FUERON REVELADAS PALABRAS OCULTAS EN LOS ROLLOS DEL MAR MUERTO

Gracias a un proyecto iniciado hace más de tres años por la Autoridad de Antigüedades de Israel, palabras totalmente ilegibles en los conocidos Rollos del Mar Muerto fueron reveladas con una avanzada tecnología, permitiendo la reinterpretación de algunos relatos bíblicos.

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En un laboratorio construido en el Museo de Israel, los fragmentos de los rollos fueron fotografiados 28 veces con una cámara especial y con luces de diferentes frecuencias. En varios casos esta técnica logró revelar letras y palabras borradas o ilegibles en fragmentos deteriorados o quemados de los rollos.

Al proyecto de investigación se unieron especialistas en lengua antigua de la Academia de la Lengua Hebrea, institución que dará a conocer las palabras reveladas que hasta el momento se han hallado.

Las palabras perdidas en las partes quemadas de los rollos pueden ser recuperadas con la nueva técnica avanzada de fotografía.

Uno de los investigadores, el doctor Aleksi Iodizki , trabajó en un grupo de los rollos que contiene la interpretación que los habitantes de Qumrán hicieron del libro del Génesis, especialmente del relato de la construcción del Arca de Noé. El investigador logró descubrir en uno de los fragmentos junto a las palabras “extensión del arca” una palabra adicional, “recogida”. Según el profesor Aleksi Iodizki este texto se interpreta como una forma piramidal del Arca de Noé en la que sus soportes se cerraban a “recogían” en la parte superior, es decir la parte inferior del arca era muy ancha y su parte superior estrecha y puntiaguda.

El investigador también apoya su interpretación de texto revelado en la traducción bíblica griega del siglo III a.C. y en textos del Talmud en los que se afirma que la estructura del arca se unía en el techo.

El profesor Iodizki junto los doctores Ester Haber y Hanan Ariel también hicieron una lectura con las nuevas palabras encontradas en uno de los rollos que trata el Día del juicio final. Los investigadores afirman que en el antiguo escrito se habla del perdón de los pecados de los cautivos por causa de la “shmita” (año de reposo de la tierra) así como se perdonaban las deudas de dinero en esa época.

Los expertos aseguran que el autor del rollo creía en la posibilidad de intercambiar un pecado por una deuda monetaria; sin embargo, esta no es una doctrina judía pero sí es conocida en la historia del cristianismo. La pregunta que surge es si esta doctrina de pago de indulgencias del cristianismo antiguo surgió en Qumrán o si era una idea generalizada dentro de los judíos de la época del Segundo Templo y luego la adoptaron los cristianos.

Otro misterio fue resuelto gracias al estudio de dos fragmentos del libro del Génesis que le dio significado a una palabra ambigua. En el capítulo 38 de Génesis se narra la historia de Judá y su nuera Tamar, quien se disfrazó de prostituta buscando quedar embarazada de él, Judá le prometió como pago un cabrito y le dejó tres objetos en garantía.

Aunque en español se tradujo que Judá dejó su sello, cordón y báculo en Génesis 38: 18, la palabra original en hebreo para cordón es “ptil” (פתיל) la cual por generaciones se interpretó en este texto como capa, velo, cadena, etc.

En los textos bíblicos la palabra “ptil” se usa 10 veces pero sólo en la historia de Judá y Tamar no se conocía con certeza su significado, pero luego de unir los dos fragmentos de los rollos se lee con total claridad “ptil que usaba de cinturón” (פתיל הוא חגורו). Ya que los Rollos del Mar Muerto son los textos bíblicos más antiguos que se han hallado, pertenecientes al siglo I d.C., el misterio fue resulto de manera fehaciente.

Este fascinante trabajo de investigación de la Autoridad de Antigüedades de Israel aún no ha terminado ya que aún queda el 20% de los rollos por ser analizados.

29/06/2016 en ENLACE JUDIO. 

