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Life The Flowers of Mount Hermon
A total settlement freeze in the West Bank still looks a long way off. But there is a scaling back of Israeli activity in another disputed area — the Golan Heights, where the Israel Defense Forces have halted operations on Mount Hermon. Is it a “confidence-building measure” requested by the U.S.? Or could it even…
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Life Leo’s Love on Dodging Draft: ‘Celebrities Have Other Needs’
Israeli model and Leonardo DiCaprio girlfriend Bar Refaeli thinks Israel’s not worth all the trouble. She spoke with the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharanot about skipping army duty and moving to L.A.: In her interview, the Israeli model said she was not against army service, even though she never enlisted, having married an acquaintance to evade…
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