THE FAMOUS KKL-JNF blue box is promoted by a rather tall and lanky David Ben-Gurion impersonator on Independence Day in Tel Aviv in 2009.
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Assuming a KKL-JNF vote will lead to the changes feared by Jacobs, including the endangerment of a two-state solution, then my response would be a resounding “Hallelujah!”
A view of the mostly empty Givat Hamatos neighborhood of Jerusalem, just minutes from the city’s center. Credit: Josh Hasten.
The decision by the Israel Lands Authority last month to award contracts to several building companies allowing them to begin marketing 1,257 new housing units in Jerusalem’s 42-acre southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Hamatos has been applauded by some, while also garnering international attention, including rousing condemnation from others.
View of the Jewish settlement of Nokdim, in the West Bank. Oct. 24, 2017. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
According to Gabi Harow, a resident of the Israeli settlement of Nokdim in Gush Etzion, there have been massive changes in the landscape since he moved to the community with his family in 2012.
On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, the US State Department Spokesman called on Israel the other day to refrain from building in Judea and Samaria and in the same breath called on the PA to stop paying the salaries of terrorists. Can a comparison really be made between the construction of new kindergartens, and terrorist rewards for murdering Israeli civilians? The new US State Department apparently thinks so. Plus for the first time ever the KKL-JNF is considering to openly fund the purchase of land from Arabs in Judea and Samaria in order to help develop more Jewish communities there. The final vote on the matter will be held after Israel’s elections. Plus all the latest news from Israel on this week’s show.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) this week ruled that it has jurisdiction to open war crimes investigations against Israel. Prime Minister Netanyhau referred to the decision as “pure anti-Semitism.” Many other Israeli leaders also took the court to task for putting Israel on the same playing field as Hamas and other terror organizations. While this is only the beginning, on this week’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, hear what some experts are saying in terms of how Israel should approach the ICC’s unfounded and purely political decision. Plus all the latest news for Israel on this week’s show.
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Ze’ev Elkin speaks on May 18 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
At the end of December, Likud minister and longtime confidant to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Ze’ev Elkin stunned the Israeli political community by announcing that he was leaving the party. Elkin decided to join forces with the newly formed New Hope party led by Netanyahu’s top rival, Gideon Sa’ar, who also bolted Likud in order to challenge the incumbent premier for his job.
A general view of the Jewish community of Karnei Shomron in Samaria, June 4, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.
The latest edition of the “West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report,” commissioned annually by former Member of Knesset and National Union Party head Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, shows a 2.62 percent growth in 2020, and a 17 percent in growth in the past five years, in the number of Jews who live in Judea and Samaria, more commonly known as the West Bank. According to the report, some 475,481 Jews currently call these regions home.
On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh discusses the blast which took place near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Friday. Many believe the explosion was a warning shot sent by an Iranian-backed terror group who may be planning future attacks against Israeli targets in that area of the world. At the same time here in Israel, an Arab terrorist tried to carry out a stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion Junction yesterday. Thanks to an alert IDF soldier, the terrorist was killed before he could inflict any damage. These stories plus all the latest news from Israel, on this week’s show.
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A MAN carrying an Israeli flag walks in Jerusalem’s Givat HaMatos neighborhood in November.
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There was a flurry of activity this past week on Israel’s housing scene with the approval of tenders and the advancement of plans to build homes in communities throughout Judea, Samaria and in parts of Jerusalem.
On today’s edition of Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten expresses his approval of the Education Ministry’s decision to ban the organization B’Tselem from speaking in Israeli schools, after the group decided to accuse Israel of being an Apartheid State. While some believe Israeli youth should be exposed to all views in order to decide on the issues for themselves, Josh asks, “where is the line?” Should Arab terrorists, neo-Nazis, or others be allowed into schools in the name of freedom of speech? At the same time Josh says that accusing Israel of Apartheid is an insult to those who experienced true Apartheid in South Africa. Plus, for the first time since the establishment of the State, Aliyah has been put on hold for a week, as the government has ordered the closure of Ben-Gurion airport in order to stifle the various corona virus mutations, which have made their way into the country.
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