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Meretz, Hatnua Hahadasha finalize merger, lists
Amos Oz slams Barak as 'pretend' leader of peace camp.
SHELLY PAZ \
12/23/2008 12:00:12 AM
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Likud restores Ethiopian olehto spot on Knesset list
Kadima's Mula: Ethiopian voters won't forgive.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/23/2008 12:00:52 AM
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Record 43 parties are tentativelyregistered for February's election
SHELLY PAZ \
12/23/2008 12:02:04 AM
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Israel won't fight UK gov't advisory
Britain issued advisory against buying property over the Green Line; Foreign Ministry downplays move.
HERB KEINON \
12/23/2008 12:08:08 AM
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UNRWA: Escalation is a 'recipe for disaster' in Gaza
UN agency says it is poised to continue its work, even if the violence increased.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
12/23/2008 12:09:57 AM
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UN: Settler violence toward Palestinians on rise
Number of incidents higher during the first 10 months of 2008 than during the entire years of either 2007 or 2006.
DAN IZENBERG \
12/23/2008 12:11:16 AM
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Florida terror plot retrial will start in January
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Officials: Drop in rocket fire won't stop op
Top defense officials say operation will be launched against Hamas even if attacks on South reduced.
KHALED ABU TOAMEH, YAAKOV KATZ and JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 1:47:24 AM
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Iraqi pleads guilty to spying for Saddam Hussein
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Venezuela denies Iran-Syria missile report
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Judge denies release of former slaughterhouse CEO
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19-year-old girl moderately injured in hit-and-run in Nahariya
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 5:52:30 AM
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Ben-Eliezer at Jordan water conference: We're a willing partner
Both Israel and Jordan are facing unprecedented water crises, though the situation in the Hashemite Kingdom is much worse.
Ehud Zion Waldoks, the Dead Sea, Jordan \
12/23/2008 6:16:14 AM
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Local soccer: Haifa and Betar draw blanks
The two-time reigning champion desperately needed all three points to close the gap on Haifa and blow the title race open.
ALLON SINAI \
12/23/2008 6:17:15 AM
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Basketball: Mac TA knocked out of State Cup
Gershon's club continues its local swoon at Nahariya with earliest exit in 21 years.
ALLON SINAI \
12/23/2008 6:18:18 AM
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Soccer: Under-fire Azuri out as coach of Mac PT
Petah Tikva is currently sixth in the Premier League standings, losing just three games so far this season.
ALLON SINAI \
12/23/2008 6:19:31 AM
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Local hoops: Dorsman steps down at Rishon
Rishon won just one of its four BSL games under Dorsman and was knocked out of the State Cup on Sunday.
ALLON SINAI \
12/23/2008 6:20:26 AM
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Golf: Beck, Fridrich and Ossip grab Rolex titles
SHMULIK FUTERAN \
12/23/2008 6:21:26 AM
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Tennis: Pe'er, Sela sail into quarters
ALLON SINAI \
12/23/2008 6:22:08 AM
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Games we play: Flag football
Tov PIzza alone on top.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 6:22:58 AM
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IDF troops arrest 3 Palestinians during West Bank operations
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 6:35:22 AM
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Hamas official: We will abide by truce if Israel does
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 7:40:25 AM
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Southern cities simulate rocket attacks
Ashdod, Kiryat Malachi and Kiryat Gat, feared in rocket range, to simulate attacks, mass casualties.
ABE SELIG \
12/23/2008 8:11:27 AM
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Malaysia Islamic party revives contentious plan
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Malaysia Islamic party revives contentious plan
Opposition scrambles to heal potential rift with non-Muslim allies after saying it still supports imposing strict religious laws in theocratic state.
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Suspected US missiles kill 8 in northwest Pakistan
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Restructuring plan causes static at Israel Electric
The Israel Electric workers committee is concerned that 2,500 workers will lose their jobs if the plan is implemented.
SHARON WROBEL \
12/23/2008 8:55:48 AM
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Policeman run over by driver who was asked to pull over
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 8:59:36 AM
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World Bank calls for easing of checkposts
Israel has been slow in easing its tight restrictions on Palestinian movement, citing security concerns.
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Tel Aviv-25 falls
Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. rose the most on record, increasing 20%.
