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Israel drops five spots in annual world competitiveness ranking - Jerusalem Post Wed, 21 May 2014 20:08:30 GMT

Israel drops five spots in annual world competitiveness ranking
Jerusalem Post
Israel dropped five spots to 24th place out of 60 in the 2014 World Competitiveness Yearbook Ranking released Thursday, continuing a downward trend from 17th in 2010- 11 and 19th in 2012-13. Compiled each year by the IMD business school, the rankings ...

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Liberman: US has no right to tell Israel to investigate deaths of Palestinians - Jerusalem Post Wed, 21 May 2014 13:38:45 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Liberman: US has no right to tell Israel to investigate deaths of Palestinians
Jerusalem Post
The story returned to the headlines Tuesday after the Palestinian branch of the Defense for Children International NGO and B'Tselem – The Israel Information Center video footage that showed the teens as they were shot. In response to a reporter's ...
In Palestine and Israel, there are no 'clashes'Aljazeera.com
Israel admits live fire used to drive Palestinians from landThe National
Feeling the hate at an American festival for IsraelThe Electronic Intifada (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk -RT -Al-Monitor
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Pope Francis to visit Israel, West Bank - USA TODAY Wed, 21 May 2014 18:59:42 GMT

Haaretz

Pope Francis to visit Israel, West Bank
USA TODAY
JERUSALEM — The Jewish friend who will be accompanying Pope Francis on his pilgrimage Saturday to the Holy Land said the pope "values the significance of the state of Israel and the land of Israel for the Jewish people." Rabbi Abraham Skorka, who ...
A wholly insignificant papal visit to the Holy LandHaaretz
Why both Vatican and Israel need pope's trip to succeedBoston Globe
Israel restricts right-wing Jewish activists for Pope's visitReuters
Yahoo News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Israel inks tech pacts with China's Silicon Valley - Jerusalem Post Wed, 21 May 2014 00:45:05 GMT

Israel inks tech pacts with China's Silicon Valley
Jerusalem Post
Israel signed a bilateral industrial R&D cooperation agreement on Tuesday with China's Zhejiang Province, known as the Silicon Valley of China, as 350 delegates from the Asian giant attended MIXiii, the Israel Innovation Conference. It also inked ...

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Could Sarah Silverman be joining Israel's first family? - The Guardian Wed, 21 May 2014 14:54:50 GMT

The Guardian

Could Sarah Silverman be joining Israel's first family?
The Guardian
She is famous for her potty-mouth and her irreverence, but could comedian Sarah Silverman soon be part of Israel's first family? On Monday, Israel set 10 June as the date for its next presidential election, and Silverman's brother-in-law, Yosef ...


Christians in Israel face rise in hate crimes - Aljazeera.com Thu, 22 May 2014 01:26:43 GMT

Christians in Israel face rise in hate crimes
Aljazeera.com
Christians in Israel face an escalation of attacks by religious extremists. Churches have been vandalised and the top official of the Catholic Church in the town where Jesus is believed to have lived has been threatened. Some Church officials blame ...


Stances on Israel roil UCLA campus - Los Angeles Times Tue, 20 May 2014 05:23:38 GMT

The Times of Israel

Stances on Israel roil UCLA campus
Los Angeles Times
A student activist had asked candidates for all undergraduate student council offices to sign a pledge that they would not take trips to that Middle Eastern country under the sponsorship of three pro-Israel lobbying groups. ------------. I am troubled ...
Pro: Does the term 'apartheid' fit Israel? Of course it doesJanesville Gazette
Democracy and divestment — DePaul and UCLA students try to thwart Israel lobbyMondoweiss
U. of Washington students reject divestment billThe Times of Israel
Olean Times Herald -Algemeiner -Jerusalem Post
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Nigeria's neglected Israeli drones can't help find missing girls - Haaretz Wed, 21 May 2014 13:34:35 GMT

Haaretz

Nigeria's neglected Israeli drones can't help find missing girls
Haaretz
Nigeria failed to buy spare parts, says Israeli marketing officer, but poor maintenance seems to be only one reason why the military is unable to subdue Boko Haram militants. By Reuters | May 20, 2014 | 8:41 PM ...
Israel sends experts to help hunt for Nigerian schoolgirlsReuters
Israel sends experts to help hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by IslamistsJerusalem Post
Drones Nigeria bought from Israel grounded, reveals manufacturersDaily Sun
Nigerian Bulletin
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Study: Diaspora Jews say occupation, Orthodoxy threaten Israel - Haaretz Wed, 21 May 2014 15:39:46 GMT

Haaretz

Study: Diaspora Jews say occupation, Orthodoxy threaten Israel
Haaretz
Research by a Jerusalem think-tank shows that many Jews abroad criticize Israel's treatment of Arabs and other minorities, and believe the country's democratic and Jewish identity is at risk. By Judy Maltz | May 21, 2014 | 1:01 PM | 4 ...
'Israel's democracy struggle affects Diaspora identity,' study findsJerusalem Post
Doubts Cloud Israel's Diaspora PushThe Jewish Week
Support Israeli Soldiers, Twitter in Israel, and RAJE DinnerAlgemeiner
JP Updates
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Guilty by association: Israel, Iran and North Korea - Al-Arabiya Wed, 21 May 2014 07:00:15 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Guilty by association: Israel, Iran and North Korea
Al-Arabiya
Not many would expect an Israeli prime minister to make a scathing attack on Iranian nuclear policy during his visit to the Far East. These trips are usually devoted to promoting fast growing economic trade relations and consolidating other areas of ...
US-Israel partnership proposal put on holdJerusalem Post
Menendez Keeps Democrats From Having to Choose Between Supporting Israel ...National Journal
Menendez shelves pro-Israel bill, cites last-minute Iran amendmentJewish Telegraphic Agency
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