United Jerusalem - - Israel-News Today -- 4/15/2012

Israel-News Today Sunday, April 15, 2012

GUARDIAN UK - guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2013

1) Israel forces airline to cancel tickets of British ´flytilla´ activists (GUARDIAN UK) Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem 04/14/12)

2) Iran raises hopes of nuclear trade-off to halt oil sanctions (GUARDIAN UK) Julian Borger in Istanbul, Chris McGreal and agencies 04/14/12)

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1) Drone death in Yemen of an American teenager (TORONTO STAR) By Michelle Shephard SANAA, YEMEN 04/14/12)

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1) Welcome to Israel: Pro-Palestinian ‘Flytila’ Busted; 40 Refused Entry, 4 Israelis Detained (JEWISH PRESS) By: Jacob Edelist 04/15/12)

2) ‘Good Vibes’ in Istanbul Meeting over Iranian Nukes, But No Bilateral Iran-US Talks (JEWISH PRESS) By: Yori Yanover 04/15/12)

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ISRAEL HAYOM - Israel Hayom

1) On nuclear talks, one step sideways, two steps back (ISRAEL HAYOM) Boaz Bismuth, Israel Hayom Correspondent, Istanbul 04/15/12)

2) Talking peace, waging war (ISRAEL HAYOM OP-ED) Ruthie Blum 04/15/12)

3) Israel blocks pro-Palestinian activists at Ben-Gurion airport (ISRAEL HAYOM) Shlomi Diaz, Itsik Saban, Shlomo Cesana, Nitzi Yakov, Yori Yalon, Ilan Gattegno, Israel Hayom Staff and News Agencies 04/15/12)

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1) Obscene ‘observers’ / Selling out the Syrian people (NEW YORK POST OP-ED) Amir Taheri 04/14/12)

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1) A Missionary Impulse / ‘The Crisis of Zionism,’ by Peter Beinart (NY) TIMES) By JONATHAN ROSEN BOOK REVIEW 04/15/12)

2) Authorities Bar 3 Leading Candidates in Egypt Race (NY) TIMES) By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK CAIRO, EGYPT 04/15/12)

3) Activists Report Shelling in Syrian City of Homs (NY) TIMES) By NEIL MacFARQUHAR BEIRUT, Lebanon 04/14/12)

4) Seeking Nuclear Insight in Fog of the Ayatollah’s Utterances (NY) TIMES) By JAMES RISEN WASHINGTON 04/14/12)

5) Resurgent Beirut Offers Haven Amid Turmoil of Arab Spring (NY) TIMES) By ANNE BARNARD BEIRUT, Lebanon 04/14/12)

6) Iran Begins Nuclear Talks With Six Nations (NY) TIMES) By STEVEN ERLANGER ISTANBUL, TURKEY 04/14/12)

7) Thousands in Cairo Protest Mubarak Aide’s Presidential Bid (NY) TIMES) By LIAM STACK CAIRO, EGYPT 04/14/12)

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1) The Kidron Valley giveaway (JERUSALEM POST OP-ED) By MOSHE DANN 04/15/12)

2) Badge of dishonor (JERUSALEM POST EDITORIAL) 04/15/12)

3) Beinart’s bomb (JERUSALEM POST OP-ED) By DANIEL DORON 04/15/12)

4) IDF drills dropping ammo behind enemy lines (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 04/15/12)

5) Aussie cardinal in hot water for Holocaust comments (JERUSALEM POST) By GIL SHEFLER 04/15/12)

6) Ship with Iranian arms seized at sea (JERUSALEM POST) By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT 04/15/12)

7) PA closes rights group office (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 04/15/12)

8) 1,600 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH 04/15/12)

9) Security Council approves Syria observer mission (JERUSALEM POST) By OREN KESSLER, REUTERS 04/15/12)

10) Analysis: Non-constructive ambiguity on Iran (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 04/15/12)

11) Israel to ´thank´ fly-in activists in mocking letter (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON, YAAKOV LAPPIN, TOVAH LAZAROFF 04/15/12)

12) White House sees ´positive first step´ in Iran talks (JERUSALEM POST) By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, HERB KEINON, REUTERS 04/15/12)

13) ´Vessel carrying Iranian arms seized in Mediterranean´ (JERUSALEM POST) By JPOST COM STAFF 04/14/12)

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1) Was the Arab Spring a step backward for women? (THE GLOBE AND MAIL OP-ED) HAMIDA GHAFOUR 04/14/12)

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1) UN acts on Syria as nine die in ceasefire breach (INDEPENDENT UK) EDITH M LEDERER 04/15/12)

