News from Jerusalem

Palestinian parents should teach their children that it is their role or destiny to destroy Israel, according to a cartoon in the official PA daily

Hamas choosing political Islam over unity with Fatah.
Egypt rejects normalizing relations with Gaza, cuts fuel.
Palestinian infighting leaves peace process on back burner.

Students back in school despite rocket fire over weekend.
Islamic Jihad terror leader: our goal is “balance of terror”
Schools had closed after dozens of rockets fired at cities.

An internal Hamas investigation has found that Iran is paying off Hamas members to form independent militias to do Tehran’s bidding against Israel, sources in Hamas told WND.

Tehran has begun capitalizing on its allies” two perceived victories: Bashar Assad’s success in seizing Idlib from rebel hands and the Palestinian Jihad Islami’s triumphal missile assault from Gaza.

Islamic Jihad committed to destroying Israel.
Israel: Hamas must ensure no rockets fired from Gaza.
Israel hopes schools will reopen today.

Over the past four days, life has become unbearable for the people of southern Israel. With over 200 rockets exploding in Israeli territory, their days were reduced to keeping within 15 seconds of a bomb shelter.

I write this letter as one million people in southern Israel continue to be terrorized yet another weekend fearing for their lives, enduring barrage after barrage of rocket attacks.

JERUSALEM – The U.S. should be “ashamed” of issuing an official statement on the current violence in Gaza that called on “both sides” – Israel and Hamas – to restore calm, declared a Knesset member from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party today

More than 130 rockets fired at civilian targets.
Quarter million students kept home from school for safety.
Five different Palestinian terror groups claim responsibility.