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NBA Hawks' Jewish owner to sell control of team, cites racially insensitive remarks
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 1:33:14 AM
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Calderon, Stern to propose alternative Shabbat bill
Law would permit more leisure activities, public transport; Bayit Yehudi’s Ariel says move would harm Jewish character of state.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/8/2014 2:09:53 AM
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The trend of breakaway Islamists
Arab tribes have been fighting and allying with each other for centuries. And tribes also tend to unite against an invasion by outsiders.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
9/8/2014 3:08:45 AM
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Settlement expansion is madness
By ERIC YOFFIE \
9/8/2014 4:12:59 AM
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NBA Hawks' Jewish owner to sell control of team, cites racially insensitive remarks
Hawks owner Bruce Levenson said fans have a right to be angry about an internal email he wrote two years ago.
By JTA \
9/8/2014 6:00:05 AM
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Benayoun sidelined with knee injury; Toto Cup heats up
Haifa will still be confident of advancing to the Toto Cup semifinals when it hosts the second leg in Netanya on Wednesday after drawing 1-1 in the first leg at Sakhnin.
By ALLON SINAI \
9/8/2014 6:08:03 AM
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Jerusalem doubts Indyk’s institute after Qatar funding reports
Brookings think tank is home to former Middle East envoy; Arab state’s four-year donation totals $14.8m.
By HERB KEINON \
9/8/2014 6:21:36 AM
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Treasury aid not enough to save health funds’ constant deficits
Health Ministry report: Insurers delaying payments to suppliers; Leumit has sufficient funds for only two days.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
9/8/2014 7:05:28 AM
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Harvard receives largest-ever gift, $350 million for public health
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 7:07:52 AM
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Nicaragua says meteorite probable cause of blast in capital
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 7:09:39 AM
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The most dangerous challenge
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
9/8/2014 7:11:11 AM
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Tzipi, where is your allegiance… With Israel or Obama and Kerry?
By EARL COX \
9/8/2014 7:34:33 AM
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Israel’s Gaza war, aftermath: The strategic horizon
By David Turner \
9/8/2014 7:46:29 AM
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Iran's Khamenei undergoes 'successful' prostate surgery
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 8:05:13 AM
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Police suspect murder after body of Eritrean man found in Ashkelon
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 8:25:30 AM
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Saudi Arabia jails six for going abroad to fight
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 8:29:46 AM
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Hassidic police officer in New York promoted to sergeant
In addition to regular police duties, he sometimes goes undercover in his full hassidic garb to catch unsuspecting thieves.
By JTA \
9/8/2014 8:40:39 AM
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Watch: Backstreet Boys' Howie reaches out to Israel after nixed visit
Member of the famed boy band apologizes to fans over cancelled shows, says BSB looking to reschedule concerts in spring 2015.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 9:13:55 AM
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Saudi jails six for going abroad to fight
The kingdom imprisoned dozens of people last month in security trials amid fears that the conflicts in Iraq and Syria will radicalise a new generation of young Saudis.
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 9:59:49 AM
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Brussels shooter was planning Paris Bastille Day attack
The attack was planned for the country's national holiday parade in the presence of the president and head of the French military.
By JOSEPH STRICH \
9/8/2014 10:02:45 AM
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Maccabi Tel Aviv, UEFA, Israel National Team & more! The Cheeky Backheel-Football Israel Podcast!
