U.S. ready to offer Israel written guarantees if it restarts peace talks

Netanyahu hopeful his cabinet will approve renewing settlement freeze in exchange for diplomatic and defense enticements from Washington.

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Lieberman instructs UN envoy to file complaint over phosphorous bombs fired from Gaza

Foreign Minister: Rocket fire another reminder to international community that Israel's southern residents are forced to live in constant fear of terror.

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Yair Klein
Israeli who allegedly trained Colombia guerillas released from prison in Russia

Lt.-Col. Yair Klein wanted in Colombia on charges of training the 'death squads' released from jail and is on his way back to Israel.

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Netanyahu
Aluf Benn / Can Netanyahu follow in Ben-Gurion's footsteps?

Netanyahu used the annual memorial for the country's founding father as a chance to paint himself as B-G's successor. But does he know 'how to identify the elusive historic moment of now or never'?

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MESS Report / The internet, Facebook are placing IDF soldiers in the crossfire

An online list of Israeli military personnel who took part in Gaza fighting is putting regular Israeli conscripts under threat of global arrest and harassment.

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Strenger than Fiction / Israel must choose between Enlightenment and Romanticism

Israel's right wing, to an ever growing extent, tends toward the position that Israel should not approve the language of individual human rights accepted today in international politics.

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Diplomacy & Defense

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IDF strikes Gaza after phosphorous bombs launched into Israel

Palestinian militant group claims responsibility for mortar fire in retaliation for Israel's killing of two militants in Gaza on Wednesday.

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U.S. obstructs Palestinian statehood moves in UN agencies

Palestinians claim that even small symbolic steps have been rebuffed.

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Gaza militants fire Grad rocket, barrage of mortar shells at western Negev

Firing comes amid growing violence in Gaza, after Israeli forces assassinated two Army of Islam Gaza militant leaders on two separate occasions in recent weeks; no casualties reported in rocket and mortar fire.

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Lebanon army chief: We must be wary of Israel's military schemes

In address marking Lebanon's 67th anniversary, LAF chief Kahwaji urges troops to exert maximum effort to reassure security and stability in the country.

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National

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Gamla vultures to be released into the wild

Rangers in Gamla National Park in the Golan Heights attempt to revive vulture population, badly damaged by mass poisoning.

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Two planes nearly collide at Ben-Gurion International Airport

Air Berlin plane deviated from its flight path into the runway of an El Al plane about to land, though air traffic controller prevented the possible disaster.

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Health Ministry to probe Israel medical tourism industry following Haaretz exposé

Haaretz reveals medical tourists enjoy medical conditions Israelis can only dream of, including short waiting times, right to choose their own doctor and private rooms.

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International

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Al-Qaida demands France leave Afghanistan in return for hostages

Five French nationals held captive in Niger in retaliation for ban on face veils.

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UN committee slams Iran over human rights record

U.S. welcomes condemnations of Iran for torture, gender violence and executions.

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George Galloway kicks off controversial Canadian speaking tour

Former British parliamentarian was previously prevented from entering the country for meeting with members of Hamas.

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TheMarker

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Finance Ministry website lifts veil of secrecy on state support to non-profits

Transparency is now the norm for all - except the Defense Ministry; new site also includes data on top 5 wage earners at recipient agencies.

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PMO to recommend increasing Haredi draft

Goal is to increase budget for program to draft and train the ultra-Orthodox soldiers and to enlist an additional 3,000 Haredim a year into the IDF.

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Four reasons not to invest in housing now

The question these days is whether to buy now or to wait for the bubble to burst, in the hope of finding property at lower prices.

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Culture

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Israel's Harry Potter fans gear up for the end as 'Deathly Hallows' hits theaters

The adaptation of J.K. Rowling's seventh and final novel comes in two installments, with the second film due out next July.

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Blending by intuition

East truly meets West in the works created by classically trained soprano Claudia Nurit Henig and Turkish music expert Walter Feldman.

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Off the air and onto the net

Podcasts and online broadcasts are spreading, aiming to move listeners off the FM dial and onto their iPhones.

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The slipping bananas

Too green on the outside, too soft on the inside. What's the story with local bananas lately?

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