Wed, January 19, 2011 Shvat 14, 5771
The security services head spoke to Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee after IDF opened fire on militants on Gaza border earlier in the day.
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Russian president makes announcement after meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas in West Bank; Israeli officials fear recognition will cause a domino effect of other states following Russia's lead, including China.
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Foreign Ministry sanctions spare Israel's politicians from diplomatic embarrassment after Russian president Medvedev confirms Moscow's recognition of Palestinian state.
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Israeli citizen Aleksander Cvetkovic is suspected of participating in the murder of between 1,000 and 1,200 Bosnian Muslims.
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Security forces deploy in Beirut and several schools close a day after tribunal prosecutor issues draft indictment, whose contents may not be published for weeks.
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PLO U.S. envoy calls flag raising 'historic' and says he hopes it will help Palestinian quest to win support for independence.
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Sheshinski Committee's final recommendations are for the state to receive between 52% and 62% of gas and oil field profits.
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Sources in New York are placing their bets on Spain being first in Western Europe and say recognition from countries in the Caribbean Islands is soon to come.
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One Palestinian wounded by IDF tank shell; IDF says the two Palestinians were attempting to plant an explosive device near the border fence.
8 commentsFatah official Nabil Sha'ath tells Al-Hayat newspaper that Dmitry Medvedev will affirm Soviet Union's 1988 recognition of a Palestinian state during West Bank visit.
39 commentsThe International Investigations Unit arrests Aleksandar Cvetković after Bosnia files extradition request over suspicions that he was involved in 1995 mass murder.
12 commentsHezbollah, allies toppled the government of Saad Hariri, the son of assassinated PM Rafik Hariri, as a result of his reported support of the UN probe of his father's killing.
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Green Party request that Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant's appointment be delayed until the affair can be investigated.
0 commentsHaifa's district court should dismiss a the NIS 2 million lawsuit brought by the partner of Haifa's fallen police chief, attorney general says.
0 commentsThe breakaway faction of the Labor party, Atzmaut, was quick to create a presence on the web, but it was just as quickly attacked by angry hackers.
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Named after a Christian saint, the day devoted to romantic love is increasingly popular among Iranian youth, but conservative authorities reject creeping Western influence.
2 commentsHamas refuses to disclose funding for the new project, which could boost the group's standing in the blockaded strip.
8 commentsRegional allies are attempting to diplomatically diffuse tensions that erupted a week ago when Hezbollah, accused of assassinating the former Lebanese prime minister, departed the coalition government.
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The money will go to upgrading its current chip plant in southern Israel so that it can produce 22 nanometer technology, making it Intel's second plant worldwide produce these chips.
0 commentsWhile a joint working group from the defense and finance ministries reached it conclusions, the conditions for the merger have yet to be set.
0 commentsHOT penalized for removing channels from its basic consumer package without permission - and for demanding separate payment from subscribers to continue watching those channels.
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Italian jazz pianist Stefano Bollani is welcome back here anytime, even to do renditions of Justin Bieber songs.
0 commentsVisitors to a new exhibit at the Yad Mordechai Museum can take a virtual train to a virtual death camp, and feel the cannon-fire in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Is the Disneyland approach the only way to interest today's kids in Holocaust history?
1 commentsFrench singer Vanessa Paradis claims her visit to Israel with partner Johnny Depp was cancelled for professional reasons, but insiders say anti-Israel boycott campaign played a role.
58 commentsPeer advances while Sela falls to ex-U.S. Open champ
0 commentsAfter his tumultuous tenure as coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Zvika Sherf has drawn kudos with Russian club Spartak
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Barak, the saboteur destroying Israel's left wing
51 commentsMedvedev: As we did in 1988, Russia still recognizes an independent Palestine
48 commentsPalin defends use of anti-Semitic term 'blood libel'
44 commentsIsrael concerned Russia will recognize Palestinian state
39 commentsBarak's Atzmaut faction receives four portfolios in coalition government
20 commentsTurkey PM: Netanyahu has worst government in history of Israel
153 commentsAfter reporter made to 'remove bra' for security check, foreign press threatens to boycott Israel
119 commentsAbbas: U.S. not working hard enough for Palestinian state
111 commentsReport: UN tribunal to link Iran's Supreme Leader with Hariri assassination
104 commentsWould East Jerusalem Arabs rather be citizens of Israel or Palestine?
92 commentsThink Israel's a lost cause? Ten reasons to think again
77 commentsShin Bet chief: Al-Qaida affiliated groups behind Gaza violence
4 commentsMedvedev: As we did in 1988, Russia still recognizes an independent Palestine
48 commentsForeign Ministry sanctions save Netanyahu, Lieberman from coping with Russia's slap in the face
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