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Jameel blogs at the Muqata: http://www.muqata.com, but these days extensively posts on Facebook. Follow Jameel at https://www.facebook.com/Muqata Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael טובה הארץ מאד מאד The views expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not represent the views of The Jewish Press.

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Featured / The Muqata

Remembering Ari Fuld hy"d

By Jameel@Muqata

It’s the 7th of Tishrei. It’s been 3 years since Ari Fuld hy”d was murdered.

The Muqata / Video of the Day

Efrat Residents' Song of Praise

By Jameel@Muqata

In honor of Israel's 72nd Independence Day, Efrat residents Rabbi Shlomo Katz and Moshe Kesselman released a song.

Featured / Judaism / News Briefs / The Muqata

Friday Afternoon Lecha Dodi @ 5pm

By Jameel@Muqata

Tonight at candle lighting time, Jews in Israel and around the world will go out to their gardens, porches, and windows to sing Lecha Dodi and Shalom Aleichem together.

The Muqata

Important Message from an IDF Soldier

By Jameel@Muqata

The soldier asked to publicize to Am Yisrael that we are stronger than our enemies and that it is a miracle that he is alive.

The Muqata

Hamas Instructs #PAsbara Division to Downplay Victims' Terrorist Backgrounds

By Jameel@Muqata

The #PAsbara ploy is to confuse Social Media Justice Warriors (you know, the ones saying Kaddish).

Featured / The Muqata

Mufti: Allah Won't Accept Prayers Through a Zionist Metal Detector

By Jameel@Muqata

The Mufti of Jerusalem issued the new religious edict on Monday.

Featured / The Muqata

My Email Exchange with Hassan Nasrallah

By Jameel@Muqata

I just had the most unusual email exchange with Hassan Nasrallah.

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

Attempted Terror Stabbing Foiled

By Jameel@Muqata

Attempted terror attack against IDF Judea Regional Commander

The Muqata

Soros' Strategy: "Raise the Cost of the Occupation"

By Jameel@Muqata

Leaked files show how George Soros is going after Israel through Israeli-Arabs.

The Muqata

Lebanese Block Israeli Olympic Team From Entering Bus

By Jameel@Muqata

The Olympic organizers asked the Israeli team to not make a scene.

The Muqata

Shuki Gilboa Released from Hospital

By Jameel@Muqata

Shuki Gilboa lost his eye in the terror attack.

The Muqata

New Campaign: No Israeli Should Vacation in Turkey Until Our Brothers are Home from Gaza

By Jameel@Muqata

Until Hamas returns out brothers, we must refuse normalization with Hamas's close ally, Turkey.

The Muqata

Shlissel (Key) Challah: The Loaf of Idolatry?

By Jameel@Muqata

The baking of a key inside a bread is a non-Jewish custom which has its foundation in Christian, and possibly even earlier, pagan culture.

The Muqata

New England Patriots to Hold Moment of Silence for Ezra Schwartz

By Jameel@Muqata

Ezra was a NE fan and his friends draped his NE Jersey on his casket when his body was flown back to America.

The Muqata

How Did the Shabak Capture the Terrorist from Friday's Attack So Quickly?

By Jameel@Muqata

With so few leads to work with, how did Israel capture this terrorist so quickly? The answer will surprise you...

Aliyah / Geulah / News Briefs / Terrorism

Netanyah Victim recently made Aliya

By Jameel@Muqata

Shmuel Toledano, 71, came on Aliyah with his wife several weeks ago.

Israeli Arabs / Jerusalem / News Briefs / Terrorism

Teen Terror Cell Captured

By Jameel@Muqata

The armed teen terrorists planned to stab Jews in the Old City.

Gaza / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Terrorism

IDF & Police Special Forces Sniper Unit Hit Gaza Terrorists

By Jameel@Muqata

Over the past few days, a Gazan terror cell has been sniping at IDF forces from Gaza into Israel. (Not Anymore)

Health and Medicine / Israel / News Briefs / Terrorism

13-Year-Old Pisgat Ze'ev Terror Victim Awake and Communicating

By Jameel@Muqata

The boy was brought to the hospital in critical condition, unable to breath on his own.

Israel / News Briefs / Terrorism

Highway Patrol Stops Car, Finds Arabs Dressed as Jews

By Jameel@Muqata

Police discovered two Arabs from Jenin dressed as Jews with counterfeit Israeli ID cards

The Muqata

Hero of the Day: Yair Ben Shabbat

By Jameel@Muqata

Yair Ben Shabbat pulled out his nunchaku and attacked the terrorist on the bus...

