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Analysis: Who can play nice with the US?
Perhaps in his new role Michael Oren could improve relations with the US during the last five months of the Obama administration.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
8/8/2016 4:52:01 AM
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Supreme Court rules against major state initiative to deter Gaza flotillas
The ruling was noteworthy in light of ongoing pressure to drop the Gaza blockade, imposed in 2007, after Hamas took over from Fatah.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/8/2016 8:53:50 AM
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A guide to the upcoming PA municipal elections
Palestinian analyst Jihad Harb: Neither Hamas nor Fatah can afford to cancel this vote.
By ADAM RASGON \
8/8/2016 1:58:39 AM
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Duvdevan unit receives citation
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 12:46:54 AM
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Haredi rabbis condemn yeshiva that teaches secular subjects
“It is clear that bringing this institution to the neighborhood will lead to storms and disputes and will breach the tranquility of our neighborhood,” say rabbis.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/8/2016 12:54:58 AM
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Palestinian denies funneling charity money to Hamas
Halabi confessed to siphoning off some $7.2 million a year, about 60 percent of World Vision’s Gaza funding, to pay Hamas fighters, buy arms, pay for other activities and build fortifications.
By REUTERS,HERB KEINON \
8/8/2016 1:01:33 AM
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Kiryat Arba family wants 292 new settler homes
Sharbafs are sleeping in a tent under the trees on the edge of settlement.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/8/2016 6:28:57 AM
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Activist says state is not making advances on Negev Beduin
“Instead of recognizing these communities and guaranteeing their rights for basic educational and welfare services, the government is targeting them and adding to their historical suffering."
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/8/2016 1:17:27 AM
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‘We are very Zionist. We have to contribute’
Umbrella organization for French olim notes while many serve in army, the dropout rate is high.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
8/8/2016 1:35:30 AM
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How long you have to wait for medical care depends on where you live, Taub Center says
Common feeling among Israelis is that they do not receive effective care in the public healthcare system.
By JUDY SIEGEL \
8/8/2016 6:25:50 AM
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Army conducts overnight arms raid in Hebron
Security source: ‘Our goal is to disrupt the movement of shooting cells’; IDF stepping up activity in area.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/8/2016 1:56:28 AM
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Canadian Jewish groups protest confab that gives platform to BDS
By JTA \
8/8/2016 2:00:12 AM
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Little to cheer about for Israel delegation
Day 2 full of disappointment after judokas Pollack, Cohen crash out while swimmer Toumarkin struggles.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/8/2016 2:10:29 AM
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Zubari, Davidovich set to sail
Muki, Richter eye podium.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/8/2016 2:12:52 AM
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Olympics Tennis: Williams sisters crash out of women's doubles in first round
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 3:00:13 AM
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Olympics
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
8/8/2016 5:24:14 AM
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Natalie Portman teams up with ‘Homeland,’ ‘Friends’ producers on HBO miniseries
By JTA \
8/8/2016 5:59:48 AM
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IDF, Border Police arrest 14 in overnight raids
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 7:48:56 AM
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Hospital bombing in Pakistan kills 10
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 8:54:39 AM
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Fairness itself demands justice for Keith Wasserstrom, as do recent rulings
By Yomin Postelnik \
8/8/2016 5:34:37 PM
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Australian man may face terror charges over alleged far-right plot
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 9:57:47 AM
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American, Australian teachers kidnapped in Afghanistan
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 10:03:55 AM
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US Nazi leader: Trump presidency will be 'real opportunity' for white nationalists
American Nazi Party chairman, Rocky Suhayda, asserted on his radio program in July that he expects Trump to win the presidency, and "it's gonna surprise the enemy."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 11:13:12 AM
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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in southeast, killing 13
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 11:24:18 AM
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Saudi Arabia confirms cooperating with Germany to investigate attacks
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 11:54:30 AM
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Republican senator: Clinton's emails about Iranian nuclear scientist show she's reckless
Sen. Tom Cotton says emails on Clinton's private server about nuclear scientist who Iran announced had been executed show she's "careless."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 12:19:15 PM
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Knesset synagogue to undergo renovation for first time in 50 years
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/8/2016 12:03:23 PM
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Fact check disproves Palestinian swimmer's claims
The Palestinian Authority has sent swimmers to the Olympics since 2000; they gained eligibility to participate in 1996.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 12:08:24 PM
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Capturing the Moment: The Second Lebanon War
The Second Lebanon War - Coming Home - "Capturing the Moment."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2016 12:59:36 PM
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Delta Air Lines outage delays flights worldwide
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 12:38:01 PM
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Erdogan: EU migrant deal not possible if Turkey's demands not met
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 12:43:18 PM
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One of last Sobibor death camp survivors dies at 90
Philip Bialowitz was part of the small group of Jews who, in 1943, staged a revolt, setting close to 300 prisoners free from the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
By AMY SPIRO \
8/8/2016 1:06:18 PM
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BDS movement endorsed by Canada's Green Party
Party members vote in support of BDS despite the party leader’s opposition to the measure.
