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Barkat sweeps 30 of 31 city councilors
Secular mayor has solid majority of 30 out of 31 councilors after Shas climbs aboard.
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/15/2008 12:15:07 AM
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Israel Beiteinu opens campaign with promise to penalize those who evade national service
Lieberman: Nation's leaders have lost ability to speak clearly.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
12/15/2008 12:16:19 AM
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Netanyahu accused of conspiring to bring down right-wingers
Feiglin's loyalists accuse Netanyahu of working behind the scenes to remove other rightists from realistic slots.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/15/2008 12:17:11 AM
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'We have to win war against Islam'
Dutch lawmaker Wilders screens his controversial film 'Fitna' in Jerusalem.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
12/15/2008 12:19:27 AM
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Itzik, Hanegbi favored in Kadima primary
Sheetrit, Dichter, Aflalo, Edri, Boim also expected to grab prominent spots on list.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/15/2008 12:20:25 AM
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East Jerusalem resident charged with beating wife who refused to wear veil
Nidal Arafeh, 28, beat his 22-year-old wife after an argument broke out between the newlyweds over his demands that she cover her head.
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/15/2008 12:21:30 AM
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'Cease-fire already ended a while ago'
Sderot security chief: Politicians have fooled people by speaking as if truce is still on.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/15/2008 12:22:44 AM
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Gilon scores upset win in Meretz primary
Says support for merger with new left movement not guaranteed.
SHELLY PAZ \
12/15/2008 12:23:47 AM
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Quickie dentists' course for Botox raises eyebrows in medical world
Health Ministry official: A dentist should deal only in dentistry.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/15/2008 12:30:23 AM
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'Pentagon's plan to buy F-22s may signal export'
IAF officials say Pentagon deal jets may include push to end congressional sales ban.
Yaakov Katz \
12/15/2008 12:31:39 AM
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Raul Castro salutes Chavez in 1st trip as president
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India-Pakistan tensions flare at Afghanistan talks
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US's global enemies, critics ready to test Obama
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Games We Play - IFL: Big Blue falls to resurgent Pioneers
The early-season Kraft Family IFL standings are beginning to take shape, with some new blood at the top of the table.
URIEL STURM \
12/15/2008 3:31:14 AM
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Swimming: Israelis follow record-setting trend in the pool
ALLON SINAI \
12/15/2008 3:33:01 AM
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Games We Play- Socce: Phishpo earns win in stunning comeback
Jerusalem Post sports staff \
12/15/2008 3:35:00 AM
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Basketball: Mac TA loses to Bnei Hasharon, 83-78
New season, same old result as Maccabi loses to team that beat it three times last year.
ALLON SINAI \
12/15/2008 3:36:32 AM
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Soccer: Netanya defeats Monchengladbach in friendly for peace
The final score was 1-0 for the Israeli team, with a late 86th minute goal from lucky substitute Dele Yampolsky.
LEO DAVIDSON \
12/15/2008 3:44:52 AM
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Tennis: Pe'er plans to play in Dubai for first time
Pe'er is looking to rebound from a past year in which she saw her world ranking drop to 38th.
ALLON SINAI \
12/15/2008 3:46:06 AM
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Ferry capsizes in Philippines, drowning 22
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Thai opposition poised to take power
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Confidence plunges at Japanese companies
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Top officials: Israel's halting cash flow to Gaza counterproductive
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IDF troops arrest 17 Palestinian fugitives in the West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 7:04:04 AM
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'Halting Gaza cash counterproductive'
World Bank president, IMF managing director and Quartet's Blair sign joint protest letter to Olmert.
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Bush makes stop in Afghanistan to rally troops
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Thai opposition leader becomes prime minister
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Thai opposition leader becomes prime minister
Supporters of previous government unsuccessfully try to halt result by blockading parliament.
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Police detain man standing outside Umm el-Fahm waving Israeli flag
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 9:18:35 AM
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Iran oil exports could end by 2015, analyst warns
Report suggests the sharp decline in oil output would not only be caused by lack of investment, but also by Western sanctions.
