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Report Israel pays $127K for bedroom on PMs jet
A public flap has erupted after the Israeli government spent more than $127,000 to build a bedroom for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sarah on a flight to attend the funeral of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in ...
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Excerpts Israeli archeological mystery. Flagrant intervention in
Excerpts: Israeli archeological mystery. Flagrant intervention in Syria by Hizbullah and Iranian fighters May 23, 2013 +++SOURCE: Naharnet (Lebanon) 23 ...
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Israel and Britain signed Today MOU on Science Cooperation
Israel and Britain signed Today Memorandum of Understanding on Science Cooperation Ministry for Science, Technology and Space May 23, 2013 Foreign Secretary William Hague and ...
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Kerry admits his push for peace faces cynicism and scepticism
John Kerry admitted there was scepticism and cynicism about his efforts to broker new talks between Israelis and Palestinians, as he began his fourth visit to ...
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PM to Hague Together we face battle against terrorism
Israel and the United Kingdom both face the battle against savagery and terrorism at home and around the world, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Thursday in a press conference with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in Jerusalem.The prime minister extended Israel's solidarity with the people of Britain, following ...
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Peres writes to the Queen after UK soldiers murder
Writing on behalf of the Israeli people, President Shimon Peres on Thursday sent a letter of condolence to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, expressing shock and sadness over the brutal murder of a British soldier in London on Wednesday.Shouting Jihadist slogans, two men ran over their victim with a car and then hacked him to death near the British army barracks in Woolwich, south east ...
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Assad foe tells leader to cede power to officials
BEIRUT - A Syrian opposition leader urged President Bashar Assad on Thursday to hand power to his deputy or his prime minister and then go abroad with 500 members of his entourage, without immunity from prosecution.Assad is likely to reject or ignore the 16-point peace plan proposed by Moaz Alkhatib, who resigned as head of the Western-backed opposition National Coalition in March, particularly ...
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Hamas Court Orders Collaborator Death Penalty
A military court in the Gaza Strip has sentenced a Palestinian Authority resident to death for collaborating with Israel and another to life with hard labor, the Hamas interior ministry said on Thursday, according to ...
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Bennett puns about exterminating port workers
On Sunday, Minister of the Economy Naftali Bennett wanted to send the army into the ports in the event of a strike; now he wants to "exterminate" them, but wraps this in the form of a pun. In the latest post on his Facebook, he wrote, "That's it. The ants are impossible. I came home and realized that something had to be done. They're in the kitchen, the living room, the ...
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Class action against El Al seeks compensation for cancelled flights
The suit claims that hundreds of passengers, after waiting seven hours on the El Al plane, were told that the flight was being cancelled due to a technical ...
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Israels Air Force Chief Warns of Sudden War
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel could be in for a surprise war, Israel's air force chief Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel warned. Eshel's comments come as tensions are increasing along the Israeli-Syrian border. Eeshel says the threat of a sudden war erupting on multiple fronts is much more relevant today. Syria has invested in the "best air defenses it could buy," Israel's air force ...
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Israeli Forces Infiltrate Gaza Borders
Khan Yunis, May 23 (BNA) -The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday infiltrated the Gaza borders and went nearly 300 meters into the eastern part of Khan Yunis, South of the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses. They told Palestinian (WAFA) news agency that three Israeli tanks and three army bulldozers raided and razed agricultural land while shooting in all directions as well as setting up earth ...
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Hezbollah suffers heavy losses in Syrian conflict 104 killed according to watchdog
Members and supporters of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement carry the coffin of their comrade Saleh Ahmad Sabbagh during his funeral in the southern port city of Sidon on May 22 (Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP) 104 Hezbollah militants have died in the past few months, while fighting ...
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Barcelona announce visit of Israel Palestine
Adriano signs new deal According to the club the events will take place in the Palestinian Territories on August 3 and then in Israel the following day, and "first team players will be present at both".Details of the initiative - called the FC Barcelona Peace Tour - were announced via the ...
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U.S. Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart
View Photo Associated Press/Jim Young, Pool - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Thursday, May 23, 2013. The United States and Israel are ...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry in Middle East for separate talks with Israel and Palestine
US Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable scepticism that the two sides would resume peace ...
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Gallery Jewish ultra-orthodox wedding in Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the wedding ceremony of Rabbi Shalom Rokach, the Grandson of the Belz Rabbi to Hana Batya Pener, in Jerusalem. Photo: ...
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Hezbollah’s death toll in Syria 75 fighters report
BAALBEK, Lebanon: Seventy-five fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah have been killed in Syria since they first became involved in the country's war months ago, a source close to the Shiite militant group said on ...
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EU UN report stokes concern over Iran nuke program
BRUSSELS - Iran's expansion of sensitive nuclear activity breaks United Nations resolutions and increases concerns about whether its nuclear program is entirely peaceful, the European Union said on ...
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Arab Mob Pelts Firefighters With Rocks as They Put Out Blaze
An Israeli firefighter was injured in an Arab riot in Jerusalem Thursday morning, as he sought to pit out a fire. The fire had broken next to the Arab village of Issawiya, which is within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. A fire station is located close by, and a fire truck was dispatched to douse the blaze before it had a chance to spread too ...
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Video An Inside Look at the Destruction of a Syrian Town
Hundreds of people have died in fierce fighting on the Syria-Lebanon border, as units of the Syrian army and Hizbullah terrorists battle Syrian rebels for control of the area. Dozens of Hizbullah terrorists are said to have died in these ...
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Israel seeking to revive peace talks with Palestinians Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday that his country is seeking to revive peace talks with the Palestinians.At the beginning of a meeting with Kerry, Netanyahu said "above all, we want to restart the peace talks with the Palestinians."Kerry arrived in Israel on Thursday as part of the ongoing efforts exerted by the US ...
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Netanyahu says peace is top priority
Obama administration to jump-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Netanyahu said discussions would also focus on Iran and Syria but another concern is resuming peace ...
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More natural gas confirmed offshore Israel
A natural gas discovery off the coast of Israel may hold as much as 2 trillion cubic feet of reserves, operator Noble Energy Inc. announced. Noble said it confirmed a natural gas discovery in the Karish prospect offshore Israel. Drilling uncovered a natural gas pay measuring 184 feet, which Noble said indicated a reserve potential of 1.6 trillion-2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Karish ...
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INTERVIEW-Industry is best bet for peace Israeli billionaire says
By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV | Thu May 23, 2013 6:30am EDT TEL AVIV May 23 (Reuters) - On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain surgery. About 300 Jews and Arabs work in the park in Nazareth, and ...
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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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