11 oct 2015
Israeli forces rounded up three Palestinian activists on Saturday night and Sunday morning for their activities on social media websites and against settlement.
The forces arrested two Palestinian social media activists from 1948 Occupied Palestine for publishing pro-resistance posts on their Facebook pages.
Local sources revealed that Israeli police rounded up two young girls and investigated them for their activities on Facebook. They will be trialed later on Sunday in order to decide on the extension of their arrest.
A state of tension prevailed in Acre city, to where one of the girls belongs. So many people got gathered in front of the headquarters of Israeli police in the city demanding her release.
Israeli social media websites led by fanatic figures launched a campaign against the girl claiming that she is a terrorist whom should be killed.
Israeli police has recently announced that a Special Force unit has been assigned to monitor what is published on social media websites in Arabic.
In a similar context, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian young man after storming a youth center in al-Khalil at dawn on Sunday for his activity against settlement.
Youths against Settlement Group revealed that Israeli forces stormed Steadfastness and Challenge Center in the southern area of the city and arrested Muhannad Qafisheh claiming he assaulted settlers.
The forces arrested two Palestinian social media activists from 1948 Occupied Palestine for publishing pro-resistance posts on their Facebook pages.
Local sources revealed that Israeli police rounded up two young girls and investigated them for their activities on Facebook. They will be trialed later on Sunday in order to decide on the extension of their arrest.
A state of tension prevailed in Acre city, to where one of the girls belongs. So many people got gathered in front of the headquarters of Israeli police in the city demanding her release.
Israeli social media websites led by fanatic figures launched a campaign against the girl claiming that she is a terrorist whom should be killed.
Israeli police has recently announced that a Special Force unit has been assigned to monitor what is published on social media websites in Arabic.
In a similar context, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian young man after storming a youth center in al-Khalil at dawn on Sunday for his activity against settlement.
Youths against Settlement Group revealed that Israeli forces stormed Steadfastness and Challenge Center in the southern area of the city and arrested Muhannad Qafisheh claiming he assaulted settlers.
A number of Palestinian activists on social media have published anonymous messages with Arabic names, that are asking for “names of protesters,” especially in Jerusalem, saying that it’s only “to join them in the clashes.”
The messages started flowing on Friday, according to PNN, and there have been several warnings not to reply, accept friend requests, or give out any type of information.
Media sources said that Israeli intelligence have launched these accounts to monitor the protesters.
The accounts have Palestinian flags as their cover photos, with Arabic names, local numbers, and use the Arabic language.
Israel has long used social media, especially Facebook, to monitor activists and indeed arrested a number of people for their “anti-Israel” posts.
The messages started flowing on Friday, according to PNN, and there have been several warnings not to reply, accept friend requests, or give out any type of information.
Media sources said that Israeli intelligence have launched these accounts to monitor the protesters.
The accounts have Palestinian flags as their cover photos, with Arabic names, local numbers, and use the Arabic language.
Israel has long used social media, especially Facebook, to monitor activists and indeed arrested a number of people for their “anti-Israel” posts.
10 oct 2015
Anti-Arab Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu incited on his Facebook page to kill Palestinians saying “Israeli government has to set a law to eliminate Palestinian fighters.”
This came in Eliyahu’s Answer to a journalist’s question on whether Palestinians who carry out resistance operations should be detained and released later on or should be killed.
Eliyahu added “If you are certain that he constitutes a real risk, you should leave him live and interrogate him strongly, then send him to hell. A policeman who lets terrorists live must be held accountable.”
Since October the first, clashes have been flaring up in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem and recently in the Gaza Strip for the defense of the Aqsa Mosque and the holy city of Jerusalem.
17 Palestinians have been killed whereas hundreds got injured in the clashes. However, Palestinian youths carried out stabbing operations against Israeli settlers and soldiers.
This came in Eliyahu’s Answer to a journalist’s question on whether Palestinians who carry out resistance operations should be detained and released later on or should be killed.
Eliyahu added “If you are certain that he constitutes a real risk, you should leave him live and interrogate him strongly, then send him to hell. A policeman who lets terrorists live must be held accountable.”
Since October the first, clashes have been flaring up in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem and recently in the Gaza Strip for the defense of the Aqsa Mosque and the holy city of Jerusalem.
17 Palestinians have been killed whereas hundreds got injured in the clashes. However, Palestinian youths carried out stabbing operations against Israeli settlers and soldiers.
7 oct 2015
Cellular provider fires employee for posting photo of Jerusalem stabber with captions 'my love,' 'martyr.' She claims she was unlawfully dismissed.
An employee working for Pelephone, an Israeli cellular provider was fired for posting a picture of the terrorist Fadi Aloun, with the captions "martyr" and "my love."
