Israel outlaws Islamist group it sees as part of surge in violence

The ad, placed by The World Values Network, where Rabbi Shmuley Boteach serves as executive director, decried Palestinians’ actions against Israelis and went on to blast Kerry for saying that “there’s been a massive increase in [illegal Israeli] settlements over the course of the last years and there’s an increase in the violence because there’s this frustration that’s growing”. Israel was infuriated by the European Commission’s new set of guidelines on marking products made in seized territories in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Golan Heights.

“He was stabbed outside, he was all slashed and bloody. We were in shock”, Vaknin said.

According to Netanyahu’s warped logic, criticism of Israel’s occupation policy hurts the victims of terrorism.

He described a dramatic standoff, with worshippers standing against the closed shop door as the assailant tried to force his way in. A blood-spattered floor was littered with plastic gloves.

The court on Wednesday sentenced the policeman, whose name was not released, to 45 days’ community service and a suspended prison sentence of four months, a spokeswoman for the Justice Ministry’s police internal affairs department told Reuters.

The Israeli military said he then intentionally rammed his vehicle into a group of pedestrians.

Israel has charged three Jews with the murder of Khdeir’s cousin, saying they had sought to avenge the abduction and killing in June 2014 of three Israeli youths by Hamas militants. The soldiers returned fire, hitting one of the gunmen and arresting two others, it said.

Abbas said he also felt Olmert’s offer to accept a symbolic number of Palestinian refugees into Israel did not resolve the issue – because descendants of Palestinian refugees now number in the millions, many scattered across the region. Maimonides said the school community was “profoundly saddened” and mourned his death.

U.S. State Dept. spokesman Edgar Vasquez confirmed the American’s death but did not disclose his identity.

Israel banned the radical wing of the country’s main Islamist organisation Tuesday, accusing it of having instigated violence at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site that sparked weeks of Palestinian unrest.

I witnessed suicide bombs at close range and could fully understand the security measures taken in those times to protect innocent citizens from impossible-to-predict attacks, although the world seemed to expect Israel to remain with its hands tied.

The raid was “the latest in a string of Israeli incursions on Palestinian hospitals”, the Times pointed out. The Prime Minister’s Office explained the decision claiming that the Islamic Movement is a faction of the Muslim Brotherhood and “the two movements share an extreme ideological approach and a common goal: to destroy Israel”.

A statement from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office noted that this organization has long incited against Israel, leading to terrorist attacks, and “outlawing the organization is a vital step in maintaining public security and preventing harm to human life”. Israel grants thousands of permits for Palestinians to work in Israel, while thousands of others enter illegally.

The violence has Israelis on edge, and several politicians have urged licensed gun owners to carry their weapons.

Also Thursday, Israeli Maj. A pair of new mobile apps hopes to help Palestinians navigate their way around snarled traffic at Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, offering a high-tech response to an intractable problem: constant, burdensome and often seemingly random restrictions on movement. They will also discuss Israel’s relations with the Palestinians, the situation in the Gaza Strip and West Bank and need for progress towards a two-state solution.