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1. Netanyahu Concedes to Obama – if Abbas Drops UN Ploy
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The Netanyahu government has confirmed it will accept renewed talks with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, based on the 1949-1967 borders, if the PA scraps its initiative to ask the United Nations for recognition.
Renewed talks also are conditioned on Abbas' recognizing Israel as a Jewish state, a statement he has said he never will make.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told President Barack Obama at a White House meeting last May that returning to the temporary 1949 Armistice Lines, which were in effect until the Six-Day War in 1967, would force “indefensible borders” on Israel.
The president has since emphasized that talks “based on 1967 borders” means that there is room for negotiations on what land should be retained under Israeli sovereignty.
In an seeming concession to President Obama, the Prime Minister now is willing to meet with Abbas on condition that the Palestinian Authority withdraw his plan to go the United Nations.
However, in response to the report, the office of the Prime Minister stated, "There has been no change in government policy. The proposal for renewed talks is conditioned on Israel's being defined as a Jewish state."
The Arab League already has submitted a request to the United Nations for recognizing the Palestinian Authority, but there is deep division within the PA over the possibility that the tactic may leave them empty-handed.
The “peace process” has been dead for two years, if not longer, and is buried underground in the view of most analysts. The attempt to dig it up and resurrect it may be at the behest of United States, which has suffered a sharp decrease in its influence in the Arab world since President Obama’s failure to follow up with results on the ground after his “reaching out to Muslims” speech in Cairo two years ago.
An official United Nations discussion on recognizing the Palestinian Authority as an independent country would relegate the ”peace process” to an obituary in history books. It is not clear if Abbas would prefer that.
"Over the last few weeks there has been an ongoing attempt to restart the peace process to allow for the resumption of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians," a government official told the French news agency AFP. "The assumption is that if this process succeeds, the Palestinians will withdraw their proposal for unilateral action at the UN."
He added that President Obama’s statements on the old borders of Israel not being written in stone “is the sort of language that we can live with.”
The United States has indicated, without a total commitment, that it will cast a veto in the United Nations Security Council, whose recommendation for recognizing a new state is needed before the General Assembly can vote on it.
That would leave the PA with having to settle for a non-binding resolution, based on its own political and territorial demands for all of Judea and Samaria as well eastern, northern and southern Jerusalem, commonly referred to East Jerusalem by mainstream media.
The government’s change of attitude towards the expression Obama used, confirmed by an unnamed official in foreign media, effectively forces Abbas to make the move in what has become a long and drawn-out diplomatic chess game.
Abbas has not responded to Netanyahu’s latest proposal to resume talks and formerly has stated that he would be willing to “negotiate” with Israel only after the Jewish state accepts all of its demands, which he said are non-negotiable. The ball is back in his court.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The Netanyahu government has confirmed it will accept renewed talks with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, based on the 1949-1967 borders, if the PA scraps its initiative to ask the United Nations for recognition.
Renewed talks also are conditioned on Abbas' recognizing Israel as a Jewish state, a statement he has said he never will make.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told President Barack Obama at a White House meeting last May that returning to the temporary 1949 Armistice Lines, which were in effect until the Six-Day War in 1967, would force “indefensible borders” on Israel.
The president has since emphasized that talks “based on 1967 borders” means that there is room for negotiations on what land should be retained under Israeli sovereignty.
In an seeming concession to President Obama, the Prime Minister now is willing to meet with Abbas on condition that the Palestinian Authority withdraw his plan to go the United Nations.
However, in response to the report, the office of the Prime Minister stated, "There has been no change in government policy. The proposal for renewed talks is conditioned on Israel's being defined as a Jewish state."
The Arab League already has submitted a request to the United Nations for recognizing the Palestinian Authority, but there is deep division within the PA over the possibility that the tactic may leave them empty-handed.
The “peace process” has been dead for two years, if not longer, and is buried underground in the view of most analysts. The attempt to dig it up and resurrect it may be at the behest of United States, which has suffered a sharp decrease in its influence in the Arab world since President Obama’s failure to follow up with results on the ground after his “reaching out to Muslims” speech in Cairo two years ago.
An official United Nations discussion on recognizing the Palestinian Authority as an independent country would relegate the ”peace process” to an obituary in history books. It is not clear if Abbas would prefer that.
"Over the last few weeks there has been an ongoing attempt to restart the peace process to allow for the resumption of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians," a government official told the French news agency AFP. "The assumption is that if this process succeeds, the Palestinians will withdraw their proposal for unilateral action at the UN."
He added that President Obama’s statements on the old borders of Israel not being written in stone “is the sort of language that we can live with.”
The United States has indicated, without a total commitment, that it will cast a veto in the United Nations Security Council, whose recommendation for recognizing a new state is needed before the General Assembly can vote on it.
That would leave the PA with having to settle for a non-binding resolution, based on its own political and territorial demands for all of Judea and Samaria as well eastern, northern and southern Jerusalem, commonly referred to East Jerusalem by mainstream media.
The government’s change of attitude towards the expression Obama used, confirmed by an unnamed official in foreign media, effectively forces Abbas to make the move in what has become a long and drawn-out diplomatic chess game.
Abbas has not responded to Netanyahu’s latest proposal to resume talks and formerly has stated that he would be willing to “negotiate” with Israel only after the Jewish state accepts all of its demands, which he said are non-negotiable. The ball is back in his court.
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2. High Court Issues ‘Death Sentence’ to Migron
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The High Court Tuesday told the government to destroy the Migron community, home to 47 families in northern Samaria, by next March.
The tough-worded ruling, if implemented, would force the expulsion and relocation of the families, some of whom have lived in Migron for more than a decade. Migron has been a constant target for Peace Now, which has claimed that Jewish homes are located on property belonging to PA Arabs.
Migron has explained that Jordan, which occupied Samaria after the Arabs lost the War for Independence of Israel in 1949, arbitrarily divided up areas, including Migron, among Arab families, some of whom never even knew the lands had been given to them, In many cases, it is not known where the supposed owners live.
Although the land never was recorded as being purchased, the courts have ruled in favor of left-wing groups who filed the suit.
Previous negotiations with Defense Minister Ehud Barak have delayed the death sentence as the government and Migron residents tried to work out an agreement.
The three-justice panel, headed by court President Dorit Beinisch, put an end to any compromise, which was supposed to also involve three homes that the court recently ruled be demolished even though Peace Now, which instituted legal proceedings,withdrew its petition after realizing that the case was faultily prepared and it could not prove Arab ownership for these specific homes. It decided to wait for the general ruling on Migron.
The court on Tuesday said said there is “no practical timetable” for carrying out previous decisions by the court that Migron be demolished and its residents expelled and transferred.
Citing what the justices said was almost no chance of any counter proposal for relocation being carried out, the panel ruled, “There is no justification for the continuation of the current illegal situation of the existence of the ‘outpost.”
The court charged that Migron is “one of the most exceptional cases of the establishment of illegal outposts that the court has dealt with.
“We have divided to issue a ruling that obligates the government to ‘evacuate’ Migron, and we have no choice but to tell the residents of Migron that they must agree to relocate or be considers as violators of the law.”
The government had offered the residents a neighborhood of their own attached to an existing community. That would take years to build and the residents did not accept the offer, not wanting to set a precedent of agreeing to abandon existing communities and because they felt the suit was unjust, having settled in Migron with government help.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The High Court Tuesday told the government to destroy the Migron community, home to 47 families in northern Samaria, by next March.
The tough-worded ruling, if implemented, would force the expulsion and relocation of the families, some of whom have lived in Migron for more than a decade. Migron has been a constant target for Peace Now, which has claimed that Jewish homes are located on property belonging to PA Arabs.
