Female Terrorist Shot By Israeli Security Forces In Afula Central Bus Terminal - Watch Video

UPDATE: Message From Family Of Yossi Gerson, Missing From Lawrence, NY

Dear All,

After meeting with the Gerson family this morning, we would like to provide an authorized and accurate update of where things stand.

Last night the turnout for the search orchestrated by Shomrim and family friends had numbers beyond belief. There were long waits and even longer lines and we appreciate the incredible patience that everyone had.

Here are some facts:
More than 470 locations were searched by over 800 volunteers;
Over 115 hotel/motels were searched; nearly every park in the Queens, Long Island and Manhattan areas were searched;
Every single hospital in Queens, Long Island, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan was searched;

Additionally, subway stations, all LIRR stations and libraries were checked;

Yes, there were some leads that we are all hearing about but so far none of them have panned out reliably.
We understand that as Shabbos arrives options will be limited so we are launching one final effort today. Thousands of flyers are being printed as we speak. We are going to literally blanket several areas where Yossi was potentially seen with these flyers. 

These include areas in the Five Towns, Queens and Brooklyn/Crown Heights. Our hope is that with thousands upon thousands of flyers with Yossi’s face plastered around New York City, one person somewhere will ultimately help bring Yossi home safely. 

In addition, our NYPD liaison, Alex Wercberger, has arranged for every police precinct and police car in the Queens area, where Yossi was supposedly seen, to carry these flyers.

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP WITH THIS EFFORT, PLEASE COME TO 334 CENTRAL AVENUE IN LAWRENCE BETWEEN 12:30-1:30PM TODAY. AGAIN, THE SPECIFIC MISSION WILL BE TO POST FLYERS IN AS MANY PLACES AS POSSIBLE. WE WILL NOT NEED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FOR THIS EFFORT SO IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF YOU NEED TO ATTEND, YOU CAN EMAIL US AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A PROMPT RESPONSE.

Finally, we know that there have been inquiries about an Atzeres Tefillah for Yossi. It is our fervent tefillah that as Shabbos approaches, Yossi will be found safely. If this is c”v not the case, then we will IYH announce the location and timing of such an event over the weekend.
Once again we would like to thank our incredible community for literally bonding together like never before.
Wishing everyone a wonderful Shabbos,
Alan and Wendy Gerson

Terror Timeline: A Bloody Week, Day after Day

Arab terror onslaught has been going on for eight days, with new attacks reported every few hours.

The latest Arab terror onslaught has been going on for eight days, with new attacks reported every few hours. Arutz Sheva provides its reader with a roundup of the major attacks. It should be noted that over 100 smaller-scale violent incidents are being reported daily.

Thursday, October 1:

Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin were gunned down in their car near Itamar, in Samaria. The young parents, who were in their thirties, were residents of Neria in Samaria. They were murdered in front of the eyes of their four children, aged four months, four years, 7 and 9, who were in the car at the time. 

A five man Hamas terror cell that carried out the attack was arrested several days later.

Rabbi Eitam's parents, who made aliyah from America, are Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founder of the Nishmat Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem and Rabbi Yehuda Henkin, known posek (halakhic decisor) and author of the four volume set of responsa, Bnai Banim.

Friday, October 2:

Israel Police and the IDF arrested Palestinian Arabs across Israel afterhundreds participated in violence against Israeli military forces and civilians. The riots took place at Rachel's Tomb in Beit Lehem (Bethlehem) Friday afternoon, where Arabs threw rocks, firebombs and burning tires at the Jewish holy site, in Hevron, and near Beit El, in the Binyamin region.

Police arrested a 25 year-old from Shuafat in Jerusalem for attempting a terror attack on a Border Police officer in the Old City. The suspect tried to throw firebombs at civilians.

In the coastal town of Lod, Arab gunfire wounded a five-year-old child, Maoz Shiloh, as he sat in a sukkah. The bullet caused a fracture to the young boy's skull, and he was admitted to intensive care following a complicated surgery.

A 16-year-old girl who slept in her family's sukkah in Kokhav Ya'akov in the Binyamin region of Samaria was lightly wounded in the lower body, by a bullet which was fired from a nearby Arab village. 

