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• Haredi Activist Poppenheim Threatens War in Wake of Tal Law Expiration

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on August 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  Yesterday, the controversial Tal Law expired and Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered the Military to start drafting Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men en-masse.  The Haredi public has reacted with anger and threats of widespread civil disorder.

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• Tal Law Could Bring Down Government in Wake of Plesner Commission

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on July 03, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shut down the Plesner Commission that was supposed to revamp the controversial Tal Law, causing threats for a complete shutdown of the Knesset.

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• Ahmad Tibi: Ilan Ramon’s Name on Aerospace Center Insults Arabs

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on June 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  Ahmed Tibi, the MK who is known for visiting countries Israel is still technically at war with and rhetoric that echoes that of MK Hanin Zoabi, demanded that the new aerospace center in Taibe not carry Ilan Ramon’s name.

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• IDF Bombs Weapon Factories near Nuseirat Refugee Camp after Palestinians Fire Rockets

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on June 04, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  This morning, the Israeli Air Force bombed several bomb launching sites in Gaza near the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in response to terrorists shooting over the border on Friday.

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• Israel to Hand Terrorists’ Bodies Over to PA, Right Wing to Condemn

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on May 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  This morning, Israel began the process of returning the bodies of 91 convicted terrorists to the PA as a “goodwill gesture” to the PA so negotiations can resume.

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• Israel Prime Minister's Father Passes Away at 102

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on April 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  This morning, the father of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Professor Benzion Netanyahu, passed away at 102 at his home in Jerusalem.  The prime minister visited his father on Sunday for the last time.

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• Axe-Wielding Palestinian Attacks Jewish Man in Jerusalem

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on April 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  This morning a Palestinian man attacked a Jewish man in West Jerusalem near the Damascus Gate.

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• Israel Strikes Gaza in Response to Rocket Attacks

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  Over the last 24 hours, Israel bombed targets all over the Gaza Strip in response to missile attacks launched from Gaza by Arab residents.

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• Israel Military Industries Develops Bunker-Buster Bomb

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on March 05, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  This week, Israel Military Industries announced that it has developed a bunker-buster missile that can puncture a 200mm thick concrete bunker.

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• Iran Raises Mideast Tensions with Warships Sent to Syria

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment

  

  Last week, two Iranian naval vessels passed through the Suez Canal and docked in Syria, raising tensions in Israel and Iran.

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