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New Delhi attack - AP - 14022012

Sources: Israel not expected to respond harshly to India, Georgia attacks

'Iran is behind these attacks; it is the largest exporter of terrorism in the world,' Netanyahu says in a meeting of his Likud Knesset faction.

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Israeli judge: Fugitive can't be deported unless U.S. prison provides kosher food

Jerusalem judge apparently did not try to ascertain whether Lawrence Seth Wayne, who had been sentenced by a Florida court to 19 years in prison for a 1998 hit-and-run, is actually religious.

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Buyer beware: Rabbi complains to police about sale of Western Wall stones on eBay

Stones are being offered for $4.99 each, or $9.95 if shipped outside the United States.

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Israeli government denies agreeing settlers can stay in West Bank outpost

Supreme Court orders government to evacuate Migron outpost by March 31, saying it was built on privately owned Palestinian land.

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Newsweek: Israel keeping U.S. in the dark on Iran attack

According to article, Israel stops sharing plans regarding Iran in response to Obama's May 2011 speech calling Israel to negotiate peace with Palestinians based on 1967 lines.

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Palestinian prisoners launch hunger strike in solidarity with detainee after appeal rejected

Solidarity demonstrations also take place in the West Bank; at one of them, at Ofer prison, demonstrators clashed with Israel Defense Forces soldiers.

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IDF may have to cut training due to budget shortfall

2,000 jobs in factories in outlying towns where Merkava tank components are made, according to manufacturers, may be lost due to budget cuts.

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Family says condition of Israeli injured in Delhi blast improving

Tal Yehoshua Koren, who works in the Israeli Embassy in the city, was wounded after a man on a motorcycle attached a bomb to the back of the car she was sitting in, eyewitness says.

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Interior Min. approves plan for City of David visitors center

The Elad organization, which operates the park in Jerusalem, is promoting the plan for the center, which will enable visitors to view recently discovered archaeological findings.

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PM: Civil terror has turned Arab towns into the 'Wild West'

More than 1,100 shooting incidents were reported last year in Arab towns, where illegal arms are commonplace.

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Holyland trialto begin on July 1

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert among dozens being charged in most serious graft case in Israel's history.

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Witness for the prosecution: Lawmakers slam new comptroller who won't hear public complaints

Proposal calls for the new office to be headed by a prominent legal figure who would be subordinate to the attorney general.

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Camera shy: Israel Museum accused of living in the past by Wikipedia's archaeology editor

The Israel Museum objects to giving Wikipedia unfettered access to the ivories, even though by law the artifacts actually belong to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Ariel center moves a step closer to becoming university

Hundreds of academics, including four Israel Prize laureates, petition education minister to nix process.

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Likud activist and PM's former aide vying for broadcasting authority roles

Second Authority for Television and Radio's council supervises the commercial television channels - Channel 2 and Channel 10 - and the regional radio stations.

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Israeli company launches TV channel for canines

Channel features images of happy dogs, people playing soccer and relaxing piano music 24 hours a day.

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T.A. suing ex-soccer star Itzik Zohar for NIS 200,000 for unpaid parking fines

Alleged parking violations, described by the city as 'grave,' consist mainly of double parking as well as parking on sidewalks, in bus stops, in places marked 'no stopping' and in intersections.

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Opinion

Israel's welcome step against slavery

New bill assigning criminal responsibility to the clients of prostitutes is another important stage in this welcome process of change.

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A source of hypocrisy

Anyone who still claims that the summer protests didn't achieve anything is wrong, big-time.

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Hitler's little mustache

Stalinism, with all its terrible crimes, did not develop a racial theory and did not engage in the systematic slaughter of peoples. The balancing is a sin against history, which will not forgive cheapeners and distorters of the Holocaust.

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Hezbollah chief's reply to Haaretz

No wonder Nasrallah feels a little shaky and is trying to shore up his public image by insisting he's an independent factor in the Middle East equation.

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The number's up for monotheism

Not only has the time come to separate between this monotheism and the state - both the Jewish and Arab state - the time has also come to separate it from the national discourse.

