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Talansky's testimony begins in illicit funding case against PM
State Attorney Lador: Testimony is a trial procedure, does not indicate state has decided whether to indict Olmert or aide Shula Zaken.
DAN IZENBERG \
5/27/2008 12:01:09 AM
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'PM's lawyers behind investigation media leaks'
Former senior police investigator say Olmert's attorneys and "spin doctors" trying to discredit Talansky.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/27/2008 12:03:02 AM
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Shas threatens to bolt over child welfare
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Netanyahu says he never offered to give up all of Golan
Netanyahu's aides distribute comments made by American businessman Ronald Lauder to counter claims to the contrary from Netanyahu's adversaries.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/27/2008 12:06:43 AM
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Following spy arrest, Iranian Israelis urge gov't to ban travel to Islamic Republic
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/27/2008 12:07:53 AM
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Peretz warns Barak will destroy Labor
MKs deny they'll follow Sneh out of party.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/27/2008 12:08:53 AM
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Scorpion stings 12-year-old girl who was shopping at Wal-Mart
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Delta plane carrying 139 makes emergency landing at JFK; no one hurt
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McCain slams Obama for not having visited Iraq since 2006
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FIFA provisionally suspends Iraq over government interference
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Conditions ripe for disease in Myanmar's devastated Irawaddy delta
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Journalists being given unprecedented freedom to report on China quake
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Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at age 73
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IDF troops arrest 10 Palestinian fugitives in nighttime W. Bank ops
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 6:29:53 AM
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Kuntar's brother: Swap deal in 30 days
Israeli sources say it's now up to Hizbullah, after German mediator reportedly removes obstacles.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 7:08:35 AM
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Junior faculty strike in academies, universities averted
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 7:23:36 AM
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Pedestrian seriously injured in accident near Gedera
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 8:18:26 AM
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Krayot man arrested on suspicion of trying to rape his wife's friend
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 8:25:38 AM
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Australian state pardons man hanged for murder 86 years ago
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Lebanese paper: Olmert approved release of five Hizbullah prisoners
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 9:18:17 AM
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Rain, dust storms kill 22 people in northern India, says official
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Rain, dust storms kill 22 people in northern India
Government says state has lost property and crops worth $25 million because of two weeks of bad weather.
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French skydiver to make record free fall attempt after one-day delay
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String of shootings in New York City leave 8 hurt
All victims expected to recover from their injuries; motive unclear; no arrests made.
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Grad missile fired from Gaza at western Negev; no wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 10:05:46 AM
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Drunk driver convicted of six counts of manslaughter
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 10:14:47 AM
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Jerusalem lures biomed firms with grants
Two grants of NIS 2.4 million each will be awarded to life-sciences companies that are planning to establish or expand activity in Jerusalem this year.
SHARON WROBEL \
5/27/2008 10:20:25 AM
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Talansky says he gave Olmert $150,000
NY financier recounts to court 10 occasions between 2002-2005 when he handed PM cash envelopes.
DAN IZENBERG \
5/27/2008 10:22:31 AM
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Roadside bomb kills 8 civilians in western Afghanistan
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Group of Thirty leaders express confidence
They state that the world's economic structure will be able to cope with the turbulence the markets are currently experiencing.
jj levine \
5/27/2008 10:38:59 AM
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Business Scene
Frenkel credits Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer with helping Peres lay the groundwork for the new era in Israel's economy.
Greer Fay Cashman \
5/27/2008 10:42:42 AM
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Digital World: Civil rights takes a vacation?
You may have files on your computer that could get you detained and fined if you're visiting the United States.
DAVID SHAMAH \
5/27/2008 10:50:43 AM
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Somewhere between reconciliation and an uneasy truce
Tentatively reunited, the original lineup of Dinosaur Jr. heads to Israel on the heels of its successful new album, Beyond.
David Brinn \
5/27/2008 11:09:22 AM
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China says earthquake death toll rises to 67,183
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French classroom drama wins Cannes top prize
Despite hopes, Israeli director Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir wins no awards, although it did earn glowing reviews.
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Dance Review: 'Hydra'
Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak open the 2008 Israel Festival with the premiere of Hydra, a surreal, theatrical-poetry work.
ORA BRAFMAN \
5/27/2008 11:26:31 AM
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Bookward bound
Booksellers and publishers gear up for Hebrew Book Week with a special focus on kids.
