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Star-studded party for Israeli presidents 90th birthday
In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli President Shimon Peres holds a press conference for the Arabic media ahead of the month of Ramadan on July 26, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Mark Neyman, GPO via Getty ...
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Preconditions have no basis in law or fact
The recent statements by Nabil Shaath, senior member of the Palestinian Authority negotiating team, and others, promising a return to negotiations if Israel agrees to Palestinian preconditions and commits to "negotiate on the basis of the 1967 borders," and to freeze settlement-building, constitute a typical example of Palestinian political manipulation, duplicity and sheer ...
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Lavrov Iran is Prepared to Halt 20-Percent Enrichment
"Without going into details, the Iranians confirm the most important [point]: Their readiness to stop 20 percent uranium enrichment at its current levels," Lavrov said. "This could become a breakthrough agreement, significantly alleviating existing problems, including concerns about the possibility of advanced uranium enrichment to a weapons-grade ...
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict No Less Urgent Secretary-General Stresses amid Fears that Syria Crisis Could Engulf Already Tense Region
BEIJING, 18 June ‑ With regional tensions rising over relentless fighting in Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today ...
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Lebanese Sunnis ready to fight after Hizbollah declared war against us
BEIRUT // Fighters from the Sunni Bab Al Tabbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli are clear about who is to blame for the gun battles where their area meets the adjoining Alawite district. "Hizbollah and Bashar Al Assad want this," said Sheikh Khodr Al Zoobi, a Salafist cleric, sometime school bus driver and militia leader. "There is a war against Sunnis in Lebanon." With shots ...
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Netanyahu calls for an end to all Iranian enrichment
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called on Iran Tuesday to stop the enrichment of nuclear materials at all levels, shortly after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran has expressed readiness to stop uranium enrichment to 20 percent in exchange for easing international sanctions.Lavrov's comments to the Kuwait News Agency came a day after Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani ...
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Spain reigns supreme once again with Euro triumph
Spain's stranglehold over European soccer doesn't look like it will be ending any time soon after the Under-21 national team emulated the senior side by winning a second straight European Championship title on Tuesday night, outclassing Italy 4-2 at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.The Spaniards entered the tournament in Israel as a firm favorite and lived up to their billing throughout the ...
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Ending the Chief Rabbinate electoral machinations
The sleazy political machinations surrounding the impending elections for the Chief Rabbinate are shameful.There is today a unique opportunity to end the excessive influence exerted over the nation by ultra- Orthodox groups. This extends beyond the emotional issues of haredim serving in the army and becoming gainfully employed rather than subsisting on state welfare. It relates to the ...
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In my own write Joking aside
I can recall two episodes during which I was seized with uncontrollable laughter, oddly both connected with music.The first happened many years ago, when I attended a chamber concert with my father at a private home. It was all pretty informal, but when the music began, people sat down and listened attentively.All went well at first, until a group of four musicians stepped up. Three of them ...
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Today’s ‘Altneuland’ Jerusalem’s ‘beauty and wisdom’ season
It is symposium season in Jerusalem these days - and hero season in Israel. Every June I am overwhelmed by conferences, often balancing two per week, as academics and activists visit Israel before the summer - and summer heat - really begin.As my daily schedule fills up, I enjoy reading about the annual conferring by Israel's universities of honorary doctorates to intellectual and ...
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Terra Incongnita Rewarding IDF service is not discrimination
The only discrimination of a bill allowing for preferential treatment for army, national service results between Jews who don't serve, those who ...
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Report US Taliban to Hold Peace Talks
United States and Taliban officials will engage in Afghanistan peace talks Thursday, senior U.S. administration officials said. The officials say prisoner exchanges will likely be among the topics discussed in the Doha office, which opened Tuesday after months of delays. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's High Peace Council is expected to follow up with its own talks a few days ...
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President Peres Marks 90th Birthday With Lavish Celebration
Heads of state, public figures, and celebrities gathered on Tuesday in Jerusalem to mark the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon Peres. The lavish celebration was attended by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former US president Bill Clinton, former British prime minister Tony Blair-to name a few-- and included a performances by legendary singer Barbara Streisand, who sang "Aveinu ...
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Lebanese minister accuses Assad of ethnic cleansing as Syrian rockets hit Hezbollah stronghold
Bekaa is the biggest Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon . Internal tension in Syria has been at an all time high due to Shiite group Hezbollah provding the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad with crucial assistance that helped ...
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Israeli premier pressure on Iran nuclear program must not ease despite election of reformist
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist president. Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he believed Iran's president-elect Hasan Rowhani spoke moderately but backs enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. The comments came after Russia's foreign minister was quoted as saying Iran was ...
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Tel Aviv-based group threatens Australian professors over Israel
Tel Aviv-based group threatens Australian professors over Israel boycott Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center June 13, 2013: A Tel Aviv-based civil rights group warned Australian supporters of a proposed boycott against Israel on Thursday that their activities were racist, and in violation of Australian Federal anti-discrimination laws. Recently, faculty and students at Sydney University ...
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The End of Hezbollah in the New Middle East
The Priority of Principle Any movement or political organization is defined by its principles. It's very essence and identity is constituted by its distinct platform. Policies, and strategies employed by the movements are based primarily on these principles, and its socio-political outlook and philosophy. However, a movement ceases to exist as a distinct group of people with shared ...
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IDF general Palestinians quietly aiding US peace drive
US peacemaking drive by quietly cutting off funds for grassroots campaigners against Israel's occupation of the territory, a senior Israeli general said on Tuesday.The allegation, which the campaigners contested, underscored the sensitivity of the Palestinians' security coordination with Israel at a time of deadlocked diplomacy over their independence drive and censure from rival Hamas ...
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Netanyahu Warns Against Drawn Out Talks with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned world powers on Tuesday against holding "drawn out" negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program following the election of its new president in Tehran. "Iran should not be allowed to gain time by holding drawn out talks" with the international community, Netanyahu said during a meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister John ...
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Don’t prolong Iran talks Netanyahu
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned world powers on Tuesday against holding ';drawn out'; negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme following the election of a more moderate president in ...
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Israel installs digital ‘Multi-Sensor’ system on Lebanon border
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV -- Israel’s military has been installing a digital security system along the border with Lebanon. Military sources said the network was comprised of advanced sensors that could detect infiltration attempts from several kilometers. They said the so-called Multi-Sensor System, a project reported at $60 million, was led by prime contractor Elbit ...
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Police open probe into Facebook picture portraying Lapid as Hitler
The National Police Headquarters announced on Tuesday that they had opened an investigation into a picture posted on Facebook earlier in the day showing Finance Minister Yair Lapid with a toothbrush mustache, apparently in a reference to Hitler.The photo, which included the words "Israeli economy despot," was the subject of widespread criticism by MKs, including former Knesset Speaker ...
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Health Ministry to launch campaign thwarting polio spread
The Health Ministry will in the next few days launch an information campaign via the media encouraging the public to wash their hands with soap and water before eating and after going to the toilet or handling diapers. The effort is mean to halt the spread ...
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Report Hamas Leaders to Meet Turkish PM in Ankara
Senior leaders of the Islamist Hamas terror organization will meet on Tuesday in Ankara with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a diplomatic source told the AFP news agency. The group's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal, along with Gaza's prime minister Ismail Haniya, will discuss Erdogan's planned visit to the Gaza Strip as well as the situation in Syria, the source said ...
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Analysis Hezbollah takes Syrian centre-stage yet remains in shadows
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The voice crackling over the Hezbollah radios was clear and authoritative, and the guerrillas poised to attack the Syrian border town of Qusair recognized it ...
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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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