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Wednesday, Nov. 09 '16, ח' בחשון תשע"ז
HEADLINES:
1. NETANYAHU CONGRATULATES TRUMP
2. CLINTON CONCEDES, TRUMP CELEBRATES VICTORY
3. WHAT WILL PRESIDENT TRUMP DO WITH THE IRAN DEAL?
4. IDF HITS SYRIA AFTER ROCKET FIRE ON GOLAN
5. JEWISH HOME TOUTS TRUMP VICTORY AS SIGN OF CHANGE
6. PRINCIPAL UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ANTI-MUSLIM POSTS
7. POLL: SERIOUS POLITICAL BIAS IN ISRAELI MEDIA
8. GLICK TO TRUMP: "ASCEND THE TEMPLE MOUNT"
1. NETANYAHU CONGRATULATES TRUMP
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday, following his victory in Tuesday's election.
Netanyahu, who assiduously avoided commenting on the race prior to the vote, called Trump "a true friend" of Israel.
Following criticism by left-leaning media outlets that he had appeared to side with Mitt Romney in 2012, the Prime Minister remained mum on this year's election, going so far as to order government ministers not to make public statements on the issue.
Netanyahu said he looked forward to working with the 45th President of the United States, adding that the bond between the US and Israel was "ironclad."
"President-elect Trump is a true friend of the state of Israel, and I look forward to working with him to advance security, stability and peace in our region," Netanyahu said.
"The ironclad bond between the United States and Israel is rooted in shared values, buttressed by shared interests and driven by a shared destiny."
"I am confident that president-elect Trump and I will continue to strengthen the unique alliance between our two countries and bring it to ever greater heights."
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2. CLINTON CONCEDES, TRUMP CELEBRATES VICTORY
by David Rosenberg
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Vice President-Elect Mike Pence addressed a celebration of jubilant Trump supporters at the New York Hilton on Wednesday morning, announcing the campaign's victory just minutes after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Trump to concede the election.
Clinton's call came just half an hour after her campaign manager John Podesta told supporters the race was not over, suggesting Clinton would not make a concession speech in the coming hours.
"This is a historic night," said Pence, introducing Trump to the crowd. "The American people have spoken and the American people have elected their new champion. America has elected a new president."
Trump praised Clinton in his victory speech, thanking her for her years of public service.
"I've just received a call from Secretary Clinton," Trump announced to the cheering crowd, "on our victory. She fought very hard. Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to o[youtube:2020847]ur country, and I mean that sincerely."
The soon-to-be 45th President of the United States emphasized the need for unity, after a grueling election season that divided the country – and the Republican Party.
"Now we have to work together with Democrats and Independents and Republicans around this country, and I say that it is time for us to come together."
"Ours was not a campaign, rather a great and unique movement. It's a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs."
"The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer."
3. WHAT WILL PRESIDENT TRUMP DO WITH THE IRAN DEAL?
by Arutz Sheva Staff
President-elect Donald Trump has made numerous statements denouncing the Iran deal, calling it "one of the worst deals I've seen negotiated in (my) entire life."
Trump discussed the Iran deal at his speech to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July. He said, "Iran, the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, is now flush with $150 billion in cash released by the United States — plus another $400 million in ransom. Worst of all, the nuclear deal puts Iran, the number one state sponsor of radical Islamic terrorism, on a path to nuclear weapons."
At the AIPAC convention in March, Trump said that, "My number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with Iran."
However, according to one of his top foreign policy advisers, Walid Phares, Trump has no intention of ripping up the deal. In an interview in July, Phares said that, "No, he's not going to get rid of an agreement that has the institutional signature of the United States."
Phares added that, "He is a man of institutions. He's going to look back at it in the institutional way. He is not going to implement it as is, he is going to revise it after negotiating one on one with Iran or with a series of allies."
4. IDF HITS SYRIA AFTER ROCKET FIRE ON GOLAN
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Israeli forces attacked a Syrian military position on Wednesday, hours after a rocket from Syria hit the Israeli-held Golan Heights, an army spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
"In response to the projectile which hit Israel earlier today, the IDF targeted an artillery position of the Syrian regime in the northern Syrian Golan Heights," the IDF spokesperson said.
The rocket was believed to be stray fire from fighting between the Syrian government forces and rebels.
The rocket fire caused no casualties, the army said, and was "most likely a result of the internal fighting in Syria."
Israel has sought to avoid being drawn into the conflict, but has attacked Syrian military targets when fire spills over the demarcation line.
The Israeli army holds the Syrian government accountable for any fire from its territory, regardless of the source.
AFP contributed to this report
5. JEWISH HOME TOUTS TRUMP VICTORY AS SIGN OF CHANGE
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) responded Wednesday morning to the news of Donald Trump's election victory over Hillary Clinton, congratulating the new President-elect and offering his thanks to the former Secretary of State.