SHIRA TEGER \
5/27/2008 11:29:54 AM
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Holon offers Israel Festival for kids
If you can't make it to Jerusalem for Israel Festival events, you and the children can take in some of the same shows at the Holon Mediatheque.
HELEN KAYE \
5/27/2008 11:35:30 AM
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McCain slams Obama for Iraq stance
The two candidates spend Memorial Day in New Mexico, largely ignore Clinton as she continues her Puerto Rico campaign.
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Sakhnin man indicted on suspicion of trying to murder his 2 kids
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 12:14:53 PM
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2 Palestinians arrested in W. Bank demo
Activists hurl stones during anti-security fence protest; separately, IDF arrests 3 terror suspects.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 12:23:56 PM
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Drunk driver convicted of killing 6
28-year-old convicted of manslaughter after running red light under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 12:25:53 PM
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Gal-On: PM should be declared incapacitated following Talansky testimony
Elie Leshem \
5/27/2008 12:27:32 PM
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Analysis: It stinks, but is it criminal?
Legal analyst likens Talansky testimony to half-time in soccer game, says the ball now in Olmert's court.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2008 12:52:57 PM
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Ben-Eliezer: 'Ceding the Golan Heights is not an option at the moment'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 12:57:16 PM
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Palestinian rocket falls near Netivot; no wounded or damage
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 1:14:06 PM
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Bnei Brak man in serious condition after being hit by taxi
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 1:40:54 PM
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Fusillade entre pro et anti-gouvernementaux ? Beyrouth : 9 bless?s
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Berlin inaugurates memorial to the Nazis' gay victims
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IDF commission orders evacuation of two shops in Hebron
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 1:53:42 PM
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Al-Qaida in Iraq front group warns it will retaliate vs. US-Iraqi crackdown
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Police say 1 hurt in bomb explosion in Nepal's capital
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Australian town council votes against building Islamic school
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Australian council votes against building Islamic school
Camden mayor cites infrastructure concerns, but proposal had sparked tensions, with pig heads being rammed on metal stakes at site in November.
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French skydiver's balloon takes off without him
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Iran's new conservative-dominated parliament opens amid calls for unity
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Kurdish politicians boycott Turkish PM's speech to protest policies
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Berlin inaugurates memorial to the Nazis' gay victims
The memorial stands across the road from Germany's memorial to the Holocaust's 6 million Jewish victims.
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UN: Israel has denied 94% of requests for West Bank building permits
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Avraham Grant turns down Chelsea offer, says he's on good terms with club
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Grant rejects former Chelsea position
Ousted Chelsea manager says he turned down offer to return to his former position as director of soccer.
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'Resistance has dispirited Zionists'
Ahmadinejad to Mashaal: We'll continue to back your struggle; Hamas leader: Israel on brink of extinction.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 5:58:35 PM
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UN: 94% of W. Bank construction denied
Agency reports Israel demolished 1,600 Palestinian buildings since 2000, thousands more pending.
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Egyptian police uncover 500 kilograms of TNT near Egypt-Gaza border
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Bush `deeply troubled' by Myanmar's detention of Nobel Prize winner
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IDF arrests 3 Palestinian terror suspects in West Bank ops
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 6:54:37 PM
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Cry, South Africa
Israelis are keenly interested in what goes on in South Africa because it is hard to imagine the continent thriving without Pretoria leading the way.
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Fundamentally Freund: The real 'delusional fantasists'
Those who still think that dividing the land of Israel will appease the Palestinians.
MICHAEL FREUND \
5/27/2008 6:56:08 PM
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Lebanon falls... and the West Bank rises
Under Salaam Fayad the Palestinian Authority is attracting investors and businesses.
EPHRAIM SNEH \
5/27/2008 6:57:18 PM
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May 28: Grant and the UK media
Grant had a fairly rough ride over here in Britain, but not, I think, for any anti-Semitic or anti-Israel reason but because the job was always too big for him.
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How UNRWA became a barrier to peace
It exists to perpetuate, rather than resolve, the Palestinian refugee issue.
Jonathan Spyer \
5/27/2008 7:03:33 PM
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Big news for Shari'a law
Why Islamic studies suddenly became a fad in the United Arab Emirates.
JACOB OLIDORT \
5/27/2008 7:05:28 PM
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Sold out for Israel: America the Beautiful
Then came America, carefully designed by courageous founders as a land for the free and haven for the oppressed.
