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Sunday, Oct. 30 '16, כ"ח בתשרי תשע"ז
HEADLINES:
1. 'I SAW THE TERRORIST AIM HIS GUN AT US'
2. RABBI'S SON ELECTROCUTED IN SINAI
3. LIKUD MINISTER BLASTS JEWISH HOME 'HYPOCRISY'
4. COMPENSATION FOR SELF-EMPLOYED RESERVE SOLDIERS TO RISE
5. 'ISRAEL'S STATUS GROWS IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO ITS POWER'
6. US SITE: CLINTON WILL BRING WORLD WAR THREE
7. RUSSIA KICKED OUT OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
8. CENTRAL ITALY AGAIN PLAGUED BY GIANT EARTHQUAKE
1. 'I SAW THE TERRORIST AIM HIS GUN AT US'
by Eliran Aharon
[youtube:2020378]Ruthi Gillis, a resident of the Judea community of Karmei Tzur who miraculously survived a terrorist shooting attack last night on the same road where her husband, Dr. Shmuel Gillis, was murdered by terrorists in 2001, told Arutz Sheva of the trying moments.
"I went out of the house towards Jerusalem to return my mother-in-law (the mother of Shmuel), who stayed by us for Shabbat, to her house," Gillis said. "I was coming onto the road when he heard two shots. Then I noticed an armed terrorist standing near us on the other side of the junction, pointing his gun at us. For some reason, after several minutes he fled, and I turned to continue on my way."
"There's no time to think, you need to decide - the decision was easier after I saw that he had fled. In that moment when I still thought that he was there - that was the difficult moment. It took me a couple of seconds to realize that I had been miraculously saved from a terrible event, and then I proceeded to report the incident to security forces," Gillis said. "Within a matter of minutes, all of the forces were in touch and arrived at the scene. I stopped near a patrol that I saw and reported to them as well; after several minutes, the area was cleared."
When asked if the incident had brought up difficult memories in light of the fact that her husband had been murdered in the same area, she said: "I really try not to go back to that place, because it's a place that goes with me, that is a part of me, it's not a return - it's being there. I try to make sure it doesn't completely come to the surface, because it takes many years to rehabilitate anything like that."
"Everybody's responding - children, family, friends, everybody's responding to the great miracle, and it's a nice feeling, that everyone is embracing."
2. RABBI'S SON ELECTROCUTED IN SINAI
by Haim Lev
The 18-year-old electrocuted in Sinai has been identified as Yoel Nitsani, son of Sde Tzofim rabbi Oded Nitsani. Yoel was electrocuted over the weekend while vacationing in Sinai, when he attempted to fix an electrical issue.
Investigations show the area was flooded by a storm and Yoel's feet were wet when he tried to fix an electrical issue in the hut he was vacationing in. Yoel accidentally electrocuted himself during the attempt and was brought to a local hospital in critical condition. He died of his wounds shortly thereafter.
The family is currently in Sinai for the purpose of positively identifying the body.
Israel's Foreign MInistry said, "The Unit for Israelis Abroad is helping the family in their time of distress. We are doing all we can to bring the body back to Israel."
Ironically, Nitsani volunteered in ZAKA.
3. LIKUD MINISTER BLASTS JEWISH HOME 'HYPOCRISY'
by Hezki Baruch
MK Miki Zohar (Likud) strongly criticized this morning Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home), who is expected to approve today at the Ministerial Committee a law that seeks to block pornographic internet sites by forcing internet providers to provide automatic default filtering.
Zohar brought up the fact that the Minister of Justice had, several months ago, rejected a similar law advanced by Zohar himself.
"This is hypocrisy of the highest order," Zohar said. Minister Shaked boasts a policy of blocking laws (1,100 since the beginning of her term) - but not when the law comes from [her own party of] Jewish Home."
"Shaked has turned the Ministerial Committee into a tool in service of Jewish Home that has accustomed itself to stealing credit from the Likud," Zohar added.
"Despite this, I am sure that the Israeli public is smart enough to discern who [...] is really working for it. It pains me that Minister Shaked makes decisions based on irrelevant matters," he said.
4. COMPENSATION FOR SELF-EMPLOYED RESERVE SOLDIERS TO RISE
by Yedidya Ben-Or
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) approved the raising of compensation for self-employed reserve soldiers, giving them 25% more than their average income per day.
The additional payments will cost the Defense Ministry 30 million NIS.
The new payment plan attempts to make up for the unexpected income loss, bills, less clients, and possible future financial issues caused by reserve duty which are not taken into consideration under the current law.
Self-employed reservists who earn less than the minimum 196 NIS per day will receive more than the minimum instead of what their average earnings per day amount to.
