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Ex-South African Israel ambassador likens Bedouin treatment to apartheid
A former South African ambassador to Israel has invited the fury of the Israeli government by describing its treatment of the country's Palestinian Bedouin community as akin to ...
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Chinese Fund to offer scholarships to Chinese students at Technion
The Chinese Hanqing International Education Foundation signed an agreement with the Technion this week stating that it will offer scholarships in the amount of $8 million to Chinese students who study at the Technion.The agreement, which is valid for 20 years, was signed in the presence of Mayor of Haifa Yona Yahav, Technion President Professor Peretz Lavie, Chinese businessman Zhao Hanqing, and ...
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Yaalon Iran should be forced to choose between nuclear weapons or survival
Defense minister calls on international community to increase pressure on Iran; says Israel examining new developments in Tehran in light of presidential election results; adds that Syria's war is "nearing our ...
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Entrepreneurs launch initiate for Palestinian future
RAMALLAH - Young Palestinians who are fed up with the existing leaders' attempts to establish an independent Palestinian state launched their own initiative designed to give the young people a voice in determining the Palestinian future.Several Palestinian entrepreneurs launched NEWpal, a youth group based in this city, which got started this week by hosting a full day "Future ...
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Dementia will be bigger world plague than AIDS
AIDS, which affects millions of patients around the world, is a relatively minor plague compared to the epidemic of dementia -- especially Alzheimer's disease -- that will occur around the world in the coming decades, Prof. Richard Frackowiak, the director of the department of clinical neuroscience and head of the neurology service at CHUV University Hospital in Lausanne and co-director of ...
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Egyptian Program to Spread Blood-Curdling Genocidal Fantasies
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon the Obama Administration to publicly pressure the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood-backed regime of Mohammed Morsi to cancel the broadcast of a viciously anti-Semitic television series that is due to air in July during Ramadan and to cancel its distribution in the Arab world. The television series, Khayber, celebrates the victory of ...
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Teva exec Israels IP tax regime is costing it billions
"We have not asked for any tax benefit from anyone in the government in relation to registration of intellectual property for Teva. We have had an open dialogue with the government for three years on the tax regime, because we think that the tax rules on intellectual property cause Israel damage in the billions of shekels. This is because it encourages companies, both foreign and Israeli, ...
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Israel marks national science day
Accra, June 19, GNA - The State of Israel has marked its National Science Day with lectures by professors in the most unlikely ...
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Lebanon cleric threatens military action against Hezbollah
A controversial Salafist sheikh threatened on Wednesday to find a "military" solution to alleged Hezbollah safehouses in a southern Lebanese town, a day after clashes involving his supporters left one person dead. Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir is known for his vocal opposition to the powerful Shiite group Hezbollah and has accused it of using apartments in a suburb of the town of Sidon to ...
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Cisco to invest in Israeli venture capital funds
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) will invest $15 million (9 million pounds) in Israeli venture capital funds as part of a broader plan to expand its operations in Israel and outside the United States, the company said on Wednesday. ...
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Israel to export only 40 of natural gas finds
An oil-drilling platform in Maanit, north of Tel Aviv, in 2009. Israel is to export only 40 percent of the natural gas it extracts from newly discovered gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on ...
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Israel honors Bill Clinton for work on two-state solution
Bill Clinton said "there are no perfect solutions" for Middle East peace as he received Israel's highest civilian honor Wednesday. Israeli ...
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Palestinians toughen line on Israel talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian president and his Fatah movement on Wednesday signaled a tough line on talks with Israel, casting new doubt on U.S. efforts to revive long-stalled ...
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Fatah warns US against exerting pressure on PA to resume talks unconditionally
As Kerry set to return to region next week, West Bank leadership calls on US secretary of state to exert pressure on Israel to "fulfill its obligations"; Erekat: Israeli gov't strategy based on "destroying the 2-state ...
