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Army Kidnaps 12 Children In Jerusalem
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Wednesday, May 22 2013, The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped twelve children, students of the Orphanage School in occupied East Jerusalem. ... |
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Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In The West Bank
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Wednesday May 22 2013, Israeli soldiers invaded different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least six Palestinians, the army broke into several homes and searched them causing property damage. ... |
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Islamic Jihad Denies Involvement In Syrian Clashes
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On Tuesday, May 21, the Islamic Jihad in Palestine denied accusations of involvement in the ongoing clashes between the Syrian army and armed groups in Syria, and said that its struggle is only against Israel. ... |
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Israel Claims Arresting Two Hamas, Islamic Jihad “Cells” In Hebron
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The Israeli Security Agency (Shabak) revealed Tuesday that the army managed to arrest, a month ago, members of two “cells” that belong to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements in the Hebron area, in the southern parts of the West Bank. ... |
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Child Injured By Army Fire In Ramallah
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Tuesday May 21 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that a child was shot and injured by Israeli military fire in the Al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. ... |
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PPP Slams Arrest Of Five Of Its Members By P.A. Forces
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Tuesday May 21 2013; the leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP) issued a statement condemning the arrest of five of its members by the Palestinian Security Forces in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. ... |
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Soldiers Kidnap Two Children In Jerusalem
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Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, two Palestinian children in Abu Dis town, in occupied East Jerusalem, after breaking into their families’ homes and violently searching them. ... |
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Israel Allows Fishermen To Fish Within 6 Miles Off Gaza Shore
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Tuesday May 21 2013, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that Israel decided to allow Palestinian fishermen to fish within six nautical miles of the Gaza shore. ... |
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Palestinian Home Demolished In Jerusalem
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Tuesday May 21 2013, Israeli bulldozers of the Jerusalem City Council demolished a Palestinian home in Khallit Al-Ein area, in At-Tour neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem. ... |
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Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Nablus
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Tuesday at dawn, May 21 2013, Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, broke into several homes and searched them before kidnapping four residents. Army also invaded Hebron, searched two homes, and handed out warrants for the destruction of residential structures. ... |
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| Prelude to land theft: a livelihood trashed in Aqraba | | 5/21/2013 - International Solidarity Movement - 21st May 2013, International Solidarity Movement, Team Nablus, Aqraba, Occupied Palestine - Seven hundred olive trees were uprooted first thing in the morning of 16th May while a bulldozer got to work destroying the farmer's concrete water storage facility and surrounding... | |
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| Amnesty condemns abuse 'inaction' |
| BBC 22 May 2013 - Amnesty International accuses governments of using state sovereignty as an "excuse" for failing to intervene in emergencies such as in Syria. | | | Kerry condemns Hezbollah over Syria |
| BBC 22 May 2013 - US Secretary of State John Kerry says Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran are perpetuating President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria. | | | Mellanox CEO threatens delisting from TASE |
| Globes Main News 22 May 2013 - Entropy Consultants is leading opposition to Eyal Waldman remaining both chairman and CEO. | | | Citi sees BoI cutting rate further 25 bp next week |
| Globes Main News 22 May 2013 - Analyst David Lubin cites falling inflation expectations, weak domestic demand, and the stabilization of the shekel. | | | Noble Energy declares discovery at Karish |
| Globes Energy & Water 22 May 2013 - Karish has a gross mean of 1.8 trillion cubic feet of gas; the market had expected 2 trillion. | | | ‘Forward’ piece on destruction of Palestinian neighborhood fronting Western Wall is not embraced by all ‘Forward’ readers |
| Mondoweiss 22 May 2013 - Here you will find a fabulous piece of reporting by the Forward's Ben Lynfield on the destruction of the Mughrabi Quarter of Jerusalem on the last day of the Six Day War in 1967 so as to create a plaza for Jews to go to the... | | | Israel cracks down on American travel to West Bank by requiring tourists to obtain military permit |
| Mondoweiss 22 May 2013 - Ben Gurion Airport Israeli authorities have implemented another way to impede free access to the occupied Palestinian territories for American travelers. Haaretz ’s Amira Hass reported over the weekend that Israel is now forbidding “tourists from the United States and other countries to enter the territories... | | | Wed: Mobile carriers weigh on market |
| Globes Main News 22 May 2013 - Partner had the biggest loss among Tel Aviv 25 shares, after publishing its financial report, Cellcom also fell, but Bezeq rose. | | | Bradley Manning rally to feature, Ellsberg, Ann Wright, Dan Choi, Sarah Shourd |
| Mondoweiss 22 May 2013 - Nathan Fuller answers my question in this short interview I did with him a couple weeks back in Brooklyn. Fuller is organizing buses to bring people to a rally ahead of the start of Manning's court martial trial in two weeks. Fuller's site Bradley Manning.org... | | | Another ‘NYT’ piece buys Israel’s al-Dura report– which PA spox calls ‘fantastical’ racist propaganda |
| Mondoweiss 22 May 2013 - My friend Dubai Pauli, an avid news junkie and Times reader, is on the job again. Because he lives in the Emirates, with the eight hour time difference, I get early warnings of items of interest from the "paper of record.' Pauli sent me early notification... | | | More centrifuges at Iran plant - UN |
| BBC 22 May 2013 - The UN's nuclear watchdog says hundreds of advanced centrifuges have been fitted at Iran's Natanz nuclear plant. | | | Jewish philanthropies stay away from org dedicated to Yiddish culture because it doesn’t focus on Israel or the Holocaust |
| Mondoweiss 22 May 2013 - Yiddishkayt is a cultural and educational center in Los Angeles that runs programs focused on Yiddish culture. It looks like they do interesting work, including the Helix project which sends young people to Eastern Europe to learn about the history of Eastern European Jewry beyond the... | | | Shlomo Maoz: Arabs pay higher interest rates |
