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Sunday, Apr. 17 '16, Nissan 9, 5776
HEADLINES:
1. 'MUHAMMED APPEARED IN A DREAM, INSPIRED ME TO KILL JEWS'
2. NETANYAHU DECLARES: GOLAN WILL FOREVER BE OURS
3. WATCH: JEW ARRESTED FOR UTTERING BIBLICAL VERSE ON TEMPLE MOUNT
4. REPORT: IDF TO PULL OUT OF AREA A
5. 4 OUT OF 5 PALESTINIAN ARABS SEE US AS AN ENEMY
6. DAFNA MEIR'S FAMILY TO UN: PALESTINIAN TERROR NOT 'FRUSTRATION'
7. BIALIK: TOUGH TO BE SHOMER SHABBAT IN HOLLYWOOD
8. NEWEST IDF RECRUIT: FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS TO THE HOLY LAND
1. 'MUHAMMED APPEARED IN A DREAM, INSPIRED ME TO KILL JEWS'
by Arutz Sheva Staff
When Shatila Abu Iyadh set out two weeks ago to murder Jews in Rosh Ha'ayin, she was acting on orders she had received – in a dream.
The 22-year-old Kfar Qassem resident was indicted on Sunday on charges of attempted murder.
Two weeks ago, Abu Iyadh left her home in Kfar Qassem, and made her way to the nearby Afek industrial park, in between Rosh Ha'ayin and Kfar Qassem.
Armed with two knives, Abu Iyadh looked for potential targets as she walked down HaMelacha Street, eventually singling out 30-yearold Reut Weitzman, a mother of three from nearby Kfar Saba.
After stabbing Weitzman, Abu Iyadh was eventually neutralized and captured.
A day after the attack, Abu Iyadh's family denied the incident was terrorism.
Her knives, Abu Iyadh's mother claimed, "were for making salad".
"She's dieting. She always carries fruit and a knife with her in her bag to make salads."
Abu Iyadh's family suggested that she may have been attacked or insulted, resulting in the incident.
According to today's indictment, however, Abu Iyadh's motives were clear – and set far in advance of her attack.
Abu Iyadh reportedly had dreamed of the Islamic prophet Muhammed prior to her terror attack. The dream apparently inspired her to become more religiously observant.
Her vision of Muhammed also convinced her, however, of the need to kill Jews.
As part of her newfound religious zeal, Abu Iyadh began planning a series of lone-wolf terror attacks against Jews in the neighboring town of Rosh Ha'ayin.
In December 2015 Abu Iyadh learned on the internet to construct a crude explosives device. She purchased materials for the bomb, including screws to act as shrapnel. According to her plan, the bomb would be placed in one of the restaurants in the Afek industrial park and detonated around lunch time.
The suspect even scouted out the restaurants to determine what security precautions were taken.
After she failed to construct the bomb, however, Abu Iyadh reached out to an arms dealer in an attempt to acquire an automatic firearm. When she was unable to secure an automatic weapon, Abu Iyadh settled on a stabbing attack.
On April 3rd she set out for Afek industrial park, and at approximately 1:00 p.m., found her target. While she had intended to kill Weitzman, her victim resisted, and Abu Iyadh managed only to stab her in the left arm, lightly wounding her.
2. NETANYAHU DECLARES: GOLAN WILL FOREVER BE OURS
by Arutz Sheva Staff
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The Israeli government held a unique session on Sunday, travelling by helicopter to the Golan Heights for a special meeting.
While the venue of the cabinet meeting was unusual it was perfectly suited for the Prime Minister's message, which declared that Israel will never surrender the Golan Heights.
"I chose to hold this festive meeting in the Golan Heights in order to convey a clear message – the Golan Heights will always remain under Israeli control. Israel will never withdraw from the Golan Heights."
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu explicitly directed his message to foreign observers, calling upon the world to recognize Israel's control of the strategic territory.
"The time has come for the international community to recognize the reality, and two facts in particular. First, no matter what happens across the border, the [border] line itself will not change. Second, after 50 years the time has come for the international community to finally recognize that the Golan will always remain under Israeli sovereignty."
Netanyahu suggested the time for considering a negotiated withdrawal from the territory was over, particularly given the ongoing Syrian civil war and breakdown of the Syrian state.
"It's a question if Syria will ever go back to being what it once was. There are [many] different minority groups – Christians, Druze, Kurds – who have been fighting for their future and for their security. On the other side there are terror groups, in particular ISIS, Iran, and Hezbollah who want to establish the rule of radical Islam there, and from there the rest of the world."
"I told the Secretary of State [John Kerry] that we would not oppose a political resolution in Syria [to the civil war] so long as it does not come at our expense. That is to say, at the end of the day Iranian forces, ISIS, and Hezbollah need to be removed from Syrian territory."
