האיש החזק של מצרים, הגנרל עבד אל-פתאח א-סיסי, מופיע עכשיו גם על פיג'מות של נשים. אבל פולחן האישיות הזה אינו מונע מהמצרים למחות נגד חוק המגביל את זכות ההפגנה
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Saturday, November 30, 2013
א-סיסי על פיג'מות, והמחאה מתעוררת
האיש החזק של מצרים, הגנרל עבד אל-פתאח א-סיסי, מופיע עכשיו גם על פיג'מות של נשים. אבל פולחן האישיות הזה אינו מונע מהמצרים למחות נגד חוק המגביל את זכות ההפגנה
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Police arrest 10 amid violent protests over Prawer plan, 10 police injured
Police arrested ten people on Saturday evening in the southern Beduin village of Hura after demonstrations against the controversial Prawer resettlement plan turned violent.
Protesters hurled stones amid clashes with authorities that left ten police officers injured, Police Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
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Protesters hurled stones amid clashes with authorities that left ten police officers injured, Police Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
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Egypt's draft constitution enshrines army role in politics
Egypt's new constitution, according to a draft text completed on Saturday nearly five months after the army deposed an Islamist president, will bolster the military's hand and ban religious parties.
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The constitution, expected to be put to a referendum in December, is part of an army-planned political transition meant to lead to parliamentary and presidential elections next year.
"In the early hours of the morning the assembly (reached) an overall consensus over the constitution articles," its chairman, former Arab League chief Amr Moussa, told a news conference.
The 50-member constituent assembly later began voting to approve the draft, article by article, and once this process is complete it will submit the document to interim President Adli Mansour, who will set a date for the referendum.
The final draft, seen by Reuters, does away with the Islamist-inspired additions that featured in the constitution approved by a referendum during Morsi's year in office.
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לאישה החזקה בבית הלבן לא קוראים מישל
חברה קרובה, יועצת כול-יכולה, שומרת הסף בעלת המילה האחרונה - וזו שמואשמת במצבו המביך של הנשיא. מי היא ואלרי ג'ארט, שנולדה באיראן והפכה ל"רספוטין" של אובמה?
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Obama's problem, Saudi Arabia's concerns and Israel's new goals - Haaretz
 Haaretz | Obama's problem, Saudi Arabia's concerns and Israel's new goals Haaretz ... aftermath || Obama's problem, Saudi Arabia's concerns and Israel's new goals. The bad news: The struggle over the Iran deal has poisoned Israel's relationship with the U.S. The good news: Tehran will be forced to reduce its involvement in terror ... Will Israel 'come to terms' with Iran deal? Report: Iran FM says country won't talk to Israel 'Israel, US to stage large-scale military drill when Iran nuclear deal expires' |
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Protesters clash with police over Bedouin resettlement plan
Thousands protest in Negev, Haifa and Tayibe as part of 'day of rage' against Praver Bill to resettle Bedouins in Negev. Protesters hurl stones, block roads; met with tear gas, shock grenades by police. Four arrested, one officer lightly hurt
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Beduins stage protests in Negev over Prawer plan
Beduin Israelis throughout the country staged protest demonstrations on Saturday against the controversial Prawer resettlement plan, according to Israel Radio.
There were a reported 1,500 demonstrators gathered at Hura Junction in the Negev, some of whom were seen waving PLO flags. Similar demonstrations are being planned for Haifa as well as a number of European and Arab countries.
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There were a reported 1,500 demonstrators gathered at Hura Junction in the Negev, some of whom were seen waving PLO flags. Similar demonstrations are being planned for Haifa as well as a number of European and Arab countries.
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Iran envoy: Tehran, Ankara have 'close' intel ties
Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Alireza Bikdeli tells reporters that intelligence services are working in "close collaboration".
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Iran envoy to Turkey: Tehran, Ankara have 'close' intel ties
Despite tensions between the leadership in Turkey and Iran over the conflict in Syria, intelligence services in the two countries maintain close cooperation, Turkish daily Hurriyet cited Iran's ambassador to Ankara as saying Friday.
Weeks after Turkey denied reports that it revealed to the Islamic Republic the identities of some ten Iranian nationals spying for the Mossad, Iranian envoy Alireza Bikdeli told reporters in Ankara that Iranian and Turkish intelligence agencies were working in "close collaboration".
