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Israeli panel: Palestinian boy reportedly killed by IDF in 2000 was never hit by gunfire (Haaretz)
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Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal (Reuters)
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Opposition: Syrian army, Hezbollah try to retake rebel town near Lebanon border (Reuters)
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EU says worried by Russia's human rights record (Reuters)
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Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping (Reuters)
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France in talks with U.S. and Israel to buy drones, French minister says (Reuters)
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Syrian rebels withdraw from prison in Aleppo after heavy fighting with government troops (AP)
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UN Chief concerned over 'provocative' North Korea short range missile launch (Reuters)
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Iran hangs two alleged spies who sold classified information to Israel, U.S. (DPA)
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Iran hangs two alleged spies who sold classified information to Israeli, U.S. (DPA)
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Afghan parliament suspends debate on women's rights (DPA)
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Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest (Army Radio)
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Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani reformist party led by Imran Khan (Reuters)
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Report: Syria ready to launch missiles on Tel Aviv in case Israel strikes again (Haaretz)
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More than a dozen injured as car plows through parade in Virginia (Reuters)

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Opinions & Analysis

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Can terrorists be deterred?

Preventing the recurrence of rocket attacks on Israel's towns and villages in the coming months requires the cooperation of the Egyptian government.

By Moshe Arens | Nov 19, 2012 | 04:06 AM | 13

Aluf - Facebook

Why Jenny wants to kill me

Jenny Paperman studies at Ben-Gurion University and is a fan of Manchester United. I don't know her and we have never met, but Jenny wants to kill me.

By Aluf Benn | Nov 19, 2012 | 04:06 AM | 16

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To the residents of southern Israel

The pretentious fringes of the left can indulge themselves in the debate over 'either one state or apartheid,' but meanwhile the destruction is being done by the government and the IDF.

By Yitzhak Laor | Nov 19, 2012 | 04:06 AM

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Gaza crisis highlights Netanyahu's failure to reconcile with Turkey

Netanyahu squandered more than two years since the Gaza flotilla debacle, during which time he could have secured a powerful Muslim ally.

By Barak Ravid | Nov 18, 2012 | 06:31 PM | 50

Cast Lead - AP - May 3, 2012

Eleven reasons why this is not Cast Lead

Though the pictures from Gaza and southern Israel look eerily similar, this round of violence between Israel and Hamas differs greatly from that of 2009.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Nov 18, 2012 | 05:08 PM | 10

An IDF soldier watching as an Iron Dome interceptor missile approaches an incoming rocket

Waiting to see how a cease-fire would pan out

Even if a cease-fire is reached, it's unlikely to be imposed immediately. But in the meantime, the fire continues.

By Amos Harel | Nov 18, 2012 | 03:25 PM

Smoke rises after an Israeli forces strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012.

Israelis and Gazans: Don’t buy your leaders’ rhetoric

As the fog of war distort people’s vision and compassion, can both the Israeli and Palestinian public reject the strategy of violence offered by their leaderships?

By Khaled Diab | Nov 18, 2012 | 12:34 PM | 5

Massing troops prepare for battle.

Israel doesn't want to topple Hamas, just rein it in

If the major forces of Sunni Islam in the region act as responsible adults, there is still a chance that Gaza will not see a reprise of Operation Cast Lead, an experience whose scars Gaza Strip residents still bear four years later.

By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff | Nov 18, 2012 | 08:36 AM | 18

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Israel's right to self-defense against Hamas

The media and international community's failure to distinguish between the Israeli military and Hamas terrorists is not only immoral but encourages terrorism and erodes the basic principles of just warfare.

By Alan M. Dershowitz | Nov 18, 2012 | 05:04 AM | 108

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The ongoing failure of Israel's military thinking

When military thinking is paramount, diplomatic possibilities are pushed to the sidelines - such as the assumption that sometimes it is worthwhile working toward bolstering the sovereignty of the rival.

By Yagil Levy | Nov 18, 2012 | 01:37 AM | 12

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Hamas leader Khaled Meshal, right

After latest Israel-Gaza conflict, Hamas has gained major political strength

By Avi Issacharoff | 08:27 AM | 24

Kadima crumbling: Prominent MKs quit, only one-third remain

By Revital Hovel | 03:26 PM | 5

Is Labor chief Yacimovich's fiscal plan too good to be true?

By Sami Peretz | 04:45 AM

Lieberman unveils his list for Likud Beiteinu ticket

By Barak Ravid, Jonathan Lis | 11:19 PM

Lieberman ousts Deputy FM Danny Ayalon from Yisrael Beiteinu list

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz | 07:49 PM

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Diplomacy & Defense

Mohammed al-Dura - AP - 19022012

Israeli panel: Palestinian boy 'killed' by IDF at start of Intifada did not actually die

By Barak Ravid | 06:40 PM

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Peres sends condolences to Turkey following May 11 terror attack

By Barak Ravid | 06:00 PM

The Eitan drone at an air base - Olivier Fitoussi

Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds

By Gili Cohen | 04:32 PM | 4

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