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Sarkozy backs down from missile defense criticism
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Ayalon supporters warn he could be jeopardizing his political career
Gil Stern Stern Hoffman and JPost.com Staff \
11/16/2008 12:43:10 AM
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Financial crisis crashes GA's party
After raising almost $2.5b in 2007, American Jewish federations are plagued by profound uncertainty.
By HAVIV RETTIG GUR \
11/16/2008 12:44:01 AM
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Sarkozy: Europe unified at financial summit
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Gunfire, mayhem erupt in lobby of Waldorf-Astoria
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Obama notes needed shifts in economic fix
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North Korea: Kim attends military art performance
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Russia's Medvedev calls for talks with Obama
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Aftershock shakes China's quake-hit southwest
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Local Soccer: Ashdod comes back to snatch draw at Maccabi Tel Aviv
Also Saturday, coach Eyal Lachman marked his return to Bnei Sakhnin with a 1-0 win against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
JONNY HADI \
11/16/2008 7:02:08 AM
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Local Hoops: Galil hands Haifa first league loss
"We had the game in our hands, but we made every mistake possible and when you do that you don't deserve to win," Haifa coach Avi Ashkenazi said.
ALLON SINAI \
11/16/2008 7:03:16 AM
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Local Hoops: Downtrodden Maccabi returns to BSL
Tel Aviv needs a confidence-boosting win after losing heavily at Olympiacos on Thursday.
ALLON SINAI \
11/16/2008 7:04:09 AM
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Gunmen seize cargo ship with 23 crew off Somalia
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Body of 60-year-old woman found on Haifa beach
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 7:29:49 AM
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Body of 60-year-old woman found on Haifa's Carmel Beach
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 7:38:45 AM
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Israeli vehicle damaged in stoning southwest of Hebron; none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 7:43:19 AM
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Two Kassam rockets land south of Sderot; none wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 7:48:13 AM
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US: 10 Insurgents killed in Afghanistan raids
NATO soldier killed as roadside bomb hits his patrol in south of country.
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Economic summit vows action - takes few concrete steps
World leaders pledge closer cooperation, but kick many hard details down the road for their next summit after Obama takes office.
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Iraq's cabinet approves security pact with US
Agreement will allow American forces to stay in Iraq for 3 years after their UN mandate expires at the end of 2008.
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Man dies, wife injured in apparent double suicide attempt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 8:45:42 AM
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Gaydamak suspends his activities at Betar Jerusalem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 8:48:25 AM
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IDF troops shoot Molotov cocktail attacker outside Nablus
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 8:53:12 AM
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Opposition MKs push to convene Knesset's FADC due to Gaza escalation
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 9:10:16 AM
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Ait strike kills 4-member mortar crew; Sderot man wounded by Kassam
Olmert pledges to restore calm on the Gaza border, but stopps short of promising a military solution.
Yaakov Lappin, tovah lazaroff \
11/16/2008 9:16:09 AM
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One People, One Destiny - GA 2008
How will the financial crisis affect this year's GA in Jerusalem?
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Olmert seeks pressure on Hamas, peace talks with Abbas
Mark Weiss \
11/16/2008 9:26:47 AM
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How is Israel coping with the global financial crisis?
Bank of Israel Governor discusses state of economy and challenges ahead.
SHARON WROBEL \
11/16/2008 9:28:47 AM
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Ormat's innovation energizes geothermal technology
Ormat Industries operates numerous power plants around the world, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and making an impact in the fight against global warming.
jj levine \
11/16/2008 9:37:53 AM
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Five outstanding Israeli companies
jj levine \
11/16/2008 9:43:09 AM
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An old-new phenomenon
Philanthropy in Israel must adapt to a changing environment.
By AVISHAG RUDICH AND PROF. HILLEL SCHMID \
11/16/2008 9:44:49 AM
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Savvy consumers lift local telcom business
"The telecom market is one of the most interesting and fast-developing markets in Israel and around the world."
jj levine \
11/16/2008 9:46:19 AM
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One on One: Israel on his mind
Nachman Shai, the outgoing UJC external affairs director-general, says his goal is to provide GA participants with an experience to keep their connection to this country going strong.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
11/16/2008 9:47:40 AM
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An Israeli idealist
As far as JAFI chairman Zeev Bielski is concerned, the Jewish Agency has an eternal mandate.
Greer Fay Cashman \
11/16/2008 9:49:09 AM
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Haredim are hard hit
This sector of Israeli society is largely dependent on the largesse of Diaspora Jews.
Matthew Wagner \
11/16/2008 9:50:25 AM
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Making an impact
The UJC/Federation system - 'the single largest fundraising effort in American Jewish life' - bolsters every sector of Israeli society.
LISA SAMIN \
11/16/2008 9:51:41 AM
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Conference Circuit
Brackish water, Desalination and Regional Development is the theme of the 10th annual Israel Desalination Society Conference at Sapir College.
Greer Fay Cashman \
11/16/2008 10:00:18 AM
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Stellar Startups: Fighting the good (patent) fight
After a decision by a US court in a relatively obscure case, many Israeli hi-tech start-ups fear they will have their hands full with a patent fight.