By KAYLA ROSEN \
8/8/2016 1:38:52 PM
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Review: European culture at its best
Art, opera and concerts showcase classical and modern European talent.
By IRVING SPITZ \
8/8/2016 1:39:51 PM
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Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman earns spot in individual all-around finals in Rio
Raisman took the second spot for the American women ahead of all-around defending gold medalist Gabby Douglas and behind three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles.
By JTA \
8/8/2016 3:31:02 PM
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Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 9 civilians in Yemen market
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 1:56:25 PM
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Spanish citizenship granted to 220 Sephardi Jews
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar was granted honorary citizenship in recognition of his work with descendants of the Jews expelled from Spain during Spanish Inquisition
By JTA \
8/8/2016 2:12:03 PM
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Spain grants citizenship to 220 Sephardi Jews
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar was granted honorary citizenship in recognition of his work with descendants of the Jews expelled from Spain during Spanish Inquisition
By JTA \
8/8/2016 2:16:56 PM
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Turkish media: Istanbul airport closed due to security concerns
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 2:16:59 PM
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What's in a name, what's in an ethnic identity?
By Dov Segal \
9/12/2016 1:31:08 PM
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The Israeli link to Zambia’s national general election
Grace Njapau is running for office for the Chavuma constituency, and says her husband’s Jewish and Israeli identity play a positive role in her campaign.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
8/8/2016 2:58:48 PM
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Trump would freeze new federal regulations, revive Keystone
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 3:25:01 PM
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No kippot in the kingdom? Jordan reportedly turns away Jewish visitors with religious garb
Jordanian border crossing officials last weekend reportedly forbade a Jewish family from entering the country from Israel while displaying any Jewish religious attire.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 3:30:48 PM
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Education Ministry to revise curriculum to include history of Jews from Islamic countries
The decision aims to implement one of the recommendations of the Biton Committee, released in July.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
8/8/2016 4:05:00 PM
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Greenpeace storms Knesset meeting, protests use of coal-fired plants in Hadera
The units, which began operating in the 1980s, are "the oldest, least efficient and most polluting coal-fired units in Israel's electricity system," according to the Environment Ministry report.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/8/2016 4:16:29 PM
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Iran denies US cash payment was related to nuclear deal
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 4:35:57 PM
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Pakistani Taliban faction claims hospital bomb that killed 70
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 4:40:53 PM
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Green Party presidential candidate Stein: End military aid to 'apartheid' Israel
Dr. Jill Stein currently is polling at about 5 percent.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 4:47:56 PM
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Chief Rabbi Lau to haredi educators: Don't sweep sexual abuse claims under the rug
His letter comes in the wake of several indictments in recent months against members of the haredi community for sexual assault against children.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/8/2016 4:58:38 PM
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Homegrown Israeli BDS activists may face punitive measures
Israeli-Arab MK Tibi: Boycotting is a democratic right, occupation should be boycotted.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/8/2016 5:10:09 PM
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Turkish deputy PM: 216 soldiers, gendarmes still at large after coup bid