News Agencies \
12/23/2008 9:04:53 AM
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Digital World: I have seen the future,and it's on the Web
The Web Bot Project helps filter information, put it into context - and tell us where we're going, in advance.
DAVID SHAMAH \
12/23/2008 9:29:02 AM
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Joy to the world
Finally, an album of Hanukka songs to rival those Christmas carols.
LEO DAVIDSON \
12/23/2008 9:34:42 AM
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6 dead in sauna fire outside Moscow
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Arabs lavish jewels on US secretary of state Rice
Secretary of state raked in at least $316,000 in gem-encrusted baubles from the kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia alone.
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US: 5 Muslim immigrants guilty of conspiracy to kill soldiers
The five, who lived in and around Philadelphia for years, acquitted of attempted murder after prosecutors acknowledge men were probably months away from attack.
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Looking for acceptance
Mixing high culture music with dance and theater, a bunch of up-and-coming artists take on Tel Aviv.
HELEN KAYE \
12/23/2008 10:14:24 AM
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Military-led group announces coup in Guinea
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Russia again fails new missile test launch
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Hamas operative killed in Gaza 'work accident'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 10:59:37 AM
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Three young men rob Nazareth cab driver
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 11:09:28 AM
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Amos Gilad: IDF not rushing into Gaza operation
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 11:23:42 AM
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Concert Review: 'Tel Aviv Soloists'
The season's opening concert presented a minor program: all the performed works were in a minor key.
URY EPPSTEIN \
12/23/2008 11:27:14 AM
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Music video contest nears
The "Clip Tza'ir" competition for music videos created by young directors is taking place at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/23/2008 11:29:30 AM
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Christmas in Bethlehem to be streamed live online
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Group declares coup in Guinea following president's death
President Lansana Conte, who took power in a military coup after the death of his predecessor in 1984, died Monday night.
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Palestinian fire first Kassam in 24 hours; no wounded or damage
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 12:08:52 PM
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Palestinian fire first Kassam in 24 hours; no wounded or damage
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 12:12:46 PM
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Gurevitch lets loose the dragon
Micki Gurevitch's fertile imagination is at it again with 'Dragon in Love.'
HELEN KAYE \
12/23/2008 12:15:06 PM
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US Army makes sure Jewish soldiers can celebrate Hanukka
Of the 120,000 to 130,000 American servicemen in Iraq, 1,200 are Jewish, and between 400 to 600 of them will celebrate Hanukka.
Richard Tenorio \
12/23/2008 12:16:16 PM
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Shapira dance prizes awarded
Batsheva Company dancer Rachel Osborne and Kibbutz Contemporary Dance's Amit Marciano were awarded the 2009 Yair Shapira Prize for dance excellence.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/23/2008 12:16:58 PM
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Fortis to receive honorary fellowship
The Sam Spiegel Film & Television School will award singer Rami Fortis with an honorary fellowship at the Cinematheque in Jerusalem.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/23/2008 12:18:46 PM
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Breif cease-fire broken by Kassam rockets
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
12/23/2008 12:28:14 PM
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Venezuela denies helping Iran ship missile parts to Syria
Venezuelan FM says allegations missile components carried on Venezuelan flights part of campaign against Chavez.
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Police say they foiled attack in Indian Kashmir
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4 arrested after demonstrating outside IDF commander's home
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 12:57:46 PM
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Lod man jailed for 32 months for delivering drugs
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 1:08:58 PM
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Dutch university says it has tribal chief's head
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Livni: If Syria wants peace, it must stop funding Hamas and Hizbullah
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 2:16:29 PM
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Palestinians fire Kassam rocket at western Negev; no wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 2:37:48 PM
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Guinea's PM denies reports of coup following president's death
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'58% of Israelis against Golan pullout'
Poll also shows nearly a third of public believes soldiers should refuse to evict Israelis from territory.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 2:58:17 PM
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Abbas: Egypt to push for new Gaza truce
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Soldier arrested for firing at Arab home
IDF arrests soldier caught on video allegedly using military-issue rifle to shoot at house in Hebron.
Yaakov Katz \
12/23/2008 3:47:37 PM
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Lebanese activist ship to sail to Gaza
'Blockade busting' cargo ship carrying activists, supplies to arrive via Cyprus in coming weeks.