Liberman said, "The Defense Ministry and the IDF understand that reservists make up a significant portion of the IDF's strength and ability to protect the State of Israel. We are therefore working through different channels to help the reservists. This law, initiated by MK Ofer Shelah (Yesh Atid) was brought before me and I intend to act immediately in order to provide self-employed reserve soldiers with a larger compensation package."
5. 'ISRAEL'S STATUS GROWS IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO ITS POWER'
by Nitzan Keidar
PM Binyamin Netanyahu opened the cabinet meeting this morning by addressing the recent earthquake that is plaguing central Italy.
"In Italy right now, a serious earthquake is taking place. I want to tell my friend Italian PM Matteo Renzi that Israel is geared and ready to send help to the best of its ability. We are serious about a high level of preparation for such incidents, such as that which happened at the parking garage in Tel Aviv. We are geared and ready to help our Italian friends."
He added, "The State of Israel receives with blessing the Italian President, who arrived here yesterday. In another two weeks, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will visit India - and, in coming months, I will visit Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, and Australia."
He elaborated: "For three of these countries, this is the first time that they are to be visited by an Israeli Prime Minister. Next month, a Polish delegation will arrive for a visit with the Israeli government."
"Israel's international relations are developing in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and other places," Netanyahu said. "We are aware of the fact that this development stems from Israel's economic growth, on the one hand, and our security and intelligence capabilities, on the other. These two aspects enable the development and flourishing of our international relations. This doesn't mean that we are not encountering challenges in international forums - as we saw recently with the scandalous decision at UNESCO - and it's possible that we will encounter more at the UN."
"I have no doubt that, even in international forums, and even in these scandalous votes, we saw change. Tanzania and Croatia basically torpedoed the practicality of the last UNESCO resolution - and this is an additional indication of the change happening with respect to [Israel's international status, which grows] in direct proportion to Israel's power," Netanyahu asserted.
6. US SITE: CLINTON WILL BRING WORLD WAR THREE
by Chana Roberts
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American right-wing site Infowars has publicized a video claiming that, if Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, World War 3 will be triggered.
The video has been watched over 2 million times in the past two days.
In one of the clips Clinton says, "the United States will treat cyber attacks just like any other attack. We will be ready with serious political, economic, and military responses."
Clinton has also said she believes Russia is behind the WikiLeaks email hacks and that she intends to respond in kind. She claims Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Republican candidate Donald Trump to win the presidency, since he sees Trump as a weakling who is easily manipulated. Clinton points out positive remarks Putin made about Trump, in an attempt to prove there is an inappropriate connection between the two politicians. Some of Clinton's supporters claim Trump borrowed money from Putin and, therefore, owes him a debt.
Another clip included shows Clinton saying, "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran." This sentence was actually taken from an interview with ABC News and was said in response to a question on what America would do if Iran used nuclear weapons on Israel.
Theories addressing the break out of World War Three have been discussed for a while, in light of the American-Russian proxy war currently taking place in Syria. In addition, NATO has deployed an air defense system understood to be aimed at Russia, while Russia sent an anti-missile defense system to Syria.
Though US President Barack Obama promised that Iran would not gain nuclear capabilities with the Iran deal, he has since admitted to giving in to Iran's demands while lifting sanctions and enabling them to continue their dangerous nuclear program.
Clinton is thought by many to be interested in continuing Obama's work and path.
7. RUSSIA KICKED OUT OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
by Nissan Tzur
In the wake US claims of Russian war crimes in Syria, the United Nations General Assembly voted Russia off the UN Human Rights Council during a general vote this week. The United States was re-elected to its position on the council.
Forty-seven countries participated votes on Russia's continued involvment, with only 2 votes more to kick Russia off than to keep them on. Some participants termed the vote "historic."
This is the first time Russia has not been part of the UNHRC since the council's inception in 2006.
80 different human rights organizations signed a petition asking Russia be removed from UNHRC after Russia's involvement in Syria's civil war caused many to believe Russia is guilty of war crimes.
Akshay Kumar, vice president of the "Human Rights Watch" said, "It's difficult to imagine that the horrors of what's happening in Aleppo didn't cross the minds of those who abstained from voting."
However, despite harsh criticism from many human rights organizations regarding Saudi Arabia's actions in the Yemeni civil war, the country kept its place on the Human Rights Council. Saudi Arabia regularly beheads and tortures people, including minors.
8. CENTRAL ITALY AGAIN PLAGUED BY GIANT EARTHQUAKE
by Arutz Sheva Staff
[youtube:2020389]A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.6 on the Richter Scale has hit central Italy north of Rome.
It is not yet clear what the extent of the damage is, and if there are any injured.
Italy is known as a land prone to earthquakes. This latest earthquake comes in the wake of two strong quakes just several days ago.
In August, Italy was hit with a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of 296 people.
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