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News in Brief 2 Palestinians killed in tunnel blast Advertisement Two Palestinians were killed in an explosion in a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border, police and hospital officials said yesterday. Two others are still missing. Officials say the blast occured Friday when a gas canister blew up. Friday's deaths bring to 47 the number of Palestinians killed in tunnels this year. In the wake of growing concern over worker safety, Hamas has made tunnel operators sign a pledge to compensate the families of those killed. (AP) Iranian boy with cancer here for care A 12-year-old Iranian boy with a brain tumor arrived at an Israeli hospital on Friday for emergency treatment. The boy, identified only as Roy, to protect his privacy, was wheeled on a stretcher into the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, after treatment in Iran and Turkey failed. His face was puffy, apparently due to the drugs administered to ease his pain. Israel granted the child and his parents a special permit to enter the country, and they arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday. (AP) Two dead in weekend road accidents Two people were killed and nine injured in four traffic accidents across the country this weekend. Yesterday morning, a 75-year-old pedestrian was killed at the northern entrance to the city of Taibeh while crossing the road. Near Ramot Menashe in the Jezreel Valley, a 28-year-old officer from the center of the country was killed when his motorcycle skidded and collided head on with another motorcycle. Near Neot Mordechai in the Upper Galilee, a woman suffered serious head wounds when her vehicle flipped. (Igal Hai, Eli Ashkenazi and Yuval Azoulay) Armed robot may patrol airport A new robotic vehicle may be integrated into a comprehensive security system at Ben-Gurion International Airport to protect against infiltrators. Haaretz has learned that the Israel Airports Authority is considering leasing the vehicle in order to test its capabilities. The vehicle is fitted with cameras and weapons systems, and would be used in place of the manned patrols that now monitor the airport gate. A year ago, manufacturers from Israel and abroad provided demonstrations of such unmanned vehicles. (Zohar Blumenkrantz) Petition: Ramon got salary while on trial The High Court of Justice will hear a petition filed by the Legal Forum for the Land of Israel against the Knesset Ethics Committee, which decided not to withhold the salary of vice premier Haim Ramon for his absence from Knesset meetings during his 2006-07 sexual harassment trial. The committee responded that the court may not intervene in its decisions, since the committee's legal proceedings deal with behavioral standards Knesset members have set for themselves. Ramon was absent from the meetings between October 2006 and March 2007 while being tried for sexual harassment of a female IDF soldier. He was later convicted. (Tomer Zarchin) Bookmark to del.icio.us   Hair apparent Ultra-Orthodox shop unveils 'Sarah Palin Wig' based on Alaska governor's famous 'do. Protocols of Wall Street 'Report': Jewish execs sent $400 billion to Israel before Lehman Brothers' demise.

Read & React Gideon Levy: Acre Jews warn 'Arabs will kill you with knives' Responses: 126 Conspiracy theory on Jews' role in Lehman Brothers collapse gains popularity Responses: 157 Amos Harel: Gilad Shalit is still in captivity - who is to blame? Responses: 37 Adar Primor: Will Haider's death pave the way to a unified far-right in Austria? Responses: 16 More Headlines 22:52 Driver who sparked Acre riots: I'd sacrifice myself to bring back coexistence 00:33 Labor Party, Kadima expected to sign coalition agreement 20:30 TASE defies grim forecasts, ends day with moderate losses 20:14 Conspiracy theory faults Jews for Lehman Brothers' collapse 20:32 Olmert: Israeli Arabs have long suffered discrimination 00:45 Ultra-Orthodox wig shop unveils 'Sarah Palin Wig' based on Alaska governor's famous locks 01:09 N.Y. synagogues feel holiday pinch as financial crisis wears on congregants 16:23 IN DEPTH / The 24 hours that could have saved Gilad Shalit 13:43 Hamas-Fatah reconciliation tops agenda in Abbas-Assad meeting 17:03 Gideon Levy / Acre Jews warn: Arabs will kill you with knives 18:44 Peres: Israel has learned from history - Iran won't surprise us 15:27 Iranian presidential candidate: Ahmadinejad`s Holocaust comments are `irrelevant` 09:43 ANALYSIS / Will Haider's death pave way to unified far-right in Austria? 21:14 Mideast Muslims: U.S. financial crisis is divine punishment 22:40 How many Israelis will lose their jobs due to financial crisis? Previous Editions Select Day 12 oct 10 oct 09 oct 08 oct 07 oct 06 oct 05 oct 03 oct 02 oct 01 oct 30 sep 29 sep

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