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Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Ministers vote down anti-corruption bill   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted down Sunday a Yesh Atid proposal to ban perpetrators of crimes with moral turpitude from ever running for elected office. JPost Annual Conference. Yair Lapid. (photo credit:SIVAN FARAG). Share on Facebook
Ministers unanimously reject anti-corruption 'Dery Law'   Haaretz

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Haaretz   

Israeli officials: Iran and Russia in no rush to abandon Assad   
Haaretz
The two countries are continuing to provide Syrian regime with advice, intelligence and weapons, but not boots on the ground. By Amos Harel | Jun. 22, 2015 | 4:44 AM. submit to reddit. Free Syrian Army fighters fire rockets towards forces loyal to Syria's Assad.
Syria's Druze community caught up in Nusra's Golan campaign   Irish Times
Israel and Syria   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Syrian military and Druze allies join forces to fend off 'terrorists'   Los Angeles Times
The National   
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CNN   

Israeli politician's wife apologizes for Obama joke   
CNN
Soon after posting the tweet, Judy Mozes apologized to U.S. President Barack Obama over Twitter for the "stupid joke." Key Facts. Israeli politician's wife apologizes for tweeting an offensive "joke" about President Barack Obama; Judy Mozes deleted the tweet ...

2015-06-22 Israel Health

Haaretz   

Israeli start-up freezes breast cancer in its tracks, without surgery   
Haaretz
IceCure says that its cryoablation system can kill early-stage growths within minutes without surgery, let alone scarring. By Inbal Orpaz | Jun. 21, 2015 | 3:33 AM. submit to reddit. Illustration by Yael Bogen. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend.
Israeli startup freezes breast tumors   i24news

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Fatter but fitter   
Bayoubuzz
Stand an overweight person next to a thin one; which one looks healthier? It's not what you think. Cardiologists, sports medicine experts and clinical dietitians have increasingly changed their tune about too many kilos being responsible for disease; instead of ...

2015-06-22 Israel Entertainment

New York Times   

Hitler Paintings Are Sold at Auction for $440000   
New York Times
Fourteen watercolor paintings and drawings presumed to be the work of a young Adolf Hitler were sold at auction in Germany for $440,000 (about 391,000 euros), the German news service Deutsche-Presse Agentur reported. The most expensive artwork, ...

2015-06-22 Israel Sci/Tech

CNN   

A new mass extinction could be underway, researchers say   
CNN
Sudan is not just any rhino. He's the last known male northern white rhino left in the world. As the only male, the fate of the subspecies rests on his ability to conceive with two females at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya. Sudan, 42, has ...

2015-06-22 Israel Business

Haaretz   

Israel's Delek sells Phoenix to China's Fosun for $471 million   
Haaretz
Last July, Delek signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to sell a 47 percent stake in Phoenix to Kushner Group for nearly 1.7 billion shekels but that deal fell apart in December. By Reuters | Jun. 21, 2015 | 12:52 PM ...

2015-06-22 Israel World

The Globe and Mail   

Al-Jazeera journalist remains in Germany awaiting extradition decision   
The Globe and Mail
A prominent Al Jazeera journalist will remain in German custody for a second night, prosecutors said Sunday, adding they have not yet decided whether to extradite him to Egypt or set him free. As dozens of supporters protested Sunday in front of the Berlin ...

2015-06-22 Israel Middle East

CBC.ca   

Fears after IS mines ancient ruins in Palmyra   
DAWN.com
DAMASCUS: Fighters of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group have mined the spectacular ancient ruins in Syria's Palmyra, an antiquities official and a monitor said on Sunday, prompting fears for the Unesco World Heritage site. The reports came one month ...

2015-06-22 Israel Israel

CNN   

Israeli politician's wife apologizes for Obama joke   
CNN
Soon after posting the tweet, Judy Mozes apologized to U.S. President Barack Obama over Twitter for the "stupid joke." Key Facts. Israeli politician's wife apologizes for tweeting an offensive "joke" about President Barack Obama; Judy Mozes deleted the tweet ...