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Police arrest Bank Leumi UK branch CEO over massive fraud plot
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Law fines firms whose technicians keep customers cooling their heels
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Meretz aide gets into hot water in Hebron
Assistant to Beilin, Spanish journalist showered with hot water by right-wing activists protesting visit by Meretz activists.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/18/2008 12:30:19 AM
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42 MKs back return to evacuated settlements
Bill unlikely to pass, but move shows strong support for "undoing" disengagement.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/18/2008 12:31:25 AM
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Iraqi state TV reporter shot to death in Mosul
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When will new US envoy arrive?
HERB KEINON \
6/18/2008 12:48:14 AM
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Financial sanctions force Iran to look East
Small, mid-sized banks in UAE, China, Malaysia are prepared to do business with Teheran.
HERB KEINON \
6/18/2008 12:49:28 AM
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When will the new US envoy arrive?
Senate has not yet confirmed his appointment, due to wrangling between Republicans, Democrats.
HERB KEINON \
6/18/2008 1:25:40 AM
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Abbas to visit Gaza for dialogue with Hamas
Visit is first since group's takeover of the Strip; Fatah officials not ruling out talks with rival leaders.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
6/18/2008 1:26:52 AM
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Obama: Republicans need to learn the lessons of 9-11, not me
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US, activists decry world 'failure' to prevent genocide in Sudan
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Mashaal: Schalit and truce not linked in the final Egyptian offer
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Man put to death in Oklahoma for killing Japanese student
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NBA & Local Hoops: Casspi withdraws from draft
Israeli failed to receive a guarantee that he would be selected in the first round.
ALLON SINAI \
6/18/2008 6:33:17 AM
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Local Soccer: Culma on to Haifa; Beitar gets Ohayon
Colombian midfielder set to reunite with coach Elisha Levy.
ALLON SINAI \
6/18/2008 6:35:12 AM
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Sinai Says: Tough love from OCI
Dudi Sela will be making his final preparations for Wimbledon on Thursday in London, but his mind will be far away in Israel.
ALLON SINAI \
6/18/2008 6:36:55 AM
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IDF arrests eight wanted Palestinian fugitives in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 8:05:27 AM
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Three Kassam rockets launched from Gaza hit Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 8:33:52 AM
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Amos Gilad: Truce dependent on cessation of Kassams fired from Gaza
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 9:09:37 AM
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Man wounded in Kiryat Yam knifing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 9:36:47 AM
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Iraqi government vows to defeat terrorists after deadly car bombing
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Your Taxes: Your aliya tax wizard
Here's a selection of frequently asked questions and answers about aliya-related tax matters.
LEON HARRIS \
6/18/2008 9:44:55 AM
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The nerd who made it big
TV's 'House' creator here to help brother launch new Aish Hatorah center.
David Brinn \
6/18/2008 9:50:50 AM
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Committee may limit banks' profits from fees
"Before we did not know what we were paying for, but it is now 'transparent' that the banks are ripping us off."
SHARON WROBEL \
6/18/2008 10:07:31 AM
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Palestinians open fire on Bezeq workers near Gaza fence; no wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 10:07:57 AM
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Knesset committee threatens to abrogate postal reforms
Sanctions by Israel Postal Company employees are beginning to cause hardship to the poor, residents of the periphery and others.
JUDY SIEGEL \
6/18/2008 10:16:51 AM
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'Medical tests prove abuse, torture in Iraq, Gitmo'
Human rights group: Examinations of former terrorism suspects found evidence of torture and other abuse that resulted in serious injuries and mental disorders.
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Tourism in May up 60% from last year
In the first five months of the year, 1.2 million tourists arrived in Israel.
SHARON WROBEL \
6/18/2008 10:21:35 AM
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Maryland elects 1st black woman to Congress
Democratic lawyer and nonprofit executive Donna Edwards beat Republican Peter James.
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Israel Teachers Union and government sign reform agreement
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/18/2008 10:24:49 AM
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Judge OKs $11M settlement in Va Tech shootings
Families of most of the victims say they will avoid a court battle over whether anyone but the gunman was to blame.
