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1. IDF Retaliates After Deadly Kidnapping Attempt, Mortar Fire
by Gabe Kahn
The IDF shortly after noon on Friday identified a terror squad in Gaza preparing to fire rockets into Israel and scored a direct hit.
The Bethlehem-based Maan News Agency said four people were killed and four were wounded in the attack.
The strike came less than an hour after terrorists, also operating in northern Gaza, fired several mortar shells into Israel's Eshkol Regional Council.
No physical injuries or property damage was reported in the attack.
The escalation comes on the heels of a pre-dawn gunfight at the Gaza security fence with a terrorist believed to have been sent to abduct a soldier, which left one soldier and the terrorist dead.
The soldier, Sgt. Nathaniel Moshiashvili, 21, of Ashkelon was killed when his unit from the Golani brigade responded to a report that a terrorist had infiltrated Israel's south.
Moshiashvili was killed when the terrorist, who had taken advantage of a thick fog to pass into Israel, opened fire. IDF artillery soldiers responded, killing the terrorist.
A subsequent IDF investigation revealed the slain terrorist had used night vision equipment in the attack, which was intended to be a kidnapping of an IDF soldier.
"The incident took place early in the morning," Gaza Division commander Col. Tal Hermoni told reporters. "It was clearly planned, the terrorist made use of the fog and night vision equipment the terrorist to break through the Gaza fence."
"After the penetration, the terrorist identified and observed IDF units operating near the Gaza security fence," Hermoni explained.
"We were alerted and Golani and armor brigade soldiers responded in order to make contact," he went on. "The terrorist grabbed one soldier and then began an exchange of fire, which left one soldier injured and later pronounced dead."
The troops "Acted decisively, despite being under fire. We are fighting a constant battle against terror groups… The soldiers prevented a terror attack," Hermoni said.
Hermoni added the IDF investigation into the incident is ongoing, noting commanders regard it as "very serious."
The Islamic Jihad terror organization said its armed Al-Quds wing was responsible for the attack. However, the IDF maintains Hamas - which rules Gaza - is responsible for all terrorism emanating from its territory.
Islamic Jihad identified the terrorist as Ahmed Abu Nasser, 22.
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by Gabe Kahn
The IDF shortly after noon on Friday identified a terror squad in Gaza preparing to fire rockets into Israel and scored a direct hit.
The Bethlehem-based Maan News Agency said four people were killed and four were wounded in the attack.
The strike came less than an hour after terrorists, also operating in northern Gaza, fired several mortar shells into Israel's Eshkol Regional Council.
No physical injuries or property damage was reported in the attack.
The escalation comes on the heels of a pre-dawn gunfight at the Gaza security fence with a terrorist believed to have been sent to abduct a soldier, which left one soldier and the terrorist dead.
The soldier, Sgt. Nathaniel Moshiashvili, 21, of Ashkelon was killed when his unit from the Golani brigade responded to a report that a terrorist had infiltrated Israel's south.
Moshiashvili was killed when the terrorist, who had taken advantage of a thick fog to pass into Israel, opened fire. IDF artillery soldiers responded, killing the terrorist.
A subsequent IDF investigation revealed the slain terrorist had used night vision equipment in the attack, which was intended to be a kidnapping of an IDF soldier.
"The incident took place early in the morning," Gaza Division commander Col. Tal Hermoni told reporters. "It was clearly planned, the terrorist made use of the fog and night vision equipment the terrorist to break through the Gaza fence."
"After the penetration, the terrorist identified and observed IDF units operating near the Gaza security fence," Hermoni explained.
"We were alerted and Golani and armor brigade soldiers responded in order to make contact," he went on. "The terrorist grabbed one soldier and then began an exchange of fire, which left one soldier injured and later pronounced dead."
The troops "Acted decisively, despite being under fire. We are fighting a constant battle against terror groups… The soldiers prevented a terror attack," Hermoni said.
Hermoni added the IDF investigation into the incident is ongoing, noting commanders regard it as "very serious."
The Islamic Jihad terror organization said its armed Al-Quds wing was responsible for the attack. However, the IDF maintains Hamas - which rules Gaza - is responsible for all terrorism emanating from its territory.
