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The Likud MKs who, unlike Begin, had actually been elected by Likud voters, all voiced their enthusiastic support for the Regulations Act and urged Netanyahu to promote it.
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Unemployment in Israel rose to 4.9% in September, compared with 4.6% in August.
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Rudolf-August Oetker was the grandson of Dr. August Oetker. He ran the company from 1944 to 1981.
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It is impossible to paint lipstick on either of these pigs, but in the competition between Halloween and Christmas over which of the two holidays is more dangerous Halloween wins out, hands down.
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Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel (Habayit Hayehudi) may end up being the politician who broke the iron hold of the judicial civil service on Israel's democracy.
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Using the great, eye opening Pew study of 2013, Cohen points out that the signs of Jewish life in intermarried Jewish families are fast diminishing.
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"The money that modern forgers and dealers can make on modern forgeries is astronomical, consistently in the five and six figure range. The motivation is strong."
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The new campaign is banking on the fact that all of Israel's past mainstream politicians have supported the settlement enterprise, even if some of them later became its sworn enemies.
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A source inside American Express admitted the company “pulled out because it did not want to be part of his anti-Israel rhetoric.”
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday strongly condemned the "verbal assault of a visibly identifiable Jewish traveler at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, CT."
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My Genizah is a hard-edge, personal commentary on the making of the Jewish archive from the documents of the Genizah.
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Like the bulk of the Democratic party, Biden supports a two-state solution.
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John Podesta served as President Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff from 1998 until the end of Clinton's time in office in January 2001.
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It remains to be seen which way Netanyahu will cleverly evade this crisis, and whether or not he is prepared to either arm wrestle the high court or put down a rightwing rebellion in his own party.
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On Wednesday, the Jewish Federations of North America board of trustees voted to overturn its policy barring its missions from visiting Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
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“For me, respect and reverence for Judaism is personal," Trump told his Israeli-American voters. "My daughter Ivanka and my son-in-law Jared are raising their children in the Jewish faith.”
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In a complex enforcement operation, IAA inspectors seized a papyrus with the earliest reference to Jerusalem in an extra-biblical document, dating back to the time of the Kingdom of Judah.
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This story would be difficult to comprehend by readers who enjoy the benefits of the First, Second and Fourth Amendments.
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Should a child swallow more than one magnet, it can be dangerous, as they start traveling down the digestive tract and may snap two intestinal segments together.
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To be fair, the media, Jewish and otherwise, have yet to catch Abedin in a scandalous anti-Israel statement, the kind that White House staff resignations are made of.
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Jerusalem Gateway, with a $360 million investment, will spread over 52 acres, create 40,000 new jobs, and become Israel's largest transportation hub.
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Bidders are required to agree to place the object on public exhibition, as per a stipulation by the Israel Antiquities Authority, which designated the artifact a "National Treasure" of Israel.
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Liberman said PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was not seeking peace, and said he incited violence rather than work against it.
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It is doubtful either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton would have been approved to run for presidnet in Iran, even if they had agreed to embrace Islam…
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Culture Minister Miri Regev (Likud) issued a directive whereby theatrical institutions that perform in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria will receive a 10% increase in their state budgets.
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The announcement did not specify the mission, which was most likely digging a terror tunnel.
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Slowly but surely, American companies have been encroaching on a field where in the past Israeli products ruled.
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Pyongyang has conducted five nuclear tests in the past decade and launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching US territories in the Pacific like Guam.
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On the Global Competitiveness Index for 2016–2017, Israel is ranked in 24th place, behind Switzerland, Singapore, the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, the UK, and directly behind Ireland in 23rd place.
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On December 5, 2012, clashes broke out outside the Ittihadiya presidential palace between Muslim Brothers and protesters that left 11 Egyptians dead.
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The source noted that, despite their "dissatisfaction" with these requests, the PA leadership will restrain itself and avoid any UNSC move until after the elections.
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The celebration attracted more than a hundred guests, and was an opportunity for Arab dignitaries from nearby Bethlehem and Hebron to mingle with senior IDF and Israel Police officials
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And now we'll all hold our breath until November 9, when a brave new world might just emerge for Israel…
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A third of the evacuees still live in temporary housing, 14% are unemployed and a third still see themselves as Gush Katif residents.
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Fascinating evidence of breaking through Jerusalem’s Third Wall at the end of the Second Temple period was discovered in an excavation where the new Bezalel campus will be built.
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Trump's view on third-trimester abortion conflicts with mainstream Jewish halakha.
