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Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

Shomron Hosting Gaza Border Refugees for Shabbat

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Residents of the Shomron who wish to host a family from Israel's battered south this Shabbat, can call: 1700-700-0106.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

IDF Kills Stone-Throwing Terrorist

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF opened fire on the terrorist as he was throwing a stone at a moving vehicle.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Europe / Russia

Jewish Voice from Crimea: 'Living in Readiness'

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

When a region experiences strife and instability, the first to come under threat are the Jews.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

Baby Injured in Jerusalem Terror Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

According to the MDA spokesperson, a baby was injured after being hit in the head with a glass marble that was shot at a group of tourists near the Kotel.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Massive Arab Rock Attacks Damage Cars near Modi’in

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arab rock-throwing terrorists attacked dozens of cars in  western Samaria Wednesday  evening, causing widespread damage but no injuries. The attackers fled the area when soldiers arrived at the scene on the road to Hashmonim, located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and near the city of Modi’in. Soldiers so far have not nabbed the attackers.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Terrorists Caught Infiltrating into Itamar

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Approaching the anniversary of the Fogel family massacre, the IDF caught 4 armed Arabs trying to infiltrate into the town of Itamar on Friday night.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

Car Rams Checkpoint, IDF Searching for Shot Driver

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Saturday night a car rammed through the Rantis checkpoint heading towards central Israel. IDF troops opened fire and shot 8 bullets at the car, hitting the windows, wheel, and possibly the driver. The car continued on, and was found abandoned near Rosh HaAyin. There was blood in the car. A helicopter and trackers have […]

Terrorism / Settlements

Israelis Protest Arab Terrorism Near Beit Omar (Video)

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Friday afternoon, dozens of Israelis protested the ongoing terrorism on road 60 near the Arab village of Beit Omar.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Hebron: IDF Shoots Firebomber

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Friday afternoon, a Palestinian Authority terrorist threw a firebomb at Beit Haddasah in Hebron. An IDF soldier responded to the attack, shot and hit the terrorist. The terrorist's condition is not known.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Medical Update on Attacked Jewish Shepherds

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Monday, three Jewish shepherds were taken to the hospital after being beaten by a gang of Arabs and foreign anarchists near Susiya. One of the shepherds still requires hospitalization. He has a serious head injury and was beaten all over his body. The second shepherd was released overnight. His jaw, and nearly all his […]

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Rachel's Tomb Terrorist Shot

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Once again a terrorist attacked Rachel's Tomb, but this time he was shot.

Israel / News Briefs

Angry Protesters Breach Prime Minister's Outer Security Layer

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The protesters do not want Netanyahu to free any terrorists on Tuesday.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

Suspicious Object Clears Out Tel Aviv Bus

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

UPDATE 7:34 PM: Police give the all clear. Passengers on Dan bus #25 in Tel Aviv evacuated the bus a short time ago, after a passenger found an unclaimed school bag at the back of the bus. The driver cleared the bus, and police and sappers are on their way to deal with the suspicious […]

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

Stabbing Attempt Near Maaleh Adumim

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

At Mishor Adumim, near Maaleh Adumim, a taxi pulled up to the police checkpoint carrying three Arab men. When it came to the taxi's turn to be checked, three men got out, and one of the men pulled out a knife and began walking towards the policemen. The policeman saw the knife, subdued the man, […]

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

Adult and Child Injured in Arab Stone Throwing Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The snowballs are gone and the rocks are back. An adult and child were lightly injured from shattered glass after their car was hit by a rock on the Cross-Benjamin highway. After getting hit, the driver continued to the next IDF checkpoint where they were treated by an IDF medic.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Gunfire Exchanged on Israel's Northern Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A few incidents of gunfire exchange were reported Monday morning on Israel's northern border with Syria. In one incident an IDF patrol was fired on by shooters from the Syrian side of the border. The patrol identified the source and returned fire. At least one attacker in Syria was wounded. It is unclear if the […]

Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Archaeology

PA Archaeological Thief Caught Red-Handed Digging Up Artifacts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Archaeological artifacts are some of Israel’s most cherished treasures. They also are cherished by thieves, but the Antiquities Authority has caught one of them, a PA Arab, red-handed.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

UPDATE: IDF Soldier Dies in Terrorist Knife Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

An IDF soldier was murdered by a knife wielding terrorist this morning, as he sat on a bus.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