Saturday, October 3:

Rabbi Nehemia Lavi, 41, and Aharon Banita Bennett, 21, were murdered in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Bennett, along with his wife and two-year-old son, were attacked by the terrorist; his wife was seriously wounded and the child lightly wounded. Rabbi Lavi, a father of seven, went out of his home with his gun to try and save Bennett and his family, but the terrorist stabbed him and took his weapon. Arab onlookerslaughed, spat and kicked Bennett's wife, who had a knife stuck in her shoulder and tried to get help.

A 15-year-old Jewish teen was stabbed at a gas station near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. He was listed in moderate-to-serious condition after being stabbed in the upper body. The attacker who fled the scene was shot dead by security forces.

Sunday, October 4:

Shortly after 11:00 PM, two rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel. The first one missed the target and exploded on the Gazan side of the border. A second rocket exploded in an open area of the Eshkol Regional Council. There were no physical injuries or damages.

A terrorist threw a firebomb at security forces at the Tomb 

of Rachel outside Bethlehem. A Border Guard officer was injured in that attack.

Tuesday, October 5:

A 16-month-old baby was lightly wounded when Arab terrorists threw rocks at a car on Highway 60 near Ma'ale Levona in Samaria. Both she and her mother, 32, were brought a local hospital for treatment, though both are stable and fully conscious.

Wednesday, October 7:

A female Arab terrorist stabbed and moderately wounded a Jewish man, aged 36, at the Lion's Gate in the Old City, on the eastern side of the Temple Mount. The man shot the terrorist, who is in serious condition. The stabber sneaked up from behind the man and stabbed him near the neck. He turned around and shot her in self defense. She tried to run away but nearby Border Police gave chase, pounced on her and neutralized her.

An Arab mob ambushed a female Jewish motorist with rocks, then proceeded to kick her and try and wrest her from the car. The woman, 38-year-old Tekoa resident Rivi Lev-Ohayon, was left wounded by rocks and kicks to her entire body, but managed to escape after other Jewish motorists intervened, with one allegedly shooting and injuring one of her attackers.

Woman injured at Beit Sahour Gush Etzion Council

An Arab terrorist stabbed an IDF soldier and tried to steal his gun in Kiryat Gat. The Arab terrorist arrived in Kiryat Gat on a bus, spotted the soldier and stole his weapon. The soldier fought to regain his gun, at which point he was stabbed in his head. He suffered moderate injuries. Police reached the scene within minutes, and rushed into a building to which the terrorist had escaped. They opened fire and eliminated him after he fired at them.

An Arab terrorist injured at least one person in a knife attack on passersby outside Petah Tikvah's central mall close to Beilinson Hospital. The attacker drew his knife and ran towards a crowd of civilians as he and his victim left the city's #1 bus, and succeeded in stabbing at least one of them before security guards opened fire in his direction, and succeeded in overpowering him. 

Thursday, October 8:
A female soldier and four civilians were stabbed and lightly wounded by a terrorist in central Tel Aviv's Begin Street. An Air Force soldier and policemen who were at the scene chased after the terrorist to nearby Mozes street, where they shot and killed him. Magen David Adom teams evacuated the soldier, 20, to hospital, along with a woman aged about 60, a man aged about 40 and another woman aged about 40. They are all conscious and were stabbed in the upper body. A fifth victim was also reported.

An Arab terrorist stabbed a 25-year-old Jewish man in Kiryat Arba, in Judea. The victim was seriously wounded with stab wounds to his back, in an attack that took place at the western gate of the town, which opens on to the Arab majority city of Hevron. Medical teams began treating the victim, who apparently is a resident of Kiryat Arba, and after initialtreatment, they evacuated him to Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem. 

A 25-year-old yeshiva student was seriously injured and another man lightly injured in a terror attack at the Jerusalem Light Rail station in front of national police headquarters near Ammunition Hill. Magen David Adom teams on scene at Haim Bar Lev Road treated the seriously injured man and brought him to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, where he arrived in critical condition, was subsequently sedated and was breathing through a respirator. 