Aloun, 19, a resident of Issawiya in East Jerusalem, stabbed a 15-year-old Jewish boy in Jerusalem on Sunday night, moderately injuring him. Aloun himself was later shot and killed by police officers who noticed him carrying a knife.
The employee, Tamara Sweity, changed her profile picture to a portrait of Aloun, and added the caption "shaheed," or martyr. She also posted a status update in which she wrote, "My love, you are far from my eyes."
The company’s deputy director for human resources, Tzvika Abromovich, wrote a letter to the company's employees, stating that Sweity was fired after she rejected repeated requests to remove the offensive pictures.
"We employ thousands of people and serve millions of clients from every background," he wrote. "Pelephone is not a political organization, and does not express it's opinion on political or diplomatic matters. The same is expected of our employees who identify as company workers on their personal Facebook profiles. Sadly, we recently encountered a case in which an employee expressed support for terrorism on her personal Facebook page, in a manner that was offensive and in breach of company policy and norms."
"The employee rejected repeated requests to remove the offensive picture and content, and as such we were forced to notify her of the termination of her employment," he went on to write. "We cannot allow political conflicts to enter the workplace. Even during these times, we must act with restraint and in a way that respects fellow employees and clients."
In a conversation with ynet, Sweity claimed that she knew Aloun personally, and that the status she posted was not meant to support or identify with his actions, but rather express sorrow over his death.
"I didn't write a post of support, and I didn’t publish it in solidarity with his actions, but rather due to my close friendship with him," she said. "I don’t know what really happened; he never spoke about these kinds of actions."
She additionally claimed that her employment was illegally terminated. "They did not hold a hearing or a talk with me," she said. "They have yet to speak with me or tell me that I am fired, they just removed me from the work whatsapp group, without any explanation."
"I asked my friend, and she said that an email was sent out to all the employees, in which management had said that I published a post which supported terrorism. They made me into a terrorist. There is no law against publishing pictures. It’s simply an injustice to fire someone like that," Sweity added.
"The base for firing her is questionable"
Chemi Lapidor, an expert in labor law from the law firm Lapidor and Associates, explained that there is a legal problem with firing a worker on the basis of her remarks. "Even though her remarks are infuriating and wretched, they serve a questionable basis for terminating her employment," he explained.
"An employee, like any other person, is entitled to freedom of expression, without censorship from his/her employer. As such, it’s reasonable to assume that if the case reaches the courts, they are likely to rule in her favor. With that said, in a case where the employee's remarks cause real damage to the company's image or business, and the damage can be proven, then the courts will likely rule that the termination was legal.
As of now, it is unclear whether her remarks caused actual damage to the company."
An employee working for Pelephone, an Israeli cellular provider was fired for posting a picture of the terrorist Fadi Aloun, with the captions "martyr" and "my love."
Aloun, 19, a resident of Issawiya in East Jerusalem, stabbed a 15-year-old Jewish boy in Jerusalem on Sunday night, moderately injuring him. Aloun himself was later shot and killed by police officers who noticed him carrying a knife.
The employee, Tamara Sweity, changed her profile picture to a portrait of Aloun, and added the caption "shaheed," or martyr. She also posted a status update in which she wrote, "My love, you are far from my eyes."
The company’s deputy director for human resources, Tzvika Abromovich, wrote a letter to the company's employees, stating that Sweity was fired after she rejected repeated requests to remove the offensive pictures.
"We employ thousands of people and serve millions of clients from every background," he wrote. "Pelephone is not a political organization, and does not express it's opinion on political or diplomatic matters. The same is expected of our employees who identify as company workers on their personal Facebook profiles. Sadly, we recently encountered a case in which an employee expressed support for terrorism on her personal Facebook page, in a manner that was offensive and in breach of company policy and norms."
"The employee rejected repeated requests to remove the offensive picture and content, and as such we were forced to notify her of the termination of her employment," he went on to write. "We cannot allow political conflicts to enter the workplace. Even during these times, we must act with restraint and in a way that respects fellow employees and clients."
In a conversation with ynet, Sweity claimed that she knew Aloun personally, and that the status she posted was not meant to support or identify with his actions, but rather express sorrow over his death.
"I didn't write a post of support, and I didn’t publish it in solidarity with his actions, but rather due to my close friendship with him," she said. "I don’t know what really happened; he never spoke about these kinds of actions."
She additionally claimed that her employment was illegally terminated. "They did not hold a hearing or a talk with me," she said. "They have yet to speak with me or tell me that I am fired, they just removed me from the work whatsapp group, without any explanation."
"I asked my friend, and she said that an email was sent out to all the employees, in which management had said that I published a post which supported terrorism. They made me into a terrorist. There is no law against publishing pictures. It’s simply an injustice to fire someone like that," Sweity added.
