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09/21/10

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* Netanyahu Seeks Military Force on Any Palestinian State’s Eastern Border Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a peace agreement with the Palestinians must allow for a “long-term Israeli presence on the eastern side” of an independent state.

* Ashkenazi: Army preparing for talks’ failure The army is preparing for the possibility of increased violence in case Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations collapse.

* Peres: Ahmadinejad ‘a living declaration against the UN’ After adressing the UN General Assembly, President Shimon Peres met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday.

* PA Youth Reject PA State as Final Solution The latest Palestinian Authority public opinion poll shows that the population’s 18-year-olds largely reject any solution whatsoever to the so-called “Palestinian problem”.

* Attempt Made to Reconcile Palestinian Factions The Arab daily al-Hayat has reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Saudi Arabia this month.

* Turkey spurns sanctions, plans major investments in Iran Turkey, defying the U.S. sanctions campaign, plans to triple its trade with neighboring Iran.

* North Korea sets date for rare leadership conference The Workers Party is widely expected to promote Mr Kim’s third son, Kim Jong-un, to a senior position.

* Barak on Iran: Military option still on table After US President Barack Obama said he did not think military action byIsrael or the United States was the “ideal way” to solve the nuclear crisis with Iran.

* Iron Dome defense system could be deployed first in North, IDF chief hints Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi hinted Tuesday that the army might choose to deploy its first batch of Iron Dome defense systems along the northern border.

* Army chief: More flotilla casualties possible More deadly clashes to follow? Resistance on board future Gaza-bound flotillas may lead to more casualties.

09/20/10

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* Hamas: We agreed in the past to state within ’67 borders Hamas sent messages to the US government in the past stating that the movement does not oppose the formation of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital.

* Ahmadinejad to U.S.: The future belongs to Iran Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that “the future belongs to Iran,” and challenged the United States to accept that his country has a major role in the world.

* PM ‘troubled’ by missiles sold to Syria Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said the sale of Russian cruise missiles to Damascus was “a problematic and troubling matter”.

* Abbas: Peace talks won’t continue ‘a single day’ if settlement freeze ends Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said Monday that he would not continue “a single day” of direct peace negotiations.

* Nano-Particles Shaped Like Star of David Found A new type of nanoparticle resembling the six-pointed Star of David (Magen David), a centuries-old Jewish symbol.

* Global ‘internet treaty’ proposed Deal would enshrine in law the founding principles of open standards and net neutrality, and protect the web from political interference.

* PA Court: Death Penalty for Selling Land to Jews Selling land to Israel or Israelis is a capital offense, a Palestinian Authority court in the Jerusalem area ruled Thursday.

* Turkey president cancels talks with Peres, but plans to meet Ahmadinejad Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday that he would no longer be able to meet with President Shimon Peres on the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

* ‘Israel’s situation in Europe extremely dire’ The cancellation of a mayors delegation from Israel to Holland due to the inclusion of settlement leaders from the West Bank is not the first European step to highlight the harsh attitude toward Israel.

* Era of artificial hearts is just a beat away 700 artificial hearts the size of a golf ball have been transplanted around the world, as well as in Israel for the first time.

09/18/10

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* Israel comes to a halt for Yom Kippur fasting and atonement Israel came to a virtual standstill at sundown Friday as Jews began observing the start of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

* Iran, Syria presidents meet in Damscus after Assad-U.S. talks Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday.

* Report sees Israel reoccupying Gaza, ‘substantial’ parts of Lebanon in next war The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that Israel was preparing for a multi-front war that could result in the occupation of most or all of the Gaza Strip.

* Obama Is Said to Be Preparing to Seek Approval on Saudi Arms Sale President Obama is preparing to seek Congressional approval for a huge arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

* Israeli, Turkish presidents to meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul will meet with President Shimon Peres next week during the United General Assembly session in New York.

