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China Urges Peace Talks to Settle Palestinian Question
China called for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority at a conference in Beijing Tuesday, as the rising global power seeks greater diplomatic influence in the Middle East. "We need to redouble efforts to promote peace talks," assistant foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu said at the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian ...
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Father of NSA Whistleblower Gives Candid Interview
The father of National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has pleaded with his son to stop leaking information and to return home to the United States, ...
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Teva to stop filing for patents in Israel
TEVA ) is stopping filing for patents in Israel for products developed in the country and will file for them in Switzerland instead. The step will enable the pharmaceutical giant to benefit from tax exemptions and incentives that are granted in Switzerland but are not available in Israel for development, manufacturing and registering patents, sources inform "Globes." As ...
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Israeli leaders divided over new Iran president
Hassan Rouhani served as the country's chief nuclear negotiator from 2003-2005. But some observers have hailed the new leader as pragmatist that will lift Iran out of international ...
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Israel Think Tank Deems Iran Vote Fair
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's leading strategic think tank has deemed Iran'spresidential elections as fair. The Institute for National Security Studies determined that Iran'spresidential elections on June 14 were not tampered by the mullah regime. Ina report by Ephraim Kam, the institute said the landslide victory by HassanRowhani marked a surprise and reflected a desire for change ...
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Palestinians Demand Clarification of Israeli Minister Statements
Ramallah, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian presidency demanded from Israel today clarification of statements in recent hours by Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennet, according to which the independent Palestinian State is at a dead end. The main hindrance to clarify this is reticence in the heart of the cabinet, said Bennet in a meeting of Israeli settlers, among which his party ...
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Abbas Palestinians keen to see Kerrys peace efforts succeed
US Secretary of State John Kerry may return to the region next week as part of his efforts to revive the stalled peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, Palestinian officials in Ramallah said Tuesday.PA President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized that the Palestinians were keen on ...
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Officials US Taliban to open direct dialogue
US officials on Tuesday said that the first formal meeting involving US and Taliban representatives is scheduled to be held next week in Doha.A senior Taliban official said on Tuesday no date had been agreed for talks in Qatar on ending Afghanistan's 12-year-long war, after US officials said they would meet representatives of the Islamist insurgency next week in the Gulf ...
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Sharon Stone fans basic instinct for photography in TA
It's unclear whether the man pictured in the picture below is a fan of Sharon Stone or a fan of campy t-shirts. Either way, he had what was surely a surreal moment Monday when, dressed in ...
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Deri ‘Appalled’ by Abu Ghosh Graffiti
overnight attack by vandals . The attacks slashed the tires of 28 cars and spray-painted the words "Arabs out" on walls. Deri began by visiting the local council building, where he and MK David Azoulay (Shas) met with local politicians, including local Shas activists. The hareidi-religious Shas party has won support from many Israeli Arabs due to policies including support for large ...
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Lapid Hitler Facebook Image Goes Viral Stirs Outrage
An image posted on Facebook on Monday showing an image of Finance Minister Yair Lapid wearing a Nazi uniform and looking like Hitler has gone viral on the social networking site, causing outrage in Israeli society. The picture caption said, "enemy of the Israeli economy." Public relations man Rani Rahav called the police to launch an investigation following the publication of the ...
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Israel replicating apartheid SA envoy
Jerusalem - The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has taken a parting shot at the country's treatment of Palestinians, calling it a "replication of ...
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Soluto enables remote management of mobile device security
Soluto is now entering the field of mobile, with its network software allowing remote support for iPhones and iPads. The support will help both private users and IT managers in small and medium-size businesses to update applications, to check battery levels and free storage space, and, no less importantly, to check the device's security status, such as the use of a suitable passcode and so ...
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Vandals Strike in Quiet Jerusalem Suburb
Children played on Tuesday in front of graffiti sprayed on a wall in Abu Ghosh, an Arab-Israeli suburb of Jerusalem. The graffiti reads "Arabs out" at left and "racism or ...
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Barbra Streisand criticises Israeli treatment of women – video
Singer, actor and director Barbra Streisand addresses an audience at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Streisand says she finds it hard to read about women being made to sit at the back of buses or being prevented from praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall. Streisand, was picking up an honorary PHD, during a tour of Israel which includes a performance at President Shimon Peres's 90th ...
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Ex-South Africa ambassador criticizes Israeli policies as replication of apartheid
JERUSALEM - The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has taken a parting shot at the country's treatment of Palestinians, calling it a "replication of apartheid." Ismail Coovadia made the statement in a letter to pro-Palestinian activists. In it, Coovadia explained his decision to reject a symbolic gift from the Israeli government -- planting trees in his honour ...
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Irans shock election result poses challenge for Israel
The election of Hassan Rowhani as the new president of Iran seems to have stunned everyone – his supporters and staff, and analysts and decision-makers around the world. No-one expected that the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei would allow a moderate to occupy the presidency at a time when Iran is under pressure, under sanctions and under suspicion.And nowhere is the shock of ...
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U.S. Woos Israel With V-22
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has been pressing Israel to becomethe first foreign client of the V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has beenlobbying Israel's military and Defense Ministry to purchase the MV-22Osprey. They said Osprey was offered as part of a 10-year military packagereported at more than $30 ...
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Israel has frozen building in settlements housing minister says
JERUSALEM // Israel has frozen nearly all housing starts in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the housing minister Uri Ariel said yesterday, in an apparent bid to help US efforts to revive peace talks with the Palestinians. The step, confirmed several weeks ago by the Israel's anti-settlement Peace Now movement, has had no impact on construction already under way in ...
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Housing min. pledges to find solution for crumbling olim houses in South
olim (immigrants) and their families in the South, whose homes are crumbling and eaten by termites.The commitment was expressed after the minister met with representatives of the residents, who had already filed an unfruitful legal complaint against the state several years ago in the amount of NIS 40 ...
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Clinton at Kotel Eye Opening Experience
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in Jerusalem for the 90th birthday celebration of Israeli President Shimon Peres, visited the Western Wall and expressed "continued admiration" for Jewish heritage. Clinton prayed, placed a note in the Kotel, and toured the Western Wall tunnels. He was also given a warm welcome by Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch. "I love this ...
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Israels tax chief warns on unreported capital abroad
"Despite the tax authority's voluntary reporting campaign uncovering NIS 12 billion in capital held abroad by Israelis, this is only the tip of the iceberg. We are in constant contact with various bodies to receive further lists of Israeli activities overseas," Tax Authority head Moshe Asher told the annual STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) conference today. Asher ...
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Taxi fares to rise Wednesday
Taxi and sherout (shared route services) fares will rise 3.8% on Wednesday. The Ministry of Finance said today, "Revising the prices is carried out according to the supervision order for merchandize and services signed between the Ministries of Finance and Transport and the recommendations of the joint committee of the two ministries." The rise in taxi fares reflects the rise in prices ...
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Israeli Budget Passes 1st Knesset Reading
JERUSALEM, Israel -- The 2013-2014 State budget passed its first reading Monday night by a 58-44 vote. Finance Minister Yair Lapid told legislators the "vision of the working man" is the basis for the decisions that went into it. Lapid said the budget is aimed at "letting go of the culture of welfare and introducing a culture of labor," turning the problem of addressing the ...
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Sharon Stone Middle East peace process like going to the gym
On a visit to Jerusalem, Hollywood actress Sharon Stone compares the feasibility of the Middle East peace process to choosing to stay in ...
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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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