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Erdogan No decision yet on further Iran oil import
WASHINGTON - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey had already significantly reduced its oil imports from Iran, which is under the choke of Western sanctions, and further cutbacks would depend on his country's energy needs."On crude oil, there has been a significant decrease in the amount of oil we import from Iran As to whether we would cut back any further, ...
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Syrias Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al-Qaida
BEIRUT - The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi force whose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader.Al-Qaida's Iraq-based wing, which nurtured Nusra in the early stages of the rebellion against Assad, has moved in and sidelined the organization, Nusra sources and other rebels ...
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Erdogan Peace Impossible Without Hamas-Fatah Unity
Middle East peace will prove impossible without unity among Palestinian Authority Arab factions, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Friday, suggesting Ankara could help reconcile the Fatah and Hamas parties. "The process of unity between Fatah and Hamas, this has to be achieved," Erdogan was quoted ...
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Syria remains a problem for US Israel
state department is saying that this is not a new shipment, rather, but i think what the russian response is that this is completing a previously signed contract. but it's definitely something that the u.s. had argued against. that prime minister netenyahu had gone to moscow to argue strongly against because the weapons are so advanced. and frankly, my understanding is that israel does not ...
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US Bishops Reiterate Call for 2-State Solution in Israel Conflict
Decry Plan to Confiscate Convent LandWASHINGTON, D.C., May 07, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The U.S. bishops support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose policies that undermine a just resolution to the conflict, such as Israel's decision to re-route the separation wall through the Cremisan Valley, said the chairman of the bishops' Committee on International ...
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Don’t expect another Israeli attack on Syria anytime soon
Two weeks ago , it is believed that it was Israeli fighter jets flying over Lebanon that fired on and destroyed some Syrian military warehouses outside Damascus. The facility was said to contain powerful, Iranian-made missiles capable of hitting targets in Israel as far south as Beersheva.While Israel never officially confirmed that it was the party doing the firing, it is clear that the ...
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Palestinians IDF settlers clash across W. Bank
Multiple clashes broke out across the West Bank on Friday, that involved, Palestinians, the IDF, Border Police and settlers.The IDF caught two settlers trying to light a field on fire in the area of Hawara, and turned them over to the Border Police, near Nablus, according to the ...
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Netanyahu Ill Do Anything to Keep Israel Safe
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he would travel wherever is needed and will talk to whoever is needed to keep Israel safe and secure. Netanyahu, who met with visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, said, "It is always a pleasure to host you here in Jerusalem. You are a friend of Israel, Chancellor Merkel is a friend of Israel, Germany is a friend of ...
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Israel and Turkey Fair-weather allies
A demonstrator burns an Israeli flag as he sits behind a Turkish flag during a protest against Israel on June 5, 2010 at Caglayan Square in Istanbul. Nine people -- eight Turks and a US national of Turkish origin were killed in May 31's pre-dawn raid by Israeli forces on the Turkish ferry, Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the aid flotilla aiming to break the crippling blockade of Gaza. ...
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Sinai Bedouin complain they suffer since Israel left Sinai
" The Bedouin have already paid a heavy price for the return of the land [the Sinai Peninsula] in the October 1973 War." Sinai residents blame interior ministry policies for Thursday kidnapping Residents of Sinai Peninsula tell Ahram Online that Thursday kidnapping of seven Egyptian security personnel came as 'Bedouin retaliation' for heavy-handed security practices by ...
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Egyptian Palestinian Presidents Condemn Jewish Attacks in Jerusalem
Ramallah, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian and Palestinian Presidents Mohamed Morsi and Mahmoud Abbas, respectively, condemned the desecration of sacred Islamic sites by Jewish extremists in Jerusalem, through an official communique released here today. According to the communique, Morsi and his host urged the Israeli government to immediately stop those violations of international law, ...
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Westerwelle Nuclear Iran is not an option for Germany
Guido Westerwelle meets with Netanyahu, Peres in J'lem; expresses support for US initiative to restart peace process, stresses it is important not just to talk, but also act; Peres: There should be no compromise on ...