Family Injured in Terror Attack Between Efrat and Tekoa

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A mother and two children in the car were injured by the firebomb attack.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Terrorist Arrested in Hebron Stabbing Attempt

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A 16 year old Palestinian Authority Arab approached an IDF position in Hebron and attempted to stab one of the soldiers with a screwdriver. The soldiers subdued the terrorist, without injuries. Initial investigation appears to indicate that the terrorist wanted to be arrested by the IDF for personal reasons. He was brought to the Hebron […]

Terrorism / News Briefs

Drive-by Shooting Near Modiin Ilit

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Road 446, near Modiin Ilit, an Israeli car was shot at by a passing vehicle. The Israeli car was hit with two bullets, one hit the engine, the second passed through the passenger section. The driver drove to a nearby IDF checkpoint following the attack. No one was injured in the attack. Roadblocks have […]

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

PA Arab Caught with Perfectly Forged Israeli ID

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Police looking for illegal PA workers, and were surprised by the forged Israeli ID they found.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Arab Terrorists Caught Near Beit El

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Thursday evening, the IDF caught two Arab terrorists that had earlier in the evening thrown multiple fire bombs at buses and cars near Beit El.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

New York Family Rescued From Arab Lynch Mob in Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

An Arab mob blocked the car, broke the windows, and violently tried to pull out the passengers - in Jerusalem.

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Policeman Injured, 3 Arrested on Temple Mount Following Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Following Arab disturbances on the Temple Mount, one policeman was injured and taken for medical treatment.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Beit El Residents Hit Back at Arab Assailants

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Residents of the "Nof" neighborhood of Beit El found themselves under a barrage of stones this evening as they were outside building their Sukkahs. The Arab assailants were very surprised to discover that these Beit El residents weren't very passive when it came to responding to the Arab attacks. The Beit El residents quickly reacted, […]

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Firebomb Near Efrat

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arabs through stones and a firebomb at cars driving on road 60, near the northern entrance to Efrat. Earlier in the afternoon, Arabs through massive amounts of stones at cars at the El Hadr/Beitar junction. No injuries were reported in either attack

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Terror Attacks Near Ofra

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two terror attacks just occurred near Ofra, resulting in no injuries, according to Hatzalah Yeuda and Shomron. In the first attack, Palestinian Authority Arabs threw paint at a car passing them in the opposite direction. The paint hit the Israeli car's windshield, but the driver managed to not lose control over his vehicle. In the […]

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Firebomb Near Efrat, Carjacking Near Dolev

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Firebombs, carjackings, and stonings seem to be the rule this evening.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Arabs Stone Temple Mount Visitors, Try to Block Jewish Entry

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

There was a concerted effort this morning by Arabs, to block Jewish entry onto the Temple Mount.

Israel / News Briefs

Students, Leave Your Gas Masks Home

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israeli Ministry of Education announced on Saturday evening that students should not take their gas masks to school, and classes will run as usual. The Ministry said they are in constant contact with the relevant security forces, and is following their directives to provide a secure learning environment.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Photo: Unreliable Patriot Battery Deployed in Haifa

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Patriot missile batteries were involved in three friendly fire incidents, resulting in the downing of allied planes.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Stone Throwing in Gush Etzion

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hatzala of Judea and Samaria reports that Arabs were throwing stones at cars travelling along the road between Jerusalem and Gush Etzion. The rock throwing occurred near the El Hadr (Beitar) Junction on Highway 60. No injuries were reported.

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Rocket from Gaza

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A single rocket or mortar launched from Gaza hit an open area in Israel's south around 1 AM Thursday morning. No injuries or damage are reported. The siren did not go off.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

Weapons, Ammo Stolen from Karnei Shomron

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Over Shabbat, at around midnight, there was an infiltration into the town of Karnei Shomron. The infiltrators stole a weapon and ammunition.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

UPDATED: Possible Kidnapping in Binyamin Area

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Residents say they saw the Haredi boy waving for help, inside a Palestinian car with fake license plates.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Gaza Launch Hits Eshkol Region - Twice

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ronit Minker, the Eshkol region spokesperson reports that there were two strikes in the southern Eshkol region at around 10:20 AM, from Gaza. No injuries or damage were reported. The alarm also did not go off. It's believed they were mortars and not rockets.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

UPDATED: Off-Duty, Arab IDF Soldier Causes Alert in Ariel University

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

An emergency call-up happened at Ariel University, when an armed man, wearing a Kafiyah was spotted on campus.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Settlements

IDF Firebombed Near Efrat

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arabs threw 5 firebombs at IDF soldiers near the northern entrance of Efrat in Gush Etzion. No other details are available at this point in time.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Stabbing Attack Thwarted in Hebron

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Terrorist was released from Israeli Prison only a year Ago.

