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Gunman storms bank in Israeli city kills 4 people then self after hostage standoff
An Israeli policeman stands guard at the scene of a shooting at a Bank Hapoalim branch in the southern city of Beersheba on May 20, 2013. (AMIR ...
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Israel Palestinians still arguing over epic image
In this Sept. 30, 2000 file image from television, Jamal al-sutra signals his position while protecting his 12-year-old son Mohammed al-Dura, as they shelter behind a barrel from crossfire near Netzarim Jewish settlement in the southern Gaza Strip. More than a dozen years later, the death of a Palestinian boy allegedly shot by Israeli troops in Gaza continues to stir emotions on both sides of ...
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Mass murder shocks Beersheba neighborhood
Remo Vaknin says he's lucky to be alive. Grabbing a cigarette outside of Beersheba's Soroka Hospital on Monday afternoon, Vaknin described how he was standing in the Neve Zeev neighborhood Bank Hapoalim branch when ...
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Palestinian tragic film takes Cannes by storm
CANNES - A tragic love story between two Palestinians living under Israeli occupation received a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival on Monday and broke new ground as the first film fully funded by the Palestinian cinema industry."Omar" by director Hany Abu-Assad, known for the 2005 award-winning film "Paradise Now", is a political thriller interwoven with a story of ...
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Qatar Arab Spring makes peace more pressing
thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with Israel and made a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more pressing."We heard in the past that reform (in the Arab world) must wait until a peaceful settlement with Israel is achieved, but everybody should realise that ...
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Dershowitz to PM Watch ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Comedian Larry David has been called a lot of things over the course of his long and successful career, but we're pretty sure "peace maker" has never been one of them. Until now. Well, almost sort of, anyway.Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has sent an episode of David's HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in hopes that he ...
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Unifying Jews at the Western Wall
It is deeply painful to see ideological differences in Jewish modesty laws lead to violence and bigotry against women prayer groups at the Kotel. Intolerance is counterproductive to preserving one's views, and of course contradicts the Jewish traditions rich history of diversity.Even though some respected haredi (ultra- Orthodox) legalists like Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and Rabbi Yosef ...
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The Majlis Shura al-Mujahidin Between Israel and Hamas
A wave of Salafi protest against the ruling Hamas government has swept the Gaza Strip over issues including the treatment of prisoners, corruption, and ...
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Govt UNESCO Lied So Planned Jerusalem Visit Canceled
The government on Monday informed UNESCO, the United Nations organization responsible for educational, scientific, and cultural matters, that a delegation of the organization that planned to visit Jerusalem was not welcome. The UNESCO group will not be given visas to enter the country, the government said. The UNESCO group had planned to come to Jerusalem to catalog religious and cultural ...
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The killing of 12-year-old Mohammed al-Durrah in Gaza became the defining image of the second intifada. Only Israel claims it was all a fake
One of the most evocative and shocking episodes of the second Intifada, the shooting of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy by the Israeli army, was staged. Indeed, Mohammed al-Durrah was not even injured in the incident. Those, at least, are the findings of an investigation by the Israeli government, published today, which has described the case as a "blood libel on the state of ...
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Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Irish Activist 6 Times 20-5-2013
PlanxtySumoud -- A very unsatisfactory interview with Keith Finnegan of Galway Bay FM radio station: not once did he enquire into the serious situation in the West Bank, instead, his line of questioning is anchored in establishing my bona fides as a card carrying journalist (non existent) and guilt tripping me with the accusatory "why do I put my life in danger," when the elephant in ...
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If Youre in Washington D.C. on May 28th and Think About the Future of Israel....
...Then come to an Atlantic-sponsored discussion at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue about Israeli democracy, demographics and, also, everything else. The panelists will be Ari Shavit, Israel's leading columnist and the author of the forthcoming "My Promised Land" (which I have read in galleys, and which I guarantee you, you will want to read, too), along with Goldblog. ...