BY Josh Halickman \
9/8/2014 10:08:16 AM
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Police arrest Ashkelon teen suspected in murder of foreign national
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 10:27:42 AM
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Israel news
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By 44444444444 \
9/8/2014 10:30:34 AM
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Rioting continues for second in east Jerusalem day after Palestinian teen's death
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 10:39:11 AM
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Rioting in east Jerusalem continues for second day after Palestinian teen's death
Father of 16-year-old claims boy was shot in the head by sponge bullet during riot, police claim teen was shot in leg, fell on head while attempting to flee.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD,JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 10:44:45 AM
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New UN rights chief urges world to protect civilians in Iraq, Syria
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 10:56:49 AM
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Cult leader Ratzon convicted of sex crimes, acquitted of enslavement
The indictment said Ratzon’s 21 wives were made to feel they were “required to serve [him] and fulfill all of his demands,” allegedly including sexual acts.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/8/2014 11:02:02 AM
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Erdogan: Turkey in missile talks with France after China disagreements
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 11:02:59 AM
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Jerusalem 20-year-old stabbed to death in altercation
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 11:44:25 AM
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Islamic State attack river-side town with gunboats
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 11:50:42 AM
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The death of the two state solution
By LEWIS BARBER \
9/8/2014 12:07:34 PM
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Estimated 3,000 killed in Ukraine conflict since April
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 12:07:37 PM
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Israeli politicians praise Sisi plan to give Palestinians land for a state in Sinai
Abbas reportedly rejected plan that would expand Gaza to five times its current size and give PA autonomy in West Bank cities; Yesh Atid's Peri, Bayit Yehudi's Shaked say proposal worth exploring.
By LAHAV HARKOV,JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 12:09:28 PM
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Woman who was refused divorce by gay husband for 14 years finally freed
Chief Rabbi Lau convinces husband to drop claims for 18% of apartment and to grant divorce, in return for which woman drops her claim against husband in family court.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/8/2014 12:26:23 PM
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Netanyahu: Those who don't nip Islamic extremism in the bud, will find it at their doorsteps
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 12:38:44 PM
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Britain's Prince William and wife Kate are expecting second baby
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 12:40:19 PM
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Shimon Peres: Qatar and Turkey must be punished for supporting terror
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 12:56:38 PM
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Livni: Israel must make better ties with moderate Arab states to counter extremists
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 12:59:29 PM
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Netanyahu to West: Nip Islamic extremism in the bud, or you'll find it at your doorstep
Prime minister hosts Norwegian FM Brende, says groups such as Islamic State, Hamas "form a clear and present danger to our civilization, to our way of life, our values."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 1:02:37 PM
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Shimon Peres: Qatar and Turkey must be punished for supporting terror
Livni urges Israel to initiate better ties with moderates in the Arab world amid threat of extremist terrorist groups operating in the region.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 1:17:15 PM
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Steinitz: Abbas is offering us 'collective suicide'
Strategic affairs minister heading to US with intelligence officials for strategic dialogue on Iran nuclear program.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/8/2014 1:35:14 PM
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Yair Lapid: Wipe out terror around the world, financially
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 2:03:41 PM
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Hagel in Turkey to see how far Ankara will go in US-led coalition against IS
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 2:26:50 PM
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No Saudi ban over Ebola for Nigerians going on haj
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 2:35:58 PM
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Syrian air strikes on Islamic State positions kill 60 civilians
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 2:38:20 PM
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Mofaz: Islamic State's goal is to conquer Jerusalem, just like Hamas
Kadima party chairman and former defense minister Mofaz says "Islamic State and Hamas are one"; warns that if Gaza isn't disarmed through an arrangement, it will have to be disarmed by force.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/8/2014 3:03:06 PM
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Egypt to hold donor conference in February
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 3:22:53 PM
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Hamas: Abbas trying to destroy Palestinian unity deal, playing into hands of Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 3:26:49 PM
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Report: 60 British women now in Syria in all-female Islamic State brigade
One of the prominent leaders in the Islamic State's police force is a 20-year-old from Glasgow, Scotland who fled to Syria and married a fighter.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
9/8/2014 3:42:16 PM
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Study finds marijuana post-trauma benefits
Importance of study is that it contributes to understanding of the positive effect cannabis has on PTSD, U. of Haifa researchers say.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
9/8/2014 3:55:26 PM
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Danino: Anyone in Israel identifying with the Islamic State will be brought to justice
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 4:07:34 PM
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Jerusalem Post News: September 8, 2014
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 4:22:28 PM
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Tel Aviv University to receive large donation from billionaire Blavatnik
Foundation of Odessa-born Jewish tycoon will donate $20 million to scientific initiative at the university.