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Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of training terrorists to carry out terror attacks against it

In a press statement Sunday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Land Force Commander said that Iran has recently arrested terrorists that confessed their affiliation with Saudi Arabia.

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In another indication of the deteriorating relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic has accused the Kingdom of masterminding terror attacks against it by training and funding terror organizations.

In a press statement Sunday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Land Force Commander Mohammad Packpour said that Iran has recently arrested terrorists that confessed their affiliation with both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of training terrorists to carry out terror attacks against it

In a press statement Sunday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Land Force Commander said that Iran has recently arrested terrorists that confessed their affiliation with Saudi Arabia.

Photo by: REUTERS

In another indication of the deteriorating relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic has accused the Kingdom of masterminding terror attacks against it by training and funding terror organizations.

In a press statement Sunday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Land Force Commander Mohammad Packpour said that Iran has recently arrested terrorists that confessed their affiliation with both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Top Israeli minister shuts down TV station for Palestinian citizens

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan orders Musawa, a Ramallah-based television station catering to Israel’s Arab citizens, to be shut down for violating Israeli sovereignty. 

By Makbula Nassar

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks during the annual Herzliya Conference, June 16, 2016. (photo: Adi Cohen-Zeked/Herzliya Conference)

For the second time in a year, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has ordered the closure of a Palestinian media outlet.

The satellite station in question, Musawa, was originally launched in March 2015 under the name “Palestine 48,” is broadcasted through the Egyptian satellite company “Nile-Sat,” and receives its funding from the Palestinian Authority. Its broadcasts are based in Ramallah and are catered for Arab citizens of Israel. Today most of its content is produced by Arab producers based in Israel.

Last Thursday the Public Security Ministry announced that the closure order would be signed after it became clear that the station functions on behalf of the Palestinian Authority inside Israeli territory without the proper written permit, as is required by the Oslo Accords. “I will not allow any harm to come to Israeli sovereignty or allow the Palestinian Authority to make a foothold inside state territory,” Erdan said in a statement. The order will remain in effect for six months.

Although Erdan already signed an order to close the station in July 2015, its activities did not actually cease: regular broadcasts continued and talk shows were broadcasted live from Ramallah, all while the guests traveled to PA territory on a regular basis to talk about issues pertinent to Arabs living in Israel. Several months ago the station returned to its studios in Nazareth, using local producers, after it changed its name and branding so as to avoid confrontations with the Israeli authorities.

Ramzi Hakim, a senior news anchor for the station who also works for the Al-Arz production company (which was also shut down by the Public Security Ministry), told +972′s Hebrew sister site, Local Call, that Erdan’s decision has “no legal basis.” According to Hakim, the studios and production services in Nazareth are owned and run by Al-Arz, which provides services to a number of stations in the area and the world, including Musawa. Hakim emphasizes that they are currently continuing as usual.

Sanaa Hammoud (left), and Palestinian Communications Minister Riad Hassan (center) at a press conference for the launch of Palestine 48, Musawa’s precursor. (Courtesy photo)

The language used by the Public Security Ministry hints at the fact that the decision to shut down the station is based on updated intelligence. Yet the fact of the matter is that production, which started anew in Nazareth over the past few months, is not so secret at all. After all, it is impossible to maintain discretion during live broadcasts or filming outside the studio. Broadcasts over the past few months has focused on entertainment, current affairs, political discussions and Arab dramas, while news was not shown. The station directors in the Palestinian Authority have made clear every step of the way that they do not wish to broadcast anti-Israeli content, and have expressed their desire to include as many Jewish-Israeli voices as possible.

The Palestinian Broadcasting Company issued a response to the decision, calling Erdan’s move part of Israel’s policy of shutting down free speech and restricting Palestinian media outlets. According to the company, Israel ought to be focusing on shutting down media outlets that allow the settlers to incite to violence and call for setting families on fire.