On Thursday, a senior Turkish official told London based Ashraq al-Awsat that relations between Tehran and Ankara were continuing to improve.
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Weeks after Turkey denied reports that it revealed to the Islamic Republic the identities of some ten Iranian nationals spying for the Mossad, Iranian envoy Alireza Bikdeli told reporters in Ankara that Iranian and Turkish intelligence agencies were working in "close collaboration".
On Thursday, a senior Turkish official told London based Ashraq al-Awsat that relations between Tehran and Ankara were continuing to improve.
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עשרות הרוגים בהתרסקות מטוס באפריקה
34 נוסעים ואנשי צוות שהיו על סיפון מטוס "מוזמביק אירליינס" נספו כשזה התרסק בשמורת טבע בנמיביה
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אבנים ומחאה נגד התוכנית ליישוב הבדואים
אלפים מפגינים בחיפה, ביישובי המשולש ובצומת חורה שבנגב במסגרת "יום הזעם" נגד התוכנית להסדרת התיישבות הבדואים המוכרת בשמה "תוכנית פראוור". חלקם מניפים דגלי פלסטין
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Iran nuclear deal hits gas pedal for carmakers - Appeal-Democrat
Iran nuclear deal hits gas pedal for carmakers Appeal-Democrat The nuclear deal struck by Iran and world powers will put the rubber to the road for automakers in the Islamic Republic that have been stalled by sanctions. The sanctions relief, due to start in early January, allows French carmakers PSA Peugeot ... |
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Israel's Bedouin eviction plan opposed - Aljazeera.com
 Aljazeera.com | Israel's Bedouin eviction plan opposed Aljazeera.com The main protest was to be held near the Bedouin township of Hura on Saturday afternoon, while other demonstrations were planned in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and in several cities across Europe, North America and the Middle East. Palestinians Unite to Rage Against Prawer Plan |
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Police shoot dead Palestinian in Israeli town
Israeli border policemen fire a tear gas canister at stone-throwing Palestinian protesters during clashes following the funeral of Mahmoud Wajih Awad, at Qalandiya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah November 29, 2013.
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US officials say no longer believe deal to completely dismantle Iran's nuclear program is feasible
US officials told The Wall Street Journal on Saturday that they no longer believe it is feasible or practical to reach a deal with Iran to completely dismantle its nuclear program.
The emerging permanent agreement will ensure the necessary safeguards against the development of nuclear bombs, like an enhanced presence of IAEA nuclear inspectors in the country.
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The emerging permanent agreement will ensure the necessary safeguards against the development of nuclear bombs, like an enhanced presence of IAEA nuclear inspectors in the country.
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Saudi royals say will buy nuclear bombs from Pakistan if Iran obtains nukes
Members of Saudi Arabia's royal family have said in recent weeks that Riyadh would seek to develop or buy nuclear weapons, if more is not done to stop Iran from producing nuclear bombs of its own, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
A Saudi royal told the Journal his government is considering buying nuclear weapons from Pakistan.
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A Saudi royal told the Journal his government is considering buying nuclear weapons from Pakistan.
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"האדם נוצר מהכלאה של חזיר ושימפנזה"
מאחורי האימרה הזו עומד חוקר אמריקני בכיר שטוען כי בני האדם חולקים דימיון רב יותר לחזיר מאשר לקוף. הביקורת לא איחרה לבוא: "זה כמו לזרוק לבמה רקדניות משני מופעי בלט שונים", נכתב בבלוג מדעי
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Iran: Intel ties with Turkey have improved
Iran's ambassador to Ankara claims countries hold close intelligence ties. It is estimated Erdogan will visit Tehran next year, Rohani will come to Ankara in January
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פצוע קשה מפיצוץ גז בת"א: חשש שבית יקרוס
כוחות ההצלה שהגיעו למקום טיפלו בגבר בן 58 הסובל מכוויות. הכבאים פינו את התושבים מהמבנה וכיבו את הלהבות
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Norwegian Jews hope new circumcision rules head off ban - Heritage Florida Jewish News
Norwegian Jews hope new circumcision rules head off ban Heritage Florida Jewish News “Individual states may now make binding legislation based on the resolution—that is, after all, what the Council of Europe was designed for,” said Joel Rubinfeld, co-chairman of the European Jewish Parliament. “This is likeliest to happen in ... |
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US ship 'to destroy Syria chemicals'
The organisation charged with overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons confirms some will be "neutralised" aboard a US Navy ship.