An initial police investigation revealed the terrorist, 19-year-old Subhi Abu Halifa from Shuafat in eastern Jerusalem, approached the light rail station, stabbed the haredi student in the neck with a knife and tried to escape. 

As he fled, Abu Halifa passed a light rail guard, who he attacked in an attempt to steal his weapon. Police SWAT forces chased after the terrorist, arresting him with the assistance of police reinforcements on the scene.

A Jewish man in his twenties was stabbed and moderately wounded in an Arab terror attack in the northern city of Afula. The young victim was attacked on Arlozorov Street. Magen David Adom (MDA) and United Hatzalah crews were called to the scene and provided medical treatment, afterwards evacuating him to Haemek Hospital in the city. Initial reports indicate that the terrorist was apprehended by civilians who happened to be passing by at the time, and then arrested by police.

Yossi Gerson Still Missing: $20,000.00 Reward

Please read below from Alan and Wendy Gerson:

There isn’t much to say other than we are heartbroken. Our dear Yossi has vanished without a trace and we are asking and begging everyone everywhere to be our eyes and ears in the hopes that somebody has seen something. Whether you are in the Five Towns, Queens, Brooklyn or beyond, we ask you to share this information with anyone that you can.

Yossi needs to be found quickly so he can get the proper medical care from his doctors and resume what had been a wonderful and successful medical school path.

We ask you to respect the privacy of our family during this difficult time and we continue to have endless thanks to the hundreds of incredible heroes who continue to do everything they can to bring our Yossi home safely.

Please continue to daven for Yosef Yechiyeh ben Devorah.

From Achiezer's email list:

Yossi Gerson, a long time Lawrence resident left his home over Shemini Atzeres to visit a friend in Queens.

He was supposed to have returned home at the completion of Yom Tov but never did.

Yossi is in desperate need of medical attention and we really need any and every possible lead as soon as possible.

Please see attached flier below and if you have any information whatsoever please call:

Achiezer-516-791-4444
Nassau County Missing Persons Squad-516-573-7347
Shomrim-917-727-7306
Or 911

His Hebrew name is Yosef Yechiyeh ben Devorah.

US State Dept. Can't Explain Israel Double-Standards .. priceless!

State Dept. official left speechless when questioned why US army doesn't live up to the high standards it sets for Israeli forces.

During last year's Operation Protective Edge, during which the IDF battled Islamist terrorists in Gaza to put an end to the threat of rocket fire and terrorist infiltration tunnels targeting its citizens, Israel faced the usual tide of criticism for its use of force despite unprecedented measures to limit civilian casualties. 

 Among the critics was none other than the US State Department, which issued a remarkably harsh condemnation of Israel after one particular exchange with terrorists resulted in a stray shell hitting a UN school close to where terrorist gunmen were operating. 

 Despite it being unclear precisely who was responsible, or what the precise circumstances were, the State Department immediately rushed to accept Hamas's version of events in the following statement: 
 "The United States is appalled by today’s disgraceful shelling outside an UNRWA school in Rafah sheltering some 3,000 displaced persons, in which at least ten more Palestinian civilians were tragically killed... "The suspicion that militants are operating nearby does not justify strikes that put at risk the lives of so many innocent civilians. We call for a full and prompt investigation of this incident as well as the recent shelling of other UNRWA schools." 

 The State Dept. accused the Israeli army of ignoring coordinates of the school sent "repeatedly" to its forces, and called on Israel to "meet its own standards and avoid civilian casualties." 

 But it appears now that even the US is unable to meet those "standards"; on Sunday, a US airstrike in Afghanistan struck a hospital, killing at least 22 civilians. 

 Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) branded the airstrike a "war crime." 

 Associated Press journalist Matt Lee challenged US State Dept. spokesman Mark Toner over the strike, asking whether the US government viewed that incident - in which significantly more civilians were killed - as just as "disgraceful." 

 The response (see video above) was a series of pauses, stammering non-answers and evasion - underscoring the blatant double-standards so often employed by foreign governments when it comes to condemning Israel.

