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Wednesday June 19, 2013
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It's not personal, it's business, Israel says of Egypt gas snub
Egypt gas company unilaterally terminates gas deal with Israeli contractor, essentially violating peace treaty • Steinitz concerned over "economic and diplomatic" implications • Infrastructure Minister: Israel working to establish energy independence.
 
Boaz Bismuth | Missing Mubarak
At this rate, our southern neighbor may become an enemy state sooner than expected.
 
Hezi Sternlicht | We can only rely on ourselves
The stoppage of Egyptian gas to Israel erodes what remains of our cold, frigid and unrealized peace treaty.
David M. Weinberg | Abbas' empty threat
Abbas would be better off not threatening us with his own demise. We can manage without him and his "authority."
Dr. Haim Shine | Our Independence Day hope
Overall, we have a great country with spectacular people
Nadav Shragai | Beit El and Tel Aviv -- what's the difference?
If Ulpana Hill is destroyed without a systemic resolution to the problem, sooner or later we will have an evacuation on the scale of Gush Katif on our hands.
Fourth IDF memorial site vandalized in less than a week
Anti-Israeli slogans, including one citing Gunter Grass' controversial poem, spray-painted at Ammunition Hill • Director believes large Israeli flag almost set on fire • Officials scrambling to erase graffiti ahead of this week's commemoration events.
Naval commandos board ship suspected of arms smuggling
Shayetet 13 naval commandos board commercial ship 160 miles from Israeli coast and search it for arms • Ship suspected of smuggling weapons to Gaza • No arms found aboard the vessel so far.
Turkey blocks Israel's participation in NATO summit
The veto was conveyed to the NATO bodies by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during the alliance’s meeting last week in Brussels • "There will be no Israeli presence at the NATO meeting unless they issue a formal apology."
Knesset, Supreme Court agree to cooperate in power struggle
A proposed new Basic Law would in effect strip the High Court of its role as the final arbiter on constitutional matters • It would enable a majority of 65 Knesset members to reinstitute legislation rejected by the High Court of Justice.
Mother of soldier killed in rig collapse to light memorial candle
Official Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism) events to begin Tuesday morning • Chief of General Staff places Israeli flag on Lt. Hila Betzaleli's grave • Hila's mother to light torch at Mount Herzl ceremony.
PM says will not back evacuation of Beit El neighborhood
Impending evacuation of Beit El's Ulpana Hill causing rifts in government • IDF offers to legalize ownership of the land • High Court ruling prevents solution, leaving the decision in the hands of the attorney-general.
Dan Margalit | A little neighborhood, a whole world of trouble
On the main bone of contention, the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El, the saber-rattling on the part of cabinet ministers has nothing to do with the settlement issue and everything to do with who will get to be the next minister of defense.
Egypt MPs demand mufti quit over visit to Jerusalem
Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Egyptian parliament argues visit to east Jerusalem granted legitimacy to the Israeli occupation • Gomaa defends visit as personal trip, in response to Jordanian invitation to visit Jordan-controlled Muslim holy sites.
MIA's possible whereabouts at center of pardon deal
State prosecutors agree to launch pardon process for two inmates who say they can provide information on missing IDF soldier Majdi Halabi • According to the agreement, a third prisoner would provide map of burial site in exchange for legal defense.
Most Germans think Iran poses bigger threat than Israel
Majority opinion runs contrary to Gunter Grass' recent poem charging Israel endangers world peace • Recent poll reveals, however, that 18% of Germans do think Israel poses bigger threat than Iran, and 22% feel they pose equal threats.
IAEA document contradicts Iran Supreme Leader's fatwa claims
IAEA document suggests Iran's current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared back in 1984 that the development of nuclear weapons was the only way to protect the "spirit" of the Islamic Revolution, contradicting 2005 fatwa.
Ruthie Blum | The false fatwa against Iranian nukes
After an exhaustive investigation, MEMRI has found that the fatwa Khamenei issued against nuclear weapons never existed.
MTV Israel remembers the music of Israel's fallen soldiers
Families of fallen soldiers submitted their loved one's music collections • From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening, MTV will play the fallen soldiers' most beloved songs.
Mohel told to cut it out after offensive circumcision tweet
Celebrity mohel jokes about "the smallest penis he has ever seen" on Twitter • Readers not amused, finding the comments heavy-handed • Rabbi says tweet served a medical purpose.