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Will $3 Billion Saudi Deal Arm Hezbollah With French Weapons?
Nov 5th, 2014
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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced on Tuesday that his country and Saudi Arabia have signed an arms deal, by which France will receive $3 billion to send weapons to the Lebanese army - weapons that some fear may fall into Hezbollah hands.

"This agreement, financed by a Saudi grant, will contribute to strengthen the Lebanese army, which guarantees the unity and stability of Lebanon," said Fabius, giving no further details as to what weapons would be included in the package. Reuters reports those details are to be given by the French Defense Ministry on Wednesday.

The US has already spent over $1 billion since 2006 to train and provide equipment for Lebanon's army of 65,000, in a bid to bolster its standing vis-a-vis the Iran-proxy terror group Hezbollah.

Despite those efforts, the Shi'ite group Hezbollah has wielded great authority over the army of the former French colony, and in fact there is a deep military cooperation between the groups.

"In the eastern Bekaa area, the LAF (Lebanese Armed Forces) is playing a direct support role for Hezbollah operations, and, for example, they will deploy to areas that Hezbollah has cleared and then set up checkpoints," Tony Badran, a Middle East analyst at the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the Washington Post.

US officials revealed last week that US President Barack Obama's administration has been growing closer to Hezbollah, with US intelligence agencies giving information about Al Qaeda-linked groups operating in the country to Lebanese security agencies close to or controlled by Hezbollah, including the General Security Directorate.

The revelation shows how embedded Hezbollah is in the Lebanese security system.

It also confirms statements in September by Lebanese experts who said America is indirectly giving Hezbollah military aid, with new weapons being sent to the Lebanese army that coordinates with Hezbollah, and US intel finding its way to the group.

The arms deal announcement on Tuesday comes a day after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made a rare appearance in which he threatened Israel, saying in the next war his rocket barrages would close Israeli sea and airports.

"We are not afraid of war. We are a true threat on Israel and we aren't deterred by their threats. Their threats aren't based on military strength, but rather on their lost hope," threatened Nasrallah.

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) fired back on Tuesday evening, saying "the boastful coward Nasrallah should know: an option like that doesn't exist as far as we're concerned. If a scenario like that happens, we will destroy Lebanon to its core, and return it to the stone age - and him (Nasrallah) under the stones."

The announcement Tuesday also comes the same day that French socialist lawmakers submitted a motion to vote on recognizing the Palestinian Authority as the "state of Palestine," in a moving following in the footsteps of the UK and Sweden.

Senate Elections 2014: Republicans Seize Control of the Senate
Nov 5th, 2014
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Republicans handed a major defeat to President Obama and Senate Democrats on Tuesday night when they seized control of the Senate by flipping at least seven seats from the Democratic to the GOP column.

Republicans secured victory in seven states where Democrats currently hold seats -– Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia. Three incumbent Democratic senators lost their seats – Sens. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Mark Udall, D-Colo.

Iowa and West Virginia elected their first female senators -- Joni Ernst and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, respectively.

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won re-election in Kentucky, putting him one step closer to becoming Senate Majority Leader next year. Current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid congratulated McConnell on the Republican win.

Results are still out in Alaska, Virginia and Louisiana, a state heading into a Dec. 6 runoff between Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy.

Throughout the election cycle, Republicans tried to turn the campaign into a referendum on President Obama, tying their Democratic opponents to the unpopular president in campaign ads and stump speeches.

Exit polls found nearly two thirds of voters nationwide said the country is heading down the wrong track with over half of voters disapproving of President Obama. Half of voters expect life for the next generation of Americans to be worse, the largest number to say so in exit polls since 1996.

While a majority of voters expressed dissatisfaction or anger towards the Obama administration, as just as many said they were dissatisfied or angry with Republican leaders in Congress.

Russian Troops Move Closer to Ukraine Border: NATO Chief
Nov 5th, 2014
Daily NewsThe Sydney Morning Herald
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Russia Pledges to Build Up Defenses As NATO Seeks to 'Apply Itself'
Nov 5th, 2014
Daily NewsRia Novosti
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Russia is going to take NATO's bolstered European presence in account when framing its new military defense plan: country's envoy to the military bloc

MOSCOW, November 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is going to take NATO's bolstered European presence in account when framing its new military defense plan, the country's envoy to the military bloc said in an interview to a Russian newspaper.

