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Tuesday May 21, 2013
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Pentagon says it has prepared military for attack on Iran
Ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next week, U.S. warns it could join Israel in strike on Iran • Plans include attacking Revolutionary Guard, Iranian military bases • Netanyahu wants Obama to clearly define “red lines."
 
Dan Margalit | America’s intentions are unclear
Israelis feel that the White House hasn’t yet decided on a policy should sanctions fail to stop Iran's nuclear program.
 
Boaz Bismuth | Obama and Kim Jong Un need results
The North Korean issue, at this juncture, clearly projects onto the Iranian nuclear crisis.
Eli Hazan | Israel as a melting pot
The appointment of Israel’s first Ethiopian Jewish ambassador is a milestone for equality and integration.
Avishay Braverman | Un-Orthodox integration
We must cancel all incentives provided by the state that promote not working, while significantly increasing the military quota to allow for more haredim to enlist.
Abraham Ben-Zvi | Romney’s squeaker victory
Obama may be watching with glee as the Republicans slug it out in a protracted war of attrition.
Ya'alon defends Arab justice who refused to sing Hatikvah
Vice premier: Why force an Arab citizen to sing “soul of a Jew yearns?” • Lieberman: It is unthinkable that a judge ignores the symbol of an entire nation • Rightist MK urges barring individuals who didn’t serve in the IDF from serving on Supreme Court.
Ze'ev Jabotinsky | A hint of racism
Forcing an Arab Israeli judge to sing Hatikvah is tantamount to Jews being forced to convert during the Spanish Inquisition.
Ayalon: North Korea nuclear deal model does not apply to Iran
North Korea strikes deal with U.S. promising to suspend nuclear program in exchange for much needed food aid • Deputy FM: N. Korea is weak and economically motivated while Iran has proxies and is motivated by ideology.
Clinton defends Obama administration’s record on Israel
Tells lawmakers that the administration has pledged strong support for Israel and put more money behind that pledge than any other administration • Almost all Republican presidential hopefuls believe Obama’s policies have compromised Israel’s security.
Thanks to overcrowding, ex-minister gets early release from jail
Former Health and Labor Minister Shlomo Benizri of Shas was scheduled for release in April • Knesset committee lowers the number of prisoners the state allows to be held necessitating the administrative early release of 600 prisoners.
Itsik Saban | Thank the Law'd
Thanks to friends in high places, Shlomo Benizri (Shas) and former police officer Shahar Mizrahi have received their “get-out-of-jail” passes.
Stirring memorial held on one-year anniversary of Fogel murders
Family and neighbors join ministers, MKs and IDF generals to remember five members of the Fogel family killed in their sleep by terrorists • Peres: Words fail to provide comfort or meaning in the face of such “barbaric, merciless and inhumane acts.”
Israel unveils sophisticated bomb shelters in Tel Aviv
One shelter, four stories underground and with space for 1,600 people, is usually a parking lot for Habima national theater • Recent talk of conflict with Iran has given the safety measures extra relevance.
Peres: Everyone agrees that Iran should not become nuclear
In interview with Barbara Walters, president says Israel and the U.S. in “total” agreement on Iran • Peres draws a few laughs from audience after he asks them to be his Facebook friends, leaves with positive message: We can use the internet to make peace.
Commerce between Britain and Israel soars by 34% in 2011
“The people calling to boycott Israel make a lot of noise, but their influence is very small. The British government is opposed to boycotting Israel – but if someone is concerned about it, just look at the numbers,” says British ambassador to Israel.
Fresh Iran deadline passes with no new sanctions
Some congressional authors of a bill Obama signed Dec. 31 expect the administration to announce new punishments on foreign banks, but Treasury Department says it does not have the authority to take that step now.
Syrian rebels say they want peace with Israel
Syrian opposition wants to “be friends” with Israel, MK Isaac Herzog says • Syrian opposition offers no confirmation • In recent days, Syrian regime has shown a new determination to crush its opponents.
Mormons posthumously baptize slain Jewish reporter Daniel Pearl
Wall Street Journal reporter Pearl was murdered in Pakistan in 2002 • Pearl is the latest in a string of well-known Jews to be baptized, including Anne Frank, Simon Wiesenthal, and parents of Elie Wiesel • Wiesel blasts Mitt Romney for staying mum.
Digging up the horror
Yoram Haimi, an archaeologist who lost relatives at the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland, has made uncovering the camp’s horrors his life’s work • After four years of digging, he has revealed a chilling truth.