| Globes Macro Economics 22 May 2013 - "If I live in Israel and I'm Bedouin or Arab, the interest rate I pay is higher. The closer I get to the White Men and Tel Aviv, the interest rate I pay falls." | | | Hezbollah plunges deeper into Syrian conflict |
| BBC 22 May 2013 - Lebanon's Hezbollah plunges deeper into Syrian conflict | | | Bezeq raises NIS 870m in debt |
| Globes Main News 22 May 2013 - The company planned to raise NIS 600 million, but increased the amount when the offering was over-subscribed two fold, at NIS 1.2 billion. | | | Profiles: Iran election candidates |
| BBC 22 May 2013 - Profiles of the eight candidates set to contest Iran's presidential poll | | | Kamada to raise $69m on Nasdaq next week |
| Globes Main News 22 May 2013 - The capital that Kamada plans to raise will be at a company value roughly equal to its current market cap of $331 million on the TASE. | | | IES to build 400-MW power station at Palmachim |
| Globes Energy & Water 22 May 2013 - The project will cost NIS 1.9 billion. | | | Shemen Oil to raise NIS 43m today |
| Globes Energy & Water 22 May 2013 - With the resumption of the drilling of the Yam 3 well, licensee Shemen Oil has filed a draft prospectus to raise up to a gross NIS 43 million. | | | State Comptroller to probe public officials' expenses |
| Globes Macro Economics 22 May 2013 - Joseph Shapira's announcement follows media reports on a rise in expenses for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | | | The Horror: Gush Etzion Settlers Wake Up to Find Google Says They Live in Palestine! |
| Tikun Olam 22 May 2013 - Yisrael HaYom headline: “Anger in Gush Etzion: Google suggests to settlers use a browser of the “State of Palestine” To quote Joseph Conrad’s Captain Kurtz on his deathbed: “the horror!” Yisrael HaYom conveys (English translation thanks to Sol Salbe) the dismay and consternation with which residents... | | | Bennett Appoints Settler Extremist Rabbi as Chief of “Jewish Identity Administration” |
| Tikun Olam 22 May 2013 - Rabbi Ronitsky’s “greatest hits” of hatemongering New political powerhouse, Religious Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett, a “moderate” settler leader, has appointed former IDF Chief Rabbi Avichai Ronsky to be chief of a little outfit he’s calling the Jewish Identity Administration. Currently, the rabbi is rosh yeshiva in... | | | Unions aren't problem, but lack of them |
| Globes Macro Economics 21 May 2013 - Israel's problem is not strong unions operating in the economy but that there are poor workers, in part because of the lack of organized labor. | | | Lapid changes tune to sell austerity plan |
| Globes Macro Economics 21 May 2013 - Finance Minister Yair Lapid's new talking points page stresses fear of economic collapse instead of helping the working man. | | | Ishay Davidi: Tax the rich and levy an estate tax |
| Globes Macro Economics 21 May 2013 - People who earn more than NIS 40,000 should pay a 5% surtax, and people who earn more than NIS 100,000 should pay a 10% surtax. | | | Suntech supplying panels to two Shikun & Binui solar plants |
| Globes Energy & Water 21 May 2013 - The Sde Boker facility will generate five megawatts, and the Hatzerim facility six megawatts. | |
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| The Golden Era of Arab Atheism? |
| Al-Akhbar Blogs 21 May 2013 - It is unlikely that Western media will take note, but there seems to be a rejuvenation of Arab atheism. Western media never take note of Arab intellectual trends, especially if they deviate from the classical conventional assumptions about the Theologocentric (as Maxime Rodinson called it in... | | | Libyan Society Held Hostage to Trauma |
| Al-Akhbar Opinion 22 May 2013 - A man shows an empty bullet shell that he found outside a police station that was attacked and fired by gunmen to avenge the death of a colleague in an overnight incident on 15 May 2013 in the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi. (Photo: AFP -... | | | On Hezbollah’s Syrian Intervention |
| Al-Akhbar Opinion 21 May 2013 - A Syrian army soldier inspects a house as his unit advances in on the village of Western Dumayna, 7 km north of the rebel held city of Qusayr on 13 May 2013. (Photo: AFP - Joseph Eid) A Syrian army soldier inspects a house as his... | | | UNRWA: Up to 80% of Palestinians in Syria displaced by conflict |
| Al-Akhbar News 22 May 2013 - The conflict in Syria has displaced more than two-thirds of Palestinian refugees living in the country, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees said on Wednesday. "We have registered approximately 530,000 Palestinian refugees. We believe that almost all of them, certainly maybe 70-80 percent,... | | | Iraq to overhaul military command after spate of attacks |
| Al-Akhbar News 22 May 2013 - Iraqis look at the remains of a car bomb that detonated in the Kamaliya area of eastern Baghdad on 20 May 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ali al-Saadi) Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a week-long spike of militant attacks that... | | | Akkar to Qusayr: Let God Be On Your Side |
| Al-Akhbar News 22 May 2013 - A boy watches as Lebanese soldiers deploy along the demarcation line between Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbneh Syria street, and the Jabal Mohsen area, north of the capital Beirut, on 21 May 2013. (Photo: AFP - Joseph Eid) A boy watches as Lebanese soldiers deploy along the demarcation... | | | Syria: Qusayr Battle Far From Over |
| Al-Akhbar News 22 May 2013 - A handout picture released by Syria's opposition-run Shaam News Network shows a Syrian youth rebel fighter running in a destroyed street of the southern city of Daraa during clashes with government troops on 21 May 2013. (Photo: AFP - HO SHAAM NEWS NETWORK) A handout picture... | | | Syrian rebels call for Qusayr reinforcements ahead of conference |
| Al-Akhbar News 22 May 2013 - A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 20 May 2013, allegedly shows a Syrian soldier scanning the area for hostiles in the the town of Qusayr. (Photo: AFP / SANA) Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters to come from around... | | | Hamas says would be willing to close Gaza smuggling tunnels |
| Al-Akhbar News 22 May 2013 - A smuggler carries fast food to be delivered through an underground tunnel linking the Gaza Strip to Egypt, on 13 May 2013 in Rafah. (Photo: AFP) The Hamas government in Gaza said Tuesday that it is willing to close down all smuggling tunnels at the Egyptian... | | | Bekaa: Mourning and Celebrating Qusayr’s Dead |
| Al-Akhbar Politics 21 May 2013 - Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry the coffin of their comrade Fadi Mohammed al-Jazzar during his funeral in southern Beirut on 20 May 2013. (Photo: AFP - STR) Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry the coffin of their comrade Fadi Mohammed al-Jazzar during his funeral in southern Beirut... | | | The Battle for Qusayr: Decisive Victory or War of Attrition? |
| Al-Akhbar Politics 21 May 2013 - A Syrian soldier sits inside a tank as troops take control of the village of Western Dumayna, some seven kilometers north of the rebel-held city of Qusayr, on 13 May 2013. (Photo: AFP -Joseph Eid) A Syrian soldier sits inside a tank as troops take control... | | | Why Can't Israelis and Palestinians Both Be Right? |
| The Forward Leonard Fein 21 May 2013 - Ad: Engineering Vehicles E-book | Military-today.com - Great E-book For Military Enthusiasts. It Has 57 Pages And Contains Rare Information On Combat Engineering Vehicles, Recovery Vehicles, Bridgelayers, Ferrying Systems, Mine Clearing Vehicles And Other Specialized Equipment. | | | Anger Is Missing Ingredient in Making Unions Strong Again |