"NATO cannot ignore the fact that a stronger configuration of the alliance forces will be taken into account by our military strategists, and Russia will take every necessary step to beef up its defenses against all possible threats," Alexander Grushko told the Kommersant daily.

The envoy warned that alliance's decision to strengthen its "eastern flank" and the fact that NATO is returning to its Cold War stance of opposing what it considers to be "No 1 enemy", would have long-lasting political implications.

NATO has been building up strength ever since the start of the Ukrainian crisis when Cold War mentality crept into its relations with Russia. In the aftermath of Crimea's reunification with Russia, the 28-member military bloc ramped up its presence on the Russian western borders and increased the number of military flights close to Russia's airspace.

Alexander Grushko said that in the absence of a major challenge that would excuse its existence, NATO used the crisis in Ukraine as a pretext to flex it military muscle and switch to the territorial war, which was billed as the bloc's main role in Europe during the Cold War.

"In an atmosphere where NATO risked having nothing big to do after the end of the Afghan mission, the alliance looked around in search of where to apply itself. Long before the events in Ukraine started unfolding, NATO was mulling a sharp increase in military drills to compensate for its loss of a gigantic training ground for smoother integration of ISAF forces," Grushko said.

He also warned that a freeze in Russia-NATO cooperation would have a fallout effect on global and regional security.

"We did not refuse to talk. It wasn't our decision to suspend practical cooperation projects in the framework of the NRC [NATO-Russia Council]," Grushko said, stressing Russia had partnered up with NATO "not for the sake of partnership itself but for the sake of greater security in the entire Euro-Atlantic region."

Relations between Russia and NATO have been strained since the alliance accused Russia of meddling in the Ukrainian situation, a claim that Russia has repeatedly denied. After Crimea's secession, NATO boosted its military presence in Poland and in the former Soviet Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

In April, the military bloc froze its cooperation with Russia, only maintaining contacts at the ambassadorial and higher levels.

Report: Iran Agrees to Ship Uranium to Russia As Part of Nuclear Deal
Nov 5th, 2014
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According to officials quoted by the New York Times, Moscow would convert uranium to special fuel rods for Bushehr, which would make it difficult for Iran to use them to make a nuclear bomb.

Russia could play a significant role in the West's effort to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear threshold country after Tehran has reportedly agreed to ship much of its uranium to Moscow, officials and diplomats involved with nuclear negotiations told The New York Times in a story published on Tuesday.

The plan is contingent on the P5+1 nations (US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany) reaching a long-term nuclear agreement with Iran in talks due to expire later this month.

According to the diplomats, the discussed solution to the impasse in talks over Tehran's 28,000 pounds of uranium is for Moscow to convert the uranium into specialized fuel rods to be used in Iran's Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Once converted into fuel rods, the Times reported, it would be extremely difficult for Iran to use them to make a nuclear weapon.

The agreement, however, does not address an alternative way for the Islamic Republic to obtain a nuclear bomb - the use of the heavy water produced at Iran's Arak plant to produce plutonium

Despite that, an American official involved in the talks was optimistic about the proposed agreement, saying that "if the Iran-Russia deal works, it could be the cornerstone of something much larger."

A US National Security official confirmed Russia's contribution to nuclear talks with Iran, saying Moscow "played a very helpful role during these negotiations," by working together with the other nations "to put forward creative and reasonable ideas that preserve our objective of cutting off any possible pathway Iran might have to a nuclear weapon."

According to the Times, Russia has both financial and political incentives to agree to the proposed deal.

On the financial benefits, the paper noted that Moscow "would be paid handsomely for enriching Iran’s uranium, continuing the monopoly it has in providing the Iranians with a commercial reactor, and putting it in a good position to build the new nuclear power reactors that Iran has said it intends to construct in the future."

Politically, "it also places President Vladimir Putin at the center of negotiations that may well determine the future of the Middle East, a position he is eager to occupy," according to the Times.

An Iranian technician at the uranium enrichment facility in Isfahan (Photo: EPA)

According to the Times, one of the issues Kerry is expected to negotiate is the caps that would limit how much uranium Iran could keep.