Punishing Abbas

Looking at Erdan’s use of “sovereignty” as an reason to shut down the station, one would think Israel respects its side of the Oslo agreements. This sounds especially absurd when taking into account Israel’s daily violations of Palestinian sovereignty in PA-controlled areas, including through arrests of elected officials — not to mention 22 Palestinian journalists — some of whom are continually held without charges or put on trial.

The Israeli army has previously entered PA-controlled areas and raided buildings belonging to Palestinian media outlets located in the heart of Ramallah. In 2012 soldiers raided studios belonging to “Watan” television station, as well as the educational “Al-Quds” channel in Ramallah. Soldiers destroyed equipment and arrested four journalists at their place of work. Similar steps were also taken against “Falesteen al-Yom” and “Trans Media” in Ramallah.

An Israeli Border Policeman pepper sprays Palestinian journalists and medics during clashes near Al Bireh, West Bank. (photo: Fadi Arouri)

Ever since the station’s establishment, the behavior of Israeli authorities vis-a-vis Musawa has been two-faced. In both cases the closure orders were signed after months of activity, such that it does not seem like preventing the broadcasts was as urgent as one would think. Over the past few months the station has resumed its work without any problems — and with the full knowledge of the authorities. The station regularly broadcasts interviews with Israeli journalists as well as Knesset members from Zionist parties. Even the Public Security Ministry spokesperson regularly provides responses to the station’s journalists, treating Musawa just as it would any other media outlet.

One can view the timing of the order as a way to punish Mahmoud Abbas — a big supporter of the station — after he falsely accused rabbis of calling to poison of Palestinian wells (a statement he later retracted), as well as his refusal to meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. But it doesn’t end there: two weeks ago Muhammad Al-Madani, the PA liaison to Israel who helped establish the station, was barred from entering Israel for “subversive behavior.”

It is clear that Israel is trying to hinder media outlets that cater to Israel’s Arab citizens, which are free of oversight from Israel’s Government Advertising Agency as well as the Government Press Office. After all, this is channel is free of conditions and limitations laid down by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (especially when the station in question has the potential to reach large numbers of people), and which is captured on satellite dishes in every Arab home across Israel — and all without Israeli mediation.

Makbula Nasser, active in political and feminist affairs, is a journalist and hosts a show on current affairs on Radio Al-Shams, where she’s worked for over 10 years. This article was first published in Hebrew on Local Call, where she is a blogger. Read it here.

27/06/2016 by +972.

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La UE apoya el plan de paz de Francia y propone “incentivos” para Israel y los palestinos

La Unión Europea (UE) le dio su respaldo a la Iniciativa Francesa de paz para Oriente Medio, y propuso incentivos "concretos" para que los israelíes y palestinos reanuden las negociaciones de paz en una cumbre de paz para fines de este año en París.

Durante su reunión mensual en Bruselas, los veintiocho ministros de Exteriores de la UE encargaron a la Comisión Europea y al Servicio de Acción Exterior de la UE - equivalente al Ministerio de Exteriores- a hacer una "contribución concreta y sustancial" a los esfuerzos internacionales que buscan revitalizar el estancado proceso de paz israelí-palestino mediante un "conjunto global de incentivos" para ambas partes.

El Consejo de Exteriores menciona específicamente "incentivos económicos", invocando una oferta de 2013 de la Unión Europea acerca de un "paquete sin precedentes de apoyo político, económico y de seguridad que se ofrecerá y desarrollará con ambas partes en el contexto de un acuerdo final".

21/06/2016 en AURORA DIGITAL. 

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan to 'Post': I have zero-tolerance for anti-Semitism in my city

As a British Muslim, I am no stranger to prejudice. I know what it’s like to be discriminated against just because of your background or religion.

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Last Sunday I was honored to attend the annual Iftar at Finchley Reform Synagogue, one of a number where I have been welcomed in my first Ramadan as mayor of London.

During my time there, it was inspiring to hear that the synagogue has been hosting local Somali Bravanese worshipers since their community center was burned down in an arson attack three years ago. Many of these individuals had never set foot in a synagogue before, but now friendships have developed over shared meals, and the two communities held an Interfaith Succot Festival at a local shopping mall last year.

