Netanyahu ‘loathes’ Obama; Hatzor, once Israel’s greatest city, restored; Sissi hails Israel ties; Israel polls Iran, slyly; Would-be president probed

2014. június 7 23:59

Netanyahu ‘loathes’ Obama; Hatzor, once Israel’s greatest city, restored; Sissi hails Israel ties; Israel polls Iran, slyly; Would-be president probed

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Netanyahu ‘loathes’ Obama, Israel’s opposition leader charges
 
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US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepare for a press session in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, September 30, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)
 
 
 
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The storerooms at Tel Hatzor (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
 
 
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The Palacio de Comunicaciones in Madrid, Spain, an iconic landmark of the city (Photo credit: CC-BY-SA Carlos Delgado/Wikimedia Commons)
 
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A Moroccan woman carries a sack on her head as she walks along a narrow street in the Jewish Mellah quarter of Tinghir, at the foot of the High Atlas and the heart of Morocco's Berber community on April 21 , 2014 (photo credit: AFP/FADEL SENNA)
 
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In this March 3, 2005, file photo a workman quickly slides a dust mop over the floor at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., near Washington. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
 
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Twittersphere praises US spy agency for first tweet that does anything but blend into the background
 
 
Jordan's ambassador to the United Nationas, Prince Zeid al-Hussein, speaks to the media during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
 
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Excerpt from the TV show "Good Morning Palestine," regularly broadcast on PA TV , which referred to Israeli cities as "Palestine" (photo credit: YouTube screen grab)
 
PA TV show says Israeli cities are ‘Palestine’
 
In filler animation, balls bearing names of Jerusalem, Haifa, Nablus and Jericho can be seen rolling side by side
 
 
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II toasts with French President Francois Hollande at a state dinner at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on June 6, 2014, following the international D-Day commemoration ceremonies in Normandy, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. (photo credit: Eric Feferberg/AFP)
 
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Egypt’s new leader vows to uphold ties with Israel
 
After ‘technicality’ prevented inviting Netanyahu, Peres to El-Sissi inauguration in Cairo on Sunday, Israeli envoy will attend
 
By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF and AP
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reviews honor guards, April 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jim Watson/Pool)
 
 
 
Police probe destroys Ben-Eliezer’s presidency bid
 
Labor to consider withdrawing support after candidate — a former general and defense minister — questioned under caution for financial wrongdoing
 
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Israeli pollsters survey Iran’s public on the sly
 
IDC poll conducted by Persian speakers finds 40% of Iranians would give up nuclear arms aspirations for end to sanctions, 74% want ties with US
 
By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF
 
Iranians on the streets of Tehran, illustrative photo (Photo credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)
 
 
 
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, center, attends talks in Geneva on Iran's nuclear program, November 22, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Fabrice Coffrini)
Senior US, Iran officials to hold nuclear talks in Geneva
 
High-level meeting set for Monday, as July 20 deadline approaches; discussions with Russia to take place in Rome Wednesday
 
By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF and AFP
 
 
US Naval Academy History Professor Craig Symonds, left, Susan Eisennhower, granddaughter of former President and D-Day Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, center, and Elliott Roosevelt III, great-grandson of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, lay a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2014, at the World War II Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
 
US veterans mark 70th anniversary of D-Day
 
In Washington, Eisenhower’s granddaughter says the world would have been ‘very different’ had the Allied campaign failed
 
By CONNOR RADNOVICH
 
 
 
Pope tweets message of peace ahead of prayer summit
 
A day before Peres and Abbas meet Francis in Rome, pontiff calls on followers to pray for peace in Middle East
 
By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF and AP
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Islamist gunmen storm Iraqi school, hold students hostage
 
Security officials say dozens held by ISIL fighters in Ramadi, capital of restive Anbar province west of Baghdad
 
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Israel and EU prepare to sign science co-op deal
 
Top European official heads to Israel to meet with Netanyahu, launch controversial Horizon 2020 agreement
 
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Head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (Photo credit: Georges Gobet/AFP)
 
 
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