| The Forward Leonard Fein 21 May 2013 - Ad: Join The Movement To Impeach Barack Obama - This Offer Should Rise To The Top Of The CB Political Category. It Pulls $2,000-$6,000 Per Week On Our In-house Mailing List And Resonates Highly With Political Conservatives. Give It A Try, You Will Not Be Disappointed.... | | | Israel's Heartbreaking Policy to African Asylum-Seekers |
| The Forward Leonard Fein 21 May 2013 - Ad: Join The Movement To Impeach Barack Obama - This Offer Should Rise To The Top Of The CB Political Category. It Pulls $2,000-$6,000 Per Week On Our In-house Mailing List And Resonates Highly With Political Conservatives. Give It A Try, You Will Not Be Disappointed.... | | | The View of Boston, From Israel |
| The Forward Leonard Fein 21 May 2013 - Ad: Survive Any Food Crisis - 75% Comm - Survive Any Food Crisis Is A New Crisis Survival Product Offering 75% Commissions And Awesome Conversions. Works Well With Go Green, Solar, Eco, Conspiracy, Survival Websites. | | | Is Israel Losing Young Democrats? |
| The Forward Leonard Fein 21 May 2013 - Ad: Restoring The Republic Ebook Series - Compare The Key Differences Between A Democracy And A Republic, Uncover Trojan Horses Being Used In American Society Today To Destabilize Free Enterprise And Promote Socialism And What Legal Safeguards The Founding Fathers Placed In The U.s. | | | Would you like to receive updates about new stories? |
| The Forward Leonard Fein 21 May 2013 - Ad: Join The Movement To Impeach Barack Obama - This Offer Should Rise To The Top Of The CB Political Category. It Pulls $2,000-$6,000 Per Week On Our In-house Mailing List And Resonates Highly With Political Conservatives. Give It A Try, You Will Not Be Disappointed.... | | | Rabbis Demand End of Boy Scouts Gay Ban |
| The Foward Breaking News 22 May 2013 - More than 500 rabbis and cantors urged the Boy Scouts of America to drop its ban on homosexual members when the youth group’s National Council convenes in Dallas this week. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Atheists Are Good Too, Pope Francis Says |
| The Foward Breaking News 22 May 2013 - Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in his latest urging that people of all religions - or no religion - work together. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Israel Warns of Attack if Syria Regime Falls |
| The Foward Breaking News 22 May 2013 - Israel is prepared to attack Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, Israel’s air force chief said on Wednesday. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Eric Garcetti Declared First Jewish Mayor of Los Angeles |
| The Foward Breaking News 22 May 2013 - Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti has been elected mayor of the United States’ second-largest city after defeating his rival by a margin of 8 points, according to preliminary results. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | 25,000 Attend Hasidic Wedding of the Year |
| The Foward Breaking News 22 May 2013 - Some 25,000 people took part Tuesday night in the wedding in Jerusalem of the eldest grandson of the amdor, or leader, of the Belz Hasidic sect, one of the largest Hasidic sects in the world. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Jewish Conductor Seeks to Mark Richard Wagner's 200th Anniversary Without Hate |
| The Foward Breaking News 22 May 2013 - Opera companies throughout the world are staging Richard Wagner’s “Ring” cycle this year to fete his 200th birthday on May 22, but Hungarian Jewish conductor Adam Fischer is having no part of it during his “Wagner Days” festival in June. Click here for the rest of... | | | Food and Faith |
| The Forward Editorial 21 May 2013 - FORWARD EDITORIAL : Five years ago, Magen Tzedek was launched as an ambitious ethical certification program for kosher food. Why are we still waiting to see any tangible results? Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Bialystoker Home, 90-Year-Old Jewish Institution, Is Declared N.Y. Landmark |
| The Forward New 22 May 2013 - A shuttered 90-year-old Jewish nursing home on Manhattan’s Lower East Side has been declared a New York City landmark, a designation that will protect it from being razed. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Claims Conference Chief Knew of $57M Holocaust Fraud Probe Earlier |
| The Forward New 22 May 2013 - Julius Berman, board chairman of the Holocaust Claims Conference, insisted he knew nothing about a 2001 probe into massive fraud. A fax obtained by the Forward says otherwise. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Jewish Group Gives Tolerance Award to Indonesian Leader Blamed for Crackdown |
| The Forward New 21 May 2013 - Human rights activists are protesting an American Jewish group’s plans to give Indonesia’s president an award for religious freedom — a freedom that has deteriorated on his watch. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Jewish Leaders Speak Out on Anti-Gay Murder in Greenwich Village |
| The Forward New 21 May 2013 - Jewish LGBT leaders are joining the chorus of condemnation around the West Village murder of a gay man over the weekend by a convicted felon who spouted homophobic slurs before pulling the trigger on his 32-year-old victim. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Helping Syria War Victims Poses Special Challenges for Jews and Israelis |
| The Forward New 21 May 2013 - The American Jewish community and Israel are both known for their quick response to humanitarian disasters. But daunting obstacles have kept them sidelined from the Syrian civil war. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | ZOA Regains Tax-Exempt Status After Yearlong Hiatus |
| The Forward New 20 May 2013 - The Zionist Organization of America has regained its tax exemption more than a year after its failure to file financial disclosures led the Internal Revenue Service to revoke its nonprofit status. Click here for the rest of the article... | | | Cameroon: Cameroon-Saudi Arabia - New Cooperation Agreement Imminent |
| allAfrica.com 21 May 2013 - [Cameroon Tribune]Ambassador Mahmoud Bin Hussein Qattan organised a farewell dinner on May 16 in Yaounde. | | | Tunisia: Prime Minister Ends Visit to Qatar |
| allAfrica.com 21 May 2013 - [Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Prime Minister Ali Larayedh is back to Tunis on Tuesday morning, at the end of a two-day official visit to Qatar, May 19-20, where he attended the Doha International Forum. | | | Searching in Beit Ommar |
| Palestine Solidarity Project 21 May 2013 - On the 20th of May 2013 the Israeli occupation forces stormed Beit Ommar town and they were searching for something in the farm lands and houses using dogs and automatic machines “some of these house belongs to Jamal Hasan” the Israeli occupation forces were looking for... | | | 65 Years of Ongoing Nakba: ‘We will not give up our right to return’ |
| Al-Haq 21 May 2013 - Ad: Engineering Vehicles E-book | Military-today.com - Great E-book For Military Enthusiasts. It Has 57 Pages And Contains Rare Information On Combat Engineering Vehicles, Recovery Vehicles, Bridgelayers, Ferrying Systems, Mine Clearing Vehicles And Other Specialized Equipment. | | | In One Week: 13 Attacks by Settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank |
| Al-Haq 21 May 2013 - Ad: Survive Any Food Crisis - 75% Comm - Survive Any Food Crisis Is A New Crisis Survival Product Offering 75% Commissions And Awesome Conversions. Works Well With Go Green, Solar, Eco, Conspiracy, Survival Websites. | | | Israeli Army Continues to Demolish Palestinian Property |
