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|  Thu., June 10, 2004 Sivan 21, 5764 | Israel Time:
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| Concrete blocks used in construction of the separation fence laying in the town of A-Ram on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Wednesday. (AP) |
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| The future is on hold | |
| The only coalition member that supports carrying out the disengagement is Shinui, the only non-splintered party. |
| By Gideon Samet |
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| Not a light unto the nation | |
| The Or commission invested serious effort both in probing the events of October 2000 and in examining the problems of the Arab citizens of Israel. |
| By Nazir Majali |
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| A general without soldiers | |
| When Effi Eitam called on his NRP colleagues to 'follow me,' he discovered that most of the MKs were not going to do so. |
| By Nadav Shragai |
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| Voluntary pullout of Gaza settlers to start in August |
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| The forcible evacuation of Gaza Strip settlements will begin on September 1, 2005, and end two weeks later, but voluntary evacuation will begin this coming August, according to a working paper presented to the relevant ministries yesterday.
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| Military Intelligence presented erroneous assumption on Palestinians |
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| Major General Amos Gilad, head of Military Intelligence's research division when violence erupted in October 2000, persuaded the cabinet to accept an erroneous view of the cause of the violence, and hence the mistaken conclusion that there is no Palestinian partner for peace. By Akiva Eldar |
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| Tank lanes built between new Jenin homes |
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| The residents of Jenin refugee camp have begun returning to homes destroyed during Operation Defensive Shield. The homes are being rebuilt by UNRWA with a $29 million grant from the United Arab Emirates. Construction of 100 of the 530 housing units detroyed by the IDF in April 2002 has been completed.
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| Give the women their due |
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| Some 45 percent of the Israeli delegation to the Athens Olympics this summer will be women, including three who are ranked among the top in their field worldwide. The establishment ought to use this fact as a lever with which to develop women's sports in Israel. Editorial |
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| The tail in search of a dog |
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| This is an excellent opportunity for the opposition to present a political alternative, to gather support and to replace the government. The only problem is that in order to do so, there has to be someone in the party leadership with an appetite for power. Someone like a Rivlin. By Nehemia Strasler |
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| Partner CEO puts his offer on the table for Matav Cable |
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| The last time the management of cellular service provider Partner Communications met with representatives of the banking sector for talks on Partner's acquisition of cable television companies was 10 days ago. By Meirav Arlosoroff |
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| Israir offers gov't cheap flights to NY |
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| Tooth-and-nail no-holds-barred competition, or bribery? Israir CEO Sabina Biran has offered to fly government officials on business trips to New York at half price, as long as they're on business. She delivered the proposal to the treasury's accountant-general, Yaron Zelekha, in writing. By Zohar Blumenkrantz |
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| Soccer / Bnei Sakhnin seeks funding from Persian Gulf oil moguls |
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| State Cup holders Bnei Sakhnin is hoping to enlist the help of oil-rich Persian Gulf dignitaries in an effort to fill its depleted coffers, club chairman Mazen Ghnaim said yesterday, before leaving for Amman where he is set to meet high-ranking sports officials from Qatar and Bahrain. By Ori Lewis |
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