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US reformers back Natan Sharansky
WZO and Keren Hayesod apparently plan to vote for his appointment as head of Jewish Agency.
By HAVIV RETTIG GUR \
6/23/2009 12:09:04 AM
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Former Jewish Agency leader Max Fisher honored in J'lem
His greatest accomplishment was his ability to bring together philanthropists and Jewish organizations.
ARIEL ZIRULNICK \
6/23/2009 12:10:14 AM
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Drink up: Coffee extract found to prevent bad breath
Everybody thinks that coffee causes bad breath...
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/23/2009 12:11:05 AM
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Netanyahu makes 1st Europe trip as PM
Visit to Italy overshadowed by Berlusconi scandals; Iran, Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy to top agenda.
HERB KEINON \
6/23/2009 12:12:59 AM
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Jewish Agency mentoring program for olim gets new TA headquarters
'Babait Beyachad' (At Home Together) will house social activities, cultural events, and support meetings for the over 20,000 families in program.
JESSICA LEVING \
6/23/2009 12:14:13 AM
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Supervision of Bank of Israel salaries to stay under Finance Ministry
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 12:33:40 AM
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Ban Ki-Moon calls on Teheran to halt violence against protesters
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 2:09:20 AM
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US: Settlement freeze must include J'lem
Gov't earmarks NIS 200m. for 1,210 apartments in east Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa.
TOVAH LAZAROFF and HILARY LEILA KRIEGER \
6/23/2009 3:19:44 AM
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Euro Soccer: Maccabi Haifa faces trip to Belfast
Haifa will host the Northern Ireland champion at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium on July 15.
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Austria comes out on top in 2nd Maccabiah
The History of the Games: The political tensions of the time were palpable at the 1935 Maccabiah.
ARIEL ZIRULNICK \
6/23/2009 4:03:41 AM
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ISA Softball: Penticon earns threepeat
Penticon juggernaut continues dominating over the ISA Men's Fastpitch League, defeating the Dimona Mean Judeans by the score of 14-7.
DAN ARONOVIC \
6/23/2009 4:04:49 AM
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MSL Softball: CleanTech sets up classic finals match up with RiseHi
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Organizations to block transfer of goods to Gaza in support of Schalit
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 5:07:56 AM
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IDF troops arrest six wanted Palestinians in the West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 6:53:15 AM
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6 killed in Washington Metro accident
US officials launch probe into crash that injures dozens, the worst in the railway company's history.
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 7:43:22 AM
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Gov't will continue to oversee BoI salaries, Netanyahu decides
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 8:03:39 AM
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'Iran won't annul results of elections'
Official denies report Iranian ambassador to be recalled from UK; Russia says it respects results.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/23/2009 8:50:22 AM
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One killed, another injured as car collides with tree in Beit Shemesh
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 9:06:14 AM
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Man: Woman killed in Iran protests wanted freedom
Neda Agha Soltan, whose death was filmed and posted to Youtube, was willing to die for her beliefs, Iranian claiming to be her boyfriend says.
ap and tori cheifetz \
6/23/2009 9:39:35 AM
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Demanding better conditions for Schalit, protesters block Gaza passages
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 9:43:57 AM
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Rocket threat disrupts Schalit protest
Hundreds of activists converge on Gaza crossings calling for Red Cross access to abducted soldier.
TORI CHEIFETZ \
6/23/2009 9:48:31 AM
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48,000 more jobs at risk
The Finance Ministry expects the economy to contract by 1% this year and reverse to a positive growth rate of 1.5% in 2010.
SHARON WROBEL \
6/23/2009 10:14:29 AM
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Treasury defeats BoI in salary battle
Ministry will continue to oversee bank wages; Treasury, Histadrut and manufacturers sign deal.
jpost.com staff and sharon wrobel \
6/23/2009 10:26:26 AM
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European Commision, Israel sign financing accord for twinning projects
"The 2008 Annual Action Program for Israel is part of the ongoing cooperation between Israel and the EU."
SHARON WROBEL \
6/23/2009 10:27:50 AM
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Study: Bad test results often don't reach patients
doctors failed to inform patients of abnormal cancer screenings and other test results 1 out of 14 times.
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Polish city ravaged by Nazis to cut Hitler's tree
The towering tree is believed to have been Adolf Hitler's gift to the occupied town of Jaslo.
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Digtal World: Lessons for Israel from @Iran, courtesy of Twitter
Now the rest of the world might take what Israel says about Iran a little more seriously.
DAVID SHAMAH \
6/23/2009 10:49:05 AM
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Israel denies Schalit deal is imminent
Protesters block Gaza crossings in demonstration for captive soldier; on immanent deal
TOVAH LAZAROFF and TORI CHEIFETZ \
6/23/2009 11:04:30 AM
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Police arrest 2 suspects in grenade attack on Ashdod mayor's home
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 11:27:00 AM
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Sorry, Paul Simon, Kodak's taking Kodachrome away
Kodak is retiring its most senior film because of declining customer demand in an increasingly digital age.
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Google trike snaps views from walkways
Google's Street View cameras are now traveling by bike to capture images of some areas not accessible by cars.