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Four dead in Israeli bank shooting spree
At least four people were killed and several others injured Monday in a possible bank robbery gone wrong in Israel, police said. An hour-long standoff with Beersheba police ended after the suspect released a hostage from inside the bank and then killed himself, Ynetnews.com reported. Survivors said the suspect, identified by police as a 40-year-old resident of Beersheba, did not demand any ...
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Lebanon president denies receiving a warning from Israel
Lebanon President Michel Suleiman denied on Monday receiving a warning from Israel that it would destroy Lebanon in case of a Hezbollah attack on the Jewish state. The denial came after an Israeli website reported that Tel Aviv has sent a warning to Lebanon through the U.S. administration that it would "take Lebanon 50 years backwards" if Hezbollah attacked ...
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Comment A society fraying at the edges
Anyone who's had to deal with the Israeli banking system has probably felt like taking up firearms at some point. Between the exorbitant fees for every little transaction, the long lines, and the general philosophy of "you don't have an alternative, you have to deal with us so we can do whatever the hell we want," Israeli banks are a well-documented horror story that can ...
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Majority of Israeli students work while studying
About 73% of students in the country worked during the 2012-2013 academic year, earning an average monthly wage of NIS 3,230, according to a survey released by the National Union of Israel Students on Sunday, to mark National Student Week.Some 71% of the working students work up to 100 hours each month. about a third of the students - 29% - work over 100 hours a month.In addition, while 10% ...
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IDF Jeep Seen in Syria Video Left Behind in Lebanon Withdrawal
An Arab news outlet on Monday circulated a video purporting to show an IDF jeep that Syrian soldiers claimed to have captured from Syrian rebel groups. The video, said a Syrian government spokesperson, proves that Israel has been working with the rebel groups to remove Bashar al-Assad from power. The Lebanese al-Mayadeen channel said that the jeep had been used by members of the Free Syria ...
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Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrias battle for Qusayr city
At least 23 pro-Assad fighters of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah have been killed in the battle for the strategically vital Syrian city of ...
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Threats daubed at Israeli woman prayer activists home
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Threatening slogans were daubed on Monday outside the doorway of an Israeli activist in a Jewish women's prayer group seeking equal rights of worship for women at Jerusalem's holy Western ...
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Turkey has begun 5th Mavi Marmara flotilla trial of 4 top Israeli commanders blamed for a deadly 2010 clash on a Turkish flotilla ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza
Turkey has begun 5th Mavi Marmara flotilla trial of 4 top Israeli commanders blamed for a deadly 2010 clash on a Turkish flotilla ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza ISTANBUL - A Turkish court has launched on Monday fifth trial of Mavi Marmara flotilla trial of four top Israeli commanders accused of a deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish flotilla ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.The accused ...
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Israel said to be world leader in UAV exports
Israel's high-tech defense industry leads the world in exporting unmanned aerial vehicles, a new study says, while UAV designers are reported to be moving toward developing drones so advanced they could replace manned aircraft. The international business consultancy Frost and Sullivan reports that over the last eight years Israeli manufacturers have sold UAVs worth more than $4.6 billion. ...
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Syrian Army Hezbollah bear down on rebels in strategic Qusayr
For the Syrian rebels, Qusayr has been critical to bringing in weapons and fighters from Lebanon. But the regime and ally Hezbollah want the town, which lies at an important ...
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Pope Meets with President Shimon Peres of Israel
Discuss Concerns Regarding Current Political and Social Situation in the Middle EastVATICAN CITY, April 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis met this morning with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Shortly after, President Peres met with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for ...
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5 dead in bank robbery mystery in Israel
5 dead in bank robbery? A gunmen shot four people in a bank, took a hostage, and then killed himself. Early reports said it was a bank robbery, but Israeli police are not so ...
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U.S. pays Israeli firm to supply Arab militaries
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON -- In an unprecedented step, an Israeli subsidiary has been contracted by the United States to supply equipment to Arab militaries. The U.S. Defense Department has awarded the U.S. subsidiary of Elbit Systems a contract to supply aircraft components to such Arab League states as Iraq and Kuwait. The $31 million contract to Vision Systems International ...
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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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