"The base for firing her is questionable"
Chemi Lapidor, an expert in labor law from the law firm Lapidor and Associates, explained that there is a legal problem with firing a worker on the basis of her remarks. "Even though her remarks are infuriating and wretched, they serve a questionable basis for terminating her employment," he explained.
"An employee, like any other person, is entitled to freedom of expression, without censorship from his/her employer. As such, it’s reasonable to assume that if the case reaches the courts, they are likely to rule in her favor. With that said, in a case where the employee's remarks cause real damage to the company's image or business, and the damage can be proven, then the courts will likely rule that the termination was legal.
As of now, it is unclear whether her remarks caused actual damage to the company."
30 sept 2015
Al-Qassam: Israeli threat to Al-Aqsa will lead to explosion
Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, warned in a tweet on Tuesday the Israeli occupation of any attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In a tweet written in Hebrew, the Brigades said that any attack on al-Aqsa Mosque will lead to unexpected explosion.
The Brigades’ tweet came after violent clashes broke out across the West Bank in protest against Israeli escalation in al-Aqsa Mosque.
17 sept 2015
Al-Qassam: Israeli threat to Al-Aqsa will lead to explosion
Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, warned in a tweet on Tuesday the Israeli occupation of any attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In a tweet written in Hebrew, the Brigades said that any attack on al-Aqsa Mosque will lead to unexpected explosion.
The Brigades’ tweet came after violent clashes broke out across the West Bank in protest against Israeli escalation in al-Aqsa Mosque.
17 sept 2015
The Israeli Likud party has called via social media networks for mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday.
Members of the Likud party’s youth movement were set to make collective break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, hours after police made a fresh series of arrests of Palestinian worshipers and sit-inners.
The planned break-ins by young members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political party came to “celebrate the Yom Kippur Holiday” (the Jewish Day of Atonement).
Members of the movement called for massive participation in the break-ins during the ten days before Yom Kippur.
Al-Aqsa gates are open for the Jewish visitors throughout the whole month, one of the Jewish Rabbis said.
Members of the movement told Israel Radio that "the visit aimed to assert Israeli sovereignty over the flashpoint site.”
Since the beginning of the week, a state of tension has prevailed in occupied Jerusalem as large numbers of settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque amid heavy police protection.
Israeli authorities decided to ban Palestinian worshipers and sit-inners’ entry into al-Aqsa Mosque while facilitating settlers’ access under the pretext of Jewish holidays.
Members of the Likud party’s youth movement were set to make collective break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, hours after police made a fresh series of arrests of Palestinian worshipers and sit-inners.
The planned break-ins by young members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political party came to “celebrate the Yom Kippur Holiday” (the Jewish Day of Atonement).
Members of the movement called for massive participation in the break-ins during the ten days before Yom Kippur.
Al-Aqsa gates are open for the Jewish visitors throughout the whole month, one of the Jewish Rabbis said.
Members of the movement told Israel Radio that "the visit aimed to assert Israeli sovereignty over the flashpoint site.”
Since the beginning of the week, a state of tension has prevailed in occupied Jerusalem as large numbers of settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque amid heavy police protection.
Israeli authorities decided to ban Palestinian worshipers and sit-inners’ entry into al-Aqsa Mosque while facilitating settlers’ access under the pretext of Jewish holidays.
15 sept 2015
The Palestinian Authority Preventive Security Forces on Sunday briefly detained a Palestinian citizen from Tulkarem in the northern West Bank over comments allegedly criticizing Palestinian officials on social media.
Initial reports said that Abdullah Nashat al-Sayyid was detained by the PA intelligence branch after he criticized PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Facebook.
However, a spokesperson for the PA Preventive Security Force, Ikrima Thabit, denied that criticism of Hamdallah had been the reason, although he confirmed that al-Sayyid was detained for activity on Facebook.
"He wasn't arrested for freely expressing his opinion," Thabit claimed. He said that al-Sayyid was arrested on charges of "slander, defamation, and an attempt to harm Palestinian relations with some brother Arab nations, namely Saudi Arabia, through Facebook posts.
"Thabit warned news outlets against quoting social networks, claiming that "some try to use these networks as platforms for defamation and attacks against officials and dignitaries.
"Over the last year, a number of Palestinians have been detained by both Israeli and Palestinian forces for their use of social media. In December last year, Israel convicted eight Palestinians of "incitement via Facebook," claiming that their online comments had raised tensions across Jerusalem and encouraged acts of "terrorism."
Initial reports said that Abdullah Nashat al-Sayyid was detained by the PA intelligence branch after he criticized PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Facebook.
However, a spokesperson for the PA Preventive Security Force, Ikrima Thabit, denied that criticism of Hamdallah had been the reason, although he confirmed that al-Sayyid was detained for activity on Facebook.
