Posts Tagged: Gush Etzion
Terror Arson Suspected in Massive Forest Fires Near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Two massive fires broke out recently in the Jerusalem area, one in the Giloh neighborhood and one near Abu-Gosh, on the main route...
Palestinian Parody Video Mocks Kidnapped Israeli Teens (VIDEO)
Two crudely-produced YouTube videos uploaded by a user named "Paltube" on Sunday mock the kidnapping of three Israeli high school students on June 12. Israel believes...
Mother of Abducted Israeli Teen: It’s Hard to Eat, Sleep
"It's been a very hard time; it's hard to breathe - but we're doing it," says Racheli Frankel, the mother of Naftali, 16, who was...
IDF Cautions Patience as Troops Scour West Bank for Kidnapped Teens
As thousands of Israeli troops comb through Palestinian Authority controlled towns and villages looking for three Israeli teens kidnapped a week ago, officers leading...
‘No Limits’ on Will, Ways and Means to Find Abducted Teens, Defense Minister Vows
Israel has placed "no limitations" on capabilities and drive to find the trio of teens kidnapped by Hamas almost a week ago, and punish...
Palestinian Authority Raid Exposes Hamas Dungeon for Hiding Israeli Captives (VIDEO)
Video footage released on Tuesday showed what Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials said was an underground dungeon Hamas had prepared meant to hide abducted Israelis. The...
Despite Terror, Life at the Gush Etzion Junction Continues as Usual (VIDEO)
It has been five days since the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens by Palestinian terrorists at the Gush Etzion junction in Judea. Standing at...
Hamas Says ‘Keeping All Options Open’ as Israel Ratchets Up Search for Abducted Teens
"All options of the Palestinian resistance remain open," a Hamas official vowed Monday, as Israel strove to find and free three teens kidnapped Thursday near...
Israeli Community Rallies behind Kidnapped Teenager’s Family; Aunt of Naftali Frenkel Describes Nephew (VIDEO)
NOF AYALON - On a quiet street in the rural community of Nof Ayalon, located in central Israel's Ayalon Valley, members of the press stood...
Israel: Hitchhiking Home
Between 2010 and 2014, I lived in the Gush Etzion community of Efrat, south of Bethlehem, less than a kilometer from where three Israeli youths...
Netanyahu Says Hamas Kidnapped Israeli Teens, Pledges ‘Severe Repercussions’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blamed Hamas for the kidnapping of three teenagers, two Israeli and one American, after a wave of...
Islamic Jihad Leader Calls for Kidnapping of Israelis
JNS.org - Khaled Albatsh, a leader of the Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad, on Friday called on Palestinians to kidnap more Israelis. Speaking at a...
Israel’s Ancient and Historic Trees
JNS.org - In 2013, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) published a survey of mature trees in Jerusalem that was...
Israeli Settler Doctor Provides Free Care to Ailing Palestinians
On a day when snow still covers the Judean hills, a Jewish doctor from Efrat drives into the neighboring Palestinian village of Wadi Nis. He...
