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The Ariel University Center of Samaria held a special conference on Monday, entitled “Best Plans for a Peaceful Israel/Palestine” conference. The conference, the second of its kind, featured three Israeli and three Arab speakers, each of whom presented his idea for a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The event was attended by students at the Ariel University Center, some of whom are Orthodox Jews, but also by some Israeli-Arab students and Palestinian Authority Arabs from the PA-controlled areas of Judea and Samaria. This made the conference even more significant, since Ariel is considered by the PA a “settlement” built on...

REUTERS A lawsuit charges hedge-funder Ezra Merkin "knew or should have known" that Madoff was a fraud, and seeks $500M from Merkin's funds. Merkin's Gabriel Capital Corp. received $tens of millions in fees from deals with Madoff. Stanley Chais of California was charged last Friday. Microsoft's wholly owned affiliate, Microsoft Licensing GP, one of the pioneers in the field of computerized stock trading, joined the Bankruptcy Court case against Madoff, but declined to discuss its claims against the swindler.

Excerpt - Former prime minister Ariel Sharon, who suffered a stroke in January and has been in a coma since, was moved to an intensive care unit on Friday after a worsening in his condition, the hospital treating him said. "Sharon contracted an infection that is affecting his heart and will receive intensive treatment to combat the infection," the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv said in a statement. "At this point, his condition is stable." ~ snip ~

A tiny moon has been caught floating in front of Uranus for the first time, the Hubble Space Telescope reveals. The moon's shadow can also be seen on the planet's cloud tops, creating a solar eclipse on Uranus itself. Hubble imaged the event unexpectedly in July 2006, during a set of observations meant to study the planet's clouds. "When we first got this image back, we looked at it and said, 'What's that bright spot and that dark spot?'" says team member Heidi Hammel of the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado, US. "We thought, it must be a problem...

ERUSALEM-- Ariel Sharon's pneumonia is less severe, and he has been taken out of intensive care but is still in serious condition, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday. The former prime minister, 78, has been in a coma since he suffered the second of two strokes on Jan. 4. He has undergone extensive surgery to stop cerebral bleeding, in addition to other relatively minor procedures. Sharon was transferred back to the respiratory rehabilitation department at Tel Aviv's Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tuesday since there has been a "noticeable improvement in his kidney function and the pneumonia in his lungs," spokesman David...

Doctors inserted a feeding tube in Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stomach on Wednesday, according to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, where he is being treated for a massive stroke. Sharon, 77, has been in a coma since he suffered a stroke on Jan. 4 and the stomach procedure was further evidence that he is likely to be incapacitated for a long time. Long-term care specialists and a U.S. authority on comatose patients have examined Sharon in recent days. Experts say his chances of regaining consciousness or a meaningful level of activity are slim. "Tonight Prime Minister Ariel Sharon underwent a gastrostomy,...

Israel has vowed to eliminate the leadersip of the Islamic Jihad group after a Palestinian suicide bombing yesterday killed five Israelis. The attack, which took place at a busy shopping mall, was carried out by a member of the radical Palestinian organisation, which has claimed responsibility for most terrorist attacks on Israel. Ariel Sharon, currently fighting an election campaign against foes who accuse him of being too soft on Palestine, convened his security cabinet to lay out plans to retaliate for the bombing. Shaul Mofaz, Israel's defense minister, authorised the assassination of the leaders of Islamic Jihad and asked for...

TEL AVIV, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A leading Israeli rightist said on Tuesday he would seek to topple Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as head of the ruling Likud party before the next general election, due in 2006. Uzi Landau, leader of a Likud "rebel" faction that tried in vain to scuttle Sharon's Gaza pullout plan in votes of the cabinet and parliament, told a news conference that he would run in Likud's next party primary. Sharon's main primary rival is expected to be Benjamin Netanyahu, an ex-prime minister who resigned as finance minister on Sunday in protest at the plan...

When reading some of the more right-leaning, pro-Israeli pundits, one would be led to believe that Israel is a nation completely divided over Ariel Sharon’s “disengagement plan,” whereby the Jewish state withdraws from Gaza and some of the West Bank in return for Palestinian promises of “peace.” I share the concerns of the anti-disengagement camp, but do not accept the premise of some of their lot that Israel is on the brink of “civil war.” Just looking at opinion polls of Israelis, one can see that there is momentum for the disengagement plan. The Tel Aviv University Peace Index of...

Sharon Avoids Charges in Funding Case; Son Indicted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago By Megan Goldin JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's attorney general decided not to file charges against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in a campaign funding scandal but indicted his son on Thursday, the Justice Ministry said. Attorney General Menachem Mazuz closed a three-year investigation of Sharon, saying there was insufficient evidence of involvement in setting up shell companies to funnel foreign donations to his 1999 primary campaign. Foreign funding of political campaigns is illegal in Israel. An indictment of Sharon could have jeopardised his "disengagement" plan after parliament on...