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 5:20:44 PM
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The Jerusalem Post's top 5 stories of August 8
Fact check disproves Palestinian swimmer's claims against Israel, Republican senator says Clinton's emails about Iranian nuclear scientist show she's reckless, Israel looking to deport BDS activists.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/8/2016 5:29:42 PM
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Jerusalem therapist indicted for allegedly raping 3 former patient sisters
It was not until shortly after the third sister’s assault that the three determined they had all been raped by Shamir, according to the indictment.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/8/2016 5:33:55 PM
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KKK fliers in NY accuse Jews of 'controlling the money in America'
“While it may be quite concerning to come across such a flier in one’s own neighborhood, the reality is that few longstanding groups still exist,” the ADL New York director said.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
8/8/2016 5:44:57 PM
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Police crackdown on illegal workers, nab suspected head of Beduin trafficking ring
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
8/8/2016 5:45:09 PM
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Israeli demographics present economic challenges, study finds
Israel's life expectancy, it noted, is higher than the OECD average. Without increses in the retirement age, the report argued, people will be spending in retirement will increase 1.5 times by 2055.
By NIV ELIS \
8/8/2016 5:49:50 PM
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The Essential New Year Guide to the Shofar
By JWG \
8/8/2016 6:35:20 PM
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Report: Traveling zoo set up on Holocaust execution site in Ukraine
"In August 1942, the last workers of the Jewish ghetto were killed there. A few thousand people, from 2,500 to 6,000 according to various sources.”
By JTA \
8/8/2016 8:00:16 PM
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Turkey's Erdogan: I want to reset Russia ties from clean slate
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 7:38:40 PM
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Israeli judoka Sagi Muki comes up short in Olympic medal bid
Muki will face world No. 2 Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals later Monday. A win and he's guaranteed a gold or silver medal.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/8/2016 7:49:22 PM
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Saudi Kingdom to host 1,000 Palestinian Haj pilgrims
Most of the Palestinians are relatives of “those who have been martyred,” said the report.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/8/2016 8:17:06 PM
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Drastic fall in haredim serving in civilian service
The severe shortfall in the numbers of haredi men enlisting to the civilian service is likely due to the fact that some 30,000 haredi men aged 22 to 26 were given an immediate exemption.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/8/2016 8:20:38 PM
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Defense Ministry backs down from Iran deal comparison to Nazi era Munich agreement
Ministry blames media for "misunderstanding" earlier statement, denied it was comparing Iran deal to Munich pact.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/8/2016 9:23:43 PM
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Kara defends right-wing rapper joining Likud
"The Likud party belongs to the people of Israel," Kara wrote on Facebook. "There are no boycotts, and no one will be ostracized. Everyone is invited to join and will be welcomed."
By GIL HOFFMAN \
8/8/2016 8:38:35 PM
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Settled into Jerusalem
By Shmuel Polin \
8/8/2016 9:58:30 PM
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Kahlon's budget blasts past spending, deficit limits
2017-2018 budget cuts ministry budgets while supporting income and corporate tax cuts.
By NIV ELIS \
8/8/2016 8:41:09 PM
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No need for compost – Garbage still smells like roses
Enjoying a resurgence, Shirley Manson and company make their way back to TA.
By DAVID BRINN \
8/8/2016 8:46:28 PM
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DANCE REVIEW RANA PLAZA Suzanne Dellal, August 8
The creation interlaces relative dark, static scenes, based on simulation of confection industry’s gestures, with freestyle rhythmic dance moves.
