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Friday May 24, 2013
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Despite mediation efforts, Gaza fighting escalates
Some 60 rockets, including Grads, launched at western Negev since Monday night • Rocket attack injures four Border Policemen • Israel kills al-Qaida operative who took part in Monday's cross-border attack.
 
Dan Margalit | Cast Lead 2 is just a matter of time
What the IDF can do in the Gaza Strip – retaliate forcefully – does not apply to Sinai, where any attempt to target terrorist squads would be a violation of Egyptian sovereignty.
 
Gideon Allon | Potty mouth in the Knesset
Israeli lawmakers lack the intelligence to understand that they must set an example for others.
Lior Alperovitch | Burning mosques is bad for the Jews
Besides being illegal, harming mosques exposes synagogues and Jewish community centers worldwide to violent attacks.
Boaz Bismuth | In Egypt, back to square one
One thing is clear: the revolution has been stolen.
Emily Amrousi | The real apartheid is Palestinian
If there is such a thing as an "apartheid highway," it would refer to highways closed only to Jews.
Mubarak reported to be on life support
Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said to have been put on life support following a stroke • Meanwhile, both candidates in the Egyptian presidential elections claim early victory, threatening to appeal if the final tally shows they lost.
BBC: Hamas admits Gaza child was killed by Palestinian rocket
Palestinians first blame Tuesday's death on Israel Air Force strike, but a Hamas official later attributes incident to Palestinian rocket fire • Despite this credible report, Chinese and French media report child died in "mysterious" blast.
VIDEO: Egyptian, Saudi al-Qaida terrorists claim border attack
Video shows two terrorists who were killed on Monday after attacking Israelis working on the border fence near Kadesh Barnea • The terrorists said they were Saudi Arabian and Egyptian nationals.
VIDEO: Joe the Plumber says gun control led to Holocaust
"In 1939, Germany established gun control. From 1939 to 1945, six million Jews and seven million others, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated," Joe Wurzelbacher, AKA Joe the Plumber, says in a new video posted to YouTube.
Comptroller: Report on Carmel fire 'one of the harshest ever'
Report includes 506 pages describing the incident and who was responsible for failing to prepare for an emergency on this scale • Lindenstrauss: "A dire picture emerges from the report."
VIDEO: Time to act on Iran
In a new video targeting U.S. President Barack Obama, the Emergency Committee for Israel attacks the president's handling of the Iranian nuclear issue • Video makes the case that Obama has not been effective in thwarting Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
Receiving prize, Kissinger says mom and dad would be proud
President Shimon Peres presents former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with Presidential Award of Distinction • Kissinger: “My parents would be more proud of this honor than any other honors that have come my way."
In Israel visit, Putin to mark Red Army victory over Nazis
Israeli official says Russian president's visit is less about politics, more about inauguration of Red Army memorial in Netanya and a visit to Russian-owned "Sergey's Courtyard" in Jerusalem • After visiting Israel, Putin to continue on to Jordan.
With 'heavy heart' Ulpana agrees to peaceful evacuation
Residents of the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El agree to avoid clashes ahead of court-ordered eviction • State promises 300 new housing units and mechanism that would limit evacuation of future homes.
Why are only the Palestinians considered 'refugees'?
Following Israeli urging, U.S. Congress asks the U.N. to clarify why Palestinians can transfer their "refugee" status to descendants • The request could possibly change U.S. funding for UNRWA.
600 illegal residents have signed up to leave Israel voluntarily
Plans underway for construction of 16,000 housing units for infiltrators • New plan is part of prime minister's initiative to return illegal infiltrators to their home countries and prevent growth of immigrant populations in Tel Aviv and Eilat.
Israel's Shayetet 13 commando unit gets a new commander
Navy chief tells outgoing Shayetet 13 commander: Under your leadership Shayetet 13 was the IDF's vanguard • Colonel "S" commanded the 2010 raid of the Mavi Marmara ship, which attempted to break through Israel's blockade of Gaza.
Tibi, we have a problem. Arab MK against Israeli astronaut's name
Arab-Israeli village, Taybeh, wins tender for space center to be named after late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon • MK Ahmad Tibi objects to name, on grounds that Ramon participated in the "bombing of a civilian population" in Lebanon as IAF fighter pilot.
'Yeshivas sending men to IDF, national service to be paid more'
Committee charged with finding alternative to Tal Law discusses proposal to increase number of haredim drafted into IDF • Also under consideration is to allocate more money to yeshivas which send more students to IDF, over yeshivas who send less.
Orthodox rabbis fight over who hates Reform rabbis more
Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger refuses to sign letter by Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar calling on rabbis to attend conference against Reform movement • Ashkenazi Rabbi Aharon Shteinman says ultra-Orthodox have more urgent problems.
As Iran nuke talks fail, stage set for tougher sanctions
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announces indefinite pause in talks between Iran and six world powers, but low-level talks scheduled for July • Situation creates opportunity for Israel to argue military force is only way to stop Tehran.
'Investing in Israel was one of Google's best decisions'
Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt, visiting in Israel, tells Netanyahu, "We appreciate that Israeli engineers are developing things here that are being used all over the world" • Netanyahu gives Schmidt a doodle symbolizing Israel's technological edge.