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Israel Report Is a Student Publication of Monday, with Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas Receiving Four-Month Bans and Jamal Zahalka Receiving a Two-Month Injunction To provide greater exposure to primary Israeli news sources and opinions in order to become better informed on the issues, and to gain a better understanding of the wide range of perspectives that exist in Israeli society and politics. Issue 993 • February 12, 2016 • 3 Adar I 5776 ISRAEL SAYS 'ALWAYS WATCHING' IRAN’S MISSILE DEVELOPMENTS Israel at times holds on to the bodies of terrorists killed during attacks on FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF MISSILE UPGRADE (JPost 2/11/16) Israelis, handing them over only once the families agree to low-key funerals. Israel did not respond on Wednesday to Iran’s announcement it will unveil an The measure is aimed at preventing large protests that could lead to riots. upgrade this year of its Emad ballistic missile whose 1,700 km range puts The essence of the controversy over the meeting, Odeh claimed, was Israel in its reach. whether or not the Arab MKs had stood for a minute’s silence in support of However, one government official said that Israel is “always carefully the terrorists. watching” Iran’s ballistic missile developments. Echoing the explanation given by Zahalka, Odeh said that there was no The official said that Iranian ballistic missile development was not part of the minute of silence in support of the terrorists. Rather, the Arab MKs stood Iranian nuclear deal, which was one of Israel’s objections to the agreement. silent for the reading of the fatiha prayer, which Odeh argued is said by Iran’s defense minister was quoted as saying the country would unveil an Muslims for all people who have died, whether you agree or disagree with upgrade of its Emad ballistic missiles, advancing a program that has drawn their actions. criticism from the United Nations and sanctions from the United States. In addition to the moment of silence, however, some critics of the meeting “We will unveil the next generation of Emad with improved precision in the said that the Arab MKs had referred to the terrorists as martyrs. Although next (Iranian) year (starting from March 20),” Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Zahalka denied this, the other two MKs at the meeting continue to openly call Dehghan was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency late on Tuesday. the attackers martyrs — Ghattas in an interview with Channel 10 and Zoabi “The Emad missile is not a violation of the nuclear deal or any UN resolution on her official Facebook page. since we will never use a nuclear warhead (on it). It’s an allegation,” he said, Asked by The Times of Israel whether the Joint List leader would himself adding that mass production would begin in the near future. refer to slain terrorists as martyrs, Odeh said that he would never use such a The US says the Emad is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and the test descriptor for terrorists. therefore violated a UN resolution. “Perhaps some people in my party have used that word [martyr]. But I have Washington imposed fresh sanctions last month against Iranian individuals never, nor will you ever hear me use that word.” and businesses linked to the missile program. 'IDF SPARING NO EFFORT TO NEUTRALIZE TUNNEL THREAT' (Israel JOINT LIST LEADER: PM’S POLITICAL ‘SCHEMING’ BEHIND BAN ON Hayom 2/9/16) ARAB MKS (Times of Israel 2/10/16) The Israel Defense Forces is sparing no effort to counter the threat posed by Joint (Arab) List leader Ayman Odeh accused Prime Minister Benjamin Hamas tunnels, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said Tuesday. Netanyahu of narrow “political scheming” over the suspension of three Arab Speaking at a conference on military-civilian relations, hosted by the MKs for meeting with the families of terrorists. But he also hinted that his Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in memory of late IDF Chief of Staff Amnon colleagues may have erred in holding the meeting and in referring to the Lipkin-Shahak, Eizenkot said the defense establishment is dedicating terrorists, who were all killed while carrying out attacks, as martyrs. The lawmakers were suspended by the Knesset Ethics Committee on Israel Report is a Student Publication of Monday, with Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas receiving four-month bans and Jamal Zahalka receiving a two-month injunction. All three are members of Daniel Zolty, Editor-in-Chief Zev Jarashow, Yosef Segal, and Yonatan Kurtz, Editors Balad, one of three parties recently united under Odeh’s Joint List. We are proud to be distributed by these institutions, though they do not necessarily support or condone Netanyahu, said Odeh in an address Tuesday at the Jerusalem Press Club, any of the material published: Anshei Chesed Cong., Boynton Beach, FL Hillel at California State University - Long Beach sees the Arab minority as a threat — not to the Jewish character of the State Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies Hillel at Columbia University of Israel, but to the prime minister’s control over the government. Boca Raton Synagogue, FL Hillel at Johns Hopkins University Carmel School, Hong Kong Hillel at Yale University The Joint List leader said Netanyahu learned about the political force the Chabad of Oak Park, CA Hillel High School, Deal NJ Arab minority constitutes, among other times, when he won the 1996 general Cong. Agudath Achim, Bradley Beach, NJ Jewish Center of Teaneck, NJ election by just 30,000 votes over Shimon Peres. Cong. Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, NJ Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi, Cedarhurst, NY Cong. Ahavath Achim, Fairfield, CT Kemp Mill Synagogue, Silver Spring, MD “He understands that Arabs have the power to change the outcome of an Cong. Anshe Shalom, Jamaica Estates, NY Mizrachi Shul, Johannesburg, SA election,” said Odeh, adding that “if we [the Arabs] were to be a legitimate Cong. Beth Aaron, Teaneck, NJ North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, NY Cong. Beth Shalom, Monroe Twp, NJ Suburban Torah Center, Livingston, NJ force, then he would always have to convince 70% of the Jewish population Cong. Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, NJ The Learning Shul, Columbia, SC to keep his regime.” Cong. Ohr Torah, Edison, NJ Woodsburgh, NY Minyan Cong. Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, NJ Young Israel Bet Tefilah of Aberdeen, NJ Without clearly condemning the meeting, Odeh hinted that it may have been Cong. Sons of Israel, Allentown, PA Young Israel of Brookline, MA unwise from a political perspective. “There are some instances that require a Cong. Zichron Mordechai, Teaneck, NJ Young Israel of East Brunswick, NJ Cong. Zichron R. M. Feinstein, Brooklyn, NY Young Israel of Fort Lee, NJ thoughtful approach,” Odeh said. “This is an important thing. At least so that Delray Orthodox Synagogue, Delray Beach, FL Young Israel of Hancock Park, CA certain actors who are waiting for a mistake don’t take advantage.” East Denver Orthodox Synagogue, CO Young Israel of Holliswood, NY The Joint List leader, who said he was not invited to the meeting with the Flatbush Park Jewish Center, Mill Basin, NY Young Israel of Houston, TX Harvard University Library Young Israel of New Hyde Park, NY terrorists’ families, held firm to his party’s position that none of the three MKs Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, NY Young Israel of North Woodmere, NY was there to legitimize terrorism. Rather, he said, the meeting was a Hillel at Baruch College Young Israel of New Rochelle, NY Hillel at Brandeis University Young Israel of Sharon, MA humanitarian act to help the families negotiate the conditions set by the YI Shomrai Emunah, Silver Spring, MD Israeli authorities for the return of their children’s bodies. We encourage our readers to subscribe to our sources on the internet. For more information or to subscribe by e-mail, reach us at [email protected] 2 considerable resources to intelligence gathering efforts. participate in a general meeting in the parliament to discuss the subject, after The threat of Hamas' network of terror tunnels "has been a top priority for us 35 parliament members requested such a meeting. since late 2013. Our enemies didn't just forget about it after [Operation] In the beginning of February, the Jordanian BDS movement relaunched its Protective Edge, and they are investing considerable resources in it," he said. social media campaign against gas imports from Israel that was first "We are looking at every possible countermeasure to neutralize [the threat]. launched in September 2014 following reports of renewed negotiations We have advanced capabilities ... but I can't elaborate on everything we're between Noble Energy and the Jordanian authorities. doing. Much of it is done far from the public eye." The partners of the Leviathan gas reservoir signed a letter of intent to supply The military is "concentrating considerable engineering and intelligence about 45 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Jordan’s National Electric efforts versus this threat. We possess the most advanced capabilities in the Power Company (NEPCO) over a 15-year period in September 2014. world, and we won't be fooled by the lull in the south," he said. However that deal was put on hold by Jordan due to upheaval between Commenting on the recent wave of Palestinian violence, Eizenkot said that Israel’s Antitrust Authority and the Leviathan natural gas reservoir’s main defeating terrorism across Judea and Samaria will not necessarily require a stakeholders. wide-scale operation, as demanded by some ministers. The antitrust issues were apparently solved with the approval of Israel's gas "We currently have six brigades -- dozens of battalions and hundreds of outline in December 2015. Jordan's deal with Leviathan is now awaiting companies -- deployed across Judea and Samaria, fighting terrorism nightly," Jordanian government approval. he said. "Anyone talking about 'Defensive Shield 2' simply isn't familiar with the reality on the ground in Judea and Samaria.
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