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Artzeinu ○ www.artzeinu.org ○ Vol. 20 No. 670 ○ May 29, 2021

UNRWA chief backs down request of Muslim states, said she had quo bribery deal, Walla had also tilted its seen no evidence that civilian buildings in coverage in favor of Yisrael Beytenu p after saying hit Gaza Gaza hit by Israeli strikes were being used party leader Avigdor Liberman. with ‘precise’ strikes by for military purposes. Yeshua is the first witness to give testimony in Netanyahu’s trial. He is a Matthias Schmale, director of United "If found disproportionate, such attacks key witness in Case 4000, in which Nations Relief and Works Agency in the might constitute war crimes," she told the Netanyahu is alleged to have abused his , recanted Thursday after 47-member Geneva forum. She also urged powers when he served as both premier telling Israel’s Channel 12 News that IDF Islamist rulers in Gaza to refrain and communications minister from 2014 strikes in recent clashes were "precise," from firing indiscriminate rockets on to 2017, in order to illicitly and The Post reports Israel. lucratively affect the business interests of The UNRWA chief in Gaza claimed that Lapid pushes to form gov’t telecom’s controlling shareholder his statements were taken out of context Negotiating teams from the Shaul Elovitch. In exchange, Elovitch and manipulated to favor Israel in the and parties were to meet on allegedly provided Netanyahu and his recent operation, called Guardian of the Thursday as part of opposition leader Yair family with positive coverage on the Walls. Lapid's efforts to form a unity Bezeq-owned Walla. "This is blatant manipulation of my government, report. Ashkenazi summons French interview -- I did NOT say the IDF Yesh Atid teams were also planning to envoy on Apartheid remarks operated within the laws of war," Schmale meet with Blue and White representatives wrote on Twitter. "Killing more than 200 on Thursday. Foreign Minister civilians including innocent women & Lapid was attempting to complete deals summoned France’s ambassador to Israel children is NOT acting within laws of with five parties by week’s end and then for a dressing-down Thursday after war. There must be independent present leader a French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le investigation & accountability for those ready government on a silver platter for Drian said Israel was at risk of “long- actions." him to accept or reject ahead of next lasting apartheid,” "No one has forced me into an apology," Wednesday's deadline for Lapid to form a reports. Schmale added. "Responsible leaders government. A Foreign Ministry statement says listen carefully to people they serve -- in New Hope has ruled out joining a Ashkenazi told Ambassador Eric Danon my case, refugees; civilians, not government that does not include Yamina. that Le Drian’s remarks were political or military actors -- and accept “unacceptable, baseless, far from the and correct errors of judgment." Yeshua testifies against Bibi reality and Israel rejects them out of Residents of the Gaza Strip had expressed Ilan Yeshua, the former CEO of the Walla hand.” outrage after Schmale told Channel 12 news site, testified Wednesday during his “Israel expects its friends to not express News that IDF strikes in recent clashes cross-examination in the corruption trial themselves in an irresponsible way,” the were "precise." of Prime Minister statement adds, saying such remarks can Meanwhile, the United Nations human that his website had conducted a embolden “extremist elements and anti- rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on campaign on behalf of the premier aimed Israeli actions.” Ashkenazi also expressed Thursday that Israel's deadly strikes on at preventing from being concern over rising in Gaza may constitute war crimes if they elected president in 2014, The Times of France, according to the ministry. are shown to be disproportionate, The Israel reports. After Gaza ceasefire, UAE Jerusalem Post reports. Questioned by Netanyahu’s lawyer Boaz Bachelet, opening a special session of the Ben Tzur, Yeshua acknowledged that in and Israel back business UN Human Rights Council, called at the addition to tilting the website’s coverage On Monday, Israel’s top diplomat to the to favor Netanyahu in an alleged quid pro United Arab Emirates attended a ceremony in Dubai on the grounds of the battling for his life in Italy after his baby on May 24-25, 1991, when 14,325 Arabian Peninsula’s first permanent brother, parents and maternal great- Ethiopian Jews were airlifted from Addis exhibition to commemorate the grandparents all perished when a tourist Ababa to Israel on nonstop flights Holocaust. Hours earlier, he attended an thecable car slammed into the side of a involving 35 Israeli aircraft, including event establishing a joint venture between mountain in an Alpine resort town, C-130s and an Israeli and Emirati company, The Ynetnews reports. Boeing 747s, which transported them Times of Israel reports. The accident in Stresa occurred on from the war-torn country to safety in The receptions were the clearest Sunday as the cabin, with 15 people Israel. indication since a ceasefire in the Gaza aboard and a maximum capacity of 35, Operation Solomon was the third Strip came into effect last week that the was about 320 feet from the summit. mission from Ethiopia to Israel. It was 11-day military conflict between the Fourteen out of 15 passengers, including preceded by Operation Moses in 1984 Hamas terror group and Israel and the five , lost their lives in the and Operation Joshua in 1985. In the violence that gripped Jerusalem and the incident. mid-1980s Ethiopian Jews found it in the days preceding it The 20-minute cable car ride, popular virtually impossible to leave the country have had no visible impact on the UAE’s with tourists, links Stresa with the 1,500- and only a very small number of them commitment to establishing deep ties with metre (4,900-foot) summit of the were able to leave and go to Israel. the state of Israel. Mottarone mountain and offers Garbenko brings home gold “What we see here is the exact opposite of spectacular views of the Alps. Anastasia Gorbenko became the first what we see in Gaza,” Israeli Ambassador Leumi bullish Israeli woman to win a European title Eitan Na’eh said. “What we see here in with 200 individual medley gold in the whole normalization process is a , Israel’s largest lender, Budapest last Saturday to end Katinka departure from the past.” reported on Thursday a steep jump in quarterly net profit and expects strong Hosszu’s winning run of five straight leader is believed profitability for the rest of 2021 as the titles, Swimming World reports. to have COVID economy continues to rebound from the The 17-year-old Gorbenko overtook Abbie Wood in the final meters to win by Israeli intelligence believes that the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reports. 0.04 in 2:09.99 – an Israeli record -- Secretary-General of The Hezbollah Leumi began to release some of the nearly ahead of the Briton with Olympic terrorist group is sick with COVID, 2 billion shekels ($616 million) it set champion Hosszu in third. Channel 12 News reports. aside in 2020 to protect against loan It was the native’s first medal in Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General defaults, posting income of 212 million senior waters after taking silver at the of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, shekels in the January-March period after 2019 European Junior Championships a gave a video address this week in which provisions of 860 million a year earlier. year after becoming Youth Olympic he appeared struggling to speak while Chief financial officer Omer Ziv said he champion. coughing often. In the video address, anticipated further releases in the coming Nasrallah said "Israel must understand quarters. “What an incredible feeling!” Garbenko that a response to damage to the holy sites 30-year anniversary of mass said. “I didn’t believe that I could do it or in Jerusalem will not be stopped within be as successful in the senior competition the borders of the resistance in Gaza." He Ethiopian aliyah celebrated as a Youth Olympic champion. I still added. Israel is marking the 30th anniversary of can’t believe this and I’m trying to grasp Operation Solomon this week, celebrating the whole thing.” Barnea to lead the largest-ever individual Aliyah mission With the win, Garbenko qualifies for the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on undertaken from any country in the world, 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Monday announced that he has chosen reports. Check out video of the race on David Barnea to serve as the next director The covert military operation took place Artzienu,org. of the Mossad intelligence agency, Israel Hayom report. Current Mossad chief is slated to retire next week. Barnea, 56, is a longtime deputy Mossad director, will assume office on June 1.

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