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‘N. Korea operating 4-5 uranium sites’

North Korea has been secretly enriching uranium that could be used to build nuclear weapons at three or four undisclosed locations, in addition to main nuclear site in Yongbyon that is said to have more than operational 1,000 centrifuges

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‘I’d rather die than be jailed in Israel’

Secret flight carrying 150 Sudanese infiltrators takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport in coordination with Christian organization. All migrants asked to leave, received money. ‘We ensured that their life is not in danger,’ source involved in operation tells Ynet

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‘Azmi Bishara law’ passes in Knesset first reading

Law stating that State of Israel will withhold salary and pension payments and any other payments to Knesset members suspected or convicted of terror passes with coalition majority. MK Zoabi once again in firing line during stormy discussions

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US editorial says Israel similar to North Korea

Op-ed published by POLITICO claims Washington ‘too paralyzed to control Israels political leadership. Mitchell meets Netanyahu, says will strive to achieve ‘real progress’ in coming months toward framework peace deal

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EU keeps up pressure for Israeli settlement freeze

European FMs convened in Brussels ‘note with regret’ Israel refusal to extend construction moratorium in ‘illegal’ settlements; urge Jewish state to ‘immediately open Gaza crossings for flow of humanitarian aid, commercial goods’; no mention of Palestinian demand for state recognition

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Israel deporting Sudanese infiltrators

In unprecedented move, 150 illegal migrants to be flown back to home country; Netanyahu has been weighing option of paying African states to absorb them

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Hamas reaches out, tries to shore up popularity

Ahead of mass rally marking the 23rd anniversary of its founding, Islamist group tries to show Gazans it is still ‘close to the street’ by distributing boxes of chocolate to more than 300,000 families

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Lieberman: No need for Carmel fire inquiry

Personal conclusions? Like prime minister, foreign minister is sure that comptroller’s report is enough and that ‘there no need to search for pretexts for political bashing. Knesset committee expected to vote against probe

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UK mosque denounced Stockholm bomber for militancy

British police search house of man who died in one of the blasts he is believed to have triggered. ‘He came to the attention of our committee for preaching extremist ideas,’ secretary of Islamic Center in south England says

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‘Europe will recognize Palestinian state when appropriate’

Erekat asks for recognition of Palestinian state, but ministers convening in Brussels expected to say EU ‘will not recognize any changes to the pre-1967 borders, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties’

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