Thursday Jan 11th
PERES: CHANCES OF A HAMAS AND
FATAH COMPROMISE SLIM
Thursday, January 11, 2007
by Staff Writer
Vice Premier Shimon Peres
believes the chance of Hamas and
Fatah coming to a compromise is
slim, because Hamas supports a
radical religious ideology and
in religion there is no
compromise.
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NATIONAL RESILIENCE INDEX: 10%
DROP IN TRUST OF IDF
Thursday, January 11, 2007
by Staff Writer
The annual
“National Resilience Index”
released for the seventh annual
Herzliya Conference, indicates
that there is a drop of 10
percent in the level the Jewish
population in Israel trusts the
fighting and winning abilities
of the Israel Defense Forces.
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OLMERT MEETING WITH CHINESE
PRIME MINISTER "ENCOURAGING"
Thursday, January 11, 2007
by Staff Writer
Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert met with
Chinese Prime Minister Wen
Jiabao in Bangkok calling the
meeting “encouraging and
surprising” and had “exceeded
expectations.” Olmert said he
was pleased with the Chinese
government’s stance against
Iran’s nuclear program.
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HISTORY: LABOR APPOINTS FIRST
EVER ARAB MINISTER
Thursday, January 11, 2007
by Staff Writer
For the first time since the
founding of the State of Israel,
an Israeli Arab will serve as a
minister in the Israeli
government. Knesset Member Raleb
Majadele of the Labor Party will
serve as the Minister of
Science, Culture, and Sports,
replacing MK Ophir Pines who
resigned from the post two
months ago.
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ISRAEL TO ASSIST SRI LANKA
IMPROVE EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Thursday, January 11, 2007
by Staff Writer
Israel has
recently launched a long range
plan to train the health
authorities in Sri Lanka in the
areas of trauma and emergency
medicine. The project is being
led by MASHAV, the Center for
International Development and
Cooperation in the Foreign
Ministry, and in conjunction
with the JOINT (American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee),
and is considered a flagship
project.
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