Author: AFSI Staff

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday released photos showing what it said were rocket launch sites that Palestinian terror groups have positioned next to several schools in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

“Over 1,000 innocent students attend these schools that Hamas uses for terrorist activities. Hamas purposefully puts civilians and pupils in danger by using them as human shields,” the IDF said.

Based on our first article above, we would like to hear the European Union comment on this. There is nothing to justify this, not to mention it’s abuse of the children.

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IDF releases photos showing terror groups put rocket launchers next to Gaza schools, by Times of Israel Staff, December 14, 2022

Tucked into the middle of Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi’s 50-minute speech Wednesday on the IDF’s challenges and capabilities was an admission that the IDF hit an Iranian convoy on the Syrian-Iraqi border in November.

Because of the IDF’s ability to adapt to the changing realities on the ground and, with skilled manpower and state-of-the-art technology, the IDF remains ahead of the curve so it can keep Israel safe.

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IDF chief to Iran: ‘We’re watching’; to Israel: ‘We’re ready’ – analysis, by Herb Keinon/Jerusalem Post, December 15, 2022

Due to the incoming Israeli government’s declared intention of transferring civilian issues in Judea and Samaria to the relevant ministries, alarmists are coming out of the woodwork, using their security credentials to further political agendas. They are recklessly spreading falsehoods and sowing distrust of the new government before it has even started to act on the mandate it was so clearly given by the Israeli public in the November elections.

In his Arutz Sheva OpEd, Amir Avivi points out that “security cannot be achieved without the presence of civilians, since the military by itself can never really control terrain without having civilians there to defend. The focus should be on providing services to Israeli civilians, not military affairs. Nor does it relate to governing the Palestinian Arabs, who are under the control and responsibility of the P.A.”

Avivi believes “this move is long overdue and has great potential to right a historical wrong and boost the security and quality of life of Israelis without adversely affecting the Palestinian Arabs.”

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A new Judea and Samaria policy will promote security, by Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi/Israel National News

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said Sunday that the Islamic Republic’s Gulf neighbors will not sit by if Tehran produces nuclear weapons.

“If Iran gets an operational nuclear weapon, all bets are off,” Al Saud told reporters at the World Policy Conference in Abu Dhabi.

“We are in a very dangerous space in the region… you can expect that regional states will certainly look towards how they can ensure their own security,” he added, without elaborating on what that could entail.

Now that the Saudis are waking up and getting wise to the safety threat that Iran poses to them, when will the rest of the world follow? We wish to see a domino effect of nations worldwide that get smart on Iran and not remain stupid.

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Saudi FM says ‘all bets are off’ if Iran makes a nuclear weapon, by Times of Israel Staff, December 12, 2022

An IDF tractor has formed a dirt levee blocking the parking lot at the entrance to the community of Homesh.

Homesh Yeshiva director Shmuel Wendi claims that this was a direct order from Defense Minister Benny Gantz who is in the last days of his term: “Gantz doesn’t rest and obsessively takes advantage of every minute that he has left on the job to continue to abuse the Homesh Yeshiva.”

The Disengagement Law is what shamefully prevents Israelis from entering or remaining in the evacuated area of Homesh except for yeshiva members who have special clearance from the Defense Minister. While the policies of Israel’s security forces have not changed, we trust that we can look forward to a complete turnaround with the soon to be fully formed Netanyahu government. In order for normal life to resume in northern Samaria, the cancellation of the Disengagement Law must be a top priority for Netanyahu.

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IDF blocks parking lot at entrance to Homesh, by Israel National News, December 8, 2022

Religious Zionism party chairman Bezalel Smotrich sat down with Besheva newspaper. He talked about the coalition agreement and said he was expecting a “revolution” in how the residents of Judea and Samaria are treated.

Smotrich emphasized that he has received the full backing of Prime Minister-designate Netanyahu on “the dissolution of the Civil Administration and the subordination of all powers to the regular government ministries. He’s with us all the way.”

The Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria number roughly half a million. They pay taxes, play free gambling games no download, vote for the Knesset, and serve in the army, plus they build up – not destroy – the land they live on. They deserve no less than the right to be governed by a fully functional government and not, as Smotrich said, a “Banana Republic.” It’s long overdue that Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria be treated with the dignity they deserve and not like terrorists criminalized over and over just to appease the PA Arabs.

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Smotrich: Netanyahu fully backs dissolution of the Civil Administration’, by Israel National News, December 7, 2022

The U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday voted with an overwhelming majority on a resolution calling for Israel to get rid of all its nuclear weapons and place its nuclear sites under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The vote at the UNGA First Committee passed the vote 149-6. The five nations that voted against the resolution apart from Israel are the United States, Canada, Liberia, Micronesia and Palau.

While Iran flagrantly continues to stockpile its nuclear arsenal in violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, this is just another typical day at the United Nations working very hard on its anti-Israel agenda.

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U.N. Demands Israel Surrender Its Nuclear Arsenal, by Deborah Brand/Breitbart, December 8, 2022

According to the coalition agreement between Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and Religious Zionism Chairman Bezalel Smotrich that was published Monday morning, the appointment of the head of the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria will involve politicians – after 55 years during which only the IDF chief of staff made this appointment. Likewise, politicians will take part in appointing the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). That part of the agreement means representatives of the “settlement” enterprise in Judea and Samaria such as Bezalel Smotrich.

It’s a huge win for Judea and Samaria, more important than Itamar Ben Gvir taking over the ministry of national security. The deal neutralizes the main enemy of Jewish prosperity in Judea and Samaria and the biggest drive behind the Palestinian Authority’s encroachment into Area C.

This agreement will have a dramatic impact on reality in Judea and Samaria, and lead to the expansion of communities as well as the legalization of existing communities, complete with their connection to electricity and water. In the coming months we feel confident we can look forward to these advancements coming to fruition for residents in Judea and Samaria who have been suffering too long. Next step: SOVEREIGNTY!

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Sovereignty Today: Smotrich Takes Over the IDF Civil Administration, by David Israel/Jewish Press, December 5, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken delivered an address at the annual event for the anti-Israel group, J Street.

Secretary of State Blinken took an opening shot at the incoming conservative Israeli government, warning that “We expect the new Israeli Government to continue to work with us to advance our shared values, just as we have previous governments.”

Blinken insisted that the Biden regime would hold Israel “to the mutual standards we have established in our relationship over the past seven decades” and “work relentlessly to prevent any parties from taking actions that could raise tensions or further raise tensions and push the two-state solution even further out of reach.”

How dare Blinken instruct Israel as he makes statements that favor the terrorists. Time and again, the current US administration’s hatred of Israel is on full display.

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At Anti-Israel Event, Blinken Warns Jewish State Not to Allow Prayer, by Daniel Greenfield/Front Page Magazine, December 5, 2022

Rabbi Elishama Cohen, Homesh Rosh Yeshiva, was indicted for violating the 2005 Disengagement Law, which bars Jews from entering and living in the four northern Samaria communities.

The indictment stated that Rabbi Cohen visited the Homesh Yeshiva without the proper authorization on November 15. The prosecution seeks prison time if he is convicted.

The Samaria Regional Council has launched a campaign to pressure the government to repeal the Disengagement Law as it applies to northern Samaria and to legalize the Homesh Yeshiva.

Rabbi Chaim Druckman said: “The Disengagement Law is just stupidity, and it should be repealed as soon as possible. I have no words to say and I don’t want to talk about how we did this to ourselves, this nonsense and stupidity. We should be freed from it as soon as possible.”

Rabbi Druckman further stated that he is confident that the current government with its healthy approach will act quickly to free Homesh from this disgrace. We hope so too.

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Homesh Rosh Yeshiva indicted for violating Disengagement Law, by Gary Willig/Israel National News, November 29, 2022