Migron has explained that Jordan, which occupied Samaria after the Arabs lost the War for Independence of Israel in 1949, arbitrarily divided up areas, including Migron, among Arab families, some of whom never even knew the lands had been given to them, In many cases, it is not known where the supposed owners live.
Although the land never was recorded as being purchased, the courts have ruled in favor of left-wing groups who filed the suit.
Previous negotiations with Defense Minister Ehud Barak have delayed the death sentence as the government and Migron residents tried to work out an agreement.
The three-justice panel, headed by court President Dorit Beinisch, put an end to any compromise, which was supposed to also involve three homes that the court recently ruled be demolished even though Peace Now, which instituted legal proceedings,withdrew its petition after realizing that the case was faultily prepared and it could not prove Arab ownership for these specific homes. It decided to wait for the general ruling on Migron.
The court on Tuesday said said there is “no practical timetable” for carrying out previous decisions by the court that Migron be demolished and its residents expelled and transferred.
Citing what the justices said was almost no chance of any counter proposal for relocation being carried out, the panel ruled, “There is no justification for the continuation of the current illegal situation of the existence of the ‘outpost.”
The court charged that Migron is “one of the most exceptional cases of the establishment of illegal outposts that the court has dealt with.
“We have divided to issue a ruling that obligates the government to ‘evacuate’ Migron, and we have no choice but to tell the residents of Migron that they must agree to relocate or be considers as violators of the law.”
The government had offered the residents a neighborhood of their own attached to an existing community. That would take years to build and the residents did not accept the offer, not wanting to set a precedent of agreeing to abandon existing communities and because they felt the suit was unjust, having settled in Migron with government help.
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3. Sharp Response to Migron Decision
by A7 Staff
Migron residents responded to the High Court decision to demolish their community by March 2012 saying the court was setting a hypocritical precedent that encroached on government authority.
"The Supreme Court is dictating to the government how to arrange the settlement enterprise," a community representative said. "It is interesting to consider that the same court allowed an active terrorist last week to claim rights it denies to 300 loyal citizens. This is the first precedent where the High Court has ordered the Israeli government to destroy a settlement it established itself with its own hands."
The Yesha Council said the court had demonstrated bias and denied the residents of Migron due process.
"The High Court headed by President Dorit Beinisch will never miss an opportunity again to rule against the settlements and throw a match into a barrel of powder with no need," the council said.
"Whoever recently permitted the Hizbollah terrorist Mustafa Dirani to sue the State of Israel for millions despite dubious standing, while preventing dozens of Israeli families living in Migron from making their cases to the courts, refusing to examine documents and evidence for ten years, and dismissed out of hand an agreement the community had with the government, has sealed their fate without a trial," it added.
Our Land of Israel chairman Baruch Marzel accused Benish of fermenting civil conflict in Israel.
"Benisch is pushing for civil war and the consequences of the verdict are on her," Marzel said. "Apparently after her retirement she wants to join the tents of the radical left."
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by A7 Staff
Migron residents responded to the High Court decision to demolish their community by March 2012 saying the court was setting a hypocritical precedent that encroached on government authority.
"The Supreme Court is dictating to the government how to arrange the settlement enterprise," a community representative said. "It is interesting to consider that the same court allowed an active terrorist last week to claim rights it denies to 300 loyal citizens. This is the first precedent where the High Court has ordered the Israeli government to destroy a settlement it established itself with its own hands."
The Yesha Council said the court had demonstrated bias and denied the residents of Migron due process.
"The High Court headed by President Dorit Beinisch will never miss an opportunity again to rule against the settlements and throw a match into a barrel of powder with no need," the council said.
"Whoever recently permitted the Hizbollah terrorist Mustafa Dirani to sue the State of Israel for millions despite dubious standing, while preventing dozens of Israeli families living in Migron from making their cases to the courts, refusing to examine documents and evidence for ten years, and dismissed out of hand an agreement the community had with the government, has sealed their fate without a trial," it added.
Our Land of Israel chairman Baruch Marzel accused Benish of fermenting civil conflict in Israel.
"Benisch is pushing for civil war and the consequences of the verdict are on her," Marzel said. "Apparently after her retirement she wants to join the tents of the radical left."
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4. Bank of Israel Governor Makes Media Rounds to Counteract Demos
by Aryeh Ben Hayim
Monday was a busy day for Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer who not only held a press conference but made the rounds of various news programs. While outwardly unflappable, Fischer is obviously concerned that the current demonstrations may trigger irresponsible programs of a shoot from the hip style. He was particularly concerned about the timing of such actions since he coupled his statement while expressing his fears that the international monetary situation remains turbulent as the European debt crisis was advancing from the peripheral states to the core states.
He conceded that there were areas for improvements but it was important to preserve the budgetary framework. Instead of launching ill-considered programs the committee set up to examine the tax structure was excellent and perhaps the decline in direct taxation and the increase in indirect taxation was responsible for growing socioeconomic gaps in Israel. Fischer admitted that he was surprised by the demonstrations but then almost everybody else was.
Fischer defended his policy initiated at the start of the global economic crisis of cutting interest rates to the bone --a policy that left investors with few alternative havens for their capital outside the real estate market. Fischer replied "if we hadn't dropped the interest rates and left them at 4.25%, we would not have a problem of housing but instead a problem of high unemployment as in the United States and Europe would've been created where the unemployment level is almost 10%. If the interest was so high, there wouldn't be any work and people couldn't even think of buying a home.
Stanley Fischer believes that the Israeli economy may be over centralized and one should examine price differences between Israel and abroad "we pay too much for automobiles"… My impression is that prices in Israel a very high"
In perhaps a backhanded compliment to the demonstrators the Bank of Israel Governor claimed "some of their demands are political and I won't speak about it. But they are contributing to the quality of politics in the state of Israel but anyone who wants to exert influence in politics can't work exclusively via protest movements."
Fischer returned to his warning "We are entering a problematic period due to the state of the world economy and therefore it is impermissible for us to rupture the budgetary framework; we will pay a very high price. We did this in 1995 and it cost us a great deal.
The financial correspondents did not pick up on this statement either because they did not understand the allusion or they understood it too well. In 1995 the Prime Minister was Itzhak Rabin and his Minister of Finance was Avraham (Beiga) Shohet. That government lavished huge salary increases on public sector employees and the Arab sector and because of its munificence it was credited with changing the country's order of priorities. This phrase changing the other of priorities has reappeared in the demonstrations and Fischer is issuing a warning against the mistaken policies that could be initiated as a result
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by Aryeh Ben Hayim
Monday was a busy day for Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer who not only held a press conference but made the rounds of various news programs. While outwardly unflappable, Fischer is obviously concerned that the current demonstrations may trigger irresponsible programs of a shoot from the hip style. He was particularly concerned about the timing of such actions since he coupled his statement while expressing his fears that the international monetary situation remains turbulent as the European debt crisis was advancing from the peripheral states to the core states.
He conceded that there were areas for improvements but it was important to preserve the budgetary framework. Instead of launching ill-considered programs the committee set up to examine the tax structure was excellent and perhaps the decline in direct taxation and the increase in indirect taxation was responsible for growing socioeconomic gaps in Israel. Fischer admitted that he was surprised by the demonstrations but then almost everybody else was.
Fischer defended his policy initiated at the start of the global economic crisis of cutting interest rates to the bone --a policy that left investors with few alternative havens for their capital outside the real estate market. Fischer replied "if we hadn't dropped the interest rates and left them at 4.25%, we would not have a problem of housing but instead a problem of high unemployment as in the United States and Europe would've been created where the unemployment level is almost 10%. If the interest was so high, there wouldn't be any work and people couldn't even think of buying a home.
