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  • Two AMIA bomb suspects running for Iran president

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Two suspects in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires are candidates in Iran's presidential election.Mohsen Rezai and Ali Akbar Velayati, who are believed to have planned the 1994 attack, were among the eight candidates approved Tuesday for the June 14 election by Iran's Guardian Council to succeed Mahmoud ...

  • Haredi family illegally crosses border into Jordan

    Jordanian authorities arrested a haredi family of eight from Beit Shemesh after they crossed the border into Jordan on Wednesday night under unclear circumstances.The couple and their six children crossed the border near the Hivan River in the Arava. The IDF and Foreign Ministry were working to bring the family back to Israel. An initial investigation found that the father belongs to a ...

  • Is Israel in touch with Syria villagers

    A report in the New York Times speculated Thursday that Israel may be communicating with Syrian villagers, as part of its response to the two-year civil war raging within its northern neighbor's borders. ...

  • PM to Kerry Lets Get Talks With PA Going

    At a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday morning, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that Israel was very interested in reopening negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. A spokesperson in the Prime Minister's office said that the discussions were "positive," and that Israel had urged Kerry to do what he could to convince the PA to return to the ...

  • Contractors head slams proposed purchase tax

    "Levying a purchase tax on people moving upmarket isn't a tax; it's a fine," said Israel Builders Association president Nissim Bublil today at the association's annual conference at Herod's Hotel in Eilat. "It's unacceptable that a couple with a new baby and needs another room should have to pay an additional NIS 80,000 in taxes, or someone who moves to ...

Movie Review

Strapless [DVD]

Strapless [DVD]

David Hare's Strapless is both cynical and poignant in its examination of the opening stages of romance. It is cynical because it suggests that some people are incapable of moving beyond that opening stage; it is poignant because it is often adept at invoking the wonderful euphoria of a blossoming relationship, especially between adults who have been there before. ...

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  • Terra Ventures to donate carried interest to Tmura

    Tmura - The Israeli Public Service Venture Fund . The new model will replace the current method in which start-ups donate to Tmura options exercisable in the event of a sale or IPO by the company. Terra co-founder and general partner Dr. Astorre Modena will join Tmura's advisory committee of leading Israeli venture capitalists and high-tech entrepreneurs. Tmura, founded in 2002, is an NGO ...

  • Israel government divided on peace issue Livni

    Head of Israel's parliamentary opposition Tzipi Livni attends a news conference at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Sebastian ...

  • Ideological differences in Israeli govt over settlements stalling peace plan - Livni

    The Israeli government cannot reach a consensus over the Palestinian peace process, Israeli Justice Minister, primary negotiator and head of Israel's parliamentary ...

  • 25 000 guests at Jerusalem wedding

    Some 25,000 people gathered to celebrate the wedding of Shalom Rokeach, the grandson of the Chief Rabbi of Belz, Yissachar Dov Rokeach, and his bride, Hannah Batya Penet, in ...

  • Kerry begins round of talks with Israel Palestinians

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry began a round of separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday but acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace ...

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