THE DECEPTION OF UNRWA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees is the only UN agency in the world dedicated to one group of refugees. Palestinian refugees have been used as political pawns for decades by people who don't want peace in the Middle East. Over recent years, the Palestinians via UNRWA, have received billions of dollars of aid from the international community - the major of which has come, not from Islamic states but from Western nations. USA congressmen in the past have urgently appealed for reform in the UN body that deals exclusively with Palestinian refugees and their descendants, calling for alternative solutions to the deliberate containment of a people group in rundown camps. And neighboring Islamic nations “want them in refugee camps in order to perpetuate political hatred against Israel," said one high-ranking USA government source. A past report from the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) said UNRWA actually helps promotes terrorism. UNRWA schools use textbooks that deny the legitimacy of Israel and promote Jihad. Solid documentation exists for programming that promotes the Hamas terrorist group having been permitted in UNRWA-run schools in Gaza, and of UNRWA teachers in Gaza being associated with Hamas. A multitude of Palestinians, most particularly in Gaza, have been educated in an environment that promotes radicalism and Jihadist attitudes. What is more, UNWRA facilities have been reported as storing and transporting weapons, actually serving as terrorist military bases. (Compiled by JNN editors)

IRAN OFFERS FINANCIAL REWARD FOR FAMILIES OF POTENTIAL PALESTINIAN ‘INTIFADA MARTYRS’: The Islamic Republic of Iran announced on Wed. 24 Feb. 2016, its support for the "Jerusalem intifada" that Israel has been witnessing for the past five months, declaring that it would give financial rewards to families of Palestinian terrorists. Speaking at a press conference in Beirut, Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Fathali, said: "Continuing Iran's support for the Palestinian people, Iran announces the provision of financial aid to families of Palestinian martyrs who were killed in the "Jerusalem intifada." According to the ambassador, every family of a martyr will receive $7,000, while a family whose home was demolished by the IDF will receive $30,000. Fathali said that "the martyrs' blood will release the entire Palestine, from the river to the sea." Hamas' foreign relations chief, Osama Hamdan, said that Hamas appreciates the Iranian initiative to support the Palestinian intifada. (J. Post)

SHULTZ WARNS OF RELIGIOUS WAR LED BY ISIS, IRAN: The greatest danger facing Israel and the world today is the war being waged by ISIS and Iran in the name of religion, former USA secretary of state George Shultz warned in Jerusalem earlier this week. After centuries of the international community’s separating religion and war, Shultz said, the two are becoming intertwined in the 21st century. “You can’t tear religion and war apart from each other, and now with ISIS and Iran, war has a religious background to it,” he said. “It’s very dangerous. It is something we need to think through carefully and need to demolish. One of the things you have to watch for with Iran having all this money from the lifting of sanctions, and with them having Russian support, is that Hezbollah will be putting weapons in Lebanon without a doubt,” he added. “We have to be clear that a person who puts a weapon in a civilian location like a school or hospital is a war criminal. The person who takes him out is not a war criminal, but rather a person who says, ‘We cannot allow these sanctuaries to be established.’” PM Netanyahu paid tribute to Shultz’s great friendship and support for Israel. “International terrorism is not the result of the activities of individuals but the work of terror states,” Netanyahu said, saying that when Shultz and the USA had understood this, it had made a significant difference in combating terrorist threats. “That thinking is what is required today,” he added. (J. Post)

EGYPT’S A-SISI SAYS NETANYAHU HAS ‘GREAT POWERS’: Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told members of the Conference of Presidents visiting Cairo that Israeli PM Netanyahu is "a leader who possesses great powers, which assist him not only to lead his country, but can also advance the region and the entire world." Al-Sisi met in Cairo last week with 40 leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. They reportedly discussed Egyptian-USA relations, Israeli-Egyptian relations, and regional threats – especially those posed by terrorist organizations and their supporters – as well as the danger from Iran after the signing of the nuclear agreement. The Jewish leaders described the two-hour meeting as a "very productive discussion" and said they were impressed by al-Sisi's analysis on a wide variety of issues. (Arutz-7)

