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Thursday May 23, 2013
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Report: Israel mulls proxy force with Syrian Druze on Golan
New York Times says Israeli officials are discussing creating a force of Syrians who live near the cease-fire line • Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel: "If Syria collapses tomorrow we could find ourselves very quickly inside this cauldron."
 
Prof. Eyal Zisser | Israel's mixed messages
Jerusalem has yet to decide whether it is interested in Assad's downfall or whether, like Hezbollah, Iran and Russia, it wants him to stay.
 
Clifford D. May | Black swans, icebergs and Benghazi
It is harder than it seems for anyone to predict the future because the most consequential variables are almost always unknown. This provides no excuse for policy makers who fail to plain for a range of contingencies.
Hezi Sternlicht | Dr. Nice and Mr. Tough
Finance Minister Yair Lapid retreated when government ministers protested budget cuts, choosing instead to cash in on the public.
Isi Leibler | Claims Conference leaders must resign now
$57 million earmarked for Holocaust survivors was stolen over a period of 15 years with the connivance of a senior manager in the Claims Conference’s New York head office. That's bad enough. That they tried to cover it up is worse.
Theater of absurd as Syria slams Israel for Golan health violations
At an official U.N. health conference, Syria accuses Israel of burying nuclear waste on Golan Heights, placing "nuclear land mines" on cease-fire line and conducting medical experiments on Syrian prisoners • Israel: Absurd how U.N. being cynically abused.
Kerry, Hague to sidestep peace process, discuss Syria with PM
U.S. secretary of state and British foreign minister visit Israel as tensions on Syrian border continue to flare • Peace process with Palestinians will likely take a back seat to talks on Syria • Germany, U.K. support adding Hezbollah to EU terror list.
Dan Margalit | Convincing Kerry
By the time the U.S. secretary of state leaves Jerusalem he must be convinced that Israel is not the obstacle to peace.
Senate vote: US should support Israel in war against Iran
Resolution also urges U.S. president to strengthen enforcement of existing sanctions • House Foreign Affairs Committee approves legislation seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Tehran, calls strongest sanctions package ever against its nuclear program.
Bill protecting IDF from slander passes first Knesset reading
New law will allow for defamation lawsuits to be filed against people or groups who slander the IDF, without having to go through the attorney-general, as is the case today • The bill aims to protect the IDF from libel by Israel detractors.
Bennett faces party dissonance over rabbinate law
Nine Habayit Hayehudi members oppose bill to make guidelines for rabbinical elections stricter and more egalitarian, and abstain from the vote • Only party head Naftali Bennett along with MKs Uri Urbach and Ayelet Shaked vote in favor.
PM welcomes comptroller's decision to examine expenses
State comptroller decides to investigate public officials' spending after reports on spending rises in the prime minister's residence and the installation of a bed on a flight to London • PMO: Expenses surged in 2012 due to repayment of past loans.
Gonen Ginat | Against a double standard
If we don't want to make this a politically motivated investigation, Olmert, Sharon and Peres should be investigated as well.
UK holds emergency session after gruesome London killing
Prime Minister David Cameron says there are strong indications Wednesday's horrific murder of British soldier in broad daylight was an act of terrorism • Scotland Yard investigating • Far-right group gathers at scene, shouts obscenities about the Quran.
Boaz Bismuth | London goes the way of Kabul
A young British solder leaves his base, perhaps thinking how lucky he is to be in Britain and not on duty in Afghanistan, and meets a brutal death.
IAEA: Iran making rapid progress on nuclear programs
In a confidential report obtained by The Associated Press, the U.N. atomic agency says Tehran has upgraded uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor • U.S. official: Report marks "unfortunate milestone."
Charles Bybelezer | Has Iran crossed Netanyahu's 'red line'?
Most of the enriched uranium supposedly converted into fuel rods for civilian purposes was in fact made into yellowcake, shortening the time required for Iran to reach nuclear "breakout" capacity to mere days.
Education Ministry pours cold water on senior prom
MK Amram Mitzna: Students are following the hedonistic examples set by leaders around them • Knesset committee discusses ways to lower costs of end-of-year parties, which can cost more than 1,000 shekels per student.
Deceased soldier's family asks why he was on risky mission
Cpl. Roi Alphi, killed Tuesday in mine clearing training accident, enlisted only half a year ago • IDF: Training in line with standard procedure • IDF thinks deadly explosion was caused by an old mine which accidentally detonated.
Israel considers drastically cutting amount of gas for export
Energy and Water Resources Minister Silvan Shalom wants most of Israel's gas to be earmarked for domestic consumption, and to only export 39%-43% compared to the currently planned 53% • Energy companies: This could hurt consumers.
Lod goes to the Louvre
For the first time ever, an official Israeli exhibit goes on display at the Louvre in Paris • The showpiece is a spectacular 1,700-year-old tile floor known as the Lod mosaic.
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