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Israel honors Bill Clinton for work on two-state solution
Bill Clinton said "there are no perfect solutions" for Middle East peace as he received Israel's highest civilian honor Wednesday. Israeli ...
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Palestinians toughen line on Israel talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian president and his Fatah movement on Wednesday signaled a tough line on talks with Israel, casting new doubt on U.S. efforts to revive long-stalled ...
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Fatah warns US against exerting pressure on PA to resume talks unconditionally
As Kerry set to return to region next week, West Bank leadership calls on US secretary of state to exert pressure on Israel to "fulfill its obligations"; Erekat: Israeli gov't strategy based on "destroying the 2-state ...
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Hamas Syria conflict impacting Iran relations financial aid
Hamas's deteriorating relations with Iran and Syria have impacted financial aid to the Islamist movement, Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip, was quoted Wednesday as saying.Noting that Syria had supported Hamas financially and politically, Hamad said that his movement's support for the Syrian "revolution" has resulted in the loss of financial aid from both ...
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Arab lynch mob attacks two Jews in e. Jlem
Two Jewish men were assaulted Wednesday in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Orot, narrowly escaping with their lives, when a lynch mob of Arab-Israelis shattered their vehicle's windows with rocks, surrounded the car and attempted to pummel them.According to Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld the attack took place in the morning, while the men, both in their 20s and residents of the ...
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Egypts Muslim Brotherhood braces for future trouble
CAIRO - For the Muslim Brotherhood, running Egypt has been like crossing a minefield. As President Mohamed Morsi ends his first year in office, fortifications being erected at his group's headquarters suggest a looming war.Behind a reinforced wall and a five-inch thick iron gate, the Brotherhood's Cairo compound bears scars of a divisive year that has triggered frequent protests and ...
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PM Netanyahu Israel to Export Only 40 of Natural Gas Finds
Israel is to export only 40 percent of the natural gas it extracts from newly discovered gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. "The State of Israel will receive 60 percent of the gas produced which will allow it to meet its own needs for the next 25 years," he said. Last year, an official commission had recommended the ...
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Netanyahu wants Helpman as next BoI Governor
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to press Prof. Elhanan Helpman, who was educated in Israel and has taught here, into accepting the job of Governor of the Bank of Israel. At the same time, sources inform "Globes," Netanyahu is continuing to look for a suitable candidate to succeed Prof. Stanley Fischer who steps down at the end of the month. Helpman is Galen L. Stone ...
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Ciscos Chambers Dont kill the golden goose
Is Cisco CEO John Chambers presenting the Israeli government with an ultimatum? Chambers, who came to Israel for the Presidential Conference, called a press conference today at which he commented on the global aspect of corporate taxation. "This is what I know," he said, "Most tax policy was set before Microsoft came into existence and the global economy developed. In the US, we ...
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Pitango leads $23m financing in Vertos Medical
Pitango Venture Capital has led a $23 million financing round in Vertos Medical Inc. The US company has pioneered the mild(R) procedure - a safe, outpatient procedure that can help patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) stand longer and walk farther with less pain. The proceeds will be used to fund US commercial expansion and the launch of mild in European markets. Pitango was ...
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President Shimon Peres marks his 90th birthday
19 June 2013 Yesterday President Shimon Peres marked his 90th birthday. With a star-studded audience, including the likes of former President Bill Clinton, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Barbara Streisand and many more, the event was broadcast live on Facebook. Tony Blair opened the ceremony with a rousing speech honouring President Peres, saying "we in Britain have our Queen, and you ...
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Jerusalem Bureau Team Wins Photo Contest
JERUSALEM, Israel -- A photograph by the CBN News Jerusalem Bureau team won one of the top awards at this year's Festival of Lights in the capital's Old City. "Jonathan, Yehuda and Annika are proud to announce their winning of the "People's Choice" award at the Jerusalem Festival of Lights," Annika wrote on behalf of the team. The three didn't find out ...
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Hezbollah battles rebels near Damascus
FIGHTERS from Lebanon's Hezbollah have joined Syrian troops battling rebels near Damascus, monitors say, as President Bashar al-Assad's regime keeps up a push to cut off the insurgents' supply ...
