Jonathan Lis (Haaretz) and Haaretz Service

By Jonathan Lis (Haaretz) and Haaretz Service

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  Israeli Official: Country Not Prepared for Major Earthquake

  An earthquake of the same magnitude as the one two weeks ago in Haiti or stronger is certain to strike Israel, Avi Shapira, chairman of the National Earthquake Preparedness Committee, said on Tuesday. “I just returned from Haiti,” Shapira told a special Knesset committee that gathered in the wake of the Haiti disaster to discuss…

  By Jonathan Lis (Haaretz) and Haaretz Service Jan 26, 2010 | < 1 min read
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  Opposition Fumes as Bibi Invokes Holocaust in Berlin Speech

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the opposition on Wednesday of submitting a no-confidence motion against the government on the same day in which Israel and Germany held a historic joint cabinet session in Berlin. Netanyahu said the timing of the opposition’s parliamentary motion was “inappropriate,” a statement which elicited furious catcalls from lawmakers of Kadima,…

  By Jonathan Lis (Haaretz) and Haaretz Service Jan 20, 2010 | 2 min read
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  Police Officers Injured in Jerusalem Riots

  Riots in Jerusalem over the recent arrest of an ultra-Orthodox woman suspected of starving her 3-year-old son escalated as demonstrators concluded their third consecutive day of violent protests with no indication that they were planning to ease up. So far ten police officers have been lightly hurt by stone throwers. Three of them were taken…

  By Jonathan Lis (Haaretz) and Haaretz Service Jul 16, 2009 | 3 min read