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Iran hangs two men accused of spying for US Israel
A fuzzy picture shows Mohammad Heidari, one of the men accused of spying for Western intelligence agencies. He was hanged at dawn on Sunday. Picture courtesy of ...
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Insect invasion Israel battles plague of locusts
By Dave Copeland, Cameraman, NBC News TEL AVIV - Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts.Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path.With the help of high-tech irrigation methods, much of Israel’s desert has been transformed into lush farmland that supplies supermarkets across the country with fresh ...
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PM Israel will keep stopping weapons transfer to Hezbollah
Sunday Times , reconnaissance satellites have revealed preparations made by the Syrian army to deploy surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles. Syrian President Bashar Assad, the report said, is ready to use these missiles should Israel decide to conduct a strike on ...
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Attorney General Seeks Demolition of Last Migron Homes
Homes built on land purchased by Israelis may be destroyed despite a government promise to protect them until their legal status could be determined. Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber recently sent a letter to the IDF Civil Administration ordering it to destroy several homes that remain standing in the community of Migron in the Binyamin ...
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Israeli Authorities Allow Aids Goods into Gaza Via Karam Abu Salem Crossing
Rafah, May 19 (BNA) - Israeli occupation authorities opened the Karam Abu Salem crossing, southeast of Rafah city. Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza Strip Raed Fattouh said that the occupation authorities opened the crossing this morning to allow the entry of 270 truckloads with aids and goods for the commercial, agricultural and transport sectors, including 20 ...
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Aoun defends Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria civil war
Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun defended during a dinner on Saturday evening Hezbollah’s siding with the Syrian regime in its crackdown against the pro democracy uprising, citing the protection of the Lebanese people in Syria as the main cause of the intervention. "Hezbollah's intervention in fighting only started when towns inhabited by Lebanese people fell in the ...
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Report Assad preparing missile strike against Tel Aviv in case attacked again
May 19, 2013 Syria is making preparations to strike Tel Aviv in case Israel launches another attack on its territory, The Sunday Times reported on Sunday. The Syrian army has begun deploying advanced surface-to-surface missiles, the report said, adding that it has received orders to strike central Israel in case additional attacks against Syria are carried out. The Sunday Times said that the ...
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UN chief Ban worried over N.Korea missile launch
MOSCOW - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.Ban, who spoke to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti during a visit to Moscow, called North Korea's launch of three short-range missiles from its east coast on ...
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Arabs Break Through Jerusalem Security Barrier
Dozens of Arab men held a protest Friday against the security barrier that runs between Abu Dis and Jerusalem. As part of the protest, the men took large hammers and created a gaping hole in the wall. Several men used the hole to enter Jerusalem without going through a security ...
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Report Israeli NGOs Against IDF Veterans
Israeli organizations are fighting to prevent the government from rewarding soldiers for their service, and ultimately, are attempting to discourage IDF enlistment, according to a new report from the Im Tirtzu Zionist movement. The group sent its report to Minister Yaakov Perry, who heads ...
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MK Netanyahu’s Spending a Sign of Disconnect
increased spending at the Prime Minister’s Residence. Shafir was not convinced by Netanyahu’s attorney’s argument that the Prime ...
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Katz promises new port tender within two months
Interviewed on Galei Tzahal (IDF Army Radio) this morning, Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz said that "within two months, the reform of the ports will get underway at Haifa and Ashdod." "A tender will be published for the construction of a new port that will compete with the existing ports, bringing down costs and the cost of living," Katz explained, "This will be a ...
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Comptroller to review Netanyahus expenses
Hebrew daily "Yediot Ahronot" reports that the public outcry over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's expenses has reached the State Comptroller. This week, State Comptroller Joseph Shapira will consult top officials from his office to examine whether government money has been misused. Last week, Shapira requested clarifications from the Prime Minister's Bureau about the ...
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Proposal Rabbis Cannot Take Payment for Weddings
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation will discuss a proposal Sunday that would bar rabbis employed by the state from taking money for performing marriage ceremonies. The proposal, put forth by MKs Shuli Moalem Refaeli and Motti Yogev of the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) faction, would forbid rabbis from charging money for conducting weddings for residents of the region by which they are ...
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Govt plans to use army to break any port strike
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance Yair Lapid, Minister of the Economy Naftali Bennett, and Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz, do not hide their desire "to break the monopoly" and to create competition between Israel's seaports, and today, Hebrew daily "Yediot Ahronot" exposes the secret plan for the fight with the strong port unions. The plan is ...
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Hezbollah heads for strategic Homs town 10 of its fighters killed in battles with FSA
Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr (AFP/ Joseph Eid) Battles raged in Qusayr between fighters from the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah and the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), as activists reported the killing of at least 10 Hezbollah members.Sources told Al Arabiya early Sunday morning that ...
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Security Report 16 Wounded in 1 Week
Sixteen people were wounded in Arab attacks last week, according to data gathered by the defense establishment. Seven of the injured were soldiers, seven were police officers and two were civilians. Two officers were hurt when they were hit by rocks during a riot in El Aroub. Four soldiers were lightly wounded when a firebomb led their jeep to crash. A bus driver was lightly wounded by rocks, ...
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Israelis Protest Against Budget Netanyahus Expenses
the state budget which was passed this week and which includes tax increases and austerity measures, as well as against the increase in the budget of the Prime Minister’s official residence. Protests also took place outside Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s private residences in Jerusalem and Caesarea, as well as in Netanya, where several demonstrators were detained by police ...
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Netanyahus Attorney He Lives a Modest Life
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s attorney said on Saturday night that the Prime Minister and his wife do not live extravagant lives. He was responding to public anger over figures released this past week and which show that the budget of the Prime Minister’s ...
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Report Syrian Army Aiming Missiles at Tel Aviv
reports. According to the report, Syria is preparing to strike Israel in case the Jewish State launches another attack on its territory. The army has received orders to strike central Israel in case additional attacks against Syria are carried out, according to ...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has emphasized on Tuesday that Damascus is able to confront the Israeli regimes adventurism alluding to the recent Israeli aggression against the Arab country. The Syrian president stressed that the Israeli offensi
Al-Assad: Syria will slash roots of Israeli adventurism Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has emphasized on Tuesday that Damascus is able to confront the Israeli regime's adventurism, alluding to the recent Israeli aggression against the Arab country. The Syrian president stressed that the Israeli offensive is evidence of interference by Tel Aviv and its Western and regional allies in the ...
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Kerry to return this week for push on talks
US Secretary of State Kerry wants to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, will meet with Livni and Palestinian leadership separately; Westerwelle in J'lem: We support US ...
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‘We’re asking them not to mess with our families’
The Jerusalem Post on Friday. "The first time they changed it, my parents said OK, we'll change the tickets, no problem. But now, the second time, my family is saying they can't change it again."We were sure this wouldn't happen again, not in June, because it doesn't rain then. But it was changed again," he added. "My parents really wanted to be at ...
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‘Post’ launches daily online newscast
Jerusalem Post brand name," Linde says."It brings JPost.com into the 21st century by showing viewers what's in the news through what is arguably the most powerful of all media - television - while offering an authoritative and trustworthy perspective on the situation in Israel, the Jewish world, the Middle East and the world at large."To stay up to date with all the news ...
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Will China mediate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese ...
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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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