"He wasn't arrested for freely expressing his opinion," Thabit claimed. He said that al-Sayyid was arrested on charges of "slander, defamation, and an attempt to harm Palestinian relations with some brother Arab nations, namely Saudi Arabia, through Facebook posts.
"Thabit warned news outlets against quoting social networks, claiming that "some try to use these networks as platforms for defamation and attacks against officials and dignitaries.
"Over the last year, a number of Palestinians have been detained by both Israeli and Palestinian forces for their use of social media. In December last year, Israel convicted eight Palestinians of "incitement via Facebook," claiming that their online comments had raised tensions across Jerusalem and encouraged acts of "terrorism."
26 aug 2015
Site for foreigners interested in studying in Israel gave advice on how to approach and understand men and women, including that the former 'need to be put in their place' and the latter 'will eat you alive'.
The Israeli male "has no problem undressing you with their (sic) eyes" and "was born to protect you", while the women are "fragile and live for attention", according to studyintelaviv.com, which is run on behalf of the Tel Aviv Municipality.
The site is part of Tel Aviv Global, described as an initiative started by the Mayor's Office "dedicated to elevating the city's global positioning." The site containing the text quoted above is intended to provide information for those interested in coming to study in Israel and for tourists.
The Israeli male "has no problem undressing you with their (sic) eyes" and "was born to protect you", while the women are "fragile and live for attention", according to studyintelaviv.com, which is run on behalf of the Tel Aviv Municipality.
The site is part of Tel Aviv Global, described as an initiative started by the Mayor's Office "dedicated to elevating the city's global positioning." The site containing the text quoted above is intended to provide information for those interested in coming to study in Israel and for tourists.
The men of Israel "are straightforward,
but need to be put in their place", said the site, and "have an army
instinct imbedded (sic) in their DNA", which can appear chauvinistic to
"independent women" but is harmless.
As for how to treat women, the site suggested complimenting her, "buy her a drink and let her talk for a bit. But don't be too easy to please at the start. This kind of chick will eat you alive."
As for how to treat women, the site suggested complimenting her, "buy her a drink and let her talk for a bit. But don't be too easy to please at the start. This kind of chick will eat you alive."
Further insights were provided: The Israeli woman "has to be interested first. So if she's playing a staring game while suggestively dancing to the latest Moshe Peretz hit, then she wants you to make the first move."
Tel Aviv Municipality said of the site: "This is a pilot site launched by a subsidiary for foreign students, which is run by a number of interns. The content was acquired from an external source and was meant to be humorous, but was found tasteless and was removed from the site."
Tel Aviv Municipality said of the site: "This is a pilot site launched by a subsidiary for foreign students, which is run by a number of interns. The content was acquired from an external source and was meant to be humorous, but was found tasteless and was removed from the site."
25 aug 2015
Israeli forces on Tuesday arrested three Jerusalemite young men in Occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources revealed that Israeli forces stormed the house of and rounded up a Palestinian young man called Muayad Edris from the Old City of Jerusalem. The forces also arrested the ex-detainee Naser Abdullah Ibrahim, 20, from his house in the Old City.
Captive Ibrahim was released from Negev desert prison after serving a 21-month sentence for participating in anti-occupation activities in Occupied Jerusalem.
In a similar context, a Palestinian young man called Obaidah al-Tawil turned himself in to Israeli police at the Russian Compound after being held under house arrest for over 40 days. He was accused of incitement on Facebook.
Local sources revealed that Israeli forces stormed the house of and rounded up a Palestinian young man called Muayad Edris from the Old City of Jerusalem. The forces also arrested the ex-detainee Naser Abdullah Ibrahim, 20, from his house in the Old City.
Captive Ibrahim was released from Negev desert prison after serving a 21-month sentence for participating in anti-occupation activities in Occupied Jerusalem.
In a similar context, a Palestinian young man called Obaidah al-Tawil turned himself in to Israeli police at the Russian Compound after being held under house arrest for over 40 days. He was accused of incitement on Facebook.
12 aug 2015
Israel's controversial justice minister Wednesday admitted her mistake after posting a video online purporting to show a black migrant attacking a resident when the footage was apparently recorded in another country.
Ayelet Shaked posted the video on her Facebook page Tuesday as the High Court was poised to rule on a law related to illegal immigrants with the aim of showing the "intolerable" situation facing residents of southern Tel Aviv.
"There was indeed an error," Shaked, of the right-wing Jewish Home party, told army radio, adding she had removed the video from her page.
Some local media reported that the video had been recorded in Turkey.
Many migrants entering Israel illegally from Africa live in poor neighborhoods in southern Tel Aviv. Some residents have reacted angrily to their presence, and Shaked, known for her right-wing political stances, has taken a hard line against illegal immigrants.
