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Hamas Leader Abbas Should End Security Coordination with Israel
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Israel and PA Discuss Gaza Offshore Gas Plans
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Deaths in Israel-Egypt Border Shootout
One Israeli soldier and three armed men have been killed in clashes along the Israel-Egypt border. Israeli troops shot the three heavily armed men when they crossed the Egyptian border and ambushed the soldiers, averting "a very big terror attack", an Israeli military spokeswoman said on Friday. The incident took place on the Israeli side of the frontier at a place called Har Harif, ...
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ADL blasts Alice Walker over shocking new book
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker "has taken her extreme and hostile views to a shocking new level" in her latest book on intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies, according a review of the book by the Anti-Defamation League ...
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Bennett Price Tag biggest threat to settlements
"Price Tag" attacks are immoral and un-Jewish, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett told the Knesset Wednesday.Bennett and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich responded to an urgent parliamentary question from MK Hana Sweid (Hadash) following ...
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Jewish Teens Detained for Bowing on Temple Mount
Four Jewish teenagers were detained Wednesday after visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The arresting officer accused them of having bowed down, in violation ...
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Quartets Tony Blair Nuclear Iran Worse Than Military Option
Quartet envoy Tony Blair told Presidential Conference participants Wednesday that facing the prospect of a military confrontation with Tehran is a better option than having to grapple with a nuclear Iran. The former British prime minister said in his address to the conference participants in the fifth annual gathering in Jerusalem, "We should be determined to overcome the threat from ...
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Machsom Watch Shares IDF Weakness with the Enemy
The far-left watchdog group Machsom Watch has been exposing IDF activity and publicizing weak points in security, Israelis living in Samaria (Shomron) have accused. The Samaria Residents’ Council has filed a police complaint against the group. Machsom Watch sends activists to watch IDF soldiers at checkpoints in Judea and Samaria. The group has been accused ...
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Waze president We only have 51 million users
"I'm carrying on working with Waze. We only have 51 million users. There are a billion cars in the world so we have a long way to go. I think that with the help of Google we can succeed in capturing a 30% share of the global navigation ...
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Shimon Peres feted by celebrities and leaders on 90th birthday – video
Barbra Streisand, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton are among the guests at the 90th birthday of Israel's president, Shimon Peres. Clinton gets a laugh from the crowd by joking that Peres is 'the last living Israeli to have known King David'. Streisand sings Avenu Malkeinu, a traditional Jewish song requested by ...
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Right things done in Kubuqi desert Israeli ambassador
By Fang YangAmos Nadai, ambassador of Israel to China, spoke highly of the desertification control efforts in the Kubuqi desert of China during an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet here Saturday. "It's a huge area, which is more than half of my country," Nadai said, "I see a lot of planting and it's very beautiful." Nadai was here for the 2011 Kubuqi International ...
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Cyprus looks to Israel to back East Med LNG terminal plan
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:02am EDT * Israeli interest in project * Cyprus gas reserves could be as high as 1 trillion cubic metres * Also hopes to find oil By Henning Gloystein LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Cyprus and Israel`s Delek Drilling are in talks about developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the island to tap the East Mediterranean's vast gas discoveries and serve buyers in ...
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Report French military training Syrian rebels
French military officials are training rebels fighting to bring down the Assad regime in the current Syrian conflict, according to a report by Army Radio.The army-run radio station reported that French officers stationed in Jordan and Turkey are currently training the rebels in warfare tactics and weapons usage. Army Radio quoted "experts with access to the information" in their ...
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Samaria ‘Spies’ Accompanied to Jail with Song Dancing
The "Samaria spy" affair came to an end Wednesday morning as the "spies" were sent to jail for three months. Akiva Hacohen and Effie Haykin were convicted by the IDF of having prevented home demolitions by reporting troop movements to activists. Their hometown of Yitzhar in Samaria (Shomron) sent them off with a farewell party. Residents of the town lined the road as the ...
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Clinton Admits No Perfect Solutions in Israel-PA Conflict
Former President Bill Clinton told participants at Israel’s Fifth annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, "There are no perfect solutions to the Israel-Palestine conflict." Speaking to the audience after receiving Israel’s highest honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Shimon Peres, Clinton said the key to the situation is to ...
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‘Psychotic’ Synagogue Vandal Released to House Arrest
A man who is accused of repeatedly vandalizing a synagogue in Bat Yam has been released to house arrest. His release follows the rejection of an appeal aimed at keeping him in police custody. During the appeal hearing, police warned that the suspect appears to be psychotic. Judge David Rosen ruled that if the suspect is suffering from psychosis or mental illness, that is not a sufficient ...
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Peres birthday bash attracts high rating
Last night's official celebration of the 90th birthday of President Shimon Peres (his actual birthday is not until August 2) attracted a very high television viewer rating: 63%. That is to say, two out of every three Israelis who switched on their television sets yesterday evening watched the broadcast. Four channels broadcast the opening event of the 2013 Presidential Conference, dedicated ...
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IceCure Medical jumps nearly 300 in two days on US deal
ICCM ) rose 112% yesterday and is up a further 158% so far today at NIS 0.09. The company announced yesterday that US medical insurance company HCSC is providing coverage from June 15 for its IceSense3 system's cryoablation procedure for the removal of breast cancer tumors. HCSC has 13 million members - 5% of the US medical insurance market. Published by Globes [online], Israel business ...
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Open source library management co WhiteSource raises $1m
Peregrine Ventures with the participation of the owners of the Incentive Ariel incubator, and angels from Israel and New York. The company's platform stresses license management in open source libraries and customers can use one product for free but must pay for additional products. WhiteSource charges $2,400 a year, much lower than their rivals' prices. Since the product was launched ...
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Nochi Dankner posts NIS 3m guarantees to leave country
Dankner travelled to Italy after asking the Tel Aviv District Court to temporarily lift the order banning him from leaving the country due to a securities fraud ...
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The Netherlands will veto EU sanctions over Israeli settlements minister
The Netherlands will veto any moves by the European Union to impose sanctions if Israel presses ahead with building settlements on disputed territory east of Jerusalem, foreign minister Frans Timmermans is quoted as saying by news agency ANP. Timmermans said sanctions are not 'currently on the agenda'. The minister has had meetings with Israeli and Palestinian representatives over the ...
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Israel-Palestine Peace Process Running Out of Time Blair
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (File photo) Time is running out for the Middle East process, which faces collapse if there's no movement soon, former Biritsh PM Tony Blair said on Wednesday."The window of opportunity will be open for only a short space of time," he said, speaking in Jerusalem at the 2013 Presidential Conference, hosted by Israel's President Shimon ...
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Ban Israeli-Palestinian peace remains urgent priority
New York, June 19 : With spiralling violence in Syria stoking tension in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday said "we must not lose sight of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," whose resolution was no less ...
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Palestinians wanted in Josephs Tomb murder arrested
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last month arrested three Palestinian security operatives who were allegedly involved in the shooting death of an Israeli man and the wounding of five others near Joseph's Tomb in Nablus two years ago.On April 24, 2011, Ben Yosef Livnat was killed near the site after he and a group of worshippers entered the site to ...
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Pres. Peres Honors Bill Clinton w Presidential Medal
Former President Bill Clinton was awarded Israel’s highest honor Wednesday morning. Presented by President Shimon Peres, Clinton received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the fifth Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. In opening his speech, Peres referred to "my dearest friend, President Bill Clinton – and when I call you my friend I know that I speak for the ...
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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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