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The Palestinian ambassador to the UN said on Friday that the Israeli regime has often demonstrated that they prefer the expansion of Jewish settlements instead of peace and security. The construction on Palestinian land has been criticized even by allies
The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Riad Mansur said on Friday (3rd) that the Israeli regime has demonstrated on numerous occasions that they prefer the expansion of Jewish settlements instead of peace and security. The construction on Palestinian land has been constantly criticized, even by allies of Israel, as detrimental to a "peace process" that the United States ...
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US arming of Assads foes forces Iran to bleed resources in Syria
The fact that Iran, Hezbollah are sending militias, arms and money into Syria is a sign they are worried the regime might fall. Keeping them engaged and pouring resources into Syria weakens them ...
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Summers predicts US economy will return to 3 growth this year
The United States economy will reach a 3 percent growth rate by the end of 2013, Larry Summers, former US Treasury secretary, predicted Wednesday night.Speaking on a panel of distinguished economists and thinkers at the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem, Summers praised US President Barack Obama for policies that are beginning to bear fruit in the economy.Obama's stimulus push ...
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Cyprus aims for gas plant deal with U.S.-Israeli interests
NICOSIA: The Cypriot Cabinet approved Wednesday plans to sign for a deal with a U.S.-Israeli partnership to build a liquefied natural gas plant on the island to exploit untapped energy riches. "The Cabinet has approved the decision to sign the memorandum of understanding ...
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PM Netanyahu on Decision to Increase to 60 Natural Gas for Israeli
PM Netanyahu's Remarks on the Decision to Increase to 60% the Amount of Natural Gas Designated for the Israeli Market (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Yair Lapid, Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom, and Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Stanley Fischer, today (Wednesday, 19 June 2013), decided to increase to ...
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National service in Arab sector up 76 over past year
A ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Haifa Cinematheque to recognize the record-high 3,000 Arabs volunteering in the national service program this year.This represents an increase of 76 percent over last year, when 1,700 ...
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Common chiffchaff makes rare southern journey to nest in Israel
Birders in the Hermon region have for the first time ever discovered a community of nesting common chiffchaffs, a type of leaf warbler that typically is found 700 kilometers north of this spot.Bird experts from the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel found a population of 20 pairs of the chiffchaffs nesting in the winter foliage of a remote valley in the Hermon.Until now, the ...
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Jerry Silverman We have to be one Jewish community
In order to meet the acute challenges facing an increasingly fractured Jewish landscape, organized communal institutions are finding ways to evolve and adapt, Jerry Silverman, president of the Jewish Federations of North America, said on Wednesday.Speaking ...
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Israelis worry whether they will get care they need if fall sick
Even though 83 percent of Israelis buy supplementary health insurance from their public health funds and 42% have commercial health insurance policies, only half of them feel secure they will get all the medical treatment they need if they become seriously ill.This is one of the findings of the ninth poll of Jerusalem's Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute on public satisfaction with service ...
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Red-Dead conduit to be jointly promoted by gov’t KKL-JNF
Development of the proposed Red Sea-Dead Sea conduit will occur under the joint administration of the State of Israel and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund, leaders from both parties announced on Tuesday.Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom, KKL-JNF chairman Efi Stenzler and presidents of JNF chapters from all over the world agreed to the joint pursuit of this enormous project ...
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Agassi Green future inevitable – it’s cheaper
As renewable technologies continue to become more efficient and affordable, industries and entrepreneurs will inevitably switch to cleaner fuel sources - even if not for environmental reasons, Shai Agassi said Wednesday.The founder and former CEO of the now bankrupt Better Place spoke at the Israeli Presidential Conference 2013 in Jerusalem on the panel "Is There Hope for a Green ...
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Shaalvim More than 50 Years of Jewish Education
More than 250 people attended the annual alumni dinner for the graduates of Yeshivat Sha’alvim and Sha’alvim for Women, which took place in ...
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Mortar Shell from Syria Explodes in Israel
The civil war in Syria once again spilled into Israel on Wednesday night, as a mortar shell that was fired during the fighting between President Bashar Al-Assad’s and rebels exploded in an open area in the Golan ...