It is not the first time Shaked has sparked controversy with a Facebook post. Last year, she endorsed an article written in 2002 that labelled Palestinian militants as "snakes", described "the entire Palestinian people (as) the enemy" and said anyone supporting terror should be killed.
The post quickly disappeared from her Facebook page, but not before it was reported by the Israeli media. Israel's top court on Tuesday overturned a provision of a law that would have allowed illegal immigrants to be held for up to 20 months without trial.
The court ruled that 20 months was a "disproportionate" period, though other provisions in the law were approved.Official figures show that nearly 50,000 Africans are in Israel illegally, mostly from Eritrea, which is regularly accused of human rights abuses, and from war-ravaged South Sudan.
Ayelet Shaked posted the video on her Facebook page Tuesday as the High Court was poised to rule on a law related to illegal immigrants with the aim of showing the "intolerable" situation facing residents of southern Tel Aviv.
"There was indeed an error," Shaked, of the right-wing Jewish Home party, told army radio, adding she had removed the video from her page.
Some local media reported that the video had been recorded in Turkey.
Many migrants entering Israel illegally from Africa live in poor neighborhoods in southern Tel Aviv. Some residents have reacted angrily to their presence, and Shaked, known for her right-wing political stances, has taken a hard line against illegal immigrants.
It is not the first time Shaked has sparked controversy with a Facebook post. Last year, she endorsed an article written in 2002 that labelled Palestinian militants as "snakes", described "the entire Palestinian people (as) the enemy" and said anyone supporting terror should be killed.
The post quickly disappeared from her Facebook page, but not before it was reported by the Israeli media. Israel's top court on Tuesday overturned a provision of a law that would have allowed illegal immigrants to be held for up to 20 months without trial.
The court ruled that 20 months was a "disproportionate" period, though other provisions in the law were approved.Official figures show that nearly 50,000 Africans are in Israel illegally, mostly from Eritrea, which is regularly accused of human rights abuses, and from war-ravaged South Sudan.
11 aug 2015
The operation, #WasBurnedAlive, started approximately 9 hours ago
Hackers today attacked the website of the Office of the Prime Minister, that of the Israel army and that of a number of ministries and government departments. In a statement the international group of hackers known as Anonymous said this was
"because the Palestinian toddler's voice was not heard and because the world's wicked silence was all over heard and because we decided to be the toddler's voice and pain and because Israel, the criminal state, decided to set the Jewish Extremist settler who burnt the toddler alive, free we decided this OP."
Yesterday, Israeli officials announced that a number of settlers who were arrested following the murder of a toddler and his father in an arson attack on a Palestinian home near the city of Nablus were released without charge.
The operation, #WasBurnedAlive, part of the greater #OpIsrael, started approximately 9 hours ago. At the time of writing, most of the websites were still down. List below from RedCult.
Hackers today attacked the website of the Office of the Prime Minister, that of the Israel army and that of a number of ministries and government departments. In a statement the international group of hackers known as Anonymous said this was
"because the Palestinian toddler's voice was not heard and because the world's wicked silence was all over heard and because we decided to be the toddler's voice and pain and because Israel, the criminal state, decided to set the Jewish Extremist settler who burnt the toddler alive, free we decided this OP."
Yesterday, Israeli officials announced that a number of settlers who were arrested following the murder of a toddler and his father in an arson attack on a Palestinian home near the city of Nablus were released without charge.
The operation, #WasBurnedAlive, part of the greater #OpIsrael, started approximately 9 hours ago. At the time of writing, most of the websites were still down. List below from RedCult.
- http://www.ecom1.gov.il - Ministry of Finance
- http://www.ejobs.gov.il - Merkava - Ministry Of Finance
- http://www.idf.gov.il - IDF - Israel Defense Forces
- http://www.ifts.gov.il - Integrated Foreign Trade System
- http://www.iibr.gov.il - Israel Institute for Biological Research
- http://www.iiop.gov.il - Israel Institute of Productivity
- http://www.immigration.gov.il - Israeli Immigration
- http://www.index.gov.il - Office of The Prime Minister
- http://www.int.gov.il - State of Israel-Mail
- http://www.emus.gov.il - Economic Mission U.S.
- http://www.aa.gov.il - The Israeli Antitrust Authority
- http://www.dev.cbs.gov.il - Shifra Har
- http://www.defence.gov.il - Ministry of Defence
- http://www.eqred.gov.il - Israel Earthquake Center
- http://www.hosting.co.il - Domain Internet Ltd
- http://www.galil.gov.il - Galil Development Authority
- http://www.embassies.gov.il - Israeli embassy in the United States
- http://www.moit.gov.il - Ministry of Industry and Trade
- http://www.pwd.gov.il - Public Works Department
- http://www.sep.gov.il - Israel Economic and Tourism
- http://www.tayman-child.gov.il - Yemen - lost children
- http://www.ladpc.gov.il - Local Authorities Data Processing Center Ltd.
