Tuesday, January 26, 2016

1/26/16

* Furious Netanyahu slams Ban Ki-moon for 'stoking' Palestinian terrorism  UN chief: It's 'human nature to react to occupation'; PM: There's no justification for terror, the Palestinians want to destroy Israel. 

* 'Israel's electrical grid attacked in massive cyber attack'  Steinitz says attack was dealt with. 

* Ya'alon: Turkey funds ISIS militants by buying oil from them  Despite efforts to normalize ties between Jerusalem and Ankara, the defense minister leveled scathing criticism at Turkey. 

* Israel believes Russia's intervention decreases chance of Israel-Hezbollah conflict  IDF assessments continue to warn that small incidents could escalate quickly on borders. 

* Pope meets Rouhani, asks Iran to help stop Mideast terrorism  A Vatican statement issued after the meeting spoke of the "relevant role Iran is called on to play" to find political solutions to the problems afflicting the Middle East. 

* 'Doomsday Clock' to stand still amid nuclear tensions  The so-called Doomsday Clock will remain set at three-minutes-to-midnight amid global perils such as climate change and nuclear proliferation. 

* NO HOLDS BARRED: What's Richard Branson's problem with Israel?  Clearly such views are not just a moral abomination but represent a deplorable and permanent stain on the reputation of a man who won the Nobel Peace Prize. 

* EU Commission President: Without Jews, there is no Europe  Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, President Jean-Claude Juncker vows to fight rising European anti-Semitism. 

* Europe's 'Non-Violent' Campaign Against Israel  The European Union's relentless pressure on Israel to comply with conditions it believes would bring peace amounts to a "non-violent" campaign against the Jewish state. 

* Russia BBC Panorama: Kremlin demands 'Putin corruption' proof  The Kremlin has called on the US Treasury to come up with proof after it told a BBC investigation it considered President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt.

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