The Media Line \
12/15/2008 9:25:11 AM
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Report: Saudi's Prince Alwaleed lost $4 billion this year
Despite his losses Prince Alwaleed bin Talal remains the world's richest Arab with a net worth of $17.08b.
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Upper Nazareth man allegedly tries to attack police with ax
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 9:31:24 AM
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Cabinet okays pension safety net
The safety net will secure the provident funds and pension funds of savers from the age of 57.
SHARON WROBEL \
12/15/2008 9:32:12 AM
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Peres calls for tax breaks for growth industries
"If Israel marshals all its creativity, chutzpah, and wisdom, this crisis could become a new opportunity," said President Shimon Peres.
SHARON WROBEL \
12/15/2008 9:37:53 AM
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Dozens of Beduin evicted from illegal Dudaim structures
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 9:42:01 AM
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Iran stock exchange hits 5-year low
Media reports attributed the drop to the falling prices of commodities.
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OPEC divisions again on display
OPEC members' fractious relationships have made it difficult to control supply, and thus price, in both good times and bad.
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Religion, decrepitude threaten downtown Cairo bars
Many of the establishments have fallen into disrepair and disrepute as Egyptians grow more observant of Islam.
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Rishon Lezion brothers arrested on suspicion of attempted diamond fraud
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 10:18:05 AM
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Official: Reporter who threw shoes at Bush detained
Muntadar al-Zeidi was being interrogated over whether anybody paid him to throw his shoes at Bush.
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C'tee OKs economic program principles
Bar-On hopes pension plan will be implemented within 3 weeks, urges banks to increase credit.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 10:35:27 AM
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For investors, big returns trumped concerns with Madoff
"I hate computers, and I never tried to figure out what he was doing because the bookkeeping all added up."
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List of potential victims grows in NY fraud case
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System reportedly lost millions.
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Two arrested in German suspected right-wing stabbing of police chief
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The people and the music
Renowned conductor and violinist Liana Isakadze stops in Israel for a limited tour.
MAXIM REIDER \
12/15/2008 11:58:13 AM
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'Settler population doubled in 12 years'
Report: Jewish population in Judea and Samaria grew 3 times as fast as general Israeli population.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/15/2008 11:58:59 AM
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Getting the ball rolling
Israel hosts an international soccer tournament pitting authors against each other to bridge cultural gaps.
David Brinn \
12/15/2008 12:04:06 PM
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Iraqi official: Reporter who hurled shoes at Bush detained
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New cinema to open in Beersheba
Globus Max invested NIS 56 million in building the 21-theater complex, which includes a VIP theater with fancy leather seats and a snack bar.
SHIRA TEGER \
12/15/2008 12:11:03 PM
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Cesaria Evora returns to Israel
The 67-year-old Grammy winner is perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of morna, songs of sadness, sorrow and yearning.
David Brinn \
12/15/2008 12:12:49 PM
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Haifa Theater adds dance program
The dance season offers a potpourri of dance from classical ballet to cutting-edge contemporary.
HELEN KAYE \
12/15/2008 12:15:42 PM
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Livni: Politicizing Gilad Schalit's release 'wrong and unworthy'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 12:24:20 PM
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Aides: Abbas poised to call elections
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Iraqi police: suicide bomber kills 5 near Baghdad
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UNHRC rapporteur denied entry to Israel
Foreign Ministry calls rights envoy Richard Falk "completely unobjective," says he's "unwelcome."
