Matan Vilnai

Nationalist Spokesman: Barak Bluffing on Hesder

by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his deputy, Matan Vilnai, that the IDF might have to cease accepting soldiers from "hesder" yeshivas are no more than a bluff, according to Likud politician and Land of Israel activist Boaz...

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Vilnai: IDF May Do Without Hesder Yeshivot

Follow Israel news briefs on and (IsraelNN.com) Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai says that if necessary, the IDF will do without the soldiers of the Hesder yeshivot, rather than put up with refusal of orders to expel Jews...

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Aboard Missile Ship, Netanyahu Eyes Iranian Threat

"We are (Iran's) first target but not their last," Netanyahu tells navy sailors. [ABOARD ISRAELI MISSILE SHIP] Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu headed west into the open seas aboard a navy missile ship, but was clearly...

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Blair: Netanyahu government can hold successful peace talks

During ceremony marking reopening of Jamale crossing near Jenin, Quartet envoy says leadership needed on both sides to resolve conflict. Minister Shalom: It takes two to tango Sharon Roffe-Ofir Mideast Quartet envoy Tony Blair...

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Israel presses campaign against UN Gaza report (AFP)

AFP/File – An Israeli artillery battery fires a smoke bomb into the Gaza Strip in January. Israel has pressed its … JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel on Wednesday pressed its campaign against a UN report on the Gaza war that accused it...

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World › Israeli commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship

Thursday 05th November, 05:19 AM JST JERUSALEM — Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah guerrillas—the largest arms...

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Israel seizes weapons bound for Hezbollah fighters

The Israeli Navy has seized a cargo ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons including rockets and rocket propelled grenades, apparently from Iran. Naval authorities believe the arms were destined for Hezbollah militants in...

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Vilnai: Hard to Take Syria Seriously

Follow Israel news briefs on and (IsraelNN.com) Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said Thursday that he finds it difficult to take Syrian peace overtures seriously. Despite its calls to negotiate with Israel, Syria continues...

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Amid nuke talks, Barak says Iran must halt uranium enrichment

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday that Iran must halt enriching uranium, in the most senior Israeli response to an internationally backed draft plan that calls for Tehran to ship its uranium abroad for enrichment. ...

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Israel says it held nuclear talks with Iran

CHARLY WEGMAN October 22, 2009 - 9:39PM Israel said on Thursday that its atomic expert met an Iranian official as part of Middle East nuclear talks, in the archfoes' first direct contact in 30 years, but Tehran denied the...

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