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Netanyahu: Speedy elections will stabilize Israel's political system
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 10:04 PM EDT (haaretz)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered the keynote speech at the Likud conference on Sunday and urged that speedy elections will take place in the coming months in order to stabilize Israel's political system. "For dozens of years the government was not very stable," …
'Undercover Israeli combatants threw stones at IDF soldiers in West Bank'
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 8:54 PM EDT (haaretz)
Undercover soldiers hurled stones in the "general direction" of IDF soldiers as part of their activity to counter weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Bil'in, the commander of the Israeli Prison Service's elite "Masada" unit revealed during his recent testimon …
Police arrest 8 over murder of Beersheba father
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 8:34 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Police arrested eight suspects for the murder of a father-of-two in Beerseheba over the weekend who was stabbed merely because he asked a gang of youths to keep the noise down.The suspects include seven males and one female who is under the age 18. Some are suspected of bein …
'Barak OKs destroying Fogel killers' family homes'
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 8:01 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz Sunday decided to demolish the homes of the murderers of the Fogel family, subject to legal approval, Army Radio reported Sunday morning. The move to destroy the homes of Hakim and Ajmad Awad - who m …
Man asks for quiet from youths, is fatally stabbed
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 2:09 AM EDT (JPost.com)
A father of two was brutally killed in Beersheba on Saturday morning after he asked intoxicated youths outside his home to keep the noise down.Gadi Veichler, 36, was trying to help his two-year-old daughter fall asleep, but was unable to do so because teens were smashing bot …
Hundreds of Jordanians protest Israel peace deal
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 1:25 AM EDT (JPost.com)
Hundreds of Jordanians burned Israeli and US flags in Amman on Friday and called for the cancellation of the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace treaty. Anti-Israel sentiment surfaced following Friday prayers during a demonstration against the newly sworn-in government of Prime Minist …
Israelis, Iranians meet in Berlin to protest war speak, Iran sanctions
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 1:05 AM EDT (haaretz)
Following the success of the love initiative between Israelis and Iranians on Facebook, it's time for a face to face meeting. Israelis and Iranians attending a number of meetings in Berlin the last few weeks, due to produce a first joint demonstration on Saturday. The purp …
Turkel Committee likely to call for stronger civilian review of IDF probes
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 12:59 AM EDT (haaretz)
The IDF should no longer be the only body to investigate its own conduct when it is charged with ostensible war crimes or various human rights violations, especially against Palestinians. That is expected to be the main conclusion of the Turkel Committee, which is likely to …
Cop found guilty of assault, conspiracy in beating
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 10:03 PM EDT (JPost.com)
The Haifa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday convicted police officer Amir Rabah of assault and obstruction of justice for his part in a saga of physical and sexual abuse suffered by a teenage boy who made aliya with his parents from Miami in 2006. Rabah was one of three …
Electricity pole sparks tension between Vatican and Jerusalem municipality
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 9:36 PM EDT (haaretz)
An electricity pylon erected in front of the Church of All Nations in East Jerusalem is sparking tensions between Israel and the Vatican.
IDF removes key West Bank roadblocks
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 8:41 PM EDT (JPost.com)
In an effort to improve Palestinian quality of life, the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria removed a number of roadblocks on key roads throughout the West Bank in recent weeks. One of the roadblocks – called the Shomronim Barrier – was removed several we …
Tibi treats fainting Palestinian prisoner in court
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 1:58 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the High Court of Justice on Thursday, after a hunger-striking Palestinian security prisoner fainted during a petition hearing. Bilal Diab, who alongside fellow prisoner Thaer Halahleh has been on hunger strike for 66 days, lost consciousness …
Falk: Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners appalling
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 1:24 PM EDT (JPost.com)
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk spoke Wednesday in support of the 1,550 Palestinian prisoners who have been on a hunger strike since April 17. In a statement he issued to the media from Geneva, he said he was appalled by human rights violations against Palestinians in Is …
Jenin governor has fatal heart attack after gunmen raid his home
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 3:17 AM EDT (haaretz)
Jenin District Governor Kadura Musa died on Tuesday night of a heart attack, shortly after armed attackers opened fire on his home. On Tuesday night, a number of assailants took positions outside Musa's home, before opening fire. The governor's bodyguards returned fire, an …
IDF closes probe into Israeli air strike that killed 21 members of Gaza family
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 1:18 AM EDT (haaretz)
Israel's military prosecution announced Tuesday that no legal steps will be taken against those responsible for the killing of 21 members of the Samouni family during the 2009 Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. A letter was received by the human rights group B'Tselem from Major …
Netanyahu: Israel soon to require national service for Israeli Arabs
Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:37 PM EDT (haaretz)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he intends on setting into motion a new law that would include mandatory civilian national service for Israeli Arabs. The statement came after Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened on Saturday that a vote on a replac …
Court gives state 60 days to form outpost policy
Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:16 PM EDT (JPost.com)
The High Court of Justice on Sunday gave the state 60 days instead of the 90 that it requested to formulate a new policy with respect to unauthorized Jewish West Bank construction. This includes building on land classified by the state as belonging to private Palestinians. …
Olmert defends Abbas for shunning his peace proposal
Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:11 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday defended PA President Mahmoud Abbas for not accepting the peace deal that Olmert himself offered him during his tenure, but added that Israelis could do more to advance peace. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Jerusalem P …
J'lem: Arab youth clash with Jewish family; 3 hurt
Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:38 PM EDT (JPost.com)
A fight broke out Thursday between a Jewish family and a group of Arab teenagers in the Gaya Ben Henom area, a park on the way to the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.Three members of the family were injured, one lightly and two moderately. They were all taken for medica …
Attackers throw Molotov cocktails at TA migrants
Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:33 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Blessing Akachukneu said Friday she is afraid what tomorrow could bring, the day after unknown assailants threw a Molotov cocktail into the front courtyard of the day care she runs in south Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood. Akachukneu said she and her husband were at home T …
9 far-right activists arrested for entering IDF base
Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:28 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Nine far-right activists were arrested on Friday after breaking into the IDF's Judea and Samaria Division at Beit El in the West Bank, police said. The youths came to protest plans by the IDF to evacuate outposts, and tried to carry out a disturbance, police added. The yout …
Arab MKs 'mourn' Independence Day
Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:47 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Several Arab MKs participated in “Nakba Day” demonstrations in what they labeled as the “uprooted villages” in the Galilee. Balad faction leader Jamal Zahalka said, “Independence Day is a day of mourning for the Palestinian people and on this d …
Abbas to PM: Just desiring peace is not enough
Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:25 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, saying that the desire to achieve peace is not enough, and must be coupled with actions. Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh was referring to an interview Netanyahu …
'Now's the time for peace with the Palestinians'
Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:13 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Israel has never faced a better opportunity to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians than it has today under the leadership of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, President Shimon Peres told The Jerusalem Post in a pre-Independence Day interview on Tuesday. “I think the Pa …
Bereaved families angry over Israel Defense Ministry Memorial Day gift
Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:00 PM EDT (haaretz)
Bereaved families are reportedly displeased with the yearly gift sent out for Independence Day and Memorial Day by the Defense Ministry.
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Turkey suspects bird of being Israeli spy
Police arrest 8 over murder of Beersheba father
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Netanyahu: Speedy elections will stabilize Israel's political system
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