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Mayor concerned with rising number of Arab residents, emigration of Jews from city, devises plan to tip demographics with construction of 3,050 housing units in ultra-Orthodox neighborhood built on land expropriated from Arabs in 1967. Mayor recruits Interior Minister Eli Yishai to cause, urges settlers to move in Sharon Roffe - Ofir Nazareth Illlit Mayor Shimon Gapso is concerned with the demographic situation in the northern city, that has an annual emigration rate of 0.5% and a growing Arab population of 14%, and has decided to build a new ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in the coming year to counter the changes. Aides close to the mayor said the numerous 'For Sale' signs visible outside houses in the Har Yona neighborhoods, that are quickly purchased by Arabs, prompted him push for plans to build the new neighborhood, Har... [read full story]
Israel stocks steady; BarCap sees no change in rates , MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Late in the trading day, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's benchmark TA-25 Index edged lower by 0.16% to 1063.60, while the TA-100 Index...
BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Corp sought to pay participation fees to bid for oilfields on offer in Iraq's second bidding round but was rebuffed, an official with the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Sunday. "Sinopec...
High Drama Unfolds In This Mesmerizing Tale The Life O'Reilly, a Novel, is the story of Nick O'Reilly, a partner in a fancy New York law firm who discovers he wants more out of life. Now, at age 36, Nick is realizing there is...
Large-Scale, Weeklong Games Intended to Show Country Wouldn't Abandon Nuclear Facilities if Attacked (CBS/AP) Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state...