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Abbas: Egypt to push new Gaza truce
PA president against IDF op in Gaza, says Hamas firing rockets "inefficient;" Livni to meet Mubarak.
KHALED ABU TOAMEH and YAAKOV KATZ \
12/23/2008 4:49:18 PM
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American Red Cross honors MDA, PRCS with humanitarian prize
SHELLY PAZ \
12/23/2008 4:50:30 PM
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Germany arrests 51-year-old Rwanda genocide suspect
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Kassam lands near Sderot; no casualties or damage
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 5:13:12 PM
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Arab League chief urges talks with Iran on regional disputes
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After the Terror
Members of the Jewish community in Mumbai, are shaken, but confident of their place in India
Eetta Prince-Gibson Mumbai \
12/23/2008 5:35:39 PM
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Indian PM: 'Nobody wants war' after terror attack
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Kadima unveils Obamaesque campaign
Party strategist to 'Post': In Israel, change goes back to the days of former Shinui leader Tommy Lapid.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/23/2008 5:51:37 PM
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An Impossible Dilemma (Extract)
Unless there are major changes of attitude by Israel, Hamas or both, a deal for the release of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit seems highly unlikely at this point
Leslie Susser \
12/23/2008 5:54:54 PM
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'Secret Santas' pass out $11,000 in Detroit area
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Grave Thoughts (Extract)
What lies beneath the dispute over the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem?
Netty C. Gross \
12/23/2008 6:00:13 PM
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Jerusalem Latin patriarch: End Gaza sanctions
After Christmas visit to Gaza, top Roman Catholic cleric calls for "just and final peace in the Holy Land."
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Drawings on Walls (Extract)
Graffiti chronicle changes in Palestinian society
Jihan Abdalla Bethlehem \
12/23/2008 6:04:36 PM
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French diplomat: Palestinians received $3 billion in foreign aid in 2008
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Kassam fired from Gaza lands near Sha'ar Hanegev education center; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 6:21:40 PM
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Cairo protests anti-Egypt demonstrations in Syria over Gaza
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'Strong but not destructive' earthquake rocks northern Italy
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Video: Israel prepares for Christmas
JNF donates dozens of young cypresses as Christmas trees for country's Christian community.
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A-G rejects Olmert's request to delay hearing until May
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/23/2008 6:51:54 PM
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Olmert: Security fence on J'lem outskirts must be finished by end '09
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 7:05:54 PM
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The Assad-Olmert 'dialogue'
Even Arabs see Assad's chatter about direct talks as intended to mislead next US president Obama.
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No strategy, no change
Israel's blockade has inflicted suffering without any political benefit.
YOSSI ALPHER \
12/23/2008 7:28:14 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Time for a modern Hanukka miracle
We need to follow in the footsteps of our ancestors the Maccabees and subjugate Gaza.
MICHAEL FREUND \
12/23/2008 7:30:02 PM
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A matter of trust
Many people have lost faith in the mechanisms of Jewish philanthropy and institutional life.
Carmi Wisemon \
12/23/2008 7:31:56 PM
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US criticizes Iran for closing human rights group
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December 24: Vive la difference
As an immigrant from America, I was happy to get away from the Christmas hype. To have it follow me here, to my Jewish country, is very discouraging.
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Metro Views: Digging out the provenance
If the German government is serious about finding owners and heirs of looted art, it would be more effective to start by identifying works proven to have been plundered.
MARILYN HENRY \
12/23/2008 7:38:01 PM
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Spain is fully committed to the memory of the Shoah
In 2006, King Juan Carlos led the attendance of the highest state authorities at a formal ceremony in which the prime minister underlined Spain's determination to actively promote Shoah awareness.
diego de ojeda \
12/23/2008 7:40:32 PM
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Meretz apologizes for calling Barak "Not Normal"
Party removes banners, says typing mistake made unintentionally.
SHELLY PAZ \
12/23/2008 7:41:22 PM
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Why powerlessness can be immoral
As Jews, we no longer need to embrace the moral high ground by remaining helpless objects of persecution.
