New York Times:
Hamas announced Saturday evening that it had reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.
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Haaretz.com - Defense:
Israel Air Force planes carried out strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, injuring five Palestinians, medical workers said.
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Haaretz.com - Defense:
Hamas has agreed with other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza not to fire rockets into Israel for the time being to avoid a possible Israeli military reaction, the Chinese news agency Xinhua quoted a senior official as saying on Saturday.
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Israel Insider's Posts - Israel Insider:
Sarah Palin told Barbara Walters that she takes issue with the Obama administration's insistence that Israel halt settlement construction. All the Jews "flocking" to Israel need somewhere to live."I disagree with the Obama administration on that," Palin told Walters. "I believe that the Jewish settlements should be allowed (Read More)
Haaretz.com - Defense:
On Tuesday, the day Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slipped while climbing into a sea commando's rubber dinghy, he also made several interesting statements. The media, which focused on Netanyahu's stumble and the security guard who caught him, devoted minimal attention to the prime minister's remarks at an international c (Read More)
DEBKAfile:
Iran launches its huge Modafean-e (Defenders) Aseman-e-Velayat air defense exercise Sunday, Nov. 22, to protect its nuclear sites, after failing to persuade Russia to deliver the linchpin of its air defenses, S-300 missiles.Our sources report that, aside from the Russian-made Tor-M 1 short-range interceptor, Iran's air defe (Read More)
Haaretz.com - Defense:
Lebanon's military commander on Saturday said he will heighten border security in fear of an Israeli attack, reported the London based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper.
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Haaretz.com - Print Edition:
Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, is expected to propose to Turkey that it resume its mediation role in peace talks between Israel and Syria, in exchange for a return to more cordial relations between Israel and Turkey, according to sources in Jerusalem.
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Haaretz.com - Print Edition:
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said that only the creation of a democratic Palestinian state will ensure Israel's security, Army radio reported on Saturday.
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Haaretz.com - National:
A new Health Ministry study by researchers from Israel, Britain and the United States has found that 12 percent of adolescents in Israel suffer from a recognized psychological disorder.
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Haaretz.com - Defense:
Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said.
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New York Times:
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who played a role in the founding of the Islamic Republic, has emerged as the spiritual leader of the opposition.
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New York Times:
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who played a role in the founding of the Islamic Republic, has emerged as the spiritual leader of the opposition.
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