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Arabs, Orthodox Jews sit out Israel protests - The Associated Press Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:10:00 GMT+00:00

The Associated Press

Arabs, Orthodox Jews sit out Israel protests
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews are among the poorest in Israel, but they are almost nowhere to be seen among the hundreds of thousands of people protesting the country's corrosive social inequality. Nearly 60 percent of Israel's ...
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Israel's West Bank dilemma - San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:14:16 GMT+00:00

Israel's West Bank dilemma
San Francisco Chronicle
In 2005, Israel withdrew all of its settlers from Gaza, 9000 people in all. "For all those people, you need alternate jobs, alternate homes, alternate schools," noted Shlomo Avineri, former director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. ...
A very deep history of the settlements: Interview with Gershom Gorenberg+972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories

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Social protest rallies move to periphery - Ynetnews Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:29:29 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Social protest rallies move to periphery
Ynetnews
Israel's social protest has mainly gained attention due to Tel Aviv's tent city situated in the Rothschild Boulevard with weekly rallies being held in the city nearly every Saturday since the movement began. However, this weekend organizers have ...
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Russia urges Israel to reconsider its new settlement plan - Xinhua Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:10:09 GMT+00:00

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Russia urges Israel to reconsider its new settlement plan
Xinhua
12 (Xinhua) -- Russia hopes that Israel will reconsider its plans for building some 1600 houses in east Jerusalem, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Friday. Moscow reiterated that Israel's decision to build the new houses would not ...
In fear of September, Israel may soon evacuate the tent protestHa'aretz
Israelis protest costly housing – but not cost of settlements. Why?Christian Science Monitor
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Questions About a Palestinian State - New York Times Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:25:58 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Questions About a Palestinian State
New York Times
He decided last September to abandon all peace negotiations with Israel. With that move, Mr. Abbas walked away from the United States, after President Obama had played host to the restarting of direct talks, resumed after Mr. Abbas had previously ...
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Likely freeze in Israel's defense budget is a victory for protesters - Ha'aretz Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:00:06 GMT+00:00

The Hindu

Likely freeze in Israel's defense budget is a victory for protesters
Ha'aretz
Leaders of the tent protests could chalk up another victory in addition to the establishment of the Trajtenberg Committee: a freeze of the defense budget. ...
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Israel Show Divides Indian Artists - Wall Street Journal (blog) Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:32:15 GMT+00:00

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Israel Show Divides Indian Artists
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Many Indians are critical of Israel's Palestinian policy. In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, India did not have diplomatic relations with Israel until 1992. But the call to boycott the show in a state-funded museum has met with mixed ...
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Why Turkey should apologize to Israel - Washington Times Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:21:48 GMT+00:00

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Why Turkey should apologize to Israel
Washington Times
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, once considered a friend to Israel, has had the audacity to demand that Israel apologize for last year's incident involving the Gaza-bound ship Mavi Marmara. In fact, the Turkish government owes ...
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United survivors in push for benefits - Ha'aretz Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:15:40 GMT+00:00

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United survivors in push for benefits
Ha'aretz
Noah Flug, an economist who pushed Holocaust survivors in Israel to organize, died yesterday. He was 86. The Polish-born Flug was the chairman of the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in ...
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Wildcats Upend Israel 94-92 in Thriller at EuroJam - Villanova University Official Athletic Site Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:01:20 GMT+00:00

Villanova University Official Athletic Site

Wildcats Upend Israel 94-92 in Thriller at EuroJam
Villanova University Official Athletic Site
Israel used a 14-7 run at the end of the third period to narrow the margin to 73-72. The contest was tight down the stretch when Cheek's traditional 3-point lead with 2:41 left lifted VU back into the lead. Junior Mouphtaou Yarou (22 points, ...
Villanova vs. Israel Game ThreadThe Nova Blog (blog)

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