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That '80s sound
M83 makes the kind of music you think you've heard before.
David Brinn \
6/23/2009 12:03:51 PM
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Flight 447 searchers detect signals but not black boxes
Le Monde had reported that French military had received a faint signal from flight recorders, but official says it was a false alarm.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/23/2009 12:05:23 PM
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Flight 447 searchers detect signals, but not black boxes
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 12:10:11 PM
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Concert Review: Israel Sinfonietta
Georgian pianist Alexander Korsantia was a wonderful surprise.
MAX STERN \
6/23/2009 12:11:50 PM
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The people of the screen
A new Web initiative based in San Francisco will serve as a database for Jewish film worldwide.
MARGARET STONER \
6/23/2009 12:14:20 PM
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Hanoch Levin meets Bertolt Brecht
Hanoch Levin was primarily an Israeli dramatist, but he also directed theater and wrote poems.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/23/2009 12:19:16 PM
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Las Vegas comes to Israel
Isaac Sutton's show Las Vegas-Tel Aviv features a repertoire including music made famous by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Dean Martin.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/23/2009 12:23:46 PM
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Ramle kids put on play together
A group of 50 five and six year olds, Arab and Jewish, will stage play in Ramle's public library.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/23/2009 12:26:13 PM
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Man who burned wife to death sentenced to life in prison
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 12:37:14 PM
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The Raphael Recanati International School at IDC Herzliya
The Only English-language BA Program in Israel, offering degrees in Business, Government, Communications and Psychology.
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Treasury, Histadrut and Manufacturers Association sign 'package deal'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 1:07:53 PM
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Minister's Temple Mt. visit irks Arabs
Yitzhak Aharonovitch's media adviser tells Post only real provocation caused by critics of visit.
abe selig and elie leshem \
6/23/2009 1:10:13 PM
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Hamas' PLC speaker released from jail
Abdel Aziz Dweik returns to West Bank after 3 years in prison, was arrested after Schalit's kidnapping.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
6/23/2009 1:31:32 PM
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Iranian source denies ambassador to be recalled from UK
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 1:43:16 PM
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Netanyahu: Iranian regime 'unmasked'
PM says world can now understand Israel's concern; says events are of great historical importance.
By JPOSTLEO GIOSUÈCOM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ \
6/23/2009 2:11:37 PM
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Report: Egyptian general in Israel to discuss Schalit deal
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 2:11:58 PM
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Netanyahu meets Berlusconi in Rome
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 3:37:24 PM
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Knesset cafeteria shuts down until Monday after cockroach found in rice
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 3:45:17 PM
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Miliband 'dismayed' by boycott calls
British FM: Calls to boycott Israel counterproductive; praises Israeli-Palestinian trade ties.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 4:26:29 PM
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PM: J'lem, US working on settlement deal
Netanyahu-Mitchell meeting postponed; Berlusconi meets premier in Rome, says PA state necessary.
HERB KEINON \
6/23/2009 4:44:50 PM
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Iran, UK trade diplomatic expulsions
Troops maintain a tense quiet on Teheran streets as Khamenei agrees to extend vote complaint deadline.
JONNY PAUL and SABINA AMIDI, jerusalem post correspondents \
6/23/2009 4:53:26 PM
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Former finance minister Hirchson returns NIS 1.73 m. ahead of sentencing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 5:14:49 PM
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Iranian 'special courts' to try rioters
Guardian Council won't annul vote; calm Tuesday may indicate effectiveness of government crackdown.
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 5:32:48 PM
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Netanyahu-Mitchell meeting canceled
Officials tell 'Post' both sides needed more time to prepare for talks on settlement dispute.
HERB KEINON \
6/23/2009 5:40:33 PM
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In setback for green groups, bridge approved for TA-J'lem line
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/23/2009 6:17:28 PM
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Dr. Assady - 1st Israeli Muslim woman to direct large hospital department
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 6:45:22 PM
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Jewish Agency Assembly okays structural reform
Leadership Nominating Committee to discuss nomination of Sharansky for JA/WZO chairmanship.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
6/23/2009 6:53:17 PM
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J'lem mayor seeks deal to avert secular-haredi crisis
Eda Haredit: We'll 'set the country on fire' if Barkat reopens parking lot on Shabbat.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/23/2009 7:31:54 PM
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Syria reportedly buys new MiG 29 fighter jets from Russia
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 7:53:18 PM
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Three long years
We urge an inquiry into why there was no attempt to rescue the soldier.
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It's about the women
Their oppression is the symbol of radical Islamic rule around the world.
ELANA SZTOKMAN \
6/23/2009 8:10:48 PM
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Lion's Den: A call for American boldness in Iran
A good first step would be to end an Iranian opposition group's preposterous listing as a terrorist organization.
Daniel Pipes \
6/23/2009 8:12:27 PM
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June 24: Muhammad al-Dura and honoring Neda's memory
I urge everyone - bloggers, twitterers, et al. - to spread the truth and not the fiction. Comparing Neda to al-Dura does a disservice to Neda's memory.