Obama Pulled Kerry from Netanyahu's UN 'Silence' Speech

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's powerful speech in the United Nations last week was largely upstaged by the murderous Palestinian terrorist attack wave that began less than two hours later.

However, two announcements by the Zionist Organization of America have returned the speech - during which he glared at the General Assembly delegates from around the world for 45 seconds of dramatic silence – to the news.

First, the ZOA issued a statement of praise for Netanyahu's condemnation of the international community for its utter silence regarding continuing Iranian threats to destroy Israel. Netanyahu also noted that Iran has also increased its funding and arming of the Assad regime in Syria, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Secondly, and more dramatically, the ZOA strongly criticized U.S. President Barack H. Obama for choosing to hold a video conference with Secretary of State John Kerry and United Nations Ambassador Samantha  Power precisely during Netanyahu's speech.

Obama thus "pulled" them from the UN hall while the Israeli Prime Minister was addressing the world body – just as Arab countries have routinely done when Israeli leaders and representatives speak.

Breitbart News reported that it was told by a State Department official that “Ambassador Power and Secretary Kerry were unable to attend Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech before the General Assembly because they were called into a meeting with President Obama, [in] which they participated via video teleconference.”

"It is appalling and unprecedented," ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said, "for an American president to pull senior U.S. representatives from the UN General Assembly hall ahead of the leader of any American ally's address to the United Nations. President Obama cannot possibly have been unaware of the signal this sends to friend and foe alike regarding the US/Israeli relationship which... he has professed to value and uphold."

Klein surmised that the reason Obama would do this was to "tell Iran, Arab nations, and the rest of the world that he means to maintain a frosty and fraught relationship with Israel, despite talk of moving forward with cooperative efforts with Israel to combat the many manifest and emergent dangers in the Middle East -- many of them stimulated by the terrible and utterly defective nuclear deal with Iran upon which he insisted."

"President Obama... seems to be signaling Tehran that 'You have nothing to fear from joint U.S./Israeli efforts. I am putting more daylight between Washington and Jerusalem. The United States will give Israel arms, but it will not stop you building up your terror proxies against her.'"

Gerer Rebbe retracts his "no going to Kosel" comment

It is reported on Wednesday afternoon that statements attributed to HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita and the Gerer Rebbe Shlita pertaining to not visiting the Kosel are inaccurate.

It is now reported that Rav Kanievsky stated that one may visit the Kosel but one should take the route that has more security, not an isolated or unprotected route.

While this is the entire clarification, one might extrapolate the Gadol Hador feels one should go via Shar Yaffo (Jaffa Gate) and not Shar Shechem, which compels one to walk through the Arab shuk.

Regarding statements attributed to the Gerrer Rebbe, Health Minister Yaakov Litzman is quoted on Wednesday explaining the Rebbe never said what was attributed to him. He did not add any information.

In the interim, Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Shlita continues calling on Klal Yisrael to come and be mispallel at the Kosel.

Howard Stern Blasts Roger Waters Over Israel Boycott

Roger Waters (left) Stern (right)

"Israel has a tiny little country and it bugs the sh_t out of Roger Waters," radio host says
Howard Stern shared strong words for former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters on a recent broadcast of his show, blasting the singer-songwriter Tuesday over his stance on Israel.

For years, the singer-songwriter has supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, supporting Palestine and urging his rock-star peers not to perform in Israel. "What is with Roger Waters and the Jews?" Stern said in a seven-minute rant on his show, via The Washington Free Beacon. "Why does Roger Waters live in America, a country that was founded on white people coming in and obliterating the native population? How does he stand it? Why don't we just all leave?"

Most recently, Waters published an open letter to Bon Jovi, saying that the singer was "shoulder to shoulder with the settler who burned the baby." 

The statement irked Stern, who went on to describe how he sees Israel and its place in the Middle East.

"Where's the one place they can stick Jews where no one will be offended? Because the Jews are getting killed all over the world," Stern said. "Give them a little homeland on a desert where there's no water, where essentially no one could live. And no one did live there despite the bullsh_t. And the Palestinians are these Arabs that could live in Egypt, that could live in Saudi Arabia, but guess what? Those countries don't want them either. So they have a country, and Israel has a tiny little country and it bugs the sh_t out of Roger Waters."

