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Assad: Arab world ready to join fight against Israel
Syrian President Bashar Assad told Al-Manar TV on Thursday that "there
is pressure by the people to open a new front on the Golan."
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Netanyahu Tells Putin: We'll Destroy S-300s
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hinted in a meeting with Russian
President Vladimir Putin that if Russia sends S-300 missiles to Syria,
Israel will destroy them before they become operational.
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State Dept.: Iran Increased Support for Global Terrorism in 2012
Iran boosted in 2012 its support for global terrorism to levels not seen for two decades.
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Merkel and Hollande call for full-time euro President
One day after he rejected EU "dictates" on economic policy, French
leader Francois Hollande and Germany's Angela Merkel have called for the
creation of a full-time euro "President."
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Russia to provide Syria with MiG-29 fighter planes
The head of aircraft maker MiG said on Friday that Russia was counting on providing Syria with 10 MiG-29 fighter planes.
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Palestinians, US upset by east Jerusalem building
Israeli officials on Thursday tried to douse a diplomatic fire Channel
10 ignited with its report about two building projects in Jewish
neighborhoods of east Jerusalem.
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US calls for honest talks with China on cyber threats
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has called for honest dialogue with his
Chinese counterparts about cyber threats and online spying.
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Eurozone unemployment reaches new record high in April
Unemployment in the eurozone has reached another record high.
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In a hospital parking lot, Israel prepares for chemical war
The IDF's Home Front Command on Wednesday simulated a chemical weapons
missile strike in the capital with thousands of wounded and hundreds of
dead.
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Netanyahu to spend another $350 million so every Israeli has gas mask
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking Thursday at a meeting
concluding this week's Home Front drill, instructed government
ministries to equip all of Israel's residents with gas mask kits.