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Saturday, December 13, 2014 Kislev 21, 5775

ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

1:31 PM
Lieberman: I reject neither Netanyahu or Herzog; Yisrael Beitenu will run alone (Haaretz)
1:29 PM
Pipe bomb thrown toward IDF post north of Jenin; fails to detonate (Haaretz)
12:02 PM
Portuguese parliament calls on nation's gov't to recognise Palestinian state, AFP reports (Haaretz)
10:48 AM
2 U.S. troops, court official killed in Afghanistan (AP)
10:48 AM
160,000 Christians have fled ISIS-held Iraqi city, lawmaker says (DPA)
8:42 AM
Shooting near Oregon school sends 3 to hospital (AP)
7:53 AM
Mudslide kills at least eight, 100 missing in Indonesia (DPA)
6:19 AM
U.S. Senate delays vote on $1.1 trillion spending bill (Reuters)
5:14 AM
U.S. Senate confirms Rabbi David Saperstein as Amb.-at-Large for Int'l Religious Freedom (Haaretz)
4:24 AM
Kerry offers condolences to Abbas over PA minister's death (AP)
2:38 AM
UN backs agreement for NATO to train Afghan forces (AP)
2:34 AM
18 fishermen missing after Nicaraguan shipwreck (AP)
1:09 AM
Jewish teen lightly wounded by tear gas in J'lem Old City; Palestinian youth arrested (Haaretz)
1:06 AM
Fire reported at NYC's Natural History Museum (AP)
12:15 AM

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Departures / Arrivals: When rockets on Tel Aviv punctured a Zionist dream

In Sweden, Ron found the perfect school for people who can't stay still.
By Liat Elkayam
Sayed Kashua gets fouled out by the U.S. health care system

America's schools are great for kids with special needs, but how is he ever going to afford doctor's visits and university tuition if his daughter doesn't improve in basketball?
By Sayed Kashua
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Palestinian third-grader arrested by Israel Police

8-year-old Obeida Ayash was arrested on suspicion of stone-throwing in the village of Silwan in East Jerusalem, which was brimming this week with Border Police officers.
By Gideon Levy and Alex Levac
Rank and File

The Israel Ireland Friendship League brings a taste of the Emerald Isle; 200 young players from Israel’s Arab and Jewish communities will play in a soccer tournament;Beit Hillel Theater Workshop sees more in its upcoming production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”.
By Steven Klein

Jerusalem & Babylon

Yishai and Deri

Babylon and Jerusalem || A crossroads for ultra-Orthodox politics

The infighting at Shas is not particularly remarkable, but the prospect that some of its ranks may join a party not from the ultra-Orthodox ranks would break its hegemony.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Dec 11, 2014 | 05:21 PM

Pleasure Hunting

Yuzu fruit from the Slon family's orchards.

Juicy secret || Weird addition to Israel's citrus family takes root

An ancient hybrid of sour mandarin and Ichang papeda,  the yuzu fruit is hard to grow. But one determined farm  family in Emek Hefer has succeeded, and fans of Asian  cuisine will be grateful.

By Ronit Vered | Dec 6, 2014 | 09:03 AM

Departures/Arrivals

Corey Heaton, 18

Departures / Arrivals: So young and already in business?

This week at Ben Gurion International Airport: An ophthalmologist, a lawyer, their dogs, and a young Utahn with a dose of culture shock.

By Liat Elkayam | Dec 6, 2014 | 09:01 AM

Tal Niv

'Arrest in Al Aroub Village.' by Ziv Koren / Polaris Images, June 26, 2014.

Snapshot: No territorial compromise in these photos

Hands bound, eyes blinded, near the separation wall in the West Bank.  Who exactly is being looked at here?

By Tal Niv | Dec 11, 2014 | 04:06 PM

The Twilight Zone

"Patrick," in the Ramallah hospital.

Shot by IDF, this Italian protester declined its medical treatment

A young peace activist miraculously survived being shot by the IDF during a West Bank protest. Declining to be treated in an Israeli hospital, ‘Patrick’ underwent surgery in Ramallah.

By Gideon Levy , Alex Levac | Dec 6, 2014 | 11:29 AM | 8

Sayed Kashua

Illustration by Amos Biderman

Sayed Kashua presents: The Palestinian version of Thanksgiving

In the new narrative, there would be a 'Shukran Feast' and the natives would hand over the land of Palestine with love, and teach the new immigrants what hummus is.

By Sayed Kashua | Nov 29, 2014 | 02:26 AM | 2

Framed

Fence-proof

Framed: A cruel or creative canine contraption?

Photo of the Week from Haaretz's award-winning photographer Alex Levac.

By Haaretz | Dec 7, 2014 | 03:25 PM

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