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IDF chief: Every effort being made to bring Gilad Shalit home

During seder with IDF soldiers, Benny Gantz says he can testify on efforts being made to end 'this ugly and complicated affair'; Shalit family spend Passover eve sitting in front of the Prime Minister's residence.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad and U.S. envoy George Mitchell

State Department: U.S. isn’t working to undermine Syria government

Spokesman of State Department Mark Toner says Syria's Assad 'needs to address the legitimate aspirations of his people.'

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Obama phones Netanyahu to wish the people of Israel a happy Passover

U.S. president calls PM to wish him, Israelis a happy holiday; Netanyahu thanks Obama for Iron Dome budget, Obama expresses gratitude for Israel's manner of handling recent escalation with Gaza.

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Traffic jams as thousands of Israelis mobilize for Passover feast

Sunday marked the beginning of the international holiday exodus, with 54,000 people, traveling in 333 flights passing through Ben-Gurion International Airport.

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Italian activist Vittorio Utmpio Arrigoni holds his passport during a protest in Gaza

Hamas says close to finding suspected killers of Italian peace activist

Gaza police post pictures of suspects on official website; suspects said to belong to small extremist Islamic group identified with al-Qaida called 'Salafi Jihad.'

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Strenger than Fiction / From the slavery of falsehood to the freedom of truth

UNRWA teaches children in the schools of Gaza about the Holocaust; Israeli schools need to teach about the Palestinian Nakba. Passover should teach us to live with the truth.

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Falashmura immigrants celebrate first Passover in Israel

Over a thousand Ethiopian immigrants will be celebrating their first Passover in Israel, many reunited after years apart; this Passover gives the exodus new meaning.

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Diplomacy & Defense

Peres: I'm convinced Gilad Shalit will return home alive and well

Speaking at Shalit family's protest tent hours before Passover, President says every generation needs to tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt, adding that this generation's goal was to secure Gilad's release.

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Poll: Palestinian support for Gaza rocket attacks on Israel dropped by half

Jerusalem Media & Communication Center survey shows that since 2009, ratio of Palestinians who opposed military operations rose from 38.1% to 51% since after the Gaza war.

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Boy hurt in Gaza rocket attack on Israeli bus dies of his wounds

16-year-old Daniel Viflic dies after Palestinian militants launch rocket at Israeli school bus earlier this month, which sparked an escalation in cross-border fire.

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Netanyahu: Arrest of Itamar killers shows Israel won't accept the massacre of its people

Premier's comments came as a lifted gag order revealed security forces have arrested two Palestinian teens for allegedly carrying out murder of five family members in settlement of Itamar.

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National

Senior Mossad official named new negotiator in Shalit swap talks

Netanyahu names David Meidan as new Israeli representative to Shalit prisoner exchange talks with Hamas following the recent resignation of former envoy Hagai Hadas.

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Tel Aviv court indicts suspect of attempted murder for attack in city center

Idan Anuri allegedly attacked a former co-worker on Chen Boulevard after being fired; victim in attack had to spend two weeks at the hospital and undergo surgery.

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Court indicts three Israeli Arabs for creating Nazareth terror cell

The three Nazareth youth were unsuccessful in executing their terror plans, attempting and failing to create pipe bombs and engage in arms dealing.

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International

Syria funeral - Reuters - April 18, 2011

Thousands in Syria begin sit-in for Assad's ouster

At funeral of eight protesters killed overnight in Homs, thousands demand Syrian president step down despite his promise to lift emergency laws.

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Report: Senior Syria officer assassinated over unwillingness to open fire at protesters

Syrian opposition websites say assassination is part of a new Assad regime policy aiming to get rid of military officials who show sympathy toward anti-government unrest.

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Syria city 'boiling' after security forces reportedly kill 12 protesters

Homs protesters were reportedly shot 'in cold blood'; deaths come a day after three mourners were killed after attending a funeral of a man killed by Syrian security forces.

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TheMarker

Fischer tightening mortgage supervision

After months of fighting inflation via interest rates, the Bank of Israel governor is planning further steps to rein in housing prices.

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Bottom Shekel / The wage gap makes asses of us all

It is true that wage gaps are part and parcel of a free market, and some talented people will always earn more. But it's a question of proportion, how much more they earn, and to what degree they merit it.

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Economy growing even faster

GDB climbs 7.8% in the fourth quarter of 2010; Bank of Israel's composite state-of-the-economy index for March 2011 increases by 0.5% from February, indicating continued growth in domestic consumption and exports, as well as manufacturing production.

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