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Bush grants posthumous pardon to man who helped Israel during wartime
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Egypt to warn Livni against Gaza op
Senior diplomatic officials say Mubarak plans to tell FM that massive military action would destabilize ME.
herb keinon and brenda gazzar \
12/24/2008 12:10:30 AM
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Schools to mull metal detectors to combat knife-carrying youths
1,836 cases against youths opened in 2007 compared to only 412 in 1998.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/24/2008 12:14:10 AM
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Will Wonderful Country do wonders for Barak?
Labor leader appears on popular television satire 'Eretz Nehederet.'
SHELLY PAZ \
12/24/2008 12:15:29 AM
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'Turks want 'framework' for direct Israeli-Syrian talks'
Senior diplomatic officials not overly awed by Assad's comments that direct negotations must precede peace agreement.
HERB KEINON \
12/24/2008 12:16:49 AM
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Experts: Assad signaling desire to talk
Syrian leader sending message that he's game for negotiations after elections, Syrian specialist says.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
12/24/2008 12:18:36 AM
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Eli Yishai lightly injured in car accident near Jerusalem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 1:57:38 AM
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Two people shot outside Mall in suburban D.C.
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Jury orders Pfizer to pay $38 million
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Mexican beauty queen arrested in gun-filled truck
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IDF troops arrest five wanted Palestinians in the West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 6:36:00 AM
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Eight mortar shells and two Kassam rockets fired from Gaza overnight
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 7:05:21 AM
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Tennis Nationals: Top seeds safely through to semifinals
The strong winds and cold weather made for less than ideal conditions in Ra'anana.
ALLON SINAI \
12/24/2008 7:24:40 AM
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Local Soccer: Levy takes over as Mac PT coach
First game in charge to be against his former team Maccabi Haifa.
ALLON SINAI \
12/24/2008 7:25:32 AM
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Sinai Says: Politicians must throw support behind our Olympians
The elected members of the next Knesset will play an important role in the support Israel's top athletes will receive.
ALLON SINAI \
12/24/2008 7:27:24 AM
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Local Hoops: Nahariya handed tough cup draw
Team will have to be at its best once more if it's to get the better of Bnei Hasharon.
ALLON SINAI \
12/24/2008 7:29:00 AM
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IDF gets green light to strike Hamas after rocket barrage
All communities within 30-km range from Gaza connected to rocket alert system; over 60 rockets, mortars fired Wednesday; IAF strike kills 1.
YAAKOV KATZ AND HERB KEINON \
12/24/2008 7:46:54 AM
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Two Hamas operatives killed in Gaza blast
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Pakistan: Car bomb kills 1 near border with India
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Palestinians fire four rockets at Netivot; no wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 8:48:39 AM
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Netanyahu: Kadima 'enabled' rocket fire by 'abandoning' Philadelphi
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 9:07:13 AM
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Bush pardons man who aided Israel in '48
Charles Winters helped provide three WWII B-17s, piloting one of the planes himself.
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Some streets flooded, trees felled in winter storms
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 10:06:06 AM
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Some streets flooded, trees felled in winter storms
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 10:07:20 AM
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Shirtless images of Obama cause stir online
What's got everyone talking is the president-elect's fine first form.
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Fischer urges banks to lower cost of credit for business sector
Fischer called on the banks to strike the correct balance between their credit policies, which at this time must be cautious, and the need of the economy.
SHARON WROBEL \
12/24/2008 10:23:23 AM
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Bush pardons man who helped Israel
Charles Winters was convicted in 1949 for conspiring to export aircraft to the fledgling Jewish state.
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Hamas pushes for Sharia punishments
Report: Hamas legislators seek to use punishments such as whipping, severing hands and hanging.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 10:28:42 AM
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European countries consider taking Gitmo detainees
"There is an obligation of solidarity with these people who were held for so long without legal recourse."
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Investor hit by Madoff scam kills himself
After losing $1.4b of his clients' money to Madoff, Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet had enough.
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Report: Clinton taps 2 Jewish deputies for State Department
Jacob Lew and James Steinberg will be Clinton's chief lieutenants, according to a report in Tuesday's New York Times.
jta \
12/24/2008 10:33:35 AM
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Jobseeker numbers up 2.2% last month
There has been a dramatic rise in university graduates seeking employment.
SHARON WROBEL \
12/24/2008 10:42:16 AM
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Family is key in Madoff saga
The family has become an important part of the Madoff story amid the charge he carried out the biggest financial scam of all time.
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Internet flooded with shoe-throwing games in wake of Bush incident
Since Baghdad press conference, at least 10 games were released in less than a week.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 10:59:29 AM
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NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan
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Your Taxes: Tax authority extends reporting for trusts
In certain cases where the Amnesty is not fully applicable in the circumstances, the Israeli Tax Authority may adapt the arrangement accordingly.
LEON HARRIS \
12/24/2008 11:04:41 AM
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What's News in the EU: New agreement ensures safe storage of mercury
Legislation requires that mercury that is no longer used, be stored in a way preventing its release.