| Al-Haq 21 May 2013 - Ad: Engineering Vehicles E-book | Military-today.com - Great E-book For Military Enthusiasts. It Has 57 Pages And Contains Rare Information On Combat Engineering Vehicles, Recovery Vehicles, Bridgelayers, Ferrying Systems, Mine Clearing Vehicles And Other Specialized Equipment. | | | Six Palestinian Children Attacked by Israeli Settlers in one Week |
| Al-Haq 21 May 2013 - Ad: Join The Movement To Impeach Barack Obama - This Offer Should Rise To The Top Of The CB Political Category. It Pulls $2,000-$6,000 Per Week On Our In-house Mailing List And Resonates Highly With Political Conservatives. Give It A Try, You Will Not Be Disappointed.... | | | In the Week of Palestinian Prisoner’s Day Israel Arrests 44 Palestinians |
| Al-Haq 21 May 2013 - Ad: Survive Any Food Crisis - 75% Comm - Survive Any Food Crisis Is A New Crisis Survival Product Offering 75% Commissions And Awesome Conversions. Works Well With Go Green, Solar, Eco, Conspiracy, Survival Websites. | | | Increased Restrictions on Fundamental Liberties in Gaza Strip |
| Al-Haq 21 May 2013 - Ad: How To Survive The Coming Food Crisis - 70% Commissions & 50% On Rebills. Promote A Free 30-page Ebook That Educates Prospects About The Coming Food Shortages. The Follow-up Series Sells A Monthly Interview Series About Food Preparedness And Urban Survivalism. | | | AAI Submits Testimony to House Judiciary Hearing on Constitutional Rights During War on Terror |
| Arab American Institute 22 May 2013 - Post 9/11, the government has instituted a number of counterterrorism measures that while purporting to address national security concerns compromise the civil liberties and rights of U.S. citizens. The 2003 Department of Justice Racial Profiling Guidelines, the NYPD�s Muslim surveillance program, and the FBI�s anti-Arab and... | | | Iraq Unraveling |
| Arab American Institute 22 May 2013 - As most of the Middle East focuses on the unfolding catastrophe in Syria, Iraq has begun to unravel. Though levels of violence have not reached the heights that were routine during Iraq�s 2004-2007 civil war, recent attacks have revived the sectarianism that made those years so... | | | AAIF Awards 2013 Helen Abbott Community Service Awards |
| Arab American Institute 22 May 2013 - The Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) is delighted to announce that the 2013 Helen Abbott Community Service Awards have been awarded to Rita Ainane, Ahmed Eissa, and Nadia Aljabi. These impressive individuals come from diverse backgrounds but have one thing in common: a dedication to community... | | | Hate Comes to Dearborn: Arab International Festival Canceled |
| Arab American Institute 22 May 2013 - The annual Arab International Festival, organized by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce every June in Dearborn, Michigan, has been canceled due to fears of community endangerment. For the past several years, radical Islamophobic Christian groups, including The Bible Believers and several others, have gathered to... | | | Sen. Graham Immigration Amendment Gives Green Light to Profiling |
| Arab American Institute 21 May 2013 - Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee adopted an amendment by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) that would require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct �additional security screening� on applicants for legal residency if they are or were previously a �citizen or long-term resident of any such... | | | 9/09/2011 AIPAC Junkets to Israel Illegal: IRS-DOJ Complaint Filing |
| IRMEP 22 May 2013 - A complaint filed with the IRS and Justice Department charges the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF) is a "sham" charitable organization of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. | | | 5/16/2011 Obama vs. Reagan on AIPAC Documents reveal Ronald Reagan's response to Israel lobby invitation |
| IRMEP 22 May 2013 - President Obama accepts an invitation to speak at AIPAC, Reagan declined. Why? | | | 4/18/2011 US Treasury Dept.: Tax-exempt US donation laundering into West Bank settlements "okay" |
| IRMEP 22 May 2013 - The US Department of Treasury has no program to combat massive flows of US tax-exempt charitable contributions into illegal settlement building. Despite ongoing public revelations of wrongdoing, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has never investigated or even discussed US charitable organizations with proven ties... | | | 4/06/2011 US-Israel Trade: Espionage, Theft and Secrets - IRmep at University of Rochester |
| IRMEP 22 May 2013 - On April 6, Grant F. Smith presented a comprehensive review of the US-Israel Free Trade Agreement to the Finance and Economics Council at the University of Rochester. Using a slide show of declassified documents and charts, Smith revealed how secret agreements and a joint Israeli embassy/AIPAC... | | | 3/28/2011 Neoconomics: Conscription and War as Wealth |
| IRMEP 22 May 2013 - Start-up Nation airbrushes one vital and enduring truth — when Israel faces sovereign barriers to foreign trade routes, weapons, or technology; it tends to break other country’s laws and steal what it thinks it needs. | | | 3/07/2011 Israel lobbyist funds US Presidents, Israeli Nukes, AIPAC disinformation |
| IRMEP 22 May 2013 - According to new histories of Israel's clandestine nuclear weapons program including "Israel and the Bomb" by Avner Cohen (1998), Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion secretly named Feinberg his chief nuclear weapons fundraising coordinator in 1958. According to Michael Karpin's "The Bomb in the Basement" (2007) Feinberg... | | | AIPAC Conference Promotes War – by Stephen Lendman |
| Sabbah report 22 May 2013 - It’s contemptuous of fundamental human rights. It believes Jews are God’s chosen people. It thinks Arabs are subhumans. It favors eliminating them altogether. War is its instrument of choice. Washington again was venue. A rogue’s gallery of participants attended. Warmongering speeches were featured. AIPAC does it... | | | A call to end $30 billion in US military aid to Israel |
| Sabbah report 22 May 2013 - This billboard campaign was launched throughout Washington DC. As the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meets for its annual Congressional lobby, the campaign calls for an end to the $30 billion in US military aid promised to Israel over the coming decade. Read More: A... | | | Whitewashing Israeli Murder by Torture – by Stephen Lendman |
| Sabbah report 22 May 2013 - Torture is official Israeli policy. It’s longstanding. Palestinian suffering explains best. Thousands every year are subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment. Their physical and emotional scars bear witness. Accountability is long overdue. Arafat Jaradat is Israel’s latest victim. Israel tortured him to death. His body bore... | | | Israel-Palestine: THE question Jews must answer – By Alan Hart |
| Sabbah report 22 May 2013 - Why are most Jews unable and/or unwilling to acknowledge the wrong done to the Palestinians? Most Jews do not want to know about Zionism’s crimes. The question is – WHY don’t they want to know? Read More: Israel-Palestine: THE question Jews must answer – By Alan... | | | Massive Ad Campaign Challenges AIPAC During Annual Conference |
| Sabbah report 22 May 2013 - “AIPAC Does Not Speak for Me” say 100 billboard ads in DC Metro, highlighting gap between AIPAC’s peacekilling policy positions and most Jewish Americans Read More: Massive Ad Campaign Challenges AIPAC During Annual Conference . Sign up for our free newsletter! | | | Israel And America: The “Special Relationship” That Isn’t – By Dr. Alan Sabrosky |