- http://www.maor.gov.il - Israeli Tech Tehila
- http://www.mfah.gov.il - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Hebrew
- http://www.mofa.gov.il - Foreign Affairs Ministry
- http://www.tipa.gov.il - Israel Ministry Of Finance
- http://www.zchut.gov.il - Rights and services for Holocaust survivors
- http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il - Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- http://www.itpolicy.gov.il - Israel Information Technology
- http://www.msh.gov.il - Shalom civil service reform-Minister Michael Eitan
- http://www.ocs.moital.gov.il - Ministry of Industry and Trade
- http://dover.idf.il - Israel Defense Forces
- http://www.pm.gov.il - Office of The Prime Minister
- http://www.tofes.gov.il - Office of The Prime Minister
- http://www.zchut.gov.il - rights and services for Holocaust survivors
- http://www.justice.gov.il - Israeli ministry of justice
- http://www.antitrust.gov.il - The Israeli Antitrust Authority
- http://www.rbc.gov.il - Israeli Rabbinical Courts
- http://www.telaviv.police.gov.il - Israel Police Department
- http://www.agri.gov.il - Agricultural Research Organisation Volcani Center
- http://www.finance.gov.il - Ministry of Finance
- http://www.israel-info.gov.il - Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- http://www.kranoth.gov.il - Kranoth Hishtalmut LeOvdei Horaha
- http://www.misim.gov.il - Shaam - Information Systems
- http://www.moc.gov.il - Ministry of Communications
- http://www.gp.gov.il - Israel Government Printing Office
- http://www.iaa.gov.il - Israel Airport Authority
- http://www.immigration.gov.il - Israeli Immigration
- http://www.isa.gov.il - Israel Securities Authority
- http://www.mohr.gov.il - State of Israel-Ministry of Finance
- http://www.nativ.gov.il - Nativ Project - PMO
- http://www.nioi.gov.il - National Insurance of Israel
- http://www.pnim.gov.il - Israel Ministry of Interior
- http://www.shaam.gov.il - Shaam - Information Systems Poaly Zedek 4
2 aug 2015
Rivlin suffers backlash on social media after speaking against the growing incitement in Israeli society and condemning recent attacks perpetrated by Jews.
Police opened an investigation Sunday into death threats against President Reuven Rivlin, who has been suffering severe backlash on social media for a speech he made condemning two recent attacks allegedly perpetrated by Jews.
The president's remarks put him in deep water with many people, who took to social media to express their anger at his comments.
A photoshopped image appeared on social media showing Rivlin wearing a keffiyeh, alongside a photo with the caption "You are not my President."
Rivlin's Facebook page has since become a battleground between his detractors and supporters.
As a result of the complaint filed by the president's office with the Jerusalem police, the police's national cyber unit in Lahav 443 launched an investigation into the threats.
Rivlin received more than 11,000 likes on a status he posted Saturday night in which he wrote, "Flames are spreading in our land, flames of violence, flames of hatred, flames of false, distorted and twisted beliefs." He continued to say, "We must put out the flames, the incitement, before they destroy us all."
Police opened an investigation Sunday into death threats against President Reuven Rivlin, who has been suffering severe backlash on social media for a speech he made condemning two recent attacks allegedly perpetrated by Jews.
The president's remarks put him in deep water with many people, who took to social media to express their anger at his comments.
A photoshopped image appeared on social media showing Rivlin wearing a keffiyeh, alongside a photo with the caption "You are not my President."
Rivlin's Facebook page has since become a battleground between his detractors and supporters.
As a result of the complaint filed by the president's office with the Jerusalem police, the police's national cyber unit in Lahav 443 launched an investigation into the threats.
Rivlin received more than 11,000 likes on a status he posted Saturday night in which he wrote, "Flames are spreading in our land, flames of violence, flames of hatred, flames of false, distorted and twisted beliefs." He continued to say, "We must put out the flames, the incitement, before they destroy us all."
Not everyone agreed with the statement, "You are a terrorist in the government," one user posted in a comment. He later added, "Go live in Gaza." Another poster asserted that, "You are not my president, you are an enemy of Judaism!!!"
Among other comments were: "You are a traitor to your people"; "I wish all of the world's suffering on you"; "Wow Ahmed Rivlin, you make me sick!!"; "You have become a total Arab, huh?"
In the face of the harsh comments, there were many posters who supported Rivlin's message. "I'm proud that you are my president, and ashamed to read these incitements against you," one poster commented.