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One entry went: "You can hang Jews on trees, shoot them right in the knees. Gas as many as you please," according to the police report.
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Retired Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal said the Indian Army is better than the IDF, because it has had to deal with a better organized enemy and tougher terrain.
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On a related topic, Danon announced on Tuesday a new "political struggle against aid money which is transferred to Hamas in Gaza."
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"Most of the people who write about him don't [know him]. I do. So that gives me an ability to shrug off the things that I read about him that are wrong."
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Mexico’s Jewish ambassador to UNESCO in Paris walked out of the hall on Friday because he couldn't bring himself to obey his government’s instructions.
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For the duration of the next year, the quota for duty-free fresh meat imports will be doubled.
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Back in September, The Guardian reported the Adelsons were planning to donate as much as $25 million, later that figure was reduced to a mere $5 million, and now, apparently, they settled on $10 million.
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The meeting was called by member states Egypt, Venezuela, Malaysia, Senegal and Angola, and was pushed by the PA delegation.
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Once in the Mediterranean, the Kuznetsov will take up position off the coast of Syria for four to five months, possibly using its complement of 20 MIG 29, 12 SU-33, and Kamov helicopters to carry out airstrikes.
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As a sign of a changing relationship between Jews and Blacks, in 1982 the Harvard Black Law Students Association objected to Greenberg's teaching a civil rights course jointly with black lawyer Julius L. Chambers.
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Most of the Arab countries felt the resolution was over the top, but had no choice but to support it, lest they be seen as not favoring the Palestinian Authority which pushed it.
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Speaking on the eve of Sukkot, President Rivlin said, "The festivals of Israel all highlight the inextricable bond between our people and our land, and no forum or body in the world can come and deny the connection between the Jewish people, the Land of Israel and Jerusalem."
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UN secretary general’s special advisor on sport Wilfried Lemke has been lobbying on behalf of Rajoub, and sent FIFA a letter advising that all Jewish life in Judea and Samaria is illegal, which includes Jewish soccer teams.
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Officer Mansour was director of public relations and media at the PA military liaison, the unit that coordinates security with Israel.
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The vast majority of respondents said staying closed or open on Shabbat should be left to them to decide, while 19% preferred that the decision be enforced by the authorities.
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Kerry responded by saying the Administration has not yet made its decision on this matter — which is probably what he would have said if he didn't want an Obama anti-Israel move to hit the news before the election.
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Arad was lost on a mission over Lebanon, captured by the Shiite group Amal and handed over to the Hezbollah.
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Based on the tax collection bonanza, it appears government could go on a mad spending spree, especially on security, and still end up with only a 2% of GNP deficit.
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Neither Republican nor Democratic candidate offered realistic solutions for the escalation of the Syrian civil war, just north of Israel's border.
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Among the many artifacts on display will be breathtaking mosaics, laboratories for the treatment of artifacts, the Dead Sea scrolls, intriguing, 7,000 year-old objects, and an audiovisual presentation projected in the National Treasures center.
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Peres is widely regarded as the founder of Israel's nuclear research.
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Much of his work consisted of de-constructing the prevailing approach viewing Rabbinic Judaism as a single religious movement within which the various Rabbinic texts were produced.
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MK Osama Sa'adi (Joint Arab List) acknowledged the need to reach beyond criticism of police to dealing will the general violence in Arab society, and specifically violence against women.
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Einstein wrote: "I am now very happy because I finally solved to my total satisfaction, after immensely intensive work, my gravitation-electricity problem. This, in a way, concludes my life’s work."
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While the congregation hastily made its way out of the building, Rabbi Liberow and a few of the congregants were able to get the Torah scrolls and prayer books out.
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Justice Minister Tzipi Livni recommended that the next government (which she expected to head) dismantle the division by blocking its state budget. Without a budget, the division was expected to wither and die.
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Habayit Hayehudi is facing an existential dilemma these days, as many of its voters have said they'd rather see their elected representatives leave government than participate in the decision to uproot the Amona residents.
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Arabs who work near the buffer zone on occasion attempt to attack, even fire on the machinery and are repelled with fire.
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The guidelines are intended to prevent the spread of disease, as well as minimize animal suffering.
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In the course of treatment, researchers found that mice which exhibited disoriented behavior became able to locate a submerged island in the middle of an artificial pond.
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According to the suit, the original, Jewish owner sold the painting under duress for $13,200, when he and his wife were in Paris, to pay for their escape to Brazil.
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Alongside the need to restrain the legislator, Shaked sees a dire need to restrain Israel's expansionist Judiciary.