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Business

Train station - February 2012

Railway union calls sudden strike

Company immediately petitions Tel Aviv Labor Court for temporary injunction against strike; union says there are six open labor disputes on issues concerning wages, outsourcing.

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IMF: If Arabs and Haredim worked, GDP would grow by 15%

Only 20% of Arab women work, and in the ultra-Orthodox community, only 40% of men work. Both groups typically earn less than others in the same jobs.

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Market Report / Tel Aviv investors shrug at overseas anti-Israel terror attacks

Israeli investors not swayed by movement on European markets either, which rose yesterday on news that the Greek parliament had approved a second austerity plan.

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Television expose reveals: Some 'mineral' water bottles contain well water

Show's anchors set out to investigate the mineral water industry in Israel and found that the big mineral water bottling companies bottle water pumped from wells dug by the water utility Mekorot, not only spring water.

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Hackers hit Israel Prime Minister Office website

Other websites of large Israeli institutions and businesses were also attacked yesterday. Attacks could be a prelude to a further, broader attack today.

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Yellow jackets leave lobbyists red-faced

Barred from Knesset and tarred by its colleagues, the company is in damage-control mode.

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Breakdown in the pipeline? Bondholders giving up on Ampal, call to liquidate

Ampal owes NIS 900 million to the bondholders and $20 million to Israel Discount Bank. The company had issued the bonds in 2008 to buy a 12.5% stake in Eastern Mediterranean Gas Company.

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Koor will cease to exist after merger with parent firm

Move is aimed at gaining liquidity ahead of bond repayments due this year. Merger is being negotiated, but should be completed by the end of the second quarter, said IDB Holding Corp, the company at the top of the pyramid.

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Is it time to get into Teva? Sanford thinks the worst is over

'Drugs firm did well to scale back U.S. generics business'.

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Sports

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Basketball / State Cup / Maccabi to meet Rishon in final

Maccabi will meet Hapoel Rishon Letzion, which escaped with a 78-71 win over Habikaa, in the final on Thursday.

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Baseball / MLB / Cuban defector fetches $36m from Oakland

This is a significant move for Oakland, which now has the steady hitter it sought to boost the roster heading into 2012.

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Olympics / High jumping / Now's the time

Maayan Forman got back on track for the Olympics last week with one of her best jumps ever.

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Soccer / Premier League / Maccabi Haifa looks like old self again

Team certainly had a tough time remembering the last time there was a resounding round of applause for Yaniv Katan, the captain, when he was replaced in the 67th minute after a goal and two assists.

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Cricket / ODI / Cook masterpiece fires England to win

It was an excellent start to the four-match series for England, who lost all three tests to Pakistan and were beaten 5-0 in their last one-day series in India.

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Soccer / Premier League / Eli Cohen to coach Beitar for third time

This will be Cohen's third stint with Beitar and his 15th coaching job with 13 teams since 1986. He won a championship with Beitar during his first run between 1995 and 1997 in the 1996-97 season.

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Features

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv - Eliyahu Hershkovitz - 140212012

Imminent death of top rabbi leaves Israeli ultra-Orthodox community in limbo

Concerns for the health of the Lithuanian Haredi community leader, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, threaten to fracture the most important sector in the ultra-Orthodox world.

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Border Control / The key is in Netanyahu's hands

The Israeli prime minister is the only one who can boost the electoral chances of both Barack Obama and Mahmoud Abbas. Don't hold your breath.

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Arts & Leisure

Maxi and Me - Daniel Kaminsky - 140212012

Stage Animal / The tycoon and I

In his new play 'Maxi and Me,' Hillel Mitelpunkt does what he knows best: He shines a light on the contemporary Israeli experience.

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War and Kirschenbaum

The veteran television host is trying his hand at directing a satirical play that takes place in the prime minister's war room.

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Trendy toddlers

Israel's first fashion blog for kids' clothes is turning heads.

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An inspired twist

Originally thought of as an adults-only game, Twister has an enduring appeal among kids, too.

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Long-lost sadness

Singer Roy Dahan's first album is melancholic and nostalgic - but not depressing.

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