DAVID SHAMAH \
11/16/2008 10:05:00 AM
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MK Ze'ev Elkin leaving Kadima: 'Party pursuing extreme left ideas'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 10:16:34 AM
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Amos Gilad: No immediate plans for large-scale Gaza operation
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 10:40:14 AM
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Streetwise: Pioneering spirit
British doctor David Eder lent his name and legacy to a Habonim training center, and later to a special Haifa street.
Wendy Blumfield \
11/16/2008 10:42:38 AM
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Ayalon, Meretz fail to reach agreement
Minister-without-portfolio may join new left-wing party, says he can't convince public Barak should be PM after leaving Labor.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
11/16/2008 11:26:47 AM
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Abbas to call on Olmert to maintain truce
Olmert: We won't tolerate terrorists' 'price tag'; says IDF will target those who break cease-fire.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 11:42:32 AM
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Semi-trailer driver killed as truck tips over in Western Galilee
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 11:53:13 AM
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Striking a cultural chord
A school in the Galilee is fine-tuning the musicians of tomorrow.
MAXIM REIDER \
11/16/2008 12:12:55 PM
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Celebrity Grapevine
There are three major destinations in the travel plans of Israeli actress and singer Noa Tishby: Israel, America, and Australia.
Greer Fay Cashman \
11/16/2008 12:23:06 PM
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Dance Review:
The Hofesh Shechter Company, on its first visit to Israel, provided an evening of pleasure and great enjoyment.
ORA BRAFMAN \
11/16/2008 12:29:09 PM
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Court: Evacuate Hebron home within 3 days
High Court rejects settlers' request to remain in disputed house until its status decided.
DAN IZENBERG and TOVAH LAZAROFF \
11/16/2008 12:29:28 PM
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Philippine marines kill terrorist linked to kidnapping of 3 Americans
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City accused of misleading public on central bus station pollution
"People think the air quality is being monitored, but it is not," says a Green group spokeswoman.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 12:59:08 PM
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Youth split on interest in murder
More than one-third of today's youth feels the subject of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's murder to be of little personal interest.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:04:37 PM
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Parents fear teen school thefts
Almost one-third of Netanya's parents do not allow their junior high school children to go to school with mobile telephones, music players, or money.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:06:04 PM
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Cities fight bigger airplane plan
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:07:13 PM
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Traffic problems snarl Kfar Saba residents
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:08:23 PM
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City to pay out in parking fine battle
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:12:45 PM
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Train passengers complain of overcrowding
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:18:25 PM
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Families gather for first communal harvest
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:19:18 PM
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Professors oil the wheels of industry for Beduin
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:20:09 PM
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Train travel time to be cut in half
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:21:00 PM
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Students take off for Poland
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/16/2008 1:21:47 PM
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Yishai: Court decision to uphold Hebron home eviction 'outrageous'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 2:26:12 PM
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US election spurs race threats, crime
Police document range of alleged crimes, from vandalism and threats to at least one physical attack.
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Suicide bomber kills 7 at police checkpoint northeast of Baghdad
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2 J'lem Arabs charged with support for terror group, weapons possession
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 3:16:18 PM
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Jailed Taiwanese ex-leader hospitalized after five-day hunger strike
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Quenching the thirst for war
Some people get their kicks from touring war and conflict zones in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Hadas Kroitoru / The Media Line news agency \
11/16/2008 3:52:46 PM
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McCartney hopes to release 1967-recorded avant-garde Beatles track
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Abbas to ask Olmert to maintain cease-fire with Hamas
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 4:11:33 PM
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Netanyahu pledges to continue talks with PA
Speaking at GA, Likud leader pushes plan to boost Israeli, Palestinian economies as path to peace.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
11/16/2008 4:52:17 PM
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Ben Gurion workers strike ends after 3 hours
IAA employees delay flights after meeting on salaries ends without result; Eini, Mofaz intervene.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 5:05:35 PM
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Iraqi government starts paying Sunni fighters in Baghdad
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TASE closes trade on Sunday with mixed results
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 5:21:18 PM
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Kassam lands in courtyard of Sderot home; shock victims reported
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
11/16/2008 5:32:39 PM
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Report: Iranians train Syrians to fight Sunnis
Kuwaiti paper: Revolutionary Guards train Hizbullah to annihilate Sunni armed cells. (The Media Line)
The Media Line News Agency \
11/16/2008 6:00:50 PM
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Livni calls on gov't leaders to support Treasury economic plan
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 6:08:34 PM
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Assad urges Arab League to take action to break Gaza siege
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Top Republican says Clinton would make good secretary of state
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Woman hit by car near Ma'alot, seriously injured
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 6:38:04 PM
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Afghanistan: Truck ban blocks US troop supplies
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Yes, we can
An exclusive interview with Theodor Herzl.
David Breakstone \
11/16/2008 7:35:51 PM
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Intervene now
Why wait? Treasury must provide guarantees that will calm nerves and restore confidence.
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Ben-Gurion Airport employee strike expected to end hours after it began
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 7:37:07 PM
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The word from Jerusalem
Where people can pray together, there's hope.