The high-level gathering is one of series of meetings in the final weeks before the deadline. Before heading to Oman Ashton will meet senior foreign ministry officials from the six powers in Vienna on November 7, Ashton's spokesman Michael Mann said.

The six will then begin meeting again with the full Iranian delegation in Vienna on November 18, he added. EU coordinates the negotiations on behalf of the six powers.

"The aim of the talks is to reach a comprehensive agreement with Iran by November 24, under which it would reassure the international community about the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear program," Mann said in a statement.

Last week the top US negotiator in the Iran talks, Under-Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, said Iran will be widely seen as responsible if a comprehensive deal to curb its nuclear program is not reached.

Both sides say they still aim to meet the November 24 deadline for a deal, despite doubts among many experts that they can reach an accord that would end a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear program with just a few weeks remaining.

Relations with the West have thawed since Hassan Rouhani was elected president last year seeking to end Iran's international isolation, and the talks are aimed at easing concerns about Tehran's atomic activities in exchange for lifting economic sanctions.

But Western officials say there are still differences in the positions of the two sides, especially over the future scope of Iran's uranium enrichment program, which can have civilian and military uses.

The United States, France, Britain and Germany would like the number of enrichment centrifuges Iran maintains to be in the low thousands, while Tehran wants to keep tens of thousands in operation. It now has about 19,000 installed, of which about 10,000 are spinning to refine uranium.

Iran and the six powers reached an interim deal last November under which Tehran received limited sanctions relief in exchange for halting the production of medium enriched uranium. That six-month accord took effect early this year and was extended by four months in July.

Netanyahu Vows: We will Win the Struggle for Jerusalem
Nov 5th, 2014
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Binyamin Netanyahu

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the terror attack earlier which took the life of one Israeli and injured over a dozen was the direct fault of Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, who through his incitement against Israel was inspiring terrorists to attack and kill Israelis.

Speaking during an official state ceremony on the anniversary of the murder of former Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, Netanyahu said that “the terror attack earlier today in Jerusalem is the direct outcome of incitement by Abbas, and his Hamas partners. We are in an ongoing struggle for Jerusalem, and I have no doubt we will win.”

One person was killed and at least 13 wounded in Jerusalem, when a terrorist drove his vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians at the Shimon Hatzaddik train station, located on Shimon Hatzaddik street north of the Old City and not far from the Municipality building.

Shortly after the attack one of the wounded - identified as a border policeman - was pronounced dead on his way to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. A total of five victims are being described as in "serious" condition, at least two of whom are critical and "fighting for their lives" according to reports. At least two others are "moderately" wounded.

The terrorist was shot dead at the scene by Border Patrol officers.

The attack was similar to one that occurred in October, in which a terrorists rammed his vehicle into a crowd waiting for a train in Jerusalem. In a statement, Netanyahu said at the time that Abbas's incitement was behind that attack as well.

Speaking Wednesday, Netanyahu added that “we are using all the efforts at our disposal to restore quiet and security to Jerusalem. This may be a very long struggle, and we will use whatever resources we need to deal with it.”

Several other senior Israel officials have also blamed Abbas for inciting the recent deadly wave of violence.

Responding to news of the attack, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett said Abbas bears full responsibility.

"Abbas was the driver of the death car in Jerusalem, and the terrorists are only his emissaries," he said. "The State of Israel must state with a clear voice that the Fatah-Hamas government is a terrorist authority and we must act against it accordingly."

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat similarly accused the PA leader of trying "to create havoc in Jerusalem."

"We will not let that happen," he vowed.

Likud MK and the party's Central Committee Chairman Danny Danon specifically cited "the letter of support by the chairman of the Palestinian Authority for the previous terrorist (who shot Yehuda Glick last Wednesday - ed.)," labeling it "fuel for the current terrorist."

Apart from sending a letter of praise to the family of the would-be assassin, Abbas and other PA officials have repeatedly glorified and encouraged the escalating violence in Jerusalem, with Netayahu previously lamenting the lack of international response as "hypocrisy."

Let the Headlines Speak
Nov 5th, 2014
Daily NewsFrom the internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Feds Release 'Election Eve Dump': 64,280 Pages From Fast and Furious
The Justice Department has handed over to House investigators 64,280 pages of documents related to the notoriously botched Operation Fast and Furious — data President Barack Obama had claimed was exempt from congressional review.  