ISRAEL: PA OFFFICIAL’S COMMENTS PROVE THEY DON’T WANT PEACE: If Israeli officials needed proof that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is not interested in peace, they found it in remarks made this week, by the PA’s FM Riyad al-Malki. Malki, who accompanied PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas on a visit to Japan, was asked questions about the deadlock in the peace talks with Israel. “We will never go back and sit again in direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations,” he replied. Officials in the prime minister's entourage to Berlin, where PM Binyamin Netanyahu met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, said in response that anyone who wants to resume the peace process should be aware of statements of this kind. "We know that peace will only be achieved through direct negotiations. It seems that the Palestinians know this as well so they do not want direct negotiations," the official said. The comments come amid a renewed push by the West to resume talks between Israel and the Palestinians. The last round of peace talks between the sides stalled in 2014 when the PA breached the condition of the talks and unilaterally joined international institutions. Since then, much pressure has been applied on Israel to resume discussion, even though the PA has rejected them and Abbas has continuously imposed preconditions on the talks. Abbas has admitted that he rejected "out of hand" an Israeli offer for a PA state on nearly 95% of Judea & Samaria. (INN)

SEALANT FOR COLLAPSED LUNGS WINS ISRAELI INNOVATION PRIZE:Vigor Medical Technologies, makers of a system that can seal internal and external wounds without suturing, bandages, or tape, was named Israel's most innovative company by Ofir Akunis, minister of science, technology and space. Vigor's wound repair system is designed for use in cases of thoracic trauma, a chest injury that can cause the lungs to collapse. As many as 20% of soldiers injured in battle die from collapsed lungs - but if treated within an hour, the injured person has an 80% chance of survival. The company's sealant devices can be carried in the field by medical personnel and administered in case of an emergency. (Times of Israel)

NEW ISRAELI BANDAGE STOPS ‘UNCONTROLLABLE' BLEEDING: A new Israeli-developed bandage aims to save lives in cases of severe bleeding, where conventional treatment procedures could fail to stop a deadly hemorrhage. Yuval Yaskil, owner and CEO of developers Core Scientific Creations (CSC), says the WoundClot bandage not only stops severe bleeding within minutes - without the need to apply pressure on the wound - but also enhances the blood's natural process of clotting. Just stopping the blood from leaving the patient's body is not enough, Yaskil explained, as it can sometimes take hours before a patient reaches a hospital. WoundClot was chemically crafted to stop bleeding. Dr. Shani Gross, CTO of CSC, explained that WoundClot looks like any other bandage, but can "absorb enormous amounts of blood and then it transforms into a gel state." In fact, the more blood absorbed in the bandage, the quicker the clotting process will proceed. Video footage of a trial surgery documented and edited by CSC, shows how a 10 by 10 centimeter strip of WoundClot stops a liver wound from bleeding in less than three minutes. (Ha'aretz/J. Post)

TECHNION ISRAEL DEVELOPS SMALL PORTABLE ULTRASOUND SYSTEM: Prof. Yonina Eldar at Israel's Technion has developed an advanced ultrasound probe that eliminates the need for large ultrasound devices. With such a system, ultrasound scans can be performed in disaster areas or in developing countries with limited medical infrastructure. Uploading the scan results to a cloud enables a doctor to view the findings on a mobile device. Using a new algorithm, the data can be reduced at the initial scanning stage, so that it can be uploaded to a cloud without harming image quality and without loss of data. (Jewish Business News)

ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS TOP MISSION IS COUNTERING GAZA TUNNELS:Israel’s top general said Tues. 9 Feb. 2016 that the military’s number one mission for 2016 is to counter the renewed threat posed by terrorist attack tunnels from Gaza. Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot said Gaza’s Hamas rulers have been rebuilding the sophisticated network of underground tunnels that Israel targeted during the 2014 war. “Hamas is diverting great resources to restore what it considers a pattern that allows it to enter Israel discreetly and carry out attacks,” Eisenkot said. “We have the most advanced abilities in the world and still this is a major challenge.” Israel launched its 2014 offensive in Gaza to stop years of frequent rocket attacks. But as the campaign intensified, and Israel became increasingly adept at shooting down incoming projectiles with its Iron Dome system, the tunnels emerged as an even greater threat. Israel then sent in troops that destroyed more than 30 tunnels Hamas had built to infiltrate and carry out attacks against soldiers and civilians. The border area has since remained largely quiet, but Hamas has publicly boasted that it has rebuilt its tunnel network. Israelis living near the border have also reported hearing tunneling sounds under their homes recently and have been pressing the government to do something about it. The IDF claims to be working, mostly in secret, to locate and destroy the Hamas tunnel threat from Gaza, Eisenkot said. "We have advanced capabilities. We are doing a lot, but many of these efforts are hidden from the public. We have dozens, if not a hundred, engineering vehicles on the Gaza border." (Washington Post/Times of Israel) Continue to pray that all terrorist tunnels being built in and from Gaza will be discovered and eliminated before future attacks occur.

