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|  Sun., February 08, 2004 Shvat 16, 5764 | Israel Time:
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| Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia gesturing to reporters after meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Sunday. (AP) |
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| Withdrawal of weariness | |
| Future historians analyzing the Israeli-Palestinian war will no doubt point to October 2003 as the turning point for the leadership of Israel. |
| By Aluf Benn |
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| Fence route to be moved closer to Green Line |
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| The route of the separation fence will be shortened by moving it westward toward the Green Line and eliminating most of the loops planned around Palestinian villages, according to a senior source in Jerusalem. By Aluf Benn |
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| IDF assassinates Islamic Jihad leader |
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| The Israel Defense Forces yesterday assassinated a leading Islamic Jihad operative, Aziz Mahmoud al-Shami. The IDF helicopter gunship attack against Shami's car also killed an 11-year-old boy, Tarak al-Sousi. Ten Palestinians were injured in the air strike, which was carried out on a Gaza City street. By Arnon Regular |
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| Sharon, Mofaz tap Halutz as IDF deputy chief of staff |
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| Major General Dan Halutz, commander-in-chief of the Israel Air Force, will be appointed deputy chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces in the summer, thereby becoming the front-runner to be the next chief of staff. By Amir Oren |
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| The rise and rise of bank fees |
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| Bank Hapoalim rejected a request submitted by the supervisor of banks to delay the increase in the commission fee charged for each transaction in a customer's account. Hence Bank Hapoalim is expected a week from today to increase this fee from NIS 1.21 to NIS 1.28. Editorial |
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| Israel will undoubtedly continue to exist as the state of the Jews. However, is a state in which Jews constitute a majority also by the same token a Jewish state? Is it a state in which the humane values of Judaism in the course of 3,000 years are also leading values for the majority of its citizens? By Aluf Hareven |
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| The Bank of Israel and the Israel Securities Authority are examining the legal status of the structured deposits sold by banks and private brokers. Until recently, Supervisor of Banks Yoav Lehman and his staff have only looked at the banks' exposure to the instruments, and if they were liable to affect the banks' stability. By Rotem Starkman |
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| Hatzi Hinam supermarket will move into Ashdod |
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| The Hatzi Hinam private discount supermarket chain has purchased 34 dunams (8.5 acres) of land near Ashdod for a new store, according to real estate industry sources. The store will be in the 10,000-square-meter range, and the project will include a large number of stores to be rented out.
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| Not only does Maccabi Haifa coach Roni Levy get everything he needs from the club, but everything he wants, as well. Defenders, midfielders, strikers - Levy gets them all. Haifa president Jacob Shahar is every coach's dream. Levy has the benefit of five-star training facilities, and an on-the-ball purchasing policy. By Avi Ratzon |
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