The Muqata

Today is the 15th Anniversary of the Brutal Lynching of 2 IDF Soldiers in Ramallah

By Jameel@Muqata

[WARNING: Graphic Description of PA Terrorist Attack] On October 12, 2000, two IDF reservists were lynched; brutally beaten and mutilated by a Palestinian Arab mob in Ramallah, Samaria. Yosef Avrahami, aged 38, was the father of three; Vadim Novesche, the other victim, was a 33 year-old newly-wed. The 2 soldiers accidentally entered Palestinian Authority-controlled Ramallah, […]

Jewish / News Briefs / Terrorism

1 Injured in Gush Etzion Stoning

By Jameel@Muqata

Stone throwing near El Khader junction on Road 60, before tunnel roads in Gush Etzion, on Saturday evening. 1 injured. Being treated by MDA. Following the stoning attack a firebomb was thrown onto the road that leads to Beitar. No injuries and no damage reported.

Eye on "Palestine" / Judea & Samaria / News Briefs / Terrorism

Mother and Baby Injured in PA Arab Rock Attack near Maaleh Levona

By Jameel@Muqata

A mother and and her 4-month-old baby were injured in a PA Arab rock attack near Maaleh Levona on Wednesday night.

Israel / News Briefs / Police and Crime

Police Chief Candidate's Name Revealed

By Jameel@Muqata

Rony Alsheich, 52, is a father to 7, grandfather to 7, religious, and a former settler.

The Muqata

Late Night in the IDF Reserves...in the Rolling Hills of the Shomron.

By Jameel@Muqata

We saw a car stopped ahead of us, just around the bend, in the pitch black darkness of the night.

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

IDF Tunnel Warning System to be Fully Operational in Days

By Jameel@Muqata

The system was recently activated and installed surrounding the Gaza Strip.

The Muqata

Gaza Dedicates Football Teams to Kidnapping of Killed IDF Soldiers, No FIFA Officials in Sight

By Jameel@Muqata

The self-inflicted daily decline of humanity of the Gazans has reached another new low.

The Muqata

The Fall of Tadmor (to ISIS)

By Jameel@Muqata

"Said Rabbi Yochanan: Happy are those who see the fall of Tadmor..." (Talmud Yerushalmi)

Photo of the Day

How to BBQ for Shavuos

By Jameel@Muqata

Throw something from a cow onto the fire...

Government / News Briefs / Police and Crime / Politics / The Knesset

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked Receives Bodyguards After Leftwing Threats

By Jameel@Muqata

Shaked is known as an outspoken and intelligent advocate for Zionism and democracy.

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

Kibbutz Hires Tunnel Detection Company

By Jameel@Muqata

The kibbutz had complained of hearing underground noises.

The Muqata

Update Terror Victim Adele Biton Passed Away

By Jameel@Muqata

Adele Biton, who was seriously injured by terrorists in 2013, is again in critical condition...

The Muqata

A Personal Reflection on MK Uri Orbach z’l

By Jameel@Muqata

Uri was a great representative for religious Zionism. He could get his message across... with a kindness and humor that was infectious and left you wanting to hear more.

Gaza / Hamas / Israel / News Briefs / Terrorism

Were You Witness to a War Crime at Ben Gurion Airport?

By Jameel@Muqata

American law recognizes assaulting and disrupting a civil airport as a war crime - such as what Hamas did to Ben Gurion Airport in 2014.

The Muqata

Obama: Murdered Jews Were Just Random Victims

By Jameel@Muqata

According to Obama, the Jews murdered in Paris were "randomly" targeted by a bunch of unaffiliated zealots. Yes he said that.

Hezbollah / IDF & Security / Lebanon / News Briefs / The Muqata

Muqata Blog: Golan Heights Battle with Hezbollah (9:31pm)

By Jameel@Muqata

9:31pm The Mt. Hermon ski resort on the Golan Heights will be open for business tomorrow morning -- having receiving permission from the IDF. 8:03pm Channel 2 reports that Hezbollah terror cell was located 5 kilometers from Israel, and not within Israel as originally thought.Soldiers in 2nd vehicle were saved after they jumped out of […]

Israel / News Briefs / Terrorism

Update on Tel Aviv Bus Victim's Health Status

By Jameel@Muqata

Status of the wounded from this morning's terror attack.

The Muqata

KIA Soldier's Helmet and Combat Vest Presented to Family

By Jameel@Muqata

Oron Shaul's dead body was stolen and being held by Hamas in Gaza.

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

Yaalon: El Matan Firebomb Terrorists Captured

By Jameel@Muqata

Defense Minister Yaalon told Ruth Shapira that the terrorists were caught last night by IDF forces.

Intifada / Judea & Samaria / News Briefs

Updated: 11 Year Old Girl Seriously Injured in Firebomb Attack

By Jameel@Muqata

A firebomb attack has left a father and daughter injured near Maaleh Shomron.

