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Israeli Environmental Experts Visit Galapagos Islands Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment invites Israeli experts to assist in island preservation

Israeli Environmental Experts Visit Galapagos Islands Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment invites Israeli experts to assist in island preservation

By Anav Silverman  Tazpit News Agency A Ben Gurion University delegation from the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) recently toured the Galapagos Islands in April. The delegation, led by Professor Ariel Novoplansky, signed a cooperation agreement with the Directorate of the National Park to promote the conservation of the endangered biological diversity of the islands. The Israeli delegation had been invited by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment and the Directorate of the Galapagos National Park. During their visit, the group participated in work meetings

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Netanyahu decides on 3 billion shekel cut to defense budget

Defense and Finance ministries reach budget compromise that satisfies demand for steady deficit targets, IDF’s perennial work plan • “Budget creates the right balance between the economy’s needs and our defense needs,” Netanyahu says. By Zeev Klein, Yori Yalon and Israel Hayom Staff Defense Minister Moshe (Bogey) Ya’alon and Finance Minister Yair Lapid attending a cabinet meeting on Monday |Photo credit: Emil Salman Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled Monday that the defense budget will see a 3 billion shekel ($840 million) cut, in lieu of the original 4 billion shekel ($1.1 billion) cut originally proposed by the Finance Ministry. The…

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Did the EU just back Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount?

Did the EU just back Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount?

Ryan Jones Israel might have just scored European Union support for finally allowing Jews the right to pray atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the holiest site in the world for Jews and many Christians. Whether or not it was her intent, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on Friday issued a call for religious freedom in Jerusalem that by definition must also include Jewish access to the Temple Mount.

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The Wedding Season

The Wedding Season

by Rabbi Ephraim Nisenbaum Renewing your nuptial vows this Shavuot. When our daughter got married, I knew her wedding would be a special experience for many of our friends who had never seen an Orthodox Jewish wedding before, but I hadn’t realized just how special it would be. Bob told me beforehand that he had heard from others about the separate dancing for the men and the women, and I had described to him how people attend Orthodox weddings not merely to enjoy themselves, but to create joy for the bride and groom too. But nothing really prepared him for…

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Knesset speaker: Temple Mount solution ‘by Next Year’

Knesset speaker: Temple Mount solution ‘by Next Year’

MK Edelstein says preventing MKs from visiting the Temple Mount is a “very grave” matter. By Gil Ronen Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein stated Wednesday that the present state of affairs, in which MKs are prevented from visiting the Temple Mount, is a “very grave” matter, which he hopes will be solved in a year’s time. In a Facebook post devoted to Jerusalem Day, Edelstein wrote: “In the last few weeks, the rights of prayer at the Kotel, the Remainder of our Temple, as well as the right of Jews to ascend to the Temple Mount and pray there, have…

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US to arm Syrian rebels: Putin’s rebuke, Chinese “peace plan” mar Netanyahu’s Chinese trip

US to arm Syrian rebels: Putin’s rebuke, Chinese “peace plan” mar Netanyahu’s Chinese trip

Negative diplomatic ricochets are pursuing Israel in the aftermath of its air force attacks on Syria. In the first place, they are seen to have had no effect on Hizballah’s successful military intervention on the side of the Assad regime or the Syrian war at large. In the second, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, while in Shanghai, was given a sharp dressing-down by President Vladimir Putin Monday, May 6, a warning that Russia would not tolerate further Israeli attacks on Damascus and would respond.  Putin did not say how, but he did announce he had ordered the acceleration of highly…

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‘In Honor of Jerusalem Day 2013′ – Jerusalem Takes Off

‘In Honor of Jerusalem Day 2013′ – Jerusalem Takes Off

  By Aryeh Savir Tazpit News Agency Photo credit: Aryeh Savir/ Tazpit News Agency Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held the weekly government meeting at Mount Herzl on Sunday in honor of Jerusalem Day which is to be celebrated on Wednesday (May 8). Israel will celebrate the 46th anniversary of the unification of its capital. Netanyahu stated during the special session that the liberation of Jerusalem was a part of Theodor Herzl’s vision for the Jewish State, adding that Jerusalem provides “A connection to our glorious and sublime history, and also gives us a window to the future, which won’t be…

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Elkin calls out Google for recognizing ‘Palestine’

Elkin calls out Google for recognizing ‘Palestine’

Deputy FM calls on Google to reconsider its decision to use the name “Palestine” instead of “Palestinian Territories”. Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin Flash 90 Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin on Sunday sent a strongly worded letter to Google CEO Larry Page, in which he called on the internet giant to reconsider its decision to place the name “Palestine” on its search engine instead of “Palestinian Territories”, in recognition of the Palestinian Authority’s unilateral bid at the United Nations.

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Bedouin Squatters to get land, cash as Settlement law approved

Bedouin Squatters to get land, cash as Settlement law approved

The Ministerial Law Committee on Monday authorized for legislation a law that would regulate Bedouin settlement in the Negev By David Lev Bedouin settlement Israel news photo: Flash 90 The Ministerial Law Committee on Monday authorized for legislation a law that would regulate Bedouin settlement in the Negev. The law will legalize dozens of currently illegal towns and settlements established by Bedouin, while clearing dozens of others, requiring the removal of residents of those settlements.

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The U.S. Navy says envoys from 41 nations have gathered in Bahrain to begin drills in the Persian Gulf.

The U.S. Navy says envoys from 41 nations have gathered in Bahrain to begin drills in the Persian Gulf.

By Elad Benari Iranian Navy boats take part in navy maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz In what may be a warning to Iran, the U.S. Navy said on Monday that envoys from 41 nations had gathered in Bahrain to begin anti-mine drills in the Persian Gulf.

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