2014-09-01 Israel More Top Stories

  Haaretz   

Missing those who have lived through hell for seven weeks  Haaretz
With the Gaza war over, my heart goes out to the children an hour's drive away whom Israel does not let me watch grow up. By Amira Hass | Sep. 1, 2014 | 6:09 AM. Tweet. Palestinian children in Gaza City, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Three Palestinian children ...

2014-09-01 Israel Health

  Globes   

Protalix jumps after FDA approval  Globes
On Friday, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and Protalix Biotherapeutics Inc. (NYSE MKT:PLX; TASE: PLX) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Elelyso (taliglucerase alfa) for injection for pediatric patients. Elelyso is therefore now ...

2014-09-01 Israel Entertainment

  Brisbane Times   

Lady Gaga attempts to explain Lady Gaga  FoxFM (blog)
From the moment the concert kicks off, you can see that this show is more than just your favourite artist bouncing around on stage performing all the songs you like. This is going to be a party. From inflatable balls bouncing around, touching the hands of fans, ...

2014-09-01 Israel Sci/Tech

  Metro   

O Really! This is not a hamster but a muffin in the shape of hamster  LidTime.com
O Really! This is not a hamster but a muffin in the shape of hamster. Avatar of Mike Mike. 12 hours ago. SHARE Share on Facebook 1 Share on Google+ 0 Tweet about this on Twitter 1 Pin on Pinterest 1 Share on StumbleUpon 1. What! Are you eating a ...

2014-09-01 Israel Business

  Haaretz   

ICL entering joint venture with Albemarle of US  Haaretz
Israel Chemicals' Dead Sea Works plant. The tie-up with Albemarle is part of efforts to reduce the company's exposure to the Sheshinski committee examining royalties from mining natural resources. Photo by Ofer Vaknin. Text size. Comments (0). related tags.

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  Haaretz   

Housing starts, home sales show sharp declines  Haaretz
The government and home buyers got another dose of bad news on the housing market on Sunday, with separate reporting showing that new construction had dropped sharply in the quarter and home sales continued to drop. Both trends are likely to bring ...

2014-09-01 Israel World

  Haaretz   

There's no whitewashing the Gaza blockade  Haaretz
Easing restrictions on Gaza won't create conditions for normal life or offer any economic or diplomatic horizon. Haaretz Editorial | Sep. 1, 2014 | 5:12 AM. Tweet. Palestinians sit outside their house in Shujaiyeh, which was the target of Israeli shelling, August ...

2014-09-01 Israel Middle East

  Independent Online   

Gunmen take over US annex in Libya  Independent Online
A view of an annex of the US embassy in Tripoli during a media tour organised by Operation Dawn, a group of Islamist-leaning forces mainly from Misrata, on August 31, 2014, after the group took over the annex. Picture: Ismail Zitouny. Washington - Members ...

2014-09-01 Israel Israel

  Haaretz   

There's no whitewashing the Gaza blockade  Haaretz
Easing restrictions on Gaza won't create conditions for normal life or offer any economic or diplomatic horizon. Haaretz Editorial | Sep. 1, 2014 | 5:12 AM. Tweet. Palestinians sit outside their house in Shujaiyeh, which was the target of Israeli shelling, August ...

2014-08-31 Israel More Top Stories

  Economic Times   

EU Leaders Pledge to Step Up Efforts Against Islamic State  Wall Street Journal
BRUSSELS—European Union leaders pledged Saturday to step up the bloc's efforts to combat Sunni extremist group Islamic State and tackle the threat posed by fighters returning to the EU from Iraq and Syria. After a summit, the EU said the Islamic State ...

2014-08-31 Israel Health

  The Hindu   

Ebola survivor: send drugs now  Herald Scotland
A Liberian health worker who recovered from ebola after receiving an experimental drug has urged the manufacturer to speed up production for Africa. A Liberian health worker who recovered from ebola after receiving an experimental drug has urged the ...

