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Israeli Cabinet Minister Eli Yishai has decsribed foreign workers as an "infection," and that Israel is becoming "Africa."

Palin opposes Obama's freeze settlements demands as all Jews need place to live

Jerusalem, Nov. 20 : Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed her opposition to the Obama administration's freeze settlement demands by saying that all the Jews moving to Israel need a place to live.

Netanyahu prefers final accord with Palestine

Jerusalem, Nov. 20 : Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution.

Israel asks world to deny N-right to Iran

Jerusalem, Nov. 20 : In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed at denying Teheran any nuclear fuel cycle capabilities.

Pre-WWII files on Nazis found in safe

Secret documents describing Adolf Hitler's beginnings in the Nazi Party were discovered in the French National Archives after being secreted away for decades in an iron safe, Le Monde reported on Frid...

PNA rejects Israeli drafted peace plan

The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejects a peace plan being drafted by Israeli President Shimon Peres, an official said on Friday. Yasser Abed Rabbo, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud A...

Israel arrests 5 PNA intelligence officers

Israel arrested five senior Palestinian National Authority (PNA) officers in the West Bank Friday morning, for the first time in about three years, local news service Ynet reported. Israeli defense es...

Israel, Egypt Squeeze Gaza Tunnel Business

Fearing loss of life and money, Palestinians are abandoning tunnels that supply the blockaded Gaza Strip with everything from food to fridges to weapons.On the Gaza side of the border with Egypt, ther...

World Condemns New Israeli Settlements

More international community members condemn Israel over plans to authorize construction of 900 new housing units at Gilo, a settlement built illegally on Palestinian land occupied in the 1967 war. Ch...

US Dismayed at Israeli Building Plan for East Jerusalem

The United States says it is dismayed that Israel has authorized the construction of new housing units in occupied east Jerusalem. Israel has approved construction of 900 new units in mostly Arab e...

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Lesbian US deserter to get new Canada hearing

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Brazil leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements

Terror plot ringleader gets 13-year prison term

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in US

Floods devastate UK Lake District; much of Ireland

UN committee targets Iran's rights violations

PM to announce ministers will select attorney general

US to tighten control of Afghan contracts

Fingers, tooth said to be Galileo's are found

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Israel to send first warship to NATO naval force

Ship to join Active Endeavor force, aimed at curbing terrorism in Mediterranean. Dispatch marks upgrade in Israel-NATO ties

Israel, Egypt squeeze Gaza tunnel business

Israel attacks by air, and Egypt attacks on ground. As business becomes increasingly risky, tunnels closing at rapid pace, smugglers' incomes drop

6 powers press Iran on nuclear issue

Six world powers say Tehran did not respond positively to IAEA proposal on uranium enrichment, urge Iran to 'reconsider opportunity offered by this agreement, to engage seriously with us in dialogue and negotiations'

ElBaradei advises West not to impose sanctions on Iran

UN nuclear watchdog chief urges Tehran to agree fuel deal by year, says plan is rare chance to defuse mistrust over its nuclear program

Tehran opens laughter workshops

Iranian capital's city council hopes to lighten mood left in city following post-election crackdown by opening laughter classes � despite it being frowned upon in Islamic law

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Mideast Conflict

Nasrallah re-elected as head of Hezbollah (AFP)

Israeli planes strike targets in Gaza (AFP)

Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader (AP)

School dropout high among Palestinian refugees: UN (AFP)

Abbas, Lula hold talks on Mideast (AFP)

In Morocco, Tzipi Livni backs Mideast talks (AFP)

Abbas confirms Palestinian vote to be postponed (Reuters)

Israel minister headed to Turkey (AFP)

Palestinians to set new date for elections (AP)

Little behind Obama's tough Mideast talk: analysts (AFP)

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Israel and Palestinians

Israeli settlement plan denounced

The US and UN criticise Israel's approval of 900 extra housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.

Israel rejects Palestinian move

Israel rejects a Palestinian plan to seek recognition for an independent state, saying talks are the only solution.

Palestinians 'should delay polls'

Elections due in January 2010 should be postponed, the Palestinian Authority's electoral commission recommends.

West Bank deportation challenged

Israel's Supreme Court says a Palestinian student whom the army deported to Gaza should be able to challenge the process.

Palestinians mark Arafat's death

Palestinians mark five years since the death of Yasser Arafat, as his successor repeats calls for an end to Israeli settlement building.

Israel allows Eid cows into Gaza

Israel eases its blockade of Gaza to allow in thousands of cattle ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha.

US and Israeli leaders hold talks

President Barack Obama meets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as the US struggles to revive the Middle East peace process.