* Afghan polls close after parliamentary vote Six security force members were killed in a Taliban attack in the north, and at least five people were killed in other attacks across the country.

* US urges transparency in nearing Egyptian election Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has recently received a letter for US President Barack Obama.

* Poll: Turks prefer Mideast over Europe More Turks favor strengthening ties with Middle Eastern countries, than with the 27 members of the European block.

* Palestinian officials launch ‘smiles campaign’ in U.S. Jewish media American Jewish publications have received numerous proposals in recent days from senior Palestinian officials.

* Pope tells UK he’s sorry but thousands protest Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he was ashamed of the “unspeakable” sexual abuse of children by priests.

09/17/10

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* Yom Kippur: When Israel Stops, Looks Inward The highest of the High Holidays – Yom Kippur – is to begin on Friday night, and Jews around the world are preparing by attempting to become better people.

* Karzai urges Afghans to vote, ignore Taliban Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged citizens to vote in Saturday’s parliamentary election despite fears of violence and threats from the Taliban.

* New web address hints at Putin return to Kremlin A Russian government agency has registered the web address Putin-2012.rf in a sign Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plans to run in a presidential election.

* Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the U.S. government The Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the U.S. government as part of the movement’s drive to promote holy war against the West.

* Russia: We will provide Syria with advanced missiles, despite Israel, U.S. protests Russia plans to go ahead with its sale of advance anti-ship rockets.

* Tehran: Ahmadinejad to visit Syria Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Damascus on Saturday and meet with Syria’s Bashar Assad.

* U.S. envoy arrives in Lebanon in latest Mideast peace push U.S. envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is scheduled to hold talks Friday with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.

* U.S. Senate committee approves new nuclear arms treaty with Russia On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14-4 in support of a new START treaty with Russia.

* Palestinians able to establish a state: World Bank The Palestinian Authority is well-positioned to establish a state but will remain dependent on foreign aid unless it can attract private investment and spur economic growth.

* Gold Gains to Record on Wealth Demand; Silver Near 30-Year High Gold climbed to a record for a second day in New York and London as a weakening dollar spurred demand from investors for wealth protection.

09/16/10

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* Israel analysts see Turkey radicalizing, becoming ‘Iran No. 2’ Israel’s defense community has assessed that Turkey was moving toward becoming a radical and nuclear Islamic state.

* Turks believe focus should be on Middle East and away from Europe Turkey sees its interests increasingly better served by greater involvement in the Middle East.

* PM to Abbas: We’ll continue building in settlements During their meeting in Jerusalem Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Israel plans to resume construction in the West Bank.

* Abbas: No alternative to peace talks, we will continue efforts Offering a positive note after two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he sees no alternative to continuing the talks in search of a peace deal with Israel.

* Hezbollah prints playing cards of top Israeli officials targeted for revenge The Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah has printed a deck of playing cards emboldened with the faces of senior Israeli officials.

* Russian president studying how to emulate Israel’s hi-tech success The New York Academy of Sciences presented a report to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev this week.

* EU to call on Israel to extend settlement halt European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will call on Israel to extend a moratorium on settlement building in the occupied West Bank.

* Pope offers ‘hand of friendship’ to UK He also urged the UK to resist “more aggressive forms of secularism” after being welcomed by the Queen at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

* Expert: Complaint Against Hamas War Crimes is Futile Israel is still reeling from the firing of two phosphorous bombs at its territory from Gaza on Tuesday – a war crime under international law.

* Ashton announces first tranche of appointees to new service EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announced the first tranche of EU ambassadors within the new diplomatic service.

PA Legislator’s New Math Updates Number of Virgins for ‘Martyrs’

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By: Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu – Arutz Sheva

Palestinian Authority Hamas legislative Speaker Ahmad Bahr has updated from 72 to 2.5 million the number of virgins waiting for “martyrs” upon their arrival  “in the Garden of Eden.”

