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Deputy FM Ayalon addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London (Photo: MFA)
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Deputy FM Ayalon addresses IISS in London on Mideast issues
8 Feb 2010
Deputy FM Ayalon told the audience of high-level diplomats, media and academia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not the central conflict in the Middle East. However, Israel is doing all it can to end the conflict. Ayalon pointed the finger at Iran for being at the source of all the problems in the region.
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Israel DJ Yahel (Photo courtesy Israel21c) |
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1 Feb 2010
Like everything else they do, Israelis tend to have fun and party with unabashed abandon and gusto. It's no wonder then, that Israel's club culture has produced a slew of world class DJs, who have practically invented their own dizzying brand of body-shaking electronic music which is enjoyed around the world.
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8 Feb 2010
Deputy FM Ayalon: "If the Iranian issue is solved, the region will only be the better for it. Iran uses its nuclear ambitions as the means to create a regional hegemony."
FM Liberman: "A nuclear weapon in Iranian hands is significant. The fear that the weapon will reach into the hands of terror groups also exists. That's why sanctions are so important."
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27 Jan 2010
Anyone trying to comprehend the mosaic that is Israeli society will find its elements to be surprisingly diverse. This exhibition provides an opportunity to explore some of those different elements, as captured through the lens of Israel's leading news and documentary photographers. The nature of their profession makes these women and men highly attuned to the pulse and essence of Israel.
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| December 2009 |
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30 Dec 2009
• Peace can only be achieved through earnest negotiations which bridge gaps and resolve all outstanding issues.
• The conflict is rooted in an ongoing refusal by the Palestinians and the Arab world to recognize the right of the Jewish people to a state in their historic homeland.
• The most logical resolution of the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians is the establishment of two nation states.
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| Architectural simulation of the proposed Israeli pavilion for EXPO 2010 |
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Under the slogan "Innovation for Better Life", Israel will highlight innovation at its pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai along with traditional Jewish culture. This is the first time that Israel is building a national pavilion at a World Expo. The pavilion resembles two clasped hands, symbolizing Israeli innovation and technology and consists of three areas: the Whispering Garden, the Hall of Light, and the Hall of Innovations.
Israel will also participate in Expo Shanghai Online, an innovation of Expo 2010 which offers a three-dimensional virtual visit to the Expo site via the Internet.
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| FM Liberman with Spanish FM Moratinos in Jerusalem (Photo: MFA) |
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1 Feb 2010
FM Liberman told his counterpart that Israel is looking forward to working together with Spain while it holds the rotating Presidency of the European Union. The two foreign ministers discussed ways to upgrade the relations between Israel and the EU and to work in cooperation on projects for the benefit of the Middle East. Liberman thanked Moratinos for Spain’s support of Israel’s joining the OECD.
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29 Jan 2010
On 29 January 2010, Israel released a 46-page Paper, Gaza Operation Investigations: Update, which describes Israels procedures for the investigation of allegations of violations of the Law of Armed Conflict. The Paper focuses on investigations, legal proceedings and lessons learned, in relation to the actions of the IDF in the course of the Gaza Operation from 27 December 2008 through 18 January 2009.
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| Deputy FM Ayalon addresses a press conference with the TaxPayers' Alliance at the Foreign Ministry (Photo: MFA) |
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1 Feb 2010
Deputy FM Danny Ayalon participated today in a press conference with the TaxPayers' Alliance, a London-based advocacy group, to highlight how international donor funds provided to the Palestinian Authority are being directly used for incitement and hate education: "If they do not stop incitement then we can't move forward with the political process."
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Emanuel Bito in Israeli field hospital after his rescue (IDF Spokesperson) |
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28 Jan 2010
While the work of the IDF field hospital will come to a close this week, Israeli personnel, including NGOs, will remain in the country to provide assistance and support in various ways to the local population.
PM Netanyahu: "You showed the world the IDF's true face."
- IDF medical and rescue team concludes mission in Haiti
During its stay in Haiti, the medical delegation treated more than 1,110 patients, conducted 319 successful surgeries, and delivered 16 babies. The IDF Search and Rescue force rescued or assisted in the rescue of 4 individuals.
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| Text of banner in Arabic reads: "Under the auspices of President Mahmoud Abbas - The Political and National Education Authority - Ceremony on the anniversary of the birth of the bride of the cosmos - The Shahida (Martyr) Dalal Mughrabi" (Photo: Palwatch.org) |
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11 Jan 2010
Despite Israel's numerous efforts to encourage the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership to return to the peace talks, the PA continues to boycott negotiations and to incite against Israel and praise terrorists. The last week of 2009 provides a regrettable sample of Palestinian official incitement.
The continuation of incitement by the PA leadership constitutes a serious violation of the Palestinians' international obligations and calls into question their commitment to peace.
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1 Dec 2009
The Dead Sea, one of the 28 official finalist candidates in the online global competition to rate the New7Wonders of Nature, is currently ranked among the Top 14.
"The candidacy of the Dead Sea as a finalist in the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition is an important milestone in making Israel into a tourism destination and in the international recognition that the Dead Sea will receive as a natural treasure that has no equal in the world."
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DM Barak (22 Dec): "The Israeli government and the defense establishment are working intensively these days on formulating the right way to bring about progress in the matter of Gilad Shalit."
On June 25, 2006, Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists within Israeli territory, near the Kerem Shalom crossing to the Gaza Strip in an unprovoked and well-planned attack in which two soldiers were killed and five others wounded. Gilad is one of seven ISRAELI MIAs.
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