katsav - Archive / Moti Kimche - December 30 2010
Moshe Katsav's rape victim: Seven worst years of my life are over

The former president was convicted on Thursday of raping and sexually assaulting A., a former employee at the Tourism Ministry, in addition to other charges of sexual abuse.

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Strenger than Fiction / How did Israel go from Albert Einstein to Moshe Katsav?

Those who voted for Katsav as president should ask themselves: What did I know about this man? Did I really think he was suited for what is formally Israel’s highest office? Was I capable of thinking beyond petty party politics and personal gain when I cast my vote?

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Margaret Thatcher - AP - Nov. 14, 2010
U.K. envoy said Israel ready to use nuclear bomb in 1980, newly released cables reveal

Documents, released under Britain's 30-year rule, include Marget Thatcher saying that Israel's settlement policy was 'absurd.'

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Benjamin Netanyahu Nir Keidar 27.10.2010
Netanyahu: Palestinians evading negotiations with Israel

Prime minister blames PA for impasse in peace talks, says Israeli government, under his leadership, is striving for peace.

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Gaza militants - AP
Gaza militant groups agree to halt rocket attacks on Israel

Islamic Jihad leader says halt is temporary and that 'armed resistance will keep active in other means.'

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Gaza war reenactment - AP - Dec. 30, 2010
IN PICTURES / Hamas stages mock Israeli attack to mark Gaza war anniversary

Forty actors put on show at building that had been heavily damaged in 2008 war.

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Diplomacy & Defense

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Palestinians target Israeli settlements in draft UN resolution

Resolution to ask UN Security Council to declare West Bank settlements illegal and call for full freeze of their construction.

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Fayyad: Palestinians seek more than a 'Facebook state'

Palestinian PM responds to comment by Danny Ayalon that recognition of Palestine by foreign countries was similar to clicking 'like' on Facebook.

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Report: Accused Egyptian spy says Israel paid Syrian agent for nuclear plan details

According to Egyptian media, the official's information led to Israel's alleged bombing of a Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007.

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Erekat: We want UN settlement condemnation, not recognition for state

Chief PA negotiator says 'Israeli government is witnessing an international isolation that it hasn't witnessed before.'

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National

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Katsav's lawyers: We'll appeal 'unequivocal' rape verdict

Former president found guilty of two counts of rape and other abuses, after four-year trial held mostly behind closed doors; Judge: Katsav's story was riddled with lies.

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In Katsav's hometown, denial and cries of persecution

Residents of Kiryat Malakhi believe that former president's was unfairly convicted and that judges were influenced by biased media coverage.

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Katsav trial judges have sent a clear message, says Netanyahu

Livni echoes PM in saying verdict conveyed an important message to women in Israel regarding equality and their right to their body.

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International

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Swede sentenced to prison for Auschwitz sign theft

Polish court sentences Swedish former neo-Nazi to two years and eight months in jail after he confessed to stealing infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign.

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Syria welcomes appointment of new U.S. ambassador to Damascus

Rober Ford is first U.S. ambassador to Syria in more than five years, since U.S. withdrew its ambassador after Rafik Hariri assassination in Lebanon in 2005.

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Russian oligarch Khordokovsky gets 5.5 more years in prison

Kremlin critic convicted of stealing oil and laundering proceeds; sentence added to the eight years he is already serving.

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TheMarker

bibi - Emil Salman - December 30 2010

Knesset votes yea for budget

Provides NIS 348b in 2011 and NIS 365b in 2012.

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Goshen rejects Yachimovich bid to torpedo Tefron merger

If the shareholders want it, it isn't his business, says watchdog.

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Culture

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So you think you can choreograph?

A new program is nurturing young dancers looking to make their mark on the creative side, and giving them good reason to stay in Jerusalem.

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Garbage girl

Israel's cover girl for composting isn't just a pretty face atop a garbage truck. She's a pretty face who has spent her career committed to advancing environmentalism.

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Green Fields brings folk music to graze in Israel

Moni Arnon and Suzi Miller from the famed 1970s group Brothers and Sisters and guitarist Sagi Eiland will perform their favorite childhood folk music on Saturday night in Tel Aviv.

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Sports

cohen - Sharon Bukov - December 30 2010

Avi Cohen / Bidding farewell to a legend

Sports greats past and present pay last respects to soccer giant, 1956-2010.

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Soccer / Bnei Yehuda downs Netanya, into semis

For Bnei Yehuda, the win was uncharacteristic for a team that has struggled throughout the Premier League season to find the back of the net.

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Basketball / Ashdod keeps movin' on up

The biggest surprise of the Israeli basketball season thus far has been the meteoric rise of Maccabi Ashdod.

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