ELI KAVON \
12/23/2008 7:42:20 PM
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Meretz apologizes for calling Barak "Not Normal," removes Internet ads
SHELLY PAZ \
12/23/2008 7:42:52 PM
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IDF troops kill 3 Palestinian terrorists during attempt to plant bomb
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 8:00:09 PM
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NY man admits he helped air Hizbullah TV
Pakistan-born owner of a satellite TV company will serve a prison term of up to six and a half years.
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Arab League chief urges talks with Iran
Moussa: Foreign powers shouldn't decide fate of region; urges discussion of Iranian nuclear program.
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Shirtless images of Obama cause stir online
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Kadima decides not to move down women
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/23/2008 9:19:59 PM
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Noam Schalit calls for Gilad's release to be part of new cease-fire
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 9:21:08 PM
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Noam Schalit: Gilad should be part of new truce
Noam Schalit calls on PM to include son's release in any cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 9:25:18 PM
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Giant ferris wheel in Singapore stalls, trapping passengers
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Police to probe handling of Haifa abuse-murder case
Husband of slain mother of six found hanged on a lamp post in a Haifa park.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/23/2008 10:35:00 PM
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US court: Ex-Agriprocessors manager to remain jailed
Magsitrate judge dismisses argument that prosecutors labeled exec a flight risk because he is Jewish.
ALLISON HOFFMAN, Jpost correspondent, NEW YORK \
12/23/2008 10:38:01 PM
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El Salvador to withdraw troops from Iraq after December 31
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'Cultural awareness key in fighting Ethiopian domestic abuse'
Statistics published last month found that some 15 women were murdered by their partners over the past year.
Ruth Eglash \
12/23/2008 10:39:35 PM
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'Health basket' panel gets clean bill, but improvements needed
Israel still offers one of the most generous health baskets in the world, says Prof. Yehoshua Shemer.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/23/2008 10:40:37 PM
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AIDS group creating fund in memory of 'courageous' director who committed suicide
Although he had not practiced medicine in recent years, Hirsch devoted his time to the organization, which was about to close when he became director in 2003.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/23/2008 11:03:56 PM
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UK NGOs use Christmas to attack Israel
Groups use Christmas cards, charity fund-raising in effort to delegitimize Jewish state, J'lem sources say.
Herb Keinon and JPost Staff \
12/23/2008 11:05:08 PM
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UK Jews slam Green Line property alert
Zionist Federation expresses concern that government's rhetoric could encourage extremists
Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post correspondent in London \
12/23/2008 11:07:01 PM
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MKs: Gov't must step in and save Na'aleh youth aliya
Program under threat of cutbacks as major funder JA is forced to cut some 10 percent of its budget due to the effects of the global financial crisis.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
12/23/2008 11:09:00 PM
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A righteous gentile who was betrayed by his brother
One brother was an angel of life. The other was an emissary of death.
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/23/2008 11:10:09 PM
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Barak to allow shipment of food, humanitarian supplies into Gaza
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/23/2008 11:19:51 PM
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Sderot's first Kassam victim can't shake the emotional scars
Sderot's first Kassam victim can't shake the emotional scars.
Ruth Eglash \
12/23/2008 11:28:43 PM
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IDF to buy state-of-the-art medical products
Army to receive first shipment of new micro-respirator, Combat Gauze.
Yaakov Katz \
12/23/2008 11:33:21 PM
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Likud may merge with Eitam's party
Deal would allow party to increase maximum campaign spending to NIS 40 million.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/23/2008 11:36:24 PM
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Greens suffer internal blues as they announce Knesset list
Party secretary wants court to eject longtime leader Pe'er Visner.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/23/2008 11:37:47 PM
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14 new parties among record number expected to register for elections
The Justice Ministry database lists 89 registered parties, though many have not been active for years.
SHELLY PAZ \
12/23/2008 11:39:34 PM
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MKs deny themselves raises for 2009
Knesset House Committee decides to freeze 3 percent raise that was supposed to go into effect next month.
SHELLY PAZ \
12/23/2008 11:40:42 PM
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Herzliya, Nahariya removed from pollution blacklist
Acre and Haifa bays, Tel Aviv-Dan Region, Palmahim and Ashdod have the highest levels of sea pollution.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/23/2008 11:41:55 PM
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Higher cancer death rate found in Arad region
Mayor doubts relevance of data; Paz-Pines calls for Nahal training base to be moved.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/23/2008 11:42:42 PM