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Friday, Oct. 07 '16, ה' בתשרי תשע"ז
HEADLINES:
1. WHO GAVE THE ORDER TO DETAIN RON LAUDER?
2. MAN BITTEN BY SNAKE
3. TRUMP: 70% OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS CAN GO
4. WZO SETTLEMENT DIVISION TO RETURN TO FULL ACTIVITY
5. WHO CAN COMPARE WITH THE LATE RABBI HANAN PORAT?
6. PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
7. BENNETT: JUDEA AND SAMARIA MUST BE PART OF ISRAEL
8. 339 DEAD IN HURRICANE MATTHEW
1. WHO GAVE THE ORDER TO DETAIN RON LAUDER?
by Uzi Baruch
Last Friday American Jewish businessman Ron Lauder was detained at Ben Gurion airport, immediately upon his arrival. Mr. Lauder had traveled to Israel in order to attend the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres.
"Meshilut," the Movement for Governability and Democracy, has denounced the detention of Mr. Lauder, claiming that this was done unlawfully. Meshilut subsequently appealed by letter to Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked, Chief Legal Advisor Mandelblit and Police Chief Alshich, demanding to know who gave order to detain Mr. Lauder, disregarding the fact that he is not a criminal suspect.
"It is a good thing that law enforcement officials strive to discover the truth and investigate cases in which Prime Minister Netanyahu is allegedly involved," states the letter. "However, it is unacceptable that the mere fact that a person is among the 'inner circle of the Prime Minister' makes him fair game and allows any number of heavy-handed measures to be taken against him.
"If investigators wish to collect a statement from a witness they are welcome to respectfully coordinate a meeting with the relevant party. Such an unceremonious detention is inappropriate."
The letter goes on to state that, "Such behavior can render a disservice to the reputation of the State of Israel and its law enforcement officials among Jews of the Diaspora."
Yehuda Amrani, Meshilut director of operations concludes that, "This is a serious faux pas, which was made by law enforcement officials and which infringes upon civil liberties and due process. We would like to know who gave the order to detain Mr. Lauder and what measures have been taken against following his mistake in judgment."
2. MAN BITTEN BY SNAKE
by Orly Harari
A man of around 70 was bitten by a viper in his garden. The victim lives in a northern kibbutz, and was taken to Ziv Hospital in Tzfat.
He is in moderate to serious condition.
Family members killed the viper and brought the victim to the emergency room at Ziv.
Dr. Yosef Navi, who heads Ziv Hospital's emergency room, said the victim was admitted with low blood pressure, a swollen arm, and bite symptoms.
"He is in moderate to serious condition, and is receiving treatment for both trauma and the bite itself. Later, he will be transferred to the ICU," said Dr. Navi.
Yesterday a man was brought to Ziv Hospital after he was bitten gathering pears in Emek Hahula.
Anyone who is bitten by a snake, or suspects he has been bitten by a snake, should turn immediately to the ER. Do not delay, and do not attempt to treat the bite yourself. Only serum can successfully treat snake bites.
3. TRUMP: 70% OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS CAN GO
by Arutz Sheva Staff
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has declared that 70% of federal US regulations could be cut if he's elected.
During a speech he gave in New Hampshire, Trump blamed tight regulations for stifling business. Rules on safety and the environment, on the other hand, could stay.
One of Trump's advisers had previously said 10% of regulations could be eliminated.
"We are cutting the regulation at a tremendous clip," Trump said. "I would say 70% of regulations can go. It's just stopping businesses from growing."
Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and another of Trump's campaign advisers, told Reuters a Trump administration would push for a much lower level of regulation cuts.
"We need regulation, but immediately every agency will be asked to rate the importance of their regulations and we will push to remove 10% of the least important," Scaramucci explained.
Scaramucci also added that Trump is interested in making changes to previous banking reforms. The goal would be to remove the most "anti-business" parts of the Dodd-Frank reforms.
The Dodd-Frank reforms were passed after the 2008 financial crisis.
Jeff Holmstead, a former assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency under George W. Bush's presidency, said the goal was hard to comprehend.
"You could reduce the number of regulations by 10 percent without accomplishing very much," he said.
In Holmstead's opinion, it would make more sense for Trump to try to reduce the cost of regulatory compliance by 10 percent.
"I think it probably would be possible for a new administration to make changes that would reduce the cost of these programs by at least 10 percent while still maintaining essentially the same level of environmental protection," he said.
Officials at the EPA and the US Department of the Interior declined to comment.
Republican candidate Donald Trump will face off Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in St. Louis for the second of three debates on Monday.
4. WZO SETTLEMENT DIVISION TO RETURN TO FULL ACTIVITY
by Gary Willig
The Cabinet will meet Sunday to discuss the possible resumption of activity of the Settlement Division of the World Zionist Organization (WZO). The Settlement Division for decades operated in both the Israeli periphery and in Judea and Samaria, providing for the physical construction of communities and social support.
Two years ago, following the opinion of leftist Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber that the government should not fund the division, its activity was suspended.