By LIDAR GRAVE-LAZI \
9/8/2014 4:27:07 PM
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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange inaugurates trading in new building
Finance Minister Yair Lapid, at opening, reiterates vow not to raise taxes.
By GLOBES,NIV ELIS \
9/8/2014 4:38:16 PM
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London's Luton Airport terminal evacuated after suspicious item found
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 4:49:35 PM
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Man killed in motorcycle explosion in Gedera
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/8/2014 4:50:13 PM
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Minister accused of 'deceiving public' over haredi enlistment figures
Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Peri (Yesh Atid) said that haredi enlistment has risen over the past year.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/8/2014 5:03:00 PM
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From headlines to the real story
By YISRAEL MEDAD \
9/8/2014 5:04:00 PM
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Are you there God? Police receive complaint about note stealing from Western Wall
Notes published on social networks; Rabbi of site describes the act as “the desecration of a holy place.”
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/8/2014 5:05:55 PM
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Transmission lines for gas export to be financed by companies, not Israeli government
The companies will bear the cost of segments in the transmission system used only for export.
By SHARON UDASIN \
9/8/2014 5:18:27 PM
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Knesset subcommittee: Reinforce security in Gaza border towns
According to MK Yogev, the salaries of local security officers are in danger of being cut, which will leave border towns exposed to threats.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/8/2014 5:31:34 PM
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To end anti-Arab violence, stop freeing terrorists
When courts can’t punish killers, societies lose their ability to divert revenge into legal channels.
By EVELYN GORDON \
9/8/2014 5:44:40 PM
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What keeps Israel going?
By DAVID WILDER \
9/8/2014 6:01:11 PM
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Will the minority Pundits return home?
Ever since New Delhi lost parts of Kashmir to Pakistan, India has suffered at the hands of jihadists.
By JAGDISH N SINGH \
9/8/2014 6:01:44 PM
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Tender to be issued for 50-megawatt photovoltaic park in Timna
The project will be administered by the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Initiative.
By SHARON UDASIN \
9/8/2014 6:08:06 PM
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Woman who was refused divorce by gay husband for 14 years finally freed
Jewish law stipulates that a man must willingly grant a bill of divorce, or get, to his wife, and that she must willingly accept it, in order for the marriage to be dissolved.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/8/2014 6:18:19 PM
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Bennett at anti-terror conference: The Left is living in the nineties
Economy minister accuses the Israeli Left of not accepting the current conditions in today's world.
By HERB KEINON \
9/8/2014 6:41:22 PM
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IDF soldier on Golan lightly wounded by stray bullet from Syria fighting
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/8/2014 7:01:56 PM
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IDF soldier on Golan lightly injured from stray bullet fired from Syria
Small arms fire originates from battles between Assad regime and rebels near the Israeli border; IDF says it is investigating the circumstances of the incident.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/8/2014 7:14:33 PM
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WHO: Ebola spread exponential in Liberia, thousands of cases expected in Sept
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 7:15:55 PM
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Palestinian stabbed to death by brother during east Jerusalem altercation
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
9/8/2014 7:42:26 PM
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Interior Committee tours Taibe to deal with violence in Arab sector
The trip comes a couple weeks after the murder of Yussuf Haj Yahya, a principal at the Amal high school, by masked gunman who shot him in front of a horrified group of teachers.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
9/8/2014 8:27:23 PM
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Egypt, PA deny report that Sisi offered Abbas land in Sinai for Palestinian state
Abbas reportedly rejected plan that would expand Gaza to five times its current size and give PA autonomy in West Bank cities; Yesh Atid's Peri, Bayit Yehudi's Shaked say proposal worth exploring.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH,LAHAV HARKOV \
9/8/2014 8:28:53 PM
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Putin, Ukraine's Poroshenko speak on peaceful resolution to Ukraine violence
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 8:30:56 PM
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Middle East’s largest sports, cultural and recreational center unveiled in Jerusalem
Payis Arena, located adjacent to Teddy Stadium, features seating for 15,000, a basketball court, Olympic pool, ice-skating rink, and numerous state-of-the-art luxury amenities.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
9/8/2014 8:43:04 PM
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Gaza ‘won’t get a penny’ unless there’s ‘legitimate authority’
Hamas said that it also provided financial aid to families of Palestinians who were killed.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
9/9/2014 5:00:52 AM
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Police contain rioting in East Jerusalem following surge of violence
Tensions remain high in capital as public awaits autopsy report of Palestinian teen.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
9/8/2014 8:54:03 PM
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'Israel provides satellite imagery, other intelligence for US-led campaign against ISIS'
Israel Defense Ministry declines comment on report of western diplomat; source says Israeli intel is "scrubbed" of evidence of Israeli origin before delivery by the US to Arab nations, Turkey, Iran.
