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US slams Israel's construction plans in East Jerusalem
State Department "deeply concerned" by Israeli construction in Har Homa; says "disputes between sides must be resolved only through negotiations" • U.S. ambassador to Israel: Financial aid will be transferred in full.
 
Boaz Bismuth | London burning: What the riots mean
Israel Hayom correspondent Boaz Bismuth reports on the riots from London.
Isi Leibler | Tzipi Livni should resign now
Politicans must set aside partisan politics for the sake of the nation.
Hezi Sternlicht | Desolation around the corner
The global economy has clearly been left without a savior.
Dan Margalit | London riots test David Cameron
A confrontation between England and its minority population was only a matter of time.
Government's 'Rothschild Team' meets to discuss social reform
Professor Trajtenberg tells committee members: Change depends on our ability to listen • Protesters tell Minister Katz the government is disconnected from the people • Protest organizers meet with their own panel of experts.
Dror Eydar | Guiding the protest in the right direction
The protest movement could translate to a throwback of a failing economy.
Israelis in London hope riots won’t reach their neighborhoods
London's Israeli residents surprised by intensity of riots • “It took police an hour and a half to reach the unrest,” says Geva Gal, a resident of Hampstead • “We can understand the distress but not the violence,” says another Israeli, Eti Shictman.
Ronen Dorfan | What now for the London Olympics?
There is a correlation between the host nation's dictatorship and the quietness of the event.
Report: US Jewish millionaire donates funds for Israeli protest
Channel 10 reports American businessman S. Daniel Abraham contributed funds to Saturday's massive demonstrations saying "ceasing investment in settlements will improve the standard of living."
Israel Aerospace Industries to unveil vertical take-off drone
New mini-drone boasts near-silent operation, performs day or night surveillance for ground forces • Control interface is based on modern computer games • Drone weighs less than 10 pounds.
Five-year-old girl alive and well after inadvertent abduction
Palestinian man steals car from Gush Etzion resident who pulled over to retrieve a sun shade that flew out his car window • Palestinian police return the girl safely to her parents.
David Lewis, owner of Isrotel hotel chain, passes away at 87
Lewis made Eilat into tourist hot spot by constructing first large hotel • He secretly supported many philanthropic causes in Israel • Former Israeli ambassador to Britain Ron Prosor praises Lewis, saying he had "revolutionized" Israeli tourism in Eilat.
Sweden's Queen Silvia: My father was no Nazi
A report commissioned by Sweden's Queen Silvia to clear her father's name claimed he helped a Jew escape the Nazis • The American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants, umbrella group for survivors, rejected the report's findings.
Jewish Agency says aliyah from Hungary on the rise
The number of Hungarians immigrating to Israel more than doubles in three years • Jewish Agency: This is just the beginning • Eastern Europe emissary: Hungarian youth are starting to take an interest in the glorious past of Hungarian Jewry.
Flying high: Ben Gurion airport sees record number of visitors
Thursday expected to be busiest traffic day this year with 62,000 travelers anticipated to arrive at airport • IAA Director-General Kobi Mor recommends arriving three hours or more before flights.
Lebanon fails to apprehend Hezbollah suspects in Hariri killing
Lebanese authorities have yet to find the four men indicted in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri • Judge: Lebanon’s obligation under UN Security Council Resolution 1757 to arrest, detain and transfer the accused continues.
Turkish FM to Assad: You will end up like Gadhafi
As Syrian president meets with Turkish foreign minister, Syrian army reportedly continues crackdown on Hama, Deir Ezzor and border towns • Turkey has turned on Assad in light of his regime's increased brutality • Assad appoints new defense minister.
London calmer following massive police deployment
After 16,000 police officers deploy on streets of London, violence subsides in capital but spreads to Manchester, Birmingham, West Bromwich • Police say more than 700 people arrested since unrest began.
Rapper gets rapped for saying he 'feels like Hitler'
"I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I'm (expletive) insane, like I'm Hitler," famous rapper Kanye West says, but lashes out against critics and says he is misunderstood.