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 ...

2015-01-01 Israel More Top Stories

NDTV   

New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai   
Business Standard
At least 35 people were killed and 48 others injured in a stampede during a New Year's Eve midnight- countdown gathering in Shanghai's waterfront tourist attraction, one of the worst tragedies to hit China in recent years. The crowd crush happened at about ...

2015-01-01 Israel Health

Slate Magazine (blog)   

These Are the Countries That Will Rage the Most on New Year's Eve   
Slate Magazine (blog)
This article originally appeared in Business Insider. New Year's Eve celebrations come with a lot of expectations—and one of them is the fact that you will be staying up until dawn toasting to the new year. But if all you want to do is have a bit of champagne ...

2015-01-01 Israel Entertainment

Fox News   

THE CULTURE WARS   
WND.com
In keeping with a time-honored liberal tradition, during the very season in which Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus (or his death and resurrection), Newsweek publishes a cover story devoted to attacking conservative Christians and their Bible.
Newsweek Slams the Bible, Labels Christians 'God's Frauds'   Gospel Herald
The many sins of Newsweek's expose on the Bible (COMMENTARY)   Washington Post
Snoping Newsweek: Is the Bible Really that Misrepresented?   Christian Post (blog)
Christian News Network   
Brnow   
The Inquisitr   
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Algemeiner   

Growing Jordan Valley Crocodile Threat Worries Israelis, Palestinians   
Algemeiner
The usually sleepy Jordan Valley is waking up to a real B-movie nightmare as some 1,000 crocodiles are slowly overrunning a closed-down local farm, frightening neighboring Israelis and Palestinians alike, Israel's NRG News reported on Wednesday.
Jordan Valley crocodiles find themselves in a snarl   Haaretz

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Is the 'Book of Mormon' the Great American novel? A lapsed Orthodox Jew tries ...   
Haaretz
Onetime yeshiva bocher Avi Steinberg spent a year tracing the epic text that is a holy writ for millions and a mystery to millions more. By Akin Ajayi | Dec. 31, 2014 | 7:30 PM | 1. submit to reddit. Poster for 'The Book of Mormon'. Text size. Comments (1).

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Plymouth Herald   

Feeling lucky? Winning numbers for EuroMillions £11 million jackpot draw   
Plymouth Herald
Is New Year's luck behind you? The draw for the EuroMillions lottery for Tuesday, December 30, 2014 has been made - with an estimated jackpot of £11 million. The winning numbers are: 6, 18, 39, 44 and 50, with Lucky Stars 8 and 11. The Boxing Day draw ...

2015-01-01 Israel Sci/Tech

Jerusalem Post   

On Jan. 1, fuel prices to be lowest in five years   
Jerusalem Post
As the New Year began at midnight on Wednesday, fuel prices hit their lowest level since January 2009. As of January 1, the maximum price of unleaded 95 octane at a self-service pump – including VAT – will not exceed NIS 6.27 per liter, down 63 agorot, ...