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Bedouin children of the Jahalin tribe near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, June 16, 2012.
European Parliament condemns Israel's policy toward Bedouin population

Human rights groups hail resolution as unprecedented; European Parliament calls on Israel to withdraw government-approved plan to regulate Bedouin communities in Negev.

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Kamel Ranaja - Hamas blog - 28.6.2012
Report: Hamas official in Damascus was killed in accident, not assassination

Initial reports blamed Mossad for the death of Kamel Ranaja; anonymous Hamas source says he was not linked to the organization's military wing or to Mahmoud al-Mabhouh who was assassinated in Dubai.

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  • Hamas official mysteriously killed in Damascus, group accuses Israel's Mossad
Bashar Assad and Manaf Tlass in the 1990s.
Report: Top Syrian officer, a close friend of Assad, defects and flees to Turkey

Manaf Tlass, son of former Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass, fled Syria two days ago.

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Quneitra - AP - 2.2012
Israel arrests Golan Heights resident upon return from studies in Syria

Gag order places on the detention of Dr. Eyad Jamil al-Jawhari, who returned with a group of Druze students who had culminated their studies in Syrian universities.

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  • Police arrest fourth suspect in case of espionage against Israel
National service
Arab youths unfazed by likely changes to Israel's draft laws

Netanyahu says he will only support a replacement to the Tal Law if it includes service for Israeli Arab and Haredi men.

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Magen David Adom Ambulance.
Israeli man questioned as toddler loses hand in home accident

Two-year-old loses palm in a meat grinder accident; neighbor admits to burying hand in yard.

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Netanyahu with Avigdor Lieberman in the Knesset.
Netanyahu: New national service law will apply to all - including Arabs, Haredim

The committee tasked with drafting a replacement to the Tal Law are set to recommend that the requirement that members of Israeli minorities carry out national service be implemented gradually.

with Jonathan Lis 0 comments
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  • Yisrael Beitenu, Habayit Hayehudi leave committee tasked with replacing Tal Law
  • Why the ultra-Orthodox enlistment law matters
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R) and MK Talab al-Sana.
Lieberman, Arab MK exchange insults during foreign minister's visit to Bedouin village

Accused by Talab al-Sana of incitement and racism, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's calls Arab MK 'terrorist.'

with Yanir Yagna 5 comments
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  • Why the ultra-Orthodox enlistment law matters
  • Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem against Tal Law replacement
National service
Council of Arab mayors urges Israeli Arabs to do national service with municipalities

Recommendation made in response to Knesset's Plesner Committee, which is seeking ways to integrate Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews into military or civilian service.

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, June 12, 2012.
Report: Syria apologizes over shooting down Turkish fighter jet

Turkish PM Erdogan says the two pilots on the plane are alive and currently in Syria; Syrian vessels currently assisting Turkish vessels in finding the plane.

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David Ben-Gurion
Arab educators in uproar over plan to study Begin and Ben-Gurion

Education Minister announces that the curriculum for the next school year will focus on the leadership of the late prime ministers.

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The prominently-displayed signs read, 'Al-Assad Hiyuwan'.
Group of Tel Aviv Arabs post Anti-Assad signs in Nazareth

But Israeli Arabs remain deeply split over events in Syria.

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Netanyahu during Jerusalem Day - AP - May 20, 2012
Netanyahu: Security felt by Israeli citizens proof of successful cabinet policy

Following state comptroller report on Gaza flotilla raid, Barak says 'accepts' criticisms paper lists, will act to mend issues; opposition leader: Report exposes smug PM.

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A destroyed minaret of a mosque on the outskirts of the town of Idlib.
Bashar Assad's forces launch aerial assault on Syrian opposition strongholds

Syrian opposition president Abdel Basset Sayda responds to Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to assist rebels, saying: 'we are not counting on Israeli assistance and we don’t need it.'

with The Associated Press 5 comments
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Mohammed Sarsur being led into court on June 4, 2012, where he was remanded in connection with the m
Father denies involvement in murder of Kafr Qasem boy

Mohammed Sarsur, denies any involvement in his son's death.

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Border Policemen guarding the Old City of Jerusalem.
Israeli court slams police for probe of fatal shooting of Israeli Arab man

Judge dismisses Israel Police claim that Mohammed Khatib, who was shot by police in 2007 after stealing a security guard's weapon in Jerusalem, acted from nationalistic motivations.

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Nasrallah speaks via TV screen from secret location - AP - May 11, 2012
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah: No fence will protect Israel

Speaking in televised address on anniversary of Israeli pullout from south Lebanon, leader of militant group warns Hezbollah has missiles that can reach any point in Israel.

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  • Nasrallah: Hezbollah able to strike anywhere in Israel
Syria blast - 19.5.2012 - Reuters
Report: Syria rebels kill Assad's Defense Minister, brother-in-law near Damascus

Al-Jazeera cites rebel leaders as saying that Free Syrian Army special forces kill Defense Minister Rajiha and former head of military intelligence Assef Shawkat; Syria TV says alleged casualties officials call in to deny report.

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Migrants from South Sudan in Kafr Manda last week.
Sudanese refugees flocking to Israeli Arab, Druze towns

What started out as a few dozen is now hundreds, says Kafr Manda's imam.

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Staff at Kfar Sava's Meir Medical Center.
Parents claim that Kfar Sava hospital bans teaching staff from speaking in Arabic

Arab teachers and students working in Kfar Sava's Meir Medical Center have been forbidden to speak to each other in Arabic, despite the fact that Arabic is one of Israel's official languages.

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West Bank separation fence
Palestinians clash with IDF in minor Nakba Day protests across West Bank

Despite heightened security, events commemorating the 'disaster' of Israel's formation have been marked by a relative calm; Palestinians clashing with IDF in Qalandia.

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Palestinians celebrate the deal ending the prisoners' hunger strike in Ramallah.
State Prosecutor claims no knowledge of details of prisoner agreement

State Attorney representatives claim to have heard about Monday’s agreement ending the hunger strike only through the media, and have yet to receive any official instructions.

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Palestinian rally May 12, 2012 (AP)
Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike as agreement reached with Israeli officials

Sources within the Palestinian Prisoners Club claim that agreement regulates administrative detainees, solitary confinement policy, and visits from family members residing in Gaza.

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Hunger strike - AP - May 13, 2012
Israel, Palestinian prisoners on verge of deal to end hunger strike

Palestinian Prisoner Association says Israel will present deal that will include references to administrative detention, solitary confinement, and visiting permits for Gazan families.

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Palestinian rally May 12, 2012 (AP)
Palestinian prisoners to continue hunger strike

Reports indicate that progress in negotiations has been made, though hunger strike to continue as a number of issues remain unresolved.

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