During Saturday's rally in Jerusalem Rivlin said: "We cannot extinguish the fire through denial. In order to truly extinguish the flames we need to be much more focused and assertive. We must be thorough and clear, starting with the education system, to law enforcement, and all the way up to the leadership of the state, and the nation. We must choke the fire, the incitement, before it catches us."
Rivlin said he visited slain Palestinian baby Ali Dawabsheh's four-year-old brother, hospitalized at Tel HaShomer with burns on 60 percent of his body, and felt "ashamed."
"I was horrified by the power of hate. I was embarrassed that a nation which knew the murders of Shalhevet Pass, the Fogel family, Adele Biton, Eyal, Gil-ad, Naftali, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, there are still those whose hands do not hesitate to light fire to the flesh of a baby, and to increase the hatred and terror."
Among other comments were: "You are a traitor to your people"; "I wish all of the world's suffering on you"; "Wow Ahmed Rivlin, you make me sick!!"; "You have become a total Arab, huh?"
In the face of the harsh comments, there were many posters who supported Rivlin's message. "I'm proud that you are my president, and ashamed to read these incitements against you," one poster commented.
During Saturday's rally in Jerusalem Rivlin said: "We cannot extinguish the fire through denial. In order to truly extinguish the flames we need to be much more focused and assertive. We must be thorough and clear, starting with the education system, to law enforcement, and all the way up to the leadership of the state, and the nation. We must choke the fire, the incitement, before it catches us."
Rivlin said he visited slain Palestinian baby Ali Dawabsheh's four-year-old brother, hospitalized at Tel HaShomer with burns on 60 percent of his body, and felt "ashamed."
"I was horrified by the power of hate. I was embarrassed that a nation which knew the murders of Shalhevet Pass, the Fogel family, Adele Biton, Eyal, Gil-ad, Naftali, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, there are still those whose hands do not hesitate to light fire to the flesh of a baby, and to increase the hatred and terror."
24 july 2015
Inside IDF computer labs, troops use a model city to practice creating mayhem: Causing a nuclear reactor to overheat, taking over traffic lights and rail, cutting power, hacking missiles, creating chaos in the stock market, and more – all in preparation for the next major conflict.
Far from troops' training fields, inside air-conditioned and apparently innocuous computer labs in Tel Aviv's Ramat Gan neighborhood, the IDF prepares for a nontraditional type of warfare – the cyber war that is sure to be a major component of future major conflicts.
Graduates of the cyber warfare course in the Computer Services Directorate have built a model city they use to rehearse diverse missions like halting the cooling process in a nuclear reactor, remotely taking over trains and traffic lights to cause accidents, taking control of stock exchange computers, cutting electricity, disabling radar systems at airports, and even taking control of anti-air missile systems in order to fire them at cities they were meant to protect.
The IDF is looking towards the war of the future.
One of the goals of the model city is for troops to practice creating sophisticated codes designed to remotely control computer systems.
"We just recently finished training the seventh graduating class of cyber warriors and have adapted our teaching methods better," said Major G., the course commander. "The soldiers have more experiences with the fundamentals of attack, in order to understand the other side's mindset. During Operation Protective Edge, there were attempts to attack Israeli infrastructure, which demanded cooperation between many elements and bodies to stop the attacks. Today we are much more active and no longer for attacks."
One of the course instructors is K., 19, who reminds his students of mysterious cyber attacks like the Stuxnet worm that infested Iran's nuclear facilities several years ago.
"In many industries there is a certain component that connects all the systems, even in elevators or in trains, and so Stuxnet attacked the centrifuge generators in Iran. As warriors, we develop scenarios to simulate dealing with such attacks, how to regain control of the system that was attacked and even create an ultimatum for the other side.
The IDF believes that in the event of a Third Lebanon War, Hezbollah will attempt to launch GPS-guided missiles or suicide drones at strategic targets like Reading Power Station in Tel Aviv to cripple the power supply to tens of thousands of households in the area. Iron Dome and David's Sling will be there apparently, in order to shoot down the threat while it's in flight. On the ground in south Lebanon, paratroopers will conduct maneuvers to destroy the launchers, and other launchers will be attacked by IAF planes.
But what happens if an attack on a critical, national asset is covert, silent, alarm-free and sudden, without shooting a single rocket?
Soldiers trained by the Computer Services Directorate know full well that the day will come when they will protect more than the military's computerized systems. The networked IDF has become a faster, deadlier military – but also a more vulnerable one.
The chief of staff directs the war at general headquarters via advanced programs and huge screens. The battalion commander uses the small display he can see through binoculars. Military intelligence sees the IAF and the armor fires only after a screen in the tank shows where the soldiers are located.
And the enemy, be it Iran or a Palestinian hacker in a Gaza house or a Chicago garage, wants to knock the IDF out with the push of a button.
