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Israel is world’s largest exporter of drones study finds
Israel is the world’s largest exporter of unmanned aircraft, in terms of the number of systems sold, a study has found. Over the last eight years Israel has exported $4.6 billion worth of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a study by the business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. UAVs, or drones, constitute nearly 10 percent of Israel’s total military exports. Unmanned ...
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Palestine splits Arab street and state
An important but unclear aspect of the ongoing Arab uprisings has been how more democratic and legitimate Arab governments would impact on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Several incidents in Egypt indicate how government and popular street sentiment are likely to behave differently on Israel-Palestine than did the previous Mubarak regime. Now Jordan vividly captures the complexities and nuances of ...
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Nuclear Iran unlikely to tilt regional power balance says report
A nuclear-armed Iran would not pose a fundamental threat to the United States and its regional allies like Israel and the Gulf Arab monarchies, according ...
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Obama says U.S. won’t act alone on Syria
President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces have used lethal chemical weapons. ';This is an international problem,'; Obama said at a White House news conference with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ';It’s not going to be something that the United States does by itself. And ...
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Netanyahu Israel will take action to prevent Syrian weapons leakage to Hezbollah
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel would prevent the movement of weapons from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. He made no mention of past or future air ...
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Report Iran hangs 2 alleged spies working for Israel US
By Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters DUBAI - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, ...
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HSBC Bank of Israel could cut interest rate again next week
HSBC analyst Jonathan Katz told "Bloomberg" that the Bank of Israel wants to drive home the message that they are determined not to let the shekel appreciate ...
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Egypt police close Israel border crossing to protest kidnapping of 7 colleagues in Sinai
CAIRO - Scores of Egyptian police have blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel to protest the abduction of their colleagues in the volatile Sinai peninsula. The closure Sunday left around 40 trucks stranded at Awja crossing, according to Ahmed Osman, a civil servant there. Suspected militants abducted seven Egyptian policemen on Thursday. Security officials said the kidnappers are ...
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UN report said more than 80 percent of Palestinian children suffered from povert…
UN report said more than 80 percent of Palestinian children suffered from poverty in East Jerusalem GENEVA - United Nations (UN) criticized Israel`s segregation policies over East Jerusalem and said that more than 80 percent of Palestinian children in the region suffered from poverty.UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its report titled "Palestinian Economy in East ...
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Raid carried out by Israeli soldiers in town of Bartaa.…
Raid carried out by Israeli soldiers in town of Bartaa. JENIN - Bulldozers belonging to the Israeli army demolished many Palestinian workplaces around Jenin, north of the West Bank, witnesses said Thursday.In an early morning raid carried out by Israeli soldiers in the town of Bartaa, office premises including an auto mechanic and vegetable market hall were torn down.Entry to Bartaa, which ...
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Muslim craftsmen pulled down the shutters of their shops fearing Israeli attacks…
Muslim craftsmen pulled down the shutters of their shops fearing Israeli attacks AL QUDS - Israeli soldiers wounded 5 Palestinians on Wednesday as they prevented them from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque due to "Jerusalem Day".According to local sources, 5 Palestinians were wounded in the clash with Israeli soldiers blocking Muslims` entry with barricades in front of Al-Aqsa.Palestinian ...
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Egypt Police Mistreats Stranded Palestinians - Gaza
A Gazan official has said that hundreds of stranded Palestinians, including members of parliament and patients, were mistreated by Egyptian police during their return from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after performing hajj (Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca). Interior Ministry Spokesman Islam Shahwan told Asharq Alawsat on Sunday that he received complaints from stranded citizens who said they were ...
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The Devil We Know Revisited Israeli Thinking on the Future of the
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: This article was written before the IDF Spokesman challenged the veracity of the Times of London quote (copy below) "Since I know the positions of the Intelligence Branch regarding events in Syria, I find the quotation is not reliable. I would even say ...
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PMW Bulletin PA daily Palestinians are Jesus descendants
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: It is this simple: under the rules of the PA, it would be a capital offense to sell real estate to Jesus.] PMW Bulletin May 17, 2013 Official PA daily: "Palestinians [are] Jesus' descendants" and "Jesus' story is his [Palestinian] people's story" "Jesusthe virtuous patriotic Palestinian forefather brought forth his ...
