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Netanyahu set to hand over $100 million in Palestinian tax money - Ha'aretz
"The Yisrael Beiteinu ministers will vote against," the source said. "The decision has yet to pass, and we will try to convince the Likud ministers to oppose it, too." The transfer of the Palestinian tax money is a technical matter that Israel carries ...
A fence, but not a solution on the Israel-Egypt border - Ha'aretz
"Smuggling has become a humanitarian disaster," says a source close to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Bedouin in Sinai detain a considerable portion of the border crossers, torture them and force them to call relatives in Eritrea ...
A fence, not a solution - Ha'aretz
"Smuggling has become a humanitarian disaster," says a source close to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Bedouin in Sinai detain a considerable portion of the border crossers, torture them and force them to call relatives in Eritrea ...
Netanyahu freezes bills targeting Israeli human rights groups, sources say - Ha'aretz
New legislation that would cap foreign governments' contributions to 'political' NGOs, said to be stalled indefinitely; sources close to bills' sponsors say move prompted by foreign pressure. By Jonathan Lis Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu Knesset Prime ...
What are the former Mossad chief's business ties to Uganda? - Ha'aretz
According to the senior Israeli official, who asked to remain anonymous, the meeting last Sunday focused more on economic aid to Uganda than on arms sales. The source said Eitan's involvement in the visit came a surprise to several government officials ...
What are former Mossad chief's business ties to Uganda? - Ha'aretz
According to the senior Israeli official, who asked to remain anonymous, the meeting last Sunday focused more on economic aid to Uganda than on arms sales. The source said Eitan's involvement in the visit came a surprise to several government officials ...
Palestinians deny reports they abandoned UN membership bid - Ha'aretz
The official, who declined to be named, said any amendment to the Palestinian request would have to be approved by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). A Security Council subcommittee will publish on Friday a report on the Palestinian request ...
The Sarkozy-Obama exchange reflects the world's growing frustration with Netanyahu - Ha'aretz
"It's a good thing the microphones didn't catch what Merkel told Obama about Sarkozy," said one senior official, who refused to be named. Vice Premier Silvan Shalom played down the episode: "Everyone talks about everyone. Sometimes even good friends ...
Government committee to issue report based on lessons learned from Shalit deal - Ha'aretz
A senior Jerusalem official, speaking on condition of anonymity, has said that Barak wants to submit the commission's report to the cabinet as soon as possible, so that the issue can be discussed in an atmosphere that is relatively free of pressures ...
PM hints: Olmert to blame for high price of deal - Ha'aretz
"At the end of the day, he allowed the Yisrael Beiteinu ministers to vote as they saw fit," a source said. But Ya'alon explained his opposition during the meeting, saying the deal would encourage terrorism and strengthen Hamas. ...
Only religious teachers to be allowed to teach civics - Ha'aretz
"Teachers have said a secular instructor announced she was not coming to teach as a result of the new directive," the source said, although no directive has been issued. Religious Education Administration head Avraham Lifshiz has not withdrawn the ...
Yiddish sign urges 'precious Jewish daughters' of Brooklyn to make way for men - Ha'aretz
“It is very respectful; it's not ordering you to cross the street — it means, 'Let him pass head on,' ” one Hasidic man who declined to give his name told the Brooklyn Paper. “There are a lot of people on the street during the holidays, ...
Israeli panel to propose bolstering welfare budget by NIS 6 billion - Ha'aretz
The sources said this goal could be met only if the defense budget is cut by about NIS 3 billion - which Netanyahu expressed willingness to do last week - and if MKs do not start making populistic budget demands during the run-up to the next general ...
Following statehood bid, Abbas seeks to change Oslo Accords - Ha'aretz
"It seems like a positive message that includes things that are important to us," an official close to Netanyahu said. "But we want to study it to make sure it does not contain mines that we have not identified yet." Netanyahu will only give an ...
Diplomats: Israel failed to prepare for Palestinian statehood bid - Ha'aretz
It would have been impossible to divert the Palestinian initiative from the diplomatic center stage, said diplomatic sources who asked not to be identified. By Shlomo Shamir NEW YORK - The neglect and negligence Israel has demonstrated in its ...
Israeli intelligence urges return to peace talks with Palestinians - Ha'aretz
"All the documents recommend progress vis-a-vis the Palestinians," a source close to Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. In recent meetings of the eight senior cabinet ministers, Barak told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the other ministers that ...
EU diplomats: Abbas won't turn to UN Security Council for Palestinian statehood - Ha'aretz
“All the documents recommend progress vis-a-vis the Palestinians,” a source close to Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. In recent meetings of the eight senior cabinet ministers, Barak told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the other ministers that ...
US envoys urge Abbas to reconsider Palestinian statehood bid - Ha'aretz
"Abu Mazen [Abbas] conveyed great distress in his meeting with Ross and Hale," the source said, adding that he understood that he had painted himself into a corner but cannot extricate himself. Despite the warnings conveyed by the visiting Obama ...
Turkey eyes new pact with Egypt after severing trade ties with Israel - Ha'aretz
"Sometimes the prime minister acts on gut feelings, and then later tries to repair what he's done," explained one member of parliament who asked to remain anonymous. "But you have to distinguish between Turkey's widespread support for the demand that ...
Three years on, New Horizon school reform blamed for teacher burnout - Ha'aretz
"The number of hours remaining after all the meetings is laughable," says the principal of an elementary school in the north, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The computerization program we have to participate in, writing lesson plans and grading ...
Illegal ultra-orthodox Jerusalem slaughterhouse back in operation - Ha'aretz
The man, who refused to be identified by name, belongs to a group of Haredi men that goes out at night and pastes signs urging residents to join in demonstrations and various campaigns. "You, the media and the police, just come to defame us," he said. ...
Butchering the law - Ha'aretz
The man, who refused to be identified by name, belongs to a group of Haredi men that goes out at night and pastes signs urging residents to join in demonstrations and various campaigns. "You, the media and the police, just come to defame us," he said. ...
Soccer / Champions League / Elimination reveals deep rifts at Maccabi Haifa - Ha'aretz
The captain's behavior drew fire, though a member of the team who asked to remain anonymous said that if Levy picked a fight with Katan, it would come back at him like a boomerang. "His locker room won't remain quiet," he added. ...
Southern Command to investigate its own failures from Eilat terror attacks - Ha'aretz
"The outcome of the attack was grave but from what can be gathered from the investigations carried out so far, there was nothing beyond lapses of operational judgment," a senior officer said yesterday (the officer did not want to be identified for this ...
Two weeks before new school year, schools in the dark - Ha'aretz
"I don't understand how this reform will be pedagogically useful when it is not relevant to half the teachers working under the same roof," a veteran Education Ministry supervisor of high school education who asked not to be named told Haaretz. ...