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Drone Downed by Israel Sent by Hezbollah
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Calls Early Election
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
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Arab Lawmakers Say Early Vote Boosts Netanyahus Chances
Some Arab members of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, said Wednesday that Prime Minister Netanyahu's call for early elections was a simple political calculation. Netanyahu called on Tuesday for an early election, seeking to strengthen his political position after signaling that any military action against Iran could be months away.Opinion polls suggest Netanyahu's right-wing Likud ...
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Palestinian Resistance Factions Warn Israel Not to Invade Gaza
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Man Hit by Israeli Airstrike Dies from Injuries
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
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Israeli Police Enter al-Aqsa Compound
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
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Jerusalem Convent Vandalized by Settlers
Suspected Israeli settlers have scrawled graffiti and religious insults on a monastery outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday, in the latest of a series of attacks on non-Jewish sites. Photographs published online showed blue graffiti denigrating Jesus at the Convent of Saint Francis on Jabel Sahyoun, also known as Mount Zion. The vandals wrote the phrase "price tag" ...
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Israeli PM Sets Red Line over Nuclear Iran
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Olmert Avoids Jail over Fraud Sentencing
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Hamas Leader Abbas Should End Security Coordination with Israel
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Israel and PA Discuss Gaza Offshore Gas Plans
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Deaths in Israel-Egypt Border Shootout
One Israeli soldier and three armed men have been killed in clashes along the Israel-Egypt border. Israeli troops shot the three heavily armed men when they crossed the Egyptian border and ambushed the soldiers, averting "a very big terror attack", an Israeli military spokeswoman said on Friday. The incident took place on the Israeli side of the frontier at a place called Har Harif, ...
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ADL blasts Alice Walker over shocking new book
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker "has taken her extreme and hostile views to a shocking new level" in her latest book on intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies, according a review of the book by the Anti-Defamation League ...
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Bennett Price Tag biggest threat to settlements
"Price Tag" attacks are immoral and un-Jewish, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett told the Knesset Wednesday.Bennett and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich responded to an urgent parliamentary question from MK Hana Sweid (Hadash) following ...
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Jewish Teens Detained for Bowing on Temple Mount
Four Jewish teenagers were detained Wednesday after visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The arresting officer accused them of having bowed down, in violation ...
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Quartets Tony Blair Nuclear Iran Worse Than Military Option
Quartet envoy Tony Blair told Presidential Conference participants Wednesday that facing the prospect of a military confrontation with Tehran is a better option than having to grapple with a nuclear Iran. The former British prime minister said in his address to the conference participants in the fifth annual gathering in Jerusalem, "We should be determined to overcome the threat from ...
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Machsom Watch Shares IDF Weakness with the Enemy
The far-left watchdog group Machsom Watch has been exposing IDF activity and publicizing weak points in security, Israelis living in Samaria (Shomron) have accused. The Samaria Residents’ Council has filed a police complaint against the group. Machsom Watch sends activists to watch IDF soldiers at checkpoints in Judea and Samaria. The group has been accused ...
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Waze president We only have 51 million users
"I'm carrying on working with Waze. We only have 51 million users. There are a billion cars in the world so we have a long way to go. I think that with the help of Google we can succeed in capturing a 30% share of the global navigation ...
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Shimon Peres feted by celebrities and leaders on 90th birthday – video
Barbra Streisand, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton are among the guests at the 90th birthday of Israel's president, Shimon Peres. Clinton gets a laugh from the crowd by joking that Peres is 'the last living Israeli to have known King David'. Streisand sings Avenu Malkeinu, a traditional Jewish song requested by ...
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Right things done in Kubuqi desert Israeli ambassador
By Fang YangAmos Nadai, ambassador of Israel to China, spoke highly of the desertification control efforts in the Kubuqi desert of China during an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet here Saturday. "It's a huge area, which is more than half of my country," Nadai said, "I see a lot of planting and it's very beautiful." Nadai was here for the 2011 Kubuqi International ...
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Cyprus looks to Israel to back East Med LNG terminal plan
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:02am EDT * Israeli interest in project * Cyprus gas reserves could be as high as 1 trillion cubic metres * Also hopes to find oil By Henning Gloystein LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Cyprus and Israel`s Delek Drilling are in talks about developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the island to tap the East Mediterranean's vast gas discoveries and serve buyers in ...
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Report French military training Syrian rebels
French military officials are training rebels fighting to bring down the Assad regime in the current Syrian conflict, according to a report by Army Radio.The army-run radio station reported that French officers stationed in Jordan and Turkey are currently training the rebels in warfare tactics and weapons usage. Army Radio quoted "experts with access to the information" in their ...
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Samaria ‘Spies’ Accompanied to Jail with Song Dancing
The "Samaria spy" affair came to an end Wednesday morning as the "spies" were sent to jail for three months. Akiva Hacohen and Effie Haykin were convicted by the IDF of having prevented home demolitions by reporting troop movements to activists. Their hometown of Yitzhar in Samaria (Shomron) sent them off with a farewell party. Residents of the town lined the road as the ...
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Clinton Admits No Perfect Solutions in Israel-PA Conflict
Former President Bill Clinton told participants at Israel’s Fifth annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, "There are no perfect solutions to the Israel-Palestine conflict." Speaking to the audience after receiving Israel’s highest honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Shimon Peres, Clinton said the key to the situation is to ...
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‘Psychotic’ Synagogue Vandal Released to House Arrest
A man who is accused of repeatedly vandalizing a synagogue in Bat Yam has been released to house arrest. His release follows the rejection of an appeal aimed at keeping him in police custody. During the appeal hearing, police warned that the suspect appears to be psychotic. Judge David Rosen ruled that if the suspect is suffering from psychosis or mental illness, that is not a sufficient ...
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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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