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Is Israel’s Heritage Being Erased?

Arab vandals caused extensive damage to the Ancient Samaria heritage site in Tel Sebastia over the weekend, setting fire to parts of it and scrawling graffiti in Arabic on the ancient building stones.

Samaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan said, “time after time, the Palestinian Authority (PA) barbarically destroys historical and heritage sites in Judea and Samaria, and each time a new red line is crossed. “…the government is abandoning the most important heritage sites of the Jewish people. This is an attack on Israel’s heritage. It is not possible that in the heart of the country, our history will be trampled and erased,” he said.

The phenomenon of antiquity destruction is pervasive and affects all sites that are not under preservation, and a survey of the sites in Judea and Samaria shows that a staggering 95% of the archeological sites have been robbed, vandalized, or disturbed.

Israeli officials must act now to put a stop to this and protect those sites currently not under preservation. The PA’s destruction, vandalization and robberies of these heritage sites are nothing short of another tool in their arsenal of terrorism against Israel.

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Arabs vandalize archaeological site of Samaria’s ancient capital, by Aryeh Savir, TPS/ World Israel News, July 27, 2022

 

 

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Illegal Construction Enabled in Area C

In a renewed petition submitted to Israel’s Supreme Court of Justice, Regavim calls for changes in Civil Administration procedures that automatically freeze enforcement against thousands of illegal structures in Area C.

“The Civil Administration, which is responsible for enforcing the law in Judea and Samaria, has inexplicably expanded a loophole in the Jordanian law that is in force in this area, enabling illegal construction on a massive scale,” says Attorney Boaz Arzi of Regavim’s Legal Division. He adds “There’s a battle raging on the ground for control of Area C, and the Civil Administration’s illegal procedural protocols are aiding and abetting the Palestinian Authority’s takeover.”

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Watchdog demands Supreme Court close loophole protecting illegal construction, by Israel National News, July 27, 2022

 

 

 

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Gantz Happy He Blocked Sovereignty

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday told The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg at the Aspen Security Forum that he is “Happy that I blocked the threat of annexation of Judea and Samaria.” Or, as Jerusalem Post Deputy Managing Editor Tova Lazaroff quipped: “Because the Right wasn’t angry enough with him.”

Gantz said that unfortunate line in the context of applying the success of the Abraham Accords to the PA issue when he reiterated: “I believe that we can leverage the Abraham Accords and ties with regional partners to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and promote confidence-building measures. From a Jewish, Zionist, and democratic perspective, I would like to see a better future between us and the Palestinians and that includes separating from the Palestinians.”

If Gantz’s vision includes separating from the Arab Palestinians then who is he expecting to take control over all of Judea and Samaria? Gantz is using the success of the Abraham Accords in an attempt to con the Israelis into believing that his vision will bring a better future for both sides. What he is actually doing is playing political poker with the one thing that will strengthen Israel. The truth is in front of him and it’s called the application of sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. SOVEREIGNTY IS THE ANSWER!

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Gantz ‘Happy’ He Sabotaged Israeli Sovereignty in Judea & Samaria, by David Israel/Jewish Press, July 22, 2022

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Iran Continues to Defy IAEA

Iran’s chief of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization announced on Monday that it will refuse to turn back on 27 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cameras until the 2015 nuclear deal is restored.

A spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry warned the IAEA on Monday that the country’s nuclear program was “galloping ahead” and there was little the atomic agency could do to verify what was occurring.

The Islamic Republic in Iran continues to act in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and nuclear deal and world leaders are still asleep as they push to get Islamics back to the negotiating table. The Islamic Republic in Iran are only there to seek the plane loads of cash and many other financial rewards it received after the first signing. Now that they cannot be monitored by camera, the threat to the world cannot be underestimated. Their evil has made the world that much more of a dangerous place – for everyone. We remain firm on our position that the perilous talks with Iran be cancelled immediately. Even if they are scrapped, this still leaves the threat of Iran on the table and it’s something Israel must contend with.