| Sabbah report 22 May 2013 - Whenever Israel’s supporters today speak of a “special relationship” with the US that is supposedly graven in stone, it is useful to remember that something very different existed when Israel came into existence in 1948 on the gutted carcass of Palestine. The US recognized Israel, but... | | | Take Action! SodaStream At Cannes! |
| US Campaign to End the Occupation 22 May 2013 - The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, which opens today, is featuring SodaStream as its premier sponsor. We need your help to pressure them about shining the spotlight on this occupation profiteer! 1. Watch and share this great video made my member group Jewish Voice... | | | Nakba Day Events |
| US Campaign to End the Occupation 22 May 2013 - These events are being held to mark 65 years since the Nakba, the dispossession and forced exile of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their land before and during the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. If you would like your event added, please... | | | More cities join SeaMAC’s Equal Rights bus ad campaign, while Seattle protests the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians |
| US Campaign to End the Occupation 22 May 2013 - Check out US Campaign member group SeaMAC's growing ad campaign in the Seattle area calling for equal rights for Palestinians, along with its commemoration of the Nakba . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2013 Contact: Edward Mast, press@SeaMAC.org More cities join SeaMAC’s Equal Rights bus ad campaign,... | | | Local Human Rights Group in Albany, NY Posts Billboard to Stop Military Aid |
| US Campaign to End the Occupation 22 May 2013 - For Immediate Release: May 6, 2013 Local Human Rights Group Posts Billboard to Stop Military Aid New Billboard and Web Site say unconditional aid to Israel deterrent to peace, harmful to both U.S. and Israel. Endorsements arrive. Contact: Mary Folsom mfolsom@aol.com What: Billboard Who: Sponsored by... | | | US Tour for Sahar Francis of Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association |
| US Campaign to End the Occupation 22 May 2013 - Since 2006 Sahar Francis has been the General Director of Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association , a Palestinian NGO providing legal and advocacy support to Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli and Palestinian prisons. This tour comes at a crucial moment: More than 4,900 Palestinians... | | | Join Our Tax Day #DemandARefund Twitter Action! |
| US Campaign to End the Occupation 22 May 2013 - This Tax Day, April 15, join us and our partners ADC, AMP, CODEPINK, and JVP to Demand a Refund for the Weapons We Give to Israel! Below are sample tweets to send out throughout the day- just click on Tweet Now. And follow @US_Campaign for updates... | |
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| Israel demolishes 4 homes in East Jerusalem | | 5/21/2013 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces demolished two residential buildings in the Jabal al-Mukabbir neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Tuesday, having earlier destroyed two Palestinian homes in al-Tur. Witnesses said that a large Israeli police force surrounded the buildings in Jabal al-Mukabbir... | |
| Israeli forces shoot teen near Ramallah | | 5/21/2013 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Tuesday shot and injured a Palestinian teenager in Jalazoun refugee camp near Ramallah, witnesses and the Israeli army said. Witnesses told Ma'an that Atta Sabah, 13, was walking with school friends when Israeli... | |
| Israeli forces demolish commercial property in Jenin | | 5/21/2013 - JENIN (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Monday demolished four commercial properties at the southern entrance of Barta which located behind the Israeli separation wall. Israeli forces claimed the properties were not licensed and that they were locate outside the allowed area... | |
| Israeli forces demolish 2 houses in East Jerusalem | | 5/21/2013 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces demolished two houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Tur on Tuesday, locals said, leaving seven people homeless. Israeli forces raided two homes owned by the Shalan family early Tuesday and forced them to evacuate the... | |
| Israel to re-extend Gaza fishing zone to 6 miles | | 5/21/2013 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Israeli government has decided to re-extend Gaza's fishing zone to 6 miles, after reducing it in March following a rocket attack from the coastal territory, a statement from Israel's army said Tuesday... | |
| Settlers severely beat handicapped boy near Hebron | | 5/21/2013 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Settlers assaulted a 16-year-old handicapped boy in Yatta on Tuesday, leaving him with bruising all over his body, official news agency Wafa reported. Mohammad Shawaheen, 16, was attacked east of Yatta by settlers from Maon. He was... | |
| Clashes in Hebron as Israeli forces search Palestinian woman | | 5/21/2013 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Clashes broke out in Hebron late Monday after Israeli forces physically searched a Palestinian woman near Shuhada street, locals said. Sundus al-Azza, 19, had passed through metal detectors at an Israeli checkpoint but was called back to be... | |
| Israel hospitalizes hunger striker | | 5/21/2013 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israel on Tuesday hospitalized a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike, his lawyer said. Ayman Abu Daoud was transferred from Ramle prison clinic to the Haemek Medical Center in Afula, said Jawad Boulos, a lawyer for the Palestinian Prisoners... | |
| Official: 2 killed in Gaza City clan clash | | 5/21/2013 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A journalist and human rights activist were shot dead in Gaza overnight during a suspected clan clash, locals said. Muatazz Kamal Abu Safiyya, 23, and his uncle Ahmad Hasan Abu Safiyya, 42, were killed during the clash... | |
| Israeli troops in Golan return fire from Syria | | 5/21/2013 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli soldiers patrolling the disputed Golan Heights along the border with Syria fired back after coming under fire overnight, an Israeli Defense Forces statement said Tuesday." Overnight, shots were fired at an IDF patrol on the border in the central... | |
| Thousands stranded as Rafah closed for 5th day | | 5/21/2013 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Egyptian authorities kept the Rafah crossing with Gaza closed for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, despite efforts by Palestinian officials to reopen the terminal. Egyptian police closed the Rafah crossing on Friday after gunmen ambushed two... | |
| Official: Hamas willing to close down tunnels | | 5/21/2013 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Hamas government in Gaza is willing to close down all smuggling tunnels under the Egyptian border once a commercial crossing opens, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday." We do not want the... | |
| Diplomats: EU poised to put Hezbollah on terror list | | 5/21/2013 - BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union stands poised to put the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations after a formal request to blacklist the group was filed by a member state Monday, diplomats said. The request... | |