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 9:09:58 PM
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Norway’s FM first foreign leader to visit Gaza since war’s end
Israel turned down request from left wing European delegation to go to Gaza.
By HERB KEINON \
9/8/2014 9:10:49 PM
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President Sisi’s gift
Egypt and Jordan have already experienced the spillover of the Palestinian jihad.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
9/8/2014 9:21:13 PM
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Preventing the next round of violence
Although Israelis consider Hamas to be horribly brutal, the comparison with Islamic State is imprecise.
By YEHIA KASSEM \
9/8/2014 9:27:03 PM
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White House says Obama wants Congress to invest in counter-terrorism fund
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 9:29:25 PM
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The Sisi solution
Unfortunately, Abbas reportedly rejected the proposal outright.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
9/8/2014 9:31:39 PM
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Jewish Culture Festival begins in Berlin
“The Israeli artists that we bring to Berlin every year are so special, and the Germans really enjoy them,” host says.
By MAYA SHWAYDER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
9/8/2014 9:41:17 PM
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Erdan mulling offer of UN post
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman has offered the communications minister the post.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
9/8/2014 9:42:35 PM
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The world must understand Israel
The latest campaign in the South was not just one more campaign against Hamas terrorism. It was – and is – a campaign for the restoration of Israel’s sovereignty.
By URIEL LYNN \
9/8/2014 9:49:54 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Welcome home to the Jewish people, Gwyneth Paltrow!
As has been widely reported, Paltrow is the daughter of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother, which means that she is the classic example of what rabbinical literature refers to as “Zera Yisrael”
By MICHAEL FREUND \
9/8/2014 9:50:42 PM
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US military to set up field hospital in Ebola-stricken Liberia
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 9:54:22 PM
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The moral battle over Israel and Palestine
Does the immorality of war and numbers of the dead, compel the international community to impose a cease-fire on Hamas and Israel?
By LARRY SNIDER \
9/8/2014 9:55:17 PM
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How to ensure a sustainable cease-fire
The war between Israel and Hamas was asymmetric but their attitudes toward the root causes of the war are similar.
By MOSE APELBLAT \
9/8/2014 9:57:10 PM
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What about the north?
There is now a unique opportunity to wean Syria away from its alliance with Iran and the anti-Israel policy which is associated with this alliance.
By JOHN MYHILL \
9/8/2014 9:59:47 PM
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Rethinking residential towers
Professional ethics in architecture appear to be rather flexible and vague.
By GERARD HEUMANN \
9/8/2014 10:05:41 PM
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Court removes gag order on IDF high command phone calls surrounding Ashkenazi-Barak battles
In one conversation between Ashkenazi and his former top aide IDF Col. (res.) Erez Winner, the two discuss the embarrassing potential fallout over the Harpaz Document.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/8/2014 10:12:24 PM
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EU delays entry into force of Russia sanctions to assess ceasefire
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 10:36:03 PM
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Ya'alon: Iran seeking to renew aid to Hamas
Defense minister condemns international community's failure to condemn Hamas, and Turkey for supporting it.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/9/2014 4:22:30 AM
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Winter babies learn to crawl faster than summer newborns
Haifa researchers say clothing layers, daylight affects skill.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
9/8/2014 10:41:03 PM
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NGOs reject army’s probe of Gaza operation
Yesh Din continues to cooperate with IDF, ‘Post’ learns.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/8/2014 10:50:26 PM
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Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi
By REUTERS \
9/8/2014 11:00:27 PM