HERB KEINON \
12/15/2008 1:00:15 PM
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40 Taliban killed in Afghan-NATO operation
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Brown: Israeli settlements an obstacle to peace
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Smaller Gaza terror groups say they're unlikely to renew truce
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Yemen: 3 Germans kidnapped
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Irish gov't minister held at gunpoint in robbery
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PM's Diaspora Affairs adviser summoned for Rishon Tours hearing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 3:54:31 PM
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Mofaz: Truce without Schalit was a mistake
Transportation minister says "it's not too late" to secure soldier's release; Livni: I refuse to politicize Schalit issue.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 4:17:32 PM
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Ben-Eliezer flies to Turkey to discuss utilities pipeline project
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/15/2008 4:34:17 PM
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IUED, parents of soldiers demand immediate evacuation of Nahal base
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/15/2008 4:39:44 PM
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Health Ministry investigates deaths of 4 infants who died from brain damage
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 5:05:16 PM
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Madoff scandal rocks Jewish NGOs
At least two nonprofit foundations forced to close their doors; full extent of damage as yet unknown.
Jacob Berkman/JTA \
12/15/2008 5:14:11 PM
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High court restricts separation barrier route around Bil'in
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Court rejects new Bil'in barrier route
Precedent-setting High Court ruling limits how far separation barrier can jut into West Bank.
DAN IZENBERG \
12/15/2008 5:34:36 PM
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Brown says he and Obama pledge to focus on Middle East
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Amos Gilad: Only answer to Schalit issue is whether he's here or not
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 6:25:03 PM
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US, Russia discuss missile shield, arms control
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Amos Gilad: Truce has no expiry date
Head of Diplomatic-Security Bureau tells Channel 2 test of cease-fire is "calm and benefit" to residents.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
12/15/2008 6:59:12 PM
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Kassam lands in Ashkelon beach region; no damage or casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 7:12:27 PM
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Austria probes alleged Nazi war criminal Bichler
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Iraqis demand release of shoe-hurling journalist
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Sensitivity and Halacha
We trust female doctors with our lives, so why not female Torah scholars?
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Talking 'tachlis' to Abbas and Beatty
Meet Israel's flag-flying ambassador to Hollywood, Yaki Dayan.
David Brinn \
12/15/2008 7:54:41 PM
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Rancid materialism is corrupting our community
Many of us rabbis are either afraid to speak out or have been bought off.
SHMULEY BOTEACH \
12/15/2008 7:59:10 PM
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December 16: No-reason risk
My grandsons will soon be serving in the IDF. Why are you risking our soldiers' lives every night to capture enemies who are just going to be released anyway?
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Another look at the Hebron Peace House
Those struggling to live in Hebron exemplify Jacob's legacy to the Jewish people.
Sunny Sassoon \
12/15/2008 8:04:58 PM
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Look past the technology
Centrist voters will choose between an extreme right Likud list, the ideological emptiness of Kadima, or Labor, which has a clear and sensible direction for the country.
Jeff Barak \
12/15/2008 8:06:30 PM
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It's time to end the impunity of Human Rights Watch
HRW rails against democracies for 'violations' yet encourages these same countries to fight terror.
Anne Herzberg \
12/15/2008 8:08:19 PM
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Encountering Peace: The emerging bi-national reality
The Palestinians will demand democracy, civil rights, the right to vote, the right to be elected, the right for representation, the right to change the character of the bi-national state.
Gershon Baskin \
12/15/2008 8:09:54 PM
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Our World: Inequality before the law
The non-enforcement of law toward Israeli Arabs and Palestinian Arabs is one side of the coin of the politicization of law enforcement by Israeli legal officials.
Caroline Glick \
12/15/2008 8:11:30 PM
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Foreign Ministry announces ambassadorial appointments
HERB KEINON \
12/15/2008 8:15:54 PM
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Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush hailed as Arab hero
"I hope that all the Arab presidents will see what happened and draw conclusions."
Khaled Abu Toameh \
12/15/2008 8:43:31 PM
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Former Shin Bet official: Secret Service failed miserably
Yaakov Katz \
12/15/2008 8:46:04 PM
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Austrian president vows to bring up Schalit case with Assad
Fischer received by Peres in Jerusalem; two leaders discuss peace with Palestinians, captured soldier, Iranian threat.
Greer Fay Cashman \
12/15/2008 8:48:03 PM
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Germany urged to take 'strongest legal action against neo-Nazis'
Simon Wiesenthal Center urges German police to look into police chief attack.