Stanley Fischer believes that the Israeli economy may be over centralized and one should examine price differences between Israel and abroad "we pay too much for automobiles"… My impression is that prices in Israel a very high"
In perhaps a backhanded compliment to the demonstrators the Bank of Israel Governor claimed "some of their demands are political and I won't speak about it. But they are contributing to the quality of politics in the state of Israel but anyone who wants to exert influence in politics can't work exclusively via protest movements."
Fischer returned to his warning "We are entering a problematic period due to the state of the world economy and therefore it is impermissible for us to rupture the budgetary framework; we will pay a very high price. We did this in 1995 and it cost us a great deal.
The financial correspondents did not pick up on this statement either because they did not understand the allusion or they understood it too well. In 1995 the Prime Minister was Itzhak Rabin and his Minister of Finance was Avraham (Beiga) Shohet. That government lavished huge salary increases on public sector employees and the Arab sector and because of its munificence it was credited with changing the country's order of priorities. This phrase changing the other of priorities has reappeared in the demonstrations and Fischer is issuing a warning against the mistaken policies that could be initiated as a result
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5. Arab ‘Arson Intifada’ Threatens Judea and Samaria
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Palestinian Authority terrorists are reverting to the first Intifada tactic of burning down Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Arabs have set more than 20 fires in Jewish communities, mostly outposts, the past several weeks, which have forced the evacuation of residents.
Police investigations have determined that the blazes were intentional, and tracks have led them Arab villages nearby the Jewish communities. Six Arab suspects have been arrested.
In the first Intifada in the late 1980s, Arabs frequently set fires, often on the Sabbath.
Some Israeli Arabs profited by their being employed by the Jewish National Fund.
One example was a Friday night blaze that burned down several acres of nature reserve near Kibbutz Maaleh Gilboa, situated between Beit She’an in the Jordan Valley and within the 1949 Armistice Lines. The same Arabs workers for the JNF who were paid for planting the trees also were paid for extinguishing the fires.
Relatives or friends of the same Arabs, who lived in an Arab village a few hundred feet from the kibbutz and beyond the 1949 borders, set the reserve on fire, and Arabs from other villages used the same method in dozens of other incidents.
The renewed arson intifada causes more widespread damage than the usual life-endangering rock-throwing, particularly in the summer when forests are dry and afternoon winds quickly whip up a small fire into an inferno. It, too, can put lives in danger.
Mitzpeh Danny, located in Samaria, has suffered seven fires in the past and nearby communities have had to evacuate its residents, including toddlers, because of the threat that purposely set fires would reach their homes,
An IDF Samaria commander termed the arsons as a “new weapon” but it in fact proved to be successful 20 years ago until the 'trend' in Arab violence gave way to suicide bombings.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Palestinian Authority terrorists are reverting to the first Intifada tactic of burning down Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Arabs have set more than 20 fires in Jewish communities, mostly outposts, the past several weeks, which have forced the evacuation of residents.
Police investigations have determined that the blazes were intentional, and tracks have led them Arab villages nearby the Jewish communities. Six Arab suspects have been arrested.
In the first Intifada in the late 1980s, Arabs frequently set fires, often on the Sabbath.
Some Israeli Arabs profited by their being employed by the Jewish National Fund.
One example was a Friday night blaze that burned down several acres of nature reserve near Kibbutz Maaleh Gilboa, situated between Beit She’an in the Jordan Valley and within the 1949 Armistice Lines. The same Arabs workers for the JNF who were paid for planting the trees also were paid for extinguishing the fires.
Relatives or friends of the same Arabs, who lived in an Arab village a few hundred feet from the kibbutz and beyond the 1949 borders, set the reserve on fire, and Arabs from other villages used the same method in dozens of other incidents.
The renewed arson intifada causes more widespread damage than the usual life-endangering rock-throwing, particularly in the summer when forests are dry and afternoon winds quickly whip up a small fire into an inferno. It, too, can put lives in danger.
Mitzpeh Danny, located in Samaria, has suffered seven fires in the past and nearby communities have had to evacuate its residents, including toddlers, because of the threat that purposely set fires would reach their homes,
An IDF Samaria commander termed the arsons as a “new weapon” but it in fact proved to be successful 20 years ago until the 'trend' in Arab violence gave way to suicide bombings.
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6. Lebanese Bomb Blast Aimed at Nasrallah, Kuwaiti News Reports
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Last Friday’s bomb blast in Lebanon was aimed at Hizbullah leader Hassam Nasrallah and/or the son of slain terrorist Imad Mughinyeh, different Arab news outlets report.
The Kuwaiti Al Jarida site reported the bomb in a Hizbullah stronghold in a Beirut suburb was intended to kill Nasrallah, according to information allegedly from Israel that the leader of the terrorist army and party was meeting with aides and Samir Kuntar, the child-killer whom Israel freed more than two years ago. Initial reports stated that Kuntar was the intended target.
The sources were not able to confirm whether or not Nasrallah was wounded and that the bomb instead may have injured terrorist commander Mustafa Mughinyeh, whose father and mastermind terrorist Imad Mughinyeh was assassinated in Syria three years ago by Israel.
An official Hizbullah statement claimed that the blast was caused by a gas cylinder and that no one was hurt. After the blast, Hizbullah security forces surrounded the building, which may have been Mughinyeh’s office.
A report by NowLebanon.com indicated it was more likely that the target of the bomb was Mughinyeh, and Israel’s Channel 10 said that one of his bodyguards was killed in the explosion.
Lebanon’s official news agency said one person was seriously wounded.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Last Friday’s bomb blast in Lebanon was aimed at Hizbullah leader Hassam Nasrallah and/or the son of slain terrorist Imad Mughinyeh, different Arab news outlets report.
The Kuwaiti Al Jarida site reported the bomb in a Hizbullah stronghold in a Beirut suburb was intended to kill Nasrallah, according to information allegedly from Israel that the leader of the terrorist army and party was meeting with aides and Samir Kuntar, the child-killer whom Israel freed more than two years ago. Initial reports stated that Kuntar was the intended target.
The sources were not able to confirm whether or not Nasrallah was wounded and that the bomb instead may have injured terrorist commander Mustafa Mughinyeh, whose father and mastermind terrorist Imad Mughinyeh was assassinated in Syria three years ago by Israel.
An official Hizbullah statement claimed that the blast was caused by a gas cylinder and that no one was hurt. After the blast, Hizbullah security forces surrounded the building, which may have been Mughinyeh’s office.
A report by NowLebanon.com indicated it was more likely that the target of the bomb was Mughinyeh, and Israel’s Channel 10 said that one of his bodyguards was killed in the explosion.
Lebanon’s official news agency said one person was seriously wounded.
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7. Restraining Orders Issued Against Yitzhar Residents
by Elad Benari
Police handed out administrative restraining orders early Tuesday morning against some residents of the Shomron (Samaria) Jewish community of Yitzhar. The orders were signed by Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi.
Mizrahi has had a long running vendetta against Yitzhar, and several weeks ago called to close its yeshiva.
Mizrahi made the comments in an interview on Channel 2 News, saying that some of the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have “centers out of which terrorist elements come,” and adding that “the yeshiva in Yitzhar has several people whose norms are not consistent with democracy and this yeshiva should be closed.”
Shomron Regional Council Head Gershon Mesika responded angrily to the restraining orders, calling the move “an attempt to take the housing protest off the agenda.”
“This attempt will not work,” said Mesika. “Restraining orders are a draconian and anti-democratic step which relies on the rules of the British Mandate. This move is a blatant discrimination against citizens who live in Judea and Samaria.”
Mesika added, “We did not even see restraining orders being given to the heads of the crime families. If any citizen [in Judea and Samaria] is thought to be a criminal, he must be tried as any other citizen would be.”
Several months ago, the community of Yitzhar was raided by dozens of Border Guards and Yassam police special forces. The raid took place in the middle of the night.
