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Tuesday May 21, 2013
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Peres urged to refuse Obama's award if Pollard not freed
White House says its position has not changed after President Shimon Peres sends letter to U.S. President Barack Obama with request to consider releasing Jonathan Pollard on humanitarian grounds • Pollard has been hospitalized since April 4.
 
Boaz Bismuth | No olive branches
Two weeks after adopting Kofi Annan's peace initiative, both the regime and the rebels in Syria see nothing but holes in his plan.
Dr. Aviad Hacohen | Balancing security and freedom
Terror-stricken Israel is aware of the state's need to defend its security, even at the cost of an erosion of human rights. The U.S. is slowly learning that as well.
MK Gila Gamliel | Marriage is for adults
The proposed law to raise the marriage age will help young women get out of the cycle of poverty, and will help Israel become more enlightened.
Syrian conflict spills into neighboring countries
Hours before a cease-fire is set to take effect, 100 Syrians are killed and troops open fire across the Turkish border • Skirmishes also reported on the Lebanese border • Ankara: Next time, we will react • U.S.: We are shocked.
Zalman Shoval | Washington's middle of the road Middle East policy
The U.S. might want to stop "leading from behind" before it is left behind.
Israeli ban on Gunter Grass 'infantile,' says Salman Rushdie
Author of "The Satanic Verses," who was the subject of an Iranian fatwa, says it's okay to be disgusted with Grass' poem calling Israel "threat to world peace," but banning him is wrong • Dershowitz: Yishai's ban "foolish and self-defeating."
You are not cleared for landing, Israel tells pro-Palestinian activists
Israel prepares for pro-Palestinian fly-in "provocation" at international airport • Some 250 activists plan to arrive in Israel as part of "flightilla" initiative • Hundreds of Israeli police officers deployed to Ben-Gurion airport to keep the peace.
Dror Eydar | Dear serial protesters
Instead of protesting violations of Palestinian rights, why don't you demonstrate against Palestinian indoctrination or the systematic murder of Syrians?
Yeshiva student critically hurt in Passover attack in Kiev
Aaron Alexander left the synagogue at the end of Passover Eve prayers and was brutally assaulted by unknown assailants • Jewish community leaders in Kiev believe the attack was an anti-Semitic incident.
Son of former shah tells Israel: Aid opposition, don't bomb Iran
Prince Reza Pahlavi calls on Israelis to help the Iranian opposition during interview aired in Israel • Pahlavi calls the current Iranian regime "fanatic," but says a strike against the country's nuclear sites could lead to regional war.
Settlements destroy a two-state solution, says Palestinian envoy
Palestinian U.N. observer Riyad Mansour sends letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Security Council and General Assembly, urging condemnation of Israel's settlement activities • Quartet to meet Wednesday to discuss stalled peace talks.
US toughens stand on Iran ahead of nuclear talks
The U.S. demands that Iran stop all uranium enrichment activity three days before talks are set to begin between Iran and six Western powers • Two U.S. aircraft carriers now present in the Persian Gulf to provide the punch behind the talk, if necessary.
IDF deploys Patriot anti-missile system in Haifa
Despite new installment of Patriot missile battery at air force base in Haifa, municipality official says no instructions given from IDF for high alert • Patriot batteries were deployed in the Carmel area during Second Lebanon War and second Gulf War.
Report: Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt on suspicion of spying
Four Americans, a Norwegian and a Moroccan also reportedly arrested in Egypt on suspicion of espionage • Head of Egyptian National Security Apparatus says two American-Israeli spy cells were uncovered recently.
Politicians spar over how many Israelis 'like' Netanyahu
Likud boasts that since opening Facebook page, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gotten more than 200,000 "likes" • Labor website says only 17% of his fans are Israeli • Likud denies it hired marketing company to get users to "like" Netanyahu.
'Robo-nurse' dispenses patients' meds in Israeli hospital
Hillel Yaffe is first hospital in Israel to employ a robot to distribute medicine • The sophisticated system, which crosschecks a patient's medical information with the doctor's prescription, was introduced in the hospital's pharmacy last month.
Israeli scientists 'train' immune system to fight cancer
Scientists at Tel Aviv University and Israeli company Vaxil BioTherapeutics say they developed vaccine that teaches cancer patients' bodies to find and destroy cancerous cells • Dr. Baruch Brenner, who worked on vaccine, says this is only the first stage.
Finance Minister Steinitz: Read my lips, no new taxes
In interview with Israel Hayom, Steinitz warns that Israelis, having weathered global economic storm, tend to forget that a storm is still raging • Steinitz: We reduced excise tax to prevent gasoline price hike, but there is no such thing as a free lunch.
In God's country, U2's Bono finds what he's looking for
U2 frontman in Israel for a short visit to spend time with friends. Leaves large tip at a Tel Aviv restaurant • The legendary Irish band leader is scheduled to leave Israel in the next few days to continue touring the world with U2.
Jewish students get 'evicted' by pro-Palestinian supporters
About 200 Jewish students living in dorms at Florida Atlantic University receive fake eviction notices • Students for Justice in Palestine, the group behind the evictions, wanted to draw attention to Israeli expulsions of Palestinians.
Dior opens the door to John Galliano's replacement
Seven months after Christian Dior dismissed its iconic artistic director John Galliano, who was convicted by a Paris court for drunken anti-Semitic ravings, the fashion house names Belgian designer Raf Simons as his replacement.
Oy gevalt! Formerly Hasidic Jews eye reality TV show
A proposed new reality TV show will follow the lives of four formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews who have left the fold and are adjusting to life amid the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll of the secular world.