Islamic Jihad identified the terrorist as Ahmed Abu Nasser, 22.
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2. First Woman Joins Judea, Samaria Hunger Strike
by Maayana Miskin
Nitzanit Riklin has become the first women to join a hunger strike against the demolition of Israeli homes in Judea and Samaria. Hunger strikers are calling on the government to pass the Regulation Law, which would protect legally built homes in established Israeli communities from destruction. Demolitions ordered by the Supreme Court have been based on rulings that the homes are built on land owned by Palestinian Authority Arabs.
“It wasn’t a hard decision to make,” Riklin told Arutz Sheva. “On the day the Supreme Court decided not to accept Migron’s agreement with the state I proposed a hunger strike, and as soon as I saw a hunger strike forming I joined in.”
“I hope more women will join me,” she added. “I hope that the protest will gain momentum and the Regulation Law will pass.”
Tel Aviv University sits on privately owned Arab land, she said. If the state wants to protect buildings, there are legal ways to do so, she argued, adding, “We are people who live by the law.”
One challenge for Jewish hunger strikers is deciding what to do on the Sabbath. “From a halachic (Jewish legal) prospective, we have to enjoy the Sabbath,” said Riklin. “On the other hand, eating is not something I would enjoy today.”
Palestinian Authority terrorists imprisoned in Israel recently won concessions from Israel after a weeks-long hunger strike.
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by Maayana Miskin
Nitzanit Riklin has become the first women to join a hunger strike against the demolition of Israeli homes in Judea and Samaria. Hunger strikers are calling on the government to pass the Regulation Law, which would protect legally built homes in established Israeli communities from destruction. Demolitions ordered by the Supreme Court have been based on rulings that the homes are built on land owned by Palestinian Authority Arabs.
“It wasn’t a hard decision to make,” Riklin told Arutz Sheva. “On the day the Supreme Court decided not to accept Migron’s agreement with the state I proposed a hunger strike, and as soon as I saw a hunger strike forming I joined in.”
“I hope more women will join me,” she added. “I hope that the protest will gain momentum and the Regulation Law will pass.”
Tel Aviv University sits on privately owned Arab land, she said. If the state wants to protect buildings, there are legal ways to do so, she argued, adding, “We are people who live by the law.”
One challenge for Jewish hunger strikers is deciding what to do on the Sabbath. “From a halachic (Jewish legal) prospective, we have to enjoy the Sabbath,” said Riklin. “On the other hand, eating is not something I would enjoy today.”
Palestinian Authority terrorists imprisoned in Israel recently won concessions from Israel after a weeks-long hunger strike.
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3. Sign of Calm? Caravans Won't go to Beit El
by Maayana Miskin
Caravans that were to be brought to Beit El will be transferred to the Lachish region, Government Secretary Tzvika Hauser said Friday morning, speaking to MKs Zevulun Orlev and Zeev Elkin. The transfer of the caravans had led to fear that the government was preparing to demolish homes in the Binyamin-area town despite promises to find a way to save the homes.
Hauser’s announcement followed overnight meetings aimed at stopping preparations for demolition. The coalition had agreed not to carry out any preparations until after voting on the Regulation Law, a bill that would legalize the threatened Beit El homes and prevent eviction.
After speaking to Hauser, Orlev updated protesters in Jerusalem of the change.
The caravans had originally been intended for dozens of families expelled from Gush Katif in the 2005 Disengagement. The families are still waiting for the government to finish infrastructure that would allow them to build permanent homes.
In the meantime, the caravans they were given nearly seven years ago – which were built to last for a single year – have been falling apart.
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by Maayana Miskin
Caravans that were to be brought to Beit El will be transferred to the Lachish region, Government Secretary Tzvika Hauser said Friday morning, speaking to MKs Zevulun Orlev and Zeev Elkin. The transfer of the caravans had led to fear that the government was preparing to demolish homes in the Binyamin-area town despite promises to find a way to save the homes.
Hauser’s announcement followed overnight meetings aimed at stopping preparations for demolition. The coalition had agreed not to carry out any preparations until after voting on the Regulation Law, a bill that would legalize the threatened Beit El homes and prevent eviction.