2014-08-31 Israel Entertainment

  Irish Independent   

Books: A Holocaust comedy to reveal the true horror  Irish Independent
Katy Guest. Published 31/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Martin Amis. Towards the end of The Zone of Interest are three statements that perhaps explain what the novel, Amis's 14th, is about. The last comes in the acknowledgements, where Amis ...

2014-08-31 Israel Sci/Tech

  The VAR Guy   

Apple Prepping Large, Special Venue for iPhone 6 Showcase  The VAR Guy
Apple is returning to the Flint Center for the Performing Arts at De Anza College in Cupertino for the Sept. 9 launch of its iPhone 6 phablets and a new wearable device. The college is the same venue where co-founder Steve Jobs launched the Macintosh ...

2014-08-31 Israel Business

  Binary Tribune   

USD/JPY Monthly Fundamental Forecast September 2014  FX Empire
The USD/JPY ended at 104.08 soaring at the end of the month as the US dollar gained momentum after a week of solid economic data. The JPY is expected to retain a soft tone driven by damaging economic effects related to fiscal consolidation efforts under ...

2014-08-31 Israel World

  Times of India   

White House sends congratulations to EU`s Tusk, Mogherini  Zee News
The White House on Saturday sent congratulations to Polish Premier Donald Tusk and Italy`s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini on their election to top posts within the European Union. "The president congratulates Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland on ...

2014-08-31 Israel Middle East

  Irish Independent   

Air strikes and aid for siege town  Irish Independent
An international food and water drop supported by US air strikes has taken place in an attempt to bring relief to the beleaguered Iraqi town of Amirli. Share. Go To. Comments. The town has been under siege by Islamic State (IS) militants for nearly two months.
US Air Strikes and Aid for Iraqi Town Under Siege   TIME
US Leads Humanitarian Relief Mission for Iraqi Turkomen   Wall Street Journal
US drops bombs aid on Iraqi city under siege   Stuff.co.nz
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  The Straits Times   

All Filipino UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights now safe: Military  The Straits Times
Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) drive their armoured vehicles in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Quneitra crossing, the only border crossing between Israel and Syria, on Aug 30, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP.
AFP: PH peacekeepers in Golan Heights are safe   ABS CBN News
UN says detained peacekeepers in Syria 'safe'   The Nation
UN peacekeepers attacked in Golan Heights safe: Report   Times of India
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  Aljazeera.com   

US attacks Islamic State near besieged town  Aljazeera.com
US jets target fighters and drop aid in Amerli, as Iraqi army launches offensive to break siege of majority Shia town. Last updated: 31 Aug 2014 02:59. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedback. Residents in Amerli have been resisting Islamic ...

2014-08-31 Israel Israel

  The Straits Times   

All Filipino UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights now safe: Military  The Straits Times
Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) drive their armoured vehicles in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Quneitra crossing, the only border crossing between Israel and Syria, on Aug 30, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP.
AFP: PH peacekeepers in Golan Heights are safe   ABS CBN News
UN says detained peacekeepers in Syria 'safe'   The Nation
UN peacekeepers attacked in Golan Heights safe: Report   Times of India
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  Belfast Telegraph   

Man due in court on Galloway charge  Belfast Telegraph
A 39-year-old man will appear in court tomorrow charged with a religiously aggravated assault on controversial MP George Galloway who was left battered and bruised in an alleged street attack.
British MP Galloway injured in London attack   DAWN.com
Man charged in Galloway assault case   Press TV
George Galloway assault: Man charged over 'attack'   Scotsman
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  Sydney Morning Herald   

Home genetics kits could identify millions with Jewish roots  Jerusalem Post
JPPI president says genetic tests tests could foster an 'expanded circle of individuals' who feel an affinity for Jews and Israel. Ethiopian Jews. Uri Perednik poses with Ethiopian Jews in Addis Ababa. Photo: Courtesy. Millions of people around the world may ...

