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Freedom of press in the West Bank
PA continues crackdown on Palestinian journalists in W.Bank
In past week Palestinian Authority security forces interrogated, detained two journalists, despite promises to honor freedom of media; interrogators forced reporter to provide them with email and Facebook passwords.
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Palestinian baby sleeps next to his mother at the Rafah crossing with Egypt in Gaza, May 17, 2013
Enraged by kidnapping, Egypt police keep Gaza border closed
Police: Crossing to remain closed until hostage freed.
A fighter from the Free Syrian Army wears a gas mask in January 2013.
'Syrian rebels claim Assad chemical weapons use'
Report claims weapons used in Damascus and another town.
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Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi
Report: Israel prefers Assad survive Syria conflict
'Times of London' quotes Israeli officer as saying Israel prefers "the devil it knows."
Guarding the coastal gate
Israel Navy’s Arena Command Post female controllers monitor all sea traffic and watch for hostile ships.
Erdogan: Palestinian unity is imperative for peace
Turkish PM to meet with Hamas leaders, Abbas in visit next month to Gaza Strip and West Bank.
Israeli restaurateur goes viral with online meltdown
Unflattering appearance on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares sends Samy Bouzaglo and wife into expletive-laden Facebook fury.
France: West should sanction Iran 'decisively'
French defense minister says increased pressure is justified; calls to defeat Iran's stalling tactics in IAEA talks.
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Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al-Qaida
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Behind the Lines: Erdogan’s Kurdish gambit
KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY (PKK) fighters walk on the way to their new base in northern Iraq on Tuesday
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US: Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad
'Church of Scotland amends disputed Israel paper'
Westerwelle: Nuke Iran is not an option for Germany
Moroccan jailed for Milan synagogue bomb plot
Palestinians, IDF, settlers clash across W. Bank
Israeli official: We underestimated Assad
Angry Egyptian police close crossing with Gaza
Report: Russia sends Assad 'ship killing missile'
Opinion
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Column One: Obama and the ‘official truth’
CAROLINE B. GLICK
 
Into the Fray: Deciphering delegitimization
MARTIN SHERMAN
 
Another Tack: While we keep kvetching
SARAH HONIG
 
My Word: The black hole of BDS
LIAT COLLINS
 
iEngage: Time to end the disgrace at the Wall
YOSSI KLEIN HALEVI
 
Honest broker
SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 
Black-Jewish relations at a crossroads
HAROLD BRACKMAN
 
Culture shocked
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Israel's achilles' heel
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Jewish World
Lisbon to hold first Jewish film festival
Hundreds expected to attend 3-day festival in Portuguese capital set to open on May 22.
The Weekly Schmooze: Douze point for Israel?
Jewish culture news worldwide: Ari Folman at Cannes; "The Goldbergs" hit network TV; Amy Winehouse exhibit.
Hungarian PM’s adviser to visit Jerusalem
Zsigmond Perényi to discuss recent anti-Semitism in his country with Foreign Ministry officials.
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Kinneret watch: 1.135m from upper red line
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A feeble state authority leaves Lebanon vulnerable to the spillover effect of the savage civil war raging in Syria
Mahmoud Abbas (center left), Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani
Stalled Arab Peace Initiative reaffirmed
By DAVID MARKOVSKY
US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the move of the Arab League delegation as “a very big step forward.” In Israel, the
Lifestyle
All the world’s a stage
The Performance 0:2 conference will feature avant-garde lectures, panel discussions, workshops and shows.
Seeing through the haze
The contemporary Beijing Dance Theater makes its Israeli debut in June.
Shalom dreamin’
Jazz pianist Anat Fort is ecstatic about her upcoming performance with her idol Shalom Hanoch.
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Main Article Picture KKL-JNF's New Volunteer Bike Patrol
A KKL-JNF initiative to involve cyclists in protecting and maintaining KKL-JNF forests and sites in the Judean Hills resulted in KKL-JNF's new volunteer bike patrol
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National News
Police offering amnesty for return of illegal guns
Operation follows effort in Northern District in which 2,000 firearms, other weapons were collected from citizens.
Leket: Budget makes it harder to help poor
"NGOs doing food distribution will simply collapse when there is no financial support from the gov't," NGO head says.
Man who killed ex-wife in Bangkok lands in Israel
Eli Cohen lands, leaves over fear of arrest; Ministry of Justice: No basis to try him after he is pardoned by King of Thailand.
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Environment & Technology
Kinneret water to be released into Jordan River
1,000 cubic meters of water per hour will be discharged next month from the Sea of Galilee to replenish river.
Gas presence found in new Karish reservoir
Delek Group reports signs of significant gas presence from the Karish 1 well; Energy Minister Shalom praises announcement.
PUA to revive summer electricity savings program
Last year, approximately 181,000 households participated in the program, receiving up to 20% discounts.
Health & Science
Angelina Jolie's 'wonderful and courageous' decision
Israeli experts weigh in on Angelina Jolie's mastectomy.
Free skin check could save your life from melanoma
Some 300 health fund clinics will offer free checks for moles by dermatologists as part of Skin Cancer Awareness Week.
Forensic Institute identifies human mad cow disease
Genetic illness common among Jews of Libyan descent.
Sports
Fitting farewell showdown for Davidovich and Badier
Maccabi Haifa goalkeeper Nir Davidovich, Hapoel Tel Aviv defender Walid Badier make their final appearances before official retirement.
Mac TA hangs on, completes Hapoel sweep
Mac Haifa also advances unscathed; Netanya stays alive vs Jerusalem; Eilat takes 2-1 lead.
Packed slate with all four series back in action
Mac TA, Mac Haifa, Hap J’lem all look to sweep as Eilat and Rishon locked in tight duel.
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Should Israel be worried of new ‘Marmara’ probe?
Turkish law firm Elmadag files a complaint to the ICC on behalf of the Comoros Islands regarding the 2010 IDF raid
Countering the Global Media Assault on Israel
The government came under heavy flak as failing in the counter-offensive to this “war on Israel,” beset by “declin
Israeli Paralympian eyes 2016 Games in Rio
Pascale Bercovitch says “I love to find my limit and push it, to succeed more than I did yesterday.”
Lives we lost
A look back at the influential and inspiring Jews who have died over the past year, and the legacies they left beh
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