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/15/2008 8:50:07 PM
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Families pay full daycare fees as subsidies delayed
Labor Ministry: Worker sanctions and eligibility changes are responsible.
Ruth Eglash \
12/15/2008 8:51:33 PM
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'Bad weather, short days can cloud investment decisions'
Researchers advise investors not to estimate financial returns on cloudy days or even during autumn.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/15/2008 8:53:26 PM
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FM challenges Bibi, Barak to debate
Livni says rivals "exploit threats against Israel" so public "opts for a strong leader, preferably a man."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 8:54:06 PM
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10-meter-high Christmas tree lit in Bethlehem's Manger Square
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Ratzon appeals demotion to Likud court
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/15/2008 9:26:33 PM
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Rishon man arrested for embezzling $35 million worth of diamonds
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/15/2008 9:33:25 PM
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Nasrallah calls on Arab and Muslim world to help lift Gaza blockade
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Rice says Iran scaling back in Iraq
US Secretary of State credits US strength of US pressure, says "I don't think it's goodwill."
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Gideon Reicher to run as Pensioners Party No. 2
"I was happy with life... then Rafi called and asked me to enter the cruel, cold world of politics."
ABE SELIG \
12/15/2008 10:10:50 PM
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Crossing the Line
Israel has a rich history of journalists moving into politics.
SHELLY PAZ \
12/15/2008 10:12:15 PM
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Israel Radio's Arie Golan and Yaron Dekel to receive Sokolov Prize
C'tee selects Golan as worthy of a Life Achievement Award, chooses Dekel to receive the prize for excellence.
Greer Fay Cashman \
12/15/2008 10:16:45 PM
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Nasrallah calls for action to help Gaza
Hizbullah leader calls on Egypt not to abide by checkpoint agreements, orders mass rallies, sit-ins.
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2008 10:17:33 PM
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Family alleges 'negligence' over death of mother during birth of twins
The death of 37-year-old Hebrew University sociology lecturer Galit Sa'ada-Ophir was a tragic cases.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/15/2008 10:18:33 PM
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4 toddlers die from infectious diseases in 3 weeks
Health Ministry says the deaths are unrelated.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/15/2008 10:20:13 PM
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Compromise would keep Bar-Lev issue on backburner until after elections
DAN IZENBERG \
12/15/2008 10:21:16 PM
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Rishon man held for embezzling diamonds worth $35m.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/15/2008 10:22:05 PM
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Gadhafi's daughter supports Iraqi shoe-thrower
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$600 million in Jewish charitable funds lost
Madoff scam could result in unconfirmed losses totaling up to $1.5 billion.
Haviv Rettig Gur and Allison Hoffman \
12/15/2008 10:56:23 PM
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France detains man linked to Afghan jihadist cell
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Danny Ayalon: US could support land swap
Ex-US ambassador and Israel Beiteinu candidate compares 2004 Bush letter to Balfour Declaration.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/15/2008 11:35:42 PM
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Israeli UAVs to fly in Afghanistan
Heron UAVs to be supplied to Canadian military; will replace French-built UAVs currently in combat.
Yaakov Katz \
12/15/2008 11:38:30 PM
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Razing of Beduin village leaves dozens homeless
Move comes days after state report recommended recognizing communities.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
12/15/2008 11:39:52 PM
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'Iran influence over Hamas is growing'
Defense officials: Cairo losing its authority over the group; Abbas: We want all prisoners are freed.
Yaakov Katz \
12/15/2008 11:45:49 PM
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Olmert aide summoned in Rishon affair
Rachel Raz-Risbi suspected of grand larceny, fraud, breach of faith, and false entry in corporate docs.
DAN IZENBERG \
12/15/2008 11:46:50 PM
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Marzel plans Knesset campaign with Wolpo
Geocartographic Institute report showed that such a party could win as many as four seats.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/15/2008 11:47:52 PM
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Serious flaw in Internet Explorer not fixed yet