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• Israeli officially established an eased land blockade that should allow many more goods into Gaza. The move received praise from several quarters, including President Obama, who announced a White...
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In 2003, when Benjamin Netanyahu was finance minister, he unveiled a bold proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Eilat, Israel’s Red Sea port, to Ashdod, Israel’s largest Mediterranean...
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The bridge of the Eilat was crowded as it always was toward sunset when the watch is doubled against surprises lurking in a world half drained of light, yet unprotected by darkness. Through binoculars,...
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