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Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Aryeh Savir is director of the International division of Tazpit News Agency.

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Israel / Antisemitism / United Nations (UN)

‘Terrorism Under Auspices of UN Hypocrisy’: Israel Demands Action After Report Shows UN-Paid Teachers Celebrate Deaths of Israelis

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“UNRWA once again proves that it is not a humanitarian organization but an organization that encourages terrorism under the auspices of UN hypocrisy,” Ambassador Erdan stated.

Iran / News Briefs / European Union

‘Puzzling and Shows Poor Judgment’: Israel Slams EU Decision to Send Representative to Honor Iran’s Raisi

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ebrahim Raisi is also know as the "Butcher of Tehran” for his role in the execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.

Middle East / Levant / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

After 3 Decades of Relations, Azerbaijan Opens Trade Office in Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The opening of the trade office is said to be a preliminary step to the opening of an Azeri Embassy in Israel. Israel has an embassy in Azerbaijan.

Terrorism / Israel / Iran

Israeli FM: Iran is ‘Exporter of Terrorism that Harms Entire World’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In recent months, several other Israeli-affiliated ships have come under apparent Iranian attacks on various maritime routes in the Middle East.

Israel / Sports

High Hopes for Team Israel in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

90 athletes from 21 different types of sports are representing the Jewish state in the Tokyo Olympic Games in the summer of 2021.

Boycott / BDS / Business and Economy

Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sees 21% Increase in Sales After Boycott Announcement

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Boycotts of the Ben & Jerry’s brand are quickly sprouting at several locations around the globe.

US / Boycott / BDS

Israeli Envoy to US Sends Letter to 35 Governors Calling for Action Against Ben & Jerry’s

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Erdan led a campaign with the governors to pressure Airbnb to reverse its BDS decision - a decision Airbnb quickly reversed.

Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Right Irate Over Bennett’s ‘de-Facto Building Freeze’ in Judea and Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Report: Bennett and Gantz are refusing to hold a meeting of the Supreme Planning Council in Judea and Samaria, due to a demand from Washington.

Israel / Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

‘Irresponsible and Dangerous’: FM Lapid Under Fire for Redefining Anti-Semitism to Include Almost Anything

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“The anti-Semites weren’t only in the Budapest ghetto,” said Lapid, referring to the place his father and grandmother hid during the Holocaust. He said there were also slave traders—the Hutu who massacred Tutsis in Rwanda, Muslim fanatics and those “who beat LGBTQ people to death.”

The Knesset

Opposition Factions Announce Boycott on Knesset Committee Meetings

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The coalition has been using "Section 98" to limit the ability of opposition members to speak in the meetings.

Government / The Knesset

Bennett’s Government Votes Against Two Anti-Terrorism Laws

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

MK Betzalel Smotrich stated that “this is what happens when you depend on supporters of terrorism for the survival of your government. Sad and outrageous.”

Boycott / BDS / Jerusalem / Sports

Beitar Jerusalem Cancels Game Against Barcelona Following Demand That it Not Take Place in Israel's Capital

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israeli Arab MK Sami Abu Shehadeh from Joint List sent a letter to the Barcelona Club claiming that coming to the game against Beitar Jerusalem would hurt the feelings of the Arab fans.

Israel / Police and Crime

Former MK, Liberman Associate Sentenced to 10 Years for Elaborate Scam

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Faina Kirshenbaum and several other officials who were convicted in the case were members of Minister of Finance Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beitenu party.

Headline / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Warns Bennett of Pending Disaster at Western Wall

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“Despite the danger, despite the warnings, nothing has been done . . . and thousands of worshipers may be injured as a result of the collapse of the bridge.”

IDF & Security / Government / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Bennett Govt. Appoints Arab MK (Who Called for Destruction of Israeli Town) to Defense Committee

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Labor MK Ibtisam Mara’ana was disqualified from running in the elections by the Central Elections Committee, but the decision was repealed by the High Court of Justice.

Israel / US

‘Solidarity with Israel’: Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Meets with the Country’s Leadership

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

This is the delegation’s first bipartisan visit abroad since the start of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

News Briefs / Coronavirus

Ministry of Health: Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccine Drops to 64% in Month

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

However, the benefit of the vaccine in preventing hospitalizations and severe morbidity is estimated at 93%.

US / Antisemitism / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Arab Accuses Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar of ‘Brainwashing Against Israel’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Yoseph Haddad is a pro-Israel activist and CEO of "Together – Vouch for Each Other."

