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Demonizing Israel Is Bad for the Palestinians
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(Jerusalem Post) Mudar Zahran -The international media, particularly in the West, pay very little attention to the conditions of the Palestinians living in Arab countries, despite the oppression they have been enduring for decades in most Arab countries. The tendency to blame Israel for everything has provided an excuse to purposely ignore and compromise the human rights of Palestinians in ma
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Israel's Arrow Missile Defense
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(Defense Industry Daily) In an age of rogue states, ballistic missile defenses are steadily becoming a widely accepted necessity. The Israeli Arrow is a more advanced weapon than the U.S. Patriot and possesses far more range. Unlike the U.S. THAAD, PAC-3, or SM-3, which all use "hit to kill" technology, Israel's Arrow relies on a directed fragmentation warhead to destroy enemy missiles.
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U.S. Travel Warning Gets It Wrong, Says Israel
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(Reuters) A warning to U.S. citizens that they should know where the nearest bomb shelter is if they travel to the Red Sea resort of Eilat has irked Israel's government, which says the alert should apply to next door Aqaba in Jordan. There is no equivalent warning for Jordan, where one taxi driver was killed and three other people injured last week by a rocket which exploded outside a five-star h
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Time for Abbas to Talk Peace with Israel
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(New York Times) Editorial -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has agreed to direct negotiations on a two-state solution; the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, is stubbornly resisting. It is time for him to talk. The proximity talks - the American envoy, George Mitchell, is shuttling again this week between Jerusalem and Ramallah - don't seem to be getting very far. Mr. Obama is
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14 Israeli Policemen on UN Mission in Haiti
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(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 14 Israeli police officers are about to leave to join a multinational policing force in Haiti under the command of UN forces. The delegation will become the first Israeli contingent to serve on active duty under UN command.
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Britain Faces New Terror Wave
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(Telegraph-UK) Duncan Gardham - Over the next 5 to 10 years, about 800 prisoners - in jail for non-terrorism offenses - are due to be released after having been radicalized in jail, says Prof. Michael Clarke, head of the Royal United Services Institute, in a report published Friday. They will be joined by convicted terrorists serving short sentences who, once freed, are likely to be
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Turkey to U.S.: Flotilla Raid an Issue between "Friends"
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(Zaman - Turkey) - Turkish officials in Washington have reaffirmed Ankara's commitment to maintaining friendly ties with Israel despite ongoing tension in the aftermath of Israel's lethal May 31 raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that left nine activists dead. Washington-based Turkish diplomatic sources have informed reporters concerning the content of talks held by a Foreign Ministry delegation
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White House Denies Turkey Arms Ultimatum
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(Politico) Laura Rozen - The White House denied a report Monday that the U.S. has threatened Turkey with potentially withholding future arms sales because of its tougher stance towards Israel and vote against UN Iran sanctions. Obama "emphatically denied" a Financial Times story saying the president had told Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan that future arms sales would be contingent on softening
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