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Police shoot dead armed 14-year-old boy in New York City
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 12:23:09 AM
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IAA defends refusal to restore vandalized antique ceramic tiles at King David’s Tomb
Tiles were first shattered by haredi man in 2012, and then destroyed further by vandals two weeks later.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/5/2013 12:44:56 AM
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Report: Envoys to meet jailed Islamist Shater
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 12:49:39 AM
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Israel willing to forgo some US missile defense aid, says report
J'lem reportedly offered to waive nearly $55m. in US aid in light of considerable cuts Washington made to defense budget.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/5/2013 12:58:34 AM
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US Chief of Staff Dempsey to visit Israel next week
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/5/2013 1:00:56 AM
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Moroccan king revokes pardon of Spanish pedophile
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 1:02:51 AM
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Former Labor MKs: Yacimovich challengers must unite
MKs Herzog, Cabel and Margalit deny reports they are considering taking a poll to indicate who has best chance to win.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/5/2013 1:06:32 AM
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Congress to EU: ‘No difference’ between politics and military for Hezbollah
Congressmen implore EU to consider designating the whole of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
By MICHAEL WILNER JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
8/5/2013 1:11:36 AM
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Livni orders municipalities to make outdoor areas accessible to disabled
Burden of providing accessibility will be put on local municipalities; final implementation is pending Lapid's approval.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/5/2013 1:16:56 AM
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Shikhin, Talmudic village home to many potters, found near Tzipori
Findings include ancient synagogue, remnants of pottery production, could be instrumental in the study of the origins of Christianity.
By SAMMY HUDES \
8/5/2013 1:28:34 AM
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Reporter's Notebook: Riding the 417 bus
The situation on the buses in Beit Shemesh is not as bad as one might think, and most ultra-Orthodox commuters are courteous and friendly.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/5/2013 1:32:52 AM
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In wake of Beit Shemesh riot, moderate haredim decry communal passivity
"Enough bullying!" posters hung in city after haredi violence in attempt to impose gender segregation on buses.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/5/2013 1:41:45 AM
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Egypt denies report envoys to visit Shater
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 1:44:57 AM
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From Kotel to Bloomfield: Busy day for Barca
Spanish champ concludes two-day trip to Middle East with more visits, ceremonies, clinics.
By SAMMY HUDES \
8/5/2013 1:49:22 AM
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Comment: We’ll always remember the time Messi came to town
Being in the presence of greatness has the tendency to conjure up such feelings, and meeting Lionel Messi certainly qualifies as such a moment.
By Uriel Sturm \
8/5/2013 1:53:15 AM
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Barnea, Kopolev finish seventh and eighth
Relative disappointment for the Israeli delegation’s at the swimming World Championships in Barcelona.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/5/2013 1:58:44 AM
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Bombs damage two shrines in Egypt's Sinai
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 2:40:06 AM
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Livni to impose freedom of information act on WZO settlements division
Meretz head says division’s budget grew in 2011 from allocated NIS 62.35 million to NIS 373.3m.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/5/2013 2:41:39 AM
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Egyptian army source: Recent calm in north Sinai due to operations
Soldiers destroy fuel container and burn 200,000 liters of fuel meant for smuggling to Gaza.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/5/2013 2:49:59 AM
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‘Barca visit shows how hard peace process will be’
Israeli officials say PA failure to invite Israelis to FC Barcelona's soccer exhibition in W. Bank, nixing idea for mixed Israel-Palestinian team is not in the spirit of sport, or of trying to get diplomatic process going.
