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Breaking News Illegal Settlers Squabble Over Evacuation Plans
Residents of the West Bank outpost of Givat Assaf have sent a letter to neighboring residents of the outpost of Migron blaming them of harming the settlement enterprise, saying that their actions will bring about the evacuation of additional West Bank outposts. Givat Assaf is located near Migron on privately owned Palestinian lands, with the…
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Breaking News U.S. Envoy: Israel’s Probe of Death ‘Not Credible’
Israel’s investigation into the death of American activist Rachel Corrie was not satisfactory, and wasn’t as thorough, credible or transparent as it should have been, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told the Corrie family this week. The bereaved family − parents Craig and Cindy, and sister Sarah − are in Israel awaiting the verdict…
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Breaking News Nuclear Watchdog Not ‘Optimistic’ on Iran
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday he was not confident there would be a breakthrough with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities when talks resume later this week. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meets Iranian officials on Friday, more than two months after previous talks ended in failure, and…
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Breaking News Bibi Distances Self From Abbas Ouster Call
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday distanced himself from the letter penned by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to the Mideast Quartet, which called for the removal of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “The Foreign Minister’s letter does not represent the position of the prime minister or that of the government,” said a senior official in Netanyahu’s…
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News Pinto Nemesis Arrested by FBI
Followers of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto on Sunday welcomed the arrest of Ofer Biton, a former close aide to the rabbi in New York. The rabbi’s supporters have long argued that Biton embezzled funds from his organizations and since then has been trying to blackmail the rabbi. Followers of Pinto, an influential figure in Israel with…
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Breaking News Mofaz Demands Clarifications from Netanyahu on Iran
Israel’s opposition head Shaul Mofaz sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a letter on Monday demanding an urgent meeting on the Iranian issue. “I ask that this meeting be convened without delay, and address your intention to lead Israel to war,” Mofaz wrote. According to law, the prime minister must brief the opposition head on a…
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Breaking News Settler Attacks on Palestinians Called ‘Terror’
Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon said on Sunday that the fire-bomb attack on a Palestinian taxi on Thursday, in which six people were wounded, was “a terrorist attack.” He also condemned the suspected Jerusalem lynching of three Palestinian youths on Friday in downtown Jerusalem. “The hate crimes committed over the weekend…
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Breaking News Iran Escalates Anti-Israel Rhetoric
Escalating Israeli rhetoric regarding a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities was answered this weekend by even cruder threats from Iran and Hezbollah. The Iranians have always marked their version of Jerusalem Day, which fell on Friday, with warlike declarations, but this time they raised the volume a bit. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a…
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