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Israel says cracks first local ISIL cell
Israel said on Jan. 18 it had cracked the first Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) cell on its soil, made up of seven Arab citizens who would be prosecuted on charges of planning attacks in the Jewish state and communicating with the insurgent group in Syria.
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Aegean boosts presence on Cyprus
By Alexandra Kassimi
Airlines are seeking to cover the gap left by Cyprus Airways? sudden shutdown last Friday, with Greece?s leading carrier Aegean Airlines making plans to increase its presence on the Eastern Mediterranean island.
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Netanyahu re-elected head of Israel's ruling Likud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won another term as leader of the ruling rightwing Likud ahead of a snap election, the faction said Jan. 1, easily defeating his lone hard-right challenger.
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Israel police detain eight anti-Arab extremists
Israel police rounded up eight Jewish extremists from a racist anti-Arab organisation overnight, a spokeswoman said early Dec. 21, in the second such swoop targeting the group within a week.
The suspects were rounded up in a series of raids across central and southern Israel and the occupied West Bank, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said.
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IDC shows over 100 diamonds in Belgrade exhibition
IDC shows over 100 diamonds in Belgrade exhibition
BELGRADE -- Israel Diamond Center, also known as the House of Diamonds, has opened its first exhibition of diamonds in Belgrade, Tanjug reported.
The exhibition presents over 100 jewelry pieces, including a heart-shaped yellow diamond worth half a million euros.
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Israel PM rejects withdrawal talk ahead of Kerry meet
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Dec. 14 rejected talk of Israel withdrawing from east Jerusalem and the West Bank within two years, on the eve of a meeting with the top US diplomat.
"We... stand against the possibility of a diplomatic assault, that is an attempt to compel us by means of UN decisions to withdraw to the 1967 lines within two years," said Netanyahu.
Israel slams Turkey for hosting Hamas members
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has condemned Turkey for "hosting members of Palestinian faction Hamas despite being a NATO member."
"It's unbelievable that NATO would allow a terror organization to host a headquarters in its territory," Ya'alon said during a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Morenés in Tel Aviv on Dec. 2.
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Vucic, Liberman on political cooperation,situation in region
BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic conferred in Jerusalem on Tuesday with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on the two countries' political and economic cooperation.
The two officials also discussed the situation in the Western Balkan region, the Serbian government office for media relations has stated.
Turkish-Israeli ties to revive with taste of nostalgia
With a shared culinary tradition and more, there is much that unites Israel and Turkey, according to Israeli journalist Arad Nir. ‘The potential is there within, waiting to burst out when the right time will come,' he says The Israeli young woman in the commercial can fix a car and let her boyfriend go on vacation to Thailand without her.
Prime minister starts two-day visit to Israel
Prime minister starts two-day visit to Israel
JERUSALEM -- Serbia and Israel share good bilateral ties, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on Sunday upon arriving in Israel for an official visit.
He also expects his trip to produce "significant results on the political and economic level."
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