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Fatah makes strong
showing in elections/ The Jerusalem Post
Final results Friday showed the Fatah
movement of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas making an unexpectedly
strong showing against key rival Hamas in local elections in dozens
of West Bank towns and villages, with 54 percent of the vote compared
to Hamas' 26%.
UK: Israeli offensive
appropriate/ The Jerusalem Post
Israel's response to the recent Kassam
rocket attacks on Sderot has been measured and appropriate, Kim Howells,
Britain's Minister of State for the Middle East, told The Jerusalem
Post, disregarding Palestinian appeals for the world to rein in the
IDF.
Sharon:
We'll focus on social and economic goals/ Globes
The prime minister will head a ministerial
team to draft an action plan on poverty.
Israel has second
most companies on Nasdaq, after U.S. itself/ The Marker
Ituran (Nasdaq, TASE: ITRN) joined the Nasdaq
Tuesday night, becoming the 71st Israeli company on the index.
Israel is now the second-largest presence on Nasdaq after the U.S. itself.
Wine and Spirits
/ The new Yogev line is just fine for your Binyamina days - and nights/
Ha'aretz
Binyamina Wineries has just added Yogev,
a new series of wines, to their repertoire and as a tip of the cap to
the vintners, each bottle's label lists the growers and vineyards that
supplied the grapes.
Tourism revenue rose 30% in 2004/
Globes
Tourism revenue was still 60% less than
in 1999.
Israeli technology
for the next generation/ ISRAEL21c
A unique traveling exhibit that is now being
showcased on American college campuses.
Islamic terrorism
spreads via Internet/ The Jerusalem Post
Islamic terrorism is being promoted by a phenomenal
growth in jihadist Web sites, which have grown from fewer than 20 five
years ago to more than 4,000 today, according to French and US researchers
writing correspondence published in the September 29 issue of the prestigious
journal Nature.
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Museum to return
stolen art to Poland/ Ynet
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will
return to Poland a 16th-century Flemish painting looted by the Nazis
during World War II.
Moroccan-Jewish
culture on display/ Ynet
An exposition being held in Amsterdam shows the
'eternal bond' of the Moroccan Jews with their country.
Turkey's chief rabbi
attends 'Meeting of Civilizations/ The Jerusalem Post
Turkey's Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva was one of several
religious leaders to participate in the First Hatay Meeting of Civilizations,
held this week in the religiously and ethnically diverse southern city
of Hatay. During the week-long symposium, which ends on Friday, Haleva
joined a call to banish violence from all religions and to work toward
peace in society.
Coffee Bean Israel expands beyond Tel
Aviv/ Globes
The first new branch opened in Jerusalem,
and a second is planned for Eilat.
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