טאנה נאזאן 2 تنه نزن ۲ .Taneh Nazan 2

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December 21, 2013

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December 21, 2013

 
Police chase top PLO leader 
 
Speeding Mercedes almost causes diplomatic incident after ex-Palestinian PM found in car

Third Gaza incident in week 
 
IDF say Palestinian placing explosive on border shot, wounded. Hamas: He was hunting birds

'God created marijuana' 
 
Thousand people, MKs march in support of decriminalizing cannabis for personal usage

'No IDF in future Palestinian state'
After Abbas convenes emergency meeting, Arab League leaders reject US security proposals for future Palestinian state, calling them 'an American retreat'
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Arab League nixes American proposal to let IDF stay in West Bank in peace deal

At an emergency meeting called at Abbas' request, Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby said there could be not one Israeli soldier in the territory of a future Palestine.

Despite pleas for clemency, Obama declines to pardon Pollard

Former New Mexico Governor Richardson calls on US president to put Israeli agent on Christmas holiday clemency list.

US presses Germany on restitution of Jewish-owned art looted by Nazis

Visit by Douglas Davidson, the special envoy for Holocaust issues, reflects an increase of American pressure on Berlin

Ministers to vote on legal recognition for gay couples Family courts deal with adoption, divorce, and the recognition of unmarried couples for benefits from the state.

High-powered real estate broker steers Israelis to New York properties Shimon Shkury has become the go-to man for many Israelis looking to get their own little piece of New York.

Erdogan blames 'international groups' for corruption scandal that rocks Turkey Sixteen arrested in corruption inquiry that Erdogan has called a "dirty operation" to undermine his rule.

Oren calls on US Congress to quell movement to boycott Israel academically Former Israeli ambassador to US says in Politico op-ed that more organizations could boycott Israeli academia if action not taken.

IDF soldiers wound Palestinian trying to plant bomb along Gaza-Israel fence Throughout the weekend, incidents involving Palestinians approaching border to carry out suspicious activity have been reported.

South Korean entrepreneurs in Israel hope to mimic 'start-up nation' model Hi-tech start-up founders from Asian nation participate in month-long program at Tel Aviv University.

US Senate committee passes bipartisan US-Israel energy bill The bill aims to bolster collaborations between Israel and the United States on energy issues.

US slams Richard Falk's 'despicable and deeply offensive comments'State Department says UN special rapporteur's claims that Israel is "genocidal" represent "a new low."

'Lebanon gunfire

kills IDF soldier'

Israel begins fuel

transfer for Gaza

power plant

IDF soldiers aid

elderly during storm

Armored personnel carrier patrolling streets

APC under Jerusalem Chords Bridge (Photo: Itay Cohen)

APC under Jerusalem Chords Bridge 

IDF personnel with Jerusalemites

Woodside to decide in

early 2014 on Leviathan

Palestinian employees

covered by Israeli laws

Palestinian worker in West Bank

Neo-Nazis riot in Sweden

Neo-Nazis, anti-Nazis clash in Sweden

Actor Peter O'Toole

dies aged 81

O'Toole was 30 when he played
Lawrence of Arabia

O'Toole is seen backstage at the opening night of
Hamlet at the Old Vic theatre in London in 1963

Peter O'Toole starred with Audrey Hepburn in
1965's comedy How to Steal a Million

Iranians battle fast

food as 1 in 3 is obese

'Nuclear talks to

continue despite

US blacklist'

EU's Ashton, Iran's Zarif, in Geneva talks in November

Irrational Kabbalah

Center hatred

'Mistreatment of Kabbalah Center is fundamentally

unjust and not in keeping with any Jewish values

Romanian TV airs

anti-Semitic carol

Comment: On Mideast

security, the US has

only just begun

The Obama administration appears

as determined as ever to advance a

resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict and to curtail the Iranian

nuclear threat in a way that will

enhance, not endanger,

Israeli Security

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US Secreatry of State John Kerry in Jerusalem, Dec. 5, 2013

Responding to Extreme Weather,

IDF Delivers Fuel, Goods

to Palestinians

IDF Helicopter Transports

Woman in Labor to Hospital

Weekend Snow Update:

Jerusalem Lock-down,

Blackouts, and Lots

of Snow

Yishai Fleisher’s Images

Celebrate Jerusalem’s

Rough Weather

Jerusalemites offer

sanctuary to visitors

Ofek Birenholtz and his guests spend

a snowy Shabbat together in Jerusalem.

French Town Honors

Killer of US, Israeli

Diplomats

Spanish Hotel Built

on 15th Century

Synagogue Opens

New Shul

Al Qaeda Group Behind

Foiled Suicide Bombing

at Kansas Airport

Syrian rebel commander

freezes to death

Snow storm hits Homs

'Egyptians to vote on

constitution next month'

Muslim Brotherhood supporters throwing stones

at police during a protest in Cairo, November 2013

Egypt: Gunmen call

for pro-Morsi protests

Iran arrests man for

spying for Britain

Iran: Second monkey

sent into space

First monkey Iran sent to space in January

An Israeli Soldier's Mother

The Things I Miss

Because I Live in Israel

A look at Israel's most

unique buildings

Wilfrid Israel Museum at Kibbutz Hazorea

Habima

Shrine of the Book at Israel Museum

Haifa's Glass House

Weizmann House in Rehovot

Workers' Houses B in Rehavia neighborhood

Sleep Down Your Blood Sugar

Research shows that sleep plays a critical role in fighting diabetes. Here’s how to get the rest you need so you can keep your blood sugar in check.

As a diabetic, you probably already know how important it is to eat right, exercise, and take your meds. Here’s something you may not know about controlling blood sugar: Sleep plays a vital role in maintaining normal blood sugar levels.

Get less than six hours on most nights and you're three times more likely to have elevated blood sugar levels, according to recent research published in the Annals of Epidemiology. Even just one sleepless night can interfere with your body's ability to use insulin (and therefore regulate glucose), according to Dutch researchers.

Too little sleep also leads to more weight gain: In a national survey of 87,000 people, one-third of participants who slept less than six hours were obese. And when researchers at Columbia University analyzed 20 years' worth of data on more than 68,000 women, they found that those who got five hours or less weighed about five pounds more and were 15% more likely to become obese than those who slept seven hours. (LearnHow to Prevent Weight Gain from Lack of Sleep.)

Most adults need between seven and nine hours a night, yet one in five Americans regularly sleeps less than six hours, and nearly 70% of women report frequent sleep troubles, according to national polls. The best strategy to improve sleep, according to experts: Hit the sack and set your morning alarm for the same time every day (even on weekends)—maintaining a consistent sleep schedule keeps your biological clock in sync so you rest better. Here are nine more tips to help you sleep