2014-08-30 Israel More Top Stories

  New York Times   

50 Days of War Leave Israelis and Palestinians Only More Entrenched  New York Times
A Palestinian girl carried a Kalashnikov rifle on Friday amid Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza City. Credit Wissam Nassar for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This ...

2014-08-30 Israel Health

  Daily News & Analysis   

Ebola outbreak reaches Senegal; fifth West African country to confirm case  Daily News & Analysis
The West African state of Senegal became the fifth country to be touched by the world's worst Ebola outbreak on Friday, while riots broke out in neighbouring Guinea's remote southeast where infection rates are rising fast. In the latest sign that the outbreak of ...

2014-08-30 Israel Entertainment

Finally, a red alert this summer that (most) Israelis welcomed  Haaretz
Israel's first convention for redheads took place this week, with 200 attendees determined to prove that orange really is the new black. By Roy (Chicky) Arad | Aug. 30, 2014 | 2:16 AM. Tweet. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend. Share on ...

2014-08-30 Israel Sci/Tech

Remains of Jewish Sobibor Victims Receiving Proper Burial After 70 Years  Jspace News
The remains of Jewish victims of Sobibor are finally going to receive a proper burial, some 70 years later. Chief rabbis from Israel and members of the Knesset are set to travel to a ceremonial burial in October, to see the proper burying of bones uncovered at ...

2014-08-30 Israel Business

Dutch pension fund says will stay invested in Israeli banks  Reuters Africa
AMSTERDAM Aug 28 (Reuters) - Dutch pension fund ABP, the world's third largest, on Thursday rejected calls from activists including South Africa's Desmond Tutu to disinvest from three Israeli banks they accuse of financially aiding the occupation of ...

2014-08-30 Israel World

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Caution needed in tackling terrorism  Herald Scotland
THE Government's announcement that the UK's terror threat has been raised from substantial to severe was accompanied by news of plans to tighten laws to help prevent people travelling abroad if it is thought they may be involved in criminal activity.
Jihadis war on Britain: Terror attack now 'highly likely' as government raise ...   Scottish Daily Record
Britain put on alert of 'highly likely' attack by terrorist groups   Irish Independent
Britain pledges tougher laws in terror crackdown   Irish Examiner
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Ukraine Seeks to Join Nato; Putin Compares Kiev to Nazis  Fox Business
Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armored columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels. Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

2014-08-30 Israel Middle East

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Caution needed in tackling terrorism  Herald Scotland
THE Government's announcement that the UK's terror threat has been raised from substantial to severe was accompanied by news of plans to tighten laws to help prevent people travelling abroad if it is thought they may be involved in criminal activity.
Jihadis war on Britain: Terror attack now 'highly likely' as government raise ...   Scottish Daily Record
Britain put on alert of 'highly likely' attack by terrorist groups   Irish Independent
Britain pledges tougher laws in terror crackdown   Irish Examiner
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  TODAYonline   

3 Million and Counting  Huffington Post
With Syria's war well into its third year, another depressing marker has been crossed - now more than 3 million men, women and children live as refugees. Conservative estimates of the death count stand at roughly 191,000. What is equally as depressing is ...

2014-08-30 Israel Israel

  DAWN.com   

UN says detained peacekeepers in Syria are 'safe'  Business Standard
UN officials have received assurances that 44 peacekeepers detained by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights are safe and in good health, a UN spokesman has said. Syrian armed fighters, including some linked to the Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, stormed ...

2014-08-29 Israel More Top Stories

  Haaretz   

Stop the bloodshed  Gulf Daily News
Dear JB, when there was no Hamas, Israel was still doing the same as it is now. I am referring to 'Hamas no angels' (GDN, August 2). I have one question: If your country is under such a brutal siege like Gaza, what will you do? The bloodshed in Gaza must be ...