Previously, police raided a yeshiva in Yitzhar in the middle of the night, and after they could not find anything illegal, they took to the streets and started handing out traffic violations, a tactic that has been used in the past in several Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to harass residents.
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by Elad Benari
Police handed out administrative restraining orders early Tuesday morning against some residents of the Shomron (Samaria) Jewish community of Yitzhar. The orders were signed by Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi.
Mizrahi has had a long running vendetta against Yitzhar, and several weeks ago called to close its yeshiva.
Mizrahi made the comments in an interview on Channel 2 News, saying that some of the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have “centers out of which terrorist elements come,” and adding that “the yeshiva in Yitzhar has several people whose norms are not consistent with democracy and this yeshiva should be closed.”
Shomron Regional Council Head Gershon Mesika responded angrily to the restraining orders, calling the move “an attempt to take the housing protest off the agenda.”
“This attempt will not work,” said Mesika. “Restraining orders are a draconian and anti-democratic step which relies on the rules of the British Mandate. This move is a blatant discrimination against citizens who live in Judea and Samaria.”
Mesika added, “We did not even see restraining orders being given to the heads of the crime families. If any citizen [in Judea and Samaria] is thought to be a criminal, he must be tried as any other citizen would be.”
Several months ago, the community of Yitzhar was raided by dozens of Border Guards and Yassam police special forces. The raid took place in the middle of the night.
Previously, police raided a yeshiva in Yitzhar in the middle of the night, and after they could not find anything illegal, they took to the streets and started handing out traffic violations, a tactic that has been used in the past in several Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to harass residents.
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8. Made in Israel: Sensor Detects Date Rape Drugs
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a 100-percent accurate personal sensor that detects the presence of the most common date rape drugs in beverages.
The next stage is to miniaturize the system for mass production and to produce a device no larger than the head of a pin, which would make it possible for club-goers to check their drinks without their partners noticing.
Prof. Fernando Patolsky and Dr. Michael Ioffe of the School of Chemistry developed the system that is based on optical signal changes. When a ray of light comes into contact with a beverage spiked with a date rape drug, a signal change occurs and the system alerts the user.
According to its developers, the system identifies with 100 percent accuracy, without any false positives, the presence of harmful quantities of the most commonly used date rape drug, GHB, and of the second-most commonly used drug, ketamine.
Patolsky and Ioffe were aided in their research by bartenders who mixed 15 popular cocktails for them.
Blind testing was then carried out: 50 drinks were randomly spiked with date rape drugs, with the researchers unaware of which glasses contained the drugs. In the experiment, the system detected the drugs with 100 percent accuracy in all of the spiked drinks.
Date rape drugs, also known as club drugs, are psychoactive substances: drugs and medications with sedative and/or amnesiac effects that facilitate sexual exploitation. Most victims are teens and young adults at trance parties, clubs and bars.
Drug-facilitated sexual assault is a growing problem the world over. According to data published by the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2007 some 200,000 women were raped in the United States alone with the aid of date rape drugs. Only 16 percent of the victims reported the incidents to the authorities.
Experts believe that the current prevalence of date rape is up to twice the figure cited above, encompassing half a million women.
In addition to their use in sexual assault, these drugs can be employed to stun and sedate victims in other kinds of criminal acts, such as robbery.
“Currently the system is geared toward detecting GHB and ketamine, and we are hoping to expand the system so that it will detect additional date rape drugs as well,” Dr. Ioffe says.
Up to now the police and the health authorities have had no means of detecting date rape drugs in real time. The researchers note that law enforcement agencies have been unable to contend with the phenomenon because up to now no device has been developed that is sufficiently sensitive, let alone capable of being activated in pubs, in real time. Moreover, these drugs become undetectable by testing after several hours, making their use impossible to verify once victims regain consciousness.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a 100-percent accurate personal sensor that detects the presence of the most common date rape drugs in beverages.
The next stage is to miniaturize the system for mass production and to produce a device no larger than the head of a pin, which would make it possible for club-goers to check their drinks without their partners noticing.
Prof. Fernando Patolsky and Dr. Michael Ioffe of the School of Chemistry developed the system that is based on optical signal changes. When a ray of light comes into contact with a beverage spiked with a date rape drug, a signal change occurs and the system alerts the user.
According to its developers, the system identifies with 100 percent accuracy, without any false positives, the presence of harmful quantities of the most commonly used date rape drug, GHB, and of the second-most commonly used drug, ketamine.
Patolsky and Ioffe were aided in their research by bartenders who mixed 15 popular cocktails for them.
Blind testing was then carried out: 50 drinks were randomly spiked with date rape drugs, with the researchers unaware of which glasses contained the drugs. In the experiment, the system detected the drugs with 100 percent accuracy in all of the spiked drinks.
Date rape drugs, also known as club drugs, are psychoactive substances: drugs and medications with sedative and/or amnesiac effects that facilitate sexual exploitation. Most victims are teens and young adults at trance parties, clubs and bars.
Drug-facilitated sexual assault is a growing problem the world over. According to data published by the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2007 some 200,000 women were raped in the United States alone with the aid of date rape drugs. Only 16 percent of the victims reported the incidents to the authorities.
Experts believe that the current prevalence of date rape is up to twice the figure cited above, encompassing half a million women.
In addition to their use in sexual assault, these drugs can be employed to stun and sedate victims in other kinds of criminal acts, such as robbery.
“Currently the system is geared toward detecting GHB and ketamine, and we are hoping to expand the system so that it will detect additional date rape drugs as well,” Dr. Ioffe says.
Up to now the police and the health authorities have had no means of detecting date rape drugs in real time. The researchers note that law enforcement agencies have been unable to contend with the phenomenon because up to now no device has been developed that is sufficiently sensitive, let alone capable of being activated in pubs, in real time. Moreover, these drugs become undetectable by testing after several hours, making their use impossible to verify once victims regain consciousness.
