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Wednesday June 19, 2013
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Sanctions or strike: Five Israeli experts weigh in on Iran
Israel Hayom hosts special discussion: Experts in Middle Eastern and international politics discuss the Iranian nuclear threat, whether Israel can trust the U.S. and whether the era of American deterrence in the region is over.
 
Dore Gold | Arming Iraq is a mistake
Israel will need to carefully monitor political and military developments in Iraq, which has been absent from the strategic balance in the Middle East for two decades.
 
Clifford D. May | The Arab Spring was a mirage
By all means, let’s talk to the Islamists, but let’s not be complicit in our own deception.
Isi Leibler | Disputed claims
The Claims Conference, meant to assist Holocaust survivors, arrogantly deflects criticism of it.
Michal Toiba | The spymaster comes in from the cold
Omar Suleiman represents the pragmatism of Mubarak's regime, minus the corruption.
Emily Amrousi | Never forget what happened in Germany
Some view the influx of Israelis to Berlin as a new chapter. But in history, you can't press "refresh."
Yoram Ettinger | Aliyah: The body and soul of Israel
Attracting half a million olim in a decade is a realistic goal and a game changer on multiple fronts.
Israel acting preemptively at home and abroad to thwart 'flightilla'
Foreign Ministry tells countries their citizens face arrest if they arrive in Israel • Authorities expect between 500 and 1,000 activists on Sunday • Israel Law Center asks attorney-general to prosecute pro-Palestinian activists participating in protest.
Finland trying to talk Israel into nuclear-free conference
Conference is slated for December in Helsinki • U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor said last month: "We will be willing to attend something like that when there is comprehensive peace in the region."
Gunter Grass compares Israeli minister to Stasi director
Nobel Prize laureate lashes out after being declared persona non grata for writing poem deemed anti-Israeli • Interior Minister Eli Yishai: I would gladly explain to Grass why a person who served in the SS is unwelcome by the people he tried to destroy.
When Shaul Mofaz was a settler
The newly elected Kadima leader recently said Israel should agree to 100 percent of the Palestinians’ territorial demands, but he and his wife were part of the core group of Israelis who founded Elkana in Samaria.
The wisdom of the executioners' children
The fact that a recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature, who served in the Waffen-SS, is now defending Iran and Ahmadinejad is further evidence of the proven link between the battle against a nuclear Iran and the lessons of the Holocaust.
At-risk youth take stage to recount Holocaust survivors' stories
Holocaust survivors who wish to preserve their memories of the past, painful as they may be, are participating in a new project with at-risk youth, who portray these elders in a new production and film.
Come back to the negotiating table, Netanyahu to tell Abbas
Palestinians insist Israel freeze settlement construction first, accept 1967 border • PMO: Israel welcomes Quartet call for continuation of direct talks between Israel and Palestinians without preconditions.
MK Tibi threatens to sue Israeli ambassador to US
MK Ahmad Tibi (Ra'am Ta'al) demands envoy Michael Oren retract comments published last week in Foreign Policy article about Israeli democracy • "Israel has tolerated acts that would be deemed treasonous in virtually any other democracy," Oren wrote.
US Jewish organization urges Obama to free ailing Pollard
Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations asks U.S. president to release convicted Israeli spy, who has been hospitalized since April 4 • U.S. and Israeli officials predict other Jewish organizations will soon join the plea to free Pollard.
Clashes, killings reported in Syria moments before cease-fire begins
Cease-fire begins in Syria on Thursday morning • Government announces its forces will end all military activity • Hours before cease-fire begins, President Bashar al-Assad's troops continue shelling, killing citizens.
Eyal Zisser | Playing the game
Assad, who thinks he can easily end the uprising, is buying time and the world is playing along in order to create an alibi for itself.
White House: Iran must live up to international obligations
Ahead of Istanbul talks, Washington says, "We approach this eyes wide open, focused on actions rather than words" • Iran says it will present new proposals, but decides to ban imports from 100 European companies.
Extortion scandal engulfing ultra-Orthodox extends overseas
Alleged online haredi racket takes another twist Wednesday after police say CEO may have also committed money laundering • Investigators believe some victims and suspects have fled overseas.
Tunisian president tells Jews they are integral part of society
"Whoever violates the rights of Jews, attacks all Tunisians," says President Moncef Marzouki, who traveled to Djerba to participate in ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of a synagogue bombing that killed 21 • Israel welcomes Tunisian leader's speech.
Prosecutors probe Hungary lawmaker's racist speech
Zsolt Barath of the far-right Jobbik party last week commemorated an 1882 disappearance that stoked anti-Semitic feelings in Hungary • Prosecutors can ask for Barath's parliamentary immunity to be stripped if they believe he incited against Jews.
Weekly Torah Portion: Miracles do happen
Many people ask why miracles no longer occur today. They are in fact all around us today as well. We just need to open our eyes.
World's largest aquarium expects birth of rare beluga whale
Newborn calves often don't survive with first-time mothers, but officials at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta are working to train mother Maris on how to nurse and care for the baby.