This is just one example I’ve witnessed through my attendance at a wide variety of Iftars this Ramadan, of faith groups coming together. It has been humbling to see people from many backgrounds finding common ground as we break the fast. London’s greatest strength is our diversity and it’s wonderful to see Londoners celebrating our capital’s different traditions, determined to stand up to division.

As a British Muslim, I am no stranger to prejudice. I know what it’s like to be discriminated against just because of your background or religion. That’s why I promise to fight racism in all its forms and will make challenging the alarming rise in anti-Semitism in recent years a priority.

In my first weeks as mayor I am proud to have signed the Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism pledge.

Sadly, for many people here in London, anti-Semitism is a very present problem. Over the past five years, anti-Semitic offenses in the capital have increased by 153 percent with 267 more offenses in 2015 compared to 2011. There are schools in London that need security simply because they are Jewish faith schools. There are places of worship that require protection simply because they are synagogues. This simply isn’t good enough.

I am adopting a strict zero-tolerance approach to anti-Semitism and all hate crime – whether it’s on the basis of someone’s age, sexuality, gender, religion, race, nationality or disability.

I want our police officers to have the resources and training they need to investigate hate crime fully, and to ensure we have neighborhood police teams that understand and reflect the communities they serve. I am also looking at what more can be done to protect people on public transport and work with Transport for London and the British Transport Police to stamp out hate crime and reassure passengers.

We need to send the message far and wide that anti-Semitism is totally unacceptable and can never be justified, and I will be encouraging other mayors across the country and Europe to sign the pledge. We must work together to root out anti-Semitism wherever we find it – and, yes – that includes within the Labour Party.

Most importantly, I want to give victims the courage and support they need to report each and every incident.

The Community Security Trust (CST), working with our police officers, does excellent work in reassuring and encouraging victims to come forward.

One of the great things about the CST is that they have always been willing to share their knowledge and expertise to help other communities set up similar organizations, and I hope this continues.

As MP for Tooting I joined local school students on an HET trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau and saw at first hand the great work of organizations like the Holocaust Educational Trust ensuring young people learn and understand what happened during this dark time. With anti-Semitism on the rise again, this work is now more important than ever.

The Board of Deputies also does fantastic work to help protect Jewish communal interests and it’s a pleasure to be able to work with them, as well as groups like Mitzvah Day, and all of London’s faith communities, to promote unity and understanding across our city.

I am proud that London is a city where, the vast majority of the time, Jewish people, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, those who are not members of an organized faith, black, white, rich, young, gay, lesbian – don’t simply tolerate each other, but respect, embrace and celebrate each other.

I want to send a message around the world by being the London mayor of Islamic faith who does more to protect Jewish Londoners from anti-Semitism than any mayor in this city’s history. Any attack on Jewish people or the Jewish community should be considered an attack on all of London’s communities and everything we stand for.

The horrific murder of MP Jo Cox is a brutal reminder that there are people who are determined to perpetuate hatred and ignorance. I knew Jo as a fearless campaigner working on behalf of some of the world’s poorest and most marginalized people – her death has strengthened and renewed my own determination to fight hate crime in all its forms.

Everyone has a part to play – so let’s work together and ensure that London continues to be a global beacon of tolerance, acceptance and respect.

The author is the Mayor of London.

27/06/2016 by JERUSALEM POST.

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The silente revolution. Raheel Raza

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By the number. Raheel Raza.

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How far can Israel and the Arab states go?

The gaps between Israel and the Sunni Arab states remain huge, but common interests could produce a positive dynamic.

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AFTER A lengthy hiatus, the wheels of Arab-Israeli diplomacy are again spinning.

On May 17, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi publicly spoke of new opportunities to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace and promised the Israeli public that warmer relations with Egypt and other Arab states would be one of the consequences of such a peace. Moreover, this would apparently begin to be expressed in a reciprocal fashion: Israeli gestures toward the Palestinians would be matched by Arab gestures toward Israel. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to praise Sisi’s intended involvement.