In a recent speech translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Bahr, who is the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, said the “palace” where the virgins are waiting can be entered “only by prophets, by the righteous, and by martyrs.”

Most Muslim preachers and politicians have used the expression “72 virgins” to encourage Arab youth to be ready to die in anti-Israeli terrorist attacks and suicide bombings. Bahr’s new arithmetic reasons, “In the Garden of Eden, there is a palace… with 500 gates. At every gate, there are 5,000 black-eyed virgins. Brothers, 500 multiplied by 5,000 is 2.5 million.”

He said in his speech, aired on Hamas television, that men “should be praying for a son who would wage Jihad for the sake of Allah… As long as we continue on this path, nobody on Earth will be able to confront the resistance, or to confront the mujahedeen, those who worship Allah and seek martyrdom.”

Bahr also took aim at the American-mediated talks with the PA and Israel. He said, “I say to you, loud and clear: the negotiations, conducted first in the United States, then in Sharm el Sheikh, and wherever, are aimed at uprooting Islam and the resistance here in Palestine, in Gaza.”

Hamas leaders recently have increased terrorist attacks and escalated rhetoric against the diplomatic process.

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09/15/10

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* Israel strikes Gaza tunnels following day of rocket and mortar fire Israeli aircraft bombed smuggling tunnels under the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt on Wednesday.

* Iran donates $25 million to Turkey’s ruling party Iran has agreed to donate $25 million (£16 million) to Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

* IAF Attacks Gaza Terrorists after Israel Under Massive Attack Israeli Air Force bombed targets in Gaza Wednesday, killing at least one terrorist after a massive missile and mortar barrage on southern Israel.

* Turkey referendum called watershed victory for Islamic agenda Turkey’s decision to change its secular constitution is being marked as a milestone in the nation’s path toward Islam.

* PA: Jewish Worship ‘Sin and Filth’ at Western Wall The Palestinian Authority has publicly labeled Jewish worship at the Western Wall to be “sin and filth”.

* PA Legislator’s New Math Updates Number of Virgins for ‘Martyrs’ Palestinian Authority Hamas legislative Speaker Ahmad Bahr has updated from 72 to 2.5 million the number of virgins waiting for “martyrs” upon their arrival “in the Garden of Eden.”

* Van Rompuy accused of power grab over EU foreign policy Herman Van Rompuy, the EU president, has tried to sideline Baroness Ashton to seize control over key aspects of foreign policy.

* Gold prices touch another record high Gold prices touched a record high Tuesday after disappointing reports on Europe’s economy.

* Syria arms ‘institute’ must be stopped, official says The international community should warn Damascus that a Syrian “institute” responsible for transferring weapons to Hizbullah and Hamas “will be demolished” if it continues arming terrorist organizations.

* EU powers: Iran seeks to intimidate UN Three European heavyweights accused Iran on Wednesday of trying to intimidate the UN’s atomic watchdog by barring some of its nuclear inspectors.

09/14/10

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* PM, Clinton and Abbas discuss freeze in Sharm e-Sheikh US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday sat down with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Sharm e-Sheikh.

* Iran Ayatollahs Issue Fatwas Against Koran-Burners Two Iranian grand ayatollahs issued fatwas calling for the killing of those who insult the Koran.

* Settlers shift pressure from Netanyahu to Obama The Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip changed its tactics on Monday when it decided to shift pressure to end the 10-month construction moratorium.

* Turkey Votes to be More Democratic and More Islamic This week’s referendum in Turkey was a vote of confidence for Erdogan’s combination of democratic and pro-Islamic policies.

* US Poll: Abbas Not Committed to Peace A new poll by the non-partisan Israel Project shows most Americans believe Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is committed to peace and that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is not.

* Supreme Court: Jerusalem must fund gay community After years of tense waiting, Jerusalem’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community will finally receive funding from the city’s municipality for its Open House center.

* Competition heating up for EU intelligence chief job Eight candidates have declared an interest in becoming the permanent head of the EU’s most sensitive security organ, the Joint Situation Centre.

