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Israel's Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said on Sunday that dropping a nuclear weapon on the Gaza Strip is "an option." Speaking in a radio interview, the far-right minister maintained that "there are no non-combatants in Gaza," adding that providing humanitarian aid to the Strip would constitute "a failure." Eliyahu was then asked if – since there are no non-combatants in his view – a nuclear attack on the Gaza Strip is an option. "That's one way," he responded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded by saying that Eliyahu's comments are "divorced from reality" and that Israel and the...

Police Minister Supports Police in Western Wall Shofar Incident 15:13 Oct 25, '06 / 3 Cheshvan 5767 by Hillel Fendel The Knesset held a mini-debate Wednesday morning on the arrest of a young man for blowing a shofar at the Western Wall this past Rosh HaShanah. Several Knesset Members of the National Union party had submitted a Knesset query to Public Security Minister Avi Dichter, who oversees the police department, regarding the arrest. The basic thrust of all the queries, to which Dichter responded today, was: "How can it be that in a Jewish state, a man is arrested in...

Photo Essay: Funeral of Murdered 18-Year-Old Eliyahu Asheri 20:13 Jun 29, '06 / 3 Tammuz 5766 by Hillel Fendel and Ezra HaLevi Thousands of people, including both chief rabbis and other notables, attended the funeral of Eliyahu Asheri, kidnapped and murdered by Arab terrorists. Arutz-7 brings photos from the funeral. Roads in Jerusalem were closed in honor of the funeral, which is to end with the youth's burial in the Mt. of Olives cemetery. Eliyahu's teachers and family, one after the other, spoke about what a sweet person he was. Over and over it was mentioned that Eliyahu's prayers were...

Funeral of Eliyahu Asheri, Kidnapped and Murdered by Terrorists 15:07 Jun 29, '06 / 3 Tammuz 5766 by Hillel Fendel The kidnapped youth's funeral has begun, and he will be buried on Mt. of Olives. His body was found overnight near Ramallah, after he was kidnapped and murdered Sunday night. His mother speaks. Roads in Jerusalem will be closed, in honor of the funeral. Eliyahu had not been seen since Sunday night, and only Monday afternoon did it become fairly clear that he had been kidnapped. By then, however, he was already dead - even while volunteers searched throughout Judea...

A charred body found in the Ramallah area Wednesday morning will be taken shortly to the Institute for Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir in order to verify its identity and the possibility that the body is that of missing Itamar resident Eliyahu Asheri.

Jun. 27, 2006 2:17 | Updated Jun. 28, 2006 14:34 PRC presents Eliyahu Asheri's ID card By REBECCA ANNA STOIL AND JPOST.COM STAFF The Palestinian Resistance Committees presented first signs of proof Wednesday afternoon that the group was holding Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri, the 18-year-old Itamar resident who went missing on Sunday. A spokesman for the group, known as Abu Abir, presented Asheri's identification card at a press conference in Gaza. The card showed Asheri's correct identification number and birth date, leading Israeli authorities to believe the card was authentic. The group gave no indication as to the wellbeing of Asheri,...

Hamas-Affiliated Group Threatens to Kill Kidnapped Youth 14:54 Jun 28, '06 / 2 Tammuz 5766 by Hillel Fendel The Popular Resistance Committees announced that it is holding its second Israeli kidnapping victim - Eliyahu Asheri, 18, of Itamar - and said it would execute him if the IDF does not quit Gaza. While the IDF continues its incursion into Gaza to free abducted Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was taken early Sunday morning by a terrorists who tunneled into an Israeli army outpost, Hamas groups say they have kidnapped a second Israeli. Eliyahu, son to Miriam and Yitro Asheri, is a...

Abductors present Eliyahu Asheri's ID card Popular Resistance Committees spokesman: Threat to hurt kidnapped settler is Gaza is invaded 'serious'; family members at settlement of Itamar fear for 18-year-old son's life. 'Watch over him, treat him well,' mother begs Efrat Weiss While Gaza Strip under pressure of IDF tanks, West Bank terrorists attempt to exert their own pressure: The Popular Resistance Committees organization on Wednesday afternoon presented for the first time a picture of kidnapped settler Eliyahu Asheri's identity card. Asheri, a resident of Itamar, has been missing from his home since the weekend, and his family fears for his...

Oct. 16, 2003 Palestinians set fire to Joseph's Tomb By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH Joseph's Tomb set on fire Photo: AP Advertisement The IDF permitted hundreds of Jewish worshippers access to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus to pray at the shrine early Thursday. Later the worshippers left in buses accompanied by IDF forces who guarded them throughout the visit. Shortly after their departure a group of Palestinian youths arrived at the site and set fire to the shrine throwing burning tires inside the compound. The local Palestinian fire brigade arrived and extinguished the flames. It was the fourth time authorization was given to...