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UK defense ministry says 4 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast
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Court to hear petition on Silwan digs
Residents claim archaeological excavations in tunnels under City of David damaged houses, roads.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/18/2008 10:49:42 AM
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EU Commission discusses soil degradation and climate change
The conference also looked at the role of peatlands, which are in decline around the world.
ARI SYRQUIN \
6/18/2008 10:58:18 AM
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2 Kassams land in Eshkol region; greenhouse damaged, no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 11:04:51 AM
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Answers Corp. receives $13m. from Redpoint Ventures
Answers Corporation, a Jerusalem-based company, is ranked 48 out of comScore's 50 top properties for most visited sites.
JENNA STARK \
6/18/2008 11:07:26 AM
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Palestinians shoot at citizens near Gaza-border fence; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 11:08:59 AM
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Syria: Peace with Israel will be 'bliss'
"Our people will enjoy life without bad dreams of the martyrdom of their children," deputy FM says.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 11:13:17 AM
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Police arrest Bank Leumi UK branch CEO over massive fraud plot
There were suspicions suspicions that Micky Friedman approved at least NIS 25 million in loans on the basis of fictitious statements by borrowers.
YAAKOV LAPPIN and SHARON WROBEL \
6/18/2008 11:15:17 AM
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Law fines firms whose technicians keep customers cooling their heels
The law seeks to provide teeth to an existing law that requires companies to establish a two-hour time window in which technicians are supposed to service their clients.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL and STEPHANIE RUBENSTEIN \
6/18/2008 11:18:22 AM
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US military says Shi'ite extremists behind deadly car bombing in Baghdad
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Day before cease-fire, Kassam slams into Sderot home
While some residents welcome truce, house owner says it's "just meaningless talk."
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/18/2008 11:40:52 AM
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http://Web of Hatred
Anti-Semitic groups have discovered that the Internet offers them avenues of expression and recruitment that go beyond anything they ever imagined.
Ziv Hellman \
6/18/2008 11:42:20 AM
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A French feeling - for free
World Music Day will be marked in 100 countries, bringing song to the streets.
Barry Davis \
6/18/2008 11:43:27 AM
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The Livni Beat (Extract)
A squeaky-clean image and a no-nonsense style are the hallmarks of the foreign minister who could be Israel's second female prime minister
Leslie Susser \
6/18/2008 11:47:06 AM
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A Breach in the Wall (Extract)
The recent opening of the wall in Nicosia may signal the first tentative steps in the unification of the divided island of Cyprus
Yigal Schleifer Nicosia \
6/18/2008 11:50:55 AM
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Concert Review: Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Most of the pieces, conducted by Henryk Wojnarowski, sounded close to the European mainstream of 19th century Romantic music.
URY EPPSTEIN \
6/18/2008 11:54:05 AM
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Zealots in the Public Sphere
A recent decision by the rabbinic courts, putting at risk thousands of conversions to Judaism, raises some disturbing new questions about the place of religion in Israel
SUSAN WEISS \
6/18/2008 11:55:44 AM
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Salah takes the stage in Sderot
Itzik Cohen is the incomparable Salah, the ingenuously inventive immigrant through whom Kishon pokes fun.
HELEN KAYE \
6/18/2008 12:00:44 PM
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Une tr?ve a ?t? confirm?e pour jeudi
Le minist?re de la D?fense a confirm? mercredi qu'un cessez-le-feu avec la Hamas sera instaur? dans la bande de Gaza jeudi.