2) Activists report shelling in central Syrian city (INDEPENDENT UK) ELIZABETH A KENNEDY, ZEINA KARAM 04/14/12)

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1) In Israel, pro-Palestinian activists get attention, if not entry (WASHINGTON POST) By Karin Brulliard BETHLEHEM, West Bank 04/15/12)

2) Diplomats cautiously hopeful after talks in Turkey on Iran nuclear crisis (WASHINGTON POST) By Joby Warrick ISTANBUL, TURKEY 04/15/12)

3) Peter Berkowitz on Goldstone, the flotilla incident and more (WASHINGTON POST) By Jennifer Rubin / Blog 04/13/12)

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DAILY TELEGRAPH - © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2013

1) Iran calls for ´comprehensive, long term dialogue´ over nuclear talks (TELEGRAPH UK) By David Blair, Istanbul 04/14/12)

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1) ‘Flytilla’ activists taken to Givon prison pending deportation (TIMES OF ISRAEL) By YOEL GOLDMAN and GABE FISHER 04/15/12)

2) Text of Abbas’s letter to Netanyahu (TIMES OF ISRAEL) 04/15/12)

3) In bitter letter to Netanyahu, Abbas demands statehood and says PA has lost its raison d’être (TIMES OF ISRAEL) By DAVID HOROVITZ 04/15/12)

4) Abbas rejects Beilin’s call to dissolve the PA (TIMES OF ISRAEL) By ELHANAN MILLER 04/15/12)

5) Israel braces for ‘Flytilla’ protests (TIMES OF ISRAEL) By GABE FISHER 04/15/12)

6) Israel to ‘flytilla’ activists: Protest real problems like those in Syria, Iran (TIMES OF ISRAEL) By ILAN BEN ZION 04/14/12)

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1) Pentagon: U.S. must keep a close eye on North Korea (WASHINGTON TIMES) By Kristina Wong 04/14/12)

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AMERICAN THINKER - © American Thinker 2013

1) Anatomy of a Victory: The Importance of MJ Rosenberg´s Ousting from Media Matters (AMERICAN THINKER) By Jared Arluck 04/15/12)

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1) Iran, world powers agree to further nuclear talks (LA TIMES) By Paul Richter ISTANBUL, Turkey 04/15/12)

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1) Backed Into a Corner / Hey America, there´s a pretty good reason why Iran doesn´t trust you. Maybe it´s time for a different approach (FP) FOREIGN POLICY) BY HOSSEIN MOUSAVIAN 04/13/12)

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1) President Obama must keep the pressure on Iran to drop its nuclear ambitions / Mistakes made in Korea could be catastrophic if repeated in the Mideast (NEW YORK DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL) 04/15/12)

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1) Iran Agrees to Second Round of Nuclear Talks (WSJ) WALL STREET JOURNAL) By JAY SOLOMON and JOE PARKINSON ISTANBUL, TURKEY 04/15/12)

2) Egypt Bars 10 From Presidential Race (WSJ) WALL STREET JOURNAL) MATT BRADLEY CAIRO, EGYPT 04/15/12)

3) In War Against Iran, U.S. Firepower Would Vie With Guerrilla Tactics (WSJ) WALL STREET JOURNAL) By NATHAN HODGE 04/14/12)

4) West Sets Sights Low as Iran Talks Resume (WSJ) WALL STREET JOURNAL) By JAY SOLOMON ISTANBUL, TURKEY 04/14/12)

5) Syrian Troops Shell Homs (WSJ) WALL STREET JOURNAL) By CHARLES LEVINSON 04/14/12)

6) Islamists Oppose Egypt Candidates (WSJ) WALL STREET JOURNAL) By MATT BRADLEY and AMINA ISMAIL CAIRO, EGYPT 04/14/12)

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REUTERS NEWS SERVICE - © Thomson Reuters 2013

1) Israel moves to thwart pro-Palestinian "fly-in" (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERSALEM, ISRAEL 04/15/12 5:05pm EDT)

2) Iran, big powers agree - to keep talking (REUTERS) By Fredrik Dahl and Justyna Pawlak ISTANBUL, TURKEY 04/15/12 6:29pm EDT)

3) Netanyahu dismissive of Iran nuclear talks (REUTERS) Writing by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Janet Lawrence JERSALEM, ISRAEL 04/15/12 9:37am EDT)

4) Israel moves to thwart pro-Palestinian "fly-in" (REUTERS) By Jeffrey Heller JERSALEM, ISRAEL 04/15/12 9:48am EDT)