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| Die deutschen Fluglotsen haben sich endgültig für einen Streik entschieden. Die Gewerkschaft der Fluglotsen (GDF) rief ihre Mitglieder auf, am Donnerstag von 06:00 bis 12:00 Uhr die Arbeit niederzulegen. Das am Wochenende vorgelegte verbesserte Tarifangebot der Deutschen Flugsicherung (DFS) sei "nicht verhandelbar", begründete die Gewerkschaft ihre Entscheidung. Durch den Streik könnten nach Gewerkschaftsangaben bis zu 2500 Flüge entfallen. In einer Urabstimmung hatten sich zuvor 95,8 Prozent der Stimmberechtigten für Streiks ausgesprochen. Diese sind aber noch nicht unausweichlich, da die DFS jederzeit einseitig die Schlichtung anrufen kann, die einen Arbeitskampf zwingend um Wochen hinauszögern würde. |
| Weitere Festnahme im britischen Abhörskandal |
| Im Abhörskandal in Großbritannien ist ein weiterer Verdächtiger festgenommen worden. Scotland Yard teilte mit, ein 71-jähriger Mann sei wegen des Verdachts der Korruption sowie der Verschwörung zum illegalen Mithören von Gesprächen in Gewahrsam genommen worden. Britische Medien berichteten, es handele sich um einen früheren leitenden Redakteur des Skandalblatts "News of the World". Mitarbeiter der inzwischen eingestellten Zeitung des Medienkonzerns von Rupert Murdoch sollen über Jahre hinweg die Telefone von Politikern, Prominenten und Verbrechensopfern abgehört sowie Polizisten bestochen haben. Wie jetzt bekannt wurde, können die Ermittler nicht mehr auf die kompletten E-Mail-Archive der beschuldigten britischen Zeitungsgruppe News International, einem Ableger des US-amerikanischen Murdoch-Konzerns, zurückgreifen. Ein beteiligtes IT-Unternehmen sagte dem ermittelnden Parlamentsausschuss, die Zeitungsgruppe habe seit April des vergangenen Jahres mehr als 200.000 elektronische Nachrichten löschen lassen. |
| Griechische Taxifahrer blockieren Straßen und Häfen |
| Griechenlands Taxifahrer haben ihren Arbeitskampf den vierten Tag in Folge fortgesetzt. Hunderte Taxifahrer blockierten eine der wichtigsten Straßen in der Hauptstadt Athen und viele Zufahrten zu Flug- und Seehäfen im ganzen Land. Um verärgerte Urlauber zu besänftigen, fuhren einige der streikenden Taxifahrer Touristen kostenlos zu berühmten Sehenswürdigkeiten. Die Streiks richten sich gegen die Pläne der griechischen Regierung, die Erteilung von Taxi-Lizenzen zu erleichtern. Bislang waren die Zulassungen limitiert und kosteten bis zu 150.000 Euro. Die Öffnung von Dutzenden von Berufsständen in Griechenland ist ein Teil der Forderungen von Europäischer Union und Internationalem Währungsfonds - im Gegenzug für die gewährte Nothilfe für das schuldengeplagte Euro-Land. |
| NATO verstärkt KFOR-Truppen im Kosovo |
| Die NATO will nach den jüngsten gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzungen an der kosovarisch-serbischen Grenze ihre Truppenpräsenz im Balkan verstärken. NATO-Diplomaten in Brüssel teilten mit, ein zusätzliches Bataillon deutscher und österreichischer Soldaten werde in den kommenden Tagen in das Kosovo verlegt, um die dort stationierten Soldaten der Kosovo-Schutztruppe KFOR zu unterstützen. Das neue Bataillon umfasst 550 Deutsche und 150 Österreicher. Derzeit sind bereits 900 Bundeswehrsoldaten im Kosovo im Einsatz. Deutschland ist damit größter Truppensteller der KFOR. In den vergangenen Tagen hatte es an zwei Grenzübergängen zwischen Serbien und dem von der serbischen Minderheit bewohnten nördlichen Teil des Kosovos gewaltsame Zwischenfälle gegeben. Hintergrund ist ein vom Kosovo verhängtes Importverbot gegen serbische Waren. EU-Diplomat Robert Cooper rief die Regierungen von Kosovo und Serbien derweil auf, den Dialog neu aufzunehmen. Serbien erkennt die Unabhängigkeit seiner ehemaligen zumeist von Albanern bewohnten Provinz nicht an. |
| Tote bei Anschlag auf Sicherheitsfirma in Kundus |
| Im Norden Afghanistans sind bei einem Selbstmordanschlag auf eine private Sicherheitsfirma in der Stadt Kundus vier Wachmänner getötet und mehrere Menschen verletzt worden. Insgesamt drei Selbstmordattentäter hätten die Niederlassung der Firma mit Sprengstoff und Waffen angegriffen, sagte ein Vertreter der Polizei in Kundus. Die Firma sichere die staatliche deutsche Entwicklungsorganisation GIZ in Kundus. Die GIZ teilte mit, ihre Mitarbeiter seien unversehrt. Das Gebäude brannte ab, auch mehrere Nachbarhäuser wurden beschädigt. Die islamistischen Taliban erklärten sich für den Anschlag verantwortlich. Die Bundesregierung verurteilte den Terroranschlag und äußerte ihr Mitgefühl mit den Opfern und Angehörigen. |
| Neues Parlament in Thailand nimmt Arbeit auf |
| Einen Monat nach der Parlamentswahl in Thailand sind die Abgeordneten zur ersten Sitzung zusammengekommen. Sie bestimmten Somsak Kiatsuranont zu ihrem Präsidenten. Er kündigte an, dass am Donnerstag oder Freitag die Wahlsiegerin Yingluck Shinawatra zur neuen Regierungschefin gewählt werde. Sie wäre die erste Frau im Amt des Ministerpräsidenten. Yingluck hatte am 3. Juli als Spitzenkandidatin der Pheu Thai-Partei die Wahl gewonnen. Die 44-Jährige verfügt mit Koalitionspartnern über 300 der 500 Sitze im Parlament. Sie ist die Schwester des Ex-Ministerpräsidenten Thaksin Shinawatra, der 2006 vom Militär gestürzt wurde und im Exil lebt. |
| Prominenter Dissident scheitert in Vietnam vor Berufungsgericht |
| In Vietnam ist einer der prominentesten Dissidenten des Landes vor Gericht mit seiner Berufung gescheitert. Der Anwalt Cu Huy Ha Vu wollte sich gegen eine Haftstrafe von sieben Jahren wehren, die ihm wegen angeblicher "Propaganda gegen den Staat" auferlegt worden war. Das Gericht in der vietnamesischen Hauptstadt Hanoi bestätigte nun jedoch das Urteil von April dieses Jahres. Ein Sprecher des Gerichts sagte nach der Verhandlung, es gebe keinen Anlass, das Urteil gegen den 53-jährigen Dissidenten aufzuheben. Ein Anwalt Vus äußerte sich enttäuscht. Der Gerichtsentscheid zeige, dass sich nichts geändert habe in dem kommunistischen Land. Vu, der sich seit Jahren für Menschenrechte und mehr Demokratie in Vietnam einsetzt, sprach von Rache, die das Regime an ihm üben wolle. |
| Tailands Regierung löst gepfändete Boeing aus |
| Thailands Kronprinz muss sein in Deutschland gepfändetes Flugzeug doch nicht auf eigene Kosten auslösen. Stattdessen werde die thailändische Regierung die 20 Millionen Euro Sicherheitsleistung übernehmen, sagte Außenminister Kasit Piromya in Bangkok. Die Boeing 737 war bei einem Besuch des Kronprinzen in München Mitte Juli von einem Gerichtsvollzieher versiegelt worden, da sie vom Insolvenzverwalter der Walter Bau AG für thailändisches Staatseigentum gehalten wird. Der Konzern hat eine Millionenforderung gegen den thailändischen Staat. Die Regierung verweigerte zuererst die Zahlung. Mit der Übernahme der Kaution durch die Regierung soll deutlich gemacht werden, sagte Kasit, dass der Kronprinz mit der Sache nichts zu tun habe. Erst am Montag hatte dieser bekanntgegeben, er wolle die Kaution aus eigener Tasche zahlen, um die guten Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und Thailand nicht zu belasten. |
| Dax fällt unter 6.800 Punkte - Goldpreis erreicht Allzeithoch |
| ZUR BÖRSE: Der deutsche Aktienindex hat seine Talfahrt fortgesetzt und ist erneut mit Verlusten aus dem Handel gegangen. Er schloss in Frankfurt mit einem Minus von rund zwei Prozentpunkten bei 6.797 Punkten. - Die Angst vor der Schuldenkrise und einer Abkühlung der Konjunktur hat den Goldpreis unterdessen auf ein Allzeithoch getrieben. Das Edelmetall kostete in der Spitze 1.640 Dollar pro Feinunze. |
| Das Wetter am Mittwoch: Im Osten sonnig, im Westen Gewitter |
| DAS WETTER IN DEUTSCHLAND: In der Nacht locker oder gering bewölkt, nach Osten auch aufklarend. Später im Westen Aufzug dichter Wolken und vereinzelt Schauer. Tiefstwerte 18 bis elf Grad. Die weiteren Aussichten: Am Mittwoch in der Osthälfte noch viel Sonne. Im Westen und Südwesten zunehmend wolkig mit teils heftigen Schauern und Gewittern. Höchstwerte 21 bis 30 Grad. |
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RFE/RL Russia Report
8/2/2011 7:06:01 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about domestic and foreign-policy developments in Russia.
