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Kerry says thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria
Bashar al-Assad was not prepared to discuss a political solution to end Syria's civil war, the United States and others would consider increasing support for his opponents. Kerry also told a news conference in the Jordanian capital Amman that there were several thousand fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah taking part in Syria's conflict, with Iranian support. Commenting on ...
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Israel army detained 2 Palestinian policemen in Nablus of West Bank
Israel army detained 2 Palestinian policemen in Nablus of West Bank NABLUS - Israel army detained 2 Palestinian policemen in Nablus of West Bank.According to security sources, Israeli soldiers detained two Palestinian policemen in Nablus and they were accused of killing a Jewish settler.A Jewish settler wanted to intrude the region of Prophet Joseph's tomb. Security officers opened fire on ...
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ISESCO condemns Israel calling off a UNESCO mission to visit archaeological and historical sites in Al-Quds
WAM Rabat, 22nd May 2013 (WAM) -- Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), condemned the Israeli occupation authorities' calling off a mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which was due to visit archaeological and historical sites in Al-Quds Asharif on 20 ...
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FBI kills man suspected of ties to Boston bomb suspect
Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported.NBC said the suspect was being questioned and was originally cooperative, but was fatally shot after attacking the ...
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German intel Assad strengthening hold in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has become more stable, gaining an upper hand in capabilities to successfully thwart rebels amid the conflit plaguing the country, German foreign intelligence agency assessments were reported as stating Wednesday in German ...
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Jenin Jenin Bill approved in early vote
A bill allowing class-action lawsuits to be filed against those who slander IDF soldiers passed a preliminary vote on Wednesday.According to the legislation submitted by MK Yoni Shetboun (Bayit Yehudi) and coalition chairman Yariv Levin (Likud Beytenu), if someone slanders IDF soldiers' operational activities, that person can be sued for slander in a class action ...
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Los Angeles elects first Jewish mayor
LOS ANGELES - Eric Garcetti was elected the first Jewish mayor of Los Angeles, one of a number of political contests that reflect the city's diversity, and its Jewish community.Garcetti, 42, a veteran city councilman, led city controller Wendy Greuel by six points around 3 a.m. Wednesday, with nearly 100 percent of the ballots counted. Greuel conceded about an hour earlier."Thank you ...
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IDF Arrests Murderers of Ben Yosef Livnat
Arab sources are saying that the IDF has arrested the three Palestinian Authority (PA) men who murdered yeshiva boy Ben Yosef Livnat. According to the reports, the three were freed from a PA jail after just one year's imprisonment. The IDF arrested them immediately upon their ...
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Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer and Baratz law firms merge
Baratz & Co. law firms today announced plans to merge. The new firm will be called Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz. Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer has 85 attorneys and patent lawyers and Baratz & Co. has 35 attorneys. The combined firm will have 101 attorneys and 18 patent attorneys, making it one of Israel's largest law firms. Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer is one of Israel's top firms ...
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Las Vegas project weighs on Property and Building results
PTBL ) 66% to NIS 72 million for the first quarter of 2013 from NIS 211 million for the corresponding quarter of 2012. CBRE Inc. raised the fair value of the HSBC building in Manhattan by 8% $670 million. Property and Building said, "The net profit accruing to the company from the HSBC Building and Barney's Building (in Chicago) was NIS 77 million in the first quarter, compared with ...
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Jeff Pulver raises $350000 for Zula via OurCrowd
Zula , founded by Jeff Pulver and CEO Jacob Ner-David. OurCrowd added that the financing pushed the total raised for early stage companies above $12 million in 18 funding rounds. Zula has developed a mobile communications platform for teams, continuing Pulver and Ner-David's specialty in telecommunications. Medved told "Globes", "Pulver has a high enough business profile that ...
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Shlomo Maoz Arabs pay higher interest rates
"If I live in Israel and I'm Bedouin or Arab, the interest rate I pay is higher. The closer I get to the White Men and Tel Aviv, the interest rate I pay ...