Yaakov Katz, Khaled Abu Toameh et Herb Keinon \
6/18/2008 12:41:00 PM
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Revival in Budapest (Extract)
Andrew Princz Budapest \
6/18/2008 12:49:14 PM
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Reach for the Top (Extract)
EETTA PRINCE-GIBSON \
6/18/2008 12:52:48 PM
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Golan referendum bill cleared for vote
Law would require referendum on any Golan Heights withdrawal that does not gain majority of 80 MKs.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/18/2008 12:56:58 PM
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Israel calls on Lebanon to talk peace
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Two Nations, One Pain (Extract)
Jenna Hanson \
6/18/2008 1:02:40 PM
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A Cab Driver's Lament
Haim Watzman \
6/18/2008 1:07:17 PM
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Two Kassams launched from Gaza Strip at Sderot; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 1:08:36 PM
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While Our Leaders Fiddled (Extract)
Anne Roiphe \
6/18/2008 1:16:30 PM
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Let Them Eat Dividends
Shlomo Maital \
6/18/2008 1:18:14 PM
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A Loon with a View (Extract)
Tibor Krausz \
6/18/2008 1:20:48 PM
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Balanced Writing (Extract)
yehudah mirsky \
6/18/2008 1:25:09 PM
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'Social work is collapsing' (Extract)
EETTA PRINCE-GIBSON \
6/18/2008 1:30:02 PM
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Tax Reduction Plan Shot Down
Ziv Hellman \
6/18/2008 1:32:47 PM
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Bid to Save Cairo Jewish Artifacts
Paula Margulies New York \
6/18/2008 1:35:53 PM
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The Power of Red (Extract)
Marc Zvi Brettler \
6/18/2008 1:37:42 PM
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Teachers, gov't agree on reform plan
New wage agreement sealed, 8,000 classrooms to be built; union head: "This is an historic occasion."
EHUD ZION WALDOKS and jpost.com staff \
6/18/2008 1:43:27 PM
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India unable to clinch nuclear deal with the United States
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Poll: Blockade is making Hamas stronger
Survey shows majority of Jewish Israelis believe closure of Gaza Strip isn't achieving political goals.
ABE SELIG \
6/18/2008 2:18:42 PM
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Muslim man in Pakistan sentenced to death for blasphemy
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Two people killed in collision between car and truck in Gush Etzion
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 2:32:39 PM
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Winograd's Dror: PM must be ousted
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 4:12:43 PM
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Syria "blesses" Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 4:22:50 PM
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Interpol chief: Pakistan shares files of 169 al-Qaida terrorist suspects
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Charges filed against 4 men tied to killing of Russian reporter
Politkovskaya, 48, shot to death in her Moscow apartment in 2006. Colleagues believe her murder was linked to her work reporting on abuses by Russian troops in Chechnya.
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Officials: 'Goldwasser, Regev swap imminent'
Senior defense officials say agreement finalized, but that it will take several days to implement.
YAAKOV KATZ, HERB KEINON and TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/18/2008 5:09:42 PM
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Death toll on the roads reaches 10 in 24 hours
Man killed as car slams into wall in Beit Shemesh, 2 die near Ein Harod junction, 4 killed in collision on Route 66, 2 more die on Highway 60.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 5:26:35 PM
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As truce nears, IDF told to be ready
Speaking in philanthropy conference, Olmert says army was ordered to act quickly if necessary.
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US: 4 helicopter engines worth $13 m. missing near border with Afghanistan
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US envoy's convoy attacked in Lebanon
Up to a hundred Hizbullah supporters pelt convoy with stones, chant anti-US slogans; nobody hurt.
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Egyptian student in Florida case pleads guilty to aiding terrorist
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Briton buys original Rembrandt self-portrait at a bargain price
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Truckers to block parts of the Ayalon Highway on Thursday
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 7:45:28 PM
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June 19: Speed does kill
Marlin Levin's statement that death risks from speeds of impact with a fixed object at 30 kph are the same as those at 120 kph is, pardon me, nonsense.
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'What are we waiting for?'
The siege of Sderot is a slow-motion Katrina.
ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL \
6/18/2008 7:49:26 PM
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Israel's EU upgrade
EU's engagement with the region, after all, has not always been judicious.
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God's gift to women
New all-female religious groups reconcile Halacha with drive to perform.
Matthew Wagner \
6/18/2008 7:54:06 PM
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Is Britain good for the Jews?
Its anti-Semitism must be seen in the context of other forms of racism in British society.
KEITH KAHN-HARRIS \
6/18/2008 7:59:15 PM
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The enemy has a name
It's called Islamism, a radical utopian version of Islam - and it can be defeated as the radical utopian fascism and communism were.
Daniel Pipes \
6/18/2008 8:01:14 PM
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Peres sees the light
After decades of employing state intervention, the president lauds the role of private enterprise.
