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Saturday May 25, 2013
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'The world needs to unite and pressure Iran,' Barak says
Defense minister backpedals after telling American interviewer that if he were Iranian, he would also want nuclear weapons • Barak tells Israeli radio, "I was hypothesizing," stresses that Iran's nuclear program is not directed solely at Israel.
 
Dan Margalit | A game of chicken
Both sides in the doctors' strike are overheated. The stakes have been raised to all or nothing.
Yoram Ettinger | Obama's steep climb to re-election
A victory in 2012 depends almost entirely on Obama's own domestic track record.
Boaz Bismuth | Reaching the tipping point in Syria
Assad has never been so isolated and Syria has never been so close to civil war.
Elliott Abrams | Palestinian diplomacy, lost at sea
It seems right now that with the U.N. gambit in a shambles a deal with Hamas may be struck.
World powers close to resolution on Iranian nuclear program
Agreement will be a welcome sign of unity after IAEA report on Iran last week exposed divisions with Russia on how best to handle the dispute with Tehran • IAEA report cites "credible" information that Iran had worked on designing a nuclear warhead.
Prosor sends letter to UN condemning continued rocket fire
Letter is fourth to be sent in the past month to U.N. over Gaza rocket attacks • Prosor writes: "Israel continues to extend a hand for peace, but when we look south, we don't see any peace doves in the sky flying, only Grad rockets and missiles."
France summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza air strike
Retaliatory IDF strike on Gaza terrorists injures French Consul Majdi Shakoura and his daughter • Shakoura’s wife suffers miscarriage • French Foreign Ministry: We recognize Israel's need to ensure its security, but civilians must be protected.
Legal wrangling continues over doctors' resignations
Residents petition High Court of Justice to be allowed to resign • Government asks for "contempt of court" ruling, entailing possible jail time • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to doctors: Respect the law, do not endanger patients.
Dr. Haim Shine | First, do no harm
The doctors are engaged in a forceful and heated battle against Israeli democracy itself.
Israel to allow rare construction materials into Gaza
Materials to be used in construction of factories destroyed during Operation Cast Lead • Palestinian government coordinator says first two trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday • Agricultural, Gaza-made furniture exports also expected to begin.
Cutting-edge technology breathes new life into Mt. of Olives cemetery
A new project aims to photograph every Jewish grave, map it digitally and put it online • Like much in Jerusalem, this project touches on the city's fraught politics • Mappers aim to finish recordings of 100,000 gravestones by the end of next year.
Shoah Foundation expands scope to encompass other genocides
Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation will include testimonies from survivors of other mass exterminations in its archives, including Rwandans, Cambodians and Armenians.
Israeli growth continues despite volatile global economy
Data for last quarter shows growth of 3.4% • While growth rate somewhat slower than previous quarters it is still impressive in light of the global economic climate • The U.S. recorded a growth rate of only 2.5% with only 0.2% in eurozone.
Syria faces army defectors, worldwide isolation
Attacks on Syrian army by defecting troops have increased, forcing countries to recall ambassadors from Damascus • Alain Juppe warns: "The vise is tightening" around Assad • Javad Larijani, head of Iran's Human Rights Council, accuses West of incitement.
Prof. Nissim Dana | The inside story of the Syrian revolt
One must look at another very important element to understand the ire of Syria's citizens toward the current regime: the Alawite religion.
Tunisia Islamist sparks outrage with talk of reviving caliphate
Ennahda official tells supporters, "We are in the sixth caliphate, God willing" • Secularists say party's true agenda now emerging, and would-be coalition partner suspends talks in protest • Other Ennahda officials say comments are being misinterpreted.
Frog leaps out of extinction in Hula Valley Nature Reserve
A warden from Israel Nature and Parks Authority finds Hula Painted Frog, previously believed to be extinct • Frog is native to Israel and has not been seen since 1955 • Remarkable rediscovery will be showcased to the public via nature reserve tours.