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Limited US arms to Syria unlikely to harm Israel experts
An Israeli army Cannon Unit maneuvers during a drill in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on June 12, 2013. US plans to arm Syrian rebels have raised fears in Israel that the weapons could fall into the wrong hands, but analysts played down the threat -- provided no big guns are ...
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UPDATE 2-Israel to keep most of its natural gas for domestic use
Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:57am EDT * Exports will make up 40 percent of reserves * Israel will get $60 billion from 20 years of gas sales By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 19 (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it will keep most of its newfound natural gas for domestic use but will still allow enough exports to satisfy exploration companies seeking access to the global market. The decision to keep 60 ...
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Intl Meeting on Israel-Palestine Peace Process Concludes in Beijing
Beijing, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) China today urged to seek a gradual and pragmatic solution in order to reach tangible results in the complex peace process between Israel and Palestine, during an international meeting sponsored by the United Nations in this capital. This annual UN meeting to promote peace between Israel and Palestine concluded in Beijing today, organized by the UN for the first ...
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Danon condemns haredi campaign against soldiers
growing number of attacks on haredi soldiers that have been reported in recent weeks.Danon said on Tuesday that that recent months have witnessed a significant decline in haredi IDF enlistment, which stood until recently at approximately 15 percent of the possible annual ...
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Netanyahu announces 40 of natural gas reserves to be exported
Zemach Committee , tasked with exploring the issue, recommended.Netanyahu said that the 60% of natural gas preserved for domestic use would serve Israel's needs for the next 25 ...
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Saudis Syria role driven by fear of Shiite full moon
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief, Prince Muqrin, once told American diplomats the Middle East's so-called Shi'ite Crescent where the Muslim sect holds sway was "becoming a full moon" as Iranian influence spread.For the kingdom's Sunni ruling princes, that fear, revealed in a 2009 US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks, now focuses on Syria. ...
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Yisrael Beytenu warns against dropping periphery grants
Coalition and opposition members spoke out against an article in the budget canceling grants for housing in the periphery, in a meeting of the Knesset Control Committee.The 2013-2014 budget cancels grants of up to NIS 100,000 to those buying homes outside of the center of the country, as the Finance Ministry determined that the stipends did not successfully encourage people to move to the ...
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New Alice Walker Book Sinks to New Lows on Anti-Semitism
American writer Alice Walker, who has long made clear her antipathy toward the state of Israel, "has taken her extreme and hostile views to a shocking new level" in her latest book of meditations on life and her personal activism, according to a review of the book by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Walker’s "The Cushion in the Road" devotes 80 pages to fervently ...
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Shas ‘Emotionally’ Right-Wing ‘Realistically’ Left
Dozens of senior members of the Shas party are taking part this week in an event led by the far-left Geneva Initiative group in which the group teaches its view of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Shas MK and former minister Yaakov Margi explained his party’s decision to participate. "The facts that we see with our own eyes when it comes to demography, facts on the group, and world opinion ...
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Lapid Hitler Photo Contributes to Anti-Semitism Worldwide
The Jewish National Fund (JNF), which is now convening in Jerusalem, has released a harsh condemnation, after a photo was published on Facebook depicting Israeli Minister of Finance Yair Lapid as Adolf Hitler. The condemnation came immediately after a ceremony in honor of the memory of Righteous Gentile Raoul Wallenberg, who saved the father of Yair Lapid, along with thousands of other Jews, ...
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Israel to permit 40 gas exports
Israel will keep 60% of its natural gas reserves for domestic use and permit the export of the remaining 40%. After three years of discussions and a major public campaign on the subject, the cabinet will finally be asked on Sunday to approve a joint decision that will be submitted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Energy and Water Resources Silvan Shalom, Minister of Finance Yair ...
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Hezbollah fighters fight rebels near Syria capital
Residents of Qusayr in Syria's central Homs province wave yellow Hezbollah flags on June 5. Fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah joined Syrian troops battling rebels near Damascus on Wednesday, monitors said, as President Bashar al-Assad's regime kept up a push to cut off the insurgents' supply ...
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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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