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Iran Hezbollah increasing support for Assad U.K.
Hezbollah were "propping up" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support. "It is very clear that Syrian regime is receiving a great deal of support, increasing support in recent months from ...
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CIA Chief Makes Surprise Trip to Israel
CIA Chief John Brennan has made an unannounced visit to Israel. According to an anonymous Israeli Defense Official, Brennan met with Israel's Defense Minister. This trip comes amid concerns about weapons transfers from Syria to Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. Israel has carried out air-strikes aimed at halting arms shipments to the group. This week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
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Germany backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany will throw its weight behind a British drive to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations, German diplomats said on ...
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Britain formally launches bid to label Hezbollahs military wing a terrorist organization
BRUSSELS - Two officials say Britain has launched a bid to formally have the European Union declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization. That move would slap sanctions such as travel bans and asset freezes on the group's members. The designation requires unanimity by the EU's 27 member nations. A British Foreign Office official, who spoke on ...
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Germany Backs Blacklisting of Hezbollahs Military Wing
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has expressed his support for blacklisting Hezbollah's military wing in the EU, officials have said. "In the light of discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supports listing at least the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in the EU," German ...
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Germany backs blacklisting Hezbollah
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle decided Wednesday to support listing Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist organization in the European Union, according to German diplomatic sources."In the light of discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supports listing at least the military wing of Hezbollah ...
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Gas discoveries give Israel new regional clout
newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said.Once totally dependent on fuel imports, Israel has made the largest gas discoveries in the world over the past decade off its Mediterranean coastline, and is expected to become an exporter by the end of the ...
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Azrieli buys Tel Avivs Yediot Ahronot building
AZRG ) for NIS 374 million. Azrieli will also cover the NIS 19 million purchase tax. The company plans to build a NIS 600 million office tower on the lot, adjacent to from the Azrieli Center. Beit Yediot Ahronot, which will be demolished, occupies an eight-dunam (two-acre) lot, which has building rights for an 85,000-square meter 60-floor office and residential tower. Azrieli Group chairman ...
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Fischer casting vote nixed 0.5 rate cut
Bank of Israel Prof. Stanley Fischer cast the deciding vote in the Monetary Committee's meeting last week, which decided on an extraordinary mid-month interest rate cut. Three committee members wanted a 25-basis point cut, and three members wanted a 50-basis point cut. Under the Bank of Israel Law, in case of a tie vote, the committee chairperson (the Bank of Israel Governor) has an ...
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Bezeq raises NIS 870m in debt
BEZQ ) today raised NIS 870 million in debt, by expanding two current bonds, just two days after announcing its intention to do so. The company planned to raise NIS 600 million, but increased the amount when the offering was over-subscribed two fold, at NIS 1.2 billion. Bezeq expanded its Series 6 Consumer Price Index (CPI) linked bond, which matures in 2018, by NIS 680 million. The bond bears ...
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Iran and Hezbollah propping up Syria UK Foreign Secretary William Hague
British Foreign Secretary William Hague waves during a press conference in Amman on May 22 (AFP) Iran and its Shiite Lebanese ally Hezbollah are "propping up" President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday.Speaking before a meeting of the Friends of Syria alliance in the Jordanian capital, Hague said Britain would ...
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Israels Azrieli to buy land from Yedioth for $101 mln
TEL AVIV | Wed May 22, 2013 8:33am EDT TEL AVIV May 22 (Reuters) - Real estate developer Azrieli Group agreed to pay 374 million shekels ($101 million) to purchase land from the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper group that is adjacent to the Azrieli shopping centre and business complex in Tel Aviv. The lot, on an area of 8,400 square metres, is occupied by Yedioth Ahronoth House, which is ...
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PM Netanyahu Meets with German FM Westerwelle
PM Netanyahu Meets with German Foreign Minister Westerwelle (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 17 May 2013), in Jerusalem, met with German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westrwelle. Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting: "It is always a pleasure to host you here in Jerusalem. You are a friend of ...
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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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