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Israel mulls legalizing execution of Palestinians: Report

Edit Press TV 21 May 2016

Lieberman’s appointment came after Netanyahu summoned his predecessor Moshe Ya’alon and reproached him over supporting an analogy between Israel’s situation and Nazi Germany. Ya’alon then officially resigned both from the cabinet and the Knesset (parliament), citing “lack of trust” in the premier ... In late March, the premier ordered Ya’alon to stop handing over the bodies to their families....

Israel has turned right and exposed the battle within

Edit The Guardian 21 May 2016

They disagreed on “moral and professional issues”, Moshe Ya’alon said, hinting that their battles were over “manifestations of extremism, violence and racism in Israeli society” – with Bibi on the wrong side. In Ya’alon’s place is set to come a man routinely described as a thug, even if he did once serve as foreign minister ... Make no mistake, Ya’alon is no peacenik ... Ya’alon was appalled. Ya’alon is no peacenik....

Israel is being taken over by extremists, says defence minister

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 21 May 2016

Moshe Ya'alon was speaking at the military headquarters of the Israel Defence Forces in Tel Aviv amid a growing political storm over the country's leadership ... Mr Ya'alon said he had spent his career fighting extremism, violence and racism, but that they were threatening the "sturdiness" of society and trickling into the IDF....

Traces of Nazism in Israel

Edit Arabnews 21 May 2016

Author. . Uri Avnery. Sat, 2016-05-21. ID. . 1463781731307573700. Please don’t write about Ya’ir Golan! a friend begged me, “Anything a leftist like you writes will only harm him!”. So I abstained for some weeks. But I can’t keep quiet any longer. Gen. Ya’ir Golan, the deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, made a speech on Holocaust Memorial Day ... Main category. . Columns ... ....

The Write Stuff: The Waves Burn Bright by Iain Maloney

Edit Scotsman 21 May 2016

Back in a cramped room with a good book and a bunkmate snoring? No, there's fuck all to do offshore when you're only there for a few days, don't know anyone and no one wants to know you ... Take that course down at the beach in Aberdeen, out the back of Pittodrie ... In the galley now, walls heating, floors heating, the platform is ablaze, explosions tilting the world ... You dip your towel in the fish tank again, wrap it round your head....

The scariest man in Israeli politics is now the country’s defense minister

Edit Vox 21 May 2016

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is about to form a governing coalition with the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party — including appointing its head, Avigdor Lieberman, as defense minister ... The current defense minister, Moshe Ya'alon, was expected to be offered another job in the Cabinet ... In fact, it’s roughly back to what it was in 1979, pre-Ronald Reagan."...

Airbus just patented the fastest helicopter in the world

Edit Business Insider 21 May 2016

Airbus is trying to take high-speed helicopters to a whole new level ... During testing, the X3 managed to reach 293 mph, making it the fastest non-tilt-rotor helicopter in the world ... This design also helps the copter reach the performance levels of tilt-rotor aircraft such as the V22 Osprey that can take off and land like a helicopter but transform into a conventional aircraft for horizontal flight ... ....

The best new acts to catch at festivals in 2016

Edit The Guardian 21 May 2016

From riot grrrl punk to laid-back Dublin rap, here are six exciting newcomers to look out for on the smaller stages ... Tilted ... AJ Tracey is a west London fresh face who turned heads when he spat on the same beat as grime legend Kano and gave him a run for his money....

Parallels Between Israel and 1930s Germany

Edit Antiwar 21 May 2016

"Please don’t write about Ya’ir Golan!" a friend begged me, “Anything a leftist like you writes will only harm him!" ... General Ya’ir Golan, the deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, made a speech on Holocaust Memorial Day ... in occupied Hebron, under army rule, a soldier saw a seriously wounded Palestinian lying helplessly on the ground, approached him and killed him with a shot to the head....

a housing trend rooted in agriculture

Edit The Indiana Times 21 May 2016

"How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm?" asks the old song. The answer may be. Build them an agrihood ... ....

Encouraging CC Sabathia takes advantage of absolutely horrific A’s

Edit New York Post 21 May 2016

OAKLAND, Calif. — Place Donald Trump’s moss on top of Hillary Clinton’s mug. That’s how ugly the Athletics looked Friday night ... Crisp broke in on it and couldn’t get back in time to avoid having it going over his head for a two-run double that hiked the score to 5-1 and ended Gray’s evening. Despite going 1-for-8 and 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position in the previous two games, the Yankees had won each tilt ... ....

Clay softball strikes early, tops Perrysburg

Edit Toledo Blade 21 May 2016

The Clay Eagles had their hitting shoes on early in a Division I district softball title tilt tonight against Perrysburg and the quick run production proved to be pivotal ... ....

Early lead stands as Clay ousts Perrysburg

Edit Toledo Blade 21 May 2016

The Clay Eagles had their hitting shoes on early in a Division I district title tilt against Perrysburg, and the quick run production proved to be pivotal ... ....