ELWOOD McQUAID \
5/27/2008 7:07:59 PM
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Washington Watch: Shame falls on cedars
Bush falsely accused Obama of advocating appeasement while his own administration was doing just that.
douglas bloomfield \
5/27/2008 7:11:32 PM
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Grapevine: Here's... the baby!
The Hartuv commander's infant son steals the show on reservists' day; 2,000 fans gather in Tel Aviv to honor legendary basketball coach Ralph Klein.
Greer Fay Cashman \
5/27/2008 7:14:17 PM
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Olmert, Vilnai, Ashkenazi tour naval base as Talansky gives testimony
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 7:18:36 PM
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'Nothing new in Talansky's testimony'
PM's lawyers say his innocence can be proven; Lador: It's early to assess Talansky's statement.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 7:29:56 PM
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South African university to close dorm involved in racist video
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General says Russia will counter US missile defense plans
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Family of jailed Hizbullah contact say Israel will release him in days
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Israel pleased with recent IAEA report
PMO says IAEA report shows that "Iran continues its tricks of deception and evasiveness."
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 8:21:33 PM
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Rights monitor: W. Bank, Gaza gov'ts violating human rights
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Health Ministry: No plans for new anti-smoking bills
Anti-tobacco groups suggest barring smoking rooms in all buildings, abolishing tobacco advertising.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/27/2008 9:41:18 PM
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Clean Air Act vote delayed again
Bill fails to come to vote due to dispute between the Finance Ministry and the Environmental Protection Ministry.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
5/27/2008 9:43:05 PM
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'State can't force rabbis to perform conversions'
Rehovot chief rabbi says the government and the Knesset would be violating rabbis' human rights by doing so.
DAN IZENBERG \
5/27/2008 9:45:21 PM
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Analysis: Combating the water crisis
Desertification is a phenomenon that will be with us for a while.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
5/27/2008 9:47:35 PM
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Crown Heights residents fear return of racial violence
Several incidents of Jewish-black attacks raise concerns of rerun of 1991 riots.
ABE SELIG \
5/27/2008 9:49:08 PM
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Galician Jewish cemetery restored
Michael Freund says he decided to fund the work because he could no longer stand by and watch its neglect.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2008 9:55:53 PM
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Social workers protest 'overwhelming' caseload
Protesters in front of Finance Ministry brandish signs stating their two main demands: an increase in manpower and security for workers.
Jenna Stark and Ruth Eglash \
5/27/2008 10:02:36 PM
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Tourism sector told to improve service, transparency
STEPHANIE RUBENSTEIN \
5/27/2008 10:03:25 PM
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Iranian opposition confident on EU case
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N. Ireland police say incendiary bomb partially exploded in Belfast store
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New PA battalion to deploy in W. Bank
600 Palestinian soldiers trained in Jordan to be used to restore order in Tulkarm or Kalkilya.
Yaakov Katz \
5/27/2008 10:59:25 PM
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Labor joins Shas in threats to break up coalition
Ami Ayalon says party will leave government if MK Avishay Braverman is not appointed soon to Knesset Finance Committee chairman.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/27/2008 11:02:53 PM
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Universities: We'll close if Shochat reforms not approved
Deal in principle reached with junior faculty to avert strike for now.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
5/27/2008 11:04:38 PM
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Jewish groups mull Durban II alternative
Proposal aims to avoid a repeat of Israel demonization.
Etgar Lefkovits \
5/27/2008 11:19:59 PM
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Man, 52, stabbed to death in Moshav Giluim, near Tel Aviv
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/27/2008 11:23:58 PM
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Analyze This: Talking Turkey in Istanbul
Chill winds from Damascus will prevent this.
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Assad needs 'dramatic gesture' to change public opinion on Golan
Sixty-five percent oppose a full withdrawal - but that could change, experts say, if the Syrian president takes a lesson from Anwar Sadat.
JENNA STARK \
5/27/2008 11:28:03 PM
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US congressmen demand UNRWA reform
Congressman Engel: Palestinians have been used as pawns, and UN has been part of problem.
ETGAR LEFKOVITS, Washington \
5/27/2008 11:46:25 PM
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Analysis: Talansky's testimony means trouble for Olmert
One of the most damning accounts was the claim that Olmert insisted on receiving donations in cash.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/27/2008 11:47:21 PM
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Delay in cross-examination gives PM political breathing space
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN and REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
5/27/2008 11:48:22 PM