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Analyst: New Karabakh War Possible
Moscow-based military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer says he believes the parties involved in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh are readying for war. More 
Russian Arms Workers Strike Over Back Wages
Workers at a weapons plant in western Russia have walked off the job to demand payment of several months' back wages. More 
Russian PM Attacks U.S. Over National Debt
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up the anti-American rhetoric in a meeting with pro-Kremlin youth groups, slamming Washington over its national debt, which he says threatens the world economy. More 
Ingushetia Head Tries To Annul Election Of Local Council Chairman
A standoff is looming in Ingushetia between republic head Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and the municipal council of the village of Pliyevo, northeast of Nazran. More 
New Russian Law Signals Tougher Anti-Abortion Stance, Could Spark Social Divide
Amid ongoing demographic worries and church lobbying, Russia alarms its fledgling women's rights community by placing restrictions on ads for abortion services that are expected to be followed by much tougher checks in the fall. More 
U.S.-Russia 'Reset' Faces Biggest Challenge
The White House touts its "reset" policy toward Russia as one of its key diplomatic successes. But a new U.S. blacklist of Russian officials is threatening to undo some of the gains Washington has made boosting ties with Moscow. More 
Podcast: Discussing Sergei Magnitsky With Bill Browder, Plus LulzSec And 'Ethical Hacking'
In Episode 29 of "The Blender," Russian Service correspondent Irina Lagunina speaks with Bill Browder, once the largest U.S. investor in Russia. Browder has been campaigning around the world to hold Russian officials accountable for the death of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky. More 
The 2012 Shadowboxing Intensifies
Two media reports this week have set off another round of the-tandem-is-feuding-oh-my-oh-my! hand wringing. More 
Senior Russian Archeologist Pelted With Eggs
Moscow's top archaeologist was pelted with eggs today by activists promoting freedom of assembly. More 
As Moscow Renovates Sidewalks, Corruption Suspicions Abound
Moscow City Hall is repaving large parts of Moscow in a move being scrutinized due to the mayor's wife's supposed ties with the paving business. There is no proof of graft, but the existence of these suspicions underscores deep mistrust in government officials. More 
Can The 'Medvedev Moment' Be Saved For Karabakh?
The three co-chair countries could say that they will continue to monitor the cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh and are ready to guarantee a peace settlement if one is reached but declare that for now their mediation capacity has been exhausted. More 
Russian Activists 'Beaten' Trying To Stop Historic Building's Demolition
Five activists attempting to stop the demolition of an old mansion in Moscow say they were severely beaten by private security guards. More 
Caspian Sea States On Course For Naval Arms Race
For 20 years the five countries that border the Caspian Sea have been trying to agree on the sea's legal status in order to exploit its huge natural resources, but have so far come up short. Though there are some signs of progress, the build-up of naval forces does not bode well. More 
Heat And Fire Return To Russia As Questions Linger Over Deaths In 2010
With much of Russia sweltering under a heat wave and forest fires ravaging the Far East, concern is mounting over a possible repeat of a health disaster that engulfed the country last summer. More |
RFE/RL Headlines
8/2/2011 7:07:27 PM
A daily digest of the English-language news and analysis written by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyRFE/RL is looking for guest bloggers, preferably writing from and about our broadcast region. If you're interested, drop us a line at webteam@rferl.org. |
Features
Turkey Says Farewell To The Generals
The resignations of the four top commanders of Turkey's once-mighty armed forces has prompted many to ask whether it spells the end of the military's traditional role in Turkish politics. More
Russian PM Attacks U.S. Over National Debt
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up the anti-American rhetoric in a meeting with pro-Kremlin youth groups, slamming Washington over its national debt, which he says threatens the world economy. More 
Central Asia's 10 Most Influential (And Connected) Women
While some of our correspondent's 10 picks for most influential women in Central Asia have risen to the top solely on their merits, there are more than a few whose family ties have paved the way to success. More 
Ukrainian Journalist's Apartment Set On Fire
Ukrainian and international NGOs are calling on officials to accelerate an investigation into an arson attack on the apartment of an investigative journalist. More Ali Osman Zor, 43, is a Turkish journalist detained by Kyrgyz police on May 2. Turkish officials suspect him of involvement in a terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda that wants to create an Islamic caliphate in the Middle East. More
Analyst: New Karabakh War Possible
Moscow-based military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer says he believes the parties involved in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh are readying for war. More 
Death Toll Rises In 2010 Kyrgyz Uprising
The number of people killed in violent clashes between antigovernment demonstrators and security forces in Kyrgyzstan in April 2010 has been officially raised to 99. More
Russian Arms Workers Strike Over Back Wages
Workers at a weapons plant in western Russia have walked off the job to demand payment of several months' back wages. More 
Kyrgyz Trial Adjourned After Victim's Relatives Attack Defendants
The trial of two men charged with killing a Kyrgyz parliament deputy two years ago was adjourned after the victim's relatives and friends attacked the defendants in the courtroom. More 
Kazakhstan Slams MEP's Oil-Strike Talks
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry has officially criticized a recent meeting by a member of the European Parliament (MEP) with striking oil workers in western Kazakhstan. More 
Baha'is Arrested In Several Iranian Cities
Abdolkarim Lahiji, vice president of the Paris-based International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, told RFE/RL that when the head of Iran's High Council for Human Rights openly and officially calls Baha'ism a "cult" and expresses the establishment's hostility toward cults, state persecution of Baha'is increases. More 
Armenia PM Talks Up Karabakh's Future
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian sounded optimistic about the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh's economic prospects at the start of a two-day visit to the disputed territory. More
Ingushetia Head Tries To Annul Election Of Local Council Chairman
A standoff is looming in Ingushetia between republic head Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and the municipal council of the village of Pliyevo, northeast of Nazran. More 
The Curious Case Of The Mullah Omar Meetings
Afghan lawmaker Homa Sultani has repeated the claim that she has met with Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. She claimed that she knows his current whereabouts, has access to him, and that he has signed on to her peace plan. More 
Taking Action Against Inaction In Belarus
Opposition protesters in Belarus have impressed the world for weeks now as they come up with one imaginative way after another to demonstrate against the regime of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Now it is the turn of the government to impress with its creativity, producing draft legislation that would make it illegal for people to gather "for a previously planned action or inaction." More Alexis Zimberg and Nicholas van Beek are traveling the former Soviet Union to document how graffiti is used as a form of protest when other outlets of expression are limited. They explain the dissenting opinions they saw on the walls of the Belarusian capital, where the government has been battling opposition protests. More |