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Iran removes 27 IAEA cameras until nuclear deal restored, by Israel National News, July 25, 2022

 

 

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Nachala Movement Met with Violence, Expulsion

Early this morning, Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, arrived at one of the “new settlement” sites established by the Nachala movement. Dagan’s visit was prompted after he learned that Border Police had arrived in force and were violently evacuating the Jews there, just as they had already done in five other locations. Dagan was accompanied by the head of the Nachala movement, Daniella Weiss, and by MK Simcha Rotman of the Religious Zionism party.

“We have seen terrible scenes of violence here,” he charged. “For example, two youths have been seriously injured, one whose jaw seems to be broken, and the other has a head wound,” said Dagan.

“The Lapid government is betraying its task of building the Land of Israel and damaging Zionism, and the unprecedented levels of violence it is using are unacceptable in a democratic state.” Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked also protested the brutality against the “wonderful” Zionist youth, tweeting, “Again there is violence [against] settlers. It would be better for the police to save its energy to eradicate real crime in the country.”

A massive amount of Israeli security forces are mobilized each and every time to prevent Jews from building up their land. Yet, when it comes to illegal construction by the Palestinian Arabs in Area C, the PA is given free rein to illegally seize and control the land. Jews should not have to sit back and watch this happen! The Nachala Movement put together a carefully thought out and peaceful plan to reclaim the land. The purpose of Nachala’s operation was to try and create facts on the ground in the hope that some of the new communities would eventually be allowed to remain. If there is to be a victory scored or the Zionist dream perpetuated, then facts on the ground cannot continue to be ignored by the very officials who have the power to stop enabling biased decisions and aggressive actions against the Jews. The ongoing two-tiered system of justice we keep seeing needs to stop and sovereignty throughout Judea and Samaria must be applied.

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Settlement leader Yossi Dagan: ‘We haven’t seen such violence since the Expulsion’, by Yoni Kempinski/Israel National News, July 21, 2022

‘Terrible scenes of violence’: Police brutally remove activists from new settlement sites, by Batya Jerenberg/World Israel News, July 21, 2022

Hundreds remain at new illegal outpost as forces dismantle other settler encampments, by Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel, July 21, 2022

 

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New Tool of Terror

Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria have been subject in recent weeks to a new kind of terrorist tactic: laser beams. This new terrorism is in addition to ongoing stone throwing attacks.

The terrorists have been aiming laser beams at drivers’ eyes in an attempt to cause accidents. Incidents have been reported in the Benjamin region near Jerusalem, with the perpetrators believed to be from the village of Al-Mughair.

“For the past several months, every evening, residents from the village engage in blinding terrorism on Jewish residents’ cars on the roads, endangering their lives,” said one resident. “The security forces have been spreading leaflets rather than making arrests. What are they waiting for, for fatalities?”

A few years back there were a string of arson balloon terror attacks that Israel had to defend itself against and it took some time before security forces struck back. Laser beam attacks must be held on the same level as rockets launched into Israel. We pray that this time it does not take as long as it did with the arson balloons for Israel’s security forces to act swiftly. A complete stop to this new tool of terror must happen immediately.

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Judea and Samaria drivers face new kind of terrorism: laser beams, by Hanan Greenwood/Israel Hayom, July 19, 2022

 

 

 

 

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IDF’s Plan to Prevent Passage of People and Vehicles

The Israel Defense Forces has launched a major engineering operation to strengthen defenses along the border with Judea and Samaria. This development comes after several terror attacks earlier this year were committed by Palestinian Arabs who easily managed to cross the security fence.

The IDF says 60 engineering vehicles and three battalions led by the commander of the military’s Combat Engineering Corp, Brig. Gen. Ido Mizrahi, are working to build a barrier in the Judean Desert area, specifically a deep trench over dozens of kilometers. The goal is to prevent the passage of anyone who seeks to commit terror attacks and other criminal activity against Israel and her citizens.

