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Netanyahu freezes East Jerusalem construction


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Livni: Mideast monitoring world’s efforts to stop Iran Opposition chairwoman met in Jerusalem with U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones
 
‘Netanyahu freezes East Jerusalem construction’ Channel 10: Halt applies to 900 homes in Pisgat Ze’ev; move comes after meet with Mitchell
 
IDF combat soldiers up requests for material on morals in war Chief education officer acknowledges tension between protecting soldiers, avoiding harm to civilians
 
(Ofer Vaknin)IDF general who evacuated Gaza settlers calls pullout ‘utter nonsense’ Major General (Ret.) Yiftach Ron-Tal says he opposed disengagement, but took part in it wholeheartedly
 
Gaza’s smuggling tunnels feel impact of Israel-Egypt crackdown While arms smuggling has declined, the flow of goods has turned tunnels into Gaza’s growth industry
 
Haredim will account for 25% of IDF exemptions within decade Today, 13% of youth who don’t do military service go to yeshiva, up from 5% at start of 1990s
 
‘Turkey wants to mediate Hamas-Fatah reconciliation talks’ Al Jazeera: Ankara has formally requested that Egypt relinquish its role in Palestinian factional talks
 

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The politics of fasting on Tisha B’Av
 

  Opinion

Editorial: Israel mustn’t expel children of refugees and foreign workers
 
Asher Susser: Settlers undermining legitimacy of Israel’s existence
 
Nadav Shragai: On Tisha B’Av, let us go up to Temple Mount
 

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