Jewish / Global / News Briefs

The Jewish Beauty Queens of India

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Despite their small number, Jewish women are among the most beautiful in India.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Terror on the Roads: Arabs Shoot at Bus

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Early Tuesday morning, Arabs shot at an Afikim bus number 101, that was driving to the Tapuach junction in the Shomron. There were no passengers in the bus at the time. The driver was not injured. The army temporarily locked down Hawarwa, near Shechem, where the shooting occurred, while the IDF searched for the shooter. […]

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Terror On the Roads: 4 Firebombs Thrown at Gush Etzion Checkpoint

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Overnight, terrorists threw four firebombs at the Gush Etzion checkpoint near the tunnel entrance to Jerusalem. There were no injuries or damage from the attacks.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Israeli Civilian Captures Terrorist

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

An Israeli civilian, after being attacked by Arab stone throwers on Tuesday near the Peduel-Eli traffic circle, decided to take action. The man chased down and captured one of the stone thrower. The terrorist was then turned over to Israeli security forces.

Terrorism / Jewish / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Religion / Settlements

Yes, Virginia, There are Good Muslims

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

There are Muslims who don’t see Jews as pigs and Israel as a cancer. In this case, they are non-Arabs living in Canada. One speaker at an event honoring Jews said the PA issue was instigated by communists.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Search for Kidnapped Soldier Cancelled

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF Spokesperson said that the search for a possibly kidnapped soldier has been called off this evening, after all soldiers in the Binyamin and Shomron region had been accounted for. Two separate soldiers reported seeing an IDF soldier being driven off in the back of a Palestinian car in the early evening. The IDF […]

Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

Firebombs Thrown onto Gush Etzion Tunnel Road

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Monday night, two firebombs were thrown at the entrance to the southern tunnel leading into Gush Etzion (on the bridge side), according to the Tazpit News Agency. There were no injuries or damage reported in the attack. IDF soldiers searched the area but did not find the attackers. It appears the firebombs were thrown […]

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Terror on the Roads: Overnight Update

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Here is a small sampling from the list of overnight terror attacks. A number of Israelis were lightly injured overnight, and their cars damaged, due to stone throwing at their cars near the Beitar-60 (Hussein) junction in Gush Etzion. Stone throwing in other areas of Judea and Samaria were reported, but without injuries. Five firebombs […]

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Terror on the Roads: Roundup for Monday Evening

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

4: 36 PM Stone throwing near the Gush Etzion tunnel roads 4:51 PM  Firebombs causes a fire near Atarot. Firefighters can't get near to put it out due to massive stone throwing.The firefighters were eventually rescued by Border Police who used live fire. 5:24 PM Stoning in Hebron near Gross Square at Israeli cars. 7:43 […]

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Leftist Block Hebron Road Paving

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A group of leftists interrupted a construction job undertaken by the Ministry of Defense, to pave a path between Kiryat Arba and Hebron. At first, it looked like they were not going to be able to block the work, but in the end, the MOD workers were forced to stop working. The work had all […]

Terrorism / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Settlements

Swastika Over Hebron

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

As of 11:15 AM Israel time, the Nazi flag is still up there.

IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Settlements

IDF Soldiers Clean Up Desecrated Hebron Monument

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

During a Passover tour, participants were shocked to see the monument of Joshua Salome desecrated with black spray paint.

Photo of the Day / Purim

Megillah and Molotov Cocktails

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

As they have done for the past 21 years, on Saturday night some 50 Jewish men, women and children held evening prayer and read the Megillah at the Yad Yair outpost in the Talmonim bloc. Yad Yair was established in 1991, in memory of Dolev resident Yair Mendelson who was murdered there by Arab terrorists […]

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Foiled Sheep-nabbing in the Shomron

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Overnight, a group of Arabs infiltrated into Chavat Gilad (Gilad Farm) in the Shomron. They were attempting to, once again, steal a flock of sheep from the farm. Just before they got away with it, the farm's alarm system went off and the Arabs ran without their plunder.