In April we reported that the security fence, riddled with gaping holes, was breached and a terrorist attack was carried out in Bnei Brak where five people were killed. This carnage took place despite officials having been warned numerous times about the security problem. Israel is now seeing the writing on the wall and so long as it seeks to continue on the defense, it must continue to take action so it does not overlook other areas where there are cracks in security.

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IDF launches major engineering drive to strengthen defenses along West Bank border, by Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel, July 21, 2022

 

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Gantz Plans To Thwart Nachala: “Strict Enforcement”

Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Police issued statements today warning Israelis against participating in the Nachala Movement’s initiative scheduled for Wednesday. Nachala’s aim is to establish what officials refer to as three illegal “settlement outposts in the West Bank.”

Nachala has the support of AFSI’s good friend, Likud MK May Golan who wrote on her Facebook page that she was “giving encouragement to the hundreds of settlers in [the] Judea, Benjamin, and Samaria [regions] to arrive tomorrow to the three settlement locations.” Golan expressed the sentiment that AFSI certainly seconds, which is that it was “sad and outrageous that the defense minister is doing everything to thwart Jewish settlement in the State of Israel.”

Daniella Weiss and the Nachala Movement activists are prepared to advance the Zionist dream to build the land tomorrow. They will execute their well thought out plan which is the end result of many months of dedicated work. Nachala has recruited hundreds and possibly thousands of activists to participate in this operation and we wish them much success. The horrible and completely inequitable scenarios of Jews being prevented from building on Jewish land have often been met with pushback from Israeli security forces. Tomorrow we would like to hear of a victory for the Nachala during a peaceful day with no violence, no confrontations, and no forced evictions. We pray that GANTZ’S PLANS ARE THWARTED!

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Gantz, IDF warn settler activists against ‘illegal’ bid to form West Bank outposts, by Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel, July 19, 2022

Israel braces for violent confrontation with settlers in West Bank, by Elisha Ben Kimon/Ynetnews.com, July 19, 2022

 

 

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Behind Closed Doors: Secret Extra-Budgetary Fund Needs Transparency

The defense establishment and Finance Ministry are operating a secret, extra-budgetary fund, through which money is transferred to the Palestinian Authority.

The fund’s existence was revealed in the state’s answer to the Supreme Court in response to a petition filed by the Kohelet Policy Forum. State’s attorney Yael Morag Yako-El wrote that Israel had committed to transferring the Palestinians a “loan” of NIS 100 million ($28.86 million). “The source of this amount is an extra-budgetary fund managed by the Civil Administration and Finance Ministry’s Budgets Department,” she wrote. The state also refuses to show the agreements to the public; murkily insisting on revealing details of the fund only to the High Court behind closed doors.

Transparency must be enforced in this case. Attorney Ariel Erlich stated: “This whole story reeks of a cover-up, breaking the law, and funding terror. The citizens of Israel need to know whether public funds are transferred to fund terror through the circumvention of the Knesset’s laws.”

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Finance Ministry transferring money to Palestinians via secret ‘extra-budgetary’ fund, by Ariel Kahana/Israel Hayom, July 18, 2022

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Time For Accountability. The Evidence is All There

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) for the first time will hone in on the actions of the Palestinian Authority. Members of the Geneva-based body, which is a subsidiary of the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), is currently meeting.

The committee will determine whether the P.A. is in compliance with the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and investigate instances of forced disappearances, violent interrogations, the holding of the remains of Israeli soldiers, and other issues. The review will also address actions by Hamas, the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip and is routinely accused of torture by international watchdogs.

Numerous groups have submitted detailed reports documenting evidence of human rights abuses. Will everything be blamed on Israel again? Is there any chance we’ll see a turnaround and hold the PA accountable for its abuses? We’re not holding our breath but will wait for the report from the committee.

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UN Committee Against Torture reviews Palestinian Authority’s record, by Mike Wagenheim/JNS, July 18, 2022

 

 

 

 

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