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  • Palestinians carry body of Arafat Jaradat during his funeral in the village of Se'eer, Feb 25, 2013

    PA: Collaborators liquidated prisoner Jaradat



    Prisoners Affair Ministry says Jaradat was moved to a cell with Palestinian collaborators to elicit his confession; he was 'liquidated' two days later.



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Assad hints at retaliation for Israeli 'attack'
In rare interview President says Syria has always reacted to Israeli actions; criticizes UK involvement in Syrian affairs as naive.
PM: I won't accept Bennett-Lapid haredim boycott
Peres gives PM 2 more weeks to form gov't; Lapid rejects any coalition with Shas, UTJ; Bennett: Likud boycotted us first.
Israeli official: Iran exploiting nuke talks
US’s Undersecretary of State Sherman stops in Israel to brief Amidror Friday after participating in last weeks Almaty nuke talks.
'Budget should cut defense by NIS 3 billion'
Van Leer Institute study also recommends slashing tax exemptions for capital investments, raising taxes on natural resources.
ADL forms bloc of organizations for gay marriage
Religious, Zionist groups form coalition in support of marriage equality: ADL seeks to “land on the right side of history.”
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Jewish World
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Hundreds of the old Jewish tombstones are still used as materials for construction projects in Lviv, Ukraine.
Orthodox gay group holds 1st Shabbat event in J'lem
The group, Havruta, aims to provide forum that is more comfortable for members of the gay religious community.
Rabbis reminded of Nazi laws by Dutch legislation
Conference of European Rabbis laments law forcing observant Jews to carry identity documents on Shabbat.
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Hezbollah and the EU
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Why won't the EU follow US, UK, and Turkey's lead and deem Hezbollah a terrorist organization?
A woman wears tefilin as she prays at the Western Wall
Treading on sacred ground
By MELANIE LIDMAN
For the Women of the Wall and those defending adherence to tradition, the fight for the Western Wall didn’t end in 1967
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The best of France’s contemporary movies
The French Film Festival in Israel celebrates 10 years of cinema.
Surreal jazz
French-born singer Cyrille Aimée adds her multi-layered voice to the Hot Jazz series this week.
Dancing against the stream
By definition, the innovative A-genre Festival defies description.
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IDF doctor suspected of raping soldiers
The doctor is a civilian employed by the army, and is the subject of a police investigation over a range of sexual offenses.
Cop wounded, pistol stolen near Umm el-Fahm
Officers stopped car, fought with passengers during night chase; three suspects were found shortly after.
Labor proposes African migrant bill
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“The initiative for a fortified hospital came about following the Second Lebanon War six years ago,” states Professor Rafi Beyar, Director and CEO of Rambam Health Care Campus.
Environment & Technology
Israeli-Palestinian team studies local water
BGU prof. Alon Tal leads group of scholars testing the area's water supply for endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
SPNI appeal Ashdod industrial zone approval
Environmental organizations file appeal to national council protesting approval of an industrial zone in the heart of the Ashdod sand dunes.
Wild animals to cross safely on new ecological road
Project to build ecological corridor at the Sha'ar Hagai interchange will cost government about NIS 2.5 billion.
Health & Science
Genetic device performs DNA diagnosis
Weizmann Institute researchers have succeeded in creating genetic device that operates independently in bacterial cells.
Medical bracelet speaks when you can’t
“Any medical information can be potentially lifesaving when faced with an unconscious patient.”
Ministry to consult with public on e-cigarette ban
Health Ministry requests public feedback on electronic cigarettes before deciding whether to ban them.
Sports
Richter claims Euro air rifle gold
“Richter has begun his road to Rio 2016 by winning the Championships and that is a truly impressive accomplishment.”
Hapoel struggling ahead of Tel Aviv derby
Hapoel enters the derby two games ahead of rock-bottom Ironi Ashkelon, its offense scoring a league low 71.9 points a game.
Still no stopping rampant Maccabi TA
Despite cup disappointment, yellow-and-blue increase lead by blanking Sakhnin with a convincing 3-0 win at Doha.
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Four years after their triumphant debut at the same club, Calexico returns as conquering heroes.
Analysis: Netanyahu has chance for do-over
PM knows he needs to succeed in building a strong, stable government, because US president Barack Obama is coming
Gazans make huge catch of rare Devil Ray
Fishermen catch over 200 of the rare giant ray; the animals are listed as an endangered species by the Internation
Israel gets first Ethiopian-born beauty queen
21-year-old model Yityish Aynaw, a former IDF officer, made aliyah some 10 years ago.
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