Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the review in the military’s internal investigation relating to military operations in Gaza.
As a result of these proceedings, Israeli troops were found not guilty of serious violations during the military campaign, conducted in December 2008 - January 2009.
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The amalgamation of two public organizations representing employees of Russian media, occurred in Israel, said IzRus. In the Amalgamated Association of Russian-speaking Israeli journalists joined the Association of Russian-speaking journalists under the leadership of Michael Gilboa and the Congress of Russian-speaking journalists and artists, who led the Aaron Munblit. Chairman of the Board of the new association was Michael Gilboa.
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Special envoy of U.S. President George Mitchell concluded on Sunday another round of shuttle consultations on the Middle East, once again failing to back Israel and the Palestinians to the peace table.
On Sunday he met with the head of the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak - the second part of the visit was a meeting at which, as announced by the Office of the Prime Minister, “the parties continued to discuss ways of advancing the peace process.”
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Israel today lifted prohibition for Muslims to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. These measures were introduced in connection with the unrest among the Arab population of East Jerusalem, which began one and a half weeks ago, said ITAR-TASS. www.itar-tass.com/
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Previously, Turkey and Israel have held joint naval exercises
Turkey asked for a postponement of regular joint military exercises in several countries, in protest, thus against participation in the event of Israel, reported representatives of the Israeli high command.
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Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom accusing Israel of trafficking organs of young Palestinians, argues that his life was threatened.
“After the publication of my article, I received hundreds of threats, including three threats to life,” - said Boström during a meeting with reporters in Damascus.
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Israel would not make a complete cessation of settlement activities and is ready to consider only the possibility of reducing the volume of construction for a limited time, quoted in Monday Israeli media, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories remains the main obstacle to the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, interrupted with the advent of the Netanyahu government, and major irritant in relations between Israel and the U.S. - the key strategic ally of the Jewish state.
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Two Israeli envoy sent to Washington in order to prepare the ground for a new round of talks with representatives of the Palestinian Authority. The Prime Minister Binmina Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with the special U.S. envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, tells the Voice of America.
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First deputy head of Russia’s Minister Viktor Zubkov today begins a two-day visit to our country meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
The main objective of the visit is to intensify the work of the intergovernmental commission on trade-economic cooperation, reported RIA Novosti with reference to a source in Russia’s government.
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In the UK, the court refused to issue a warrant for the arrest of the London-Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The judge said that Barak enjoys diplomatic immunity as a representative of the Israeli government, said Radio Liberty.
To court turned pro-Palestinian activists organizations, who say that Ehud Barak is responsible for war crimes by the Israeli army during an operation in Gaza in January this year. Then, killing about half of thousands of Palestinians. A recent UN investigation found that war crimes were committed by both sides of the conflict.