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  • Sorting out the Israeli elections

    By: Michael Brown – The Christian Post; christianpost.com Do you have your scorecards ready? We’re going to do our best to sort out the results of this week’s elections in Israel, the fourth in a period of just two years (can you imagine that?). But first, a disclaimer: by the time you read this article,…

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  • Kosovo Opens Embassy in Jerusalem after Establishment of Diplomatic Ties

    “A truly proud and historic moment for Kosovo-Israel relations,” Kosovar Ambassador Ines Demiri tweeted. “The greatest honor of my life is to have this opportunity to open the embassy. Kosovo opened an embassy to Israel for the first time on Sunday, making it the third country with an embassy currently in Jerusalem.” A truly proud…

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  • Why Does ‘The New York Times’ Incessantly Attack Israel?

    By: James Sinkinson – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org America’s venerable “paper of record” no longer deserves that title. When it comes to reporting or commenting on the State of Israel, The New York Times, America’s so-called “paper of record,” has become more akin to an anti-Zionist advocacy organization than an unbiased news outlet, sometimes even descending into…

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  • Israel, Cyprus and Greece agree to link power grids via subsea cable

    By: Reuters – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com With a length of about 1,500 km and a maximum depth of 2,700 metres, it will be the longest and deepest subsea electricity cable to have ever been constructed, the Energy Ministry said. Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest…

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  • Ship Accused of Israel Oil Spill Shown Anchored off Iran Coast – In Pictures

    By: Alex Winston and Lahav Harkov – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Photographs of the vessel, which Israel has accused of ‘eco-terrorism’, show the ship anchored off the Iranian coast. Israel has named Libyan-owned Emerald as the ship that caused a huge oil spill that severely damaged the coastline and its environment, in what it described as an act of…

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  • IDF Completes Underground Wall as Israel Readies for Hamas War

    By: Udi Shaham – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Southern Command uses mock Palestinian city to exercise various scenarios ahead of possible future confrontation. The IDF has completed the construction of the underground concrete wall between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as part of the effort to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel via cross-border tunnels.…

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