2015-01-02 Israel More Top Stories

Wall Street Journal   

Jailed Australian journalist seeks presidential deportation from Egypt   
Jerusalem Post
SYDNEY - The lawyer for jailed Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has formally applied to the Egyptian government for the Australian's deportation, his family said on Friday, after Egypt's highest court ordered a retrial for Greste and two colleagues. Greste ...

2015-01-02 Israel Health

Telegraph.co.uk   

Health-care worker leaves BC hospital after third negative Ebola test   
The Globe and Mail
A health-care worker who was being tested for Ebola has been released from a B.C. hospital after a third round of results confirmed she does not have the virus. Patrice Gordon – a nurse practitioner who travelled to Sierra Leone in November and returned to ...

2015-01-02 Israel Entertainment

Variety    

Israel's Channel 10 TV station gets six-month lifeline   
Haaretz
Cash-strapped station was due to end broadcasts Wednesday night, but attorney general decided that its fate should not be determined during an election campaign. By Amir Teig | Jan. 1, 2015 | 2:09 AM ...

2015-01-02 Israel Sci/Tech

Daily Mail   

Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster: Study shows ...   
Daily Mail
Tropical forests are growing faster than scientists thought due to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A Nasa-led study has found that tropical forests are absorbing 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year as they photosynthesise and grow.
Tropical Forests may absorb More Carbon Dioxide than Expected   Maine News Online
NASA study shows Tropical Forests may remove more Carbon Dioxide from ...   Clarksville Online
Tropical Forests May Inhale Third of Fossil Fuel Emissions   Climate Central
SpaceCoastDaily.com   
Arutz Sheva   
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Gasoline prices to fall NIS 0.63 Wednesday night   
Globes
The maximum price of a liter of 95-octane gasoline at self-service pumps will be NIS 6.27 as of January 1. The price of gasoline will fall by NIS 0.63 per liter on Wednesday at midnight, it has been officially announced, due to the decline in the price of oil on ...

2015-01-02 Israel Business

Deutsche Welle   

Ships arrive with sensitive equipment to comb through AirAsia fuselage   
Deutsche Welle
Ships with sensitive underwater acoustic equipment have begun searching the waters off Indonesia for debris from AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea on Sunday. Nine bodies have been recovered so far. Air Asia Indonesien Suche. Specialist ...

2015-01-02 Israel World

BBC News   

Peter Greste: 'Window of opportunity' for deportation   
BBC News
The brothers of an al-Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt have called on the country's president to deport their brother using a decree issued last year that allows him to deport foreigners in prison or on trial. A retrial of Peter Greste and his two co-defendants was ...

2015-01-02 Israel Middle East

BBC News   

Peter Greste: 'Window of opportunity' for deportation   
BBC News
The brothers of an al-Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt have called on the country's president to deport their brother using a decree issued last year that allows him to deport foreigners in prison or on trial. A retrial of Peter Greste and his two co-defendants was ...

2015-01-02 Israel Israel

Daily News & Analysis   

Palestinians join war crimes court, angering Israel, US   
Daily News & Analysis
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after a bid for independence by 2017 failed at the United Nations Security Council.
Diplomatic battle over Abbas' bid   Gulf Daily News
Does Abbas signing Rome Statute doom IDF to ICC war crimes trials?   Jerusalem Post
Palestinian authorities hand over membership bid letters to UN officials   Press TV
Waterloo Record   
CRIENGLISH.com   
Arutz Sheva   
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Haaretz   

Likud's new list: Feiglin's out, Regev wins big   
Haaretz
Far-right Feiglin's ouster seen as a victory for Netanyahu, who calls party's new slate 'balanced' and 'responsible.' By Jonathan Lis | Jan. 2, 2015 | 2:15 AM. submit to reddit. Miri Regev in the Knesset, October 28, 2014. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi. Text size.
Yechimovich to Netanyahu: Reserve Another Spot for a Woman   Arutz Sheva
Netanyahu re-elected as party leader   WND.com
Erdan, Edelstein, Regev fly high on new Likud list   The Times of Israel
Jerusalem Post   
Ynetnews   
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Middle East Monitor   

Jordan's UN move was a cynical act of manipulation   
Herald Scotland
WHAT an ominous and disappointing end to 2014 with regards the conflict in the Middle East. WHAT an ominous and disappointing end to 2014 with regards the conflict in the Middle East. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print full articles. Custom byline ...