Cabinet meeting on Golan Amos Ben Gershom
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3. WATCH: JEW ARRESTED FOR UTTERING BIBLICAL VERSE ON TEMPLE MOUNT
by Tova Dvorin
A vigilant bystander caught shocking footage of the Israel Police arresting an English-speaking religious Jew Sunday, for saying a pasuk and attempting to give over words of Torah at Judaism's holiest site.
In the footage, officers at the Temple Mount are seen arresting the man for expounding on the verse "אנא ה' הושיע נא," "Please G-d save me now," as horrified bystanders look on.
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Video credit: Avraham Bloch.
The man, in his forties, explained to the officers that expounding on a verse does not constitute prayer - but they cut his speech short and took him away without fanfare.
When the other members of the group attempted to explain that the man was, indeed, not praying, the police officer declared: "I decide what prayer is here."
Attorney Rehavia Piltz from the Honenu legal rights organization is en route to the scene now.
"The State of Israel and Israel Police's conduct towards a man suspected of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount is, first and foremost, ridiculous, and in addition, is discriminatory and predatory," Honenu said in a statement. "It cannot be that a law-abiding man will be arrested like a common criminal for giving an explanation of a verse from Psalms."
"In other countries, such an arrest would be defined as anti-Semitic."
4. REPORT: IDF TO PULL OUT OF AREA A
by Tova Dvorin
An agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to cease security cooperation in Judea and Samaria's Area A may be imminent, a senior security official revealed to Army Radio Sunday.
The deal, which would be sealed ahead of the PA's visit to the UN to push anti-Israel draft resolutions, would see the IDF pull out of the region after decades of cooperation - and be seen as a major Palestinian victory.
Under the terms of the agreement, if PA security forces fail to suppress terrorist elements within its jurisdiction, the IDF would not be able to help them battle the threat.
Complaints have been voiced against Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) chief Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai for downplaying the significance of the agreement.
"Where the Palestinians operate more, we will operate less," Mordechai stated, during a tour of the region last week.
The PA, however, views the deal as a cessation of any and all security cooperation with Israel - a threat they have levied for years, and which some say is crucial to preventing further escalation of terrorist violence. Mordechai faces criticism, as well, for downplaying the IDF's role in quashing the most recent terror wave, while glorifying the relatively minor role of PA security forces in the issue.
The deal remains to be sealed, and it is unclear whether it will require a formal vote from Israel's security cabinet.
Other security officials defended Mordechai. "The goal is to calm the area," the official said, on condition of anonymity. "We do not have a problem with it being seen as an achievement for Abu Mazen [PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas - ed.]."
"In recent weeks, the Palestinians have stepped up their efforts to fight terrorism," he continued. "They have been confiscating knives in schools and making arrests, and we should not ignore the results."
The official further implied that those speaking against Mordechai "would prefer that Israel drown in rivers of blood instead of seeing the terrorism subside."
5. 4 OUT OF 5 PALESTINIAN ARABS SEE US AS AN ENEMY
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Few Arabs living in the Palestinian Authority view the United States as an ally, according to a new ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey.
The study, which was conducted from January to February 2016, included 3,500 face-to-face interviews with young people across the Arab world, ages 18 to 24.
While strong majorities in the Gulf States viewed the US as an ally, in Iraq, Yemen, and the Palestinian Authority, the overwhelming majority viewed the US as an enemy. In the Palestinian Authority, a paltry 16% said they viewed the US as an enemy, compared to a whopping 81% who said the US was an enemy.
Residents of the Palestinian Authority were also among the most likely to view Iran as an ally, with 43% perceiving the Shi'ite regime as such. Only Lebanon (49%) and Iraq (51%) showed higher ratings.
6. DAFNA MEIR'S FAMILY TO UN: PALESTINIAN TERROR NOT 'FRUSTRATION'
by Arutz Sheva staff
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon and the non-profit One Family, invited Natan and Renana Meir, the widower and daughter of Israeli terror victim Dafna Meir to visit the UN.
"We will show the world the truth about Palestinian terror," Danon said. "It is time for the UN to condemn Palestinian incitement and make clear that there is no difference between terror attacks in France and Belgium than terrorism against Israelis."
"Do Israeli lives matter less?" he added.
Dafna Meir was murdered by a 15-year-old Palestinian terrorist last January at the entrance to her home in Otniel, while three of her children were at home. She was able to fight back against the terrorist and in doing so saved her children. The terrorist later admitted that his decision to commit murder came after his exposure to video clips and other hate-filled content on Palestinian TV and social media.
