Barak Ravid (Haaretz)
By Barak Ravid (Haaretz)
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Breaking News John Kerry Gambles Big on Mideast Peace Breakthrough
Secretary of State John Kerry tried to explain at a press conference at Ben-Gurion International Airport why he had been investing most of his time over the past months in a desperate attempt to renew the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. He said that in every country he had visited – China, Japan,…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Says Israel Must Not Turn Into ‘Binational’ State
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that an agreement with the Palestinians must be reached “that will prevent Israel from becoming a binational state, but will provide stability and security.” Netanyahu delivered these remarks during a meeting with the Foreign Ministry’s senior management. This was the first time the prime minister, who also serves as…
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Breaking News Netanyahu Aide: Boston Will Boost Israel Support
Ron Dermer, a diplomatic advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and candidate for the post of Israeli ambassador to Washington, told a closed meeting of U.S. Jewish leaders in New York last week that the Boston marathon bombings would increase American support for Israel – just as that support increased following the attacks on Sept….
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Breaking News Prisoner X Kin Offered Millions in Compensation by Israel
Israel recently signed an agreement to pay several million shekels in compensation to the family of Ben Zygier − “Prisoner X” who committed suicide in Ayalon Prison in December 2010 − a source familiar with the affair said Thursday. It also emerged on Thursday that Zygier was negotiating a plea bargain before he died in…
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Breaking News Australia Knew More About Israel’s Prisoner X Ben Zygier
Australian intelligence services were updated by the Israeli government on the arrest of Ben Zygier in 2010, Australian media reported on Wednesday. ABC network, which first reported on the affair, quoted Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s spokesman, who said that in the past couple days Carr has received new information indicating that officials at the…
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Breaking News Israeli, PA Leaders Meet in Secret, as Peace Talks Stall
Peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are at a complete standstill, with relations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reaching a newfound low. And yet, contacts have been held behind the scenes in the last two weeks between officials from both Jerusalem and Ramallah, over the missive Abbas plans…
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Breaking News Bibi Tells Cabinet Israel Cannot Act in Gaza
The cabinet voted Monday to refrain from any action that could lead to an escalation in the south and to cooperate indirectly with the truce Hamas declared on Sunday. So far, the truce has largely held, although three rockets did hit southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on Monday. The cabinet meeting began at about…
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Breaking News Israel ‘Regrets’ Killing Egyptian Police in Terror Fight
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday that Israel regrets the deaths of three Egyptian policemen who were killed on Thursday by Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Thursday. IDF soldiers fired across the Israel-Egypt border as they intercepted the terrorist cell behind the attacks near Eilat in which eight Israelis were killed. The deaths of…
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