Following the appointment of Avigdor Liberman (who once suggested bombing the Aswan Dam) to the post of defense minister, Netanyahu and Liberman hastened to reassure a shocked Sisi (he had been expecting the more amenable Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog to join the government) that they remained committed to a two-state solution. Moreover, they publicly affirmed that the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative contained positive principles that, if appropriately updated, could serve as a basis for negotiations.

The reasons for the new courtship are not hard to fathom. A confluence of interests between Israel and conservative Arab regimes in opposition to expanding Iranian influence in the region; the Islamic State and the Muslim Brotherhood; plus mutual concern over the depth of the US’s continued commitment to them, has drawn them closer together, particularly in the security and intelligence realms.

Egyptian military operations against the Islamic State affiliate in Sinai have been expedited by Israel’s waiving of the provisions in the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty that severely limited the size and types of Egyptian forces permitted to operate there. Egypt’s severe crackdown on Hamas smuggling tunnels neatly dovetailed with Israel’s interest. Recent reports speak of an improved atmosphere in the economic and commercial spheres, as well. Israel also may have agreed to Egypt hosting a regional peace conference, something that would assist Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia in deflecting growing international criticism, including in the US Congress.

Does all this indicate movement and not just motion? For Israel, the value of the API lies primarily in the explicit willingness of the Arab states to end the conflict, live in peace and establish normal relations with it in the context of a comprehensive peace. Such language is light years away from the infamous “Three Nos” of the 1967 Khartoum Arab Summit – no peace, no negotiations and no recognition of Israel.

As for the specifics of the comprehensive peace laid out by the API, how much would Arab states be willing and able to deviate from them? The short answer appears to be: not much.

The API’s main points include the long-standing collective Arab demands for an Israeli withdrawal to the June 4, 1967, lines; the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza with Jerusalem as its capital; and a solution to the Palestinian refugee problem based on UNGA Resolution 194, which, in Arab eyes, confirms the sacrosanct Palestinian “right of return.” The initiative also explicitly rejects all forms of “patriation” (tawtin) in Arab host countries with “special circumstances” – namely, Lebanon and Jordan would not be saddled with the burden of absorbing the masses of refugees currently living there.

Some analysts point to the distinction between insisting on the principle of right of return and being flexible on its implementation, as well as the fact that the API states that the solution should be both “just” and “agreed upon,” thus requiring Israel’s consent. But the gap between Israeli and Arab positions on the subject is likely to remain yawning.

To be sure, the Palestinian issue has declined in importance for most Arab states. However, it still retains symbolic value that cannot be easily dismissed by Arab regimes. Their publics are still, by and large, hostile to the notion of normalization with “the Zionist enemy.” Moreover, Arab states have repeatedly been unwilling or unable to “deliver” the Palestinians in negotiations, or act as substitutes for them. The current division between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority makes such a task even more difficult.

What is perhaps possible is that the common interests that do exist between Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia can result in incremental steps that will begin to change the realities on the ground and create a positive dynamic.

Even that much will demand a hefty dose of leadership and wisdom from all sides. 

The author is a professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and African History, and Senior Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University.

23/06/2016 by JERUSALEM POST. 

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Stoltenberg celebra la apertura de la oficina de Israel ante la OTAN

El secretario general de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, celebró la próxima apertura de una oficina de representación de Israel ante la Alianza y enfatizó la importancia de colaborar con el Estado judío en el contexto de seguridad en el área mediterránea.

Stoltengerg, que recibió al presidente de Israel, Reuven Rivlin, destacó que las dos partes van a dar "un paso adelante" en su cooperación al acordar establecer "en el futuro cercano" una misión israelí ante la OTAN que encabezará el embajador del país ante la Unión Europea.

"Durante más de veinte años Israel ha sido un socio muy activo de la OTAN a través del Diálogo Mediterráneo, el único foro de seguridad que aúna a aliados de la OTAN con Israel y países árabes", subrayó Stoltenberg junto a Rivlin.

