òáøéú
Sunday May 19, 2013
 Israel Hayom
About Us The Hebrew Print Edition Areas of Distribution Vision History Advertising Contact Us
19.05.2013
Newsletters from:
Iran enriching uranium at covert site, diplomats confirm
Enrichment is underway at underground Fordo facility, which is shielded from aerial surveillance and protected against airstrikes • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey wants Iran to believe U.S. military strike could wipe it out.
 
Dror Eydar | Is free public education bad too?
The prime minister lived up to his word and approved a law providing free education starting at age 3 – but the harbingers of doom still complain.
MK Tzipi Hotovely | Don't minimize moral turpitude
Accepting a man convicted of serious crimes back into politics would damage confidence in the political system.
Dr. Haim Shine | Raising the benchmark
With the appointment of four new justices, the Supreme Court can get back on track and return to resolving conflicts and protecting the values of Jewish and democratic Israel.
With sights set on politics, Yair Lapid resigns from journalism
Popular Channel 2 news anchor announces he is leaving journalism to enter politics • Move likely to jolt political system as analysts say Lapid could prove a strong force against Netanyahu, Kadima.
Dan Margalit | Yair Lapid enters the ring
On the day after elections, Lapid will discover that being a really nice guy is not enough to generate a political earthquake.
Israel and the moral obligation to recognize the Armenian genocide
Many Western countries have recognized the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Turks, but Israel has refrained from doing so due to "economic and security interests" with Turkey.
Rumor mill abuzz about Lapid's potential party
Following Yair Lapid's entry into politics, speculation turns to who will join him • Among candidates mentioned: Rabbi Shai Piron, outgoing Teva CEO Shlomo Yanai, and IDF widow and TV personality Karnit Goldwasser.
Ultra-Orthodox sector cautiously eyeing Lapid candidacy
Interior Minister Eli Yishai: My primary concern is the hatred and incitement that will result from Yair Lapid's entry to politics • MK Nissim Zeev: Lapid will deepen the rift between the secular and religious communities.
Lieberman: Palestinians plan to undermine talks in Jordan
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman: Palestinians plan to blame Israel for failure of talks in Jordan • Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh speaks before a cheering crowd in Tunisia, vows never to give up arms.
Cabinet diverts ministries' funds to make preschool free
Cabinet approves extension of free education to children as young as 3 • After-school care would be subsidized for children of working parents • Netanyahu: We are correcting a historical distortion.
Hezi Sternlicht | Good thing they didn't breach the budget
Fiscal responsibility is intangible: You only realize you had it once you've lost it. And paying it back is a much more difficult job.
Knesset panel passes bill forbidding use of Nazi symbols
If approved, law would impose six-month prison sentence, NIS 100,000 ($26,000) fine on violators who make use of concentration camp uniforms, yellow stars or word "Nazi" and more.
Israel Aerospace Industries seals $1.1 billion deal with Asian client
State-owned defense firm announces deal to supply undisclosed client with offensive and defensive missile systems, planes, unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligence and other systems • IAI's cumulative orders estimated to be worth more than $10 billion.
Ugandan pastor treated in Israel after attack by Muslim extremists
Umar Mulinde, an evangelical pastor from Uganda who recently began preaching support for Israel, was doused with acid by Muslim extremists on Christmas Eve.
Israeli youth uses credit cards posted by 'Saudi' hacker
The 18-year-old allegedly purchased a home entertainment system, tablet and smartphone with the credit cards • MK Eitan Cabel: Credit card incident shows the risk of storing information in a centralized database.
Talks on defense budget unleash war of words at cabinet meeting
Yuval Steinitz and Benny Gantz trade barbs about proposed defense budget cuts, transparency • Defense Minister Ehud Barak: "We all remember being exposed to the dire situation in 2006; we must not find ourselves in this dangerous situation again."
Venezuela's Chavez welcomes ally Ahmadinejad
Iranian president arrives in Venezuela on the start of his tour to shore up Latin American support • Venezuelan president dismisses U.S. warning to avoid close ties with Iran • Ahmadinejad set to meet with other leaders in Central America.
Iran sentences American to death in CIA spy case
Iran charges that as a former U.S. Marine, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati received special training and served at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before heading to Iran for his alleged intelligence mission • Under Iranian law, he has 20 days to appeal.
Mitt Romney poised to take New Hampshire as his lead widens
The former Massachusetts governor secures his lead over other GOP candidates for the 2012 presidential nomination • Rivals resort to squabbling with each other on two televised debates • Romney won last Tuesday's Iowa caucuses by a mere eight votes.