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Thursday, Jan. 26 '17, כ"ח בטבת תשע"ז
HEADLINES:
1. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU MEETS WITH RUDI GIULIANI
2. ISRAEL TO ACCEPT 100 CHILDREN FROM SYRIA
3. BENNETT: WE WILL NOT FORM AN ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT
4. NIKKI HALEY APPOINTED U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
5. YOGEV: POLYGRAPH FOR CABINET MINISTERS
6. TRUMP COULD CUT TIES WITH UN OVER ITS SUPPORT FOR THE PA
7. SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK IN BINYAMIN REGION. NO INJURIES
8. PMW FOUNDER ITAMAR MARCUS EXPLAINS ISSUES OF PA MEDIA
1. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU MEETS WITH RUDI GIULIANI
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Prime Minister Netanyahu met Thursday with former NY mayor Rudi Giuliani, now Cyber Adviser to President Trump. Giuliani conveyed a personal message from Trump in advance of the meeting to take place between Netanyahu and Trump in February.
According to an interview Giuliani gave to Fox and Friends Monday, he said "I can give the general message, which is 'I like you very much and we're very good friends.'"
"They were friends even before. This is not a new relationship, but now obviously it's a much more important one."
2. ISRAEL TO ACCEPT 100 CHILDREN FROM SYRIA
by Gary Willig
Israel will accept refugees from Syria for the first time since the Syrian Civil War began in 2011, the Nanu10 Hebrew news site reported.
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri approved a plan under which Israel will accept 100 children who were orphaned in the civil war.
According to the emerging outline, the children will be housed during the first three months of their stay in Israel at a boarding school. They will then attend institutions provided by the Education Ministry, and the state will attempt to place them with foster families in Israel. They will remain in Israel under the status of temporary residents. They will receive identity cards, passports, and be treated as citizens in every way.
In addition the possibility remains that close relatives of the children, such as siblings, or their parents if they are discovered to be alive, may be absorbed as well. The government intends to ensure to the UN that after four years the children can have their temporary resident status upgraded to full citizenship and be allowed to live in Israel their entire lives.
3. BENNETT: WE WILL NOT FORM AN ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett addressed concerns that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may be forced to resign due to the investigations against him Wednesday night.
"Even if Netanyahu will have to step down, we will not agree to the establishment of an alternative government." Channel 2 quoted Bennett as saying. According to the report by Channel 2, the Jewish Home party would support early elections should Netanyahu resign rather than support an alternative Prime Minister.
The report further states that Bennett's statements allow Netanyahu to remain in office longer. Even if an indictment is issued against him, Bennett's statement would allow him to continue to serve, seek a quick trial, or declare that he is incapacitated for 100 days, and to continue to serve in the Knesset with an alternative coalition.
4. NIKKI HALEY APPOINTED U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
by Arutz Sheva Staff
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5. YOGEV: POLYGRAPH FOR CABINET MINISTERS
by Hezki Baruch
Acting Chairman of Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security committee, Colonel (ret.) MK Moti Yogev, called this morning (Thursday) for the GSS to investigate cabinet members following publication of new cabinet hearing transcripts by the newspaper Yediot Aharonot.
"Cabinet discussions and disputes, even if they are sharp and piercing, are legitimate and even essential," says Yogev, "What is not legitimate, is leaks and parts of transcripts allegedly given to journalists".
"This is irresponsible and endangers state security. This compromises the ability of the Cabinet to manage future wars," says Yogev.
Yogev therefore suggests taking the unusual step of investigating cabinet ministers and referring them to a polygraph test if necessary.
"I urge the government to order the GSS to investigate the leaks and if necessary to conduct a polygraph test to all who were members of the cabinet at the time. It is our responsibility to Israel's security," says Yogev.
6. TRUMP COULD CUT TIES WITH UN OVER ITS SUPPORT FOR THE PA
by Elad Benari
The Trump administration is preparing executive orders that would clear the way for the United States to reduce ties with organizations that support the Palestinian Authority (PA) or Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), including the United Nations, officials said Wednesday, according to The New York Times.
The first of the two draft orders, titled "Auditing and Reducing U.S. Funding of International Organizations" and obtained by the newspaper, calls for terminating funding for any United Nations agency or other international body that meets any one of several criteria.
Those criteria include organizations that give full membership to the Palestinian Authority or Palestine Liberation Organization, or support programs that fund abortion or any activity that circumvents sanctions against Iran or North Korea.
The draft order also calls for terminating funding for any organization that "is controlled or substantially influenced by any state that sponsors terrorism" or is blamed for the persecution of marginalized groups or any other systematic violation of human rights, according to The New York Times.
The order calls for then enacting "at least a 40 percent overall decrease" in remaining United States funding toward international organizations.
The order establishes a committee that would recommend where those funding cuts should be made. It asks the committee to look specifically at United States funding for peacekeeping operations; the International Criminal Court; development aid to countries that "oppose important United States policies"; and the United Nations Population Fund, which oversees maternal and reproductive health programs.
If Trump signs the order and its provisions are carried out, the cuts could severely curtail the work of United Nations agencies, which rely on billions of dollars in annual United States contributions for missions that include caring for refugees, noted The New York Times.
The second executive order, "Moratorium on New Multilateral Treaties," calls for a review of all current and pending treaties with more than one other nation. It asks for recommendations on which negotiations or treaties the United States should leave.
American lawmakers have increasingly criticized the UN over the last month, in the wake of the Security Council passing Resolution 2334, which condemned Israel's presence in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) recently introduced a law that would block taxpayer dollars from going toward the UN. The U.S. provides the UN with 22% of its funding.
A day after the UN resolution passed, Cruz had called on the United States to withhold funding to the global body until it reverses its decision. Similarly, Graham announced his intention to introduce the legislation shortly after the vote.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee suggested that the United States should pull its portion of the UN's funding and allocate the funds to serve American veterans.
Trump himself criticized the UN following the passing of the anti-Israel resolution, saying the global body is "not living up to its potential" and asserting that the UN causes problems instead of solving them.
7. SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK IN BINYAMIN REGION. NO INJURIES
by Eliran Aharon
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A suspected terror attack was thwarted at a bus stop near the town of Kochav Ya'akov, about ten minutes from the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Pisgat Ze'ev and Neve Ya'akov but a part of the Binyamin region.
A terrorist veered from the main road and crashed into a bus stop where soldiers and civilians were standing. The terrorist was holding a knife but did not get out of the car. No injuries were reported during the attack.
The terrorist was neutralized by two soldiers waiting at the bus stop.
Following the incident the IDF closed the highway leading to the site of the attack. Motorists have been requested to use other routes.
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8. PMW FOUNDER ITAMAR MARCUS EXPLAINS ISSUES OF PA MEDIA
by Arutz Sheva and PMW
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