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Breaking News
 
  • Vladimir Putin addresses supporters

    Ex-Spain PM: Putin told me 'Israel will take care of Iran'



    Jose Maria Aznar says Russian leader made comments when justifying sale of S300 missiles to Tehran; Aznar also recounts meeting with Khamenei, who allegedly said an open confrontation with Israel, US "inevitable.”




Danino: Crime rate down, but sense of fear high
Police chief tells Knesset c'tee that war on crime represents "a strategic issue no less important than Iranian threat." 
US House mulls measure against Iran containment
As congressmen debate resolution for stricter Iran policy, influential think tank advises against Israeli, US attack on Iran. 
Yishai: Most African infiltrators involved in crime
Interior minister says only small number of Africans in Israel are refugees, rest should be detained, repatriated.
 
NEWS
  • 'Abbas set to swear in new Fayyad-led PA cabinet'
  • Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial
  • Holocaust survivor dies from hit-and-run injuries
  • Palestinians take to streets for Nakba Day
  • EU issues second document blasting Israel
  • 'United States expands ties with Syrian rebels'
  • IDF considering Iron Dome deployment near Eilat
  • Syrian Kurdish dissident: Break Syria into pieces
  • Ron Paul stops campaign, but not out of race yet
  • Adviser to Arafat wanted for embezzlement, fraud
  • Iran, Syria ordered to pay terror victim's family
  • Issawiya vendor pays personal price for riots
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Health & Science
Doctors remove toothbrush from lady's stomach
Woman spends 2 days trying to convince medical staff she swallowed toothbrush; Carmel Medical Center doctor removes it. 
'Watching TV may lead to bad eating habits'
Study examines associations between TV viewing, eating by school children. 
'Teenagers more likely to abuse to pain killers'
Study suggests mid-adolescence is peak risk for extramedical use of pain relievers by young people.
 
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Is the acclaimed sociologist of peace a neo-Nazi?
GAD YAIR
 
Lithuania’s shame
EFRAIM ZUROFF
 
Belgium’s commitment to teaching the Holocaust
JAN DEBOUTTE
 
Egyptian democracy will undermine ‘peace’ with Israel
RAY HANANIA
 
What’s wrong with the European human rights system?
PAULINA NEUDING
 
Why haredim should not be Zionists
MARTIN STERN
 
Nakba and freedom
JPOST EDITORIAL
 
On My Mind: Israel’s Jewish visitors
KENNETH BANDLER
 
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The Mufti's violent legacy
Former Palestinian leader's vision of destroying Israel influences PA's curriculum.
Egyptian clash with security forces
Battling for the future of Egypt
Violence is down since Mubarak's ouster but scuffles between rival groups continue.
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Lifestyle
Wine Talk: The taste and flavor guru
Joshua Wesson, author of ‘Red Wine with Fish,’ is the man who, almost single-handedly, changed our views about wine. 
A different – but dull – perspective
The ‘action’ is too painfully slow and cerebral in ‘The Exchange’ to sustain the viewer’s interest. 
Secrets of taking good pictures: Silence is golden
Photography expert Tom Langford gives his advice on how to turn an average shot into the perfect photograph.
 
Jewish World
Shas, UTJ won't sit on 'Tal Law' committee
Yishai: Those who study Torah aren't subject to negotiations on quotas, basic rights; UTJ MKs not participating either. 
Young haredim want to study, open to army, work
Survey of 400 unmarried haredi students shows 70 percent see themselves continuing religious studies. 
Class shows haredi readiness to tackle sex abuse
Course launched recently to train haredi counselors to work with sexually abused kids shows openness to once taboo issue.
 
National News
TA man charged with raping woman during burglary
Defendant allegedly broke into victim's apartment and assaulted her as she slept. 
Holocaust survivor dies from hit-and-run injuries
Fania Feizelberg was struck three weeks ago while being pushed in wheelchair on Haifa sidewalk; suspect set to stand trial. 
Police believe African migrants raped woman in TA
Patrol officers discover Eritrean, Sudanese nationals sexually assaulting 19 year old in south Tel Aviv parking lot.
 
Environment & Technology
Innovations of all types pave AgriTech halls
Agriculture exhibition showcases hundreds of new technologies ranging from water-converting drones to predatory mites. 
Israeli expo in Holland celebrates past and future
Agricultural exhibition puts positive Dutch-Israeli relations on display. 
Feed the world
The CIPA Plasticulture for a Green Planet Conference looks at agricultural plastics for farming.
 
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Tour and Smile leading Israeli oral and maxillary facial surgeons utilizing state-of-the-art clinics
State cup: Igiebor nets Hap Tel Aviv a State Cup treble
Injury-time goal lifts reds past Maccabi Haifa for their third-straight cup triumph.
#USelections2012: Obama says ‘I do’
Obama comes out in favor of gay marriage, Romney fights bullying charges, Bristol Palin takes swipe at ‘Glee.’
Reporter’s Notebook: My first Nakba Day in Ramallah
I felt a burning desire to witness, and even try to understand, why this day is so important to Palestinians.
Site launched to counter boycotts of Israeli goods
Shop-A-Fada campaign encourages public to counter anti-Israel boycotts by buying merchandise made in Israel.
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