By HERB KEINON \
8/5/2013 3:00:27 AM
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Assad dismisses Syrian opposition as 'failure' in rare speech
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 3:17:10 AM
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Fuzzy boundaries between what is private, and what are appropriate criteria for appointment
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
8/5/2013 4:28:00 AM
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Egypt news agency confirms envoys met Shater
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 4:49:05 AM
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Former US ambassador to Syria considered for Egypt -sources
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 5:58:48 AM
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Israeli-Palestinian riddle won't answer Middle East's wider woes
Overshadowed by turmoil in Egypt and in Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict no longer lies at the strategic heart of the Middle East, analysts say. Only genuine progress in talks would shift the conflict back to center-stage.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 6:36:41 AM
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Using our Fears Productively
By PROFESSOR BEN CORN \
8/5/2013 6:53:00 AM
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Polio vaccine campaign for children begins in South
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 8:20:05 AM
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Report: US, EU, Arab envoys in Egypt visit jailed Brotherhood leader
Visits are part of mediation efforts to end bloody conflict.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 9:26:54 AM
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Suspect arrested in stabbing of haredi man in Jerusalem
Police do not suspect Arab suspect's motive was terror.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 10:38:51 AM
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Britain extends closure of Yemen embassy by two days
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 10:54:11 AM
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Malta stops tanker carrying 102 African migrants
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 11:38:46 AM
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US military helicopter crashes on Japan's Okinawa
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 11:40:41 AM
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Indonesia temple blast protests violence against Myanmar Muslims
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 11:42:04 AM
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Man shot in lower body at falafel restaurant in Haifa
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 1:36:54 PM
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Tunisian police fire in air to disperse protests in southern town
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 2:24:40 PM
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Dozens dead, stranded after flash floods in Afghanistan, Pakistan
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 2:26:21 PM
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Retired Turkish army commander jailed for life over conspiracy
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 5:11:15 PM
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Netanyahu’s self-defeating strategy
Acting like he thinks Israel is doomed without a peace deal, the prime minister encourages the Palestinians not to sign one.
By EVELYN GORDON \
8/5/2013 3:21:37 PM
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Morsi supporters march as envoys seek Egypt solution
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 3:51:04 PM
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Report: Iran's Arak reactor to have nuclear weapons grade plutonium by next summer
Western officials tell Wall Street Journal Arak nuclear reactor is easier target for Israel to attack.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 3:56:48 PM
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Assad: War precedes political solution to Syria crisis
Syrian president says his military forces can finish off insurgency "within months" if people join in "popular war".
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 3:58:11 PM
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LA consulting firm using Birkenau photo on its website
Text under the photo of barbed wire and guard tower from Birkenau reads: “Great work is the only kind that’s okay with us."
By NISSAN TZUR, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
8/5/2013 3:59:06 PM
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Retired Turkish army commander jailed for life over conspiracy
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 4:00:44 PM
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Arab man falls to death at Temple Mount
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/5/2013 4:43:23 PM
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Morsi backers march in Cairo as envoys seek Egypt solution
Demonstrators for Morsi's reinstatement, denounce Sisi; security forces make no immediate attempt to disperse protesters.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 4:13:55 PM
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Turkey tests undersea rail tunnel linking Asia with Europe
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 5:11:00 PM
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Turkey's ex-army head gets life sentence for role in plot to overthrow Erdogan
Court also sentences three serving parliamentarians from opposition for "Ergenekon" conspiracy against government.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 4:35:58 PM
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Nahariya hospital treats wounded Syrian
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 5:22:54 PM
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'Alleged Haredi, Natorei Karta spy for Iran felt like Prisoner X'
Lawyer of man says client only confessed to Shin Bet due to illegal prevention from access to legal representative.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/5/2013 5:09:13 PM
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Police continue to probe deadly Hwy 6 crash, as two more victims named
Yariv Barak, Yonatan Turgeman, Hai Ben Naim and Kfir Dahari lost their lives while over a dozen people were injured.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/5/2013 5:10:58 PM
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Poll: 78% disapprove of Lapid as finance minister
Survey finds 82% don't think Lapid is fit for PM position, Livni's Hatnua would not survive 4% electoral threshold.
