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Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Strike
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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Peri panel haredi draft proposals come under fire
A draft bill drawn up to form the basis of legislation for drafting haredi men into national service has come under heavy fire for failing to provide appropriate incentives to encourage enlistment.The proposed terms for the legislation, devised by a ministerial committee headed by Science, Technology and Space Minister Yaakov Peri of Yesh Atid, do not include personal financial sanctions ...
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France Put Hezbollah armed wing on EU’s terror list
PARIS - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced late Wednesday that France is now proposing that Hezbollah be added to the European Union list of terrorist organizations.According to an official at the Quai d'Orsay, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that his country wants to add "the military branch" of the pro- Iranian Shi'ite movement in Lebanon. The action ...
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SACH hopes Syria girls Israel surgery inspires more
Balancing a media blitz and concerns for the family's security when they return home, the organization who brought the girl to Israel say they hope she is the first of ...
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Remote-control machine gun repairs just got quicker
What does the IDF do when its remote-control machine guns breaks down? The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station, the Katlanit, produced by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, is increasingly appearing on a range of IDF Ground Forces platforms, such as the Namer armored personnel carrier.It can be fitted with a variety of powerful and accurate machine guns, allowing soldiers to ...
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Activists Protest Against Arab-Jewish Wedding
Police officers on Thursday evening prevented 50 right-wing activists from arriving in the Arab village of Araba, located in the Lower Galilee. The activists had come to protest a wedding between an Arab man and a Jewish woman which was taking place in the ...
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Energy Minister mulls cutting gas export quota
Minister Energy and Water Resources Silvan Shalom may lower the natural gas export quota from 53% to 40%. The main change is to further restrict Israeli energy exports. The Tzemach Committee on gas exports recommends an export quota of 53%, subject to certain conditions. Shalom's likely decision is in response to social protests. Last weekend, hundreds of demonstrators opposing gas exports ...
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William Hague urges massive effort for Middle East peace
William Hague has urged the US to make "the biggest effort in 20 years" to bring fresh impetus to the stalled Middle East peace talks as he reiterated warnings that the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was in danger of ...
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Israels Hand in Guatemalas Genocide
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. (Photo credit: Jim Wallace of the Smithsonian Institution) At the height of Guatemala's mass slaughters in the 1980s, including genocide against the Ixil Indians, the Reagan administration worked with Israeli officials to provide helicopters that the Guatemalan army used to hunt down fleeing villagers, according to documentary and eyewitness ...
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PM IAEA reports shows Iran’s expanding its nuclear program
Following release of IAEA report, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tells British Foreign Minister William Hague economic, diplomatic pressure has failed to stop Iran, presenting the "biggest challenge of our ...
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Hague Time Running Out for a Two-State Solution
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday that peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is a "priority," warning that time was running out for a two-state ...
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Israeli Cabinet to discuss new proposal on contentious draft reform
JERUSALEM - An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious system that grants Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students automatic exemptions from military service, setting the stage for what could become the first major conflict in the new Israeli coalition government. These exemptions have generated widespread resentment in a country where ...
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Israeli officials may end military exemptions for students
Israeli riot police arrest an ultra-Orthodox demonstrator on May 16, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Tens of Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis have clashed with police after gathering to protest against newly proposed government legislation that would see them drafted into the military. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) (Uriel Sinai, Getty ...
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Israel says global pressure has no effect on Iran
Israel's prime minister said Thursday that a new report by the U.N. atomic agency shows that international pressure is having no effect on stopping Iran's suspect nuclear ...
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Boycotting Israel does not bring peace closer or benefit humanity
Foreign Secretary William Hague should be applauded for signing an agreement to strengthen scientific cooperation between Britain and ...
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Kerry urges Netanyahu Abbas to compromise for peace
Kerry to Peres: This moment is critical for Israel, region The two met spoke in the evening after a long day of back-to-back meetings that included talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.It is likely that Kerry will meet Netanyahu again on Friday before departing for Ethiopia. Kerry is expected to meet Abbas again in Jordan on Sunday, ...
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Cars effaced in latest Jerusalem price tag attack
Police said five vehicles parked on one of the main streets in the neighborhood of Gilo, in southwestern East Jerusalem, were vandalized in a "price tag" attack early Thursday morning, allegedly by Jewish extremists.Price-tag attacks are defined as acts of violence and vandalism against Palestinians and Israeli security forces by radical Israeli settlers to exact a "price" ...
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Obama to limit drones moves to shut Guantanamo
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama outlined plans on Thursday to limit the use of US drone strikes against extremists abroad and took steps aimed at breaking a deadlock on closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison.In a major foreign policy speech after two weeks of fending off domestic scandals, Obama limited the scope of what his predecessor, George W. Bush, had called a global war on ...
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Maternity Ward Its Magic
For all intents and purposes, this event should never have taken place. No one should have allowed all these essential people to be in the same place at the same time. Had they taken a direct hit, it could have had serious consequences for the country's population growth figures, and that's not an exaggeration.I'm talking about the farewell party for the legendary director of ...
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Dear Jewish media stop making lists of Jews
There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler's, but mainly Jewish list-making has been an activity of those who are hostile to ...
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Does Israel have a long-term strategic plan
Every year there is a new state budget with new cuts. What was approved last year has just been retracted. Half-built roads and incomplete infrastructure have been abandoned to gather dust. Metropolitan Tel Aviv still has no light rail or subway, even though plans to build them have been in the works for decades. Year after year the defense establishment is allocated more funds than any ...
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Malkin Faults British Progressives for Murder
Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin accused British progressives of complicity in enabling attacks like the murder of a soldier in England on Wednesday. ...
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US and Israel raise hopes of peace restart in the Middle East
May 23, 2013: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any ...
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Israeli leader says UN pressure having no effect on curbing Iranian nuclear program
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint news conference before their meeting in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Ronen Zvulun, ...
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Israel eyes Syrian missile threat to gas fields
Hezbollah , has heightened Israeli concerns about protecting its offshore natural gas fields. Israel began production in March from its second largest field, Tamar discovered 40 miles off northern Israel in 2009. The field, jointly operated by Nobel Energy of Houston, and its Israeli partners, Delek Group, Isramco and Dor Alon, has reserves of around 8 trillion-10 trillion cubic feet -- enough ...
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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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