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26.05.2013
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'No other government as committed to settlers as mine'
"The State of Israel is a law-abiding democracy; I am committed to enforcing the law and am I committed to safeguarding the settlement enterprise," says Netanyahu after bill to legalize disputed Beit El homes is defeated.
 
Mati Tuchfeld | Ruling the roost in the Likud
Right-wing Likud members threatened to take revenge on anyone who did not vote in favor of the arrangements bill, but now the list of defectors is too long and the threat is rather bland.
Dror Eydar | The best of a bad situation
The pioneers of Samaria must recognize that the path has been paved for a construction boom.
 
Alex Traiman | A lose-lose situation
Destroying Jewish homes in our homeland will only encourage the international community to continue its push to undo what is perceives as the historical wrong created when the Jewish people exercised its rights to its ancestral land.
Ze'ev Jabotinsky | Our right to this land
My grandfather taught the Jews not to underestimate the power of concession.
Rabbi Menachem Froman | Learning from the Left
The prime minister reminded us that unity is a national value.
MK Zahava Gal-On | Jewish pluralism threatens zealots
The State of Israel has become more Orthodox than democratic.
Udi Lebel | Waging war on war
The First Lebanon War made the IDF a political playground.
Prof. Abraham Ben-Zvi | Obama's bad week
The U.S. president can add a foreign policy snafu to his ongoing battle with a faltering economy.
Syria accused of new massacre as UN Security Council set to meet
If confirmed, killings of at least 78 people at Mazraat al-Qabeer, near Hama, would pile pressure on world powers to act • Special envoy Kofi Annan to present U.N. with plan for having key countries, including Iran, to strategize end to 15-month conflict.
Clifford D. May | The battle for Syria
Syria, under Bashar al-Assad, is Iran’s most important ally and asset. And Iran is the single most important strategic threat facing the U.S. — hands down.
Court upholds decision to deport South Sudanese migrants
Jerusalem District Court rejects petition by human rights groups to delay deportation order • Interior Minister Eli Yishai welcomes decision, says he hopes "this is just the first step in a series of steps that will enable us to expel all infiltrators."
'It's possible Abbas is too weak to deliver the goods' says Obama
U.S. president tells Orthodox Union delegation: "I'm worried that the window of opportunity for reaching a peace agreement is closing" • PA president says two-state solution based on 1967 borders "may not stay on the table for a long time."
Poll: 68 percent of Arab-Israelis prefer to live in Israel
According to a 2011 survey by Professor Sammy Smooha of the University of Haifa, 58% of Arab-Israelis accept that Israel is characterized as having a Jewish majority; 56.6% accept that the main language is Hebrew.
'Cyberterrorism could mark the end of the world as we know it'
Eugene Kaspersky, whose information security firm discovered Flame virus, speaks at Tel Aviv conference, warns against possible repercussions • Defense Minister Ehud Barak: Israel must be at the forefront of the global cyberarena.
Iran spars with West before nuclear talks
Saeed Jalili, Iranian chief negotiator, says "the other side's delay in meeting deputies and experts throws doubt and ambiguity on their readiness for successful talks" • Ahmadinejad: Western powers are seeking to "waste time," "looking for excuses."
Mubarak's health deteriorates as political crisis engulfs Egypt
Specialists are evaluating whether to transfer deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to a better-equipped hospital outside the penal system, security officials say • Egypt's highest court says it will challenge legitimacy of both recent elections.
One thing Israel and the PA see eye to eye on: Egypt
ANALYSIS: Both Netanyahu and Abbas know there will be no simple return to the status quo that Mubarak offered, which provided them both with sturdy cover at home and abroad.
After sporting new look, Matisyahu tells 'betrayed' fans 'don't worry'
Jewish reggae star releases new video in which he is seen without a kippah • Writes letter to fans: "To those who feel betrayed by my choices or my look, don’t worry, I think they will continue to change and evolve — that is the awesomeness of life."