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Leading Egyptian activist turns himself in
CAIRO - Ahmad Maher, a symbol of the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, turned himself in to the authorities on Saturday after an order for his arrest was made for defying a tough new law restricting demonstrations.
The protest law, passed a week ago by the army-backed interim government, has provoked an outcry among rights groups. The army deposed elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, following mass protests against his rule, and the country has seen widespread unrest since.
Maher and around 100 supporters made their way to Abdeen court, chanting: "Down down with military rule. I'll write on the prison wall that army rule is a shame and a betrayal."
Clashes broke out between security forces and activists outside the court after Maher turned himself in to prosecutors. Police fired tear gas and used their batons to disperse the crowd.
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The protest law, passed a week ago by the army-backed interim government, has provoked an outcry among rights groups. The army deposed elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, following mass protests against his rule, and the country has seen widespread unrest since.
Maher and around 100 supporters made their way to Abdeen court, chanting: "Down down with military rule. I'll write on the prison wall that army rule is a shame and a betrayal."
Clashes broke out between security forces and activists outside the court after Maher turned himself in to prosecutors. Police fired tear gas and used their batons to disperse the crowd.
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Pope Francis to also visit Jordan during Middle East trip next year
Pope Francis will visit Jordan during a visit to the Middle East next year, the state news agency Petra reported on Satuday, citing a senior source at the Vatican.
"During his [August] visit to the Vatican, King Abdullah II invited His Holiness to visit Jordan," Vatican foreign affairs official Dominique Mamberti said after a meeting with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.
The Pope is also expected to visit Israel and the West Bank.
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"During his [August] visit to the Vatican, King Abdullah II invited His Holiness to visit Jordan," Vatican foreign affairs official Dominique Mamberti said after a meeting with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.
The Pope is also expected to visit Israel and the West Bank.
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OPCW: US offers to destroy Syria's chemicals at sea
Chemical weapons prohibition organization says Assad's chemical arsenal will be destroyed on US ship by December 31; 35 firms expressed interest in unloading of 800 tons of industrial chemicals
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Turkey, Iran set to boost economic ties following partial sanctions lifting
Turkey and Iran are set to boost their economic ties following the signing of an interim deal between Tehran and world powers that led to the lifting of some sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic, Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Alireza Bikdeli said on Friday, according to Hurriyet Daily News.
“There are many areas between Turkey and Iran in which we can conduct trade. We have to revive those [areas],” Bikdeli said.
An Iranian delegation will arrive in Ankara in the near future to discuss trade issues. Turkish Trade Minister Zafer Caglayan will visit Tehran on January 15-16 to hold talks on the matter.
Bikdeli said the trade of precious metals, particularly gold, between the two countries will restart.
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“There are many areas between Turkey and Iran in which we can conduct trade. We have to revive those [areas],” Bikdeli said.
An Iranian delegation will arrive in Ankara in the near future to discuss trade issues. Turkish Trade Minister Zafer Caglayan will visit Tehran on January 15-16 to hold talks on the matter.
Bikdeli said the trade of precious metals, particularly gold, between the two countries will restart.
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איראן: קשרי המודיעין עם טורקיה השתפרו
"יש לנו יחסים הדוקים עם מנגנוני המודיעין הטורקיים", אמר שגריר איראן באנקרה, כשברקע הדיווח מהחודש שעבר על כך שאנקרה העבירה לטהרן מידע על "מרגלים ישראלים". הערכה: ארדואן עשוי לבקר בטהרן בשנה הבאה ורוחאני עשוי להגיע לאנקרה בינואר
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Four dead, 6 injured in plane crash in southwest Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska - A Cessna 208 with at least 10 people on board crashed in southwest Alaska on Friday evening, killing four people including the pilot and injuring six others, officials said.
The small, single-engine aircraft, heading for St. Mary's from Bethel, two small settlements in a remote area of the US state, was reported missing at about 7 p.m. local time (0400 GMT Saturday), said Megan Peters, a spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers.
The wreckage was located near St. Mary's at about 8:30 p.m. local time. Alaska State Troopers were on the scene and treating the injured, but the extent of the injuries was unclear, Peters said. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
"Our main focus is the people that are alive that need medical attention - the 'why' comes after," Peters said.
