IDF fears continued Palestinian infiltration on Syria border

IDF kill 22 protesters trying to cross from Syrian into Israel during Naksa Day demonstrations; IDF neither verifies nor denies figure because casualties on Syria side of border.

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Issacharoff & Harel / Violence on Syria border leaves Israel in a no-win situation

Unlike on Nakba Day, the Israel Defense Forces were prepared for Naksa Day clashes; IDF prevents Syrian protesters from crossing border into Israel.

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Zvi Bar'el / The Naksa does not belong to the Palestinians

If the Nakba 'belongs' to the Palestinians, the Naksa belongs to the Arab countries, especially those against whom Israel fought - Egypt, Jordan and Syria.

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Majdal Shams residents unhappy with Syria infiltration attempts

Border town has become flash point in recurring Israeli-Palestinian skirmishes both on Nakba Day last month as well as Naksa Day.

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Amira Hass / Israel-Palestinian Conflict is in the eye of the beholder

Israeli and Palestinian students express contrasting impressions of historical photos.

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MKs slam 'racist' Upper Nazareth mayor

Upper Nazareth Mayor Shimon Gapso tells local Arabic-language weekly if he had been present during October 2000 clashes between Israeli Arabs and police, more Arabs would have been killed.

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Majdal Shams residents watch protest - Reuters - June 5, 2011
Netanyahu: Palestinians not interested in solution based on 1967 borders

Prime minister says the events of Sunday, when Syrian protesters attempted to break through the border with Israel, prove that Palestinians are instead interested in a return to 1948 borders.

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West Bank court indicts Palestinian teens for murder of Fogel family

Amjad Awad and Hakim Awad were indicted for the murders of five members of the Fogel family - parents and three young children - who were brutally stabbed to death in their home on the settlement of Itamar in March.

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Diplomacy & Defense

Protesters run from Syrian border - Reuters - June 5, 2011

Calm returns to Israel-Syria border after day of deadly violence

Syria TV reports 20 killed, 325 wounded by IDF fire after protesters commemorating 44 years since the Six-Day War attempt to cut through barbed wire on Syrian side of the border.

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The battle for September

Former Israeli ambassador to United Nations warns: Washington could refrain from imposing a veto over recognition of the Palestinian state.

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Israeli left-wing leader: IDF used 'excessive force' in Naksa Day protests

Former MK Uri Avneri says soldiers are 'trigger-happy' when it comes to Palestinians yet soft on 'violent' Jewish settlers; Israeli Arab MK Jamal Zahalka, calls IDF killing of protesters a 'war crime.'

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Hundreds of Palestinians clash with IDF in West Bank Naksa Day protest

IDF soldiers fire tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in Druze village of Majdal Shams, where demonstrations were held marking 44 years since onset of Six-Day War.

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Knesset committee backs 'Sami Ofer' bill forbidding business deals with Iran

Anyone investing in a corporation that engages in business dealings with Iran to face a punishment of one year in prison and a fine amounting to the higher of NIS 5 million or three times the forecasted profits of the dealings.

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Israel unveils first commercial solar power plant

Arava Power's 4.95 megawatt solar power plant at Kibbutz Keturah is the first of about 50 photovoltaic power fields to be built throughout the southern Negev desert by the end of 2014.

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Shipping baron Sami Ofer to be laid to rest in Tel Aviv cemetery

Israel's wealthiest man, who died Thursday aged 89, has been in the spotlight since the U.S. accused his company of docking ships in Iran; Ofer Brothers Group denies any wrongdoing.

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Facebook blunder leads 1,600 people to teen's birthday

The German teenager fled her home the night before her party and alerted police that 15,000 Facebook users had accepted her invitation, after she unwittingly neglected to mark her party as private on the social network.

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger dies, age 80

Eagleburger, who served under George H.W. Bush, was considered a great friend of Israel and a supporter of Jewish causes.

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UN's Ban Ki-moon to announce candidacy for 2nd term, envoys say

Security Council diplomat says UN chief's chances of winning new 5-year term are 'close to 100 percent'; re-election process expected to completed by end-June.

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Steinitz wants coalition discipline in war on Isracard

Finance Minister is upping the ante in the government's campaign to force competition on the country's largest credit card provider.

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Antitrust boss cracking down on competing companies' investments

Crackdown may prevent companies from forming cartels, raising prices and harming consumers; Gilo also taking a stance on monopolies.

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Shipping baron Sami Ofer, 89, passes away amid Iran scandal

Israel's wealthiest man has been in the spotlight for two weeks since the U.S. State Department accused one of his shipping companies of doing business with Iran, thus violating sanctions, though the Ofer Brothers Group denies any wrongdoing.

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A night at the operas

The great New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa will give a rare recital in Jerusalem this weekend

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Wilted desert rose

A workers house built in the early days of Eilat was a modernist wonder, until modern renovations did away with much of its charm

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When art is only skin-deep

Israeli artist conquers fashion world with unique style of body art.

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Sports

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Soccer / National team/ Luzon: Win or lose, I'm a believer

Luiz Fernandez has had his critics - his personal style, his football style and some strange decisions make him an easy target, even within the IFA.

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Soccer / Kissinger ponders Blatter's offer of FIFA 'wise men' role

Kissinger, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 and was a major figure in the Richard Nixon administration, is a keen soccer fan who was involved in the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 World Cup.

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Memories / The gentle giant

O'Neal's retirement triggers recollections of encouters with the affable center.

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