Israel / Palestinian Authority / Canada

Israel to Canada: Ensure Your Aid to PA Arabs Not Used for Terrorism

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Canada has previously withheld aid from the Palestinian Authority following its conduct of paying stipends to terrorists and their families.

IDF & Security / Lebanon

21 Years Later, Israel Honors Troops of South Lebanon Army

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A special memorial prayer was recited in Arabic in honor of the fallen soldiers.

Iran / Hezbollah / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem Arab Run by Hezbollah and Iran’s Quds Force Sent to Prison

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hezbollah organizes youth conferences in Lebanon to locate potential recruits from Israel who can promote terrorist activity in Israel. Jaber was marked by Hezbollah operatives during a conference she attended in Lebanon in 2015.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Terrorist Killed during Attack on Israel Community of Aish Kodesh

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One of the terrorists threw two explosive devices at the IDF forces, who responded by shooting and killing him.

IDF & Security / NY

IDF Using Advanced Tech to Locate Victims in Surfside

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

An operational team of Unit 9900, of the Intelligence Division, built a computerized three-dimensional model that mapped the building that collapsed, thus streamlining the process of locating the bodies in the building.

Government / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

FM Yair Lapid to Makes History with First Israeli State Visit to UAE

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Lapid thanked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who “was the architect of the Abraham Accords and who worked tirelessly to bring them about. This moment is his, no less than it is ours.”

Government / News Briefs / Egypt

PM Bennett has First Conversation with Egyptian President El-Sisi

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Prime Minister’s Office stated that the two discussed “a broad range of bilateral, regional and international issues.”

Bedouin / The Knesset

Islamist MK Accused of Involvement in Illegal Land Grabs

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The illegal land grab blocked the establishment of a new Bedouin neighborhood.​

Palestinian Authority

Anti-Abbas Activist Dies in Palestinian Authority Police Custody

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The family of Nizar Khalil Mohamad Banat claims he was killed by the PA’s security members during his interrogation.

Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israeli Arab Municipalities Only Use 60% of Govt 'Equality' Budget

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

There are local authorities that are not taking advantage of the tens of millions of shekels given to them for projects.

Coronavirus

After COVID-19 Outbreaks, IDF Keeps Coronavirus Management Unit Open

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Close to 100 children at Binyamina schools were infected in recent days with the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime

Israeli Forces Arrest 8 Arabs for Lynching Jewish Man in Lod

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Two Jewish men, Yigal Yehoshua and Avi Har-Even, were killed in the pogrom and dozens of others were injured.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Man Injured in Ramla by Arab Bike Riders Dies of Injuries

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Security footage shows the two attack Destau Basat (74) and then try to hit another couple.

Israel / Business and Economy

Israeli High-Tech Breaks Record with $10 B. in Investments, More than all 2020

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Only six months into the year, Israeli start-ups have broken the 2020 record with six months still ahead.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest 3 Arabs in Firebomb Attack on Arab Family in Yafo During Pogrom

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A 12-year-old Arab boy, a member of the Jentasi family, was severely injured in the attack. His 10-year-old sister was lightly injured.

Antisemitism / Palestinian Authority / Europe

After European (Unpublished) Report on Anti-Semitism in PA School Books, Israel Demands EU Act

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The PA has named at least 28 schools after terrorists and at least three schools after Nazi collaborators. The PA Ministry of Education is directly and solely responsible for naming schools.

Government / Bedouin / Israeli Arabs

New Govt. Coalition Agreement Abandons Negev, Regavim Warns

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The coalition agreements place both the Bedouin Settlement Authority and the Knesset’s Interior Committee, the key actors on the Negev issue, under the complete control of the left-wing bloc and the Islamic party Ra'am.

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / Police and Crime / The Courts

Police Arrest 4, Including Litzman's Aide, in Sprawling Corruption Case

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

After a covert and strenuous investigation, the public phase began Sunday with the arrest a number of suspects on suspicion of committing bribery, fraud and breach of trust offenses.

IDF & Security / US / Iran

Netanyahu: Israel Will Get Rid of Iran’s Existential Threat, Even if US Opposes

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel’s “greatest threat is the existential threat posed by Iran’s efforts to arm itself with nuclear weapons, whether to threaten us directly – with atomic weapons – with the destruction of a small state, or to threaten us with tens of thousands of missiles or a great many missiles backed by a nuclear umbrella."

Headline / Israel / Coronavirus

Due to Low COVID-19 Stats in Israel, Social Distancing Restrictions Lifted

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The only restriction left is wearing masks inside closed public spaces, and that is under review.

