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Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (Likud) has decided not to extend the seizure order issued last year against the Od Yosef Chai yeshiva (Torah academy - ed.) building in Yitzhar, in the heart of Samaria, according to Channel 10. For the first time in over a year, police and IDF forces will vacate the premises and allow students to return. The yeshiva was initially seized by Border Policemen in April 2014, following clashes between an extreme element in the community and security forces. The cyclical clashes began after a house was destroyed by the IDF, sparking tire-slashings of two IDF cars....

An Arab terrorist armed with a knife stabbed an Israeli at the Tapuach junction in Shomron (Samaria) on Tuesday morning. The terrorist stabbed the victim, identified as Evyatar.Borovsky, in the upper body, wounding him critically. The terrorist then grabbed his gun and fired at the Border Police who were stationed in the area. Border Police officers fired back, wounding the perpetrator. Magen David Adom teams arrived at the scene and tried to revive the 31-year-old Israeli father of five from the Yitzhar, but pronounced him dead on the spot. Evyatar was an actor who appeared in various theater productions and...

Yisrael Jarmon of Eli, driving to Jerusalem Thursday morning, was ambushed and shot at repeatedly by terrorists - and emerged without a scratch.The well-planned terrorist attack occurred at around 10:00 this morning. Yisrael was on his way to Jerusalem, about a half-kilometer [north of] Ofrah, when two Arabs standing on the side of the road attacked his car. One threw a large rock, forcing him to slow down, while the other one opened fire. "I continued to drive, even as they fired at me," he said, "and miraculously made it safely to Ofrah." Yoav Finkel of Ofrah, who arrived...

JERUSALEM -- A New Jersey-born Israeli soldier who became the first to refuse to take part in Israel's evacuation of the Gaza Strip was motivated by his love for the land "given to the Jews by God," his father said Monday. Cpl. Avi Bieber, 19, was pulled away Sunday after he shouted support for settlers who were interfering with an army operation to destroy abandoned buildings in the Gaza Strip. His actions, and his father's comments Monday, underlined the ideological and religious chasm between camps of opposing Israelis over the August pullout. While many soldiers have said they will disobey...

Civil war is national suicide AITON BIRNBAUM, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 29, 2005 As disengagement draws closer, some fear that growing tensions may erupt into armed conflict. Worst-case scenarios of disengagement, security chiefs warn, include assassination of the prime minister or other leaders and violent civil unrest . The more we positively discount such possibilities, the more likely it is that we are in denial. Civil war could threaten our very existence – the prospect of which, while naturally engendering avoidance of the topic, also demands overcoming anxiety in order to perform a realistic risk assessment. Clinicians evaluating suicidal clients...

JERUSALEM – It has spread like a fierce contagion. People wear it. Billboards shout it. Kids distribute in on the streets. See it dangling from cars, buses, baby carriages, backpacks. It's the color orange and it is everywhere. As Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate the Jewish communities of Gaza and parts of the West Bank on Aug. 15 draws closer, grassroots anti-withdrawal campaigns have geared up exponentially. With the color theme of orange, signifying the citrus groves that thrive in Jewish Gaza, the plan is to have as many Israelis as possible drape the country in orange to...

It would be few contemporary parents who are not familiar with the animated children's film, "Finding Nemo." In the oceanic fantasy story, the young Nemo, a clown fish, is inadvertently captured in a fish collector's diving net and his father, Marlin, accompanied by an absent-minded Angel-fish friend named Dory, sets out on a quest to find his abducted son. At one point in their travels and trials, they are waylaid by a massive brute of a toothy Great White shark named Bruce and forcibly invited to a “get together.” Steered by the fins of the massive beast, they soon find...

Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu intends to vote against disengagement in Sunday's cabinet vote unless Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agrees to a national referendum, sources close to him said on Tuesday. The minister is to vote in favor of the disengagement implementation bill in the Knesset on Wednesday. Netanyahu does not plan to announce how he intends to vote in Sunday's cabinet vote on the withdrawal until the last minute, but a source close to him said he has made up his mind and something very dramatic would have to happen for him to vote in favor. The source said that...