Washington Redskins sue Native Americans for calling their name racist
The Washington Redskins can sue the Native Americans responsible for the team losing its trademark, a federal judge said on Friday.  

Ted Cruz rips Christians who don't vote
'Is it any wonder we have the government we have today?'  

Jordan Withdraws Ambassador to Israel
Prime Minister Abdullah Nsur asked the foreign minister to "recall the Jordanian ambassador from Tel Aviv in protest at Israel's escalation on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound," the Petra news agency reported.  

SOMETHING FLARE-Y THIS WAY COMES
Arriving only a little late for Halloween, a flare-y sunspot is emerging over the sun's northeastern limb. The explosions have hurled multiple CMEs into space. Not one of the clouds is heading our way. Earth is outside the line of fire. This could change in the days ahead, however, as the sun's rotation turns the active region toward our planet.  

EUROPE PREPARES TO LAND ON A COMET
On Nov. 12th, the European Space Agency will attempt something "ridiculously difficult"--that is, landing on a comet. The ESA's Rosetta spacecraft will drop a probe named Philae on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.  

Startling decline in European birds: Majority of losses from most common species
Richard Inger from the University of Exeter said: "It is very worrying that the most common species of bird are declining rapidly because it is this group of birds that people benefit from the most."  

Vaccine-resistant polio strain discovered
However, major epidemics are still occurring today, such as the ones in the Republic of the Congo in 2010, Tajikistan in 2010, and China in 2011. The epidemic outbreak in 2010 in the Republic of the Congo differed from the others in its exceptionally high mortality rate of 47%: out of the 445 confirmed cases, nearly 210 died. The researchers first attributed the seriousness of the epidemic to low vaccine coverage. In reality, the cause was something completely different.  

Evangelical Zionism rising, amidst anti-Semitism and threats to Israel, says Christian leader
“I can assure you that the Evangelical Christians of America support Israel right now in a more aggressive mood than at any time in my lifetime,” Pastor John Hagee, national chairman of the 1.8-million member Christians United for Israel (CUFI), told JNS.org.  

Russia test-fires intercontinental missile from submarine
Russia test-fired a Sineva intercontinental missile from a submerged submarine in the Barents Sea on Wednesday as part of a check on the reliability of the navy's strategic forces, the Defence Ministry said.  

Thousands break Ebola quarantine to find food
Thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them, aid agencies said. Large swaths of the West African country have been sealed off to prevent the spread of Ebola, and within those areas many people have been ordered to stay in their homes.  

Moderate earthquake shakes northwest Nevada, parts of Oregon, California
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.9 temblor about 11:30 p.m. was centred 41 miles east-southeast of Lakeview, Oregon, and about 190 miles north of Carson City, Nevada. Four people reported feeling it; the nearest person was in Cedarville, California, about 45 miles west.  

Isis and Jihadi Terrorists 'Post 90 Tweets Every Minute' to Spread Propaganda
Islamic terror groups post at least 90 tweets every minute, a new report has found. The data was revealed in a survey conducted by the Saudi-based Sakina, an independent, non-governmental organisation created to engage in dialogue online as a way to combat internet radicalisation.  

Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Average High School Senior
Artificial intelligence in Japan is getting closer to entering college. AI software scored higher on the English section of Japan’s standardized college entrance test than the average Japanese high school senior, its developers said. The software, known as To-Robo, almost doubled its score on a multiple choice test from its performance a year ago...  

Meteor streaks over eastern US Monday night
Dozens of reports of a fireball crossing the sky emerged Monday evening across 14 eastern states, from as far north as the Great Lakes states and extending as far south as Georgia and Alabama. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, the American Meteor Society said they had received nearly 400 reports of one or more meteors crossing the skies at about 6:20 p.m. Monday.  

Ukraine crisis: Rebels say Poroshenko tore up peace
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have accused President Petro Poroshenko of scrapping a deal aimed at halting months of war. They were responding to Mr Poroshenko's call to cancel partial autonomy granted to two eastern regions as part of a ceasefire agreement. The Ukrainian president and Western countries say a rebel vote held in the east on Sunday violated the Minsk deal.  

