http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/barak-celebrates-70th-birthday-with-pm-idf-chief-1328816802/ http://www.jewpi.com/barak-celebrates-70th-birthday-with-pm-idf-chief-1328816802/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:46:42 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/barak-celebrates-70th-birthday-with-pm-idf-chief-1328816802/ ‘I’ve known you for 44 years, but things were simpler back in the day,’ PM tells defense minister ‘I’ve known you for 44 years, but things were simpler back in the day,’ PM tells defense minister Yoav Zitun Tweet Israel’s senior-most officials Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/lieberman-abbas-poses-obstacle-to-peace-1328816425/ http://www.jewpi.com/lieberman-abbas-poses-obstacle-to-peace-1328816425/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:40:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/lieberman-abbas-poses-obstacle-to-peace-1328816425/ Foreign minister maintains hard-line approach towards Palestinian leader, tells foreign ambassadors recent Palestinian unity deal based on personal interests Foreign minister maintains hard-line approach towards Palestinian leader, tells foreign Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ag-yet-to-decide-on-lieberman-indictment-1328815935/ http://www.jewpi.com/ag-yet-to-decide-on-lieberman-indictment-1328815935/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:32:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ag-yet-to-decide-on-lieberman-indictment-1328815935/ Third and final stage of hearing on money laundering, witness harassment and breach of trust allegations concludes; attorneys convinced they persuaded Weinstein not prosecute FM Third and final stage of hearing on money laundering, witness harassment Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/obamas-russia-failure-1328811023/ http://www.jewpi.com/obamas-russia-failure-1328811023/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/obamas-russia-failure-1328811023/ Op-ed: America’s Russia policy badly out of whack, falsely sees Moscow as defeated power Op-ed: America’s Russia policy badly out of whack, falsely sees Moscow as defeated power Anthony T. 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Izabo picked over Svika Pick, Maya Buskila Indie rock band to perform in 57th annual Eurovision song contest set to take place in Azerbaijan. 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His parents are set to be guests of honor at annual Jewish Institutions dinner Soldier leaves Israel’s borders for first time since release from Hamas captivity to meet with French President at Elysee Palace. 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