OUTRAGEOUS: ABBAS HOSTS FAMILY MEMBERS OF TERRORISTS:Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who the West often claims is a “peace partner” for Israel, on Wednesday, 3 Feb. 2016, hosted families of terrorists from Jerusalem, some of whom carried out deadly attacks against Jews. The meeting, which took place at Abbas’ headquarters in Ramallah, was held just hours after three Palestinian Arab terrorists carried out a shooting and stabbing attack at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, killing one Border Police officer and wounding a second one. In attendance at the meeting were family members of 11 terrorists who carried out attacks during the last four months and whose bodies are still being held by Israel. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways to return the bodies of the terrorists to their families. Abbas told the families that he is making great efforts to have the bodies returned and claimed that the burial of "shahids" (martyrs) is a right and as such he is opposed to the conditions set by Israel for the release of the bodies. Those conditions that Abbas “is opposed to,” stipulate that the bodies of the terrorists will not be released until the families meet the police’s demands that are meant to ensure the funerals do not turn into demonstrations of incitement, mob violence and glorification of terrorism The fact that Abbas met with families of terrorists should come as no surprise, as he has refused to condemn attacks against Israelis and, in fact, has justified the attacks by claiming that Palestinians are driven to carry them out due to their frustration with the “difficult conditions” under which they live. (Arutz-7)

COULD THE MUSLIM VOTE SWING THE USA ELECTION? Nihad Awad, Executive Director of CAIR (The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim Brotherhood-linked group), has called on the growing numbers of American Muslim voters to increase and utilize their electoral power. Specifically, Awad said that the increasing Muslim populations in eight "swing" states should take advantage of their strength for the upcoming presidential elections. "What Muslims do and do not do in 2016," Awad stated "can influence not only the future of America itself, but also the future relationship between America and the Muslim world. Your votes are your negotiating power; if you don't like Islamophobia, or what Donald Trump or Ben Carson said, get busy in 2016, register to vote!" But that's not enough, according to Awad's vision: "Register other people to vote! Turn your Islamic centers and mosques into voter registration centers and polling stations. Train yourself into how to get involved in the political process.” He then listed the eight key states in which the "Muslim vote can be the swing vote:" Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania.  A six-state survey released by CAIR shows that 73% of registered Muslim voters say they will go to the polls in upcoming primary elections - and that no less than two-thirds will vote for Democratic Party candidates. The Muslim population in the United States is estimated at 3.3 million, about 1% of the total American population. (Israel National News)

USA, UK INTELLIGENCE HACKED INTO ISRAELI DRONES UNDER OPERATION ‘ANARCHIST’: The United States and British intelligence services hacked into Israeli drones in order to monitor their activity under a classified program code-named "Anarchist," media sources reported Friday, 29 Jan. 2016. The UK's intelligence services known as the Governments Communication Headquarters (GCHQ), working in conjunction with the National Security Agency (NSA), systematically surveyed Israeli drones from Cyprus in order to collect information on military operations in Gaza, to watch out for potential strikes on Iran, and monitor drone technology the Jewish State was exporting around the world. Leaked documents provided by USA whistle blower, Edward Snowden, show that the UK and USA intelligence services collected snapshot images from the Israeli drones and data mapping pinpointing the paths taken by the unmanned aircraft devices. The "Anarchist" program was operated from a Royal Air Force military position located on the highest point in Cyprus, near Mount Olympus. The disclosure also noted that the dual efforts to hack into Israeli Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s were to monitor potential conflagration between Israel and Iran, with one report explaining: "Our ability to collect and track and report this activity is important for the initial detection and tip-off for any potential pre-emptive or retaliatory strike against Iran.” GCHQ files also show that "Anarchist" program centered heavily on operations carried out by the IDF during military campaigns in Gaza, mainly 2008's "Operation Cast Lead." (J.Post)

PALESTINIAN MEDIA SPURRING WAVE OF TERROR: Hamas' Al Aqsa television channel has been devoting nearly all of its air time over the past four months to encouraging attacks on Israelis. Interviews with relatives of terrorists are a daily occurrence. Other channels such as Palestine al-Yom and al-Quds also carry daily broadcasts that encourage attacks. Moreover, the news of every attack is accompanied by songs of joy and praise to the martyrs. (Ynet)