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Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism – 4th International Conference
22 May 2013 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Ministry for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, join forces with many organizations, states and individuals, in the fight against Antisemitism in all its manifestations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs will hold the 4th International Conference of the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism, to ...
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SNC urges world to stop Hezbollah Iran invasion of Qusair
Iran invasion of Qusair.In a statement, Acting SNC chief George Sabra called on the U.N. Security Council to convene an emergency meeting to address the "violations" of Syrian's sovereignty and the lives of its ...
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Israel Reinstates Gaza Fishing Zone
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel eased restrictions on the Gaza Strip by allowing Palestinian Arab fisherman to fish further off the coast, the government announced. The Israeli navy monitors the waters off the Gaza coast to prevent terror elements from using fishing boats to smuggle weapons or other contraband to Hamas Islamists ruling the Strip. Israel has kept particularly tight control over the ...
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Commentary Israel Crises 360 degrees
John Kerry , on his fourth visit to the Middle East in two months, is chasing the brass ring of an Israeli-Palestinian agreement for the creation of an independent Palestinian state. Kerry's single most important foreign policy goal is solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that dates to the 1967 Six Day War, when Israel conquered the West Bank from Jordan ...
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Comptroller report flags neglect of Holocaust survivors
State Comptroller publishes annual report on public complaints; focus on mistreatment of Holocaust survivors, special education students, general increase in volume of ...
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US VP Biden lauds Jewish drive for gay rights
US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website."The truth is that Jewish heritage, Jewish culture, Jewish values are such an essential part of who we are that it's fair to say that Jewish heritage is American heritage," ...
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Report Kerry Meets With Marmara Martyr in Washington
Secretary of State John Kerry met with the father of one of the "martyrs" killed during the Mavi Marmara flotilla incident, according to a report in ...
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‘If Haaretz is Critical It Must Be Important’
newspaper’s criticism of a new initiative in the Ministry of Religious Services just shows how important it is, says Rabbi Avichai Ronsky, former Chief Rabbi of the IDF. The Ministry is establishing a new branch for Jewish Identity, to be headed by Rabbi Ronsky. Haaretz quoted Rabbi Ronsky, but also quoted Conservative Movement leaders’ criticism of the new initiative as part of ...
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Shemen Oil to raise NIS 43m today
SOG ) has filed a draft prospectus to raise up to a gross NIS 43 million ($12 million) today. The company's controlling shareholders - Israel Financial Levers Ltd. ...
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Syrian rebels target Hezbollah fire rockets into Lebanon
>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- The fighting in Syria has taken another dangerous turn, with rebel rockets targeting Hezbollah locations in Lebanon. Rebels battling for control of Qusayr, a strategically important western town in Syria, fired rockets Sunday across the Lebanese border at the militant group's areas, the rebel Free Syrian Army said. Hezbollah, the pro-regime and ...
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Hezbollah buries Syria fighters
A Lebanese activist holds a placard in which they replaced Hezbollahs logo with the word freedom", and its slogan of "Hezbollah shall be victorious" with the words, the people shall be victorious", during a Beirut protest against the participation of Hezbollah members in the fighting in the Syrian town of ...
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A-G seeks probe into illegal West Bank settlement building
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein appeals to Defense Minister to create a unit to enforce law against those in involved in illegal West Bank construction in ...
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Orbach Media is Making Murder an Option
The Israeli media is unintentionally encouraging murder, Minister for Pensioners Affairs Uri Orbach (Bayit Yehudi) warned Wednesday. In a post to his Facebook page, Orbach criticized media coverage of ...
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Detroit Leaders Should Have Spurned Not Embraced Farrakhan
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep disappointment with the members of Detroit City Council and local clergy who met with and embraced the anti-Semitic and racist leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, during his visit to the city last week. During his visit to Detroit, Minister Farrakhan was invited by Rev. Wendell Anthony, President of the Detroit Branch of the ...
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Tower teams with Crocus in magnetics market
TSEM ) has teamed up with California-based Crocus Technology Inc. Under the licensing and joint promotion agreement, Tower will use ...
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Israel Railways improves punctuality
Israel Railways says that its punctuality improved to 94.78% of all trains in the first quarter of 2013 from 92.11% in the corresponding quarter of 2012 and 86.45% in the corresponding quarter of 2011. It added that punctuality during rush hour rose to 94.77% of all trains in the first quarter from 91.84% in the corresponding quarter of 2012 and 84.91% in the corresponding quarter of 2011. ...
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Biocancell raises NIS 16.5m in secondary offering
BICL ) has raised NIS 16.5 million, net of NIS 900,000 in expenses, in yesterday's secondary offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). The company issued 22.1 million shares at NIS 0.79 per share. The shares were sold in units of 100 shares each. Market sources estimate ...
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State Comptroller to probe public officials expenses
State Comptroller Joseph Shapira today announced that, in response to requests by MKs and the public, he will open an investigation into expenses of public officials for whom the government partly covers expenses in Israel and overseas. Shapira's announcement follows media reports on expenses for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These include an 80% jump in the expenses of the prime ...
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Partner profit plunges 79
PTNR ) saw net profit plunge 79% in the first quarter of 2013 to $9 million compared with the corresponding quarter of 2012. Revenue was $314 million in the first quarter, down 27% from the corresponding quarter. Service revenue was $263 million, down 23% but operating expenses including the cost of equipment sold was up 23% to $246 million. Free Cash flow before interest was $56 million, down ...
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Palestinian child shot in West Bank by Israeli troops
Israeli forces have seriously wounded a child in the West Bank. AFP Photo Israeli troops shot and seriously wounded a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who was walking with his friends in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian security and medical officials told AFP.They said that Atta Mohammed Sharadeh was hit during one of what have become almost daily attacks against Palestinian youths by ...
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Young objector challenges Israeli army on ideological grounds citing occupation of West Bank
Left wing activists hold signs during a protest calling for the release of Israeli conscientious objector Natan Blanc from military prison, in front of the ministry of defense office in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The Israeli military has jailed Blanc for six months because of his opposition to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, in one of the most protracted cases by a ...
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Rebel Feiglin barred from Knesset Education Ctee
Likud Beytenu removed MK Moshe Feiglin from the Knesset Education Committee Tuesday night, as a result of his rebellion against the coalition because Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will not allow him to visit the Temple Mount.Knesset House Committee chairman Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud Beytenu) announced in the Knesset plenum Tuesday night that coalition chairman Yariv Levine, also of Likud ...
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Islamists release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
kidnapped by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula last week were released on Wednesday, the army said.Security sources said they were freed following talks mediated by local Bedouin tribal leaders. The men were handed over to the army in an area south of Rafah, near the border with ...
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Government watchdog demands PM appoint deputy
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu must appoint a permanent deputy, the Movement for Quality Government demanded Tuesday.The government watchdog NGO wrote a letter to the Prime Minister's Office and Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein pointing out that Basic Law: Government says that if the prime minister is abroad or incapacitated, his deputy will temporarily take his place as acting prime ...
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Independent probe needed for Claims Conference
Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky has called for an independent probe to investigate allegations against senior executives of the Claims Conference, a spokesman ...
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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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