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News International legal precedent: No private prisons in Israel By Tomer Zarchin, Haaretz Correspondent An anti-social ruling Nehemia Shtrasler Beinisch drops a bombshell Avirama Golan Health Ministry finds severe flaws at Tel Aviv hospital's ICU By Dan Even, Haaretz Correspondent Mendel Kaplan dies at 73 Haaretz Staff Belgian premier named EU president Reuters City attorney to mayor: Evacuate East Jerusalem Jewish home By Akiva Eldar Rabin-Clinton deal makes East Jerusalem freeze possible By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent Extremist Haredim vow to renew Shabbat battle against Intel By Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondent Sources: Progress on Shalit is real, but not all reports accurate By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent Special IDF explosives lab attracts international experts By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent Bargain hunters head to the Civil Administration auction By Chaim Levinson Anonymous tip ends in police compensating slain motorcyclist's parents By Ofra Edelman, Haaretz Correspondent Comment / Is the Israel lobby doing more harm than good? Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent News in Brief  Arts & Leisure Writing Hebrew, living English By Maya Sela Dining Out / Overkill at the hotel restaurant Daniel Rogov Daddy don't work By Limor Gal The composer does it best By Ben Shalev An oud to Nablus By Noam Ben-Zeev In transit to nowhere Esther Zandberg Wine and Spirits / One variety, three wines Daniel Rogov Land of no hop By Sagol 59 Ring of fire By Roni Dori The host with hidden talent By Noya Kohavi When specialized isn't so special By Tamar Rotem End of an era By Noam Dvir Dining Out / Not Irish, but good Daniel Rogov Cover girls By Tsafi Saar Creating with God By Ellie Armon Azoulai Wine and Spirits / Biodynamic wines - logic or New Age nonsense? Daniel Rogov Dining Out / The fall of the Auberge Daniel Rogov A small-scale European drama By Dana Schweppe A shutter onto the world By Yuval Saar Wine and Spirits / The women behind the bubbly Daniel Rogov  Week's End The Netanyahu paradox: All-powerful except in one area By Aluf Benn ANALYSIS / Gaza war brought Israel its quietest year in a decade By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent Pity the prime minister By Yossi Verter What does Israel have against a Palestinian stadium? By Amira Hass Area C By Amira Hass The new golems By Benny Ziffer Catching the sunshine By Yoram Gavison City of magical allure By Avirama Golan Educating Doha By Rutie Zuta 'Everybody is my people' By Natasha Mozgovaya Dordogne idyll By David B. Green Treading toward sanctity By Admiel Kosman Calling all puddle-jumpers! By Shachar Atwan Pen Ultimate / Semantic antics Michael Handelzalts The makings of history / Institutional chaos By Tom Segev Stingy giving By Tom Segev Portion of the Week / Scenes from a marriage By Benjamin Lau  Books The Israel Effect By Ruth Schuster Born into a punch line By Gerald Sorin The art of succinct statements By Zvia Walden Rebel, with pause By Omri Herzog Two men fleeing from tidings By Efrat Esquira Real Jews don't vote Democratic By David B. Green Broken dreams, broken promises By Mark Jay Mirsky Thirteen gates to infinity By Hananel Mack Questions & Answers: A conversation with Michael Wex By David B. Green Letters: November 2009 The fierce urgency of then Jeremy Dauber Arab-Israeli Conflict / The lesser evil Alex Stein Between Iraq and a hard place By Steven Silber What makes a song Jewish? By Michael Handelzalts Military History / Mountain out of a molehill? By Yechiam Weitz Psychoanalysis / The maze of Moses By Yitzhak Laor Fiction / Radio killed the folktale star By Ayman Sikseck Ancient history / The Hittites' thousand gods By Irit Ziffer Film studies / Palestine photo op By Yoav Melamed Jewish thought / Medieval multi-tasker By Yair Sheleg Cooking / Recipes to keep the vampires at bay By Oren Kenner Questions & Answers / A conversation with Reuven Miran Jewish history / Circle tour By Josh Nathan-Kazis To be is to be a wound By Avraham Balaban Israel history / Would the real Harry Truman please stand up? By Rafael Medoff Fiction / The ghostbuster of Anatot By Yael Unterman Jewish Thought / For the love of God By Yizhak Ahren World History / A war of choice? By Eli Shaltiel Hebrew Fiction / 'When was your life split in two?' By Ilana Weiser-Senesh Biography / Settling accounts By Amos Harel Legal studies / Justice, justice did she pursue By Moshe Negbi Literary Essays / Hopeful despite the odds By Gerald Sorin , By Gerald Sorin Fiction / The pearls of Hoffmann By Benjamin Balint Questions & Answers / A conversation with Rebecca Solnit