Israel / Antisemitism / France

Netanyahu Slams ‘Brazen’ and ‘False’ Claims by French FM that Israel is On Way to Apartheid State

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Le Drian said that “if in the future we had a solution other than the two-state solution, we would have the ingredients of long-lasting apartheid.”

Israel / Police and Crime / Social Media

MK Ben-Gvir Files Complaint against Facebook CEO Over Illegal WhatsApp Wiretaps

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir quoted WhatsApp’s response to him in which he said they admitted to wiretapping his wife’s line and those of another 30 people illegally.

Gaza

Israel Reopens Crossings into Gaza Strip for Humanitarian Aid

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A soldier was lightly injured on Tuesday by a mortar fired at the Kerem Shalom Crossing during the entry of civilian humanitarian aid trucks into the Strip.

IDF & Security / Iran

‘Courageous and Independent Decisions’: Netanyahu talks Israeli Action against Iran’s Nuclear Program

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In Tehran in 2017, Iran unveiled a digital clock in the city’s Palestine Square counting down the days to what it says will be the destruction of Israel in 2040.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Seizes Millions Worth of Equipment and Materials on Way to Hamas

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

More than NIS 1 Million in Hamas gold was also discovered being smuggled to terrorists in Judea and Samaria.

US / Antisemitism

Jewish Federations of North America: US Jews Afraid to Wear Items Identifying them as Jewish in Public

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Several Jewish organizations have reported receiving anti-Semitic and anti-Israel related messages via their social media pages.

IDF & Security / United Nations (UN) / Rockets from Gaza

UN Security Council Ignores Hamas Rocket Attacks on Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In its statement, the Security Council fails to mention Hamas by name and only remarks on “Palestinian rocket fire.”

Government

Miriam Peretz, Isaac Herzog, Running for President of Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

While Peretz appears to have more popularity on the Israeli street, pundits say that Herzog is the favorite to win due to his extensive ties in the Knesset.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Rockets from Gaza

Hamas Fires 70 Rockets at Israel; 90% Intercepted by Iron Dome

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Over 4000 rockets have been launched at Israel from Gaza since Hamas launched this latest round of fighting.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Jordan / Rockets from Gaza

Aid on Way to Gaza Once Again Shelled by Hamas

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The shipment included a number of trucks with medical equipment destined for the Jordanian hospital in the Gaza Strip.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

UN Rebukes Hamas for Bombing its Aid for Gaza

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

It is unclear why Hamas doesn't want humanitarian aid to reach its civilian population.

Terrorism / Israeli Arabs

Arab Israelis Go On Strike in Solidarity with Muslim Rioters and Hamas

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hospitals reported that Arab doctors and nurses did not arrive for their shifts, as well as bus drivers and municipal workers.

Terrorism / Israeli Arabs

Jew Lynched by Arabs in Lod Pogrom Dies of his Wounds

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

An Arab suspect has been arrested for torching a home and burning a 12-year-old Arab boy.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

WATCH: IAF Bombs Home of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The targets included the homes of Hamas Politburo Chairman Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad Sinwar, who is in charge of the organization’s supply and manpower in Khan Yunis.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Rockets from Gaza

IAF Hits Hamas HQs in Gaza in Response to Bombardment

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The IAF carried out precision attacks on Hamas and Islamic Jihad headquarters, intelligence centers, strategic targets, and homes of Hamas leaders, situated in high-rise buildings and embedded in civilian centers.

Terrorism / Israel

Following Muslim Riots, Israel Declares State of Emergency in Lod

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In Acco, a police station, a restaurant and a hotel were set on fire by the Arabs.

Headline / Terrorism / Israeli Arabs

Muslims Desecrate Synagogues and Jewish Schools in Pogrom in Ramle-Lod

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

During the pogrom, an Israeli who feared for his life fired at the rioters and killed one of them.

Terrorism / Israeli Arabs

Muslims Riot Throughout Israel in Solidarity with Hamas

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

On Route 6, Muslims blocked the road and stopped a vehicle driven by an Israeli. After ensuring she was a Jew, they took her out of the vehicle and set it on fire. A truck driver who spotted the woman stopped at the scene and protected her until the police arrived.

Headline / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Rockets from Gaza

Terrorists Fire Over 200 Rockets at Israel, IAF Strike 130 Terror Targets

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Some of the rockets exploded in Sderot and in Ashkelon and some buildings incurred a direct hit. Most were intercepted.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime

Case 3000: Submarine Cases against David Shimron and Former Navy Commander Marom Closed

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Netanyahu is not suspected of any wrongdoing in the case and has been cleared by the relevant authorities.