Neues Deutschland Franz-Mehring-Platz 1 10243 Berlin +++ Werbung in eigener Sache: Veranstaltungstip Buchvorstellung: "OHNE DIE MAUER HÄTTE ES KRIEG GEGEBEN" Der 13. August 1961 gilt als Chiffre für die Errichtung der Berliner Mauer. In diesem Jahr liegt das Ereignis 50 Jahre zurück. Viele werden sich mit unterschiedlichen Motiven daran erinnern. Die beiden Autoren Heinz Keßler und Fritz Streletz tun es ebenfalls. In ihrem Buch analysieren die beiden Zeitzeugen und ranghohen Militärs der DDR die militärstrategische und politische Lage jener Zeit, die zum Weltereignis führte. Moderation: Olaf Koppe, ND-Geschäftsführer IN KOOPERATION MIT DER EULENSPIEGEL VERLAGSGRUPPE 10243 BERLIN, FRANZ-MEHRING-PLATZ 1 MÜNZENBERGSAAL EINTRITT 2 € Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, hier erfahren Sie, welche Themen im ND vom 03.08.2011 behandelt werden. +++ Titel: Bundeswehr bei Hilfe ertappt Regierung unterstützt Jemen trotz Menschenrechtsverletzungen / Parlament übergangen Von Uwe Kalbe --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203606.bundeswehr-bei-hilfe-ertappt.html +++ Inland: Ein Dorf wird verladen Diepensee musste dem neuen Airport Berlin weichen. Nun sehen sich die Umsiedler betrogen Von Roland Heine --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203571.ein-dorf-wird-verladen.html »Den Geist des Grundgesetzes offensichtlich missachtet« Offener Brief von Bundestagsvize Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) sorgt in Sachsen für Kontroversen / FDP: Selbsterklärter Märtyrer Von Hendrik Lasch, Dresden --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203567.den-geist-des-grundgesetzes-offensichtlich-missachtet.html Schwarze Not, grüner Retter Teilen sich CDU und Grüne in Nordrhein-Westfalen demnächst eine Parteizentrale? Von Marcus Meier --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203568.schwarze-not-gruener-retter.html Wirbel um Teufels Kritik an Unions-Profil --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203569.wirbel-um-teufels-kritik-an-unions-profil.html Bewegung in neunter Runde Tarifverhandlungen für Zeitungsredakteure fortgesetzt / Viele Warnstreiks Von Jörg Meyer --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203572.bewegung-in-neunter-runde.html BGH erhöht Arbeitsdruck auf Alleinerziehende Richter schränken Unterhaltsanspruch ein --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203573.bgh-erhoeht-arbeitsdruck-auf-alleinerziehende.html Stalinismus mit ohne System Wie zwei Worte aus Michael Schumanns Rede doch noch Eingang in den Leitantrag zum Programm der LINKEN fanden Von Tom Strohschneider --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203574.stalinismus-mit-ohne-system.html Warum campen gegen Kohle? Stefanie Groll über Proteste der Klimabewegung in der Lausitz --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203599.warum-campen-gegen-kohle.html Buttersäureanschlag auf Montagsdemo Im thüringischen Gera griffen Neonazis friedliche Kundgebungsteilnehmer an --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203584.buttersaeureanschlag-auf-montagsdemo.html Notfalls wird gelost Am 4. September wird in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern nicht nur über den Landtag abgestimmt Von Velten Schäfer --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203585.notfalls-wird-gelost.html Vergessene Urahnen Spurensuche beim Weimarer »Yiddish Summer« Von Antje Lauschner, dpa --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203586.vergessene-urahnen.html Flucht in die Provinz Von idyllischen Uckermark-Landschaften und menschlichen Tragödien fern der Hauptstadt Von Andreas Fritsche --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203580.flucht-in-die-provinz.html Geschichten aus der Flasche Der Kölner Künstler Joachim Römer hat ein aufregendes Hobby: Er fischt seit etlichen Jahren Post aus dem Rhein Von Christoph Driessen, dpa --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203581.geschichten-aus-der-flasche.html Künstliche Inseln auf Fränkischen Seen Umweltprojekte sollen Region im Norden Bayerns vor allem für Naturliebhaber attraktiver machen --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203582.kuenstliche-inseln-auf-fraenkischen-seen.html Babyklappen und ihre Alternativen Rheinland-Pfalz meldet 21 Fälle in zehn Jahren --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203583.babyklappen-und-ihre-alternativen.html Damenwahl Es ist blanker Sexismus, guten Whisky zur reinen Männerdomäne zu verklären Von Reiner Oschmann, Glasgow --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203538.damenwahl.html Boulisten in Travemünde Bundesweit größtes Turnier findet am Wochenende statt --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203540.boulisten-in-travemuende.html +++ Ausland: Syrien bleibt im internationalen Fokus Vorerst keine Resolution des UN-Sicherheitsrates gegen das nahöstliche Land Von Roland Etzel --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203605.syrien-bleibt-im-internationalen-fokus.html Israel deutet Einlenken bei Grenzen an Palästinenser nennen Aussagen bedeutungslos --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203608.israel-deutet-einlenken-bei-grenzen-an.html Armee räumt Tahrir-Platz Die Bewegung steht unter Schock und plant die nächsten Proteste Von Juliane Schumacher, Kairo --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203601.armee-raeumt-tahrir-platz.html Viele Ägypter verspüren Genugtuung Husni Mubarak und seine Söhne sitzen ab heute in Kairo auf der Anklagebank Von Juliane Schumacher, Kairo --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203602.viele-aegypter-verspueren-genugtuung.html Chronik --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203603.chronik.html Die Pinguine sind zurück auf Chiles Straßen Schüler, Studierende und Lehrkräfte fordern eine Reform des Bildungssystems Von Nils Brock, Santiago de Chile --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203570.die-pinguine-sind-zurueck-auf-chiles-strassen.html Selbstmordanschlag in Kundus Drei Angestellte von Sicherheitsfirma starben --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203562.selbstmordanschlag-in-kundus.html Minsk: Keine Fusion Belarus-Russland Äußerungen Putins zurückgewiesen --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203563.minsk-keine-fusion-belarus-russland.html Putin im Urlaub und im Wahlkampf --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203564.putin-im-urlaub-und-im-wahlkampf.html Bundeswehr verstärkt Truppen in Kosovo Deutsch-österreichische Einheit aktiviert --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203565.bundeswehr-verstaerkt-truppen-in-kosovo.html UNO warnt vor Ausweitung der Hungersnot Weitere Gelder nötig, um Menschenleben am Horn von Afrika zu retten / Hilfsappell auch an Fluggesellschaften --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203566.uno-warnt-vor-ausweitung-der-hungersnot.html Taxifahrerstreik in ganz Griechenland Chauffeure wehren sich mit ihrem Ausstand gegen die Aufhebung der Lizenzpflicht Von Anke Stefan, Athen --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203560.taxifahrerstreik-in-ganz-griechenland.html Kuba will Gleichheit statt Gleichmacherei Raúl Castro beklagt »bürokratische Widerstände« und »Dummheiten« Von Harald Neuber --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203561.kuba-will-gleichheit-statt-gleichmacherei.html Schaumschläger J. May-Bowles wurde wegen eines Angriffs auf Rupert Murdoch verurteilt --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203600.schaumschlaeger.html Es wird kritisch in Wnukowo ... Spaß-Generation blendet Piloten mit Lasern und setzt das Leben Hunderter aufs Spiel Von Irina Wolkowa, Moskau --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203539.es-wird-kritisch-in-wnukowo.html +++ Wirtschaft/Soziales: EU-Rettungsschirm für Spanien? Weiterer Zinsanstieg für Staatsanleihen macht Finanzlage untragbar --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203533.eu-rettungsschirm-fuer-spanien.html Reallöhne in Deutschland gesunken Auch Arbeitszufriedenheit hat abgenommen --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203534.realloehne-in-deutschland-gesunken.html Gewinnsprung bei der gelben Post Vor allem der Paketversand boomt derzeit --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203535.gewinnsprung-bei-der-gelben-post.html Washington auf der Bremse Angekündigte Sparmaßnahmen werden die Konjunktur schwächen Von John Dyer, Boston --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203536.washington-auf-der-bremse.html Schulden-Deal nahm erste Hürde Mehrheit im US-Abgeordnetenhaus --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203537.schulden-deal-nahm-erste-huerde.html Mindestlohn für Fußballer Spielergewerkschaft will Tarifvertrag abschließen Von Manfred Wieczorek --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203548.mindestlohn-fuer-fussballer.html Löcher in der Personaldecke wachsen Private Anbieter sozialer Dienste suchen dringend Pflegefachkräfte Von Ulrike Henning --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203549.loecher-in-der-personaldecke-wachsen.html Molkerei klagte erfolgreich --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203550.molkerei-klagte-erfolgreich.html Gemeinsam gegen die »Großen« Kleinfischer kämpfen weltweit mit den gleichen Strukturproblemen als Folge der EU-Politik Von Dieter Sell, epd --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203551.gemeinsam-gegen-die-grossen.html +++ Feuilleton: Ein Hauch nachdenklicher Stille Leipzig: Das Lebenswerk der Ursula Mattheuer-Neustädt Von Harald Kretzschmar --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203552.ein-hauch-nachdenklicher-stille.html Getrieben, besessen Georg Kaiser Von Klaus Bellin --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203553.getrieben-besessen.html Handel, Wandel Buchumsatz steigt Von Alexander U. 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http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203604.unten-links.html Lernfaul Standpunkt von Uwe Kalbe --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203607.lernfaul.html C wie Kaiser Wilhelm Kommentar von Thomas Bluhm Von Thomas Blum --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203596.c-wie-kaiser-wilhelm.html Keine Zeit Kommentar von Haidy Damm Von Haidy Damm --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203597.keine-zeit.html Ein Signal aus Israel Kommentar von Roland Etzel Von Roland Etzel --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203598.ein-signal-aus-israel.html +++ Außer Parlamentarisches: Vom Online-Aktivismus zum Hacktivismus Das Konzept »Online-Demonstration« umfasste mehr als der Anonymous-Ansatz, heute ist es vergessen Von Ralf Hutter --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203541.vom-online-aktivismus-zum-hacktivismus.html Rechnet mit uns! 