| Israel army warns Syria of Golan unrest 'consequences' | | 5/21/2013 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli troops in the occupied Golan Heights." If he disturbs the Golan Heights, he will have... | |
| Israeli forces detain 6 in West Bank arrest raids | | 5/21/2013 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces arrested six people overnight Monday in the West Bank, locals and Israel's army said. Israeli military vehicles raided Balata refugee camp in Nablus and detained Khaled al-Asi, 21, Khalil al-Asi, 17, and brothers Abdul... | |
| Jordan denies entry to Islamic Jihad official | | 5/21/2013 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Jordanian authorities on Tuesday denied entry to a representative of the Islamic Jihad movement, the group said. Abu Imad Rifaee, a senior Islamic Jihad official, was en route to Jordan to take part in a reconciliation committee... | |
| Palestinian, Lebanese journalists tour Jordan | | 5/21/2013 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Journalists from Palestine and Lebanon traveled through Jordan in May as part of efforts to increase tourism to the kingdom. The trip included a visit to Wadi Rum, the valley of the moon, where views of the mountainous... | |
| Islamic Jihad: We will not get involved in Syria | | 5/21/2013 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Islamic Jihad on Tuesday denied reports that its militants are fighting alongside Hezbollah in the ongoing battles for the Syrian town of Qusayr." Forcibly adding (the movement's) name is an attempt to misguide people that... | |
| PA security forces detain 3 Hamas members | | 5/21/2013 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority security forces arrested three Hamas affiliates in the West Bank on Tuesday, the Islamist group said in a statement. Three Hamas members were detained in Bethlehem and Nablus, the group said. [END... | |
| Gaza security forces to uphold 'standards of manliness' | | 5/21/2013 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip have been instructed to uphold standards of manliness, Interior Minister Fathi Hammad said Tuesday. Security services in Gaza should "keep an eye on those involved in reducing standards of manliness... | |
| Teachers' union to abide by court decision on exam dates | | 5/21/2013 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The union of teachers said Tuesday it would abide by a Palestinian supreme court decisionover the schedule of final exams. The union and the PA Ministry of Education have been embroiled in a dispute over the exams schedule... | |
| Group: 4 Palestinian refugees killed in Syria | | 5/21/2013 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Four Palestinian refugees were killed in Syria on Monday, the Damascus-based task-force for Palestinians in Syriasaid. Farid Qasim was "executed" by gunmen affiliated with rebels from the Free Syrian Army in the Sheikh Anbar neighborhood, a statement said... | |
| Palestinian children meet football star Messi in Qatar | | 5/21/2013 - DOHA, Qatar (Ma'an) -- Two Palestinian children had the chance to meet international soccer star Lionel Messi in the Qatari capital of Doha on Monday. Messi visited Doha as the global brand ambassador of the Qatari telecommunications company Ooredoo. Thanks to... | |
| Egyptian forces storm homes in north Sinai | | 5/21/2013 - EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- Egyptian troops on Tuesday stormed homes and deserted buildings in Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid, witnesses said, as the search for seven kidnapped Egyptian officers continued. Three warplanes hovered over the coastal city as soldiers raided homes... | |
| Hezbollah sends new fighters to bloody Syria battle | | 5/21/2013 - BEIRUT (AFP) -- Dozens of people, mostly combatants, have been killed in ongoing battles for the Syrian town of Qusayr, a watchdog said Tuesday, as Hezbollah sent new elite fighters to the rebel stronghold. Meanwhile, in northern Lebanon, new shells launched from inside... | |
| Syria submits 5 names for possible peace talks | | 5/21/2013 - PARIS (AFP) -- The Syrian regime has put forward a list of five officials including Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi as potential negotiators in talks with the opposition, European diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. The list, provided to Moscow in early March, also includes... | |
| Iran wants in on Syria peace conference | | 5/21/2013 - TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran said Tuesday it is willing to attend an upcoming peace conference on Syria, arguing all influential parties must be included in the process for it to be a success." The condition for success in Geneva is that all countries... | |
| UN calls for 'credible' Syrian players at Geneva talks | | 5/21/2013 - GENEVA (AFP) -- A planned Syria peace conference next month will only work if the government and rebels send credible negotiating teams, the UN's deputy secretary-general Jan Eliasson said Tuesday." There have to be two, credible delegations to negotiate," Eliasson told... | |
| UNICEF decries 'desperate' situation in Syrian Qusayr | | 5/21/2013 - GENEVA (AFP) -- The UN's children's agency warned Tuesday that up to 20,000 civilians, mainly women and children, could be trapped by harsh fighting in the Syrian town of Qusayr." The situation is desperate," UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told... | |
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UK official: London attack could be terror-related
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22 May 2013 Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were injured.
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Man murdered in London in suspected Islamist terror attack
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22 May 2013 A man believed to be a serving British soldier was brutally murdered Wednesday near a London barracks in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
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Iran expands nuke technology
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22 May 2013 The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons.
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U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
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22 May 2013 The United States and its allies are ready to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political solution to his country's civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said...
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Egypt to boost fuel supply to ease power shortages
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22 May 2013 The Egyptian government said on Wednesday it would supply more gas and diesel to power stations to deal with electricity shortages that have worsened in recent months after the cash-strapped country failed to import enough fuel.
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The Palestinian leadership believes it is highly unlikely that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will make any significant progress during his current visit to the region, due to start Thursday.
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| Palestinians in the Negev raise their case to the Arab League
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Lawyer Talab Sani'a, head of Steering Committee of Arabs of the Negev visited the Arab League headquarters in Cairo to inform the Egyptian and Arab officials about Israeli plans targeting Negev.
