Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday:I’m not sure the time is right for the Arab region to go through the democratic process.And see this.Also on Friday, Saudi King Abdullah said he support Egyptian president Mubarak and called the …
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Israeli defense minister on Turkey tensions
December 28th, 2010 |
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that Israel stands to gain by reducing tensions with Turkey, VOA reports. His comments came in response to Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s comments Sunday rejecting a demand from Turkey that Israel apologize for its attack on a Turkish ship last May that killed nine people.
Israeli troops kill two militants
December 26th, 2010 |
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Israeli military officials say soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip Sunday.
Authorities say the militants were killed by an Israeli gunship as they were attempting to set up an explosive device in an area where Israeli troops patrol.
Israeli PM rejects idea of sharing Jerusalem
December 13th, 2010 |
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the idea of sharing the city of Jerusalem with a new Palestinian state. Mr. Netanyahu said Sunday the division of Jerusalem does not reflect his government’s policy. Palestinians hope that mainly Arab East Jerusalem will serve as their capital, while the Israeli government has claimed all of Jerusalem as its capital.
Top U.S., Israeli military leaders meet
November 18th, 2010 |
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The top United States and Israeli military officers met on Wednesday, VOA reports. The meeting came amid some disagreement among senior leaders of the two countries on how best to pressure Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons program.
Israeli police demolish Bedouin mosque
November 7th, 2010 |
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Upset Bedouins pelted Israeli police with rocks Sunday, angry about the demolition of an illegally built mosque. Israeli officials said hundreds of officers descended on the southern Bedouin city of Rahat early Sunday, acting on an earlier court ruling that said the mosque’s builders never got the required permits.
U.S., EU negotiators attempt to save Middle East talks
October 2nd, 2010 |
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The U.S. and EU negotiators have met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East George Mitchell and EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton have continued their mission in the Middle East to try to secure permanent peace in the region.
Israeli military boards aid boat
September 28th, 2010 |
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It is being reported that Israeli naval commandos have boarded a Jewish aid boat which is trying to break the naval blockade on Gaza. There are no reports so far of any violence.
EU “regrets” Israeli decision on settlements
September 28th, 2010 |
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Catherine Ashton, said she regretted the Israeli decision not to extend the moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank, RIA Novosti reported. “The position of the EU is very clear: settlements are illegal under international law, constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten to make a two-state solution impossible,” the European Union’s foreign policy chief said in a statement issued late on Monday.
Extension of Israeli settlement moratorium urged
September 22nd, 2010 |
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Major world powers meeting at the United Nations Tuesday urged Israel to extend its moratorium on most West Bank settlement building. The international Middle East Quartet voiced strong support for the new set of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that began this month.
Israeli FM: Israeli Arabs belong in Palestine
September 20th, 2010 |
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A senior Israeli official is ruffling feathers with a controversial proposal for the current peace talks with the Palestinians, VOA reports. Israel’s hawkish Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has rejected the traditional formula of trading land for peace, which has defined the peace process for two decades.
Settlement on agenda of Mid-East peace talks
September 14th, 2010 |
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Renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are opening in Egypt, amid concern over the imminent expiry of Israel’s partial ban on West Bank settlement-building. Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas will each meet Hillary Clinton in Sharm el-Sheikh before a three-way meeting.
Israeli tank fire kills three Palestinians in Gaza
September 13th, 2010 |
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Israeli shelling has killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to medical workers and witnesses.
Israeli entrepreneurs: MBAs are for wusses
August 26th, 2010 |
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Military service makes Israeli techies tougher
MANY Israeli start-ups should pay royalties to the army, says Edouard Cukierman, a venture capitalist in Tel Aviv. He is only half joking. Despite the recession, Israel’s technology exports grew by more than 5% last year. Mr Cukierman thinks military service deserves some of the credit. Israel’s army does not just train soldiers, he says; it nurtures entrepreneurs.
Teenagers conscripted into high-tech units gain experience “akin to a bachelor’s degree in computer science”, says Ruvi Kitov, co-founder and chief executive of Tufin Technologies, an Israeli software firm. Almost all of Tufin’s employees in the country are, like Mr Kitov himself, veterans of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). One of the firm’s cash cows is software that finds spam servers and blocks their transmissions. It is based on IDF cyberwarfare technologies that developers first used as soldiers. …
New Israeli army chief named
August 22nd, 2010 |
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday named Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant as the next chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Haaretz reports. Galant’s chances in the race to lead the Israeli military had been thrown into doubt in the wake of a scandal involving a forged document, which suggested the general had attempted to smear rivals and nearly put an end to his campaign.
Israeli president visits Jasenovac
July 26th, 2010 |
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Israeli President Shimon Peres and Croatian President Ivo Josipović toured the WW2 Jasenovac death camp memorial. The two presidents said that it is a place of horrible crime and shame.
Lindsay Lohan Mingles with Eilat Anschel, Former Israeli soldier
July 7th, 2010 |
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Tabloids report that the Queen of scandal Lindsay Lohan has been noticed in Los Angeles in company of Eilat Anschel, Israeli veteran soldier and at the same time her new gal-pal. According to the site TMZ.com, famous for spreading gossip, the reason for the tabloid starlet to refer to Eilat Anschel was the need for [...]
Irish to expel Israeli diplomat over Hamas killing
June 15th, 2010 |
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The Irish Republic is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake passports in the killing of a Hamas official in Dubai. Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said an investigation had proved that eight Irish passports used in the operation were forgeries.
Israeli military to launch investigation
June 9th, 2010 |
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Israel’s military is launching its investigation of last week’s commando raid that killed 9 activists on an aid flotilla trying to break the blockade on Gaza. The Israeli military’s announcement it has set up a panel to investigate the raid comes as international criticism continues to grow.