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Thursday June 20, 2013
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'Everyone, including Arabs, must serve,' Netanyahu says
As Tal Law nears expiration, coalition factions argue over whether compulsory draft applies to Israeli Arabs as well as haredim • Yisrael Beytenu, national religious representatives quit Plesner committee • Netanyahu, Mofaz meet to hammer out agreement.
 
Dan Margalit | A compromise is our best shot
Unless a compromise — one that may not entirely satisfy everyone but that everyone can live with — is found, things will take a turn for the worse.
Ruthie Blum | Service for all?
One can hear the haredim, who are up in arms over the proposed worsening of their “work conditions,” giving women who are against their inclusion in the army a 21-gun salute.
 
Michal Toiba | With this rabbinate, I thee wed?
I had my own harrowing experience at the Tel Aviv rabbinate when I went to apply for a "Certificate of Bachelorhood."
Emily Amrousi | The silence of the lambs
I am the first to agree that police brutality is a horrible plague. But were the police really involved in "unprecedented violence" last Saturday night?
Abraham Ben-Zvi | Obama gets a lifeline
Obama dedicated the first two years of his term to ushering in healthcare reform.
Richard Baehr | Will foreign policy impact US election campaigns?
Each of the candidates believes he can score some points in a foreign policy debate.
Mati Tuchfeld | Lieberman flexes his muscles
Yisrael Beytenu's decision to drop out of the Plesner committee was exactly what Netanyahu needed in order to resolve a difficult conundrum.
The battle for conscription
Disagreements on the draft issue have reached monstrously populist dimensions. Each side has become more entrenched in its positions, intensifying its rhetoric. Every party chairman is trying to score political points off this highly charged issue.
Dror Eydar | Patience, and an open mind
Anyone who thinks that an external force can impose an overnight revolution on the deeply conservative haredi community cannot possibly be serious.
As Syria implodes, IDF braces for terror along Golan Heights border
Division 36 commander: If Syria descends to lawlessness, it will become a breeding ground for terrorist organizations • IDF units training in the Golan Heights for rapid deployment to crisis points in case of emergency.
Morsi’s inherited mess
The remnants of the pyramids and the sphinxes watch in frozen awe as contemporary Egyptians are forced to live in cardboard boxes, trash receptacles, and cemeteries in rundown cities and slums. Poverty has reached epic, unprecedented proportions.
Dore Gold | Morsi and the future of the peace treaty
Will Egypt's new president link the peace treaty with Israel to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? And if he does, will the U.S. intervene?
Netanyahu's golden opportunity
Mandatory enlistment is ultra-Orthodox ticket to escaping poverty in Mea Shearim and Bnei Brak • Court's decision to revoke exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from service is opportunity for Netanyahu to begin a demographic revolution in haredi communities.
Second Temple-era mikveh discovered under Al-Aqsa mosque
The mosque was destroyed in a 1927 earthquake • During reconstruction, British archaeologist Robert Hamilton documented the work and hid findings the waqf found inconvenient • Thousands of the findings now shed light on the mount’s Jewish period.
The anxiety of the haredim
Prior to Plesner committee recommendations, haredi factions voice different opinions • Party officials disagree on boycott of the committee • United Torah Judaism official says prime minister must make final decision.
Migron residents hope for miracle as Ulpana is evacuated peacefully
A report by Israel Hayom on Thursday stating most of the Migron outpost land was bought by Jews in a bid to stop the impending evacuation raises hopes of residents • Ulpana neighborhood is evacuated peacefully in three-day operation.
Ten-Hut! West Point cadets attend tactical course at IDF college
The visit marks the fifth year in a row in which West Point cadets arrive to Israel • IDF spokesperson calls the visit another example of the close ties between the IDF and the U.S. military.
Today's Air Force is deadlier than ever before, says IAF commander
Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel tells graduates, "If called to act, the thunder of our engines and the strength of our arms will be felt among our enemies wherever they are, near and far."
Jordanian king meets Hamas leaders in nod to Islamists
King Abdullah II meets Hamas leaders in attempt to mend relations Islamists • Royal Palace statement: Abdullah's talks with seven Hamas officials, including Khaled Mashaal, focused on two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Syria's Assad says duty to 'annihilate terrorists'
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: "When you eliminate a terrorist, it's possible that you are saving the lives of tens, hundreds, or even thousands" • Assad firmly rejects any foreign proposal as a solution for 16-month long uprising.
Boaz Bismuth | Turkey will not hesitate to avenge Assad's aggression
Even if Geneva, despite its wonderful Swiss watches, does not provide a date for Assad's departure, he will eventually be forced to step down.