"It is time to put an end to the incitement emanating from the Palestinian Authority," Danon declared.
Ahead of their visit, Natan and Renana Meir noted that "It is difficult to express in words the deep pain and unbearable longing."
"This sense of loss breaks our heart and our soul," they continued. "With broken hearts, we ask the international community for help."
"We hear those who say that terror is a result of frustration, and we ask – is there anything more frustrating than what we have endured?"
One Family, an Israeli non-profit which cares for those who have been bereaved or injured in terrorist attacks, accompanied the Meirs on their visit to New York.
"The impact of terrorism can only be understood through the stories of the victims themselves," said Chantal Belzberg, Executive Vice-Chairman of One Family. "We believe that Natan and Renana's perspective on terror is important to anyone who wants to understand what is happening to the people of Israel, and especially to those who want to put an end to this horror."
"By bringing them to New York we hope to bring this unique vision to the world and ultimately defeat terrorism," she concluded.
7. BIALIK: TOUGH TO BE SHOMER SHABBAT IN HOLLYWOOD
by Arutz Sheva Staff
You may know her as Amy Fowler from The Big Bang Theory television, or as Blossom Russo, the titular character from the mid-90's sitcom Blossom.
Mayim Bialik has played dozens of roles in television and film in a career that stretches back nearly 30 years.
In that sense, Bialik is very much at home in Hollywood, having worked there since the age of 11.
In some ways, however, life in the media capital of the world is difficult – especially since Bialik is a Shabbat-observant Orthodox Jew.
While raised in a Reform home, Bialik became interested in Orthodox Judaism in college. Today, despite working in the decidedly secular atmosphere of Hollywood, Bialik keeps Shabbat, eats only kosher, prays daily, and dresses according to traditional Jewish standards of modesty.
But being religiously observant is anything but easy, says Bialik. In fact, it's virtually impossible.
"Every time some nice young religious women ask me 'how can I be a successful actress and still keep Shabbat and the holidays and the body of Jewish tradition?' I answer them: 'You can't really. They just don't go together.'"
Despite the difficulties, however, Bialik somehow manages to maintain her lifestyle without sacrificing her career.
"Most of the people I work with aren't religious, and they think it's strange that I don't use my phone or computer during holidays, but they're very respectful," she told Yediot Ahronot.
Politically, however, Bialik finds herself closer to other streams of Judaism.
"There are some things I like about the Reform movement, or the Jewish Renewal movement. I love to pray and I'm faithful to the Orthodox prayer book, but politically I find myself more on the left-liberal side of the spectrum."
A staunch Zionist, Bialik says she has paid a price for her support of Israel, noting that there are more than a few in Hollywood who simply oppose Israel's existence.
"What I've learned from supporting Israel [in public] is that there are people who really don't care where you are on the political spectrum or if you're in favor a Palestinian state, they just don't think Israel needs to exist."
8. NEWEST IDF RECRUIT: FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS TO THE HOLY LAND
by Arutz Sheva Staff
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Dozens of new recruits bid farewell to their families on Sunday at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem, and began their new lives as IDF soldiers.
Most of the new soldiers are native-born Israelis. Speaking Hebrew as their mother tongue and having spent their lives entirely in Israel, becoming IDF soldiers was a given for them.
For David Dolgin, however, joining the IDF was a choice – one which set him apart from most of his friends and family back home.
Unlike his peers, Dolgin grew up in the very comfortable surroundings of Beverly Hills. A recent graduate of Beverly Hills High School, he could have easily chosen the conventional path - the easier path – and enrolled in a posh southern California university.
Instead, Dolgin decided to "go all the way" and put himself in harm's way to serve the army of a country he never lived in.
Since his parents remain in California, Dolgin will be considered a "lone soldier". David is not completely alone, however, as his older sister Daniella has already made Aliyah and now lives in Jerusalem. In addition, three of his friends from California have also enlisted in the IDF.
Dolgin and his family spoke to Arutz Sheva on Sunday at the farewell gathering.
"Our family is very Zionist, so this move makes sense, and we're very proud of him," said David's parents, Jess and Michelle Dolgin.
David explained his decision to leave Beverly Hills and volunteer for the Israeli army.
"If I'm going to go, I'll go all the way. Life in LA is very materialistic, that's why I wanted to do something important with my life."
Dolgin shrugged off the difficulties of moving new a new country and enlisting in the army.
"To put everything aside meant nothing. I knew that it would all be worth it coming here today. I'll all be worth it in the end."
His sister, Daniella, praised him for taking the plunge, noting the sacrifices his decision entails.
"I'm really proud of my brother that he was able to leave the United States and the comforts of home and our family to come to Israel and to join the army. It's something very special."
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