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Boy not killedIsrael Government Review France 2 Al-Durrah Report
Contrary to the report's claim that the boy is killed, the committee's review of the raw footage showed that in the final scenes, which were not broadcast by France 2, the boy is seen to be alive. [For a copy of the complete report: http://bit.ly/15YM5zS ] Publication of the Report of the Government Review Committee Regarding the France 2 Al-Durrah Report, its Consequences and ...
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Corporate debt abuse claims prompt Israeli review
JERUSALEM | Sun May 19, 2013 10:50am EDT JERUSALEM May 19 (Reuters) - The government plans to tighten up rules around corporate debt restructuring following accusations of growing abuse of the system by Israel companies. The Bank of Israel and the Israeli finance ministry said they were worried about the impact on pension funds invested in corporate bonds as well as a lack of clarity ...
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Hamas confiscates rockets from Fatahs armed wing
Hamas has confiscated rockets and other types of weaponry belonging to Fatah's armed wing, Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Palestinian sources revealed Sunday.The sources told the Fatah-affiliated Palestine Press News Agency that Hamas confiscated 100 rockets and 500 "combat units" when Fatah tried to move them from one location to another in the Gaza ...
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Historic Jerusalem Jaffa Road building up for sale
A prestigious land reserve, valued at NIS 130 million, in downtown Jerusalem is up for sale by the receiver of bankrupt developer Sasson Levy. The 3.5-dunam (0.975-acre) lot, known as Beit Mapai, is located along Raoul Wallenberg Street, between Jaffa Road and Haneviim Street. The lot includes a building slated for preservation, which is currently occupied ...
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Syria in frame Netanyahu vows ‘continued’ protection of Israel against ‘leakage of weapons to Hezbollah’
Syria Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that he will prevent the transfer of weaponry to Hezbollah, implying Syria could be struck in the process. Fatal blasts battered Damascus in early May, allegedly executed by Israel. In public remarks made at his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said with great emphasis that the Israeli government would "continue to ...
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Teva CFO I hope we can move more activities to Israel
"We'll have to examine the new tax environment. Israel is a priority, and over the years we've moved as much activity here as possible, partly because of the tax breaks. I hope we can continue to do this," ...
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Former settlement to return to Palestinian hands NGO
A Palestinian woman gestures in front of graffiti sprayed on the wall of a mosque in the West Bank village of Burka, near Ramallah. The graffiti reads in Hebrew "War." (REUTERS/Mohamad ...
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Israeli cos provide translation services for Google apps
Two Israeli companies are behind Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG) new translation service for applications, which the company unveiled at its I/O developers conference in San Francisco last week. Google offers the service for Android app developers who want their apps translated in order to increase exposure around the world. App developers can purchase translations via Google's Play ...
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Agricultural Charity Gives Aid to Israels Poor
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Almost two million Israelis live below the poverty level, including more than a third of the country's children. However, one charity is using a biblical principle to fill in the ...
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Egyptian army mulls Sinai operation
President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the Egyptian army to free seven kidnapped Egyptian soldiers and police officers in the Sinai, officials said. Police and security officials in the Sinai planned a military operation during an emergency meeting Saturday, an unnamed military official told the Ma'an news agency. The army intends to carry out the operation only after intelligence has ...
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Report says Syria aims rockets at Israel
Satellite footage reveals Syria has surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles aimed at Tel Aviv, The Sunday Times reported. Reconnaissance satellites showed the Syrian army preparing to deploy missiles that carry a half-ton payload, the British newspaper said Sunday. The missiles have been put on standby and the military has orders to fire if Israel wages an attack on Syrian soil, the newspaper ...
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Palestine is a potential eco-friendly hub
Palestine, occupied Palestine, the Palestinian Territories or the Occupied Territories, call it what you will, this patch of land in the Middle East has many different name according to political opinion, but what many don’t realize about it is the ingenuity that takes place on a daily basis.
Palestine is one of the poorest regions in the world and certainly in the Middle East, the territory which is loosely made up of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, is a large refugee camp because none of the inhabitants have sovereignty and therefore do not have a centrally strong government to provide basic services. Much of the areas income is derived through donations and money earned by day laborers within Israel. Read more
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