January 25, 2005 -- THE surprise guest at the post-wedding brunch at Mar-a-Lago was Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon — at least we think it was Sharon. Some of Donald Trump's guests thought it was Benjamin Netanyahu. But "NBC Dateline" anchor Stone Phillips had spotted "the Lion of the Desert" the day before at the Ritz Hotel, and the description of the burly, white-haired man who arrived in a red polo shirt and blazer, accompanied by three security men, matched Sharon. He walked past such wedding guests as Rick and Kathy Hilton, Star Jones and Pat O'Brien to check out...

http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2004-09/07/article05.shtml Israel Tries to "Win Russia Over": Report Lavrov, right, made a distinction between occupied Palestine and Chechnya (AFP) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, September 7 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) –Showing appreciation for Israel's sympathy and offers of security assistance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov however drew a line between Chechnya and Palestine, making it clear Arab countries could not be excluded from any alliance against terror. "Chechnya is a part of Russia. But the Palestinian territories are declared by UN resolutions and international legitimacy as occupied lands," Lavrov said during a joint press conference with his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom, according...

According to the Associated Press, a Russian foreign minister says Moscow respects Lebanese sovereignty. In a veiled swipe at the United States and its United States allies such as Israel, Russia's foreign minister said Sunday his country opposed a Security Council resolution demanding free presidential elections here and a Syrian troop withdrawal out of Moscow's respect for Lebanese sovereignty. Sergey Lavrov made his comments after meeting Lebanese President Emile Lahoud in Beirut, marking his latest high level meeting during a Middle East tour that has included talks with the leaders of Egypt and Syria. He is expected to arrive in...

(IsraelNN.com) Once again, accurate intelligence information led to the apprehension of a terrorist and the prevention of a major terror attack. The 28-year-old Arab female, a mother of six, was apprehended on Thursday evening at a military checkpoint to the Shomron community of Ariel. She was carrying a case containing a 25 kilogram bomb, not 15kg as was reported earlier. The female is a resident of the village of Luban el-Sharqiya, located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from where she was apprehended. She is reportedly affiliated with the al-Aqsa Brigade of Yasser Arafat’s Fatah organization. Hamas also claimed credit...

A Palestinian woman carrying a bag containing a 25-kilogram explosive device was arrested Thursday evening outside the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Israel Defense Forces reservists stopped 28-year-old Fatan Dararmeh, and likely prevented a suicide bombing. Sappers were working to dismantle the explosives. A preliminary investigation revealed the Dararmeh was not meant to serve as a suicide bomber but rather to transfer the explosive device to another person. The device was likely meant to serve in a suicide attack in the Tel Aviv area. The reservists noticed the woman trying to hitch a ride near the Ariel Junction in the...

Muslim Students Association Telling Lies By Diana Appelbaum, December 25, 2003 Home   Search   Forum   Terms At some point in the last two or three years, someone who hates Israel fabricated a bloodthirsty quotation and attributed it to Ariel Sharon. The false quote has circulated widely on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic WEB sites and list serves, and at least three student columnists have published it as fact in reputable college newspapers, the Georgetown University Hoya, the University of Florida Alligator, and the University of Illinois Daily Ilini. [http://www.thehoya.com/viewpoint/031902/view2.cfm, http://www.dailyillini.com/dec03/dec11/opinions/stories/opinions_column02.shtml, http://www.alligator.org/edit/opinion/issues/02-spring/020418/c02column18.html]. This is, or ought to be, a source of shame to the three newspapers...

Dec. 9, 2003 Snap Judgment: The other side of the fence By CALEV BEN-DAVID Take a good look at the map below. Examine how madly its borders twist and turn in an effort to separate two hostile peoples. Look carefully at the isolated pockets of Muslim population completely cut off from their brethren. Ponder the hardships caused to the hundreds of thousands of families not lucky enough to be living in the areas assigned to their national camp. Of course I'm talking about the UN and US-sponsored 1995 Dayton Accord settlement that ended the conflict in Bosnia-Herzogovina. Now compare it...

Sharansky: Fence Is Too Political 19:42 Oct 02, '03 / 6 Tishrei 5764 Minister Natan Sharansky (Likud) explained to Arutz-7 this morning why he voted nay on the planned partition route yesterday: "Two years ago, I supported a fence as a tool to help the military fight terrorism, and the intention was to ensure that it would not become something like a border along the Green Line of 1967. But what happened yesterday was that we voted that it would be a political thing - an intrinsic part of the negotiations with the U.S. For instance, in Ariel we decided...

US Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed concern Thursday over Israel's decision to construct hundreds of new homes in settlements in the West Bank and also said that Washington was weighing whether to include the cost of Israel's security fence in loan guarantee deductions. "The president continues to believe that the fence presents a problem. And to the extent that the fence intrudes on Palestinian land, that problem is exacerbated," Powell told reporters at the Foreign Press Center in Washington. The government announcement that it planned to build 565 housing units in three West Bank settlements came a day after...

(IsraelNN.com) The death toll in the 12 August suicide bombing attack near the Shomron community of Ariel has climbed to two. A resident of the community of Nofim who was critically wounded in the attack died of his injuries in Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah.

(IsraelNN.com) Ilana Helena bat Devorah, a resident of Elon Moreh, was seriously wounded in Tuesday morning’s homicide bombing attack near Ariel. The family requests that prayers for her total and speedy recovery be recited.

Palestinian Media Watch Multi-media Bulletin August 12, 2003 PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH phone: 972-2-625-4140 fax: 972-2-624-2803 visit our website, click here: http://www.pmw.org.il for further information, contact PMW Director, Itamar Marcus material may be quoted, citing PMW as the source subscribe free to PMW reports, details below. PA Music Video Promising“Maidens of Paradise” to Shahids -2 days before Suicide Bombings by Itamar Marcus An integral message of PA social - religious ideology is that great heavenly rewards await those who die the death of the Shahid, meaning they died for Allah. The PA defines all its terrorists, including suicide terrorists, as Shahids....

About 25 minutes had passed from the suicide bombing in Rosh Haayin when Yousef Oteishat approached the ramshackle bus stop on the Trans-Samaria highway yesterday morning and blew himself up. Four young Israelis who may or may not have even known about the bombing just 20 kilometers away instantly became the victims of yesterday's second suicide bombing and the first successful one by Hamas since it joined a unilateral ceasefire six weeks ago. "I was sitting at the Magen David Adom station in Ariel when I heard this boom," said Neria Katoa, 47, a paramedic. It was the blast that...

(IsraelNN.com) “After last night’s terrorist attack,” Knesset member Uri Ariel (National Union) said today, “Bethlehem must be re-conquered.” Ariel, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said that he would warn the Prime Minister at today’s committee meeting not to repeat the failures of Oslo and allow the PA to default on its commitments without serious consequences.

Dear Families, Night is falling on the eve of Remembrance Day for the Fallen Soldiers. The State flag has been lowered, and soon a siren will sound. From thousands of pasts, from all battlefields, it is as though a convoy of shadows is winding its way to Jerusalem. It is a convoy which is over one hundred years old, comprising the protectors of the people who marked the path of revival and victory with blood and glory the convoy of Israels freedom. On Remembrance Day, as is customary in Israel, memorial candles will be lit in every home, and in...

Translation from the article (Hebrew to English) by me: The President of the United States, George Bush, called this afternoon the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. The President congratulated the Prime Minister on his 75th birthday today and for his great electoral victory. In the conversation President Bush talked about the vital need the US sees in disarming Iraq of its Weapons of Mass Destruction and he brought forward his hope that after the possible American attack in Iraq the peace process will go forward in the Middle East. President Bush brought forward much appreciation to the great effort the Prime...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2003 January 15 Ringed Planet Uranus Credit: E. Lellouch, T. Encrenaz (Obs. Paris), J. Cuby , A. Jaunsen (ESO-Chile), VLT Antu, ESO Explanation: Yes it does look like Saturn, but Saturn is one of only four giant ringed planets in our Solar System. And while Saturn has the brightest rings, this system of rings and moons actually belongs to planet Uranus, imaged here in near-infrared light by the...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 10/29/02 - Amman, Ariel, Beit Zarzir, Ossuary, Irbil, Bagram, Kabul, Kandahar BREAKING: Amman, Jordan - Islamic terrorism and murder, BREAKING: Ariel, Israel - Islamic terrorism and murder, BREAKING: Beit Zarzir, Israel, el-Heib clan and Hezbollah, BREAKING: Israel - Ossuary found, Gaza, Irbil, Bagram, Kabul, Kandahar =========== Amman =========== BREAKING: new Islamic terror attack In Amman, Jordan, murdered by a terrorist(s), US diplomat Lawrence Foley, brutally shot in front of his Amman home In Amman, Jordan, prisoners were three days earlier returned from Iraq. Were any terrorists or criminals, and not just political...

Special Dispatch Series - No. 385 May 31, 2002 No.385 Egyptian Opposition Weekly: Condoleezza Rice "Has Damaged the World of the Blacks," and "She Is Suited Only to Work at a Nightclub or to Make Her Bed in the Heart of the Jungles" In an article titled "The American Snake," Kamal Sa'ad, a columnist for the Egyptian opposition weekly Al-Usbu', attacked U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, writing: "Within a few days, Condoleezza Rice, the black woman, became the most famous woman in the world when American president George Bush appointed her his top advisor. She does not flinch...

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