An air ambulance service, among other agencies, was assisting Alaska State Troopers. The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
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The small, single-engine aircraft, heading for St. Mary's from Bethel, two small settlements in a remote area of the US state, was reported missing at about 7 p.m. local time (0400 GMT Saturday), said Megan Peters, a spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers.
The wreckage was located near St. Mary's at about 8:30 p.m. local time. Alaska State Troopers were on the scene and treating the injured, but the extent of the injuries was unclear, Peters said. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
"Our main focus is the people that are alive that need medical attention - the 'why' comes after," Peters said.
An air ambulance service, among other agencies, was assisting Alaska State Troopers. The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
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OPCW: US offers to destroy Syria's priority chemicals
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says operations will be carried on on a US vessel at sea using hydrolysis.
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ההתרסקות בגלזגו: ניסיון לחלץ לכודים
לפחות אדם אחד נהרג ו-32 נפצעו כשמסוק משטרתי התרסק הלילה לתוך פאב בסקוטלנד. צוותי ההצלה מנסים לחלץ לכודים, אך מספרם לא ברור. ראש ממשלת סקוטלנד: "יום שחור עבור המדינה ועבור העיר גלזגו"
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הנשק הכימי הסורי יושמד על ספינה בים
הארגון לאי הפצת נשק כימי הודיע כי הארסנל הכימי של אסד יושמד על גבי ספינה אמריקנית בים התיכון עד ה-31 בדצמבר. בנוסף צוין כי 35 חברות הציעו את עזרתן בפירוק 800 טונות של כימיקלים תעשייתים מסוריה
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Zarif: Iran will not enter nuclear negotiations that include Israel - Haaretz
 Haaretz | Zarif: Iran will not enter nuclear negotiations that include Israel Haaretz Iran's foreign minister says his country will not enter nuclear talks with its arch-enemy Israel. A Friday report by official IRNA news agency quotes Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying "We will not attend a meeting in which the occupying regime participates. |
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US applauds Dubai as it lands Middle East's first World Expo - CNN
 Middle East Online | US applauds Dubai as it lands Middle East's first World Expo CNN (CNN) -- The United States on Friday congratulated the United Arab Emirates on landing the 2020 World Expo trade exhibition -- the first time that a Middle Eastern nation will host the event. The UAE on Thursday won its bid to host the six-month event ... Dubai to host first World Expo held in Middle East Dubai wins race to host 2020 World Expo Dubai chosen to host 2020 World Expo trade convention |
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Year after UN vote, Palestinians eye diplomatic action
Pressure mounts on PA leaders to make use of UN observer status as many Palestinians believe peace talks will not yield results. Abbas pledges to 'never give up ounce of Palestinian demands'
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OPCW: US offers to destroy Syria's priority chemicals
AMSTERDAM - The United States has offered to destroy Syria's priority chemicals, the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Saturday.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said the operations will be carried out on a US vessel at sea using hydrolysis, adding a naval vessel was undergoing modifications to support the operations.
The OPCW also said it had received expressions of interest from 35 firms to destroy Syria's chemicals stockpile.
"The United States has offered to contribute a destruction technology, full operational support and financing to neutralize Syria's priority chemicals," the organization said in a statement.
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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said the operations will be carried out on a US vessel at sea using hydrolysis, adding a naval vessel was undergoing modifications to support the operations.
The OPCW also said it had received expressions of interest from 35 firms to destroy Syria's chemicals stockpile.
"The United States has offered to contribute a destruction technology, full operational support and financing to neutralize Syria's priority chemicals," the organization said in a statement.
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Scottish police say at least one dead after helicopter crashes into pub
LONDON - One person has been confirmed dead after a police helicopter crashed into a busy Scottish pub in Glasgow and the death toll is expected to rise, police said on Saturday.
The helicopter crashed into the roof of the Clutha pub in Glasgow at 10:25 on Friday night.
"I can also confirm one fatality. We expect that number to increase over the coming hours," Stephen House, chief constable of Police Scotland told reporters.
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The helicopter crashed into the roof of the Clutha pub in Glasgow at 10:25 on Friday night.
"I can also confirm one fatality. We expect that number to increase over the coming hours," Stephen House, chief constable of Police Scotland told reporters.
