Arab villagers in Samaria are preparing to farm a piece of land that for many years has been cultivated by an Israeli. Meanwhile, the Israeli citizens in the Samaria-based community of Shiloh are threatening to prevent the Palestinian tractors from entering with their own bodies.
Read more: Courts Force Israeli Off Farm Land Despite No Proof It Is Owned By Palestinian
The Israeli Minister of Science, Ofir Akunis, informed the German Ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, of the cancellation of a meeting that was planned between them Sunday afternoon due to the German official's attendance in a controversial Memorial Day event and prevented German fighters from participating in the full route in the annual Independence Day Flyover. Seibert also was noticeably absent from the official Memorial Day ceremony, an event most diplomats in Israel attend.
Read more: Minister Cancels Meeting After German Ambassador Disrespected Most Israelis
Against the background of the reports that Israel is returning to the strategic option of targeted countermeasures such as assassinations of key leaders in the various terrorist organizations, Palestinian sources told the Arab newspaper "Al-Araby Al-Jadeed", which is published in London, that senior officials of the Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria, since last week of the month of Ramadan have implemented "strict security measures in light of Israel's intention to carry out assassinations".
Read more: Terrorist Organizations Prepare For Israeli Assassinations Of Their Leaders
419 Jews went up to the Temple Mount throughout Israel’s Independence Day to recite a number of special prayers for the State of Israel. The hundreds of pilgrims to the Temple Mount were given permission rather quickly, and recited the daily Jewish prayers on the mountain, something almost always forbidden by the local Jordanian Waqf which controls the Islamic sites on the compound. The worshippers arrived in large groups and were secured by the police who were organized with large and increased forces.
Read more: Hundreds Of Jews Recite Independence Day Prayers On Temple Mount
A new report by the Israeli police summing up activities for the month of Ramadan shows that since the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the police have arrested about 500 Muslims on the Temple Mount on the grounds incitement and some for terror-related crimes. This is according to data compiled by the Ramadan mission investigation headquarters of the Jerusalem district, which was established in preparation for the Muslim holy month.
Read more: Israeli Police Release End Of Ramadan Temple Mount Terrorism Report
