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.
Russia has expelled an Israeli diplomat. According to FSB, he exceeded his authority, agitating Russians to leave the country. However, the Foreign Ministry of the Jewish state believed that the reason for the expulsion of the diplomat was a spy activity.
Last week, the 58-year-old Polishchuk was detained and interrogated by the FSB. During the meeting, members of Russia’s security service strongly recommended diplomat in the shortest time to leave the country.
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Hamas will provide a video with Corporal Gilad Shalit in exchange for release of 20 Palestinian women from Israeli prisons, according to Associated Press, referring to the Israeli authorities.
Extremist group Hamas management, which controls sector Gaza, agreed to provide a new video of a captured Israeli soldier. Till now the only evidence that he is still alive, were the letters of the prisoner and audio of his voice. In exchange, Israel must release 20 Palestinian women. According to the representatives of Israel, transfer will be on October 2 2009.
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Not so long time ago religion dominated over the Israeli culture - Judaism, which is the state, as well as Islam and Christianity. But in modern society religion as it moves away into the background: the majority of Israelis lead “double life”, actively participating in both the secular and the religious part of it.
Recognize faithfuls is enough easily - dark clothes, a beard and curly whiskers (sidelocks).
The first immigrants brought the cultural values of countries from which they came, and before the proclamation of an independent state of Israel, the traditions of Central and Eastern Europe are dominated here.
In a modern state music, movie, literature reflect the cultural heritage of the Jewish people and the national character, which has developed over many centuries.
Literature
The greatest Jewish poet of our time Khim Nahman Bialik and Nobel laureate Shmuel Yosef Agnon wrote to the revival of Hebrew. Also quite well-known representatives of the new generation of writers are Hanoch Bartov and Moshe Shamir.
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Land of three religions, the biblical “Promised Land”, home to many peoples and civilizations, today the territory of Israel attracts millions of tourists with its historical monuments and the mixing of cultures. This also contributed to the unique natural conditions of the Dead Sea, dozens of sea resorts of the Mediterranean and Red Seas, and colorful landscapes of the Negev desert or the inclement Judean Mountains.
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Israeli Air Force attacked the smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip at night, August 30. The IDF said that as a result of the attack smuggling tunnel and covered the entrance to his building was destroyed, reports MIGnews.
Israeli Air Force attack on the tunnels in Gaza was a response to rocket б╚Qassamб╩ in the morning, August 29.
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Ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be the first head of the cabinet, who will stand appear in court on charges of criminal offenses. As the Israeli radio reported today, the Attorney General Menachem Mazuz brought the indictment into Jerusalem District Court, broadcasted ITAR-TASS.
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On Sunday Israeli and Palestinian authorities denied press reports about the near release Israeli captive in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The parties do not deny that there is some progress in negotiations on the fate of the Israeli tankman Gilad Shalit, who had been kept by the militants in the Gaza Strip more than three years. Israel made a basic condition for lifting the blockade of the Palestinian enclave - a release of Gilad Shalit.
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In 10:00 by Jerusalem time in all territory of Israel will pronounce a 2-minute siren, opening the ceremony of Day of memory of those 6 million Jews which were executed by Nazis in camps of death.
Every year become less of those who can tell about horrors of Disaster.
Today as informs “Maariv” referring to the statistical research spent by request of Fund of maintenance survived in Accident, in Israel lives 233.700 former prisoners of Hitler`s camps of death. By 2015, according to research, their number will be reduced to 143.900 persons, and till 2025 Б─⌠ alive will be only a fifth part of them, not more than 46.900 persons in age group about 80 years.
In research it is noticed that social status of old men heavy, many of them require nursing, including 17.000 in round-the-clock nursing.
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In Israel reminds the Holocaust victims. At 10 o’clock in the mornings by local time in whole country declared a minute of silence, people inclined heads on the streets, transport stopped. In each county schools and high schools on Tuesday passed history lessons where teachers have told about the most mournful date of the Jewish calendar. In the evening the youthful organisations will make processions in memory of victims.
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