Stern went on to say that he knows Waters and that the singer-songwriter had recently gone up to him and said, "Thanks a lot," in a sarcastic tone. "I guess he's offended by me pointing this out," the radio host said. "Why can't I talk? Why can't I tell you I think you're full of shit, and it seems like you're a little too consumed with it?"

A representative for Waters declined to comment.

In August, Waters told Israeli newspaper Haaretz that it's not Israel he hates, but what he considers apartheid there. "People are always saying, 'BDS is trying to delegitimize Israel,'" he said. "No, it's not. It's trying to stop the oppression of the Palestinian, Bedouin and other Arab peoples of the region you are oppressing. It's trying to stop you oppressing your fellow human beings. It's not trying to delegitimize Israel."

BBC Headline:"Palestinian shot dead after stabbing soldier in Israel."

The anti-Semitic bastards, the BBC keep writing headlines in reverse, misleading the readers! Instead of writing "Terrorist Kills Two Innocent People in Israel" they write "Palestinian shot dead" 
Can you imagine this cruelness? 

BBC once again led its coverage of a terrorist attack against Israelis with news of the terrorist's death on Wednesday.

The article reports on an attack in Kiryat Gat, in which a terrorist stabbed an Israeli soldier snatched his gun, and ran into an apartment building with intent of killing more Jews.

But instead of leading with the innocent victims of the attack, the BBC headline reads: "Palestinian shot dead after stabbing soldier in Israel."

This is the second time in one week the BBC has been guilty of deliberately publishing a misleading headline, after it headlined Saturday's brutal murder of two Israeli Jews in Jerusalem as "Palestinian shot dead after Jerusalem attack kills two." 

After an uproar, BBC admitted it was "mistaken" in publishing the headline, but refused to apologize. 

The head of Israel's Government Press Office issued a warning to the BBC following its eyebrow-raising headline, threatening to withdraw the major news network's press license if another terror attack was published with this angle. 

"Kock im' Moon UN chief condemns recent killings of Palestinians, without mention of Israeli terror victims

The world has gone stir crazy .... with  the UN chief making insane comments!

Kock im' Moon on Tuesday expressed his concern over the recent surge in tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, condemning the killings of Palestinians without mention of Israeli terror victims. 

The UN chief said he is "profoundly alarmed by the growing number of deadly incidents in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem."

"The Secretary-General welcomes the commitment by Palestinian and Israeli officials to work together to curb the violence, including through continued security cooperation," he added.

Ban said he did not believe that the demolition of homes belonging to Palestinian terrorists or the construction of new Israeli settlements "will do anything other than inflame tensions still further."

Ban acknowledged the death of four Palestinians, referring to a 13-year-old boy whom the IDF said was accidentally killed by misfire and three terrorists who were killed by security forces following attacks that killed four Israelis.  

While he said the "escalation of violent incidents underscores the need for urgent action by both sides," Ban placed responsibility on Israel to investigate incidents of violence.

"The Secretary-General condemns the killings and looks to the Government of Israel to conduct a prompt and transparent investigation into the incidents, including whether the use of force was proportional," the UN statement said.

However, Ban's statement made no specific mention of the four Israeli causalities in terrorist shootings and stabbing over the past week, nor did he mention steps the Palestinian Authority government should take.

He also pointed toward the reported hundreds of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli security forces, and called these events "yet another worrisome sign of violence potentially spiraling out of control." 

Palestinian terrorists shot dead an Israeli couple in front of four of their children in the West Bank on Thursday. 

On Saturday, a Palestinian terrorist murdered two Jewish men and wounded a mother and son in the Old City of Jerusalem in a Saturday stabbing and shooting spree, before he was shot dead by police. Another Palestinian, suspected of having stabbed and wounded an Israeli teen, was shot dead Saturday by police in Jerusalem. 

During a violent clash with the IDF in Tulkarm on Sunday night, a Palestinian rioter was shot and killed.