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Rwanda and the Jewish people
When I say Kaddish at the genocide memorials that dot the countryside, I feel as though I am Tutsi, too.
NOAM SCHIMMEL \
6/23/2009 8:21:09 PM
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Candidly Speaking: Obama and Israel
No Israeli government could agree to impose limitations on the right of Jews to reside in Jerusalem.
Isi Leibler \
6/23/2009 8:22:56 PM
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The cost of Netanyahu
The Right's use of fear is manipulative.
CARLO STRENGER \
6/23/2009 8:24:51 PM
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Fruit folly
Taxing fruits and vegetables is an extremely retrogressive act.
By A. MARK CLARFIELD, ORA PALTIEL AND ELLIOT M. BERRY \
6/23/2009 8:28:46 PM
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Obama talks tougher on Iran violence
President doesn't rule out shifting strategy of dialogue with Islamic republic, says world "appalled."
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 8:57:57 PM
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Grapevine: The praise of prime ministers
Aboriginal rights and Jewish community activist Mark Leibler gets compliments from officials.
Greer Fay Cashman \
6/23/2009 9:15:53 PM
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Polish prisoners to renovate Jewish historical sites
Deal between Poland's Central Board of Prisons Service and Foundation for Preservation of Jewish Heritage believed to be 1st of its kind in Europe.
MICHAEL FREUND, Jerusalem Post correspondent in WARSAW \
6/23/2009 9:19:07 PM
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Rabbinate demands haredi control of conversion
Critic blasts "functionaries willing to suspect converts to wage a political power struggle."
Matthew Wagner \
6/23/2009 9:21:23 PM
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The sweet life along the shores of Burlington
STACEY MORRIS, Special to The Jerusalem Post \
6/23/2009 9:23:38 PM
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Health fund switch to be possible twice a year
Bill approved by the Knesset Labor, Social Affairs and Health Committee on Monday allows switching twice a year instead of once.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/23/2009 9:25:33 PM
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Jerusalem.com of gold: $750,000 Web site offers virtual view of holy city
$750,000 Web site offers virtual view of the holy city.
JESSICA LEVING \
6/23/2009 9:26:47 PM
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Eight-year-old TA boy to compete in international model helicopter competition
Pilots from 19 countries will come to Murcia, Spain on July 24-26 to fly their miniature helicopters and astound spectators.
ILANA STRAUSS \
6/23/2009 9:28:43 PM
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MK Haim Ramon to quit Knesset
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 9:30:10 PM
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BGU student to stand trial for freedom-of-speech protest
Yoav Simhoni, 28, received an order to appear before the university disciplinary committee next Monday.
MEL BEZALEL \
6/23/2009 9:30:18 PM
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Legal experts say int'l law will adjust to war against terrorism
Drafted covenant includes first internationally accepted definition of a terrorist organization.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/23/2009 9:31:48 PM
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UK says no to arms embargo on Israel
But British government stresses that it regularly turns down Israeli requests for weapons.
Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post correspondent in London \
6/23/2009 9:33:58 PM
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Peres: Iranian regime 'forlorn and lousy'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 9:47:41 PM
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Analysis: The Iranian crisis at the clerical level
If the Revolutionary Guards continue to take over from the clergy, the regime's legitimacy will erode.
Meir Litvak \
6/23/2009 10:38:52 PM
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Berlin bans sale of trucks to Syria, Iran
Mossad appeal, Jerusalem Post headlines cited as reasons for Germany's decision in 2008.
Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem post correspondent in BERLIN \
6/23/2009 10:41:56 PM
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Memorial for slain protester banned
"They killed Neda, but not her voice."
STEPHANIE RUBENSTEIN \
6/23/2009 10:45:27 PM
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Neda's boyfriend: She wanted freedom
"She said that our attendance [in the protest] would be worthwhile even if a bullet hits my heart," her boyfriend recalls.
rachel geizhals, ap and the los angeles times \
6/23/2009 10:48:27 PM
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World first: Israeli flies to US with permanent mechanical support device in his chest
Gershon Gefen, underwent the implantation of the HeartMate 2 at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva last year.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/23/2009 10:50:04 PM
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Next US envoy to Morocco may be a Jew
If Sam Kaplan becomes ambassador, he will be the second Jew to serve as US ambassador in Arab country.
HERB KEINON \
6/23/2009 10:56:19 PM
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PM: I've ordered integrated effort to secure Schalit's release
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/23/2009 11:24:21 PM
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Authorizing Talmon building plan would legalize an outpost
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/23/2009 11:36:37 PM
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Shas Minister calls to renew building of synagogue in illegal outpost
Yesh Din: Even Moses managed without a synagogue
Matthew Wagner \
6/23/2009 11:38:39 PM
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JNF assembly approves land swap in disputed vote
Opposition says mismarked ballots swung result.
RON FRIEDMAN \
6/23/2009 11:39:55 PM
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'Security services torture, abuse Palestinians'
Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) says shackling detainees is a form of abuse.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/23/2009 11:41:47 PM
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Har Homa homes not being marketed
Construction and Housing Ministry: There's a difference between building in east Jerusalem and in the West Bank.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/23/2009 11:43:31 PM