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Clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli kill one, wound six
TRIPOLI - One person was shot dead and six people were wounded in clashes on Saturday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli between neighborhoods which support rival sides in Syria's civil war.
Security sources said the dead man was from the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tabbaneh district of Tripoli, whose residents overwhelmingly support the Sunni Muslim rebels battling Syrian President Bashar Assad.
He was killed in an exchange of fire with gunmen in the Alawite neighborhood of Jebel Mohsen, which supports the Alawite Syrian leader.
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Security sources said the dead man was from the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tabbaneh district of Tripoli, whose residents overwhelmingly support the Sunni Muslim rebels battling Syrian President Bashar Assad.
He was killed in an exchange of fire with gunmen in the Alawite neighborhood of Jebel Mohsen, which supports the Alawite Syrian leader.
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Mozambique Airlines plane crashes in Namibia, killing all 34 on board
WINDHOEK - A Mozambique Airlines plane en route to Angola crashed in a game park in northeast Namibia killing all 34 people on board, a Namibian police official said on Saturday.
Namibian Police Force Deputy Commissioner Willy Bampton told Reuters the burned out wreckage of the aircraft, which went missing on Friday, was found in the Bwabwata National Park, near the borders with Angola and Botswana.
"The plane has been completely burnt to ashes and there are no survivors," Bampton said.
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Namibian Police Force Deputy Commissioner Willy Bampton told Reuters the burned out wreckage of the aircraft, which went missing on Friday, was found in the Bwabwata National Park, near the borders with Angola and Botswana.
"The plane has been completely burnt to ashes and there are no survivors," Bampton said.
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Iran success of EU's Ashton keeps Brussels in game
EU's top diplomat gets worldwide tributes for leading world powers to sign historic nuclear deal with Iran, after starting out her role in 2009 with much criticism due to lack of experience, charisma
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מכרה תמונות עירום כדי לקנות קטנוע
מארי, סטודנטית למשפטים מאיטליה, פרסמה בדף הפייסבוק שלה את ההצעה ה'מפתה'. לדבריה, ישנם הרבה קונים והבהירה: "אני לא מציעה שירותי מין"
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Border Police volunteer shoots to death Palestinian who allegedly attacked him with an ax
A Border Police volunteer shot to death a Palestinian man in his 20s in Petah Tikva overnight Saturday after he allegedly tried to hit him with an ax, Israel Radio reported.
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אובמה: בתי תחליט היכן נגור בתום כהונתי
הנשיא האמריקני הצהיר כי יתחשב בלימודיה של בתו הצעירה, שאמורה ללמוד בתיכון בזמן שיסיים את כהונתו, בבחירת מקום המגורים - וושינגטון או שיקגו
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Thousands of Egyptians Protest Anti-Protest Law
On Friday, thousands of Egyptians protested Egypt’s Draconian anti-protest law. Most were Muslim Brothers, but leftists and liberals also rejected the law, which requires protesters to apply to police for permission to…
From Informed Comment
From Informed Comment
Swiss lawmaker excluded from party after saying Israel is "on path of ... - Jerusalem Post
Swiss lawmaker excluded from party after saying Israel is "on path of ... Jerusalem Post Swiss lawmaker Denis Menoud was excluded from the populist Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG) on Friday after commenting that Israel was "on the path of carbonization" following the signing of the interim nuclear deal with Iran, AFP reported. Swiss lawmaker fired after anti-Israel remarks Swiss Lawmaker Expelled Over Anti-Israel Remarks |
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Israel's Kobayashi Maru - Town Hall
 Town Hall | Israel's Kobayashi Maru Town Hall We are now begging Israel to preemptively go to war with Iran and start a conflict that could turn the Middle East from a powder keg into a mushroom cloud. And it's not necessarily because the Iranian nuclear arms deal recently orchestrated by ... |
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Zarif: Iran will not enter nuclear negotiations that include Israel - Haaretz
Haaretz | Zarif: Iran will not enter nuclear negotiations that include Israel Haaretz Iran's foreign minister says his country will not enter nuclear talks with its arch-enemy Israel. A Friday report by official IRNA news agency quotes Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying "We will not attend a meeting in which the occupying regime participates. |
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Petah Tikva: Border Guard forces shoot Palestinian to death
During operation to locate illegal aliens in Petah Tikva area, Border Guard volunteers shoot Palestinian after he attempted to injure policeman