Jan. 3, 2005 9:59 | Updated Jan. 3, 2005 21:29 Soldier fires shots during outpost evacuation scuffle By MATTHEW GUTMAN Outpost evacuation near Yitzhar Settler girls during scuffle with soldiers who had arrived to dismantle an illegal outpost near Yitzhar, in the northern West Bank Photo: AP In what some settlers are calling the opening shots of the final push against the contentious disengagement plan, an IDF soldier fired at least one warning shot towards residents of the Nablus-area settlement of Yitzhar, where earlier in the day the IDF had dismantled an illegal outpost. During the outpost's evacuation, some 19...

Friday, 15:30 - One Israeli is dead after having been shot outside the Shomron town of Itamar by an Arab terrorist. The attacker was a member of the Palestinian Authority's Preventative Security Force. The lone terrorist fired at a rear sentry post of Itamar shortly before 11:00am today. The community’s first response team was activated and the security officer, Shlomo Miller, 50, responded. The lone terrorist targeted Miller’s vehicle, hitting him in the head, chest and abdomen. The terrorist then grabbed Miller’s M-16 and fled. He was eventually shot dead by the members of the first response team, but not...

(IsraelNN.com) Preliminary reports indicate two persons have been wounded by terrorist gunfire in the Shomron community of Itamar. Unconfirmed reports state at least one victim has been seriously wounded. Details to follow as they become available.

(IsraelNN.com) Two persons were wounded by gunfire earlier in the shooting attack near Maale Shomron. The victims were transported in light condition to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. Security officials report that five vehicles were hit by terrorist gunfire. It remains unclear if the shots were fired from a stationary position or passing vehicle.

(IsraelNN.com) Magen David Adom reports one person was lightly wounded in his leg in a terrorist shooting attack near the main entrance to Ofrah, in the Benjamin Regional Council district of the Shomron. A mobile intensive care unit is treating the victim.

(IsraelNN.com) PA sources reported earlier that 12 persons were taken into IDF custody in Kabatia in the Shomron. Most of the suspects in custody have been identified as Islamic Jihad terrorists.

Oct. 23, 2003 Israel issues tender for over 300 homes in West Bank By YAAKOV KATZ The Housing Ministry issued a tender Thursday for the construction of more than 300 new housing units in two West Bank settlements. According to the tender, 153 new homes will be built in the West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron near Nablus and another 180 units will be constructed in Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem. The US-backed road map peace plan calls on Israel to halt construction of settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, areas, where the according to the plan, the Palestinians...

(Sunday 19 October 20:00) Three Israelis were murdered by terrorist gunfire in the Shomron shortly before 19:00 tonight. The terror attack occurred near Ein Yabrud, an Arab village located [northeast of Ramallah] in proximity to the Shomron community of Ofrah. According to the preliminary information available, the Ofrah paramedic ambulance was informed of the attack at 19:00, immediately responding to the location a short distance away. It remains unclear at this time but reports indicate the initial response may have been delayed due to ongoing gunfire. An army report indicates that in addition to the gunfire, a bomb may have...

Operation “Bon Voyage” Begins Tonight 18:15 Sep 11, '03 / 14 Elul 5763 IsraelNN.com) Israel Police ”Operation Bon Voyage” is scheduled to begin tonight, resulting in 650 policepersons being deployed on roads around the country. An emphasis will be placed on the ongoing terror alert. >B>Wanted Fatah Terrorist Apprehended in Shechem 12:03 Sep 11, '03 / 14 Elul 5763 (IsraelNN.com) A wanted Fatah terrorist was apprehended by IDF troops in PA-controlled Shechem. Rock Attacks in the Shomron 18:44 Sep 11, '03 / 14 Elul 5763 (IsraelNN.com) Motorists traveling on the Trans-Samaria Highway in the Shomron were targeted in rock-throwing...

(IsraelNN.com) Firefighters working to control the arson blazes in the northern Shomron community of Kadim were targeted by terrorist gunfire a short time ago. There are no reports of injuries.