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News in Brief U.S. House leaders don't rule out military action against Iran Advertisement Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives said yesterday that they do not rule out military action against Iran to stop it from acquiring nuclear bombs. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, addressing a press conference at the Knesset during a four-day visit to Israel, stressed the importance of diplomatic and economic tools, however said that a "full array of tactics are on the table" in efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. House majority leader Steny Hoyer backed Pelosi, saying "no options should be taken off the table." (The Associated Press) Peres to be guest of honor at Ariel's anniversary President Shimon Peres will be the guest of honor at next month's 30th anniversary ceremony for the West Bank settlement of Ariel. This will be the first time Peres has taken part in such an event beyond the Green Line. A Peres aide said the president saw Ariel as part of Israel and its residents as Israelis. In 1977, Peres, then defense minister in Yitzhak Rabin's government, signed a document authorizing Ariel's establishment some 20 kilometers east of the Green Line. A few weeks later, Labor lost the elections to the Likud. (Akiva Eldar) IDF panel rejects Palestinian claim to Kiryat Arba plots The Israel Defense Forces' Civil Administration Appeals Committee last weekend rejected an appeal by Palestinians to revoke the declaration of two plots of land near the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba as state lands. The Kiryat Arba municipality is planning to build hundreds of housing units on these plots, which were declared state lands in 1980. The Palestinian residents are claiming that the lands are registered as private in the Turkish land registration and therefore they cannot be declared state land. They also say they bought the lands from people who bought or inherited them from the registered owners at the time. In recent years the settlers have been trying to build outposts on these plots. (Nadav Shragai) Bookmark to del.icio.us   Fear of extinction The state of over 20 species of birds in Israel has worsened considerably. Taking advantage Jerusalem police probe possible gang rape of disabled woman.

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