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The White House has been watching helplessly as Putin suspended the treaty with Washington on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium.
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Overall, the debate veered to the Iran deal four times, and Gov. Pence was not able to turn any of them into a knockout, or even a win on points.
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The attempt to interrogate Lauder suggests police are sitting on solid suspicions against the prime minister, since the permission to detain a foreign dignitary of Lauder's stature likely required the consent of AG Avihai Mandelblit.
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The Zaytouna Captain is US Army retired Colonel Ann Wright, who resigned from the US government in 2003, over her objection to the Bush Administration's foreign policy.
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Israelis do not believe peace with the Arabs in the PA or in Gaza is a realistic possibility.
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The High Court continues to take notice of Shaked, and has been noticeably mindful of the need to avoid unnecessary friction with a Justice Minister who is probably the most popular minister in Israel.
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"The court will rule on the severity of his action," says the subheadline on the cover, "but there's no doubt that the single bullet he shot at the terrorist ignited the stormiest debate in Israel's society this year."
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The new group encourages its constituencies "to pursue guidance from its own rabbinic authorities and to continue the spirit of mutual respect and dignity that Jewish practice demands and engenders."
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Police suspect that millions of dollars which had been reported as donations from abroad were, in fact, laundered funds of Israeli Arab citizens.
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The cartoon was published amid news that the Australian LGBTIQ community shut down a meeting of traditional marriage groups planned for the Mecure Sydney Airport Hotel.
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Senator Graham asked, “Why is the Palestinian Authority paying young Palestinians to commit acts of terror against innocent Americans like Taylor Force or Israelis?"
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Congressman Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat whose 10th Congressional District actually includes Ground Zero, was adamant in attacking the president's arguments.
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About 189 thousand babies were born in Israel in 5776, and an estimated 46 thousand passed away.
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Minister Miri Regev said “the uncovering of these finds joins a long list of discoveries that enlighten us about our historic past, a past that is manifested in our country’s soil and in the writings of the Book of Books.”
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President Obama wrote: "There are few people who we share this world with who change the course of human history, not just through their role in human events, but because they expand our moral imagination and force us to expect more of ourselves. My friend Shimon was one of those people.
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Nobel Prize winner Shimon Peres, who took part in establishing Israel's security apparatus and served 48 consecutive years as MK passed away following a stroke.
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"Israeli tourists by now have figured that every place is dangerous, which is why economic considerations overcome security concerns."
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Three months ago, a similar program was held in Moscow, and many more such events are anticipated worldwide in the coming months.
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Barkat told the Pollards, "Since Jonathan is not allowed to go to Jerusalem, the eternal city of the Jewish people will come to him in New York or anywhere else in the world."
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The most devastating point was made by Secretary Clinton when she said the Obama Administration had no choice but to pull out of Iraq.
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This represents the culmination of the two-year long "Case 242" that was conducted by the Investigations and Intelligence Division Lahav 433 of the National Fraud Unit, which involved the investigation of 480 individuals.
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LivinGift's Public Advisory Council is headed by Prof. Meir Heth, Israel's former Banks Commissioner, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Chairman , Bank Leumi Chairman and Chairman of Teva Pharmaceuticals.
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A kind of Jerusalem fever gripped much of the world from about 1000 to 1400. Across three continents, thousands made their way to the Holy City—from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions alike.
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"The rules in the Middle East are sometimes counterintuitive," Bennett said. "To maintain peace here, we must be very strong. As soon a you're too soft in this neighborhood, you catch a blow."
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In today's digital age, such film footage is particularly compelling and stirring, granting us a glimpse into a living memory of a world that was – and is no longer.
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The exhibition uses the golem figure to examine topics like creativity, creation, power, and redemption.
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A Jewish young man with hardly any influence, who was convicted last March of possessing a document that was never disseminated, was given two years in prison.
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Kerry is in the midst of his final attempt to shape the Israel-PA conflict resolution in his image, and he has been going at it with everything he has including the kitchen sink.
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Zamiri and his sons have invented the Wine pomegranate which is seedless, fire-engine red and sweet beyond belief.
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A group named 9/11 Families & Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism released a statement Friday arguing the president's reasoning for the veto is "unconvincing and unsupportable."
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The biggest challenge facing the new data storage system would be the requirement that the Infantry, Armored Forces, IAF, and Navy be able to share it effectively.
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The launch ten days ago looked like a success, except that, about 90 minutes later, the project engineers realized that not all systems were functioning or responsive as the satellite had entered its orbit.
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