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FM Livni and US Secy of State Rice in Jerusalem (Photo: Reuters)
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FM Livni to Secy Rice: There is today hope for peace
26 Aug 2008
FM Livni: We need to remind ourselves where we stood only a year ago, when we faced terror attacks, when the situation in the Gaza Strip led to an understanding that there was no hope for peace.
We launched Annapolis process. There is now a dialogue between Israel and diplomatic leaders on the Palestinian side. There is hope for peace, which can represent the interests of both sides.
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Defense Minister Barak meets with President Mubarak in Alexandria (Photo: Reuters) |
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26 Aug 2008
Israeli Defense Minister Barak told Egyptian President Mubarak that he release of the abducted soldier, Gilad Shalit, occupies a place of prime importance on Israel's national agenda and that Israel views Egypt as a central factor in Shalit's return. Barak also conveyed his appreciation for Egypt's efforts in preventing arms smuggling to the Gaza Strip, but emphasized efforts must be made to reduce smuggling even more.
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17 Aug 2008
The Prime Minister’s Conference for Export and International Cooperation to be held in Jerusalem on November 12, 2008 will mark 60 years of independence and economic achievements. The conference will feature three conferences dedicated to technological sectors in which Israel has gained international reputation for its innovative technologies and achievements.
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| Members of the peace park design group at work (Photo courtesy Israel 21c) |
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11 Aug 2008
An Israeli-Jordanian initiative project, spearheaded by Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME), aims to revive the Jordan valley, and the Rotenberg compound along with it, as a unique eco-tourism site spanning both sides of the border.
The Rotenberg Power Plant supplied both sides of the Jordan River valley with electricity from 1932 up until 1948 when it was destroyed.
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| Updated November 2007 |
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• What is Israel's position on a Palestinian state?
• Does Israel have partners for making peace in the Arab world?
• Why is Israel a Jewish state?
• How does Israel's legal system protect human rights and basic freedoms?
• Is Palestinian terrorism part of international terrorism?
Read the answers to these and many more questions.
Now also available in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian (pdf).
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25 Aug 2008
The Government of Israel decided on August 17, 2008 to release approximately 200 Palestinian prisoners in accordance to the criteria set by previous government decisions. The prisoner release was carried out at 09:30 on Monday, 25 August. Through this latest confidence-building measure, Israel seeks to intensify its continued dialogue with partners who are both committed to diplomacy and opposed to terrorism.
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| 2,600 year old clay seal impression bearing the name Gedaliah ben Pashur (Photo: Gabi Laron, Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University. Courtesy of Dr. Eilat Mazar) |
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18 Aug 2008
A 2,600 year old clay seal impression bearing the name Gedaliah ben Pashur, a minister in the court of King Zedekiah, has recently been uncovered completely intact during archeological excavations in Jerusalem's ancient City of David, located just below the walls of the Old City. The name appears in the Book of Jeremiah (38:1).
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View of the monumental building on the north side of the decumanus with a pile of collapsed columns in the courtyard – probably the result of an earthquake. (Photo: Gaby Laron)
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11 Aug 2008
The discovery of the temple indicates that Zippori, the Jewish capital of the Galilee during the Roman period, had a significant pagan population which built a temple in the heart of the city center.
The building of the church on the foundation of the temple testifies to the preservation of the sacred section of the city over time.
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Two years have passed since IDF soldier Gilad Shalit on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza on June 25, 2006.
Defense Minister Barak (26 June 2008): "As a soldier, former commander and defense minister I say that we have a moral responsibility to bring the soldiers back home, dead or alive."
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