ARI SYRQUIN \
12/24/2008 11:08:31 AM
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Guinea coup leaders announce interim government
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US economy declined 0.5% in third quarter
Analysts believe the small decline in US economic activity in the third quarter has worsened significantly in the current fourth quarter.
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MK Pines: Netanyahu struck nasty deal with Eitam, sold Likud out for cash
Shalhevet Zohar \
12/24/2008 11:49:39 AM
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Rocket hits house in Sdot Negev region; severe damage, none wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 12:13:39 PM
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Germany: 24 injured in nursing home fire
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Germany: 24 injured in nursing home fire
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Second Authority cuts reality tv for Channel 2
The council ruled that no more than two reality shows could be broadcast during prime time by each franchise.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/24/2008 1:15:26 PM
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NY gears up for Jewish Film Festival
Gilad Reshef's Facing the Wind will be shown, which is the story of a teen who learns to sail after being wounded in a suicide bombing in Haifa.
HANNAH BROWN \
12/24/2008 1:21:31 PM
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Haifa Theater promotes playwrights
The Haifa Theater has established a cultural committee to seek out new plays and their authors until the play's premiere.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/24/2008 1:23:50 PM
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Aviv and Francois Aboutbul indicted in Netanya District Court
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 1:29:10 PM
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Assad: Hizbullah is not my problem
Syrian president remains noncommittal on Iran ties, insists direct talks must be under US auspices.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 1:32:51 PM
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Egypt angry over Syrian protests
Palestinians in Syria protest Cairo's stance on Gaza in front of Egyptian embassy [The Media Line].
The Media Line News Agency \
12/24/2008 1:59:46 PM
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Ahmadinejad to make Christmas broadcast on British television
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US denies its volunteers fought with Georgia
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Lebanese politicians at odds over Israeli talks
Most Lebanese politicians have rejected the possibility of holding direct talks with Israel [The Media Line].
The Media Line News Agency \
12/24/2008 2:29:27 PM
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Candidly Speaking: Sack Consul General Nadav Tamir
Boston Consul General Nadav Tamir may be the most talented diplomat in the foreign ministry. He should nevertheless be dismissed forthwith, or at the very least carpeted and downgraded.
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Gaza Catholics cancel Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in protest of blockade
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Netanyahu: End 'defensive' Gaza policy
Likud leader says residents of southern Israel "cannot tolerate an Iranian base in the Negev."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 3:01:40 PM
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Ahmadinejad to address UK on Christmas
In holiday TV message, Iranian president will say Jesus would have opposed "expansionist powers."
Haviv Rettig Gur \
12/24/2008 3:22:21 PM
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Looking 100 squarely in the eye
Dr. Bertha Offenbach Fineberg made aliya at the age of 99 and now she is celebrating her 100th birthday with the ladies of Hadassah Hadar in Netanya.
SARAH HERSHENSON \
12/24/2008 3:36:27 PM
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Zimbabwe rights activist accused of plotting to overthrow Mugabe
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Picture this
Using their senses of hearing, touch and smell, blind photographers learn to record their world.
Noreen Sadik \
12/24/2008 3:57:00 PM
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Jonathan Pollard offered to lead right-wing party
Eretz Yisrael Shelanu wants to secure his release by turning him into an MK; family declines offer.
Matthew Wagner \
12/24/2008 4:10:46 PM
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Up against a wall
Tired of being shunned by established galleries, lesser-known artists in Tel Aviv are no longer waiting for invitations to show their work.
Mya Guarnieri and Michal Lando \
12/24/2008 4:28:29 PM
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US military: Three soldiers killed in Iraq accident
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Security Cabinet declares 35 groups 'terror organizations'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 4:36:17 PM
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Designing for the collective: Shmuel Mestechkin
As kibbutzim morph into rural housing projects, a new book documents the work of the man whose buildings left an indelible stamp on the state.
LYDIA AISENBERG \
12/24/2008 4:45:54 PM
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Thousands celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem
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Three Gaza men convicted in Tira murder, robbery
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 4:58:02 PM
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Sakhnin man jailed for 14 years for attempting to murder his daughter
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 5:10:28 PM
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Teen seriously wounded in Glilot mall stabbing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 5:15:41 PM
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Mashaal blames Israel for end of truce, urges Egypt to open Rafah crossing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 5:20:34 PM
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Hamas: Israeli stupidity is forcing us to increase rocket attacks
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 5:21:02 PM
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Barak vows to stop Gaza rocket fire
"We'll finish this," says defense minister; FM: Now is the time to act; Mofaz: We must change this reality.
SHELLY PAZ and jpost.com staff \
12/24/2008 5:26:27 PM
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Two Kassam rockets strike open areas in western Negev; none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 6:03:53 PM
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Israeli bus pelted with rocks while traveling near Bethlehem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 6:06:42 PM
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Police reinforcements to be sent to South
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/24/2008 6:56:00 PM
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Supreme Court orders baby killer to begin jail term
Israel's highest court turns down appeal by young haredi father to delay start of six-year sentence pending appeal.