Ex-Israel minister in peace push

A former Israeli minister unveils a peace plan offering a Palestinian state with temporary borders and talks with Hamas.

Hamas 'tests long-range rocket'

Hamas has test-fired a rocket capable of reaching Tel Aviv from Gaza, Israel's head of military intelligence says.

US view on settlement 'unchanged'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US has not changed its opposition to continued Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

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Clinton is wrong about demography

Yoram Ettinger, YNET On November 15, 2009, former President Clinton stated in Jerusalem: “Two things remain unchanged since 1993 – geography and demographics. Palestinians have more children than Israelis can have or import.” Clinton’s intentions are positive. However, he is mistaken and misleading, while trying to convince Israelis to support a policy (withdrawal to the 1967 lines), [...]

More support for unilateralism

By Ted Belman More and more people are rallying around unilateral action by Israel. Ofer Falk, a research fellow at the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, took issue with the plan put forward by Mofaz and recommended the Israel option. He recommends annexing Ariel, Modi’in Illit and Ma’aleh Adumim first, just as I [...]

Unilateralism is Israel’s only option

By Ted Belman Last August, PM Salam Fayyad released a Plan to “establish Palestine as an independent, democratic, progressive, and modern Arab state, with full sovereignty over its territory in the West Bank and Gaza, on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.” within two years. Israel took little notice of it. [...]

UN boots Eye On The U.N.

I know Anne Bayesfsky and have followed her invaluable work in covering the UN on matters relating to Israel. As it happens she is a Canadian lawyer. We must do all we can to publicize this story and work for her reinstatement. Ted Belman U.N. Watchdog in ‘Kafkaesque’ Limbo After Criticizing World Body “The United Nations detained [...]

Obama’s Dilemma: Is it Really Jihad or Simply a Man-Caused Disaster?

By Matt Hausman The shootings at Fort Hood - by a Jihadist in American military garb shouting “Allahu Akbar” - should have sounded a sobering alarm regarding the insidious threat of Islamist terrorism, but the President’s response to the tragedy failed to acknowledge any connection. In his comments, the President spoke of Nidal Hasan in [...]

Shdema is inextricably bound up with Jerusalem’s expansion.

Women in Green writes [..] We wouldn’t have come to this ludicrous situation, had all Israeli governments, since 1967, firmly declared that: We Jews have returned home, to our G-d given Biblical Homeland. We Jews do not differentiate either between Gilo, Yitzhar, Bet el, Kiryat Arba Hevron, Herzliya, Raanana, Haifa, Ofra, Shdema, Gush Etzion and Tel [...]

Beilin: Netanyahu will freeze contruction for 10 months.

I find this article very interesting. Remember, Beilin has very close ties with Rahm Emanuel. If this comes down as he forecasts, it all smoke and mirrors as Gilo construction will continue, natural growth will continue and the announced 3000 units will continue. Ted Belman Beilin: Temporary settlement freeze may lead to PA’s collapse YNET Former Meretz [...]

Khaled Abu Toameh on Peace Process

There are some important revelations about comments made by Obama a few years ago. Don’t miss them. By David Suissa, Jewish Journal It’s not that I get tired of listening to Jewish speakers. More often than not, they motivate and inspire me. Whether I agree with them or not, there’s a familiarity, a connection. [...]

Netanyahu: “Israel will not accept any restriction on building in Jerusalem”

[Comments in blockquotes are by Ted Belman] Obama: Gilo plan doesn’t make Israel safer HERB KEINON, HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, THE JERUSALEM POST Israel’s latest plan to build some 900 units in the capital’s southeastern Gilo neighborhood complicates efforts to relaunch peace talks and embitters the Palestinians, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday. Obama told Fox News in an interview [...]

Demands for settlement freeze are racist

Barkat Cries ‘Racism’ on U.S. Demand to Stop Building for Jews by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat blasted the reported U.S. demand to block Jewish construction in Jerusalem and said he would never allow a move to block construction for either Arabs or Jews anywhere in the city. “Israeli law does not discriminate between Jews and [...]

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Knesset works to 'convince our friends we're promoting peace'

MKs, EU representatives meet to boost Israeli-European relations.

A-G search panel gives up

Committee found no way out of deadlock between two blocs.

Police: We've solved prostitute's murder

Aziz Davidov positively identified with help of DNA found on murder victim Annette Peretz's body.

'Arab rock-throwing a daily problem'

Residents of east Jerusalem's Ma'aleh Zeitim apartments claim vehicles being stoned near daily.

Kirilik indicted in Oshrenko family homicide

Suspect's wife, 17-year-old daughter, father also charged in connection with murder of family of six.