Israel's official policy is that any vital body, private or public, that is necessary for continuity of the state's functioning, is required to protect itself from cyber attacks, according to Shin Bet orders. The electric and water companies, banks, and even mobile networks are some of the businesses that must meet this requirement.
But when the day comes that an organization or state launches a cyber campaign against Israel, the cyber warriors will not sit by idly.
Far from troops' training fields, inside air-conditioned and apparently innocuous computer labs in Tel Aviv's Ramat Gan neighborhood, the IDF prepares for a nontraditional type of warfare – the cyber war that is sure to be a major component of future major conflicts.
Graduates of the cyber warfare course in the Computer Services Directorate have built a model city they use to rehearse diverse missions like halting the cooling process in a nuclear reactor, remotely taking over trains and traffic lights to cause accidents, taking control of stock exchange computers, cutting electricity, disabling radar systems at airports, and even taking control of anti-air missile systems in order to fire them at cities they were meant to protect.
The IDF is looking towards the war of the future.
One of the goals of the model city is for troops to practice creating sophisticated codes designed to remotely control computer systems.
"We just recently finished training the seventh graduating class of cyber warriors and have adapted our teaching methods better," said Major G., the course commander. "The soldiers have more experiences with the fundamentals of attack, in order to understand the other side's mindset. During Operation Protective Edge, there were attempts to attack Israeli infrastructure, which demanded cooperation between many elements and bodies to stop the attacks. Today we are much more active and no longer for attacks."
One of the course instructors is K., 19, who reminds his students of mysterious cyber attacks like the Stuxnet worm that infested Iran's nuclear facilities several years ago.
"In many industries there is a certain component that connects all the systems, even in elevators or in trains, and so Stuxnet attacked the centrifuge generators in Iran. As warriors, we develop scenarios to simulate dealing with such attacks, how to regain control of the system that was attacked and even create an ultimatum for the other side.
The IDF believes that in the event of a Third Lebanon War, Hezbollah will attempt to launch GPS-guided missiles or suicide drones at strategic targets like Reading Power Station in Tel Aviv to cripple the power supply to tens of thousands of households in the area. Iron Dome and David's Sling will be there apparently, in order to shoot down the threat while it's in flight. On the ground in south Lebanon, paratroopers will conduct maneuvers to destroy the launchers, and other launchers will be attacked by IAF planes.
But what happens if an attack on a critical, national asset is covert, silent, alarm-free and sudden, without shooting a single rocket?
Soldiers trained by the Computer Services Directorate know full well that the day will come when they will protect more than the military's computerized systems. The networked IDF has become a faster, deadlier military – but also a more vulnerable one.
The chief of staff directs the war at general headquarters via advanced programs and huge screens. The battalion commander uses the small display he can see through binoculars. Military intelligence sees the IAF and the armor fires only after a screen in the tank shows where the soldiers are located.
And the enemy, be it Iran or a Palestinian hacker in a Gaza house or a Chicago garage, wants to knock the IDF out with the push of a button.
Israel's official policy is that any vital body, private or public, that is necessary for continuity of the state's functioning, is required to protect itself from cyber attacks, according to Shin Bet orders. The electric and water companies, banks, and even mobile networks are some of the businesses that must meet this requirement.
But when the day comes that an organization or state launches a cyber campaign against Israel, the cyber warriors will not sit by idly.
22 july 2015
Extremist Jewish groups have called for storming the Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning in order to celebrate the opening of the Maghareba gate after a two-week closure because of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr Muslim occasions.
They called for arranging a demonstration to the gate and performing Talmudic rituals in the early morning hours followed by massive incursions into the Mosque’s compound.
Jewish settlers were called upon to participate in the monthly demonstration at seven p.m. on Tuesday in celebration of the commencement of the Hebrew month on first of August.
The event includes dancing and singing within rituals of glorifying the alleged Temple of Solomon and praying for its reconstruction in place of the Aqsa Mosque, which provokes Muslim worshipers.
On the other hand, Palestinian youths used their Facebook accounts to call for intensifying presence inside the Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday in order to foil the Jewish settlers’ extremist plans.
They called for arranging a demonstration to the gate and performing Talmudic rituals in the early morning hours followed by massive incursions into the Mosque’s compound.
Jewish settlers were called upon to participate in the monthly demonstration at seven p.m. on Tuesday in celebration of the commencement of the Hebrew month on first of August.
The event includes dancing and singing within rituals of glorifying the alleged Temple of Solomon and praying for its reconstruction in place of the Aqsa Mosque, which provokes Muslim worshipers.
On the other hand, Palestinian youths used their Facebook accounts to call for intensifying presence inside the Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday in order to foil the Jewish settlers’ extremist plans.