2014-08-29 Israel Health

  NDTV   

As Ebola Grips Liberia's Capital, a Quarantine Sows Chaos  NDTV
Medicins Sans Frontieres health workers disinfect protection clothes and boots outside the isolation unit at ELWA hospital. (Reuters). Monrovia: Some people are swimming in and out of the Ebola quarantine zone in this seaside capital. One man slips out ...

2014-08-29 Israel Entertainment

  Fox News (blog)   

Joan Rivers in Medically Induced Coma After She Stopped Breathing During ...  Fox News (blog)
UK Daily Mail: Joan Rivers has been placed in a medically induced coma by doctors as her family anxiously waits by her bedside after she stopped breathing during a routine medical procedure in Manhattan. The 81-year-old comic's daughter has asked ...

2014-08-29 Israel Sci/Tech

Red Hat Upgrades Hybrid Cloud Management Platform Releases Red Hat ...  MENAFN.COM
Online PR News – 26-August-2014 – Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) the worlds leading provider of open source solutions today announced Red Hat CloudForms 3.1 the next version of its open hybrid cloud management solution available in September 2014.

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  eWeek   

New Azure SQL Database Service Tiers Coming September  Redmond Channel Partner
Microsoft is planning to roll out its new service tiers for Azure SQL Database sometime next month with a new pricing plan, the company said on Wednesday. First launched in preview in April, the new service tiers -- Basic, Standard and Premium -- will signal ...

2014-08-29 Israel Business

  Haaretz   

Dutch pension fund rejects more calls to divest from Israeli banks  Haaretz
Activists called on ABP, the Dutch public employees' pension fund, to disinvest from Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank; Archbishop Desmond Tutu also penned letter to bank's board. By Thomas Escritt Aug. 28, 2014 | 8:12 PM ...

2014-08-29 Israel World

  DAWN.com   

UN peacekeepers detained by armed group  The Nation
UNITED NATIONS - About 43 UN peacekeepers serving in the Golan Heights were detained on Thursday morning amid increased fighting in the area between Syrian Government forces and armed elements, the world body said. The peacekeepers from the ...

2014-08-29 Israel Middle East

  DAWN.com   

UN peacekeepers detained by armed group  The Nation
UNITED NATIONS - About 43 UN peacekeepers serving in the Golan Heights were detained on Thursday morning amid increased fighting in the area between Syrian Government forces and armed elements, the world body said. The peacekeepers from the ...

2014-08-29 Israel Israel

  DAWN.com   

UN peacekeepers detained by armed group  The Nation
UNITED NATIONS - About 43 UN peacekeepers serving in the Golan Heights were detained on Thursday morning amid increased fighting in the area between Syrian Government forces and armed elements, the world body said. The peacekeepers from the ...

2014-08-28 Israel More Top Stories

  USA TODAY   

Tank serves as backdrop for wedding photo on Israeli Gaza border  USA TODAY
An Israeli couple took their wedding photo in an army staging area on the Israeli-Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, on Wednesday. AP_Mideast_Israel_Palestinians.2. The Israeli couple leave a staging area as Israeli soldiers direct a tank back ...

2014-08-28 Israel Health

  Aljazeera.com   

Ebola-hit states slip further in to isolation  Aljazeera.com
Leaders of West African countries hit by deadly virus to meet in Ghana as more airlines withdraw flights. Last updated: 28 Aug 2014 03:19. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedback. The outbreak, which began earlier this year, is the most ...

2014-08-28 Israel Entertainment

  Irish Independent   

Zara takes 'Holocaust' T-shirts off the shelves  Irish Independent
Published 28/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. The top that was withdrawn from sale. CLOTHING chain Zara has been forced to withdraw a new line of tops from sale after an outcry over its resemblance to uniforms worn by Jewish prisoners in Nazi ...

