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PA Terror Rocket Attack Explodes in Gaza
An early morning attack intended for southern Israel following President Shimon Peres’s birthday bash fizzled with at least one – and possibly two -- of the rockets intended to kill Jewish civilians exploding instead inside Gaza. A total ...
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Teva to disclose senior executive pay
TEVA ) will disclose senior executive pay in its 2013 financial report, the company announced today. Last January, "Globes" revealed that Teva was exploiting the dual listing law to switch to reporting under US law, filing financial reports and statements as a foreign company listed on Wall Street, rather than as an Israeli company listed on the TASE. As a consequence, Teva stopped ...
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Protalix signs $280m Brazilian Gaucher deal
PLX ) announced today that it has entered into a supply and technology transfer agreement with Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), an arm of Brazil's health ministry, for its Gaucher treatment Uplyso. The seven year technology transfer deal is worth at least $40 million annually for a total of $280 million, the company said. The agreement may be extended for an additional ...
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Lebanese March 14 coalition call for Hezbollahs Syria withdrawal
The March 14 coalition called Tuesday for an immediate withdrawal of Hezbollah from the fighting in Syria and the deployment of the Lebanese Army along the tense border to prevent recurrent attacks on Lebanon.In a memorandum delivered to President Michel Sleiman, the coalition also called for ...
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Israel celebrates 90 years of Shimon Peres
Celebrations have been taking place to mark the 90th birthday of Israel’s President Shimon Peres, although his real birthday is on August 2. Some 3,000 guests ...
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Syria peace talks delayed after Putin unyielding
Syrian peace talks will be delayed after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to boycott talks that assume President Bashar Assad will resign, officials said. The international peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland, proposed by Washington and Moscow six weeks ago to be held as soon as May is now likely to be delayed until September, a Western official told several news organizations after ...
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As Europe Debates Hezbollah Question Burgas Probe Called into Question
JTA On a continent led by Western capitals with diminishing sympathy for Israel's problems, Jerusalem has come to rely on Eastern European allies in its drive to have Hezbollah placed on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations.In February, Israel seemed to score a breakthrough on this front when the Bulgarian government implicated the Lebanese group in a deadly bus ...
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Palestinians launch rockets toward South shattering calm
"Code Red" warning sirens sounded in Ashkelon and surrounding areas early Wednesday morning, an IDF spokesperson confirmed.Shortly after the sirens went off, three rockets fell in open areas, landing in Palestinian areas, Israel Radio ...
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Rohani Iran nuclear work never meant to be exposed
UNITED NATIONS - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation's nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, "the world started to work with them." The comments offer an intriguing window into the past thinking of Rohani, widely seen as a moderate or ...
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Woman Sets Medical History Twice in Birth without Cervix
Four years ago, after many prayers and medical treatments, Leah Gal-Ad made Israeli medical history by being the first woman in Israel to carry a pregnancy to term and to give birth without a cervix. This week saw her set a surprising second record, as Leah gave birth to her second daughter, setting a medical record for the first second birth in Israel to a woman with no cervix. Leah was ...
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Demographer 62 Jewish is Not Enough
Israel cannot annex Judea and Samaria (Shomron) and remain a viable state, demographer Professor Sergio Della Pergola warned in a recent interview ...
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Gas export decision imminent
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Energy and Water Resources Silvan Shalom, Minister of Finance Yair Lapid and Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Stanley Fischer will meet today to decide on the recommendations they will put forward on natural gas exports, sources inform "Globes." The four men will draft a decision that will be submitted to the cabinet on Sunday for ...
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Rockets fired from Gaza hit Israeli coast
Three grad rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit the Israeli coastal town of Ashkelon this morning, according to media reports, the first time missiles from the Palestinian enclave have hit Israel for nearly two ...
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Israeli president Shimon Peres 90 says he expects peace with Palestinians within his lifetime
Weeks away from his 90th birthday, Israel's president Shimon Peres, has said that he expects to see peace with the Palestinians within his ...
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Presidential Conference 2013 ready to kick off Day Two
The most festive aspect of this year's "Facing Tomorrow" conference - the fifth in the Presidential Conference series - was the celebration of President Shimon Peres's 90th birthday on Tuesday night at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. In attendance were past and present world leaders, international scholars, social activists, poets, scientists, artists, ...
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AIPAC urges caution on Rohani
US Senate unfazed on sanctions after Rohani win "More fundamentally," the memo continued, "there is no indication that Supreme Leader Khamenei will limit his absolute control over Iran's nuclear policy. Even if Rouhani wished to change the country's policy, he may have no ability to do so."Pointing to a speech Rowhani gave in March 2006, in which he spoke of ...
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Netanyahu Israel Must be Strong
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stressed on Tuesday that achieving peace was important, but that defending Israel from its enemies is equally as ...
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Terrorists Fire 3 Rockets at Ashkelon
Terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza fired three Qassam rockets at southern Israel early Wednesday morning. Two of the rockets were fired at the city of Ashkelon, and the third one was fired towards the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. The rockets exploded in open regions, causing no physical injuries or damages. The rocket attacks come after a period of relative quiet in the region. The Israel ...
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Jerusalem Journal A-List Celebration Traces Leader’s Trajectory and Israel’s
President Shimon Peres turns 90 in August. He is the last of Israel's founding fathers still in office, and in recent months has strained his largely ceremonial role by speaking out on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian ...
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When artists scapegoat Israel
Dear Ms. Walker,I am writing this letter to you with great pain, after encountering your name in the news, again, calling for a boycott on my home and country. Recently, you urged a popular American artist to boycott Israel. In your statement you claimed that "under a campaign named ‘Brand Israel,’ Israeli officials use culture and arts to showcase Israel as a modern, welcoming ...
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Fiji Offers More Troops to Golan Heights UN Force
Fiji has offered more than 500 troops to the UN Golan Heights peacekeeping force after several countries withdrew because of the spillover from the Syria conflict, diplomats said Tuesday, according to ...
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Former South African Ambassador Slams Israeli Apartheid
The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has sent a letter to pro-Arab, anti-Israel activists in which he slammed Israel’s "replication of ...
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Turkey PM Erdogan welcomes Hamas leaders
As the European Union cancels a parliamentary visit to Ankara, embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosts Hamas heads Mashaal and Haniyeh; unclear if visit is instead of Erdogan traveling to ...
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Putin Not Ruling Out Sending More Arms to Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country would not rule out sending fresh arms to the Syrian regime and warned the West against arming "criminals" in the ...
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Activist to Netanyahu Keep Your Promises Build
that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had ordered him to freeze construction bids in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem following United States President Barack Obama’s visit to ...
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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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