By NIV ELIS \
8/5/2013 5:16:44 PM
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72% of MKs don't respond to public, study finds
Labor, Yesh Atid most supportive parties, Shas, UTJ ignore all letters; Bayit Yehudi's Shaked, Yesh Atid's Levi most helpful MKs.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/5/2013 5:27:53 PM
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New bill would allow MKs to vote remotely
MKs will be able to vote from outside of the Knesset if Yesh Atid lawmaker Yifat Kariv's new bill passes.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/5/2013 5:30:45 PM
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Felafel vendor moderately wounded in suspected gangland shooting in Haifa
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/5/2013 5:31:53 PM
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Western media yawns as Hamas imposes Draconian restrictions on journalists
Harriet Sherwood’s unwillingness to shed a bright light on Hamas’s latest crackdown on dissenting voices represents a glaring and dangerous ideologically driven moral blind-spot.
BY Gidon Ben-Zvi \
8/5/2013 5:52:59 PM
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Egypt's Brotherhood: Envoys pressing movement to "swallow reality"
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 5:53:40 PM
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US Senators urge Obama to impose tougher sanctions, reinforce military threat on Iran
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 5:55:38 PM
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PA official: Abbas looks forward to developing relations with Iran
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 6:23:46 PM
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Egypt army, gov't to offer compromise to Muslim Brotherhood
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 6:45:10 PM
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Only one-third of daily target of southern children actually vaccinated on first day
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/5/2013 6:55:43 PM
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Alleged plot to assassinate Sisi uncovered, as Sinai violence resumes
Armed Islamists in Sinai were reportedly part of plan that also targeted Interior Minister Ibrahim and VP ElBaradei.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/5/2013 7:18:04 PM
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Report: Iran arrests alleged spy for Israel
Unidentified man reportedly passed on sensitive information about Islamic Republic to the Israeli Embassy in Thailand.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/5/2013 7:18:59 PM
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Sheshinski 2 holds first meeting
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/5/2013 7:21:32 PM
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Campus Racists Again Fail to Turn Students Against Israel (Part 1)
By MITCHELL BARD \
8/5/2013 7:49:00 PM
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Int'l teens participate in Jewish leadership program in Israel
Jewish teenagers from countries across Europe have arrived to Israel for Youth Leadership Program.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
8/5/2013 8:04:45 PM
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Egypt: Those who insult president no longer face jail
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 8:33:15 PM
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Israel’s first electric bus hits the road in Tel Aviv
Recharging at night in Dan parking lots, the bus battery requires only about four to five hours to achieve full capacity.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/5/2013 8:40:46 PM
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State agrees to interim court order against gas export policy
Yacimovich: State recognizes this is a crucial decision that cannot be made behind closed doors.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB, SHARON UDASIN \
8/5/2013 8:55:12 PM
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All you need is clay
An honored guest at this year’s Animix Festival, claymation master
Rony Oren has figured out the secret of making life all play and no work.
By HANNAH BROWN \
8/5/2013 9:12:17 PM
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Target not necessarily embassies as US extends worldwide alert
Officials: Increased chatter from top al-Qaida men led to alert; embassies in the region will remain closed through August 10.
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
8/5/2013 9:15:43 PM
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Festival review: Voice of Music Festival Kfar Blum July 30-August 3
There was a qualitative and quantitative abundance of artistic expression to be had at Kfar Blum, and its environs, last week.
By BARRY DAVIS \
8/5/2013 9:23:59 PM
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‘Do not be overly righteous’
One of the most divisive issues facing the Jewish world today is the place of humrot (“religious stringencies”) in our daily lives.
By JOSHUA GERSTEIN \
8/5/2013 9:30:23 PM
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What’s wrong with Women of the Wall?
"It pains us to see a vanishingly small group of women fomenting such disunity and infighting in the Jewish world."
By RONIT PESKIN \
8/5/2013 9:42:15 PM
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From ‘eshet hayil’ to ‘isha hashuva’
The contemporary traditional Jewish woman has achieved a new identity, and it behooves us to apply new terms to reflect the current reality.
