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  • Nehushtan in cockpit of Cobra attack helicopter

    Air Force chief: Discussion on Iran strike is damaging



    Outgoing Israel Air Force chief Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan calls discourse uninformed, unproductive; UN nuclear chief meets with senior Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss inspections.



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Court convicts former ambassador to Belarus
Ze'ev Ben-Aryeh admitted to leaking confidential information on the ongoing criminal investigation of Avigdor Liberman. 
Netanyahu, Mofaz open inaugural c'tee on Tal Law
PM says "time is short" to replace law governing haredi enlistment in IDF; Mofaz: We are creating new national order. 
Minister: Israel taking steps to deport infiltrators
Neeman says hoping to return migrants to home countries, 3rd-party countries; MKs slam gov't, court policy in c'tee meeting.
 
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  • Bomber hits Yemen military practice, kills 63
  • Militant group claims suicide bombing in Syria
  • Bomb found in parking spot of Nahariya mayor
  • Untangling the Web: How Facebook ruined my holiday
  • IAF to counter new surface-to-air missiles
  • Police arrest 3rd suspect for Ramat Yishai rapes
  • Pilot lands light plane in Tiberias for coffee
  • 40,000 haredim attend anti-Internet rally in NY
  • Arava Power to build 8 new solar fields
  • NATO chief says 'no intention' to intervene in Syria
  • 'Hamas, Fatah agree on deadline for unity gov't'
  • Comic actor John Cleese signs on to Israeli film
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Against overwhelming odds, Israel has matured into an economic powerhouse boasting a strong currency, a lower unemployment rate than the US and the EU, and a rich and diverse culture.
Health & Science
'Early North Americans lived with giant beasts'
Study shows humans co-existed with large extinct mammals about 13,000 years ago, including mammoths, giant sloths. 
3 fears may discourage colorectal cancer screening
Seniors indicate that fear of embarrassment, fear of AIDS, fear of pain were main reasons for avoiding screening. 
Prof. to post-doctoral students: Return to Israel
Prof. Ruth Arnon urged outstanding doctoral students in the sciences to return to Israel, give back to country what received.
 
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There is no Zionism without Jerusalem
ILANA BROWN
 
Israel’s challenge to the colonial worldview
JONATHAN YUDELMAN
 
Cellphones, tycoons and the market economy
SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
 
The Region: The scariest sentence
BARRY RUBIN
 
Yes, all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic!
BENJAMIN KERSTEIN
 
Jerusalem Day
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Jerusalem as the eternal capital
ILAN BLOCH
 
My Word: Hunger-striking prisoners’ dilemma
LIAT COLLINS
 
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Mofaz and Netanyahu at cabinet meeting
No, it’s not about Iran
Netanyahu doesn’t need Mofaz to attack Iran because Israelis already trust him on this issue.
Illustrative photo of abuse against women
Britain confronts sex-grooming networks
Recent immigrants' backwards beliefs about women seen as possible cause for pattern of crimes.
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Lifestyle
Alternatively Speaking: All in moderation
Alternative medicine expert Natalie Marx answers your questions: Are there any benefits to eating cheese? 
Holiday In: Light and white
If you are looking for new ideas for Shavuot, try these cheese recipes offered by Tnuva 
The idiot’s guide to wooing Jewish women
I know, just thinking about it is making you nervous, but that’s our natural state.
 
Jewish World
Competition in Jewish world heats up
New Jewish group founded by Russian-born businessman seeks place in Diaspora politics. 
OU’s ‘Torah Tidbits’ turns 20
Event celebrating 20 yrs, 1,000th addition attended by 1000 members of public, as well as Deputy J'lem Mayor Hadari. 
Budget-pinched women’s Talmud program to close
Program was first course to provide stipends to women scholars in order to facilitate long-term study of Talmudic texts.
 
National News
Strikes cost economy over half-million workdays
Twenty-five strikes were held in 2011, with the participation of 290,820 workers, costing the economy 556,748 workdays. 
Tourism focus at special J’lem cabinet meeting
Ministers approve NIS 350m. for projects including Ammunition Hill, Mount of Olives, biblical sites. 
15 arrested in clashes marring Jerusalem Day
50,000 people march to Western Wall to mark liberation of Old City, Temple Mount; Police arrest 5 Arabs, 10 Jews.
 
Environment & Technology
‘Clean the Land Day’ to occur across Israel
Foursome decides to call upon all Israelis, Masa fellows and alumni in particular, “to take to the streets, beaches and parks.” 
Bill against animal cruelty passes 1st reading
Knesset bill would strengthen authorities that patrol animal cruelty, amendmending the current Animal Welfare Law. 
Innovations of all types pave AgriTech halls
Agriculture exhibition showcases hundreds of new technologies ranging from water-converting drones to predatory mites.
 
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Egypt’s election: It’s all up for grabs
Analysis: Just days before presidential balloting is set to begin, a clear front-runner has yet to emerge.
New game turns your iPad into a piano
Award-winning Israeli video game developer JoyTunes releases a new iPad game called Piano Dust Buster.
Celebrating in black and white
The "photographer of the nation in the making" showcases the spirit of Jerusalem Day.
Egypt's would-be 'president of the poor' touts past
Hamdeen Sabahy, a dark horse in Egypt's presidential race, refrains from calling for cancelation of Israel treaty,
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