Recordó que Israel fue el primer país del Diálogo Mediterráneo que estableció un acuerdo de seguridad e información con la Alianza en 2001 y que firmó además un programa de cooperación individual con la organización en 2006.

Stoltenberg señaló además que la OTAN ha empezado a estudiar con Israel cómo reforzar aún más su cooperación bilateral, lo que consideró "esencial", al igual que con el resto de socios del Diálogo Mediterráneo.

El político noruego se refirió igualmente a "la violencia e inestabilidad" en Oriente Medio y el norte de África, que supone "una clara amenaza a la seguridad de todos nuestros países".

Tanto Stoltenberg como Rivlin mostraron su repulsa por los últimos atentados terroristas ocurridos en Tel Aviv, Bruselas, París, Ankara y Orlando (EEUU).

"Sabemos que lo que ocurre en un país afecta al resto del mundo", destacó el presidente, y consideró que esa "falta de estabilidad supone un peligro para todos".

Rivlin invitó a Stoltenberg a visitar el país, algo que opinó que sería "un paso importante para reforzar aún más nuestros lazos".

El presidente de Israel se encuentra de visita oficial en Bruselas, donde se ha reunido con autoridades belgas y de la Unión Europea y mañana tiene además previsto intervenir en el pleno del Parlamento Europeo. EFE y Aurora

21/01/2016 en AURORA DIGITAL. 

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Gaza offshore island project gaining steam, says intelligence minister

In exclusive meeting on Monday, Israel Katz discusses the details of the project that his ministry estimates will cost $5 billion.

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A proposal to provide the Gaza Strip with an outlet to the rest of the world through a man-made island could soon become a reality, Intelligence and Transportation Minister Israel Katz said Monday.

Although the idea of building this artificial island has been floating around for years, real headway has only been made in the recent months, according to Katz, who estimates the project will cost some $5 billion.

The project would include a 5 km. bridge from the Gaza Strip through Israeli waters and into the planned 8 sq. km. chunk of land, which likely would have a marine port and, eventually, an airport, in addition to a hotel and small port for yachts.

Hamas has said that among its conditions for a long-term truce with Israel are the reopening of the Strip’s Yasser Arafat Airport and construction of a new seaport. Such an option on existing Gaza land, Katz said, would put Israel’s security at risk and allow Hamas to misuse funds allocated for its construction.

The alternative, if the island is not built, Katz said, is for Israel to keep increasing – and paying for – the amount of water, electricity, food and other goods supplied to Gaza.

According to Katz, the process is still being deliberated by officials who are mainly trying to decide how exactly Israel would be involved in maintaining security at a port that would be internationally funded and secured.

The minister said the project would not be built or funded by Israel in any way. Rather, he said, the initiative is more of a statement of support were this plan come to fruition and Israel would allow international entities to enter Israeli waters in order to carry out construction.

Katz acknowledged that the island would not necessarily put an end to weapon smuggling and rocket firings at Israel, but would help the populace to become less radical as it receives a better standard of living and the possibility of traveling and commerce with the rest of the world without Israeli involvement.

The project, which Katz said has the support of a number of high-profile global figures including Tony Blair, is one of a number of regional-cooperation projects, using the oft-stated slogan of “doing what we can wherever it’s possible” and finding areas in which regional “frenemies” can find issues on which to cooperate.

In May, Katz announced an initiative that would transfer Turkish goods to Jordan and onward to the rest of the region through Israel via a train route from the Port of Haifa to Beit She’an, which is a 15-minute drive from the Sheikh Hussein Border Crossing into Jordan.

20/06/2016 by JERUSALEM POST. 

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Erdogan normaliza relaciones con Israel y se olvida del bloqueo de Gaza

Ankara ha aceptado la normalización de sus relaciones con Israel renunciando a una de sus condiciones más importantes.

