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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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Iran hangs two spy suspects
Two Iranian nationals accused of spying for Israel and the United States were executed in Tehran at dawn Sunday, the prosecutor's office in Iran said. Mohammad Heidari was accused of collecting classified information and providing intelligence to Israel's Mossad agency, Iran's Press TV reported. The network said he allegedly received large sums of money from the Israeli spy ...
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France in talks with U.S. Israel to buy drones minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ...
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S.Korea deploys Israeli missile on border with North
South Korea deployed Israeli precision-guided missiles on Yellow Sea islands bordering North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday."Dozens of Spike missiles and their launchers have recently been deployed on Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands," a South Korean army official ...
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Insect invasion Israel battles plague of locusts
By Dave Copeland, Cameraman, NBC News TEL AVIV - Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts.Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path.With the help of high-tech irrigation methods, much of Israel’s desert has been transformed into lush farmland that supplies supermarkets across the country with fresh ...
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PM Israel will keep stopping weapons transfer to Hezbollah
Sunday Times , reconnaissance satellites have revealed preparations made by the Syrian army to deploy surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles. Syrian President Bashar Assad, the report said, is ready to use these missiles should Israel decide to conduct a strike on ...
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EU to delay labelling West Bank settler goods report
A picture taken on May 17, 2013 shows houses in the Mitzpe Lachish Israeli settlement outpost in front of house belonging to Palestinians (background) in the West Bank village of Beit Awwa. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM ...
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Israeli Authorities Allow Aids Goods into Gaza Via Karam Abu Salem Crossing
Rafah, May 19 (BNA) - Israeli occupation authorities opened the Karam Abu Salem crossing, southeast of Rafah city. Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza Strip Raed Fattouh said that the occupation authorities opened the crossing this morning to allow the entry of 270 truckloads with aids and goods for the commercial, agricultural and transport sectors, including 20 ...
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Jewish Settlers Throw Molotov Cocktails at Palestinians Cars
Ramallah, May 19 (BNA) - Jewish settlers from Bethel settlement attacked citizens' cars by Molotov cocktails on the Ramallah-Nablus road near Jalazone Camp, burning a civilian vehicle. No injuries were reported. According to Palestinian media reports this morning, a group of settlers threw stones and Molotov cocktails at passing cars and burned a vehicle after being directly attacked by ...
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Three Palestinians Arrested in West Bank
Occupied Jerusalem, May 19 (BNA) - Israeli occupation forces stopped three Palestinian men, claiming they were 'wanted', in the West Bank during Saturday night, an IOF spokesperson confirmed on Sunday. The arrests all took place in different parts of the West Bank and it was unclear if the arrests were connected to one another, Israeli daily (The Jerusalem Post) reported. The three ...
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Iran Two executed for spying for Israel and US
Iran has hanged two convicted spies, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced. Mohammad Heydari was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the Mossad," Israel's intelligence agency, a statement said. Koroush Ahmadi was found guilty of ...
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to Visit Palestine
Ramallah, May 19 (Prensa Latina) President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, will soon visit Palestine, announced the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Malki, according to a note released here by official sources. The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Finland and Greece also plan to travel to the territory of the Palestinian autonomy, adds the source. President Ortega has accepted an invitation to ...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has emphasized on Tuesday that Damascus is able to confront the Israeli regimes adventurism alluding to the recent Israeli aggression against the Arab country. The Syrian president stressed that the Israeli offensi
Al-Assad: Syria will slash roots of Israeli adventurism Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has emphasized on Tuesday that Damascus is able to confront the Israeli regime's adventurism, alluding to the recent Israeli aggression against the Arab country. The Syrian president stressed that the Israeli offensive is evidence of interference by Tel Aviv and its Western and regional allies in the ...
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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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