Liat Collins \
11/16/2008 7:38:13 PM
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Metro Views: Back to context
Whether ceremonial objects or masterworks, 'orphaned art' should be sent to European Jewish museums.
MARILYN HENRY \
11/16/2008 7:43:12 PM
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Livni: Hamas to blame for Gaza's fate
At meeting with British counterpart David Miliband, FM says when Israel attacked, it must react.
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November 17: Changin title and changing jobs
Despite the central pitch of the Obama campaign that it would bring "change" to America, virtually all of their appointments thus far have been reruns from the Clinton era.
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Sudan and rebels trade accusations of cease-fire violations
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Livni to int'l community: Hamas responsible for Gaza residents' fate
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 8:34:55 PM
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Olmert to GA: Free world must not accept a nuclear Iran
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Even as winds calm, more Californians flee fires
No deaths have been reported, but police brought in trained dogs Sunday morning to search the rubble of a mobile home park where nearly 500 homes were destroyed.
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Woman killed in Holon after being hit by a truck
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 9:17:29 PM
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Right-wing activists hold J'lem memorial for Rabbi Meir Kahane
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 9:27:32 PM
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Israel joins world effort to halt counterfeit drug sales
Effort by police, Health Ministry's unit against pharmaceutical crime coordinated with the World Health Organization (WHO).
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
11/16/2008 9:38:39 PM
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Government deal, price drops mean more, cheaper medications
In addition to NIS 410 m. increase in the basket of drug and medical technologies previously agreed upon, Treasury will add NIS 5m. starting in January and an equal sum in 2010.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
11/16/2008 9:39:57 PM
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Jewish Agency calls for 'independent' conversion authority
Motion comes after agency officials discuss issue with head of the National Conversion Authority.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
11/16/2008 9:43:11 PM
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'Rabbis stunt Europe's Jewish growth'
Small congregations say strict orthodox conversions are harmful to the future of European Jewry.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
11/16/2008 9:45:02 PM
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As GA meets, Hebrew U examines declining US Jewish philanthropy
Some 19 percent of funding for Israel's third sector - around $1.5 billion annually - comes from American Jewish sources.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
11/16/2008 9:48:13 PM
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Pledges are up, but checks are being delayed
Jewish volunteers who met in Tel Aviv over the weekend for the International Lions of Judah conference pledged $16 million for 2009.
ALLISON HOFFMAN \
11/16/2008 9:49:25 PM
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Europe considers unifying anti-prejudice legislation
European Framework Convention on Promoting Tolerance and Combating Intolerance presented in the EU Parliament at a formal gathering commemorating 70 years since Kristallnacht.
Haviv Rettig, JPost Correspondent, BRUSSELS \
11/16/2008 9:51:21 PM
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Peres to receive honorary knighthood during 3-day UK visit
President scheduled to meet Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
jonny paul, jpost correspondent, LONDON \
11/16/2008 9:52:33 PM
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Olmert: US must take lead against Iran
Cites "weakening affinity" of Diaspora youth, falling Jewish birthrates as threats equal to Iran, terror.
ALLISON HOFFMAN, JPost correspondent \
11/16/2008 10:00:44 PM
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Ayalon meets with Oron to discuss joining Meretz
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 10:16:49 PM
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Space shuttle Endeavour closes in for station linkup
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Bush hosts Abu Dhabi crown prince to discuss economic crisis
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Haredi journalists apply self-censorship for sake of unity
"There are lots of things that the haredi press does out of consideration for the feelings of the readership," says editor of a local newspaper chain.
Matthew Wagner \
11/16/2008 10:46:31 PM
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Attack on Litzman underlines deep splits within UTJ
Groups has been 'at war' since plans for Gur housing project in Jerusalem rejected by Porush ally earlier this year.
ABE SELIG \
11/16/2008 10:47:31 PM
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10 new conversion judges await A-G's OK
Mazuz needs to decide if civil service appointments can be made ahead of upcoming national elections.
Matthew Wagner \
11/16/2008 10:48:34 PM
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Was the Aksa Mosque built over the remains of a Byzantine church?
Was the Aksa Mosque built over the remains of a Byzantine church?
Etgar Lefkovits \
11/16/2008 11:34:13 PM
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Gaza conflict stirs emotions for Arabs in Israel
Even in Umm el-Fahm, residents acknowledge what they describe as missteps or violations by both sides.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
11/16/2008 11:36:33 PM
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Mofaz: Israel's deterrence has eroded
Transportation minister calls situation in which IDF foils attacks and then terrorists fire rockets "intolerable."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 11:40:26 PM
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Barak to keep Gaza crossings closed again Monday due to rocket attacks
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/16/2008 11:54:17 PM
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Netanyahu vows to run clean campaign
"These are the people who went with me into the political desert and raised the Likud banner in tough times," party leader says.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
11/16/2008 11:55:03 PM
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Shas also wants education portfolio, Yosef says
"We have to work to get 18 Knesset seats in the upcoming elections," rabbi says in lecture broadcast via satellite.
Matthew Wagner \
11/16/2008 11:56:29 PM