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Climate-Changing US Methane Emissions 5 Times Higher than Estimates (Chamberlain)
Jacob Chamberlain writes at Commondreams.org The amount of the potent greenhouse gas methane the U.S. is emitting may be 50% greater than the amount estimated by government agencies, a group of scientists…
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From Informed Comment
Syrian Refugee Children by the Tragic Numbers
The United Nations High Commission on Refugees has issued a new report on the plight of Syrian refugee children. The numbers are horrifying: Population of Syria: 22 million Number of Syrians made…
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From Informed Comment
Rohani: No dismantling of nuclear facilities
Rohani tells Financial Times he has no intentions to fully concede to demands to disarm nuclear sites. While noting Obama is 'polite, smart', Rohani says US-Iran relations are complicated but could improve
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Friday, November 29, 2013
פתח-תקווה: שוטרי מג"ב ירו למוות בפלסטיני
במהלך פעילות לאיתור שוהים בלתי חוקיים באזור פתח-תקווה, רדפו מתנדבים במג"ב אחר כמה פלסטינים. מחקירה ראשונית עולה כי אחד השב"חים ניסה לפגוע במתנדבים ואז נורה למוות. צוות מד"א קבע את מותו של הפלסטיני
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Turkey and Iraqi Kurds seal 'secret oil deal' - Aljazeera.com
 Aljazeera.com | Turkey and Iraqi Kurds seal 'secret oil deal' Aljazeera.com Agreement to allow pumping of oil and gas through Turkey to world markets likely to anger Baghdad, reports suggest. Last updated: 29 Nov 2013 10:09. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedback. Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani ... Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan sign landmark energy contracts: sources Kurds are now shaping the Middle East |
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Monticello: Kutscher’s Resort Sold To Lifestyle Company
The last of the iconic Catskills resorts has been sold to a company that plans to turn the property into a healthy living resort. Sullivan County economic development officials tell the Times Herald-Record of Middletown that the sale of Kutscher’s Country Club was finalized Wednesday. The buyer, Veria Lifestyle, plans to transform the 1,300-acre property […]
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From Yeshiva World News
Should You Worry, Or Is The US Military At The Ready?
Warnings from defense officials and some experts are mounting and becoming more dire: The nation’s military is being hobbled by budget cuts. “You’d better hope we never have a war again,” the House Armed Services Committee chairman, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., said of the decline in what the military calls its readiness. So should […]
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VIDEO: The tale of Dubai's first skyscraper
How is Dubai's first skyscraper coping with competition from newer, flashier towers? Howard Johnson reports.
From BBC News - Middle East
From BBC News - Middle East
VIDEO: Optimism over easing of Iran sanctions
The easing of sanctions against Iran have brought optimism to the UAE, as Jonathan Frewin reports from Dubai.
From BBC News - Middle East
From BBC News - Middle East
UN marks Palestinian Solidarity day with refugee photo exhibition
As UN announces Year of Solidarity with Palestinian People, UNRWA opens Jerusalem exhibition of photographs of Palestinian refugees. 'Collective memory is a vital element of identity,' UNRWA head says of digital archive which symbolically portrays 1948 images
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Russia's Lukoil ready to resume cooperation with Iran once sanctions lifted
MOSCOW - Lukoil, Russia's No. 2 oil producer, is ready to resume cooperation with Iran when international sanctions are lifted, Chief Executive Vagit Alekperov was quoted as saying on Friday.
"After sanctions are lifted - definitely. We are interested in all regions where hydrocarbon reserves lie," he told Interfax news agency in response to a question about lifting sanctions while in the city of Perm. Alekperov did not refer directly to any specific projects.
Iran and six world powers reached a deal early on Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief. But Iran's crude oil sales must not increase in the next six months.
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"After sanctions are lifted - definitely. We are interested in all regions where hydrocarbon reserves lie," he told Interfax news agency in response to a question about lifting sanctions while in the city of Perm. Alekperov did not refer directly to any specific projects.
Iran and six world powers reached a deal early on Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief. But Iran's crude oil sales must not increase in the next six months.
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Israeli forces fire at Palestinian farmers in southern Gaza
Israeli forces early Friday fired at Palestinian farmers in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses told Ma'an.