2014-08-28 Israel Sci/Tech

  FCW.com   

What went into NASA's big website migration  FCW.com
NASA.gov has migrated to cloud hosting and to Drupal, an open-source content management platform -- one of roughly 110 site the agency has shifted so far. NASA has reached the first milestone in its effort to move more than 1 million pieces of content, ...

2014-08-28 Israel Business

  Irish Independent   

Ryanair to submit bid for Cyprus Airways  Irish Independent
John Mulligan. Published 28/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Kenny Jacobs. Ryanair will submit a non-binding bid tomorrow to buy struggling Cyprus Airways as the Irish carrier eyes expansion in the region. Share. Go To. Comments. Ryanair chief ...

2014-08-28 Israel World

  USA TODAY   

Tank serves as backdrop for wedding photo on Israeli Gaza border  USA TODAY
An Israeli couple took their wedding photo in an army staging area on the Israeli-Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, on Wednesday. AP_Mideast_Israel_Palestinians.2. The Israeli couple leave a staging area as Israeli soldiers direct a tank back ...

2014-08-28 Israel Middle East

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Syrian planes bomb Golan Heights border post captured by rebels  Sydney Morning Herald
Amman: Syrian jets have shelled rebel positions near a border crossing close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that was seized by rebels in some of the heaviest clashes in the strategic area this year, rebels and residents said. Al-Qaeda's Syria wing ...

2014-08-28 Israel Israel

  USA TODAY   

Tank serves as backdrop for wedding photo on Israeli Gaza border  USA TODAY
An Israeli couple took their wedding photo in an army staging area on the Israeli-Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, on Wednesday. AP_Mideast_Israel_Palestinians.2. The Israeli couple leave a staging area as Israeli soldiers direct a tank back ...

2014-08-27 Israel More Top Stories

  Boston Globe   

Peter Theo Curtis, released in Syria, reunited with family in Boston  Boston Globe
Curtis family/Associated Press. Peter Theo Curtis was photographed in Newark, N.J., Tuesday. Peter Theo Curtis, the writer who spent nearly two years in captivity after being kidnapped in 2012 by Islamic militants in Syria, arrived back in Boston on Tuesday, ...

2014-08-27 Israel Health

  A Kilcullen Diary   

York plea for more organ donors  The Press, York
A YORK woman who has nine hours of dialysis a day has urged people to join the organ donor register - as it emerged there are 45 people currently waiting for life-saving kidney transplants in North Yorkshire. Jayne Jackson, 55, of Haxby, has been waiting ...

2014-08-27 Israel Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

It's Canberrrrrrrra for the Greens golden girl as Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ...  Daily Mail
The 'Ice Bucket Challenge' has gone political with Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young tipping the bucket on herself today in Canberra. The mercury was sitting at barely four degrees which she joined the In doing so, she also uttered words which would ...

2014-08-27 Israel Sci/Tech

  French Tribune   

Ancient copper awl predates tin bronze items in Southern Levant region by 3000 ...  ChristianToday
Archeologists unearthed an ancient copper awl, believed to be from the late 6th to the early 5th millennia CalBC, in an archeological dig in Tel Tsaf, Jordan Valley, Israel. According to the researchers, it predates all known metals in the southern Levant region ...

2014-08-27 Israel Business

  NDTV   

Once 'Best in the West', Israel's economy shows cracks  Firstpost
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For more than a decade, Israel's high-tech-fuelled economy has weathered the global financial crisis and several military conflicts with little impact on growth or the free flow of foreign investment. But its strong run, which led former ...

2014-08-27 Israel World

  RT   

Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral meeting in Minsk  The Hindu
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to hold military consultations over the bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said late on Tuesday after two hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The consultations between members of ...

2014-08-27 Israel Middle East

  NBCNews.com   

Syria: 33-year-old Douglas McCain first American jihadi to die fighting for ISIL  Firstpost
Washington: California-born Douglas McAuthur McCain has become the first American jihadi to have died in Syria while fighting for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a terrorist outfit that has gained control of large parts of Syria and Iraq. The death of ...