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Arab Cult Leader Beat Children Women Stole Money
A Nazareth court on Tuesday extended the remand of the Arab leader of a cult in northern Israel. Munir Farhat, the 56 year old leader of what police said was a destructive cult, allegedly led a group of six families in teaching parents that the only way to discipline children was by abusing them, to imprison them in closets for long hours, and even to paint their faces with excrement. Farhat ...
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Claim Saudi princes laundered Hezbollah money fanciful- lawyer
LONDON (Reuters) - Two Saudi princes on Tuesday sought to extricate themselves from a London legal battle with a Jordanian businessman who accuses them of laundering money for Hezbollah, an allegation their lawyer called "fanciful". Prince Mishal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a brother of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, and his son Prince Abdulaziz bin Mishal, had previously argued they ...
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Terra Sancta Museum to Open in Jerusalem
In 2015, in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, the Terra Sancta Museum – the only museum in the world dedicated to the roots of Christianity and the preservation of the Holy Places – will open: a permanent exhibit established by the Custody of the Holy Land to shed light on the history of this extraordinary land in which for millennia the destinies of many peoples living ...
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Greek Cypriot leader meets Israeli minister
Anastasiadis and Netanyahu discussed cooperation in field of energy, bilateral relations and developments in eastern Mediterranean JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met with leader of the Greek Cypriot administration Nicos Anastasiadis in Jerusalem.Cooperation in the field of energy, bilateral relations and developments in eastern Mediterranean were discussed during ...
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Gantz If Assad escalates attacks hell bear consequences
cross-border fire overnight on the Golan Heights.Speaking to Haifa University's National Security Studies Center, Gantz told the audience, "In Syria, we see that things occurring, beginning with the transfer of arms, and including threats by Assad, who is speaking, encouraging, and directing an increase in action against Israel in various degrees on the Golan ...
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Saudi princes accused of laundering for Hezbollah
LONDON - Two Saudi princes on Tuesday sought to extricate themselves from a London legal battle with a Jordanian businessman who accuses them of laundering money for Hezbollah, an allegation their lawyer called "fanciful".Prince Mishal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a brother of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, and his son Prince Abdulaziz bin Mishal, had previously argued they had ...
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Israel Extends Condolences to US Over Oklahoma Tornado
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sent a letter of condolence to President Barack Obama and the American people on Tuesday, following the disastrous Oklahoma tornado. "Om behalf of the Government and people of Israel, I offer our heartfelt condolences to you and to the people of the United States on the massive tornado that struck in Oklahoma and exacted such a horrific toll in human ...
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Israeli Journalist Changes Opinion After Arab-Jewish Dialogue
Lital Shemesh is a dynamic young Israeli journalist who lives in Tel Aviv. For years she reported on the political situation in Israel, and advocated dialogue with the Palestinians to promote a solution to the conflict. One day, she participated in just such a dialogue, and her eyes were opened to a new truth. At the end of a three-day seminar in Turkey in which young Israeli and Palestinian ...
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Gal-On Soldiers to Ports Port Workers to Yeshiva
MK Zahava Gal-On, head of the Meretz party, responded with ridicule Tuesday to a proposal put forth by Minister of Economy and Trade Naftali Bennett. Bennett had suggested that IDF soldiers replace port workers if the latter strike over plans to increase competition at the ports. Gal-On made her own proposal, "A large-scale round of swaps that would solve several problems and leave ...
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Barbara Streisand to Receive Honorary Doctorate From Hebrew U.
Internationally acclaimed singer and actress Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem next month. Streisand, who is set to perform in Israel next month, will be presented with the award in recognition of her professional achievements, humanitarianism and dedication to the Jewish people. "Barbra Streisand’s ...
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US Senate Likely to Pass New Pro-Israel Resolution
The United States Senate Majority Leader announced Monday that there is unanimous consent to take up a resolution that would affirm support for Israel and strengthen enforcement of sanctions against Iran. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, said the Senate would debate S. Res. 65 and proceed to a vote on Wednesday ...
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Lapid changes tune to sell austerity plan
The public furor against Minister of Finance Yair Lapid and his Yesh Atid party, following the publication of the budget and its austerity measures, have resulted in a major change in the public relations stance of the minister's bureau. It has switched from talking points about the need for painful measures to change priorities in favor of the working man and pulling the economy out of the ...
