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Every time the FBI investigates itself it discovers it’s innocent
After contradictory stories emerged about an F.B.I. agent's killing last month of a Chechen man in Orlando, Fla., who was being questioned over ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the bureau reassured the public that it would clear up the murky episode. "The F.B.I. takes very seriously any shooting incidents involving our agents, and as such we have an effective, time-tested ...
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Pentagon shoots down Kerry’s Syria airstrike plan
Twenty years ago, in a debate over the war in Bosnia, Madeleine Albright, then the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, issued a challenge to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell. Albright wanted the U.S. to confront an aggressive Serbia; Powell and the Pentagon were hesitant. Albright grew frustrated: "What's the point of having this superb military that ...
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Erdoğan is fighting the last war
Erdogan’s rise to power is inextricably connected with changes in Turkey’s society and economy in the 1980s and 1990s that challenged the old power structures and created new spaces for conservative businessmen, media and politicians. The self-made man from Kas?mpasa is the most successful among a new generation of pious Muslims who went into politics, especially after he realized ...
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Our conflicting interests in knowing what others think
Recently I received an e-mail that wasn't meant for me, but was about me. I'd been cc'd by accident. This is one of the darker hazards of electronic communication, Reason No. 697 Why the Internet Is Bad -- the dreadful consequence of hitting "reply all" instead of "reply" or "forward." The context is that I had rented a herd of goats for reasons that ...
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Israel To Seek US-Backed Loan for Mega Arms Deal
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: the idea is to devout incredible resources for a second squadron of F-35Is - a platform whose very justification of existence is predicated on the working assumption that in the coming decades no one is going to come up with a gizmo that facilitates identifying, targeting and shooting down what at this time is hard to pick up using instruments now deployed in the ...
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Israeli intel Hamas using Qatar as base to plot terror strikes
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV -- Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Qatar was serving as an operational base for Hamas. Officials said the intelligence community has tracked an increasing number of Hamas operations to Qatar. They said the Hamas presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate, which included much of the political bureau, has led to initiatives ...
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Teva exec Israels IP tax regime is costing it billions
"We have not asked for any tax benefit from anyone in the government in relation to registration of intellectual property for Teva. We have had an open dialogue with the government for three years on the tax regime, because we think that the tax rules on intellectual property cause Israel damage in the billions of shekels. This is because it encourages companies, both foreign and Israeli, ...
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Israel marks national science day
Accra, June 19, GNA - The State of Israel has marked its National Science Day with lectures by professors in the most unlikely ...
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Cisco to invest in Israeli venture capital funds
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) will invest $15 million (9 million pounds) in Israeli venture capital funds as part of a broader plan to expand its operations in Israel and outside the United States, the company said on Wednesday. ...
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Israel to export only 40 of natural gas finds
An oil-drilling platform in Maanit, north of Tel Aviv, in 2009. Israel is to export only 40 percent of the natural gas it extracts from newly discovered gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on ...
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Israel honors Bill Clinton for work on two-state solution
Bill Clinton said "there are no perfect solutions" for Middle East peace as he received Israel's highest civilian honor Wednesday. Israeli ...
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Palestinians toughen line on Israel talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian president and his Fatah movement on Wednesday signaled a tough line on talks with Israel, casting new doubt on U.S. efforts to revive long-stalled ...
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Jerusalem Bureau Team Wins Photo Contest
JERUSALEM, Israel -- A photograph by the CBN News Jerusalem Bureau team won one of the top awards at this year's Festival of Lights in the capital's Old City. "Jonathan, Yehuda and Annika are proud to announce their winning of the "People's Choice" award at the Jerusalem Festival of Lights," Annika wrote on behalf of the team. The three didn't find out ...
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Limited US arms to Syria unlikely to harm Israel experts
An Israeli army Cannon Unit maneuvers during a drill in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on June 12, 2013. US plans to arm Syrian rebels have raised fears in Israel that the weapons could fall into the wrong hands, but analysts played down the threat -- provided no big guns are ...
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UPDATE 2-Israel to keep most of its natural gas for domestic use
Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:57am EDT * Exports will make up 40 percent of reserves * Israel will get $60 billion from 20 years of gas sales By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 19 (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it will keep most of its newfound natural gas for domestic use but will still allow enough exports to satisfy exploration companies seeking access to the global market. The decision to keep 60 ...
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Intl Meeting on Israel-Palestine Peace Process Concludes in Beijing
Beijing, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) China today urged to seek a gradual and pragmatic solution in order to reach tangible results in the complex peace process between Israel and Palestine, during an international meeting sponsored by the United Nations in this capital. This annual UN meeting to promote peace between Israel and Palestine concluded in Beijing today, organized by the UN for the first ...
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Hamas Iran relations suffering from Syria conflict
Hamas to Hezbollah: Leave Syria and focus on fighting Israel instead "Our relations with Iran were affected both on the political and the financial levels," said Ghazi Hamad, deputy minister of foreign affairs in the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip.Hamad declined to provide any figures for the amount of aid Hamas receives from Iran or give details of any cutbacks, other than to ...
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Israel to permit 40 gas exports
Israel will keep 60% of its natural gas reserves for domestic use and permit the export of the remaining 40%. After three years of discussions and a major public campaign on the subject, the cabinet will finally be asked on Sunday to approve a joint decision that will be submitted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Energy and Water Resources Silvan Shalom, Minister of Finance Yair ...
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Palestinian tobacco faces threat from crackdown on black economy
YA'ABAD, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian farmers sow tobacco sprouts in the rocky earth of the northern West Bank, reaping a harvest that provides a reliable livelihood in the struggling occupied ...
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Hamas says its Iran ties worsen over Syrian civil war
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group's support of rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time Iranian ...
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Palestinian presidents Fatah group takes hard line on returning to talks with Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, speaks with Canada's foreign minister John Baird during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Majdi ...
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Arab Mob Attacks Car in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Police rescued two Jewish men just in time Wednesday morning after Israeli Arabs bombarded their car with rocks, smashing all the windows. The two men fled from the car, escaping an attempted lynching as the mob began beating them. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told CBN News police arrived on the scene within eight minutes and initiated a search for the perpetrators, ...
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Syrian Forces Rebels Have Israel in the Crosshairs
JERUSALEM, Israel -- President Obama announced Thursday the U.S. will increase aid to Syrian rebel forces in response to President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons. But whatever the eventual outcome of Syria's civil war, both Assad and the rebel forces have Israel in the crosshairs. Assad has promised to open a new front against Israel on the Golan Heights once the civil war is ...
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Gaza rockets fired at Israel land in Palestinian area no injuries
Gaza early Wednesday landed in Palestinian territory, Israeli officials said. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The officials said it was the first attack by militants in nearly two months and came while some world leaders and celebrities were in Jerusalem for ...
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Norwegian pension fund reconsiders Israel investments
Norway’s Ministry of Finance is referring to its Ethical Guidelines for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global following the situation in Gaza. According to the current Guidelines, the Council on Ethics shall recommend exclusion of companies from the fund’s investment universe where they see a considerable risk of contributing to serious or systematic human ...
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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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