Según el periódico turco Hürriyet, el 21 de Junio el gobierno del presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan aceptó la reanudación de sus relaciones con Israel sin exigir el levantamiento del bloqueo de Gaza.

Según el periódico, los equipos de negociadores turcos e israelíes se encontrarán probablemente el 26 de Junio en una capital europea donde discutirán la normalización de las relaciones bilaterales entre Turquía e Israel. El enviado especial de Benyamin Netanyahu estará presente en el encuentro y podría anunciar la normalización de relaciones.

Por su parte, el periódico israelí Haaretz afirmó que las declaraciones de responsables turcos muestran que su posición se aproxima cada vez más a la de Tel Aviv.

Las delegaciones israelí y turca van a firmar un acuerdo bilateral para reemprender oficialmente las relaciones bilaterales, que fueron cortadas en mayo de 2010, cuando militares israelíes llevaron a cabo un asalto contra una flotilla de ayuda humanitaria que viajaba hacia Gaza. Nueve ciudadanos turcos murieron por disparos israelíes durante el asalto al buque Navi Marmara.

Según Haaretz, un acuerdo final deberá ser firmado entre turcos e israelíes en el mes de Julio, un acuerdo que deberá llevar la cooperación turco-israelí a su punto más alto.

Israel y Turquía designarán a nuevos embajadores y levantarán las restricciones impuestas recíprocamente en lo que se refiere a los intercambios militares y energéticos.

Turquía había condicionado antes la reanudación de relaciones al levantamiento del bloqueo israelí de la Franja de Gaza. Sin embargo, el régimen de Erdogan ha acabado por renunciar a esta condición previa con el fin de obtener una aproximación lo antes posible al régimen israelí.

22/06/2016 en AL-MANAR. 

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Israel to install its own cyber defenses on F-35 jets

IAF seeking approval to increase number of jets from 33 to 50, with a view of eventually having 75 aircraft.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Israel will install its own cyber defenses on the F-35 jets it will receive this year, the air force's Chief of Staff, Brig.-Gen. Tal Kelman, said on Tuesday.

Kelman praised the jet across the board, saying it would significantly upgrade Israel's ability to defend itself, but added that he had been greatly disturbed by the issue of cyber defense for the stealth aircraft.

After negotiations with the US and the plane's manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, an agreement was reached enabling the Israel Air Force (IAF) to create Israeli cyber defense solutions.

Kelman said the IAF is also striving to achieve an independent ability to maintain the aircraft within the country's borders, due to daily fighter jet operational flights, and the need to ensure rapid deployment in the event of a sudden armed conflict.

"We are integrating Israeli defense companies to carry out some of the maintenance," he said. The US will still be responsible for basic maintenance functions, which it will carry out of an installation at the IAF's Nevatim airbase in southern Israel.

Fifty percent of pilot training will be carried out on the F-35 simulator, Kelman said, representing an approximate five-fold increase in the percentage of simulator training that occurs in older, fourth-generation jets like the F-16.

Two F-35 squadrons will be based at Nevatim, and if a third is acquired by Israel would likely be deployed in another base, Kelman said. The IAF is seeking to expand the number of jets it will receive from 33 to 50, with a view of eventually having 75 aircraft at its disposal.

After the first two F-35 jets arrive in 2016, Israel will receive six to seven per year, until the first batch of 33 jets is delivered. One of those planes will be experimental, enabling Israel to later fit the squadrons with Israeli-made munitions and other on board systems.

An initial squadron has already been set up, and its pilots have been described by Kelman as an air force "dream team." "They are the best we have," he said.

After the squadrons become operational, its pilots will have completed air force training school, and will have flown on older F-16s and F-15s, before taking control of the F-35s.

22/06/2016 by JERUSALEM POST. 

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Israel construirá un muro subterráneo alrededor de Gaza

El establishment de defensa planea construir un muro de hormigón de decenas de metros de profundidad como también por encima de la tierra en la frontera con la Franja de Gaza.

Se estima que el proyecto costará 2.200 millones de shekels (aproximadamente 567 millones de dólares).