* Iraq combat over but U.S. troops still in danger U.S. Staff Sergeant Kendrick Manuel swung his rifle over his shoulder and grumbled about being viewed as a “non-combat” soldier in Iraq.

* Regulators Back New Bank Rules to Avert Crises The world’s top bank regulators agreed Sunday on far-reaching new rules intended to make the global banking industry safer.

* Doomsday warnings of US apocalypse gain ground Economists peddling dire warnings that the world’s number one economy is on the brink of collapse.

09/13/10

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* Middle East peace talks set to resume Clinton to meet Binyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas in Egypt for talks amid tensions over settlements.

* ‘Peace talks will fail if West Bank construction resumes’ In rare interview with Hamas media, top PA negotiator warns Israel against renewing W.Bank building when freeze expires on September 26.

* IAEA chief to Iran: Stop obstructing nuclear investigation Head of UN nuclear watchdog chides Iran for barring UN nuclear inspectors, stonewalling probe into its contentious nuclear program.

* Turkish reform vote gets Western backing The US and European Union have welcomed the result of the Turkish constitutional referendum.

* Turkish Jews: Reform strengthens Islam While international community welcomes referendum approving changes to Turkey’s constitution, some locals fear development will weaken army, allow promotion of ‘controversial’ Islamic laws .

* Israeli ambassadors to call for EU upgrade Israel has instructed its ambassadors in the EU to appeal for a resumption of talks on upgrading relations with the bloc.

* Ashton pursues closer links with China as EU reassesses global ties At a time when Europe is reassessing its role in the world, EU top diplomat Catherine Ashton has stressed the need for strong bilateral relationships, especially with China.

* Congress to be told of 60-billion US-Saudi arms deal In the largest US arms deal ever, the administration of US President Barack Obama is ready to notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth up to 60 billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

* Kuwait to announce launch of nuclear program this year Gulf state follows Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in plans to build nuclear reactors for energy purposes.

* Chicken-Waving: Superstition or Holy Custom? Each year at this time, the Kaparot ceremony using a chicken arouses controversy.

09/11/10

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* US marks 9/11 anniversary amid Koran-burning row The US is marking nine years since 9/11 amid controversy over plans for an Islamic centre near Ground Zero and a threat to burn the Koran.

* Obama on 9/11 anniversary: We’re not at war with Islam, but with terrorists U.S. President Barack Obama vowed that the US was “not going to be divided by religion.”

* Islam controversies cast shadow over 9/11 events They will read the names, of course, the names of every victim who died in the Sept. 11 attacks.

* Obama Asks Israel to Extend Settlement Moratorium President Obama asked Israel to extend the moratorium in the West Bank as a good-will gesture to help move forward peace talks with the Palestinians.

* FLASHBACK: Christians in Gaza Fear for Their Lives as Muslims Burn Bibles and Destroy Crosses After defeating their rivals in Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement, Muslim extremists are focusing their attacks on Christians in Gaza City.

* U.S. pastor: I will not burn the Koran, not to mark 9/11, not ever I will not burn a Koran, not now, not ever, a Florida Pentecostal pastor, who had raised worldwide tensions over his plan to burn the Muslim holy book.

* US Affairs: Speak softly and carry a big check Scarred by decades of failed attempts at Mideast peacemaking, the current US administration is charting a smarter, more learned approach.

* Turkey Braces for Key Vote Over its Future Turks typically celebrate Eid, the end of the Ramadan month of Muslim fasting, with syrupy sweets, lengthy family meals and laid-back indulgence.

* ‘Turkey more influential globally than any of our members’ European Union foreign ministers met Saturday to discuss their vexed relationship with Turkey.

* Abbas thanks Assad for supporting Palestinian people Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas thanked Syrian dictator Bashar Assad late Friday for his country’s support of the Palestinian people.