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Hamas Syria conflict impacting Iran relations financial aid
Hamas's deteriorating relations with Iran and Syria have impacted financial aid to the Islamist movement, Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip, was quoted Wednesday as saying.Noting that Syria had supported Hamas financially and politically, Hamad said that his movement's support for the Syrian "revolution" has resulted in the loss of financial aid from both ...
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Arab lynch mob attacks two Jews in e. Jlem
Two Jewish men were assaulted Wednesday in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Orot, narrowly escaping with their lives, when a lynch mob of Arab-Israelis shattered their vehicle's windows with rocks, surrounded the car and attempted to pummel them.According to Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld the attack took place in the morning, while the men, both in their 20s and residents of the ...
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Egypts Muslim Brotherhood braces for future trouble
CAIRO - For the Muslim Brotherhood, running Egypt has been like crossing a minefield. As President Mohamed Morsi ends his first year in office, fortifications being erected at his group's headquarters suggest a looming war.Behind a reinforced wall and a five-inch thick iron gate, the Brotherhood's Cairo compound bears scars of a divisive year that has triggered frequent protests and ...
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PM Netanyahu Israel to Export Only 40 of Natural Gas Finds
Israel is to export only 40 percent of the natural gas it extracts from newly discovered gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. "The State of Israel will receive 60 percent of the gas produced which will allow it to meet its own needs for the next 25 years," he said. Last year, an official commission had recommended the ...
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Netanyahu wants Helpman as next BoI Governor
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to press Prof. Elhanan Helpman, who was educated in Israel and has taught here, into accepting the job of Governor of the Bank of Israel. At the same time, sources inform "Globes," Netanyahu is continuing to look for a suitable candidate to succeed Prof. Stanley Fischer who steps down at the end of the month. Helpman is Galen L. Stone ...
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Ciscos Chambers Dont kill the golden goose
Is Cisco CEO John Chambers presenting the Israeli government with an ultimatum? Chambers, who came to Israel for the Presidential Conference, called a press conference today at which he commented on the global aspect of corporate taxation. "This is what I know," he said, "Most tax policy was set before Microsoft came into existence and the global economy developed. In the US, we ...
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Pitango leads $23m financing in Vertos Medical
Pitango Venture Capital has led a $23 million financing round in Vertos Medical Inc. The US company has pioneered the mild(R) procedure - a safe, outpatient procedure that can help patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) stand longer and walk farther with less pain. The proceeds will be used to fund US commercial expansion and the launch of mild in European markets. Pitango was ...
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President Shimon Peres marks his 90th birthday
19 June 2013 Yesterday President Shimon Peres marked his 90th birthday. With a star-studded audience, including the likes of former President Bill Clinton, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Barbara Streisand and many more, the event was broadcast live on Facebook. Tony Blair opened the ceremony with a rousing speech honouring President Peres, saying "we in Britain have our Queen, and you ...
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Jerusalem Bureau Team Wins Photo Contest
JERUSALEM, Israel -- A photograph by the CBN News Jerusalem Bureau team won one of the top awards at this year's Festival of Lights in the capital's Old City. "Jonathan, Yehuda and Annika are proud to announce their winning of the "People's Choice" award at the Jerusalem Festival of Lights," Annika wrote on behalf of the team. The three didn't find out ...
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Limited US arms to Syria unlikely to harm Israel experts
An Israeli army Cannon Unit maneuvers during a drill in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on June 12, 2013. US plans to arm Syrian rebels have raised fears in Israel that the weapons could fall into the wrong hands, but analysts played down the threat -- provided no big guns are ...
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UPDATE 2-Israel to keep most of its natural gas for domestic use
Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:57am EDT * Exports will make up 40 percent of reserves * Israel will get $60 billion from 20 years of gas sales By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 19 (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it will keep most of its newfound natural gas for domestic use but will still allow enough exports to satisfy exploration companies seeking access to the global market. The decision to keep 60 ...
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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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