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Sunday May 26, 2013
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'US veto of Palestinian state would be deadly mistake'
Jailed Fatah Tanzim chief Marwan Barghouti warns of violence in September • Abbas: "No settlements in our state" • Hoyer: Israel should be allowed to build in East Jerusalem Jewish neighborhoods • Erekat: U.N. ready for Palestinian membership request.
 
Dore Gold | Europe's premature recognition of a Palestinian state
Despite what Barghouti says, it does not look as though the Palestinian residents of the West Bank want to start a third initifada in September.
 
Emily Amrousi | Cost of living? How about staying alive
We're not Europe -- our problems are more existential.
Yossi Beilin | Time for a new world Jewish organizaton
The Jewish Agency and the WZO should be replaced.
Hezi Sternlicht | No joy in tycoons' troubles
The public will ultimately pay the price for their losses.
Dan Margalit | In coalition politics, look beyond the tents
Eli Yishai's threats are motivated by the specter of Deri's return.
Isi Leibler | A scandal, and a failure of leadership
Claims Conference officials are covering up their own negligence.
Gerald M. Steinberg | Protests won't topple Netanyahu
But they have certainly provided a wake-up call.
A week Israel's tycoons would rather forget
This week's sell-off in stocks and bonds, valued in the billions, badly hurts the portfolios of Israel's major industrialists • Concern rises over tycoons' ability to repay debt • Bank of Israel issues reassurances: banking system remains robust.
US: East Jerusalem construction plans 'undercut trust'
White House spokesman Jay Carney: U.S. "position on has not changed, which is that we urge both sides not to take any action that makes it harder for the two sides to come together and negotiate."
US funds program to probe anti-Semitism in Middle East
The State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $200,000 grant to the Middle East Media Research Institute to conduct a project that documents anti-Semitism.
Shas leader threatens coalition 'turbulence' over social protests
Eli Yishai: "I am ready for coalition shake-ups in order to solve the social crisis" • Amir Peretz: Shas should join a new bloc: "Yishai has a window of opportunity." • Lieberman says compared to London, Israel "island of stability."
'Diplomatic initiative could have prevented PA statehood bid'
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee warns statehood plan could have been prevented by an Israeli-presented peace initiative • Committe report: IDF acquiring large amount of equipment to disperse Palestinan demonstrations.
Is the sun setting on America?
It's difficult in real time to pinpoint the milestones that mark the beginning of the American decline. It is only through hindsight that we can see them, and most of them send us back in time to the era of George W. Bush.
The London riots: Could they happen here?
A month in the tents should have taught the founders of the protest that nothing is black and white, that there are no dictums, and that they must use their judgment • The movement has instilled a positive spirit in Israeli society.
The Blitz on London
While violent gangs unleashed an unprecedented campaign of mayhem this past week, attempts to decipher the reasons for the outbursts have led nowhere. With the exception of deploying the military, the government resorted to all available measures.
Seeing red?
The pictures of Che Guevara at the tent protest remind Israel's Russian community of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution • Protesters don't care about uniquely Russian issues, like the career glass ceiling, they say.
Tel Aviv is not Cairo or Athens
Professor Avraham Diskin, a well-known expert in political studies, casts his gaze over the social justice protests in Israel, saying that they are an expression of real distress, but the harsh slogans criticizing Netanyahu bear a political component.
Veteran kibbutz goes private
The kids have left the farm, the dining hall is empty, and privatization has destroyed solidarity • Members of Manara, a prominent symbol of the kibbutz movement, decide to convert the kibbutz into a privatized community.
Matchmaker, matchmaker
There are approximately 60,000 single men and women in the national-religious sector in Israel. Yashfe, a nonprofit organization, has devoted itself to turning the singles of this community into couples.
'Abducted' Palestinian engineer said he developed Hamas rockets
Engineer said to have worked on rockets with a range of 60km (36 miles) • During Operation Cast Lead, "many Hamas members simply abandoned their posts and were paralyzed with fear, unable to operate their weapons."
As some Israelis head abroad, others prep for weekend protests
Social justice rallies head to 11 outlying cities and towns for the weekend • Despite protests against cost of living, Thursday is busiest day of the year at the airport • Tens of thousands of other Israelis cancel vacations abroad.
Officer dismissed after 11 of his subordinates go AWOL
Soldiers abandon post claiming financial hardships and humiliating treatment from senior soldiers • Soldiers complain their problems fell on deaf ears.
IDF: Reserve battalions ready for conflict in the West Bank
Palestinian U.N. statehood bid could lead to riots in the streets and at the borders • IDF prepares a variety of non-lethal weapons for crowd dispersal • Reserves prepare for deployment, but will only be mobilized in "worst case scenario."
Kidnapped Chabad rabbi released after four days' captivity in Ecuador
Rabbi Tomer Rotem was released after being abducted by a gang headed by Israeli with criminal record • Kidnappers demanded $500,000 ransom • Rabbi's wife: It's a miracle that he was saved.
Bin Laden, the movie?
Some Republicans claim the White House leaked details of assassination to Hollywood producers for major film to strengthen President Barack Obama's image • White House: accusations ridiculous.
Obama: Credit downgrade could have been averted
U.S. President Barack Obama blames Republicans for downgrade of U.S. credit rating • Stock exchanges recover from a rough week • Israeli cabinet schedules discussion on global economic changes and their effect.
US judge rules Jewish inmate can't have matzah and grape juice
Jewish prisoner in New York jail denied request to have matzah every day, grape juice every Friday after judge rules special food request could disrupt order, increase administrative costs in the prison.
London cleans up the debris
London attempts to return to normalcy • Residents see the riots as criminal in nature but wonder why so many immigrants were involved • Video of Malaysian student robbed by youths posing as helpers gets 20 million views.