Pakistan arrests 43 over 'blasphemy' killings
Pakistani police have arrested at least 43 suspects in connection with Tuesday's killing of a Christian couple accused of desecrating the Koran. The couple were beaten to death by hundreds of locals who then burned their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked in Punjab province. Police say the suspects are due to appear in court in Lahore. About 200 people protested against the killings.  

Report: French lawmakers to call on government to recognize Palestinian state
A move is afoot in France to compel the government to officially recognize a Palestinian state. According to AFP, left-wing lawmakers in parliament are readying to submit a motion calling on the government to extend recognition. Last month, the British parliament held a symbolic vote that recognized a Palestinian state. The Swedish government became the first EU actor to recognize Palestine.  

GOP seizes Senate
A Republican tide ripped the Senate away from Democrats Tuesday, according to CNN projections, giving the GOP full control of Congress and the power to pin down President Barack Obama during his last two years in office.  

Nusra Front: US-led anti-IS coalition formed to defend Israel
Abu Muhammed al-Julani, the leader of al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, said the international coalition has wider aims than the fight against the Islamic State group.  

Egyptian militant group denies pledging loyalty to Islamic State
CAIRO - Egypt's most active militant group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, denied in a Twitter message on Tuesday that it had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and it distanced itself from a statement that appeared in its name online.  

US: Kerry won't unveil peace plan in talks with Palestinians
Top US diplomat John Kerry on Monday was to meet the chief Palestinian negotiator but would not unveil an American peace plan, an official said, adding such a move would be unproductive.  

Egypt's Ansar militants swear allegience to Islamic State
CAIRO - Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday night.  

Supreme Court divided on Jerusalem passport case
Americans to list 'Israel' as their place of birth, but passport will include disclaimer saying the place of birth is not intended to recognize Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem.  

Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko orders troops to key cities
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has ordered army reinforcements to key southern and eastern cities in case of a new rebel offensive. Mr Poroshenko said the units were to protect Mariupol, Berdyansk, Kharkiv and the north of Luhansk region.  

Syria conflict: Jihadists 'beating America's allies'
Six weeks have passed since the US-led coalition began its strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants and other jihadist groups in Syria, but recent developments in the stricken country confirm that the mission is facing huge challenges, as BBC Arabic's Feras Kilani reports.  

The gay people pushed to change their gender
Iran is one of a handful of countries where homosexual acts are punishable by death. Clerics do, however accept the idea that a person may be trapped in a body of the wrong sex. So homosexuals can be pushed into having gender reassignment surgery - and to avoid it many flee the country.  

The Palestinian Refusal to Recognize the Right of the Jewish People to Self-Determination
Given that the Palestinian leadership is still formally committed to the Oslo Agreements and it repeatedly declares its sincere intention of reaching a peace agreement with Israel, it must explain the meaning of its demand for recognition of the right to Palestinian self-determination alongside its resolute denial of the same right for the Jewish people and the State of Israel.  

Jerusalem Mayor: PA Trying to Create Havoc in Jerusalem
Nov 5th, 2014
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Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said the Palestinian Authority bears responsibility for today's deadly attack in Jerusalem.

Speaking to Arutz Sheva at the scene of the attack, Barkat said the attack - in which a Hamas terrorist killed one person and wounded 13 others when he plowed his vehicle into Israeli pedestrians - was the result of "incitement... by the Palestinian Authority and others," whose aim is "to create havoc in Jerusalem."

"We will not let that happen," he vowed.

"Our hearts are crying and we want to wish the people who were hurt a fast recovery and condolences to the family of the victim," he said on behalf of the people of Jerusalem.

"On the other hand, we're very tough and we'll move on with our lives and make sure terrorists understand: they will not prevail. We will continue our path living in the city of Jerusalem, developing the city of Jerusalem."

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) made similar comments, accusing PA leader Mahmoud Abbas directly.

"Abbas was the driver of the death car in Jerusalem, and the terrorists are only his emissaries," he said. "The State of Israel must state with a clear voice that the Fatah-Hamas government is a terrorist authority and we must act against it accordingly."

Recent weeks have seen the PA - and Abbas himself - urging Arab rioters in Jerusalem to attack Jewish residents and Israeli security forces. In one televised addressed - replayed dozens of times by official PA TV, Abbas called on Muslims to prevent Jews visiting the Temple Mount using "all means necessary."