David B. Green Fatherhood 101 Matt Beynon Rees We're here to have fun Dorit Eldar-Avidan Religion / The eyes of the beholder Sarah Ozacky-Lazar Memoir / Never forgive, never forget Anat Feinberg Business / Culturally challenged Yishai Fraenkel Cooking / Not by jahnun alone Oren Kenner Questions & Answers / A conversation with Haggai Carmon David B. Green  Real Estate Should Africa Israel be liquidated? By Nurit Roth and Ido Baum Was your land seized? Too bad By Ranit Nahum-Halevy 'Affordable housing?' Not a word about it in Torah By Arik Mirovsky Be'er Sheva: Hot spot of the Negev By Ziv R. Maor Tel Aviv rents have never been so costly By Arik Mirovsky, TheMarker Pisgat Ze'ev to stretch out after all By Guy Liberman Deal Analysis / NIS 2.7 million for a six-room penthouse yet to go under construction in Kfar Sava Guy Liberman Farmers to get paid for land taken to build Route 6 interchanges By Ranit Nahum-Halevy How the ILA jacked up housing prices By Arik Mirovsky Hard look / The most hated government body in the land By Arik Mirovsky Reforming the ILA. You may be wondering: Deal Analysis / Kiryat Motzkin at a 17% premium By Guy Liberman  Anglo File Israeli soldiers from South Africa feel heat of prosecution drive in old country By Raphael Ahren Does the mercenary law apply to conscripts? By Raphael Ahren American-Israeli company closes in on ALS treatment By Raphael Ahren New right-leaning group aims to spur Anglos to civic action By Raphael Ahren Former teenage addict: 'It's too easy to get alcohol here' By Raphael Ahren Rank and File

Editorial & Op-Ed Leadership needed Haaretz Editorial Six comments on the situation Yoel Marcus The discovery of no-tomorrow Doron Rosenblum An officer and an educator Yossi Sarid The nucleus of truth Elia Leibowitz Not serious - this time Daniel Levy Skin-in-the-game commitments Sarah Kass The demotion of credibility Noam Wiener and Yoav Sivan A crying shame Ruth Lande Wasserman  Features Tracking the state of Israil By Ofra Edelman 'Egyptians should read in Hebrew, to know what the enemy is plotting' Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz Correspondent Hagigat derivatives are not all fun and games Dan Even Life's a party for the Teflon pill dealers By Yuval Goren Who is funding the rabbi who endorses killing gentile babies? Akiva Eldar Staying in school is no easy feat By Orly Vilnai Habima, the next generation By Zipi Shohat Tracking down a future By Anshel Pfeffer Common thread By Zvi Bar'el Jaffa residents ired over lack of Arab street names By Yuval Azoulay The P-word By Amir Oren  Business Private prison franchisee demands huge compensation By Avi Bar-Eli An unprecedented 'no' to private enterprise Ido Baum OECD criticizes treasury, central bank economic policies TheMarker Correspondents and Reuters , By Dafna Maor and Michal Ramati Market Report / TA-100 falls 0.4%, drops back under 1,000 Yael Halak State hitting Hirchson, Zoller where it hurts Meirav Arlosoroff and Nurit Roth Sell recommendations pile up for Israel Chemicals - and sector By Yael Halak Israel water tech thrives in weakened economy Reuters Kids entertained? It's a Hanukkah miracle By Rina Rozenberg Markets in Brief  Friday Magazine Open door policy Sayed Kashua Down and out in London (after Paris) Doron Rosenblum Chamber music Ariel Hirschfeld Twilight Zone / Mourning uprooted olive trees in West Bank villages Gideon Levy Black, White and Brown By Dalia Karpel Far From the Madding Crowd Anat Balint Israel on location Raphael Zagury-Orly Is that you, Pooh? Neri Livneh Curiouser and Curiouser By Ofri Shoval Accelerating with Celery By Haim Cohen & Eli Landau Family Affair / Yosef Lipsky Avner Avrahami & Reli Avrahami Letters to the Editor  Food & Wine Dining Out / Fish without pretenses Daniel Rogov Wine and Spirits / The French collection Daniel Rogov Wine from the Rhine Daniel Rogov Dining Out / Redeeming qualities Daniel Rogov Soul in a bowl / Chicken and gnocchi in beer Doram Gaunt Dining Out / Real Czech food, and no kitsch Daniel Rogov Wine and Spirits / New guys in town Daniel Rogov Soul in a bowl / Mashed potatoes with peanut butter Doram Gaunt Dining Out / A Basque revival Daniel Rogov Wine and Spirits / Italian newcomers Daniel Rogov Wine and Spirits / Local rubies Daniel Rogov  Sports Israel's last, best hope for soccer glory is under 21 Shlomi Barzel On the Couch / Devilish hands could turn us all off Jerrold Kessel Boxing / Ahead of title defense with 'Star of David,' champ rules out fight against Pacquiao Haaretz Sports Staff and Agencies Baseball / Selig: Some clubs lost money this season The Associated Press Football / Underdogs roll over Kings in super-soaked thriller By Uriel Sturm Sports Shorts

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