News Briefs

Muslims Host First Ever Hebrew Conference Held in South Asia

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The first-ever Hebrew language and culture conference in South Asia was hosted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and organized by none other than Muslims scholars in a show of Muslim-Jewish amity in India. Among a dozen Indian and Israeli institutions represented at the “Hebrew Language and Culture: Reception, Self Conception and Intercultural […]

Terrorism / Settlements

Terror Cell Caught Near Migdal Oz

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Minutes after the Shabbat began, IDF forces captured four Arabs near the entrance to Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion. The four were all armed with knives, and during the initial interrogation admitted that they were planning to stab a soldier. Migdal Oz has been the site of repeated terror attacks emanating from nearby Beit […]

Terrorism / News Briefs / Settlements

Fake Bomb Found Outside Efrat

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Monday evening, a suspicious object was noticed on the road leading to the northern entrance of Efrat, in Gush Etzion. Upon further investigation is was discovered that a fake bomb had been planted on the road.    

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Arab Caught Infiltrating into Efrat

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The town's security personnel were called out, just as Shabbat was beginning.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

11 Wounded in Esh Kodesh Shabbat Clashes (Video)

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Following the disturbances, about 30 residents arrived from the entire Shilo area to Esh Kodesh.

Eye on "Palestine" / Settlements

Palestinian Rioters Inside Settlement, Injure 11 and Destroy Settlement's Farms Over Shabbat

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arab rioters injured 11 Israelis and destroyed numerous farms over Shabbat inside the Aish Kadosh settlement.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Religion

The Palestinian Holy Trinity: Jesus, Arafat and Abbas

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

PA leader Rajoub: "The greatest Palestinian in history since Jesus is Yasser Arafat."

Terrorism / News Briefs

Infiltrator Killed in Moshav Sdei Avraham (Near Gaza Strip)

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Moshav Sdei Avraham (near Gaza Strip)-  Police report that at around 5:30 AM Monday, there was a break-in into the home of the Shalom family. The intruder stabbed a woman in the house and then ran away. The IDF declared an official terror infiltration into the town, and began searching for the suspect within the […]

Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

IAF Drops Warning Leaflets over Gaza Strip

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IAF dispersed leaflets above several locations in the Gaza Strip. These leaflets warn the residents of the Gaza Strip to stay away from Hamas, and other terror organizations' operatives and facilities that pose a risk to their safety. The leaflets state: "Important announcement for the residents of the Gaza Strip: "For your own safety, take […]

Terrorism / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

Iranian Money Laundering Network Running through Vienna

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Stop the Bomb, a European coalition which works towards the enactment of economic and political sanctions against the Iranian Islamist regime, has criticized the lack of action by the Austrian authorities.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Anarchists and Palestinians Protest at Rami Levy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Eighty Palestinians and Anarchists burst into the Rami Levy supermarket in the Binyamin region (north of Jerusalem). The demonstrators were waving Palestinian flags and blocking the entrance to both the  Binyamin Industrial Park where Rami Levy is located, as well as stopping traffic on Highway 60 which leads to it. The demonstrators are calling on Palestinians […]

News Briefs

Shooting Attack on Road 55 (Maaleh Shomron)

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

At least two cars were shot at on Road 55 near Maaleh Shomron on Saturday night. One car was shot at on the curve leading into Maaleh Shomron. The shots were also heard by the guards at the Maaleh Shomron entrance. The marks on that car seemed to indicate the weapon used in the attack […]

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Roundup of Today's Arab Riots and Terrorist Activities

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Monday is proving to be a busy day for Arab rioters and terrorists throughout Judea and Samaria. It is believed that some of the riots are due to the financial upset with the Palestinian Authority. Arab terrorist threw a firebomb at IDF soldiers in Hebron. IDF shot and wounded the terrorist. Benjamin: Jilazun refugee camp […]

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Arabs Attacking Settlement. 6 Jews Injured.

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arabs began by attacking Jewish hikers on Shabbat, but then the Mosque then called out the rest of the Arab villagers. 6 Jews have been injured so far in the Arab riots, and the IDF is doing its best to keep the Arabs from reaching the community of Aish Kadosh.