By ORA BRAFMAN \
8/8/2016 8:50:17 PM
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Obama’s $400 million and Carter’s $7.9 billion
It seems that Obama feels himself morally superior to those in politics today, much like Carter did thirty years ago.... Barack Obama has never sought bipartisanship.
By MIKE EVANS \
8/8/2016 8:56:07 PM
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Rabbinic ethics – Spots on the clothing, specks on the soul
When the individuals accused of misconduct are politicians, it’s presumably par for the course. Politics is a dirty business and always was. But tragically, some of those accused include rabbis.
By RAYMOND APPLE \
8/8/2016 8:56:18 PM
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Heritage marginalized – The fate of Nahum’s Tomb
UNESCO’s response to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s appeal emphasized that the Kurdish Regional Government was not a state.
By SHIMON SAMUELS \
8/8/2016 8:58:58 PM
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JPost Editorial: Palestinian elections
It is unlikely that elections held in either Gaza or the West Bank will be particularly free or fair...
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/8/2016 9:02:09 PM
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Presidential candidates should pledge to end the UN’s onslaught against Israel
The AIFL expresses concern that the UN’s disproportionate condemnation and outright discrimination against Israel often reflects latent anti-Semitism.
By KENNETH J. BIALKIN \
8/8/2016 9:04:48 PM
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Why Jewish historians should stand behind Zionism
Israeli reality is not painted black or white. There are many more examples showing Israel as a liberal and democratic society, which do not contradict its Jewish character.
By GUR ALROEY \
8/8/2016 9:06:20 PM
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Political blindness
Once upon a time I resided in a safe upper middle class haven that enabled my parents to choose to send me to a private school.
By LARRY SNIDER \
8/8/2016 9:09:28 PM
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Letters to the Editor: Olympic snub
Need another indication of the kind of neighbors we have? Why, the Lebanese won’t even share a goddamn bus with our athletes! World, where are you?
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
8/8/2016 9:11:54 PM
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Hillary’s deadly Iran deal
In 2010, she gave Netanyahu what’s been described as a 43-minute tongue-lashing on the issue of Israeli settlements and boasted to The Washington Post, “I was often the designated yeller."
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
8/8/2016 9:12:21 PM
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Trumpism: A political tendency to bully, bluster, exaggerate and demonize, in an often bigoted way
Last week produced yet another example of the idiocy that passes for informed debate on campus, demonstrating Progressive Trumpism in action.
By GIL TROY \
8/8/2016 9:17:11 PM
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New York, Nu York: Olympics Daydreaming
By ELLEN LEVITT \
8/8/2016 9:23:22 PM
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White House: US condemns attack at Pakistan hospital
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 9:29:26 PM
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Rivlin and Sharansky to aim for Jewish unity at pre-Tisha Be’Av conference
A spokesperson for the president said haredi representatives had been invited to attend. The theme of the unity session is remembering the past and educating for the future.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/8/2016 10:39:49 PM
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Syrian hospital bombing death toll rises to 13
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 9:44:45 PM
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Finishing career in Jerusalem ‘means the world’ to Stoudemire
“My brand has always been about peace and education and I am now extending my brand internationally,” said Stoudemire to the Post.
By SHARON AHARONI \
8/8/2016 9:54:31 PM
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan hospital suicide attack
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 10:06:45 PM
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A J Street man on the Democratic ticket
The rise of Tim Kaine, long aligned with J Street's worldview, is a significant milestone for the young lobby of a two-state solution.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
8/8/2016 11:30:02 PM
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Doctors threaten labor action
Medical professionals protest changes in bill, health budget.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/8/2016 11:47:45 PM
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Togo's president goes to Golan, gets first-hand look at war in Syria
Togo is one of the countries Jerusalem is relying on to help build stronger ties with western Africa, according to one Israeli diplomatic official.
By HERB KEINON \
8/9/2016 4:24:09 AM
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China wins Olympic gold in men's 10 meter synchronized diving
By REUTERS \
8/8/2016 11:59:03 PM