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Tuesday May 21, 2013
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In hint to Iran, PM says 'best defense is a good offense'
In an apparent hint directed at Iran and Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells students Israel can "counter any threat" • Defense Minister Ehud Barak: Bombing Iranian nuclear facilities is better than an Iran armed with nuclear weapons.
 
Dan Margalit | Tax everyone
After years of sailing through the global financial crisis, Israel is starting to feel its effects. Netanyahu needs to make sure everyone begins paying their dues.
Dror Eydar | A civics lesson
When a leftist is appointed it is "professional," but when a conservative is appointed it "jeopardizes democracy."
Isi Leibler | Egypt: no illusions
The Muslim Brotherhood is ultimately committed to revoking the peace treaty.
Elad Yana | Love thy spouse
The holiest institution in Judaism is the institution of marriage.
Romney to Israel Hayom: Israel deserves better treatment than it's getting from Obama
In special interview, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney vows: I would treat Israel like the friend and ally it is • Romney calls 1967 borders "indefensible," says Iran is closer to nuclear weapons than when President Obama first took office.
More than 350,000 Israelis live in settlements, up 4.5% in a year
Figures seen by Israel Hayom show 15,579 Israelis moved over the Green Line in the last year • 233,000 Israelis live outside the main settlement blocs • Number of settlers has almost doubled since 2000.
On tour, Romney hopes to prove he is no foreign policy novice
The presumptive Republican nominee will face pressure to speak on matters such as the violence in Syria, nuclear threats from Iran and the Middle East peace process, putting him on the spot to outline a foreign policy that so far has remained unclear.
Abraham Ben-Zvi | The domestic calculus of Romney's trip
While puzzling at first glance, the Republican hopeful's itinerary neatly dovetails with his efforts to woo crucial voting blocs at home: pro-Israel evangelicals, American Jews and Polish-Americans.
'Israeli strike on chemical stockpiles is a declaration of war'
Syrian officials tell Kuwaiti paper that Israeli leaders' comments on pre-emptive strike on Syrian WMD are "childish" and that such action might force Syria to launch chemical attack on Israel • Israelis get their gas masks ready.
Clinton tells Olympic Committee: Hold memorial for Munich 11
U.S. secretary of state joins international calls on IOC to remember slain Israeli athletes when games open on Friday • Athletes' widows meet with chief to hand over petition, and call on spectators to stage silent protest at opening ceremony.
7 years on, most Gaza evacuees still don't have permanent homes
Unemployment and financial difficulties are highly prevalent among large segments of former Gush Katif residents, internal survey shows • Only 500 families are now in permanent housing.
Hilltop youths tell IDF they want to serve in combat units
In rare encounter, Hilltop Youth movement activists tell commander of IDF Induction Base they want to enlist in combat units • Samaria Regional Council head Gershon Mesika: Samaria's youth, in all its diversity, is filled with motivation to serve.
World Bank: Palestinian economy cannot yet sustain a state
Study finds PA has made steady progress toward future state, but economy is "not strong enough to support a state" • Warns sustainability cannot be based on foreign aid • Palestinian official says PA is facing the worst financial crisis in its history.
Lieberman pushes EU: Classify Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Foreign minister tells EU foreign policy chief Ashton global security and stability in the Middle East will be in jeopardy as long as Hezbollah is left off list, and future peace agreements should be signed between peoples rather than rulers.
Miriam Ben-Porat, trailblazer for Israeli women in law, dies
Israel's first female Supreme Court justice and state comptroller dies at 94 • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls Ben-Porat an exemplary woman whose modesty, principles and devotion were a model for the superiority of the rule of law.