The Muqata

Who was PA Minister of Settlements Ziad abu Ein?

By Jameel@Muqata

Who was this Minister of Rage, Ziad abu Ein, and what did he do to qualify for his position as a senior minister in the PA?

Israel Elections 5775 / The Muqata

In Extreme Statement, Dov Lipman Calls Bayit Yehudi Extremists

By Jameel@Muqata

As the mud slinging continues...I guess the Yesh Atid party line is to brand everyone "an extremist."

The Muqata

POLL: Israeli Arabs: Under Which Government's Rule Would You Prefer to Live?

By Jameel@Muqata

Channel 10 TV published on Sunday a poll they commissioned asking Israeli Arabs a rather straightforward but important question:

The Muqata

Har Nof Community Organizing Buses to Druze Policeman's Funeral

By Jameel@Muqata

A grassroots initiative of hundreds of Chareidim from Har Nof is underway to attend the funeral of Zidan Saif and to pay their respects to the fallen policeman and to the Druze community in the village of Yanuch-Jat in Northern Israel.

Druze / Jerusalem / News Briefs / Police and Crime / Terrorism / The Muqata

Israeli-Druze Policeman - First on Scene in Har Nof Massacre, Fighting for His Life

By Jameel@Muqata

Officer Zidan Sayif saved lives in the Har Nof Massacre, but was shot in the head and is now fighting for his life.

Jerusalem / News Briefs / Terrorism

Gag Order on Terrorists' Photos and Details

By Jameel@Muqata

Police have issued a gag order on the photos and identities of the terrorists who committed this morning's terror attack in Jerusalem.

Israel / News Briefs / Terrorism / The Muqata

Wounded Under Fire - and Still Saving Lives

By Jameel@Muqata

"Y.E." a United Hatzalah paramedic was injured while treating the wounded under fire in the Har Nof Massacre.

The Muqata

The EU Lady Got Her Own Quote Wrong!

By Jameel@Muqata

Is this the world's longest oxymoron or just a misquote?

The Muqata

Yehudah Glick Medical Update

By Jameel@Muqata

Yehudah Glick's wife requests that prayers continue to be said for Yehuda's full recovery and to please NOT visit him at the hospital at this time.

The Muqata

The Holiest Sports Arena on Earth

By Jameel@Muqata

Can you name the holiest sports arena on the face of this Earth?

The Muqata

Who Voted Against Free Speech?

By Jameel@Muqata

How did your favorite MK vote? In favor of freedom or in favor of Bolshevikism?

The Muqata

There Goes Freedom of the (Free) Press

By Jameel@Muqata

"Now North Korea and Iran will come to Israel to learn how to shut down newspapers..."

The Muqata

A Personal Message From Rav Yehudah Glick

By Jameel@Muqata

Yehuda Glick wrote down a message for everyone this morning.

The Muqata

Police Protection

By Jameel@Muqata

Only in Israel does a police car [have to] drive in front of a light rail train providing a security escort against Arab terror.

The Muqata

When Deterrence Fails, Build a Wall [photos]

By Jameel@Muqata

When you don't or won't implement a particularly effective deterrence plan to prevent terrorism, it appears the only step left is to wall yourself in.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Real False Alarm in Eshkol Region

By Jameel@Muqata

This time the false alarm was really false.

The Muqata

Your Car is Being Attacked by Arabs. What Do You Do?

By Jameel@Muqata

A women and 3 girls were nearly lynched today when Arabs attacked their car. How would you respond in this situation?

The Muqata

Where in the World is Mohammed Zoabi?

By Jameel@Muqata

After Israeli-Arab and Zionist Mohammed Zoabi expressed his support for Israel, he was forced to go into hiding for his safety...

Egypt / Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Terrorism

Abbas Refused Offer to Resettle Refugees in Sinai

By Jameel@Muqata

Egypt generously offered to help end the refugee issue once and for all. Abbas refused...

The Muqata

Antisemitic Threats in South Africa

By Jameel@Muqata

"The Jewish board of deputies, who are complicit, will feel the wrath of the People of SA with the age old biblical teaching of an eye for an eye."

Eye on "Palestine" / Global / News Briefs

Moderates Mahmoud Abbas - Kim Jong Un: BFF

By Jameel@Muqata

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sent a floral basket to North Korean Tyrant-Dictator Kim Jong Un celebrating the "liberation" of North Korea.

The Muqata

A Question for My UK Readers

By Jameel@Muqata

Antisemitism, stupidity, fear, or exaggeration?

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Terrorism

Followup: Dead Hamas Bomb "Expert" Liked to Jump on Bombs for the Crowd

By Jameel@Muqata

Hamas bomb expert kills team... last week he gave a preview of his unique bomb disposal technique...