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Shabbat Shalom from Israel Updates Continue from N. America
Israel Desk is stopping its round-the-clock news updates of IsraelNationalNews.com at this time in honor of the Sabbath. Jerusalem candle lighting time is 18:56 (Friday) Israel ...
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I Am Gabriel Ancient Stone on Display in Israel
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Gabriel is one of the Bible's best known angels. Now, a first of its kind exhibition in Jerusalem highlights an archaeological discovery quoting Gabriel that's considered the most important find of its kind since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It's called the "Revelation of Gabriel." It's written on stone and proclaims three times, ...
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Another Tack While we keep kvetching
The wardrobe adaptability of the Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is very telling. The same goes for his cousin, Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani. When it serves their purposes, Qatar's staggeringly wealthy two most powerful players strut about in very traditional Arab garb. But when the occasion deems it expedient, they soothe subliminal western anxieties by donning ...
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Column One Obama and the ‘official truth’
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has been sitting in a US federal prison in Texas since his photographed midnight arrest by half a dozen deputy sheriffs at his home in California for violating the terms of his parole. As many reporters have noted, the parole violation in question would not generally lead to anything more than a court hearing.But in Nakoula's case, it led to a year in a federal ...
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Behind the Lines Erdogan’s Kurdish gambit
On May 8, fighters of the Kurdish PKK militia began to withdraw from their positions in Turkey, bound for their mountain strongholds in Kurdish-ruled northern Iraq. The decision by the PKK to withdraw is the result of orders issued by jailed movement leader Abdullah Ocalan.This re-energizing of the Turkish-Kurdish "peace process" is one of the most important of the phenomena ...
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Black-Jewish relations at a crossroads
This year, 2013, is an important milestone in the history of Black-Jewish relations - a subject involving two Diaspora peoples whose histories spans continents that is of considerable interest to Israelis as well as Americans.One hundred years ago, Northern businessman Leo Frank was arrested, wrongfully convicted, and later lynched for rape and murder in Jim Crow Georgia, providing a ...
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My Word The black hole of BDS
Guardian demonstrated that, as rumored, Hawking had withdrawn from next month's three-day gathering for ideological reasons, I felt worried about him - and sorry for all of us.Hawking wrote an email to the conference organizers stating: "I have received a number of emails from Palestinian academics. They are unanimous that I should respect the boycott. In view of this, I must ...
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CIA Chief Makes Surprise Trip to Israel
CIA Chief John Brennan has made an unannounced visit to Israel. According to an anonymous Israeli Defense Official, Brennan met with Israel's Defense Minister. This trip comes amid concerns about weapons transfers from Syria to Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. Israel has carried out air-strikes aimed at halting arms shipments to the group. This week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
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KFC smuggled into Gaza from Egypt through underground tunnels
Junk-food starved Gazans can now order Kentucky Fried Chicken to go thanks to a new smuggling service which brings takeout from Egypt via a network of underground ...
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Trump eager to build Israel golf course
Donald Trump is the most prominent figure interested in building a golf resort on an 840-dunam (210-acre) site on the Mediterranean coast, which the Israel Land Administration Council will approve for sale in a month, after years of delay, sources ...
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German FM We stand by Israel during this unstable time
Guido Westerwelle meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem; leaders do not publicly discuss Israeli frustration at German bid for UN Security Council seat, which weakens Israel's chances at ...
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Out and About Top 10 things to do
May 21 to 25 at the New Logistics Center, 48 Tel Giborim Street, Tel Aviv. Tues. to Thurs. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat.10 a.m. to 9 p.m. NIS 45. For more ...
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Israel justice minister slams Russia arms to Syria
Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Friday slammed Russian arms deals with Syria, after US media reported further weapons shipments to the Damascus regime.Livni's comments also come in the wake of a surprise visit by CIA chief John Brennan to Israel to discuss the situation in Israel's war-torn neighbour."The transfer of arms to Syria is clearly not positive and does not ...
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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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