By TAMAR WEISSMAN \
8/5/2013 9:50:45 PM
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No holds barred: A week in Israel with Dr. Oz
People who love Israel are infectious and produce other people who love Israel.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
8/5/2013 10:06:01 PM
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'Peace is not achieved at the expense of blood'
Galia Tamam's son Moshe was kidnapped and murdered by 4 Israeli Arabs when he was only 19 years old. Moshe's killers are among the prisoners to be released as gesture of goodwill to the Palestinians.
By HADAS PARUSH \
8/5/2013 10:06:36 PM
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On my mind: The two-state solution requires vision, courage, determination
Consideration for what happens the day after any peace agreement with the Palestinians is signed will be critical to its successful implementation.
By KENNETH BANDLER \
8/5/2013 10:12:31 PM
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The truth about the principle of land swaps
The issues may be the same, but as time goes on the political, demographic and territorial realities undergo change.
By DAVID NEWMAN \
8/5/2013 10:18:43 PM
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IAA uncovers hospital from Crusader period in Jerusalem
Israel Antiquities Authority: Destroyed in earthquake, elaborate hospital once occupied over 15 dunams.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/5/2013 10:27:13 PM
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Can Iran and Israel’s ancient collaborations in science be revived?
"Hundreds of thousands of Iranians of Jewish heritage currently live in Iran, some with, the majority without, Hebrew names."
By HESSAM NOWZARI \
8/5/2013 10:34:15 PM
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Iraqi forces kill 11 militants in security crackdown
By REUTERS \
8/5/2013 10:36:13 PM
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August 6: Is this gambling...
Ever since the Yom Kippur War, Israel has been playing the “land-for-peace” card, meaning we give up land and we get peace; How has this played out?
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
8/5/2013 10:42:42 PM
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Whose taxpayers fund UNRWA?
With a total of $644,701,999 in contributions, the US, EU, UK, Sweden, Norway, Germany, The Netherlands and Japan pay 71% of the annual UNRWA budget.
By TIMON DIAS \
8/5/2013 10:53:56 PM
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PM publicly supports priest hounded for calling on Christians to join IDF
Netanyahu meets with Father Gabriel Nadaf who works for the integration of Arab Christians into Israel’s mainstream.
By HERB KEINON \
8/5/2013 10:59:46 PM
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The future of our children
"The biggest disservice done to our religion was the dividing of our school system into mamlachti (“state”) and mamlachti dati (“state religious”)."
By DVORA WAYSMAN \
8/5/2013 11:00:34 PM
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Rouhani’s facade
The Iranians rightly believe that showing a face of moderation will buy them time while they continue to move closer to nuclear weapons capability.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/5/2013 11:04:13 PM
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Syrian opposition: Assad regime used chemical arms in Damascus attack
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/5/2013 11:14:51 PM
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Israel formulating response to EU settlement guidelines before start of Horizon 2020
Israeli official: EU willing to discuss objections to guidelines, but Israel needs to draw its own “red lines”.
By HERB KEINON \
8/5/2013 11:24:03 PM
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The Lion roars at Mahaneh Yehuda
Shuk merchants and shoppers greet Likud Beytenu’s transplanted candidate for mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion, tossing goods and airing grievances.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/5/2013 11:24:13 PM
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Israel allows 285 trucks with goods to enter Gaza
Hamas accuses Egypt of turning Gaza into a "big prison" due to closure of the Rafah crossing, destruction of tunnels.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/5/2013 11:39:50 PM
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PM reportedly planning to evaluate multiple nominees for BoI governor
Media reports say candidates to be vetted in advance by the Turkel Committee; PMO refuses to comment on reports.
By NIV ELIS \
8/5/2013 11:48:56 PM
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Palestinian leader in Canada: Shoot Israeli Jews if they don’t leave Jerusalem
Former president of Toronto's Palestine House calls for "an ultimatum" to Israelis at annual al-Quds Day rally.
By JTA \
8/5/2013 11:55:01 PM