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| Jewish extremists run over a Palestinian female student near Safed
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A female student at the Safed College, in the northern 1948-occupied territories, sustained injuries after being run over deliberately by Jewish extremists' vehicle on her way to college.
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| PA security arrest three Hamas affiliates in West Bank
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Palestinian Authority security apparatuses arrested on Tuesday three Hamas affiliates and a leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, in the West Bank.
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| Occupation renews administrative detention of 11 Palestinian prisoners
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Tadhamun Foundation for Human Rights reported that the occupation authorities renewed on Tuesday the administrative detention of 11 Palestinian prisoners, including captive Samer Barq and two MPs.
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| Khatib condemns Israel's prevention of UN delegation from visiting Jerusalem
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Sheikh Kamal Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948-territories condemned the occupation's decision to prevent the UNESCO delegation from visiting Jerusalem.
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| Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood calls for effective participation in Jerusalem march
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Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan has officially announced its participation in the Global March to Jerusalem, which is to take place on 7 June, on the anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem.
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| IOF raids Nablus, arrests 5 Palestinians
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Israeli Occupation Forces launched at dawn on Tuesday an arrest campaign in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, 4 Palestinians were arrested.
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| Deterioration in hunger striker Abu Daoud's health status
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The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has transferred the prisoner Ayman Abu Daoud, 39 days on hunger strike, from Ramle prison hospital to Afula hospital due to his urgent need for intensive care.
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| Israeli media allege the arrest of 2 military cells in al-Khalil
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Israeli media sources claimed on Thursday the arrest of 13 Palestinians over the past month in al-Khalil including 2 military cells affiliated to Hamas and Jihad movements.
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Briefing: Egypt rethinks its subsidy system for the poor
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CAIRO 14 May 2013 (IRIN) - The Egyptian government has taken tentative steps towards reducing the roughly US$20 billion subsidy system that supporters say provides vital aid to the one-in-four Egyptians in poverty, and critics say is unsustainable and enriches the corrupt. >
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Berman: Claims Conference staff unaware of fraud
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22 May 2013 - Claims Conference chairman denies to 'Post' of any knowledge of fraud within organization since 2001 probe.
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Friends of Syria demands Hezbollah, Iran withdraw
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22 May 2013 - Alliance calls for immediate withdrawal of Iranian fighters, Hezbollah from Syrian territory; says armed presence "regional threat."
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Jordanian FM hopeful Kerry will relaunch talks
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22 May 2013 - Nasser Judeh in Amman says US Secretary of State's round-the-clock-efforts may create "inducing environment" to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian negotiations; Kerry scheduled to meet Netanyahu, Peres, Livni in Jerusalem.
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Shalom: Gas exports to be capped at 40%
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22 May 2013 - As companies explore, drill through Israel’s eastern Mediterranean waters, export allowances have become a topic of contention.
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Smartphone app updates bus proximity in real time
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22 May 2013 - The iPhone and Android app NetBus is the brainchild of four young men who came up with the idea during their army service.
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Complaints lead ministry to examine math tests
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22 May 2013 - Chief mathematics inspector becomes target of phone threats; Piron condemns "violent behavior."
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J’lem to offer free checkups for hearing awareness
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22 May 2013 - Every year, more and more young people are losing their hearing because of exposure to high decibels.
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Jordan Red Cross tours J’lem women’s health clinic
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22 May 2013 - Jordanian visitors tell Orthodox clinic brass that they are planning to open a similar clinic for women in the Hashemite kingdom soon.
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Labor faction chairman Herzog forms lobby for IBA
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22 May 2013 - One option is to close down the existing enterprise and start again from scratch with a new operating format, greatly reduced payroll.
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Claims Conference leaders must resign now
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22 May 2013 - Candidly Speaking: Scandals, failure at top level of leadership relay need for reform; Reuven Merhav hopeful to take over major role.
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Bar-Ilan honors Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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22 May 2013 - Philanthropist and former Mossad chief among those receiving honorary doctorates.
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‘I won’t let Bikur Cholim close,’ says Gamzu
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22 May 2013 - Health Ministry director-general tells 'The Jerusalem Post' that hospital now being run "in an impressive manner."
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A crisis over parking?
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22 May 2013 - Ongoing debate questions whether minorities are paying the price in Quebec’s debate over the place of religion.
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With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict
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22 May 2013 - The Shi'ite militia's drive to save Syria's president is testing Lebanon's own fragile, sectarian peace.
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Forget ‘Start-up Nation,’ please
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22 May 2013 - The start-up nation does create wealth, but the economic model is conducive to the tremendous concentration of wealth.
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US Jewish groups help out after Oklahoma tornado
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22 May 2013 - “Unfortunately, this isn’t the first nor will it be the last disaster to hit Oklahoma, so we’re setting up a fund to reflect that,” says Rabbi Vered Harris.
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LA elects first Jewish mayor since 1878
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22 May 2013 - Democrat Eric Garcetti, 42, defeats Wendy Greuel to become mayor of US city with 2nd largest Jewish population.
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Media Comment: The IBA’s ‘reformation'
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22 May 2013 - MKs bashes blunders of Israel Broadcasting Authority during Knesset c'tee meeting discussing reforms of state-sponsored TV operations.
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Washington Watch: Is Hillary inevitable?
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22 May 2013 - Hillary Clinton has the popularity, organization, money and Bill supporting her likely nomination as Democratic candidate in 2016 elections.
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Another battle of hearts and minds
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22 May 2013 - Now that Israel has made its new official decision on the al-Dura affair public, will media around the world admit their mistake?
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Encountering Peace: Who is not a peace partner?
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22 May 2013 - Israeli-Palestinian peace talks can't be conducted in public or by the public; Netanyahu holds responsibility to negotiate with Abbas.
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Thanks to Kuperwasser al-Dura report, truth is on its way
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22 May 2013 - I strongly recommend that the State of Israel establish another investigative committee to determine the problems which led to this situation.
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Reforming the ports
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22 May 2013 - It is the duty of a government to serve the people who installed it in office and break up corrosive monopolies.
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Police release portion of bank shooting video
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22 May 2013 - Video from surveillance camera shows part of shooting in Bank Hapoalim branch in Beersheba after gag order lifted.
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'Soldier killed in London in suspected terror attack'
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22 May 2013 - British PM Cameron calls national security meeting after "shocking" killing of man believed to be serving soldier; 2 suspects shot by police at the scene; eyewitnesses say attackers use machete-like knives.
