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News Nosh 12.29.14

by APN 12/29/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Monday December 29, 2014

Quote of the day:

"As a result of the most recent massacre in Gaza, an atrocity carried out in our name against nearly 2 million people – half of them children – we choose not to be silent."
--From letter signed by graduates of elite Jerusalem high school calling for a draft refusal.**

News Nosh 12.28.14

by APN 12/29/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Sunday December 28, 2014

Quote of the day:

“What was considered an advantage of Israeli inventiveness and determination a decade ago has turned into a disadvantage of Israeli aggression and recklessness.”
--Israeli CEO and former IAF pilot writes in Yedioth that the world can survive without Israeli innovation.**

News Nosh 12.26.14

by APN 12/26/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Friday December 26, 2014

Number of the day:

1,850

--Amount of new homes over the Green Line given approval to be built near Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem.**

News Nosh 12.24.14

by APN 12/24/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Wednesday December 24, 2014

Quote of the day:

“I’m a soldier in the army of conscience/I’ll shoot you with bullets of poetry/I’ll assassinate you with a monologue/I’ll commit suicide with the bomb of a dance troupe and I’ll torture you with the beat of drums/”
--Lyrics from the song ‘Search Me’ by Israeli-Arab rappers Wala Sabit and Jowan Safadi who fought for two years against charges of incitement to violence and support for a terror organization based on the song until they were declared ‘not guilty.’**

News Nosh 12.23.14

by APN 12/23/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Tuesday December 23, 2014

Number of the day:

35.
Percent of Israel's children who live in poverty.

News Nosh 12.22.14

by APN 12/22/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Monday December 22, 2014

Quote of the day:

“Even if they are carrying a knife, it’s not to attack, but for ‘defense’ along the way."
--IDF reveals that the number of Gazans trying to leave the Strip and infiltrate into Israel since the devastating summer war rose 25% and the purpose is not to attack Israelis.**

News Nosh 12.21.14

by APN 12/22/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Sunday December 21, 2014

Quote of the day:

"Whoever thinks that military deterrence is the route to peace and quiet for the Gaza bordering regions doesn't understand that wars are won by diplomats."
--Haim Yellin, Head of the Eshkol Regional Council, where a rocket from Gaza fell in an open field.**

News Nosh 12.19.14

by APN 12/19/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Friday December 19, 2014

Quote of the day:

“I invited the President to the graduation ceremony of Moran and Inbar in a few years, but I suggested he come before that to play basketball with the school’s men’s team. He asked, ‘Are they good?’ I said they were excellent and he reacted with a big smile.”
--Rebecca Bardach, Yad B’Yad (Jewish-Arab) School employee and mother of two children at the school, who was invited to light Hannukah candles at the White House with two of the school’s 9th graders, following the arson attack on the school.**

News Nosh 12.18.14

by APN 12/18/14

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APN's daily news review from Israel

Thursday December 18, 2014

Quote of the day:

"Our biggest problem is that the Europeans have stopped talking with us, and have started talking about us."
--Israeli diplomatic source tells Ynet following string of string of diplomatic blows Israel suffered yesterday.**