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israel / israeli attacks / news report Tuesday February 07, 2012 11:52   image 1 image
After Israel informed them of its intentions to demolish their homes, members of the Hardan family in al-Fredees village, near Mount Carmel in the north of the 1948 territories, started demolishing their own homes, east of the village, in order to avoid the excessive penalties and fines that would be imposed upon them. read full story / add a comment
israel / israeli politics / news report Wednesday February 01, 2012 12:57
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, won the Likud Party elections with 75% of the total votes. Party elections were held Tuesday, shortly after the Netanyahu led government approved further incentives for Israelis encouraging them to live in settlements in the occupied territories. read full story / add a comment
Haredi Jews Protesting, photo by godlessme.wordpress.com
israel / israeli politics / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 24, 2012 17:04   image 2 images
Fear runs rife in Israeli society regarding what has been previously labelled as the “demographic time bomb”, painting a scenario whereby the Israeli-Jews will be outnumbered by non-Jews inside Israel Proper (Israel minus the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) within our current lifetime. read full story / add a comment
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israel / miscellaneous / news report Friday January 20, 2012 05:10   image 1 image
Israeli Hebrew-language Walla news reported, Thursday evening, that approximately 1,500 tank shells went missing, likely stolen, from a military base in southern Israel. read full story / add a comment
Dr. Ahmad Tibi
israel / israeli politics / news report Wednesday January 18, 2012 00:14   image 1 image
The so-called “Ethics Committee” of the Israeli Knesset decided to remove member of Knesset (MK) Dr. Ahmad Tibi, from participating in Knesset sessions for one week, for strongly denouncing Mk Anastasia Michaeli of the “Israel Our Home” fundamentalist Party, and for writing a poem directly attacking her. read full story / add a comment
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (image by israelmatzav.blogspot.com)
israel / international politics / news report Tuesday January 17, 2012 03:20   image 1 image
A group of computer hackers known as ‘Nightmare’ managed to shut down the websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, as well as the Israeli national airline El Al on Sunday night. read full story / add a comment
Haredi protesters in Beit Shemesh (image by failed messiah blog)
israel / israeli politics / news report Monday January 16, 2012 03:55   image 1 image
Religious “Haredi” Jews clashed on Sunday with Israeli Policemen in Beit Shemesh, a city in central Israel that has in recent weeks become the flashpoint for conflict between secular/moderate majority, and minority of conservative religious Jews. read full story / add a comment
Mohammed and Lana Khatib and their two children (image from swilliamsjd.wordpress.com)
israel / human rights / news report Thursday January 12, 2012 07:15   image 1 image
Mixed Palestinian-Israeli families that have been in limbo since the Israeli legislature passed an ‘emergency, security measure’ in 2003 will remain in limbo for the foreseeable future, after the Israeli High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition that would allow these families to stay together. read full story / add a comment
Uri Ariel (image by Israel Matzav)
israel / israeli politics / news report Monday January 09, 2012 00:37   image 1 image
At least two Israeli Members of the Knesset (Parliament) have admitted to having divulged information about the Israeli military’s tactics and movements to right-wing settlers, at a time when the settler movement has been increasing its number and frequency of attacks. read full story / add a comment
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israel / israeli settlement / news report Sunday January 08, 2012 12:17   image 1 image
The Israeli Army and the Police decided to remove twelve fanatic Israeli settlers from the West Bank to Israel due to their escalating attacks against the Palestinians and against the Israeli army, the Maan News Agency, reported. The “deportation” period varies between 3 and 9 months; five settlers stand accused of gathering sensitive military info. read full story / add a comment
Gabi Kadis (image by RFI.fr)
israel / human rights / news report Sunday January 08, 2012 10:04   image 1 image
Orthodox Palestinian Christians in Israel had a somber funeral instead of a planned celebration on Saturday, which marks the day Jesus was born according to the Orthodox calendar, after a leader in the Orthodox community was killed on Christmas Eve. read full story / add a comment
Gender Segregation protester wearing stickers saying: "Beit Shemesh is a Zionist town". photo by thespec.com
israel / human rights / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 28, 2011 14:03   image 2 images
Thousands of local residents gathered in the Israeli village of Beit Shemesh, protesting the radically changing demographic of their city by the ultra-Orthodox community. The group seem hell-bent on enforcing their values on the secular and moderately religious majority, by attacking immodestly dressed school girls, and attempting to enforce gender segregation in the public sphere. read full story / add a comment
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israel / israeli politics / news report Tuesday December 27, 2011 05:22   image 1 image
Likud Party Member of Knesset, Danny Danon, presented a draft of a new legislation that calls for the firing of any member of Knesset who refuses to recognize Israel as a “Democratic Jewish State”, or supports organizations that are considered “hostile and terrorist”. read full story / add a comment
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israel / international politics / news report Tuesday December 20, 2011 13:45   image 1 image
The President of Southern Sudan arrived in Israel on Monday night for a short 24-hour visit that will include meetings with senior officials, and Israeli President, Shimon Peres. read full story / add a comment
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