, even without the Amona clause. The residents of Amona are paying a very heavy price, but this price isn’t being paid for nothing; we’re getting in return normalization for the entire settlement [movement] in Judea and Samaria.”

Amona residents, however, condemned the compromise. Rabbi Yair Frank, the rabbi of the settlement, said, ““This solution is not a solution, it’s a disgrace.”

Kerry Bashes Bill
In a speech yesterday at the Brookings Institute Saban forum, US Secretary of State Kerry bashed the regulation bill. While he conceded that settlements were not the “reason and the cause” for the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict, he did say that they are a barrier to peace.

Kerry said that those that support the regulation bill, “don’t want peace. They believe it’s the Greater Israel. They are pursuing a policy of greater Judea Samaria, building out into the West Bank, because they believe it belongs to them. And they want it to block the peace because they want those places to belong to Israel. That’s the history of the settler movement, my friends.”

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Mother Sues
Rachel Frankel, whose son Naftali was kidnapped and murdered along with two other boys in 2014, will take the witness stand in an American court on Tuesday as part of the lawsuit she filed against Iran and Syria for funding Hamas terror. The suit is claiming $340 million in damages. Frankel is an American citizen.

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