5) U.N. to send monitors to Syria as fighting rages (REUTERS) By Oliver Holmes and Balaji Rakonda BEIRUT, LEBANON 04/14/12 11:12pm EDT)

6) Iran, big powers agree - to keep talking (REUTERS) By Justyna Pawlak and Fredrik Dahl ISTANBUL, TURKEY 04/14/12 8:05pm EDT)

7) Egypt disqualifies top Islamists, Mubarak VP from vote (REUTERS) By Tom Perry and Dina Zayed CAIRO, EGYPT 04/14/12 9:22pm EDT)

8) Israel moves to thwart pro-Palestinian fly-in (REUTERS) By Maayan Lubell JERSALEM, ISRAEL 04/14/12 5:41pm EDT)

9) Islamists rally in Cairo against Mubarak old guard (REUTERS) By Tom Perry and Marwa Awad CAIRO, EGYPT 04/13/12 12:00pm EDT)

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1) Israel nabs fly-in activists at airport (AP) Associated Press) By JOSEF FEDERMAN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 04/15/12 4:26 pm ET)

2) Israeli PM says nuclear talks gave Iran ´freebie´ (AP) Associated Press) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 04/15/12 1:18 pm ET)

3) Pilgrims gather in Jerusalem for fire ritual (AP) Associated Press) By ALON BERNSTEIN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 04/14/12 2:29 pm ET)

4) Airlines cancel activists´ flights to Israel (AP) Associated Press) By DANIEL ESTRIN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 04/14/12 2:21 pm ET)

5) Palestinian couple gets West Bank wedding (AP) Associated Press) DEIR ISTIYA, West Bank 04/14/12 12:55 pm ET)

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1) EGYPT-IRAN ALLIANCE COULD TIP REGIONAL BALANCE / General says move would halt ´expansionist policies of Zionist regime´ (WND-WORLD NET DAILY) Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin WASHINGTON 04/14/12)

2) VALERIE JARRETT PLANTED BY COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER? / Family worked closely with Obama mentor Frank Marshall Davis (WND-WORLD NET DAILY) By Aaron Klein 04/11/12)

3) OBAMA RAISED MONEY FOR ISLAMIC CAUSES / Speeches for Palestinian refugees called code for Israel´s destruction (WND-WORLD NET DAILY) By Aaron Klein JERUSALEM, Israel 04/12/12)

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1) The Challenge of Containing Iran´s Enrichment Activities (Washington Institute) PolicyWatch #1924 By Simon Henderson and Olli Heinonen 04/12/12)

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1) Iran demands U.S., Europe hold off attack as long as nuclear talks continue, sources say (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Zvi Bar´el 04/15/12)

2) Israeli rightist MKs to launch raft of settlement construction bills (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jonathan Lis 04/15/12)

3) Letter shows ex-Israel Supreme Court president´s fascination with Agnon (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Nir Hasson 04/15/12)

4) The unbrotherly relations between Egypt´s Omar Suleiman and the Muslim Brotherhood (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Zvi Bar´el 04/15/12)

5) EU: Talks on Iran´s nuclear program are proceeding ´constructively´ (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By DPA, Reuters and The Associated Press 04/15/12)

6) Egypt´s election body disqualifies Suleiman, Muslim Brotherhood candidate from presidential race (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Zvi Bar´el and Reuters 04/15/12)

7) Airlines cancel Israel flights for over 60 percent of pro-Palestinian fly-in protesters (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Zohar Blumenkrantz, Yaniv Kubovich and Jack Khoury 04/15/12)

8) Report: German ship carrying Iranian weapons to Syria stopped at sea (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Ofer Aderet and The Associated Press 04/15/12)

9) West Bank NGO: Eight Palestinian prisoners now on hunger strike (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jack Khoury 04/15/12)

10) IDF failed to investigate why soldier killed Palestinian (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Gili Cohen 04/15/12)

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1) Ex-Soldier: Child Terrorists Led to PTSD (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Maayana Miskin 04/15/12)

2) USAF: Israel aided US Effort in Iraq, Afghanistan (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Gil Ronen 04/15/12)

3) MKs: ´Respect´ for Officer who Struck Rioter (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Gil Ronen 04/15/12)

4) IDF Suspends Officer who Hit Anarchist (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Elad Benari 04/15/12)

5) Officer: Anarchist Broke My Fingers (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Gil Ronen 04/15/12)

6) Iran Warns UAE: Do Not Sing Tune of ´Zionist Regime´ (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Rachel Hirshfeld 04/15/12)

7) Ron Paul Backs Jerusalem as Capital (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu 04/15/12)

8) No More Big Brother on Temple Mount (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Maayana Miskin 04/15/12)