Daniel Doron \
6/18/2008 8:03:06 PM
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Noam Schalit: Cease-fire deal could endanger the future release of Gilad
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 8:25:24 PM
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Uri Geller loses lawsuit over eBay bid for former Elvis home
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Soldiers' families ask court for help
Truce terms leave some relatives of long-missed soldiers feeling betrayed by Israeli leaders.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/18/2008 9:06:32 PM
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Diabetics group claim employer discrimination
Head of the Israel Diabetes Association: Bosses misunderstand the condition and tend to bar their advancement and try to send them off to an early pension.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/18/2008 9:10:16 PM
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Study finds Israel's religious foundation not so unique
Other countries also try to combine ancient tradition with commitment to modern democratic principles.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
6/18/2008 9:13:22 PM
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Green group to appeal Ashkelon's 2nd coal-burning plant
"Israel's energy policy resembles that of the Third World. Instead of building new coal-burning power plants, we should be investing in alternative energy."
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/18/2008 9:15:51 PM
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NY fashionista adopts Bat Yam school
Jane Weitzman hopes $2 million investment in ailing facility will inspire others.
Ruth Eglash \
6/18/2008 9:17:08 PM
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Blair: Israeli, Palestinian people can propel peace
Greer Fay Cashman \
6/18/2008 9:21:28 PM
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Petition urges Yad Vashem to add Bergson Group
US group raised public awareness of the Holocaust and campaigned for US rescue action during WWII.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/18/2008 9:26:14 PM
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Rattling the Cage: Get real about Muhammad al-Dura
All the conspiracy theories flying around the right-wing Jewish cyberspace are nothing but Arab-bashing nonsense.
LARRY DERFNER \
6/18/2008 9:29:26 PM
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Darfur rebels face terrorism charges for attack near Sudan's capital
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Study: Non-Orthodox men less connected than women
Is the increasingly dominant role played by women in Jewish activities turning men off?
Matthew Wagner \
6/18/2008 9:41:10 PM
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Court considers allowing Silwan excavation to resume
DAN IZENBERG \
6/18/2008 9:41:52 PM
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MKs adopt law protecting workers who report corruption
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/18/2008 9:42:43 PM
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Izzadin Kassam vows to keep truce
Group, which reports directly to Khaled Mashaal, instructs its members not to fire rockets at Israel.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
6/18/2008 10:26:40 PM
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Analyze This: All quiet on the southern front?
Hoping for even 3 calm days for Sderot may be too much.
Calev Ben-David \
6/18/2008 10:28:36 PM
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Police: Ex-soldiers fraudulently used IDF funds
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/18/2008 10:29:42 PM
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Peres, Amr Moussa trade barbs in Petra
Arab League head inerrupts president to say Israel isn't serious about peace.
Greer Fay Cashman \
6/18/2008 11:09:45 PM
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Previous cease-fires with Palestinians paint a bleak picture
A look at previous tahadiyehs casts doubt on the likelihood of this latest truce holding at all.
ABE SELIG \
6/18/2008 11:10:29 PM
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Rivlin: Gov't weakness in Knesset sign that end is near
Says strength of gov't tested by private members' bills that fill plenum on Wednesdays.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/18/2008 11:12:38 PM
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Syria sources deny reports that Olmert, Assad will share table in Paris
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/18/2008 11:21:51 PM
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Livni kicks off campaign by bashing Olmert
"When the public gives its mandate, it wants to know it can trust elected officials," says foreign minister.
Gil Stern Stern hoffman and ben sales \
6/18/2008 11:38:09 PM
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Israel: Mount Dov issue must be solved
Gov't officials say matter should be resolved within the framework of direct negotiations with Lebanon.
HERB KEINON \
6/18/2008 11:45:23 PM
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Attorney-General slams Ramon's 'crusade'
Says "senior minister who was indicted and then convicted has been conducting a crusade against law enforcement branches by making proposals to limit their powers."
DAN IZENBERG \
6/18/2008 11:47:38 PM
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Analysis: 'Disproportion has always been the name of the game'
Trading Samir Kuntar for captured IDF reservists Goldwasser and Regev is important even if the two soldiers are no longer alive, expert says.
ABE SELIG \
6/18/2008 11:49:13 PM
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Analysis: Hizbullah won't stop at Shaba
What about seven Shi'a villages that existed in the Galilee prior to 1948?
Jonathan Spyer \
6/18/2008 11:51:04 PM
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Broad support in Knesset to require referendum before giving up land
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/18/2008 11:59:16 PM