El muro se extenderá a lo largo de los cien kilómetros de frontera alrededor de la Franja de Gaza. De hecho será el tercer sistema que Israel construirá en esa volátil frontera. La primera barrera de 60 kilómetros fue construida en 1994 tras los Acuerdos de Oslo; mientras que el segundo sistema fue erigido tras la retirada de Gaza en 2005. 

Ninguno de los dos sistemas, ha proporcionado una solución integral a la amenaza de los túneles de ataque.

Una alta fuente del Ministerio de Defensa anunció que la próxima confrontación con Hamás será la última.

"No tenemos ningún deseo de gobernar sobre Gaza, y siempre y cuando no haya una alternativa de gobierno allí, no tenemos nada que hacer ahí", expresó el alto funcionario. "Pero por otro lado, no podemos mantener una constante guerra de desgaste. Por lo tanto el próximo conflicto tiene que ser el último conflicto en términos del gobierno de Hamas en la Franja. No estamos buscando una aventura, pero una confrontación con Hamas es inevitable. Es una amenaza constante y creciente, y tenemos que estar preparados para ello".

16/06/216 en AURORA DIGITAL. 

http://www.aurora-israel.co.il/articulos/israel/Newsletter/72044/?utm_source=Noticias+diarias+Viernes-TEA&utm_medium=17-06-2016%202da%20edic

Israel: "La próxima guerra con Hamás será la última"

Un alto funcionario del Ministerio de Defensa manifestó que la próxima ronda de combates en la Franja de Gaza contra el grupo terrorista Hamas debe ser la última.

"La guerra de desgaste no es una opción. El próximo enfrentamiento debe ser el último en términos del régimen de Hamas", subrayó el alto funcionario que prefirió mantenerse en el anonimato.

Se podría decir que el Ejército de Defensa de Israel ha estado involucrado en una guerra de desgaste contra el grupo terrorista islámico Hamás desde hace años.

Con un férreo control fronterizo y operaciones ocasionales de gran escala. Israel ha estado actuado para tratar de reducir el suministro de armas y combatientes para Hamás. Mientras que el grupo islamista, mediante el disparo de cohetes contra las ciudades israelíes y el establecimiento de una red de “túneles de terror”, busca disuadir la voluntad del ejército Israel.

El objetivo de la última incursión militar israelí en la Franja de Gaza, la guerra de 50 días en 2014, conocida como Operación Margen Protector, no era destruir a Hamás sino asestarle un duro golpe a la organización terrorista y a su red de túneles, según las propias fuentes castrenses.

Las operaciones anteriores de gran escala en Gaza tuvieron lugar en diciembre de 2008 y noviembre de 2012.

El funcionario destacó que Israel no busca otra guerra pero enfatizó que “Hamás es una amenaza creciente. Su objetivo es la destrucción del Estado de Israel”, agregó.

En su primera reunión con los generales de alto rango, tras ser nombrado ministro de Defensa, el mes pasado; Avigdor Lieberman hizo alusión a la nueva estrategia para enfrentar a Hamas, sugiriendo que no permitirá que continúen los conflictos militares en Gaza.

"No nos podemos darnos el lujo de llevar a cabo agotadoras guerras de desgaste", expresó Liberman en su primer día de trabajo al Estado Mayor.

También arremetió contra el presidente palestino, Mahmud Abbas, a quien describió como "el problema número uno de Israel", y diciendo que no está realmente interesado en alcanzar un acuerdo de paz.

"Abu Mazen [apodo de Mahmud Abbas] no está interesado en avanzar hacia ninguna parte ni de comenzar cualquier proceso [de paz]", subrayó. "Ese hombre no tiene el apoyo del público ni la voluntad para llegar a algún arreglo o acuerdo".

16/06/2016 en AURORA DIGITAL. 

http://www.aurora-israel.co.il/articulos/israel/Newsletter/72026/?utm_source=Noticias+diarias+Jueves-TEA&utm_medium=16-06-2016%202da%20edic