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תכנון, מארב, ירי, מרדף, צילום, הקלטה, נפילה. כך קרס "מבצע צבאי" לחיסול פלילי
כלי הנשק נגנב מקצין מבה"ד 1, היורה רק השתחרר מקרבי. גם ההכנה המדוקדקת להתנקשות בבני שלמה - יריבם של שלום דומרני והאחים לביא - לא עזרה לחבורה שנלכדה. לידי ynet הגיע התיעוד וחומרי החקירה מהאירוע שהוליד כנראה את מלחמת הפיצוצים באשקלון: מהסכסוך על מטמנת הזבל למעצר בקבר במירון ועד הווידוי בתא המעצר. מי הזמין את הרצח?
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UN spotlights trauma of Syrian refugee children
70,000 families without fathers, 3,700 children unaccompanied. Boys want to return to fight. 17-year-old: 'There is blood up to people's knees in Syria'
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Iran sees implementation of nuclear deal starting by early January
The implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers is expected to begin in late December or early January, Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear agency said on Friday.
Under the Nov. 24 interim accord, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief.
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Under the Nov. 24 interim accord, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief.
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Berlusconi accused of bribing witnesses in prostitution trial
MILAN - An Italian court accused former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday of bribing witnesses to give false testimony in a trial linked to the case in which he has been charged with paying for sex with a minor.
The accusation, two days after Berlusconi was stripped of his seat in parliament for tax fraud, came in a written judgment from the trial of three associates of the billionaire media tycoon who are charged with procuring prostitutes for parties at his home near Milan.
The court said on Friday the evidence against Berlusconi and the others implicated had been sent to prosecutors who are expected to open a new investigation into the case, court documents showed.
It said there was evidence Berlusconi had paid "money and other benefits" to young women who had taken part in the parties near Milan to give false testimony in the case, one of a number of scandals which overshadowed the end of his last government in 2011.
It said the regular monthly payments of at least 2,500 euros ($3,400) to witnesses in trials in which the 77-year-old Berlusconi was implicated "is not an anomaly but an illegal action. It is evidence of corruption."
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The accusation, two days after Berlusconi was stripped of his seat in parliament for tax fraud, came in a written judgment from the trial of three associates of the billionaire media tycoon who are charged with procuring prostitutes for parties at his home near Milan.
The court said on Friday the evidence against Berlusconi and the others implicated had been sent to prosecutors who are expected to open a new investigation into the case, court documents showed.
It said there was evidence Berlusconi had paid "money and other benefits" to young women who had taken part in the parties near Milan to give false testimony in the case, one of a number of scandals which overshadowed the end of his last government in 2011.
It said the regular monthly payments of at least 2,500 euros ($3,400) to witnesses in trials in which the 77-year-old Berlusconi was implicated "is not an anomaly but an illegal action. It is evidence of corruption."
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מועדון הפורום נסגר ל-21 ימים בגלל דקירה
המשטרה הורתה על סגירת המועדון לאחר שנער נדקר בקטטה שפרצה במקום. נעצרו 3 חשודים. מפקד המחוז: "אסור שמועדון יהפוך לשדה קרב"
From ynet - חדשות
גרמניה: "שוטר רצח את המאהב ואכל אותו"
קצין משטרה הכיר לפי החשד את קורבנו באתר אינטרנט לחובבי מין המשלב מעשים סדיסטיים. נבדקת אפשרות שמדובר במשחק פנטזיות שיצא משליטה
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Not all Iranians want a nuclear deal
For hardliners there have been too many sleights, too many injustices at the hands of America to offer any hope of a rapprochement
From Middle East & North Africa News - FT.com
From Middle East & North Africa News - FT.com
Muslim Sisterhood – meet Egypt's new pro-Morsi avant-garde
As interim Egyptian government managed to suppress pro-Morsi demonstrations, new group of religious, conservative female activists take inspiration from hardcore football fans, form 'ultras' of Muslim Brotherhood supporters
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Five Syrians killed as boat sinks off Turkey's coast
ISTANBUL - Five Syrians died and nine others were rescued after a boat sank off the coast of Turkey while trying to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, the Turkish Coast Guard Command said.
The boat, carrying 14 Syrians believed to be fleeing the civil war in their homeland, sank in the early hours of Friday some five nautical miles (nine km) off the western province of Balikesir.