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Qualcomm CEO We seek Israels technology leaders
Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) CEO Paul Jacobs, currently in Israel, spoke about the chipmaker's strategy at a press conference today at Qualcomm Israel's R&D center in Haifa. The message around the visit was the upgrading of importance of Qualcomm Israel's R&D center to one of Qualcomm's major strategic centers. Jacobs said that the company had no clear plans to expand ...
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Israel warns Syria after attack near border
Israeli soldiers march during a military exercise in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, near the border with Syria. Syria claimed it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan ...
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Muhammad al-Dura and Israels obsession with the propaganda war | Rachel Shabi
If Israel's government is to be believed, Palestinians have sunk so low as to be capable of faking their own deaths. Or wait, maybe the Israeli accusation of fakery is itself the indication of a horrifying new nadir. An Israeli report has concluded that Muhammad al-Dura, the 12-year-old Palestinian whose death in 2000 in Gaza was captured by a French public TV channel, was not killed by ...
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Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Hatenuah party, during their joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 19, ...
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Syrian Military Fires at Israeli Vehicle
May 21, 2013 12:19pm TEL AVIV– The Syrian military said on Tuesday that it fired on an Israeli army jeep in the contested Golan Heights in the early hours of the morning, destroying it. Israel said the jeep was slightly damaged and there were no casualties, but the incident raised fears that the long-time enemies could soon once again find themselves embroiled in renewed conflict. Just ...
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Assad regime confirmed carrying out artillery firing into Israel
Assad regime confirmed carrying out artillery firing into Israel JERUSALEM - Syria fired artillery into Israel damaging a military vehicle Monday night, said Israeli administration.Israeli army said in a written statement that Syria fired shells into Golan Heights adding "Israel fired missiles at a target inside Syria in response to Syrian fire."The United Nations Disengagement ...
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Hezbollah inciting violence U.S. says
Hezbollah 's role in the Syrian conflict and affirms its support for Lebanon's policy of disassociation, a government spokesman said. The Lebanese government said it's embraced a dissociation policy from the Syrian war in an effort to keep the conflict from spilling into Lebanon. Lebanon's borders have experienced intermittent conflicts related to the Syrian civil war. The ...
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PM Netanyahu Meets with Student Leaders from Around the Country on the
PM Netanyahu Meets with Student Leaders from Around the Country on the Occasion of National Student Day (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the occasion of National Student Day, today (Tuesday, 21 May 2013), in his Jerusalem office, met with student leaders from around the country, including National Union of Israel Students ...
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Syrian FM stresses right to respond to Israeli attack
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem on Monday underlined his country's right to respond to the Israeli attack against the Syrian military sites in the capital Damascus earlier this week, the state-run SANA news agency reported. In a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, al- Moallem stressed "Syria's right to respond to the Israeli criminal aggression ...
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Ryanair mulls Poland-Israel route for Auschwitz trips
LONDON (AFP) - Low-cost European airline Ryanair is looking at introducing flights between Israel and Poland to cater for Israeli schoolchildren visiting the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz."It seems that every Israeli child has to go to Poland to go and see Auschwitz. We can help them with that," said the carrier's deputy chief executive, Howard Millar.Although Ryanair is ...
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Syrian Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man checking his destroyed house that was damaged by a Syrian forces air strike in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Several members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds ...
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Israeli military chief warns Syrian regime
ALTERNATE CROP -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israel, May 19, 2013. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose air force struck suspected weapons shipments to Hezbollah from Damascus twice this month, warned at a weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday that Israel is prepared for any eventuality in Syria. (AP Photo/Ronen ...
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Syria Warns Israel Violation of its Sovereignty Will See Response
Damascus, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The General Command of Syria's Army and Armed Forces warned today that any violation of national sovereignty by Israel will meet with a response, after a vehicle from that country which illegally crossed the border was destroyed. A communique from the high military command explained that early Tuesday morning an Israeli vehicle with its passengers was ...
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Biggest construction project in Israeli history
The Port of Ashdod is the gateway to the economy of Israel, it has played a central role in the development of the state and will play a central role in future development, hence the reason for an ambitious $500 million expansion project currently underway in two stages (in the picture, green represents stage 1 and brown stage 2).
The Port of Ashdod is currently undergoing the largest construction project ever undertaken in the history of Israel. In 1999, Israel news media reported that the government wanted to double the cargo capacity of Ashdod, an ambitious construction project was therefore envisioned, involving the building of new piers, new docks, warehouses and cargo handling equipment. It was to take place in two stages, with the total project costing around $500 million. Read more
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