After speaking to Hauser, Orlev updated protesters in Jerusalem of the change.
The caravans had originally been intended for dozens of families expelled from Gush Katif in the 2005 Disengagement. The families are still waiting for the government to finish infrastructure that would allow them to build permanent homes.
In the meantime, the caravans they were given nearly seven years ago – which were built to last for a single year – have been falling apart.
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4. Clinton Calls for Direct Negotiations between Israel and PA
by Elad Benari
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to take advantage of a new political opening and goodwill gestures to resume peace negotiations.
AFP reported that Clinton’s comments were made during a visit to Copenhagen, as Israel released the bodies of 91 terrorists to the Palestinian Authority.
The release of the bodies is another in an ongoing series of “gestures” by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the PA, in an effort to encourage PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to agree to return to negotiations with Israel. So far, the PA has refused, although Abbas has accepted Israel's “gestures.”
“We believe that there is opportunity for direct negotiations. And we hope it was enhanced by the release of bodies today by the Israelis of Palestinians ... as a sign of confidence building,” said Clinton, adding, “But they have to get to the negotiating table and deal with very hard issues.”
Clinton added that the recently formed unity government in Israel has created “the best opportunity for several years to reach such a negotiated agreement.”
“So we very much want to encourage the Israelis and Palestinians to do that,” Clinton said, according to AFP.
She added that she had urged both Netanyahu and Abbas “to take this opportunity” to resume direct peace talks, which have been on hold since September 2010.
While Abbas recently called Netanyahu a partner for peace, he has repeatedly placed preconditions on negotiations, something he has consistently done since Netanyahu became prime minister in 2009.
The PA is demanding that Israel recognize a Palestinian state along the indefensible pre-1967 borders with equal territorial swaps and cessation of construction of Jewish homes in Judea, Samaria and east Jerusalem, before negotiations even begin.
In January, Jordan hosted PA and Israeli representatives for a series of “exploratory” talks, but those too ended after the PA refused to continue them.
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by Elad Benari
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to take advantage of a new political opening and goodwill gestures to resume peace negotiations.
AFP reported that Clinton’s comments were made during a visit to Copenhagen, as Israel released the bodies of 91 terrorists to the Palestinian Authority.
The release of the bodies is another in an ongoing series of “gestures” by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the PA, in an effort to encourage PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to agree to return to negotiations with Israel. So far, the PA has refused, although Abbas has accepted Israel's “gestures.”
“We believe that there is opportunity for direct negotiations. And we hope it was enhanced by the release of bodies today by the Israelis of Palestinians ... as a sign of confidence building,” said Clinton, adding, “But they have to get to the negotiating table and deal with very hard issues.”
Clinton added that the recently formed unity government in Israel has created “the best opportunity for several years to reach such a negotiated agreement.”
“So we very much want to encourage the Israelis and Palestinians to do that,” Clinton said, according to AFP.
She added that she had urged both Netanyahu and Abbas “to take this opportunity” to resume direct peace talks, which have been on hold since September 2010.
While Abbas recently called Netanyahu a partner for peace, he has repeatedly placed preconditions on negotiations, something he has consistently done since Netanyahu became prime minister in 2009.
The PA is demanding that Israel recognize a Palestinian state along the indefensible pre-1967 borders with equal territorial swaps and cessation of construction of Jewish homes in Judea, Samaria and east Jerusalem, before negotiations even begin.
In January, Jordan hosted PA and Israeli representatives for a series of “exploratory” talks, but those too ended after the PA refused to continue them.
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5. Charge: Islamic Wakf Sets Police Agenda on Temple Mount
by Maayana Miskin
A Jewish Israeli man detained on the Temple Mount says police on the mount were taking their orders from members of the Islamic Wakf.
The man, David Hertzlich, was at the Temple Mount with his son. The two were overwhelmed with emotion as they stood on the mount, which according to Jewish tradition is the holiest place on earth.
However, he told Arutz Sheva, they were careful not to violate orders against praying, or even appearing to pray, at the site. “They told us we couldn’t pray, or move our lips, and we didn’t,” he said.
But that was not enough. “Toward the end of the tour I got a bit emotional and said a silent prayer in my heart,” he recalled. “A Wakf man yelled to a policeman to arrest me, because I was praying.”