9) Sinai Terrorism Heats Up, Kills 2 Egyptian Soldiers (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Chana Ya´ar 04/15/12)

10) PA Shuts Down Human Rights Organization (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Rachel Hirshfeld 04/15/12)

11) Video: Anti-Israeli Anarchists Fight Police in Paris (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu 04/15/12)

12) Assad Sends Helicopters to Bomb Syrians (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu 04/15/12)

13) Kuwaiti MPs Approve Death Penalty for ´Cursing Allah´ (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Rachel Hirshfeld 04/15/12)

14) Three Top Runners Barred in Egyptian Presidential Race (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Chana Ya´ar 04/15/12)

15) 40 Leftists Detained at Ben Gurion (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Gil Ronen 04/15/12)

16) Video: A Few Dozen Activists Land, Arrested in ‘Mass Fly-In´ (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu 04/15/12)

17) Pro-Arab Fly-In Can’t Get Off the Ground (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu 04/15/12)

18) Video of Nationalists at Airport: ‘Send Back the Anti-Semites’ (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu and Yoni Kempinski 04/15/12)

19) Save the Broker Who Sold the Machpela House! (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Chana Ya´ar 04/15/12)

20) ´Flytilla´ Activists Receive ´Welcome´ Letter from Israel (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Rachel Hirshfeld 04/14/12)

21) EU Envoy: Iran Nuclear Talks Constructive (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Rachel Hirshfeld 04/14/12)

22) MK Yuli Edelstein´s Passover Greetings (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) By Rachel Hirshfeld 04/14/12)

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1) PA has lost its ´raison d´etre´, Abbas to tell Israel PM (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) 04/15/12)

2) Israel probes officer striking protester with gun (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) 04/15/12)

3) Israel bans ´flytilla´ activists but hundreds left in Europe (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) By Steve Weizman 04/15/12)

4) Palestinian inmates plan mass hunger strike Tuesday (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 04/15/12)

5) Israel bans ´flytilla´ activists but hundreds left in Europe (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) By Steve Weizman 04/15/12)

6) Israeli defence minister heads to Colombia, US (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) 04/15/12)

7) Islamists win Jordan teachers´ union election (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) 04/14/12)

8) Iran has nowhere to hide in Baghdad talks: analysts (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) By Simon Sturdee 04/14/12)

9) ´Holy Fire´ lights up Jerusalem church for Easter (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) By Philippe Agret 04/14/12)

10) Egypt ex-spy chief, Islamists barred from presidential vote (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) By Ines Bel Aiba 04/14/12)

11) Iran, world powers hold nuclear talks (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) By Fulya Ozerkan and Simon Sturdee 04/14/12)

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1) Israel dismisses ´flytilla´ protest, pointing to human rights abuses in Syria, Iran (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) By Joshua Mitnick TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 04/15/12)

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1) 3 ´flytilla´ activists reach Bethlehem (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Attila Somfalvi Latest Update: 04.15.12, 19:04)

2) Egypt´s Suleiman: Israel may consider occupying Sinai (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Roi Kais Published: 04.15.12, 22:38)

3) Minister: We prevented provocations at airport (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Attila Somfalvi Published: 04.15.12, 18:10)

4) Let´s talk about refugees / Op-ed: After longtime focus on Arab refugees, Israel putting Jewish refugees on the agenda (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Dan Calic Published: 04.15.12, 11:59)

5) Israel blocks entry to 40 pro-Palestinian activists (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Lior Zilberstein Latest Update: 04.15.12, 15:38)

6) Fly-in activists instructed to protest at int´l airports (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Elior Levy Published: 04.15.12, 01:19)

7) Stop yelling at Israel / Op-ed: World´s insistence to constantly lecture, criticize Israel hypocritical and unhelpful (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Chas Newkey-Burden Published: 04.14.12, 18:02)

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1) Pro-Palestinian activists refused Israel flight (BBC) British Broadcasting Company) 15 April 2012 Last updated at 15:45 GMT)

2) Iran talks seek to chip away legacy of mistrust (BBC) British Broadcasting Company) By Mohsen Asgari and James Reynolds BBC News, Istanbul 15 April 2012 Last updated at 01:10 GMT)

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1) Abbas’ PA Seeking Non-Member State Status in UN so It Can Pursue War Crimes Allegations against Israel through International Court (ZOA) ZIONISH ORGANIZATION AMERICA) 04/12/12)

2) Former Fatah/P.A. Prime Minister Qurei Calls for One-State In Place of Israel (ZOA) ZIONISH ORGANIZATION AMERICA) 04/12/12)

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