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Arzthaftung --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203509.falsche-behandlung.html Gleichgestellt bedeutet nicht nicht immer gleich Rechtsprechung --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203510.gleichgestellt-bedeutet-nicht-nicht-immer-gleich.html Sozialgeld für die Kinder Hartz IV --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203511.sozialgeld-fuer-die-kinder.html Elternzeit Versicherungs- und arbeitsrechtlichen Hintergrund beachten --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203512.elternzeit.html »Wer die Hölle fürchtet, kennt das Büro nicht« --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203513.wer-die-hoelle-fuerchtet-kennt-das-buero-nicht.html Vollzeitjob wegen unklarer Teilzeitregelung Urteile in Kürze --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203514.vollzeitjob-wegen-unklarer-teilzeitregelung.html NPD-Praktikum anerkennen? --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203515.npd-praktikum-anerkennen.html Anspruch auf Urlaubsabgeltung und auf Arbeitslosengeld Arbeitsrecht --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203516.anspruch-auf-urlaubsabgeltung-und-auf-arbeitslosengeld.html Probleme zu Kündigung und Mieterschutz ausführlich und verständlich erläutert DMB-Broschüre --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203517.probleme-zu-kuendigung-und-mieterschutz-ausfuehrlich-und-verstaendlich-erlaeutert.html In Wohnung mit Ofen eine Etagenheizung eingebaut Leserfrage: Modernisierung durch Mieter --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203518.in-wohnung-mit-ofen-eine-etagenheizung-eingebaut.html Mieter ist Sportschütze Urteil --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203519.mieter-ist-sportschuetze.html Zinsen sind zu zahlen Mietkaution --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203520.zinsen-sind-zu-zahlen.html Unerlaubte Ausgaben in der Abrechnung Wohnungseigentum --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/203521.unerlaubte-ausgaben-in-der-abrechnung.html Wohin mit dem »guten Stück auf Rädern«? 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*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Wednesday, August 3, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] NISA linked to other faked support for nuclear power A former senior official of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency acknowledges that NISA asked Shikoku Electric Power to have its employees attend a government-sponsored symposium on atomic energy in 2006. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a1.html --- [BUSINESS NEWS] Yen overvalued by the markets, Noda warns Currency markets have overvalued the yen, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda warns, while declining comment on possible intervention to weaken the currency and protect domestic industries. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803a1.html --- [BUSINESS NEWS] Toyota's spring profit dives 99% Toyota says its group net profit for the April-June period dropped 99.4 percent from a year earlier to \1.16 billion due chiefly to the production fall caused by the March quake and tsunami. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803n1.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] China 'overbearing' in maritime rows: white paper http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] APEC workshop focuses on disaster preparedness ALEX MARTIN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Home survivability threshold: 4-meter tsunami http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] U.S. to send Zumwalt to Hiroshima ceremony http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Women's soccer team to receive People's Honor Award, Edano confirms http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Tokyo looks to build natural gas power plant TAKAHIRO FUKADA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] NISA raps Tepco for lax ID checks of employees at Fukushima No. 1 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Bid OK'd to register Mount Fuji as World Heritage site http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Rips found in new SDF patrol jet http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ichihashi appeals life sentence http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ozawa, Hatoyama vie to be kingmaker in Kan's wake http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Reactor age now in question amid METI restart push http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] High price of watermelons may put favorite fruit beyond reach http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110803f3.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Nissan EVs will soon be able to redirect power to homes http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Average wages dropped in June, pushed down by sluggish bonuses http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Monetary base up 15% via BOJ spigot http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] NTT Data reports 39% net profit fall http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Yen surge threatens to erase quake rebound http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803n2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Civic falls from Consumer Reports' 'recommended' list http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803n3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] $2.5 billion buys Kirin bigger presence in Brazil http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110803n4.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== ┏◆◆◆◆TheJapanTimes Academy グローバル人材育成セミナー◆◆◆◆┓ ┃ グローバル人材を目指す人のための３つのステージ、全１１コース ┃ ┃ ★無料説明会開催中★ ┃ ┃ 【10月期生募集キャンペーン実施中】 ┃ ┗************ 詳細は⇒⇒ http://jtimes.jp/gseminar **************┛ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Compensation law is flawed http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110803a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] Economic white paper http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110803a2.html [OPINION] Merely round one in ongoing fiscal struggles MICHAEL BOSKIN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110803a1.html [OPINION] U.S. reputation suffers in Asia MICHAEL RICHARDSON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110803mr.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS] Top game designers going social BRIAN ASHCRAFT http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20110803ba.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== 【 The Japan Times 通訳・翻訳キャリアガイド 2012】 これから業界を目指す人たちだけでなく、すでにこれらの分野で仕事を始めて いる人たちにとっても有益な情報を提供。 向井 理さん（俳優）と超新星 ユナクさん（ダンスヴォーカルグループ）への インタビューを掲載。 通訳・翻訳のスキルを磨く学校も多数収録！通訳・翻訳会社の求人情報つき！ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/tsuhon/ ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Sabathia notches 16th victory http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110803a1.html [BASEBALL] Tigers edge Giants in road trip opener JASON COSKREY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110803j1.html [BASEBALL] Nomura out as Iwakuma's agent http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110803j2.html [SOCCER] Matsuda collapses http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110803a1.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Agent claims Moss retiring from NFL http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110803a1.html [ICE HOCKEY] Voters reject referendum for Islanders http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110803a1.html [BASKETBALL] Stern pessimistic about NBA talks http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110803a1.html [BASKETBALL] Abdul-Rauf becomes free agent http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110803b1.html [SPORTS] Kameda to face Mexican challenger on Aug. 31 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110803a1.html [SPORTS] Kitajima has work to do in bid for triple Olympic glory ED ODEVEN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110803ed.html [INTERNATIONAL SOCCER] Klinsmann maps out course for U.S. national team http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110803a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
A Conversation You're Not Likely to Hear Anymore
Today, Jessica Arons, Director of the Women's Health and Rights Program at the Center for American Progress, applauds the Department of Health and Human Services for recognizing that contraception is preventive, basic health care for women. HHS’s historic decision will require full coverage of all FDA-approved contraceptive methods with no cost sharing, such as co-pays or deductibles, by new group health insurance plans beginning on August 1, 2012.More: CAP's Arons Applauds Historic HHS Contraception Decision
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