A two-month-old baby was among the dead, a spokesman for the Coast Guard Command said. None of those being treated in a local hospital were in critical condition.
Some 700,00 Syrians have taken refuge in Turkey from the war and more than 400,000 of them are living outside refugee camps.
Turkey, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria, is a strong critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad and a major supporter of the rebels fighting against him.
The United Nations expects another 2 million Syrians to become refugees in 2014 and 2.25 million more to be displaced within their country.
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The boat, carrying 14 Syrians believed to be fleeing the civil war in their homeland, sank in the early hours of Friday some five nautical miles (nine km) off the western province of Balikesir.
A two-month-old baby was among the dead, a spokesman for the Coast Guard Command said. None of those being treated in a local hospital were in critical condition.
Some 700,00 Syrians have taken refuge in Turkey from the war and more than 400,000 of them are living outside refugee camps.
Turkey, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria, is a strong critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad and a major supporter of the rebels fighting against him.
The United Nations expects another 2 million Syrians to become refugees in 2014 and 2.25 million more to be displaced within their country.
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History Broke Us: One Jewish Family's 20th Century - Daily Beast
History Broke Us: One Jewish Family's 20th Century Daily Beast This is the essence of the writer David Laskin's investigation of his own family tree, a family of Belorussian Kohanim—the Jewish priestly caste—caught in the chasms of the twentieth century and uprooted from their native Volozhin to the antipodes of ... |
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Two men almost decapitated British soldier on London road, court hears
LONDON - Two men who killed a British soldier in broad daylight on a London street in a "cowardly and callous murder" tried to behead their victim after they had deliberately run him over, a court was told on Friday.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, knocked down Lee Rigby, 25, as he crossed a street in Woolwich in southeast London on the afternoon of May 22 before setting upon his unconscious body with a meat cleaver and knives.
"He was repeatedly stabbed and it appears it was Michael Adebolajo made a serious and almost successful attempt to decapitate Lee Rigby with multiple blows to his neck made with the meat cleaver," prosecutor Richard Whittam told London's Old Bailey criminal court at the start of the men's trial.
"They had committed a cowardly and callous murder by deliberately attacking an unarmed man in civilian clothes from behind, using a vehicle as a weapon," Whittam added.
Both men deny the murder which horrified Britain. The trial is expected to last three weeks.
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Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, knocked down Lee Rigby, 25, as he crossed a street in Woolwich in southeast London on the afternoon of May 22 before setting upon his unconscious body with a meat cleaver and knives.
"He was repeatedly stabbed and it appears it was Michael Adebolajo made a serious and almost successful attempt to decapitate Lee Rigby with multiple blows to his neck made with the meat cleaver," prosecutor Richard Whittam told London's Old Bailey criminal court at the start of the men's trial.
"They had committed a cowardly and callous murder by deliberately attacking an unarmed man in civilian clothes from behind, using a vehicle as a weapon," Whittam added.
Both men deny the murder which horrified Britain. The trial is expected to last three weeks.
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In Pictures || Flights of fancy: Bird migration in Israel's Hula Valley - Haaretz (blog)
In Pictures || Flights of fancy: Bird migration in Israel's Hula Valley Haaretz (blog) To enter the expanse known as the Hula Valley, with its vast plains encased by the steep, sloping mountains of Israel's Upper Galilee, is to experience nature's own theater-in-the-round. It is a breathtaking sensory production, a symphony of sight and ... |
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Is Israel really safer thanks to the Arab Spring? - The Times of Israel
 The Times of Israel | Is Israel really safer thanks to the Arab Spring? The Times of Israel Israel, opines the article, may be justified in feeling more confident amid a supportive Egyptian regime and reduced offensive threats emanating from conventional Arab armies. But Arab failures could be a good opportunity for some serious soul-searching. |
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"אתה חייב להיות ראשון" - החל שישי השחור
על רקע מצב כלכלי לא פשוט, החלו אזרחי ארצות הברית לחגוג את החג החשוב מכולם עבורם – חג הקניות. המנהגים כוללים תורים ארוכים, שינה באוהל מול החנויות ונטישה זמנית של בני המשפחה לטובת מבצע משתלם. צפו בחגיגות
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Syria's refugee children: Alone, 'in crisis'
More than 1 million Syrian children are refugees, authorities say in a report released on Friday.
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From CNN.com - Middle East
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