“The policeman seemed conflicted,” Hertzlich reported. “But in the end he took me to the police station and told me I was detained. I said I didn’t do anything, but it didn’t help.”
Police simply accepted the Wakf man’s complaint without investigating themselves, he accused. There is a sense that officers are quick to crack down on visiting Jews, he added.
Hertzlich was ultimately released without being charged, but not before police tried to persuade him to sign a form confirming the complaint. “The captain at the station told me he understood that [the complaint] was not correct, and that I hadn’t violated any orders, but that the procedure is to fill out forms,” he said.
Police have not yet responded to Arutz Sheva’s request for clarification.
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by Maayana Miskin
A Jewish Israeli man detained on the Temple Mount says police on the mount were taking their orders from members of the Islamic Wakf.
The man, David Hertzlich, was at the Temple Mount with his son. The two were overwhelmed with emotion as they stood on the mount, which according to Jewish tradition is the holiest place on earth.
However, he told Arutz Sheva, they were careful not to violate orders against praying, or even appearing to pray, at the site. “They told us we couldn’t pray, or move our lips, and we didn’t,” he said.
But that was not enough. “Toward the end of the tour I got a bit emotional and said a silent prayer in my heart,” he recalled. “A Wakf man yelled to a policeman to arrest me, because I was praying.”
“The policeman seemed conflicted,” Hertzlich reported. “But in the end he took me to the police station and told me I was detained. I said I didn’t do anything, but it didn’t help.”
Police simply accepted the Wakf man’s complaint without investigating themselves, he accused. There is a sense that officers are quick to crack down on visiting Jews, he added.
Hertzlich was ultimately released without being charged, but not before police tried to persuade him to sign a form confirming the complaint. “The captain at the station told me he understood that [the complaint] was not correct, and that I hadn’t violated any orders, but that the procedure is to fill out forms,” he said.
Police have not yet responded to Arutz Sheva’s request for clarification.
Tags: Temple Mount ,Waqf ,Police behavior
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6. Terrorist's Family Sues State, Receives Pension
by Elad Benari
The family of a terrorist whose actions were caught on camera has won a lawsuit against the State of Israel and will receive a pension from the State.
Mohammed Khatib, a resident of Kafr Manda, an Israeli-Arab town in the Lower Galilee, was filmed by security cameras as he snatched a security guard's gun in the Old City of Jerusalem in August of 2007.
He was filmed grabbing the weapon and firing on the guards before being shot to death. He managed to shoot three bullets and wound one of the guards in the shoulder before being killed.
According to the National Insurance Act, a person who commits a crime of a nationalistic nature is not eligible for a pension. However, Channel 10 News reported on Thursday, Khatib’s family filed a lawsuit and was able to convince the court that Khatib’s actions only looked like a terror attack.
“The behavior of the plaintiff, as recorded by the camera, does not support the conclusion that the incident was nationalistically motivated, because the plaintiff opened fire after the guard went after him and almost caught up with him,” wrote Judge Maha Samir Ammar, according to Channel 10.
According to the report, the family also sought to start criminal proceedings against the security guard who shot Khatib, but the Jerusalem Magistrates Court ruled that the guards acted in self defense.
The police responded to the ruling by saying that there is no doubt that the terrorist acted for nationalistic reasons. The lawyer who represented Khatib’s family rejected the police’s claims and told Channel 10, “Unfortunately, the police are misleading the public about an unfortunate incident that began in an incomprehensible way.”
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by Elad Benari
The family of a terrorist whose actions were caught on camera has won a lawsuit against the State of Israel and will receive a pension from the State.
Mohammed Khatib, a resident of Kafr Manda, an Israeli-Arab town in the Lower Galilee, was filmed by security cameras as he snatched a security guard's gun in the Old City of Jerusalem in August of 2007.
He was filmed grabbing the weapon and firing on the guards before being shot to death. He managed to shoot three bullets and wound one of the guards in the shoulder before being killed.
According to the National Insurance Act, a person who commits a crime of a nationalistic nature is not eligible for a pension. However, Channel 10 News reported on Thursday, Khatib’s family filed a lawsuit and was able to convince the court that Khatib’s actions only looked like a terror attack.