Haredim, Intel seek kosher solutions for Shabbat

Deal would have seen only non-Jews work at J'lem plant on Shabbat; Rav Elyashiv tends to accept.

High Court prohibits privately run prison

Ruling sets world-wide precedent, determines that court may overrule legislation that diminishes social covenant.

NATO chief comes to study IDF tactics

Despite criticism of Israel in Goldstone report, Di Paola studies methods for use in Afghanistan war.

Beit Jan cab driver found dead in Ma'alot parking lot

Hamze Hamze, who was discovered inside his own taxi with his throat slit, was described by friends as a calm, pleasant man.

Another anti-settlement evacuation sign found in Kfir base

Earlier this week, following similar incident, PM warned insubordination "will lead to our downfall."

Editorials

Shabbes! Shabbes!

Some Haredim perpetuate sense of J'lem as unlivable and ungovernable.

Wrong on water

A progressive moderate levy has been replaced by a regressive drastic price rise with no one objecting.

Crossing the lines

There is one thing both liberals and conservatives in the US agree upon.

A matter of justice

It wasn't Osama bin Laden who came up with the idea of using airliners as ballistic missiles.

How do you say 'chutzpah' in Arabic?

Erekat showed some gall saying he's "fed up with [Israel's] time-wasting."

'Francop?' What 'Francop?'

Ship's seizure marked another missed opportunity. Once the navy got the job done, others forgot to fight.

Samson's pillars

We're witnessing "selective refusal" of IDF orders on Left and Right.

Road warriors

Transportation Minister Katz wants to up legal driving age from 17 to 19 or even 20. Is it feasible?

Isolated incidents...

Muslim-American leaders need to do some soul-searching about the charities they support, the foreign causes they embrace and the clerics they tolerate.

Holding Jews together

From a Zionist perspective, peoplehood demands substance and sacrifice.

Op-ED

A wheelless cart before a lame horse

One should never underestimate the propensity of the Palestinians for shooting themselves in the foot.

Barack Obama's vision impossible

Had he not relied on ideology without foundations he would've discovered his approach was a nonstarter.

The Israeli option should be first

Mofaz has good intentions with his plan, but experience teaches its results will likely be bad.

The academic boycott campaign: Is it over?

A boycott would do nothing to advance dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.

Guess who did not come to the party?

Representatives of 20% of world Jewry - those living outside the US and Israel - did not attend the recent GA summit.

The groundwork for a third intifada is already laid

We're now witnessing how Palestinian leaders are preparing public opinion for such an option.

A Hamas victory in 2010?

Same voices that so accurately described '06 reality can be heard in '09.

The battle for Britain

The next British general election should matter immensely to Israel, especially if the Scottish National Party makes any headway in the run-up.

We Jews cannot have it both ways

We can't expect states to protect us from discrimination while discriminating against each other.

Announcing my candidacy for president of Palestine

If Jews want to live in Hebron, they should be allowed to live in Hebron.

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Emaar has global ambitions for hotel brand

The Address hotels have now opened in five key locations across Dubai.

Iranian men to be hanged for teenage boy rape

Three Iranian men have been sentenced to hang for raping a 17-year-old boy, who reportedly committed suicide after the event.

Israeli activist laments open borders

Israeli Cabinet Minister Eli Yishai has decsribed foreign workers as an "infection," and that Israel is becoming "Africa."

Frustrating day on the greens for Jeev; Westwood in lead

Dubai, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh endured a frustrating day on the greens but managed to hang in there with a par-72 to be two-under 142 for two days at the Dubai World Championship here Friday.

Palin opposes Obama's freeze settlements demands as all Jews need place to live

Jordan wants to quit I'm A Celebrity

London, Nov 20 : Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has threatened to quit reality TV show I'm A Celebrity after she was made to do three Bushtucker trials in a row.

Israel asks world to deny N-right to Iran

13 killed in Afghan suicide bombing

Kabul, Nov 20 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed and 47 wounded Friday in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Farah province, an official said.

Rebel fight spills into three Middle-East countries

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has denied rebel groups in Yemen are being assisted by Tehran.

Iraq dealings still plaguing oilman Wyatt

WASHINGTON — An attorney for Texas oil mogul Oscar Wyatt said Friday that a pending lawsuit accusing Wyatt of indirectly funding Hamas terrorists could have wide-ranging ramifications for the U....

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Six powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear deal

Senior officials from six world powers expressed disappointment on Friday that Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs and urged Tehran to reconsider. ...

Rabin-Clinton deal makes East Jerusalem freeze possible

Under a precedent established by prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, the prime minister is authorized to freeze construction for Jews in East Jerusalem. Following pressure from then U.S. president Bill Clinton, Rabin agreed to halt the expropriation of hundreds of dunams of land meant to expand the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem. ...