"I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump, and all the American people. We thank Hillary Clinton for her friendship with Israel," said Bennett in a statement
Shaked also congratulated Trump, praising him as a "true friend of Israel."
Bennett pledged to strengthen the "special relationship" between Israel and the US, adding that Trump's win offers the chance to scrap a central tenet of American foreign policy in the Middle East for five decades – Palestinian statehood, which was conspicuously absent from the Republican platform.
"We are sure the special relationship between the United States and Israel will continue, and even grow stronger."
"Trump's victory is an opportunity for Israel to immediately retract the notion of a Palestinian state in the center of the country, which would hurt our security and just cause."
In his statement, Bennett noted that the Republican Party platform for 2016 crafted by Trump loyalists removed all reference to Palestinian statehood and the two-state solution.
"This is the position of the President-elect, as written in his platform, and it should be our policy, plain and simple. The era of a Palestinian state is over."
Justice Minister Shaked also suggested that Trump's election opened the door for constructive change in US-Israel relations, noting his campaign promise to relocate the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the capital, Jerusalem.
"This is an opportunity for the American government to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, the eternal capital of Israel. That would symbolize the strong, friendly ties between the two countries."
6. PRINCIPAL UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ANTI-MUSLIM POSTS
by Arutz Sheva Staff
The York District School Board, north of Toronto, is investigating allegations that a elementary school principal, Ghada Sadaka, posted anti-Muslim posts on her Facebook page. The posts she is alleged to have posted include articles expressing concern about bringing refugees to Canada, and a CNN video which outlines the threat of a Muslim takeover of Britain.
The investigation was prompted by concerns raised by Muslim parents . The Toronto Star published a story about their concerns, which students shared at school.
Included in the video is an interview with a Muslim activist who talks about turning Buckingham Palace into a mosque and giving the Queen the choice of adopting Islam or leaving the country. In another post, Sadaka shared a photo showing two sets of women with the caption: "If bikinis are banned in Muslim countries, then burqas should be banned in Europe.
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7. POLL: SERIOUS POLITICAL BIAS IN ISRAELI MEDIA
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Yifat Media Research recently conducted a study of the public's attitudes towards the media. The study found that 53 percent of the respondents felt that political bias is a major problem in the mainstream media.
In second place, crony capitalism, the giving special political and economic favors to those who are wealthy or well-connected, was viewed as a major problem by 29 percent of the respondents.
Pornography and inordinate media focus on trivial issues was considered a major problem by 27 percent, and 25 percent through too many advertisements was a major problem. Only 9 percent said that there is no major problem in the media.
Shachar Gur, director of 'Yifat Media, said that "both the media and the public see the politicization of the media as the main threat in the communications industry but from different directions - the media is concerned with political interference in the media and the public is concerned by the political bias of the media itself."
8. GLICK TO TRUMP: "ASCEND THE TEMPLE MOUNT"
by Arutz Sheva Staff
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Following Tuesday's presidential election, MK Yehuda Glick (Likud) invited Donald Trump, the US President-elect, to visit the Temple Mount and Judea and Samaria.
The elections showed, said Glick, that "the American people are tired of hypocrisy and political correctness, and prefer directness."
Glick sent Trump "God's blessing from Jerusalem." He added that, "I hope that he will ascend the Temple Mount and, from that source of light and energy in the world, lead us in a dialogue of peace and reconciliation."
MK Oren Hazan (Likud) also congratulated Trump, saying that he believed he will be a true friend to Israel.
"From the first days of his campaign, when he was called a clown and insulted and belittled, I said that he would be the next president. Contrary to the media and pollsters, who didn't recognize the shifts taking place in the American citizenry, I have long claimed that the era of political correctness is over. The public wants to hear the truth and not words that cover up hidden intentions."
Hazan added that, "Trump has stated that he supports the Israeli government and will not impose unilateral measures without receiving anything in return, and that he will be much tougher on Iran and ISIS. His team is also the most pro-Israel team ever."
Yochai Damari, head of the Hevron Regional Council, said, "Donald Trump's victory stunned the world. There is no doubt that we are hearing the flapping of the wings of history. This revolution of 2016 takes me back 40 years to the revolution of 1977 (when Menachem Begin was elected)."
"Trump's statements are more sympathetic to Israel and to the 'settlement movement' than anything we've heard in recent years. I hope that this will lead to a change of consciousness in the thinking towards Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria. This change will open the way to true peace."
"I appeal to the Prime Minister and the Government of Israel to immediately adopt the Levy report and to continue building throughout Judea and Samaria in the context of Jewish sovereignty. The harsh days of Obama are over. If we are successful, we may be at the dawn of a new day for 'settlements' and for the State of Israel as whole."
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