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Saturday May 25, 2013
 Israel Hayom
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Kerry: Israel, Palestinians need to choose peace
Visiting Israel for fourth time in four months, U.S. secretary of state says regional players have reached "critical moment" in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process • Palestinian officials say conditions are not yet ripe for renewal of talks with Israel.
 
Ruthie Blum | Peace pushers and cognitive dissonance
Kerry and Hague are pushing Israel to capitulate to the Palestinians, while their own people lick the wounds of brutal terrorist attacks at home.
 
Daniel Pipes | The US government's Muslim journey
The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities bibliography on Islam offers the usual academic obfuscation.
Yoram Ettinger | The John Kerry-Atlantic Council connection
President Obama's foreign policy and national security teams reflect the worldview of the Atlantic Council, a prestigious, Washington-based multilateralism-driven think tank.
Gonen Ginat | Missing the boat
The expense of traveling overseas by plane really is excessive, when the prime minister could just as easily get there by fishing boat.
Dore Gold | The demise of Middle East borders
The final borders drawn between Israel and it neighbors will have to take into account the current dramatic strategic shifts.
A lonely battle for the truth
The first to try to stem the flow of lies and bloodshed that followed the Muhammad al-Dura affair -- much like the Dutch boy who put his finger in the dike to stop the trickle that threatened to become a flood -- was physicist Nahum Shahaf.
Oops, our mistake: The anatomy of a miscalculation
Finance Minister Yair Lapid continues to fall into the public's crosshairs, last week due to his proposed austerity measures and broken campaign promises, this week with his New York Times interview and his views on the two-state solution.
Dror Eydar | Political incitement, courtesy of the media
The photo of Netanyahu's house published in Yedioth Ahronoth proves that the paper does not care about democracy, only about hurting Netanyahu.
Gilad Erdan: It is imperative to build up homefront defense
Homefront Defense Minister Erdan is worried about Israel's level of preparedness for a missile attack, which he thinks is just a matter of time • Residential protection is the most important thing, but gas masks look better on television, says Erdan.
Exclusive: Hungary's plan to commemorate the Holocaust and tackle anti-Semitism
Israel Hayom given exclusive look into Hungary's plan to educate about the country’s Holocaust past, and reverse the trend of growing anti-Semitism.
Haredi draft reform faces an uphill battle
Committee on burden equality presents service reform bill, proposes mandatory draft for haredi youths starting in 2017 • "Everyone must shoulder the burden," says Minister Peri • "This bill is designed to crush the world of Torah," says MK Meir Porush.
Dan Margalit | Generally moving in the right direction
On the haredi enlistment issue, the time for talk has ended. Now, it's time for action.
Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner may lose control of IDB Group
Bondholders for IDB Holdings and its subsidiary IDB Development seek court order that would allow them to consolidate companies' debts, replace Dankner with a court-appointed manager • "This move would benefit all of IDB Group's creditors," petition says.
Bennett stirs up an ants' nest with Facebook status
Economy and Trade minister writes double entendre Facebook status about ants and the need for reform in Israel's sea ports • Eini: This is wild and unprecedented incitement against organized labor.
Israeli defense at The Hague
Lt. Col. (res.) David Benjamin, an Israel-based attorney specializing in international law, the law of armed conflict and counterterrorism, talks to Israel Hayom about defending Israel in the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
Israel says Iran undeterred by world pressure
International Atomic Energy Agency report says Iran is pressing ahead and installing more efficient centrifuges known as the IR-2m • British Foreign Secretary William Hague voices "strong concerns" about the Iranian nuclear program.
David M. Weinberg | America's grand retreat
Washington wags seem to be preparing to climb-down from Obama's declared policy of halting Iran's nuclear drive.
Status update: Google follows Facebook in bid to purchase Waze
Waze is asking for more than $1 billion and is fielding queries from multiple buyers • Apple, which distributes its own map tool, is not involved in the talks.
US seeks evidence of chemical weapons use by Syrian regime
State Department wants Syrian medical professionals to meet with U.N. investigators in Turkey, Daily Beast reports • Russian journalists provide U.N. evidence of rebels using chemical weapons • Sectarian fighting spills into Lebanon.
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson donate $40 million to Birthright
Gift brings Adelsons' total donations to the program to historic $180 million, making them by far the world’s largest private donors to Birthright Israel • "We are committed to improving the world through cultural exchange," says Dr. Miriam Adelson.