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Poll: 55% back rabbis’ anti-Arab ruling

Survey shows 41% of secular Israelis support municipal religious leaders’ call not to rent apartments to non-Jews, as do 64% and 88 % of Israel’s traditional and haredi Jews, respectively

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Report: Mitchell presented Abbas with offers

Al-Hayat says US envoy offered Palestinians a debate on Jerusalem, but no return to 1967 borders

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A farmer named Suha Arafat?

WikiLeaks documents reveal American diplomats were puzzled by request for Tunisian citizenship made by former Palestinian Authority chairman’s widow in 2006. One of benefits owning agricultural land did not seem very attractive as ‘Mrs. Arafat is not known to be an aspiring farmer’

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Livni: Netanyahu taken captive by Shas

Opposition chairwoman accuses prime minister of forcing MKs to vote against state commission of inquiry into Carmel fire disaster. ‘His alliance with Eli Yishai prevents a shared burden, encourages racist statements by rabbis and harms the chances for peace,’ she tells Ynet

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Refugee: Life here harsher than Sudan

State doesn’t want to help us, says frustrated father whose wife and three children boarded deportation flight to African country on Monday night

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Shas MK: Beginning of government’s end

After night meeting at Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s home, haredi party members clarify they will vote against IDF conversion law, blame Foreign Minister Lieberman for coalition crisis. ‘We won’t let Yisrael Beiteinu launch wars on religion’

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Knesset speaker: Israel’s leaders act like dogs

Likud’s Reuven Rivlin resorts to particularly unkind analogy to slam current-day Israeli leadership; Knesset speaker recalls his beloved dog, says leaders look back to see what people want instead of leading the way

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Hamas: We won’t recognize Israel

Speaking at mass rally in Gaza to celebrate Hamas’ 23rd anniversary, Haniyeh says group won’t recognize Israel but will accept state within ’67 borders. US envoy meets Abbas, says America committed to creation of Palestinian state

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Palestinian firemen snubbed

Palestinian team that fought Carmel fire denied entry into Israel; MK Tibi slams ‘disgrace’

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Surgeon walks out on Nazi patient

Jewish doctor in Germany refuses to perform surgery after spotting swastika tattoo on patient’s arm

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