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Fear and loathing in Hatikva - Haaretz
An Eritrean merchant who asked to remain anonymous said he closed his stand early Wednesday evening because of the angry crowd. "They could kill me," he said. "In my country there's a dictator, there's no peace. I can't live there," he added.
Fear and loathing in Hatikva - Haaretz
An Eritrean merchant who asked to remain anonymous said he closed his stand early Wednesday evening because of the angry crowd. "They could kill me," he said. "In my country there's a dictator, there's no peace. I can't live there," he added.
Netanyahu expected to announce date of Israeli elections next week - Haaretz
"Netanyahu's associates are pressing him to push up the elections," the source said. "Whichever way you look at it, the government will not make it to the end of the year," a Likud source said. Another Likud source said "Netanyahu doesn't want to be ...
Head of UN mission in Syria urges halt to violence (AP) - Haaretz
"Netanyahu's associates are pressing him to push up the elections," the source said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Likud primary, January 31, 2012. The Israeli cabinet unanimously approved on Sunday a proposal to erect temporary housing for ...
Netanyahu readies for early Israeli elections, sources say - Haaretz
"Netanyahu's associates are pressing him to push up the elections," the source said. "Whichever way you look at it, the government will not make it to the end of the year," a Likud source said. Another Likud source said "Netanyahu doesn't want to be ...
IRS ramps up audits of taxpayers in Israel - Haaretz
Another accountant, who asked not to be identified, said an "unscrupulous firm in Israel was preparing fraudulent tax returns to boost the refund amount," though he did not name the firm in question. "The IRS got wind of this and has audited all of ...
Soldier dies during training exercise - Haaretz
A knowledgeable medical source who did not want to be identified told Haaretz there was a "brief delay" before the base's medical staff initiated resuscitation efforts. Military officials said medics were on the scene, as they always are for such ...
Petah Tikva parents say city segregates poor pupils from rich ones - Haaretz
"Integration has been an official policy here for 40-odd years," the source said, "but recently the mayor realized that he gets very little support in Em Hamoshavot. He asked residents what they think could be improved, and they said they want their ...
Netanyahu to offer Abbas return to direct Mideast peace talks, sources say - Haaretz
In addition, sources said that the premier's envoy Isaac Molho will also convey the message in a meeting with Abbas, scheduled to take place days after the arrival of the Palestinian delegation to Jerusalem, in which he will receive the Palestinian ...
New satellite images show Assad not reducing 'offensive security operations ... - Haaretz
A US official who asked not to be identified said the images were provided by a commercial satellite. The images were marked with arrows and tank symbols that Ford said indicated the presence of armored vehicles.Ford said the images showed the ...
Rabbi's little helper - Haaretz
Rabbi Yosef Kuperberg, who founded Saving the Generations to help Haredim pay for fertility treatment and later mental health care, refused to respond to Haaretz, but an anonymous source at the foundation presented the rabbi's views on psychiatric ...
IDF to set up first short-range rocket battalion, say army sources - Haaretz
The battalion will first fire rockets with a range of 30 to 40 kilometers and will proceed to long-range rockets in the coming years, military sources said. Artillery troops practicing firing missiles in the desert. The plan is expected to alter the ...
Obama administration seeks coordinated Gulf strategy on Iran and Syria - Haaretz
They expressed a shared commitment to a stable international oil market, senior State Department officials said, outlining the discussions on condition of anonymity. America's top diplomat and the Saudi monarch also discussed coordination among the ...
Top official says Knesset could call emergency meet over High Court's ruling ... - Haaretz
... lay down the infrastructure and move all of Migron's mobile homes to the new spot. Once the residents are resettled, the source said, the government could decide where they could build permanent homes. West Bank Migron settlement , AP.
Tensions mount as more Haredim refuse to sit near women on El Al flights - Haaretz
... me if I was willing to change seats so they can sit men-near-men, women-near-women," recalls an El Al passenger who recently flew from Israel to New York, and who asked not to be identified because of her sensitive position in the tourism industry.
Israeli university's course prerequisite: One year of marriage - Haaretz
"It starts with the assumption that anyone who registers for the course is a datiya [a religiously observant Jewish woman]," said the student, who declined to give her name. "We learn the philosophical aspects of marriage as well as those related to ...
Bank, treasury join forces to safeguard public's savings - Haaretz
By Ora Coren The Bank of Israel and the Finance Ministry have for the first time formed a team for maintaining financial stability in Israel, sources close to the capital market said Monday. According to the sources, the new team will work to reduce ...
Netanyahu's cryptic reference to one US state raises eyebrows at AIPAC - Haaretz
A senior Israeli official traveling with the prime minister, who asked not to be identified, concedes that Netanyahu's language "was a bit ambiguous." The official says the backstory to the reference has to do with a column by Thomas Friedman of the ...
Journalist arrested in connection to New Delhi attack on Israeli diplomat's wife - Haaretz
It would be very difficult to find alternative sources of oil that would be acceptable to Indian refineries," a commerce ministry official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Many of India's aging oil ...
Rabbi Pinto: FBI investigation is part of extortion scheme against me - Haaretz
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is incomplete. Grimm has declined interview requests from The Associated Press, but he released statements calling the allegations "laughable." "These allegations are so profoundly ...
Israel tells US Iran must halt enrichment ahead of nuclear talks, sources say - Haaretz
Foreign Ministry sources said Israel believes that the Iranians have no real intention of negotiating over their nuclear program and are merely trying to buy time. Israel has made it clear to the United States, Britain, France and Germany that if they ...
US has military plan should Iran conflict erupt, says air force chief - Haaretz
A senior US official who is involved in preparing Netanyahu's visit to the United States - and who asked to remain anonymous - said intensive preparations are underway to guarantee the success of the meeting between Netanyahu and Obama and to bridge ...
Netanyahu will ask Obama to threaten Iran strike - Haaretz
A senior US official who is involved in preparing Netanyahu's visit to the United States - and who asked to remain anonymous - said intensive preparations are underway to guarantee the success of the meeting between Netanyahu and Obama and to bridge ...
Netanyahu will urge Obama to publicly back attack on Iran, sources say - Haaretz
A senior US official who is involved in preparing Netanyahu's visit to the United States - and who asked to remain anonymous - said intensive preparations are underway to guarantee the success of the meeting between Netanyahu and Obama and to bridge ...
Palestinian killed in West Bank demonstration after Temple Mount clashes ... - Haaretz
The sources said Talat Ramieh, 25, was killed when hit by a live bullet fired by Israel Defense Forces soldiers at dozens of stone-throwing Palestinians. Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashes at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, February 24, 2012.