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Wednesday June 19, 2013
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Iran was working on rocket 'capable of hitting the USA'
Deputy PM Moshe Ya'alon reveals that mysterious explosion at Iranian missile facility last year damaged system that was developing missiles with 10,000-km range • Military Intelligence Chief Aviv Kochavi: Iran has enough enriched uranium for 4 atom bombs.
 
Clifford D. May | Are sanctions working?
Decent people do not wear “blood diamonds.” Why is it more defensible to pump “blood oil” into your Volvo?
 
Boaz Bismuth | It's far from over
With 95% of the Republican delegates still to be chosen, the race still looks wide open.
Abraham Ben-Zvi | Romney and Gingrich
Even if Gingrich remains determined to stay in the race, the Republican mechanism will likely pressure him to quit.
David Keyes | Hamas-Israel talks? Right...
Surely middle ground can be found between Hamas’ repeated calls for genocide and Israel’s offer to split the land.
Dan Margalit | Diplomatic problems begin at home
Israel’s gestures of goodwill toward the Palestinians get no mention, but Shimon Peres has nothing but praise for the PA.
Liad Porat | Assad has already lost
Syrian troops are now seeing reality up close. And they're crossing the lines.
Terrorists fire barrage of rockets into Israel as Ban visits Gaza
Eight rockets are fired into Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council; no injuries or damage reported • Rockets landed in area not protected by Iron Dome and lacking protected spaces • Slippers thrown at Ban Ki-moon, who will tour Sha'ar HaNegev Thursday.
Israel may seek Right of Return for Jews who fled Arab nations
Foreign Ministry report recommends raising issue of compensation for Jewish refugees from Arab countries during future peace talks • Jewish property in Arab countries estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars.
A Facebook photo worth 1,000 lies
Snapshot of a soldier aiming a gun at an Arab girl appears on Facebook with a caption saying the soldier is Israeli and the girl is Palestinian • Israeli Internet users quick to point out several discrepancies • Photograph is revealed to be from Bahrain.
Egypt soccer violence kills 74, fans turn on army
Incident at game in Port Said is deadliest since ouster of Hosni Mubarak • At least 1,000 are injured in the violence • Angry politicians denounce lack of security at the match and blame military leaders for allowing, or even causing, the tragedy.
Turkey’s PM takes aim at writer Paul Auster over Israel
Erdogan accuses Jewish American writer of double-standards for visiting Israel but boycotting Turkey over growing unease about press freedom • Some 100 journalists in jail in Turkey • Erdogan has launched libel cases against journalists.
Germany upgrades Palestinian diplomatic status
Berlin shifts Palestinian diplomatic representation from a delegation to an ambassador-led mission • Decision follows similar steps by France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland • Germany is one of Israel’s most loyal allies.
Netanyahu decries Palestinian praise of Fogel family killer
Netanyahu: Mahmoud Abbas’ government has failed to educate Palestinians for peace • PM tells Irish Foreign Minister of incident and accuses Palestinian TV of glorifying the killers • Prime Minister also demands a Palestinian government condemnation.
Israel Project founder and CEO to exit organization
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, who founded the Israel Project 10 years ago, is stepping down • The Israel Project is committed to bettering coverage of Israel in worldwide media • Company now conducting search for new CEO.
Likud primary results: Netanyahu 77%, Feiglin 23%
Despite speculation, Netanyahu clarifies: “There is still more time until elections” • Feiglin associates say they are encouraged by the results, have the power to influence the next Knesset list.
Mati Tuchfeld | How to maintain political calm
Just like threats of strikes against Iran serve to keep the peace, threats of early elections serve to keep politicians on their best behavior.
IDF ‘forgets’ soldier in Palestinian village after operation
Armored Brigade soldier was unintentionally left behind during routine operation near Palestinian village of Budrus • Soldier was reunited with his brigade unharmed • The incident is being investigated.
Israel second on OECD list of most educated countries in world
Report finds that 45% of Israel’s population has a college degree, putting it just below Canada and above U.S., Japan, Finland for widespread education • Professor Aliza Shenhar: Achievement made possible by the revolution of public colleges in Israel.
Education ministry expands school-sponsored Hebron trips
Over the last year, pilot program – tours of the land of our ancestors – took some 1,000 middle school and high school students to Cave of the Patriarchs • Program is part of education ministry effort to promote Jewish and Zionist values among students.
Livnat to probe discriminatory broadcasting agreements
Culture and Sport Minister Limor Livnat calls on Justice Ministry to look into legality of broadcasting agreements between Second Authority for TV and Radio and “Kol-Barama” religious radio station • Station only allows 1 hour of female broadcasts daily.
Bill seeks to raise election threshold in next Knesset election
Coalition, opposition MKs promote bill that would required more votes in order to obtain any Knesset seats • Bill, initiated by organization named Save Israeli Democracy, aims to promote large political blocs, discourage party splits.
Arye Carmon | Fixing our broken system
A single thread runs through all the latest polls: The political party map is in tatters.