Terrorism / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Muslim Riots Reach Haifa

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

At least 16 rioters were arrested for throwing stones and attacking police officers.

Terrorism / US / Jerusalem

Biden Administration Sides with Muslim Rioters in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel told the US that if they were truly interested in calming the situation in Jerusalem international pressure should be directed at the instigators and channels of incitement.

Jerusalem

Netanyahu: Israel Reserves Right to Build in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

European countries (once again) condemned Israel for building in Jerusalem.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Hezbollah

Hezbollah on High Alert ahead of IDF’s Largest-Ever Drill

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi decided not to cancel or postpone the exercise despite the mounting tensions in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and the Gaza Strip.

Terrorism / Europe / PFLP

Exposed: PFLP Diverted Humanitarian Funds from Europe to Finance Terrorism

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The PFLP deceived the European aid organizations by reporting fictitious projects, submitting false documents, falsifying and inflating invoices, falsifying documents and stamps of banks, and reporting inflated salaries.

Israel

State Comptroller Launches Special Probe into Mt. Meron Disaster

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“This is an event that could have been prevented and it is now up to us to examine how this event could have been prevented,” stated the State Comptroller.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

2 Arabs Arrested in Jerusalem Riot

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Arabs have been repeatedly attacking the Jewish residents of the neighborhood.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Coronavirus

In First Since Outbreak – No COVID-19 Cases in IDF

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The IDF announced in March that it was the first army in the world to reach herd immunity.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / Europe / United Nations (UN)

In Historical First, European Parliament Condemns UNRWA for Incitement in Teaching Materials

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

An IMPACT-se report showed that PA school textbooks have “consistently shown a systematic insertion of violence, martyrdom and jihad across all grades and subjects.”

Terrorism / Israel / Iran

Israel Warns of Cyber Attacks ahead of Iran’s Quds Day

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israeli sites should be prepared for cyber-attacks ahead of Iran’s Quds Day and the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan, Israel’s National Cyber Directorate warned.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / US / Health and Medicine

EXCLUSIVE: Blind Michigan Judge Wants to Export Israeli Special Needs Know-How to Arab World

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

While working as a lawyer, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein was known as a tireless advocate for people with special needs, and much of his legal work has focused on protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Guards Find 24 Cell-Phones on Detainee on Way to Imprisoned Terrorists

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The smuggler hid 24 small makeshift mobile phones, 18 SIM cards and four speakers inside his body.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

12 Muslims Rioters Arrested in Nightly Ramadan Riots in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Sha’ar Shechem has been the scene of nightly riots that included anti-Semitic attacks on Jewish individuals.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Gaza Terrorists Bomb South, Israel Shuts Down Gaza Fishing Zone

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Four people from Sderot were lightly injured after falling while running for shelter during the attacks.

Israel / News Briefs / The Environment

Israel to Switch Away from Coal Energy by 2025, Netanyahu Says

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel is already a world leader in water purification, recycling and desalination.

Police and Crime / Islamists / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Muslims Continue Nightly Ramadan Riots in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Muslims have been seeking out Jews to attack. [Warning: Graphic Video]

The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Responding to Muslin Ball Games on Temple Mount, Israeli Org Demands Transfer of Holy Site to Jewish Authority

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Muslims were repeatedly kicking the ball at the Dome of the Rock, which is the location of the Jewish People's holiest site.

News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Using Christian-Owned Oil Companies to Control Lebanon’s Energy Market

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Based on the findings collected by Alma, it appears that the Yamin brothers and the companies under their control act on behalf of Hezbollah’s interests in the Lebanese energy market.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / Global

Israel, Greece, Cyprus, and UAE hold Quadrilateral Regional Strategic Meeting

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The diplomats discussed opportunities for promoting regional projects in the fields of energy, tourism, and the fight against the Coronavirus, as well as the possibility of opening “Green Corridors” for travel in COVID-19 times between the countries and managing emergencies.

Israel / Coronavirus

7 Cases of India COVID-19 Strain Discovered in Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

In all cases, those who were infected had not been vaccinated against the virus.

Israel / Holidays & Observances

Israel Celebrates its 73rd Birthday

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Celebrations during the day include a reception at the President’s residence honoring 120 excelling IDF soldiers, the International Bible Contest and the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem.

Israel / Holidays & Observances

On its 73rd Independence Day, Israel Boasts 9.3 Million Citizens

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel has 9,327,000 citizens, more than 11 times its population of 806,000 at the time of the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948.

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