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Invasive beetle may cause trees to fall
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22 May 2013 - Agriculture Ministry warns of falling trees due to infestation of the red palm weevil that consumes wood from the inside out.
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'Iran ups nuke capacity, but below Israel red line'
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22 May 2013 - UN nuclear watchdog: Tehran installing hundreds of centrifuges, transported research reactor to central town of Arak.
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Anti-sexual harassment bills clear hurdle
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22 May 2013 - Harassers to be fined up to NIS 150,000, "Sex Tape Bill" passes vote; MK Roisin: Market loses a billion shekels each year due to harassment.
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Amid Syria tensions, IAF chief says 'surprise war' a threat
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22 May 2013 - Eshel says S-300 missile defense system "on the way" to Syria.
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US Embassy: Outpost legalizing undermines peace
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22 May 2013 - American official attends High Court hearing on outposts; Legal Forum for Land of Israel condemns his presence as interference.
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German intel: Assad strengthening hold in Syria
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22 May 2013 - BND head says gov't regime gaining more control in conflict, contradicting previous reports; rebels in Qusair call for backup.
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'Jenin, Jenin Bill' approved in early vote
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22 May 2013 - Legislation would allow class-action suits against those who slander IDF soldiers' operational activities.
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'FBI kills man suspected of ties to Boston suspect'
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22 May 2013 - Suspect reportedly attacked agent while being questioned; Florida man was allegedly linked to Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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UK: Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for Assad
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22 May 2013 - British foreign secretary says Assad regime upping dependency on "external support"; vows to support int'l conference to end conflict.
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Police to probe officers' conduct in Beduin murder
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22 May 2013 - Officers from Arad police station reportedly received complaint from mother of two girls 24 hours before they were murdered.
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'Police fired into room where Alon held hostage'
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22 May 2013 - Commander says decision in Beersheba attack unjustified; MK Abu Arar asks for probe into handcuffing of Beduin shooting victim.
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Comptroller flags neglect of Holocaust survivors
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22 May 2013 - State Comptroller publishes annual report on public complaints; focus on mistreatment of survivors, special education students.
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Islamists release 7 Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
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22 May 2013 - Security sources say Egyptian security officers freed following talks mediated by local Beduin tribal leaders.
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A-G seeks probe into illegal West Bank building
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22 May 2013 - Weinstein appeals to Defense Minister to create a unit to enforce law against those involved in illegal W. Bank construction.
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Experts tell Knesset c’tee: Bridges in good shape
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22 May 2013 - Transportation and infrastructure professionals promised that no Israeli bridges are going to collapse.
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PM meets union reps for National Students Week
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22 May 2013 - PM says education, from preschool to higher education and beyond must be improved and made more efficient.
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Hamas textbooks to teach about 'liberation plans'
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22 May 2013 - Text part of new curriculum, which is expected to be introduced into the Gaza Strip schools next academic year.
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Lithuanian FM: Heed settlement goods label issue
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21 May 2013 - Linas Linkevicius tells 'Post' Israel risks facing boycott of all Israeli goods by European countries.
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Court to review rabbinical court's social exclusion order
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21 May 2013 - Many ultra-Orthodox rabbis view use of state courts, in Israel and in the Diaspora, as a violation of a principle of Jewish law.
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Former IDF chief rabbi to head new religious services post
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Suit against IDF for killing Palestinian rejected
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21 May 2013 - Wrongful death case was against state for killing of Ekel Saror during clashes over West Bank security barrier in 2009.
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Livni: Scale tilts for freedom of information
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21 May 2013 - Justice Minister at Knesset Freedom of Information conference, says in balance with state secrecy, freedom of information wins.
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State vows to curb private gun ownership
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21 May 2013 - Public Security minister weighs stricter criteria, more stringent testing for weapons permits.
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Yacimovich rejects link between murder, economy
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21 May 2013 - MKs Deri, Zandberg say government’s "cruel budget" pushed Beersheba shooter to commit crimes
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Egyptian army secures Sinai in hunt for Islamists
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21 May 2013 - Police forces step up roadblocks in effort to find militants who kidnapped seven security officers near the border with Gaza.
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Mourners bid farewell to victim of bank shooting
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21 May 2013 - Hundreds gather at Omer cemetery to bid farewell to Avner Cohen, the 40-year-old manager of the Bank Hapoalim branch in Beersheba.
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'11 Palestinians died under PA, Hamas detention'
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21 May 2013 - Palestinian Independent Commission For Human Rights report shows rise in complaints of rights abuses by PA, Hamas.
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Report: Top politicians banned from Iranian election
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21 May 2013 - Iranian authorities disqualify Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally from list of candidates approved by Guardian Council, Fars reports.
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'Hamas to close tunnels if Egypt will open border'
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21 May 2013 - Ma'an quotes Gazan official as saying tunnel issue resolved by balancing Egypt's security needs with Gaza's humanitarian needs.
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Saudi princes accused of laundering for Hezbollah
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21 May 2013 - Princes seek to extricate themselves from London legal battle with Jordanian businessman; allegation to raise concerns in Saudi.
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Barkat defends closure of Cinema City on Shabbat
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21 May 2013 - Opponents argue J'lem mayor's statements based on reelection fears of alienating ultra-Orthodox voters.
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Syria’s rebels blame Putin for prolonged fight
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21 May 2013 - Moscow seen as struggling for relevance as its Mideast grasp slips away; rebels view Russian involvement as thwarting resolution in Syria.
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Three killed in Syria-related clashes in Lebanon
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21 May 2013 - Sectarian fighting in northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, where an Alawite minority lives, raises death toll of conflict to nine.
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Jordan refuses entry to Syrian refugees
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21 May 2013 - In first such clampdown by Amman since onset of crisis, some 1,000 refugees are stranded, waiting for border to open.
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Saudi Arabia blocks access to Jpost.com
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21 May 2013 - Blogger confirms on Twitter that 'Post' website blocked; Website editor: Shame Saudi regime determined to stifle freedom.
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Beersheba mayor: Our whole city is wounded
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21 May 2013 - Thousands attend funerals of Beersheba bank shootout victims who were killed by a lone gunman.
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Hezbollah, Syrian army renew Qusair offensive
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21 May 2013 - Opposition activists say the fighters and soldiers are using air strikes and artillery to drive out rebels.
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'Chaos caused by Libyan war delays action in Syria'
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21 May 2013 - Expert tells 'Post' that the lessons drawn from the intervention in Libya affect Western decisions regarding Syria.
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