“The behavior of the plaintiff, as recorded by the camera, does not support the conclusion that the incident was nationalistically motivated, because the plaintiff opened fire after the guard went after him and almost caught up with him,” wrote Judge Maha Samir Ammar, according to Channel 10.
According to the report, the family also sought to start criminal proceedings against the security guard who shot Khatib, but the Jerusalem Magistrates Court ruled that the guards acted in self defense.
The police responded to the ruling by saying that there is no doubt that the terrorist acted for nationalistic reasons. The lawyer who represented Khatib’s family rejected the police’s claims and told Channel 10, “Unfortunately, the police are misleading the public about an unfortunate incident that began in an incomprehensible way.”
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7. Hizbullah Wants to Move Far-Reaching Scuds from Syria
by Elad Benari
The Hizbullah terror group wants to move Scud D-type missiles and modern anti-aircraft equipment from Syria to Lebanon, Channel 2 News reported on Thursday.
According to the report, the group fears the weapons may come into the hands of the rebels against Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The report said that Hizbullah has recently been considering moving to Lebanon the modern weapons it already owns but which are being kept in the group’s bases in Damascus. Channel 2 noted that the Scud D missiles are considered quite sophisticated and have the ability to reach as far as the city of Eilat.
Hizbullah is reportedly concerned over a possible attack by the armed rebel forces in Syria on its weapons arsenal in Damascus. The group fears that the rebel Free Syrian Army may loot the weapons stockpile.
A Jordanian news site reported in early May that western spy satellites have recently spotted movements of Syrian heavy missile launchers northward and southward, toward Syria's borders with Turkey and Israel.
The site said hundreds of high-caliber launchers are being moved, and that these could only be long range Scud missile launchers.
Syria has threatened in the past that in the event of foreign military intervention on its soil, it will not hesitate to fire missiles at Israel and Turkey in order to ignite a large scale regional war.
The IDF’s Northern District Commander Yair Golan warned on Wednesday that the battle being waged in Syria between opponents of the Assad regime and Assad loyalists may have an effect on what is happening in Israel.
“Al-Qaeda related factors that are active there now and working against the regime may operate against us over time,” Golan said. “The Syrian threat to Israel requires attention. It will not happen tomorrow morning, but it can occur within a few months.”
Golan added, “Syria has weapons of mass destruction along with a very heavy arsenal of weapons, including surface-to-ground missiles and chemical weapons. The fact that Syria is a storehouse of weapons which fuels terrorists in the region is very unsettling.”
Hizbullah leader Hasan Nasrallah recently threatened to strike multiple targets in Israel, including Tel Aviv.
“We are capable of not only hitting specific targets in Tel Aviv but also any place in occupied Palestine,” he said.
“The era has come when we survive while they will be doomed to extinction,” Nasrallah added. “For every building that is destroyed in the southern suburbs, several buildings will be destroyed in Tel Aviv in return.”
The German broadcaster ZDF reported Wednesday that Iran is using commercial aircrafts to smuggle weapons and explosives to Syria and Hizbullah in Lebanon.
Citing Western security sources, ZDF said that Iran Air and Yas Air have repeatedly used aircrafts designated as passenger planes to transport weapons to the Assad regime and Hizbullah.
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by Elad Benari
The Hizbullah terror group wants to move Scud D-type missiles and modern anti-aircraft equipment from Syria to Lebanon, Channel 2 News reported on Thursday.
According to the report, the group fears the weapons may come into the hands of the rebels against Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The report said that Hizbullah has recently been considering moving to Lebanon the modern weapons it already owns but which are being kept in the group’s bases in Damascus. Channel 2 noted that the Scud D missiles are considered quite sophisticated and have the ability to reach as far as the city of Eilat.
Hizbullah is reportedly concerned over a possible attack by the armed rebel forces in Syria on its weapons arsenal in Damascus. The group fears that the rebel Free Syrian Army may loot the weapons stockpile.
A Jordanian news site reported in early May that western spy satellites have recently spotted movements of Syrian heavy missile launchers northward and southward, toward Syria's borders with Turkey and Israel.