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Israeli soldiers cross technical fence
UNIFIL peacekeepers mobilized near the site of incident in response. A UNIFIL spokesperson said there was no violation of the Blue Line, created in the aftermath of Israel’s 2000 withdrawal from south Lebanon, adding that the situation along the demarcation was calm. Elsewhere, the Lebanese Army reported that three Israeli airplanes violated Lebanese airspace. One flew over areas of the ...
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Writings from Israel Nepal and Myanmar included in UNESCO world register
Print 19 June 2013 – Documentation on Holocaust victims, a collection of Buddhist scriptures written on stones from Myanmar, two rare manuscripts from Nepal and diaries belonging to Ernesto Che Guevara, are among 54 ...
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Iran’s president-elect may shift country’s policies toward Persian Gulf Israel
TEHRAN, Iran - To understand the changes likely to occur under Iran’s new president, Hasan Rowhani, consider this summation of the outgoing regime by a veteran foreign policy analyst. Iran’s approach to the world was ideological and focused attention on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Lebanon – issues far from the country’s vital interests, said Davood Hermidas Bavand, a ...
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Senators pressure Obama on no fly zone in Syria
WASHINGTON - Less than a week after the White House announced findings of chemical weapons use in Syria and the initiation of a policy that would allow the CIA to provide Syrian rebels with light weaponry and ammunition, President Barack Obama is answering critics who say that small arms are no longer enough to turn the direction of the war.In a letter from leading senators on foreign ...
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Cisco CEO Israel will be the first digital state
Israel will be the first end-to-end digital nation, Cisco CEO John Chambers said on Wednesday in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Chambers agreed earlier in the day to establish a working group to explore how Cisco can help upgrade Israel's digital infrastructure.Whereas most countries upgrade one area at a time, Israel is moving to connect homes with fiber-optic ...
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AIPAC warns on Iranian president-elect Rohani
WASHINGTON - In a memo to supporters, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee expressed deep suspicion of Iranian President-Elect Hassan Rohani, saying that he "has signaled no willingness to halt Iran's illicit nuclear program."The powerful pro-Israel lobby in Washington said the Iranian people voted for Rohani because they saw him as the best chance for sanctions ...
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No Sanctions on Arab MK Who Denounced Apartheid
Zahalka, who lectured in Toronto on March 30 in honor of the Arab Land Day, claimed that there is no democracy in Israel and that Arabs are victims of Israel’s "apartheid" ...
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Britain fails to put Hezbollah on EU terror list
Britain failed to put Hezbollah's militant branch on the European Union's (EU) terror list on Wednesday, as several goverments expressed fears over the move fuelling more violence in the Middle East, diplomats told Reuters. Following an inconclusive meeting on June 4, when the UK pushed for the blacklisting of the Lebanese ...
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Stratasys buys Makerbot 3-D printing company for $400 million
) to compete more in the consumer 3-D printing space. Makerbot makes less expensive systems for hobbyists, though they're not exactly cheap -- the Makerbot Repolicator 2 sells for ...
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Cyprus Aims for LNG Facility Deal with US-Israeli Interests
NICOSIA - The Cypriot cabinet approved on Wednesday plans to sign for a deal with a U.S.-Israeli partnership to build a liquefied natural gas plant on the island to exploit untapped energy riches. "The cabinet has approved the decision to sign the memorandum of understanding between Cyprus and companies Noble Energy Inc., Delek Drilling L.P. and Avner Oil Exploration Ltd. Partnership for ...
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Palestinians fire rocket at South shattering calm
Shattering a lengthy period of calm, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired an unknown number of rockets at southern Israel, triggering air raid sirens in Ashkelon and surrounding areas early on Wednesday morning and awakening residents.As of Wednesday evening, the IDF, which launched a search of the area, found no projectiles in Israeli territory, and an army source indicated the rockets may ...
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Netanyahu recommends keeping 60 of natural gas
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will propose to the cabinet on Sunday that Israel maintain 540 billion cubic meters of natural gas in its reservoirs - a 20-percent jump from previous government recommendations.Netanyahu presented the proposed export policy, which has been a contentious subject since the discovery of Israel's copious gas supplies, at a press conference in his Jerusalem ...
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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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