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Arabs shouldn't live with Jews, Shas minister says
MK Tibi slams Attias, saying minister's remarks "border on violating the law against incitement to racism."
Haifa U Chairman: 'Freedom of speech on campus has limitations'
Racists should be barred, says Leon Charney, after Salah lecture scandal.
Edelstein: Most Likud ministers would back rebuilding Homesh
Diaspora affairs minister responds to suspected desecration by Palestinians of books left in a Homesh yeshiva.
Israel worries over intense 'legal war'
Officials: Cast Lead war crimes cases part of effort to ensure IDF won't use force against terror groups.
'Saudis block US push for normalization'
Settlement freeze won't guarantee Arab world will normalize Israel ties; Ayalon calls for reciprocity.
Gaza girl may have been killed by IDF fire
Army changes assessment after initially saying she was killed by Palestinian mortar fire.
The tax no one wants to collect
Water Authority hopes 'draught levy' will deter wastefull households.
New legislation would allow women to be tried as rapists
The legislation will adjust existing law, which until now could only be applied to men.
Poll: Israeli Jews want access to holy sites even under PA rule
51 percent favor negotiations with Palestinians without pre-conditions.
Israeli artists remember modern dance pioneer Pina Bausch, who has died in Germany at 68
Israeli dancer and choreographer Rina Schenfeld says Bausch "loved Israel."
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