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Watchdog looks at PM travel financing

Kadima files a police complaint over allegations that Netanyahu took trips abroad that were funded by private businessmen.

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Netanyahu and Medvedev - AP - March 24, 2011
Netanyahu: Israel's reaction to rocket attacks will be measured

PM meets with Medvedev, Putin in Russia; Netanyahu says Obama phoned him and complimented him for his 'relative restraint' in dealing with the cross-border escalation.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara en route to the U.S. yesterday evening.
Kadima to AG: Probe Netanyahu over allegedly corrupt travel funds

The allegations against prime minister, aired by Israeli news Channel 10 on Wednesday, claim the prime minister continued to accept private sponsorship for flights even after his return to politics in 2003.

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Knesset passes two bills slammed as discriminatory by rights groups

One bill allows communities to screen potential new residents, and another bars public funding of entities that 'undermine foundations of the state and contradict its values.'

with Jack Khoury 8 comments
Netanyahu - Reuters
Israel's leaders laud court for tough ruling

Nentayahu: This is a day of sadness and shame, but also a day of deep appreciation and pride for the Israeli justice system.

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Netanyahu - Reuters
Netanyahu: Palestinians are not ready for peace with Israel

The prime minister slammed the opposition for saying that they were close to reaching a peace deal with the Palestinians at one point.

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Leftist protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday, June 5, 2010.
Knesset set to vote on law to determine if a group is 'pro-Israel'

The Knesset will vote on two pieces of allegedly discriminatory legislation Tuesday, one of which would deprive organizations deemed anti-Israel of funding, the other would allow small towns to screen potential residents.

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Kadima MK says bill allowing communities to screen residents isn’t 'racist'

A controversial bill allowing certain small communities to screen potential residents is coming up for second and third readings in the Knesset.

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Kadima MK, former minister dies at 67

The prime minister calls MK Ze'ev Boim 'one of the best Knesset members'.

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Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman
Israel lodges formal complaint with UN over barrage of Gaza mortars

In message to UN, Lieberman warns against supporting a future Palestinian 'terrorist state who's first and foremost goal is the destruction of Israel.'

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Ze'ev Boim - Tomer Apelbaum
MK Ze'ev Boim dies at 67

Ze'ev Boim, formerly an educator, became a member of Knesset in 1996, starting as a member of the Likud party and later joining Kadima; he is survived by his wife and three daughters.

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'Secret' pre-nuptial makes getting a get simpler

Survey shows most Israeli couples are unaware of the existence of a special pre-nuptial agreement that prevents a woman from eventually becoming an 'aguna.'

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Proposal would allow police to search patrons at violent bars

Public Defender's Office, Association for Civil Rights in Israel have both registered their objection to expanding police officers' powers of search.

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IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas in 2006
Israeli activists plan five minutes of silence to mark Shalit's captivity

One minute of silence is for every year the soldier Gilad Shalit has been in captivity.

with Jack Khoury and Amos Harel 6 comments
Jonathan Pollard (AP)
Pollard cancels visit with Israeli minister due to health problems

Kahlon was to have been the first Israeli minister to meet with Pollard in five years, amid Israeli efforts to secure convicted spy's release.

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Warning sign marking landmine fields.
Bill to remove landmine fields in Israel clears final Knesset hurdle

Israel has begun removing landmines along the border with Jordan; funding for the committee dedicated to removing the mines will be financed by the government and donations.

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Israel okays 400 West Bank housing units in response to Itamar murders

Building slated for main settlement blocs and isolated outpost near Bethlehem

with Barak Ravid 17 comments
kamm - Tomer Appelbaum - September 14, 2010
Ministerial committee supports 'Anat Kamm' bill

Bill calls for a legal distinction regarding the intent of those who reveal classified information; Anat Kamm, a former IDF soldier, was accused of handing over secret army documents.

with Haaretz Service 12 comments
Tawfik Toubi
Last member of Israel's first Knesset dies at 89

Tawfik Toubi was a founding member of the Israeli Communist Party and was a Knesset member from 1949-1990.

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Amidror
Ignoring critics, Netanyahu appoints Amidror to national security post

Cabinet to vote on Amidror's appointment after PMO completes conflicts of interest assessment; Group of intellectuals protest Amidror's appointment, claiming he remarked, 'a soldier who refuses to attack should be shot between the eyes.'

with Barak Ravid 2 comments
Ariel cultural center
Knesset passes initial reading of bill to keep public services in West Bank settlements

Bill would render discrimination in providing goods or public services on basis of place of residence illegal; could help fight discrimination against cultural institutions like the performers boycott of Ariel theater.

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MK Hanin Zuabi
Bill would raise minimum marriage age to 18 for girls

The bill, proposed by Balad MK Hanin Zuabi, is opposed by the cabinet but supported by most of the Knesset, including religious MKs.

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Benjamin Ben-Eliezer hospital -  Ilan Assayag
Long-serving Labor mainstay Benjamin Ben-Eliezer on respirator as condition worsens

Hospital's official says Ben-Eliezer's condition stable, adding that the hospital would publish a daily update.

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Carmel fire victims' relatives blame cabinet for deaths

Speaking at a meeting of the State Control Committee, the victims' relatives said their questions have gone unanswered and they have lost confidence in the leadership's ability to prevent the next catastrophe.

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Knesset plenum
Bill to punish anti-Israel boycotters passes first Knesset hurdle

According to proposal, Israelis would face harsh punitive measures for such actions; controversial bill also calls for imposing sanctions on foreign nationals and groups and on states that give boycotts force of law.

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