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UN Security Council Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over Netanyahu's Recent Golan Remarks
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REUTERS – The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday voiced alarm over Israeli statements about the Golan Heights on Syria's border with Israel, adding that its status remains unchanged. Earlier this month Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

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Steve Stern gets new endorsements in race for Israel's seat
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Suffolk County Legis. Steve Stern, a Democratic candidate in the 3rd Congressional District, has rolled out new endorsements from Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Huntington Town Supervisor Frank Petrone. Bellone, a Democrat and Babylon …

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Israel's Coastal Plain Has 90 Species of Endangered Plants, Study Finds
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Israel's Coastal Plain Has 90 Species of Endangered Plants, Study Finds. Survey and mapping project by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority was conducted to find out whether Israel meets the standards of the international treaty on protection of …

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Europe Cuts Teen Suicides, Israel Reluctant to Apply Model
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This week, the Health Ministry published a report about suicides in Israel. It states that 372 people took their own lives in 2013, more than the number of people killed in road accidents. The previous year saw 435 suicides. Among those between the …

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Israeli Heat Wave Blamed for Wave of Destructive Brush Fires
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A brush fire also erupted near Kibbutz Yizrael in northern Israel. Israeli police blamed that conflagration on the negligence of holidaymakers who left burning charcoal behind. Firefighters managed to douse a third fire that flared along the northern …

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Israeli Security Forces Detain Three Palestinians Who Planned Attack in Jerusalem
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The Israel Defense Forces also detained three Palestinians who were wanted for questioning overnight. They were detained in Qalandiyah, Beit Umar and Battir in the West Bank. The defense establishment recently attributed the decline in terror attacks …

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US Senators Urge Substantial Boost in Military Aid for Israel
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A group of 83 U.S. senators has called on President Barack Obama to complete a new security agreement with Israel that would include increasing the $3.1 billion the United States now provides in annual military aid. That money is allocated through a …

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Labour MP Naz Shah apologises for comments suggesting Israel 'should relocate …
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Labour MP Naz Shah has apologised after it emerged she had suggested Israel should be relocated to the US, offering to message President Barack Obama with the "solution" to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Bradford West MP had shared a post on her …

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Labour MP backed calls to “relocate” Israel to America
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A Labour MP backed calls to “relocate” Israel to America so that land “stolen” from Palestine could be returned, it has emerged. Naz Shah, who was elected MP for Bradford West last May, shared a poster on Facebook proposing which argued the …

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Bradford MP issues apology over 'Israel relocation' Facebook post
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Bradford West Labour MP Naz Shah shared a graphic which showed an image of Israel's outline superimposed on to a map of the US under the headline "Solution for Israel-Palestine Conflict – Relocate Israel into United States", with the comment "problem …

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