According to the resolution the cabinet will discuss on Sunday, the government will regulate the Settlement Division and allow it to operate in full in the periphery and Judea and Samaria again.
"The Government's decision means the proposed abolition of the territorial limitation on the Division only in regional councils and the general expansion of rural space.," reads the draft of the resolution.
The Settlement Division of the WZO was established in 1971 to facilitate the development of settlements in the territories Israel won in the 1967 Six-Day War. Its accomplishments and experience led the government to expand its scope to projects in the periphery in the early 2000s. A leftist backlash that attempted unsuccessfully to show that it was receiving too much funding led to Zilber's recommendation to close the division.
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel praised the proposed resolution to resume the activities of the Settlement Division, saying that development projects and communities in the periphery and Judea and Samaria would benefit.
""I hope and believe that after the Settlement Division returns to full activity the councils and residents will be able to get answers to the enormous needs that exist.
"This is why the division was created in the first place." he added
5. WHO CAN COMPARE WITH THE LATE RABBI HANAN PORAT?
by Hezki Baruch
Pinchas Wallerstein, one of the leaders of Gush Emunim Movement for redeeming the Land of Israel and former head of the Binyamin Regional Council, spoke about his relationship with the beloved and charismatic leader of the drive to rebuild Judea and Samaria after the Six Day War, Rabbi Hanan Porat, on the fifth anniversary of his untimely death and why there is no one else like the late Rabbi.
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6. PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Judges in Norway praised him for his peace deal with Farc rebels, signed last month after four years of negotiations.
The Farc rebels are a guerilla group, know for employing terrorism in addition to proper military tactics. They number over 18,000 militants.
Despite the president's willingness to make peace, the agreement was narrowly rejected by Colombians in a referendum last weekend.
During Colombia's 52-year conflict, an estimated 260,000 people have died, and more than six million people have been internally displaced.
7. BENNETT: JUDEA AND SAMARIA MUST BE PART OF ISRAEL
by Hezki Baruch
Education Minister Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Jewish Home party, on Thursday evening called on Israel to annex Judea and Samaria.
He spoke at a concert with singers Aharon Razel and Shuli Rand which was held at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem in memory of Rabbi Hanan Porat who passed away five years ago and who was one the founders of Gush Emunim, which led Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria after the Yom Kippur War.
"We must mark the dream, and the dream is that Judea and Samaria will be part of the Land of sovereign Israel. We need to act today, and we need to sacrifice ourselves for this dream," said Bennett.
"We cannot continue to mark Israel as a tactical target and a Palestinian state as the strategic target," the Education Minister added.
"As Hanan said, we have no right to divide the country. Not in words, not in deeds, not in quiet agreements and not with quiet excuses. Not by politicians, not by lawyers. The way of concessions and of dividing the land has failed," he continued.
With regards to the issue of the community of Amona which is slated for demolition, Bennett said, "We are taking responsibility. No more tactical solutions - but strategic regulation. Hanan and his friends founded the settlement enterprise - now it's our turn to anchor and perpetuate the settlement enterprise. Thanks to the people of Amona we will lead a strategic solution for the entire settlement enterprise."
8. 339 DEAD IN HURRICANE MATTHEW
by Chana Roberts
As Hurricane Matthew sweeps northwest from the Bahamas to America's beaches, winds may be as strong as 230 kilometers per hour.
US President Barack Obama has already declared state of emergency in South Carolina and Georgia.
About 339 people have been killed so far in the Caribbean Islands. Most of the deaths were caused by falling trees, flying debris, or the area's overflowing riverbeds.
Matthew is expected to be the worst hurricane to hit the Caribbeans and Florida since 2007.
Already, thousands of those who chose to weather the storm in pre-prepared shelters, found themselves without food or water. There's also a serious shortage of doctors, since some local hospitals have closed and non-locals cannot reach the affected areas.
Currently, Matthew is still a level 4 hurricane, but an ABC News weatherman has estimated that it will be rated a 5 in the end, with winds of 250 km/h.
Coastal Roche-a-Bateau, a commune in the Sud Department of Haiti with over 16,000 residents, is described as "devastated," and at least 50 people have been reported dead. .
"I've never seen anything like this," Louis Paul Raphael, a central government representative in Roche-a-Bateau, told Reuters.
Florida Gov. Scott said this could be the largest evacuation that Florida has ever experienced.
"Time's running out. Leave. There's no excuses," Scott said at a news conference this morning. "This is life and death."
FEMA also encourages all residents to take evacuation orders seriously.
President Obama said in a press conference reported by CNN, "We anticipate not only is there a chance the core of the storm strikes Florida and some of the states further north, but even if you don't get the full force of the hurricane we are still going to be seeing tropical force winds and the potential for storm surge and that could have a devastating effect."
He added, "If you get an evacuation order, just remember that you can always rebuild, you can always repair property but you cannot restore a life that is lost and we want to make sure we minimize any possible loss of life or risk to people in these areas."
According to the US National Weather Service, the storm could be the most powerful to strike northeast Florida in 118 years.
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