The Muqata

Remembering The Hebron Massacre of 1929

By Jameel@Muqata

A letter from a survivor who recounts the horrors of the 1929 pogrom in Hebron.

Egypt / Gaza / Hamas / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Hamas Turns Down Request for Information on KIA Bodies

By Jameel@Muqata

Hamas claims that even providing information about the bodies of the dead IDF soldier they are holding hostage is too much to give.

The Muqata

Mourning Robin Williams

By Jameel@Muqata

There is no contradiction between laughing and crying. You can do both at the same time.

The Muqata

IEC Transfered Generators to Gaza Hospitals

By Jameel@Muqata

In a unique operation, IEC transfered 10 generators to hospitals in Gaza.

The Muqata

What Would Ben & Jerry Name an Ice Cream After Operation Protective Edge?

By Jameel@Muqata

Rocket Road, Tunnel crunch, Kerry Cherry-pit, Weapons Cashew, Iron Dough, Terror-misu... Add your own...

Israel / News Briefs / Terrorism

Stabbing Near Maaleh Adumim

By Jameel@Muqata

A person stabbed a security guard at the entrance to Maaleh Adumim and ran off to the nearby Aza'riya village...

The Muqata

Israel's Deepest Tunnel Found near Lebanon

By Jameel@Muqata

The UN expressed "shock" when their inspectors discovered ancient explosives and primitive Hamas rockets hidden inside the cave.

Gaza / Hamas / Israel / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

One Injured in Kiryat Gat Attack, Fragments Hit Tel Aviv

By Jameel@Muqata

Life Lesson #1: Don't go outside to photograph the Iron Dome system overhead if you don't have to...

Photo of the Day

Solidarity

By Jameel@Muqata

An Israeli-Arab Bedouin Sheikh arrives at Beer Sheva Saroka hospital yesterday to distribute flowers to wounded IDF soldiers. Each flower had a note attached to it, "We're all in this together".

Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge / The Muqata

The 32

By Jameel@Muqata

These are the photos of our soldiers (and a citizen) killed in action during the current IDF ground operation in Gaza.

The Muqata

What's More Important Than Pizza?

By Jameel@Muqata

Jameel went on a pizza run down south, and translated a letter from a soldier on the border, along with some of his own personal observations...

Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge / The Muqata

PM Netanytahu Tells Us How He Will Defeat Hamas (in 2009)

By Jameel@Muqata

Bibi knew back then what needed to be done. So why isn't PM Netanyahu listening to his younger self?

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

IDF Drops Evacuation Leaflets on Gaza (Translated)

By Jameel@Muqata

IDF dropped warning leaflets to civilians, before attacking.

The Muqata

What should Israel do about a Hamas Rockets about to Hit the Palestinian Authority?

By Jameel@Muqata

Jameel asks if Israel has a moral obligation to shoot down Hamas rockets that will hit Palestinian Authority civilians. What do you think?

The Muqata

Muqata Reveals: Secret IDF War Plan for Gaza

By Jameel@Muqata

Jameel reveals the secret plan devised by the Israeli cabinet for victory in Gaza

The Muqata

The Moral Midgets Who Voted Against the "Don't Ever Free the Terrorist" Law

By Jameel@Muqata

No Presidential pardon, no goodwill gestures to Fatah or Hamas in honor of Ramadan, and no pressure from the United States will allow for the terrorist to be released, ever.

The Muqata

Why Is US Ambassador Dan Shapiro's Boss Such a Moron?

By Jameel@Muqata

Kerry doesn't follow news from Israel very closely, he's too busy drawing up plans for Israel's return to Auschwitz borders.

The Muqata

Lies, Damn Lies, and MK Dr. Ahmed Tibi

By Jameel@Muqata

It's unfortunate that the world takes every word from MK Tibi's mouth as sacred.

The Muqata

Incitement to Murder? Amir Peretz Just a Sore Loser

By Jameel@Muqata

Here's some background these papers neglected to mention...

Video of the Day

Cutting Down their own Olive Trees

By Jameel@Muqata

Everything the PLO says needs to be taken with a few grains of salt...especially, when this video was provided today by the Shomron Settlement Council, taken today - of Palestinians and a Leftwing activist actively cutting down a Palestinian Olive Grove (what better way to demand international observers). Too bad for them we caught it […]

The Muqata

How to Annoy Abbas - All of Eretz Yisrael is OURS!

By Jameel@Muqata

Sick of the Palestinians displaying their "map of Palestine"? Nothing will enrage them more than this map.

The Muqata

Tisha B'Av - The Children Are Ready. Are You? (Video)

By Jameel@Muqata

Are ready for the 9th of Av? The children are....

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