Migron - Emil Salman - 13022012
Israeli officials: West Bank outpost relocation plan isn't feasible

Alternative settlement will take too long to approve, if it can be approved at all, experts say.

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March of the Million - Moti Milrod - 3.9.2011
Avirama Golan / The brutal reality of post-strike Israel

Strike does well by some subcontracted workers but has also whitewashed the practice of using such workers in the first place.

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Homs - AP - 12.2.2012
Syria rejects Arab League call for UN peacekeepers, resumes assault on Homs

Arab League seeks joint Arab-UN force to observe ceasefire in Syria; UN General Assembly set to discuss situation in Syria on Monday.

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Medical Interns
Israel bars Al-Quds University doctors from practicing in East Jerusalem

Health Ministry says Al-Quds cannot be considered a "foreign university" since it holds offices in Jerusalem.

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Arab woman’s body - The Panet website - 13022012
arts facility in Ashkelon - Manuelle Gautrand architecture - 13022012
Ashkelon mayor: New arts facility to be 'architectural icon'

Center will have two separate wings that will house a dance school and a municipal conservatory and two auditoriums one seating 500 the other 150.

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Algae Kinneret - Gil Eliyahu - 13022012
Israeli scientists find that photos from space allow better monitoring of Kinneret waters

Scientists believe comparing data measured on land with those from space will enable more effective monitoring of algae concentrations and the pollution they cause.

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Middle East

Iran Navy Jan. 3, 2012 (Reuters)

Iran preparing 'suicide boats' in case of Strait of Hormuz conflict, U.S. official says

U.S. Navy commander Mark Fox says Iranian forces could block strategic waterway if uninhibited, stressing the importance of diplomatic efforts to resolve Tehran's standoff with the West.

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Iran blocks access to Facebook, Gmail ahead of Islamic Revolution anniversary

Online reports suggest sites censored in order to suppress any attempt by opposition to renew its protests during the upcoming month-long anniversary celebration to honor the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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Arab League calls on UN Security Council to send peacekeeping force to Syria

Resolution to bring an end to Arab League monitoring mission, calls for Arab states to implement tighter economic sanctions, halt diplomatic cooperation.

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Diplomacy & Defense

Netanyahu and Abbas

Netanyahu: Abbas has turned his back on peace with Israel

PM responds to Palestinian president's speech in which he says that peace talks cannot resume without Israeli settlement freeze; Netanyahu accuses Abbas of effectively embracing Iran through his link to Hamas.

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Iran rebukes Azerbaijan for allegedly aiding Israel's Mossad

Tehran demands that the Azeri government stop the Mossad's anti-Iran operations in its country, following a report in The Times of London.

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Report: Israel's Mossad still using foreign passports in undercover operations

According to The Times, new evidence indicates that foreign nationals in Israel willingly allow the Mossad to use their passports in order to carry out undercover operations abroad.

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National

Prostitute

Israel cabinet approves bill that criminalizes soliciting prostitution

Law would provide for an educational program for first-time offenders, while Second-time offenders could face imprisonment for up to six months.

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Israel panel okays bill calling for tax exemption to 'Zionist' donations

Ministerial Committee on Legislation approves legislation sponsored by Likud's Zeev Elkin, Zion Pinyan that seeks to give %35 break to funds given to institutions that promote 'Zionism and settlement.'

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Israel's general strike called off as State, unions reach deal

Agreement comes as a strike that had paralyzed the country's public sector over the employment conditions of hundreds of thousands of subcontracted workers in Israel entered its fifth day.

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THEMARKER

Haifa port - Albatross Air Photos - 13022012

Private competitor biting into unionized state ports

Israel Shipyards received a permit to operate in 2007, near the Haifa port. Since then, its market share has jumped to 20%, at the expense of the state-operated port.

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Market Report / Trade resumes; investors stay away

Blue-chip Tel Aviv-25 Index gained 0.4% to close at 1,121 points, while the broader Tel Aviv-100 Index gained 0.3% to close at 1,018 points.

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Leumi names Russak-Aminoach next CEO

Russak-Aminoach, 46, had been competing against former banks commissioner Rony Hizkiyahu. The board took five hours to come to its decision.

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Culture

Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and Ariel Sharon - AP

In Israel, Whitney Houston remembered for huge voice and one strange visit

Pop superstar, who was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room at the age of 48, made one, particularly memorable 2003 trip to Holy Land.

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String awakening

At the Netanya Music Conservatory, string instruments are taking the spotlight.

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Passport to success

Model-actor Angel Bonanni wants the Internet to know that he can also sing.

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Sports

Oded Gavish - Abdallah Shamaa - 13022012

Soccer / Premier League / Be'er Sheva ekes out a point from Kiryat Shmona

Guy Levy, the coach of Be'er Sheva, was pretentious enough to have hoped that his team could come away from the cold north with a point. And his players delivered, showing motivation to escape the relegation zone.

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Law and order / Ref indicted for alleged tax evasion

Over a dozen others from soccer and hoops settle to tune of NIS 666,000 over unreported income from abroad.

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Basketball / State Cup / Holon reunites a triumphant triumvirate

Dan Shamir, Pini Gershon and Elad Hasin will try to rework their Maccabi magic against their former employer.

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