News Briefs / Settlements

Forced Evacuation of Migron Completed

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Following the High Court of Justice's ruling from last week, the residents of the community of Migron, in the Benyamin region, were forcibly removed from their homes this morning. Large police forces arrived at the community early this morning, knocking on doors and serving the residents a court order to evacuate their homes. A few families offered passive resistance, but most of the fifty families left on their own accord.

News Briefs

UPDATED: Ramat Migron Being Evacuated and Destroyed

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

UPDATE: 7:30 AM - Police forced destroyed the 5 buildings of Ramat Migron, and then moved over to the Oz Zion outpost, and destroyed two building there. Altogether 3 minors were arrested. ---------- An unusually large number of police officers, SWAT and border police arrived at the Ramat Migron outpost at 2:15 Friday morning. Ramat […]

News Briefs

Massive Rock Throwing Near Ofra - One Injured

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Thursday evening Arabs launched a massive rock attack on Israeli cars driving on Highway 60, near Ofra. Numerous cars were damaged and one Israeli was injured. MDA services treated the injured Israeli on the spot and then evacuated him to a hospital. IDF forces are searching the area for the rock throwers.

News Briefs

Stabbing Attack in Binyamin

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A Jewish civilian was stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist near Ma'aleh Levonah. A group of residents from the town of Ma'aleh Levonah went down near the Arab village of Khan Luban to photograph and document the illegal land grab and construction that was occurring near their town. A group of Palestinians then attacked them with stones, axes […]

News Briefs / Settlements

Cabinet Secretary, Dignitaries Attempt to Strengthen Migron Residents

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser arrived in the last hour to visit the new neighborhood established to accommodate the residents of Migron who are slated to be evicted from their homes today following a Supreme Court hearing.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Settlements

A Busload of Civil Administration and Border Guard Troops Demolish Two Outposts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Around 1 AM Monday night, large Border Guard and Civilian Administration forces arrived on a bus and in several other vehicles at two outposts in Gush Talmonim in the Benjamin region. They also brought with them a tractor.

News Briefs

Updated: Cop Shot near Ma'aleh Adumim. One Reported Dead.

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

7:06 AM: The Arab who was killed trying to break through the checkpoint has been identified as Badar Achram, and is alleged to be a leader in a Palestinian organization. 1:28 AM: Not all details are clear yet. What we know so far is that one person, apparently one of the Arabs in the car who was […]

News Briefs

Hit & Run Attempt at IDF Checkpoint

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A Palestinian tried to run over a female soldier at a Kalkilya checkpoint on Sunday morning. In response, the soldiers fired into the air, and then at the tires of the car. The terrorist got away into Kalkilya. No injuries were reported among the soldiers.

Police and Crime / News Briefs

Uninvited: Border Police Storm Migron Outpost During Wedding

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Tuesday afternoon, a Border Guard police force raided the outpost of Ramat Migron in the Benjamin region, where two minors were detained without being arrested.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

Runners Carry Protest of Ulpana Hill Demolition through Jerusalem's Neighborhoods

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A protest race is being conducted in the streets of Jerusalem this afternoon, to raise public awareness of the importance of the proposed "Regulatory Law," the Tazpit news agency reports.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Terrorist Stabbed by Own Knife As Cyclists Pass By from Hebron to Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hundreds of youths who rode from Hebron to Jerusalem on Sunday, Jerusalem Day, were struck on their way by the nightmare sight of an Arab attacking an IDF officer with a knife. Luckily, the attacker was overcome and ended up stabbing himself.

News Briefs / Photo of the Day

Arab Rioters Attack Israeli Vehicle in Benjamin Region

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Palestinians rioters at around 11 p.m. Monday blocked with stones the Benjamin-crossing highway near the settlement of Neve Tzuf in south-west Samaria. An Israeli vehicle with four Tel Aviv residents hit the barrier and was damaged. Last week a Jewish woman was attacked at the same spot.

Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Hated Settlers Receive Leftist Foes with Water and Cookies

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

After being told that the Meretz activists who came to see their homes were looking to stop at a Palestinian store to buy water, residents of the Bet El neighborhood welcomed their guests with cold water and cookies.