Future rabbi shows Jewish boxers have more than a fighting chance

Las Vegas, Nevada - Boxing is a sport for immigrants, for tough young men looking to make a living. Which is why it used to be a sport for American Jews. Before World War II, there were a number of superior Jewish fighters, like Benny Leonard, Barney Ross and Maxie Rosenbloom. But these days, the Jews in boxing tend to be promoters. ...

Abbas prods Brazil to help end Iran support for Hamas

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to convince Iran to put an end to its support for the radical Palestinian movement Hamas. ...

Convicts help rescue neglected Jewish cemeteries in Poland

Nearly a dozen Polish prisons and detention centers have signed up their inmates to an unusual form of labor - rescuing overgrown, long-neglected Jewish cemeteries. ...

Opinion

Leadership needed

The insolent defiance of the hesder yeshiva soldiers who announced that they would not evacuate outposts the government has decided to dismantle, and the audacity of those on the right who blame this behavior on the government for using the IDF in carrying out the decision to evacuate settlements from the Gaza Strip, reflect the breakdown of state authority in Israeli society and the disturbing phenomenon of a government that opts not to govern. ...

Six comments on the situation

1. This isn't based on authoritative information or knowledgeable sources. But my sense is that the silence that has prevailed recently about Gilad Shalit indicates that a prisoner exchange is on the brink of being concluded, and his release is close. Very close. ...

The discovery of no-tomorrow

Recent polls indicating that what bothers Israelis most today is street violence can be interpreted in two complementary ways. One, ostensibly positive, says that the relative quiet on the security front has redirected both our aggressive energies and media coverage to the criminal one, as in most normal countries. The second interpretation doesn't contradict the first, but gives it a painful twist. Other polls, which show increasing support for the right-wing camp, lead one to conclude that the Palestinian problem is not the public's chief worry nowadays simply because it's not being expressed violently right now. The moment the Palestinians revert to using violence, they'll also return to the top of the Israeli agenda. That's what we learn from bitter experience, and it's a lesson that unfortunately they too have not forgotten. ...

An officer and an educator

The celebrities are on their way out, now that the school year has begun, and the army officers are coming instead. They have been invited to the schools "in order to educate Israel's teachers," as Or Kashti reported in Haaretz this week. ...

The nucleus of truth

Israeli bitterness over the Goldstone report has a great deal of justification. Immeasurably greater crimes than those the report claims to have discovered during Operation Cast Lead have been, and are still being, committed by other states and other groups worldwide, yet they attract scarcely any international condemnation. There may also be some truth to the Israeli claim that the measures the Israel Defense Forces took to minimize harm to civilians were unprecedented in the world's military annals. ...

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Hareidis Versus Intel: Round 2 this Saturday?

New posters in Jerusalem's hareidi neighborhoods exhort residents to demonstrate at Intel plant this Saturday. Mayor Barkat supports Intel.

A Quarter of PA Brides are Under the Age of 18

The figure is part of a statistical survey for Friday's International Day of the Child.

A Third Protest Sign: 'Kfir Brigade Doesn't Expel Jews'

A third banner proclaiming that 'Kfir Brigade Doesn't Expel Jews' was discovered late Thursday at an IDF training base.

Swastikas at Gush Katif Evictee Site at Nitzan

Someone spray-painted swastikas and epithets at the Nitzan 'caravilla' site where families evicted from Gush Katif await permanent housing.

Belgium PM to Head EU, Lady Ashton to Replace Solana

The European Union has elected its first full-time president, and a new foreign policy chief. Neither has extensive foreign policy experience.

Austrians Mute Israeli Anthem at Fencing Tourney

Young Israeli fencers swept top medals at 28-nation tournament but had to sing the anthem a capella when Austrian organizers 'lost' the recording.

Israel Fears Israeli Arab Links with Iranian Terrorists

Israel will not accept Shalit by freeing terrorists from Jerusalem. They will ignite Arab Israelis against Israel, says Dr. Kedar of Bar-Ilan.

Mumbai Doctor Smashed Idols and Became a Jew with Holtzbergs

In a powerful echo of the Biblical story of Abraham, a Mumbai doctor smashed his father's idols and later became a Jew in the Nariman Chabad House.

'US Knows Bibi Can Be Squeezed,' says Former Head of PM's Office

Yossi Ben Aharon, ex-director of Prime Minister Shamir's office: Netanyahu needs to learn to say 'no' to US pressure or his government will fall.

Nationalist Spokesman: Barak Bluffing on Hesder

Barak's warnings regarding the hesder yeshivas are 'a gun without bullets,' Likud politician and writer Boaz HaEtzni says.

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