Earnest: Obama Will Continue to Use His Executive Authority Regardless of Election Outcome
Nov 5th, 2014
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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s election, President Obama “will continue to act aggressively” to use his executive authority, including on immigration reform.

“He is bound and determined to do everything that he can, using his power in the executive branch, to make progress on behalf of middle class families in this country,” Earnest said. “The president, regardless of the outcome of the election, will continue to act aggressively to use his executive authority to help middle class families.”

According to Earnest, utilizing his executive privilege on immigration reform is the best way Obama can “help middle class families.”

“The best example of something like this would be on immigration reform,” Earnest said.

“Republicans have not demonstrated, at this point, any willingness to consider the bipartisan proposal that passed through the Senate. The president has indicated that before the end of the year that he is prepared to use his executive authority to try to fix those elements of the immigration system that he can fix using his executive authority.”

Earnest said that no matter what happens over the last two years of Obama’s presidency, the president will use executive action to “benefit middle class families.”

Critics have pointed out that the proposed immigration reform bill will allow a massive influx of immigrant workers who will compete with unemployed middle-class workers for remaining jobs.

So much for helping middle class families.

Anti - Jewish Attacks Span Europe, Argentina
Nov 5th, 2014
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Categories: Today's Headlines;Antisemitism

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At least three anti-Semitic incidents were reported in recent days – with incidents recorded in Europe and South America.

In Buenos Aires, vandals sprayed graffiti on a monument in a Jewish area, calling on “Patriots” to “Kill Jews.” Meanwhile, in the city of Cordova in Argentina,vandals drew a swastika on the wall outside the home of a local rabbi. Community officials said that there were several such incidents each week, and Jews were becoming increasingly concerned over the security situation in the country.

In Berlin, meanwhile, an Israeli woman said she was attacked earlier in the week as she was speaking Hebrew on her cellphone. A group of five youths approached her and called her an “Israeli,” and then grabbed her phone. The woman reported the theft to authorities, who said that they were searching for the culprits – who may have been Arabs, they said, because they recognized that she was speaking Hebrew.

The Lisbon Jewish community is also demanding extra protection and quick police action to find the perpetrators of what they said was a hate crime, when unknown vandals drew the world “ebola” on a memorial to martyred victims of a massacre in Portugal in 1506. Besides increased patrols, community leaders called for the placing of security cameras at the memorial, considered one of the most prominent Jewish presences in the country. The Jewish community commemorated the massacre in 2006, on the its 500th anniversary. The memorial was unveiled at that ceremony.

Abbas Warns Jews Against Visiting Temple Mount
Nov 5th, 2014
Daily NewsVirtual Jerusalem
Categories: The Nation Of Israel;Prophecy

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday once again warned Jews against ascending the Temple Mount.
In a statement released by Abbas's spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the PA warned against the escalation in the "break-ins by the settlers and Jewish extremists" to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, noting that these actions are a violation of Muslim feelings.

The statement said that despite the calls for calm that were sounded by the Israeli side, these acts are continuing. Abu Rudeineh's statement said that the Palestinians demand that an escalation be avoided and that the status quo with regard to the holy places be maintained.

The statement comes amid continuing tensions in Jerusalem following the attempted murder of Temple Mount rights advocate Yehuda Glick on Wednesday.

Glick - who founded and heads the LIBA Initiative for Jewish Freedom on the Temple Mount -was shot in the chest on Wednesday night outside the Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, after the shooter pulled up in a motorcycle or scooter, confirming Glick's identity before shooting.

He had been speaking, minutes before being shot, at an event for Jewish rights on the Temple Mount that had hosted leading religious figures and MKs.

Following the shooting, Israel closed down the Temple Mount for all visitors, only to reopen the compound hours later following international pressure.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who has repeatedly said he has no intention to change the status quo, on Saturday urged MKs to act "responsibly" in the face of mounting tensions.

He recently folded to Jordanian pressure by promising to maintain the discriminatory status quo by which the Jordanian Waqf (Islamic trust) has forbidden Jewish prayer.

Arab rioting has become a norm on the Mount, which is under the jurisdiction of the Jordanian Waqf, which heavily restricts access to Jews in addition to banning all Jewish worship on the Mount.

In the wake of Glick's shooting, however, there have been growing calls on Netanyahu to sign regulations that would permit Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.