Analysis

Old School Zionism in a Modern Form: The New Israeli Guardians

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Seeing the dire necessity on the ground, a few young men have gotten together and established "Ha'Shomer Ha'Chadash," -"The New Guardian" - with the same objectives as the original. Maintaining a continuous physical presence, 700 volunteers at 21 locations help farmers secure their lands and property. Areas patrolled by the volunteers have experienced a significant drop in violent actions against farmers.

Israel / Media

Tazpit News Agency Launches Tazpit Recon Unit

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In order to provide a proper response to the extreme left wing and anti-Israel ambushes staged against the security forces in Judea and Samaria, Tazpit News Agency is establishing a team of photographers who will have a presence at all flashpoints in Israel.

Israel

Thousands of Israeli Students Mark Memorial Day at Yad Vashem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Thousands of high school students from across Israel participated in a national walk on Sunday, April 22, from Yad Vashem on the “Connecting Path” to Mount Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery. Organized by Israel’s Ministry of Education, the walk took the students to different stations commemorating Israel's Holocaust day and its connection to its Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror, which falls on Wednesday.

Israel / US

New Jersey Governor Has Warm Words for Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

When asked how he felt about the warm reception, the governor responded “it’s a little disorienting. I just got here 9 am this morning and did not expect to meet Americans from Tennessee, Minnesota, California, and New Jersey.” Chants of “2016” could be heard among the crowd, referring to the governor’s potential bid for the next presidential election in four years time.

Israel

Rains from Samaria – The Largest Source of Water in Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The mountain aquifer situated in the Judea and Samaria area supplies an average of 600 million cubic meters of water. This is the most significant body of water in Israel, supplying Israelis and Arabs alike. In comparison, Lake Kinneret, which is the center of attention when relating to sources of water in Israel, supplies 570 million cubic meters.

Analysis

Hebron: Facts on the Ground

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

When Sigmar Gabriel wrote on his Facebook page that Hebron was “an apartheid regime for which there is no justification,” the chairman of Germany’s main opposition party sparked an outcry that reverberated beyond his virtual wall. But such a conclusion is inevitable when one relies on sources and organizations that present Hebron in an extremely skewed light, like the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH).

Israel

Exclusive: Palestinians Attempt to Erase Jewish Roots in Hebron's Old City

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

This is not the first time Arabs have been engaged in the destruction of archaeological artifacts in Hebron. But recent acts of vandalism have been more methodical, leading to suspicion that they are purposeful and orchestrated by an entity bent on the erasure of archaeological artifacts that testify to the ancient Jewish roots in Hebron.

Israel

MK Tibi Rebuked by Knesset for Praising Terrorism

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Following The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel's complaint, the Knesset's Ethics Committee rebuked MK Ahmed Tibi for praising "Shahidim" (martyrs) in one of his addresses.

Israel / Olympics 2012

Two Generations of Athletes Emerge From Judea and Samaria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Can there be successful athletes among the settlers in Judea and Samaria? Recent achievements show that the answer is yes! A very small geographic area has produced four international champions.

Israel

Hundreds of Thousands of Israeli Students Kept Home - Due to Terror in the South

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The military's latest estimate is that the rocket fire will continue in the coming days, and fears that the rockets' range will expand to the Tel Aviv area as well.

Israel

Hanging Out in Judea and Samaria – Tourism in the Biblical Land

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Rare landscapes, natural settings, springs, Biblical sites and the largest flying fox in Israel – these are just a few of the attractions you will find on a tour of Judea and Samaria

Analysis

Are the Arabs of Judea and Samaria really suffering?

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Anyone who travels through Judea and Samaria and sees the Arab cities and villages there will discover a highly-westernized living standard and rapid expansion, belying the the claims of suffering and discrimination.

Israel

Eco-Activists Defend the Environment In Judea & Samaria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The majority of eco-activists in Israel choose not to operate over the Green Line, neglecting to address the eco-needs of the people there, despite the fact that Judea and Samaria are dotted with unauthorized dump sites and stone quarries. Green Now, the only non-governmental organization dedicated to the issue of environmental hazards everywhere in Israel, has exerted legal and political pressure on the various governmental agencies responsible for addressing these eco-hazards, yielding some real successes.

Israel

Tel Shiloh Declared a National Heritage Site

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Thirty sites, including Tel Arad, the Herodium, and Beit Ha'Aztmaut in Tel Aviv have been declared National Heritage Sites. So it turns out the Jewish people are not in occupiers in Judea and Samaria after all.

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