Religious Girls' National Service Program Saved from the Axe
April 26, 2009 - 8:49pm(IsraelNN.com) The government decided in its weekly meeting Sunday to place the Civilian National Service Administration under the auspices of the Science Ministry, and resolved to enlarge the number of civilians who serve in the National Service program. The government “sees great importance” in the program, the resolution said.
Israeli guards repel Somali pirate attack on cruise ship
April 26, 2009 - 11:30amHAARETZ
An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits and drove them away, the commander said Sunday.
Officials: Bat Ayin terrorist captured
April 26, 2009 - 10:28amJPOST
The suspected murderer of 13-year-old Bat Ayin resident Shlomo Nativ was arrested earlier this month in a joint operation conducted by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the IDF, security officials announced Sunday afternoon.
Iran: We've arrested spies for Israel
April 26, 2009 - 10:27amJPOST
Iranian authorities have arrested a group of people linked to Israel who are suspected of planning bombings ahead of the Islamic Republic's June presidential election, Reuters cited the country's intelligence minister as saying on Sunday.
MK: Taliban Gains in Pakistan, Israel Must Pull a 'King David'
April 26, 2009 - 10:22am(IsraelNN.com) “Israel must act as King David did, felling the Goliath of Iran – and then U.S. will follow suit and prevent Taliban from snatching Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.” So says MK Yaakov Katz (Ketzaleh).
Trained Attack Dog Catches Arab Suspect in Samaria
April 26, 2009 - 10:20am(IsraelNN.com) A specially-trained attack dog helped security forces capture an Arab suspect who infiltrated the Jewish Shomron community of Tapuach last Friday. The dog was part of a privately funded and trained canine unit dedicated to protecting Jews in Judea and Samaria.
Swine flu spurs int'l health emergency
April 25, 2009 - 9:51pmJPOST
A new swine flu strain that has killed as many as 68 people and sickened more than 1,000 across Mexico has "pandemic potential," the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, and it may be too late to contain the sudden outbreak.
'European Union underestimates the Iranian threat'
April 25, 2009 - 9:50pmHAARETZ
The European Union "underestimates the Iranian threat," according to Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the Union.
Move to boycott Durban II was mandatory, Italy's FM tells 'Post'
April 25, 2009 - 9:47pmJPOST
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini openly admits his commitment to Israel, the memory of the Holocaust and the fight against resurgent anti-Semitism, and proudly states that "the Jewish community always receives me as the great friend I feel I am."
2 paintings by Hitler sold in Germany
April 25, 2009 - 9:43pmYNET NEWS
A pair of watercolors signed "Adolf Hitler" and depicting farm scenes fetched a combined total of $42,000 at an auction in Germany on Saturday, an auction house official said.
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