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Israel's comptroller to blame top ministers, Netanyahu for Carmel fire failures

Observers who monitored the State Comptroller's report on the 2010 disaster say final draft lays 'special' responsibility with interior, finance ministers, 'general' responsibility with Netanyahu, public security minister.

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Netanyahu supertanker - Milner - Feb 2012

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Report: U.S. believes Israel sees Iran nuclear problem 'too narrowly'

A New York Times report says Obama administration see approach of Defense Minister Ehud Barak for stopping the Iranian program as 'too narrow.'

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Israel finance ministry, labor federation nearing deal to end general strike

Representatives of the parties are currently working out final legal wording of agreement, and a press conference is expected to take place later on Thursday.

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black-market banking case - Ilan Assayag - 09022012

Black-market probe plunges Israel's diamond sector into chaos

A number of diamond traders' bank accounts have been frozen causing a chain reaction of bounced checks throughout the sector, said the senior figure in the diamond industry.

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Israeli sperm bank only taking donations from IDF veterans

Israel's 15 sperm banks, two of them privately run, are operating in a regulatory fog that can present ethical problems.

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Israel National Library uploads trove of Newton's theological tracts

Unlike Newton's scientific texts, owned by the University of Cambridge in England, his theological writings made their way to the National Library of Israel.

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A vegetarian cholent so meaty, you won't even miss the bones

In the last of her series on overnight Shabbat stews, Vered Guttman offers a version of cholent based on porcini instead of meat, for a distinctly earthy flavor.

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Middle East

Assad’s forces tighten siege of restive Homs, say Syria activists

Activists report at least 31 killed in Homs a day after Syrian security forces killed over 100 people in heavy shelling.

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Assad takes a page out of Russia's book in his war against rebels

Assad's strategy of bombing cities, indiscriminate massacres, population expulsions and gaining territory mirrors that of his greatest foreign supporter's war against Chechnya.

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Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenges Palestinian unity deal

Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud al-Zahar come out against key clause in Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal in which Abbas would serve as both president and prime minister of future Palestinian government.

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Diplomacy & Defense

Shalit family welcomed by Sarkozy, French Jewish group in Paris

Former IDF soldier Gilad Shalit meets Sarkozy, Carla Bruni at Elysee Palace; Gilad's parents received as guests of honor at annual gala dinner of Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions.

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France's Sarkozy meets with Gilad Shalit in Paris

Family of former IDF soldier, who was held in Hamas captivity for five years, thanks Sarkozy for his 'commitment' to obtaining Shalit's release.

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Iran: U.S., Israel highly vulnerable to retaliatory strikes

Deputy head of Iran's armed forces joint chiefs of staff says that his country rejects that United States' carrot and stick approach.

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National

Damning Carmel fire report sent to top Israeli officials

State Comptroller's final draft expected to recommend removal of Interior Minister Eli Yishai and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz.

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IBA can't hire correspondent without treasury approval

The IBA asks the treasury to let it begin negotiations with Channel 10 television analyst Chico Menashe.

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Police suspect serial robber behind spate of violent central Israel bank holdups

Same criminal may have robbed ten banks and killed a security guard.

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Where the shekel stops / Why isn't Ofer Eini being forced to walk the plank?

Steinitz at least tried to do something about fixing the broken firefighting system. It was the union leader who blocked reform in the name of the right to strike.

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