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Thursday June 20, 2013
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Poll: 64% of Israelis back continued settlement activity
A new poll suggests Israelis have shifted politically rightward, and have a more favorable view of the settlement enterprise and settlers in general compared with previous years • 36% would support a partial or full annexation of Judea and Samaria.
 
Yoram Ettinger | Enhanced Israeli realism
Israelis are becoming increasingly realistic, realizing that Arabs cannot be expected to share genuine peace with the “infidel” Jewish state.
 
Dan Margalit | The writing was on the wall
The vandal who desecrated Yad Vashem will probably not be prosecuted harshly, doubling the insult to the memory of the Holocaust.
David M. Weinberg | Israel: Oh, how it has changed!
When I moved here almost a quarter-century ago, the Golan Heights, West Bank mountaintops and Jordan Valley were “indispensable” to Israel’s security, by consensus.
Michal Toiba | A moment of your time
The International Olympic Committee should be concerned not with whether having a moment of silence would repel countries hostile to Israel, but why it would repel them at all.
Isi Leibler | Religion and state at a crossroads
If Netanyahu displays courage and reforms Israel's policy toward haredim, he will be widely revered.
'I will ask Obama, man to man, for Pollard's release,' Peres says
In special interview with Israel Hayom, President Peres says he will ask U.S. President Barack Obama to release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard "based on humanitarian grounds" • On Iran, Peres says, "President Obama will not hesitate to protect America."
Yaakov Ahimeir | America has not forgiven us for Pollard
Jonathan Pollard has now been imprisoned for 27 years, and at this point it seems like his continued incarceration is an act of revenge by the U.S.
Upgraded 'Nakba Law' may be undemocratic, counsel says
Currently, academic institutions may face penalties if they support events that reject Israel as a Jewish democracy or condone terrorism, but may allow private events on premises • "Democracies generally have no such measures," says chief legal advisor.
Israel continues to round up infiltrators around the country
Law enforcement officials arrest dozens of illegal residents in south Tel Aviv, Eilat and other cities • "They knocked on my door at six in the morning and told me I had two hours to pack all of my things," says a South Sudanese mother of four in Eilat.
Interior Minister Eli Yishai | Just the beginning
As of now, only infiltrators from South Sudan and the Ivory Coast can be legally deported • The next phase will be to deport infiltrators from Eritrea and Sudan, who number nearly 50,000 • I will not accept no for an answer.
Netanyahu returns to business as usual after soccer injury
Prime minister tears tendon in left foot during soccer game with Jewish and Arab youths to promote tourism to Israel • Netanyahu was taking part in the filming for the American travel show where heads of state present their country's major tourist sites.
Quick hits from around the web
Flame components found in Stuxnet • Syrian children used as human shields, says UN report • Technion fixing broken bones with stem cells • Report: Iran begins designing nuclear submarine.
Family of Toulouse gunman sues police over son's death
Mohamed Merah's family files lawsuit alleging police committed "murder with aggravating circumstances" • Police targeted him following his killing spree which left three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi dead and three French soldiers dead.
Barak: Syria may transfer chemical weapons to Hezbollah
Defense Minister warns that when the Assad regime falls, it is not clear where Syria's massive stockpile of arms will go • Activists in Syria report military using helicopter gunships to suppress the revolt after its ground forces suffered "major losses."
Government moves ahead with Ulpana evacuation plans
After first batch of prefabricated homes arrive at nearby base, Defense Ministry says temporary relocation venue likely to be ready by end of month • We are working around the clock to relocate residents in a dignified way, officials say.
Army shows its pride, posts illustrative gay photo on Facebook
IDF Spokesperson's Office posts illustrative photo of two male soldiers holding hands under the headline: "It's Pride Month. Did you know that the IDF treats all of its soldiers equally?" • Photo has received thousands of likes and shares thus far.
'Peace poll' considers Israel less peaceful than Syria
Annual Global Peace Index ranks Israel 150th of 158 countries in terms of peacefulness • Peacefulness factors include number of wars fought as well as perceived criminality • Syria and Iran rank higher than Israel at 147th and 128th respectively.
Pro-Syrian, pro-Iranian, pro-Palestinian TV channel goes live
Beirut-based station Al-Mayadeen promises to support the Palestinian cause and all forms of "resistance" • "We do not speak in the name of Iran or the Syrian regime, we are a completely independent channel which reflects reality as it is," says new chief.
Family fights to bring bodies of Yafit Butwin and children to Israel
James Butwin allegedly shot his wife, Yafit, and their three children and drove them out to the desert before lighting their SUV on fire and shooting himself • Family fights to have them buried in Israel but may not have the finances.
From Prisoner of Zion in Sudan to policeman in Israel
For Ayesa, the final weeks of the course are not easy. As a former prisoner in Sudan, he can understand the feelings of foreign migrants in Israel and is aware that as a police officer he may be part of units arresting them and deporting them from Israel.
'Scream' star David Arquette is finally a man
While filming an episode in Jerusalem of his "Mile High" show, which airs on the Travel Channel, Arquette attends a bar mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall and was then asked whether he would like to have one as well.
Quasicrystals and gems: Nobel Prize winner's jewelry on exhibit
Dan Shechtman, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011 for discovering quasicrystals, says he understood the materials used to make jewelry better than his teacher, but she had taught him about aesthetics.
F*&#! Massachusetts town okays $20 fine for swearing in public
Officials say proposal is not intended to censor casual or private conversations, but to crack down on loud, profane language used by young people in the downtown area and public parks • The measure could raise questions about First Amendment rights.