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/24/2008 7:02:14 PM
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Egypt tries to revive Palestinian faction talks
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Man, 24, moderately hurt after falling 6 m. near Kasam interchange
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 7:15:56 PM
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Turkey, Iraq vow fight against Kurdish rebels
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Turkey, Iraq vow fight against Kurdish rebels
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Israeli bus damaged in stoning near Hebron
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 7:53:00 PM
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Livni: We will act when needed - and now it is needed
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 8:22:27 PM
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Christmas 2008
As we wish Christians everywhere Merry Christmas, we hope for stronger ties and increased mutual respect.
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A spark from the crucible
A rabbi's recollections of the Festival of Lights from a Nazi Labor camp.
JESSICA SETBON and SHIRA LEIBOWITZ SCHMIDT \
12/24/2008 9:06:35 PM
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December 25: Xmas in Israel
Ignoring Christmas doesn't just separate us from "the rest of the world," it separates us from many of our own citizens.
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Fabulously observant: Top Jewish stories of 2008
More than 30 Jewish historians and journalist pick the most important events of the year.
DAVID BENKOF \
12/24/2008 9:13:31 PM
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A 2009 compact
If you really believe that peace and suicide are synonymous, have the moral courage to say so.
William Mehlman \
12/24/2008 9:15:04 PM
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Rattling the Cage: Accept Hamas's offer
They don't bother us, we don't bother them - what's so bad about that?
LARRY DERFNER \
12/24/2008 9:17:01 PM
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O, little town of Bethlehem
Today it's a virtual ghost town at night. No one dares venture out. There is no security, no rule of law.
HELA CROWN-TAMIR \
12/24/2008 9:19:06 PM
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Right of Reply: Facing reality - thinking outside the box
Ignoring the situation because it might offend certain sensitivities is irresponsible.
DANNY AYALON \
12/24/2008 9:21:11 PM
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Civil Fights: Note to politicians: Consult your Bible
The Jewish people's foundational text has plenty to say about politics in the modern Jewish state.
Evelyn Gordon \
12/24/2008 9:22:35 PM
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Right of Reply: Setting the record straight on Uzi Dayan
At no time did Dayan ever belong to the Left.
RUTH KATZ \
12/24/2008 9:23:48 PM
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Candidly speaking: Avraham Burg: The ultimate post-Zionist
His book 'Hitler's Victory' released in English with more neutral title.
Isi Leibler \
12/24/2008 9:25:42 PM
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'Syria awaiting Israeli land-for-peace commitment before direct talks'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 9:46:53 PM
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Candidates for PM carefully shape their 'better sides'
Researcher finds that stories people tell themselves about what they could achieve give them power to attain their goals.
SHELLY PAZ \
12/24/2008 9:54:59 PM
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Jerusalem mailmen prepare letters to Heaven for Kotel
80% of Hanukka and Christmas letters at 'sacred letter office' come from former Soviet countries.
MAX SOCOL \
12/24/2008 9:57:41 PM
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Kassam rocket strikes open area in Ashkol region; nobody wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 10:09:11 PM
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Muslim scarf arrest prompts court worker training
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Health basket c'tee pushes for dental care, preventive medicine
National Health Council voted unanimously to accept the basket committee's recommendations of adding some 70 new drugs or indications to the basket.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/24/2008 10:38:54 PM
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Treasury slammed for mishandling water economy at hearing
Research institute: Attempts to build desalination plants have littered the wayside over the last 10 years.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/24/2008 10:40:19 PM
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Swimming with the brain drain
'There may be ways Israel can benefit' - Bar-Ilan professor.
ABE SELIG \
12/24/2008 10:41:09 PM
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Kassam rocket strikes near factory in Sderot; none wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 10:42:27 PM
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Peres: 'In Gaza they light rockets, and in Sderot we light candles'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 10:52:34 PM
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Shas set to profit from UTJ, right-wing splits
Matthew Wagner \
12/24/2008 11:10:23 PM
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Hatikva Party courts Tkuma as hard-line factions fracture
ABE SELIG \
12/24/2008 11:11:22 PM
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Bibi slammed for pursuing deal with Ahi
Likud set to approve merger with Eitam's party ahead of submitting candidate list to elections c'tee.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/24/2008 11:12:01 PM
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TA Court bounces Feiglin case back to Likud court
Likud court had to deal with the matter on Thursday and then the district court would reconvene on Friday.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/24/2008 11:14:34 PM
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Netanyahu vows to find compromise on civil unions
Shas: The Likud is saying such things just for elections.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/24/2008 11:15:23 PM
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2 Israelis who entered Bethlehem ejected by PA security forces
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/24/2008 11:18:26 PM
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English borough cancels event hosted by pro-jihadist preacher
Anjem Choudary has urged Muslims not to cooperate with police in fighting terror and called for assassination of pope.
jonny paul, london \
12/24/2008 11:21:06 PM
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'Too many parties' good for democracy
SHELLY PAZ \
12/24/2008 11:22:12 PM
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Green Party head faces serious challenge
Deputy leader Shachnai promises to unify environmental parties if she becomes chair.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/24/2008 11:23:09 PM