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Date : Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:23:14 PST The Jerusalem Post December 8, 2009 Tuesday Two capitals for two states for two peoples by GERSHON BASKIN The Europeans got it right - peace begins with Jerusalem.

Article's topics: Settlements A Dutch decision to investigate whether - contrary to EU regulations - Ahava is benefiting from lower tariffs given to Israeli-made products when its cosmetics are made in a settlement, has nothing to do with a recent British decision to advise retailers to mark products from Jewish areas beyond the Green Line.

"Senior Turkish parliamentarian in Israel By YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST.COM STAFF Amid growing tensions between Jerusalem and Ankara, a top Turkish parliamentarian will speak Tuesday morning in a Tel Aviv conference, in a first visit of a senior Turkish government official to Israel since Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli navy brings George Haggard back to dry land. The Israeli navy have rescued a mariner claiming to be an Australian, who said he had been stranded for a few days in the Mediterranean Sea and unable to call for help.

My Recollections of Seeing First-hand the Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights, Jordan, the Red Sea, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Much More In 1997, I was privileged to spend 17 days in Israel on tour with a Bible Study Group of which I was a member.

Star of David. Courtesy of Wikepedia. While Costa Rica is a Catholic country, it is considered one of Israel's best friends.

President Obama and his family did the traditional lighting of the White House Christmas tree Wednesday on the Ellipse.

I stumbled on a world I did not know exists, discovering beauty in the darkness and being reminded the strength of light.

Lobbyists Paid $18,500 a Pop for Ros-Lehtinen Israel Junket Organized by Billionaire Katsof An investigative story on the continuing abuse of Congress junkets despite a reform introduced last year contains this gem: Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican, on another privately sponsored trip, stayed at the historic King David Hotel ...

David Cohen doesn't think Goldstar beer is bad - especially for a macro-brewed, industrial label that is Israel's most popular.

The German mediator in talks over the prisoner exchange deal to release captured IDF soldier St.-Sgt. Gilad Schalit arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening to present the final Hamas proposal to Israel, Channel 2 reported, citing an Al-Jazeera report.

It's a sunny Tuesday morning in Tel Aviv and on the corner of Rehov Levinsky and Rehov Yesod Hama'alot, opposite the Central Bus Station, sits a white, fairly unassuming mini-van belonging to the recently inaugurated Immigration Authority's Oz Unit.

President Barack Obama is delaying moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

It's Sunday, the first day of the Israeli work week, the equivalent of our Monday.

Of the many luxury housing projects rising up in southern Tel Aviv, one - named "The Village" - takes its inspiration from a curious source.

Editor Note: Under international law, neither East nor West Jerusalem is considered Israel's capital.

"It must be emphasised that the exclusion of East Jerusalem and construction of public buildings from the freeze allows us to support the move,"Misezhnikov said at a cultural event in the city of Holon , south of Tel Aviv.

TEL AVIV, 22 October 2009 - Some 838 students formally offered places and/or enrolled at foreign universities are unable to leave Gaza, according to the Palestinian interior ministry and Gisha , an NGO campaigning for freedom of movement.

An urban, sophisticated city, crammed full of impossibly beautiful people, Tel Aviv has been celebrating its centenary all year, with concerts, water displays and fireworks Photo: GETTY The city boasts a number of 20th-century architectural treasures Photo: GETTY There's also miles of boardwalked beaches and upscale shopping Photo: GETTY Why go? ...

Receiving one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a contemporary artist, Elisha Ben-Yitzhak of suburban Glendale has been invited and will exhibit at the world-renowned Biennale International Art Exhibition from December 5-13 in Florence, Italy.