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A FORMER Israeli soldier who posted photos of herself on Facebook posing alongside blindfolded Palestinian prisoners maintains that she has done nothing wrong. Eden Aberjil sparked outrage by uploading images of herself smiling next to prisoners who had their hands bound and eyes covered. The photo album, understood to be titled "IDF (Israel Defense Forces) - the best time of my life", has since been removed, but not before causing a storm on the internet. The emergence of the pictures have also dominated Israeli news, drawing criticism from the Army and receiving heavy coverage in the Arab media.
Published on Monday 6th of September 2010 01:12:58 PM
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JERUSALEM – A former Israeli soldier posted photos on Facebook of herself in uniform smiling beside bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners, drawing sharp criticism Monday from the Israeli military and Palestinian officials. Israeli news websites and blogs showed two photographs of the woman. In one, she is sitting legs crossed beside a blindfolded Palestinian man who is slumped against a concrete barrier. His face is turned downwards, while she leans toward him with her face upturned. Another shows her smiling at the camera with three Palestinian men with bound hands and blindfolds behind her. The incident was a reminder of...
Published on Monday 6th of September 2010 01:12:58 PM
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Israel's foreign diplomats have refused to work with Mossad spies "anywhere in the world" after agents effectively broke a strike picket line. The rift was caused after the agency’s spies stepped in to help organise a trip for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, to Greece next week, after foreign diplomatic staff refused because of industrial action over pay. The strike, which was triggered by claims that diplomats get half the pay of defence ministry officials, has seen workers engineering a series of diplomatic faux pas. These include leaving the wife of Estonia’s president stranded at a restaurant outside Jerusalem...
Published on Monday 6th of September 2010 01:12:58 PM
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An Israeli man, Abed al-Azzam, 34, suspected in a series of stabbings in Virginia and Michigan was arrested at the Atlanta airport as he tried to board a plane bound for Israel. A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the agency's officers arrested the man at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, as he attempted to board a Delta flight for Tel Aviv. The suspect was handed over to the FBI and Atlanta police.
Published on Monday 6th of September 2010 01:12:58 PM
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It’s taken millions of dollars to cap it, and it could take billions more to clean it up. BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is perhaps the environmental catastrophe of the century. But Tel Aviv University has a solution that may help remedy the remaining oil residue through a natural, biological process. Prof. Eugene Rosenberg and Prof. Eliora Ron of Tel Aviv University’s (TAU) Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology are using naturally occurring oil-munching bacteria, grown at the TAU lab, to clean the hard-to-reach oil pockets that occur when oil mixes with sand and organic matter on...
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At least four people are reportedly injured after a series of rockets were fired at the southern Israeli town of Eilat. A series of explosions were heard in and around the resort town in far southern Israel near the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Israeli media say five rockets were fired at the city by militant groups either in Jordan or the Sinai Desert. The attacks come three days after militants in Gaza fired a Katyusha rocket at the Israeli city of Ashkelon, and a more crude rocket into the Negev Desert. In retaliation Israeli forces on Saturday bombed two...
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The parent bank of Dexia Bank, owned by French and Belgian interests, has notified regional councils in Judea and Samaria it is cutting off their line of credit. The Dexia Bank in Israel denies accusations that the decision was based on poliitcal considerations. The Israeli bank, which is the official supplier of credit to the regional councils, asked them to close their accounts. The parent bank's French officials ordered the move, which has left leaders in Judea and Samaria in shock. The Dexia Group in 2001 bought the Israeli Municipality Treasure Bank and established Dexia Israel.
Published on Monday 6th of September 2010 01:12:58 PM
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Glocks stolen out of Israeli PM's bodyguard's luggage on American Airlines flight Cory Doctorow at 8:15 AM Wednesday, Jul 7, 2010 Four Glock 9mm pistols belonging to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's bodyguards are missing after American Airlines sent their suitcase to NY LA instead of DC. The luggage has been recovered, but the guns are missing and presumed stolen. Good thing the TSA doesn't let us lock them out of our suitcases, huh? NBC News reported that the handguns had, in accordance with security procedures at New York's John F Kennedy airport, been placed inside checked luggage. The luggage was...
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Israelis have dropped Turkey as a hot tourist destination, and the former Middle Eastern ally is beginning to feel the pinch. According to a report published Wednesday in Turkey's English Daily News, some 50,000 Israelis have canceled their summer reservations “indefinitely.” The Israel Travel Agents' Association added to the figure, announcing 100,000 cancellations.
Published on Monday 6th of September 2010 01:12:58 PM
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Israel has long had troops dedicated to Cyber War activities, but now they are introducing a new twist to this. Israel is using the same screening and recruiting techniques they employ for commando units, to form an elite Cyber War unit. Thus the Israelis are not just seeking men (or women) with the right technical skills, but also with the mental toughness characteristic of the regular commandos. Israel wants to use this Cyber War unit to deal with the most difficult, and dangerous Cyber War situations. Thus if there's a Cyber War attack, using an unknown, and seemingly devastating new...
Published on Monday 6th of September 2010 01:12:58 PM
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