The site said hundreds of high-caliber launchers are being moved, and that these could only be long range Scud missile launchers.
Syria has threatened in the past that in the event of foreign military intervention on its soil, it will not hesitate to fire missiles at Israel and Turkey in order to ignite a large scale regional war.
The IDF’s Northern District Commander Yair Golan warned on Wednesday that the battle being waged in Syria between opponents of the Assad regime and Assad loyalists may have an effect on what is happening in Israel.
“Al-Qaeda related factors that are active there now and working against the regime may operate against us over time,” Golan said. “The Syrian threat to Israel requires attention. It will not happen tomorrow morning, but it can occur within a few months.”
Golan added, “Syria has weapons of mass destruction along with a very heavy arsenal of weapons, including surface-to-ground missiles and chemical weapons. The fact that Syria is a storehouse of weapons which fuels terrorists in the region is very unsettling.”
Hizbullah leader Hasan Nasrallah recently threatened to strike multiple targets in Israel, including Tel Aviv.
“We are capable of not only hitting specific targets in Tel Aviv but also any place in occupied Palestine,” he said.
“The era has come when we survive while they will be doomed to extinction,” Nasrallah added. “For every building that is destroyed in the southern suburbs, several buildings will be destroyed in Tel Aviv in return.”
The German broadcaster ZDF reported Wednesday that Iran is using commercial aircrafts to smuggle weapons and explosives to Syria and Hizbullah in Lebanon.
Citing Western security sources, ZDF said that Iran Air and Yas Air have repeatedly used aircrafts designated as passenger planes to transport weapons to the Assad regime and Hizbullah.
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8. Samaria Jews to Become ‘Facebook Warriors’
by Maayana Miskin
Facebook and other social networks have long been not only places for friends to connect, but also political fronts in which ideas are debated as often – if not more so – than in traditional forums.
The Samaria Residents Council has unveiled plans to help Judea and Samaria Jews use social networks to make their case. A new course with expert lecturers will teach them to make use of sites to reach their fellow Israelis directly, with no media middlemen.
“Sometimes a picture of a local event, a sunset, or just daily life can break down many of the barriers and stigmas that still exist in Israeli society,” said course director Itai Shkolnik.
Social networking is often more effective than appeals to traditional media, he continued. “A Youtube video made with creativity and without too much effort can get better ratings than an article on a news site. A well-written blog that’s publicized correctly can touch more hearts than an opinion piece in the newspaper,” he said.
The Residents Council has invested in finding some of the best lecturers in the field to teach the course, which will have a total of 14 lectures. Toward the end, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Public Diplomacy Yuli-Yoel Edelstein plans to meet with participants.
The new course will not replace Samaria activists’ work with mainstream media, said local strategist Yossi Dagan. However, he said, “The time has come to take another leap forward and enlist the system that is more influential today, the new media and the social network. Today the extreme Left has almost exclusive, organized control… We must change the trend there as well.”
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by Maayana Miskin
Facebook and other social networks have long been not only places for friends to connect, but also political fronts in which ideas are debated as often – if not more so – than in traditional forums.
The Samaria Residents Council has unveiled plans to help Judea and Samaria Jews use social networks to make their case. A new course with expert lecturers will teach them to make use of sites to reach their fellow Israelis directly, with no media middlemen.
“Sometimes a picture of a local event, a sunset, or just daily life can break down many of the barriers and stigmas that still exist in Israeli society,” said course director Itai Shkolnik.
Social networking is often more effective than appeals to traditional media, he continued. “A Youtube video made with creativity and without too much effort can get better ratings than an article on a news site. A well-written blog that’s publicized correctly can touch more hearts than an opinion piece in the newspaper,” he said.
The Residents Council has invested in finding some of the best lecturers in the field to teach the course, which will have a total of 14 lectures. Toward the end, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Public Diplomacy Yuli-Yoel Edelstein plans to meet with participants.
The new course will not replace Samaria activists’ work with mainstream media, said local strategist Yossi Dagan. However, he said, “The time has come to take another leap forward and enlist the system that is more influential today, the new media and the social network. Today the extreme Left has almost exclusive, organized control… We must change the trend there as well.”
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