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MYSTERY
Did Israel hijack a Russian ship?
      Israel intercepted a Russian-manned cargo ship allegedly carrying secret weapons that had disappeared, a European Union official said. Adm.
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'STOP WHINING'…
Soldiers risk lives, says Ehud Barak
      Israeli soldiers must be willing to risk their lives for their country, Ehud Barak said. His comments came after he was criticized for saying the previous day that the government was doing everything it could to bring home captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, but "not at any price.
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Israelis & Palestinians hold high-level mtg.
      Israeli and Palestinian officials held a high-level meeting to discuss economic issues. The meeting between Silvan Shalom, Israel's deputy prime minister and minister of regional cooperation, and Bassim Khoury, the Palestinian Authority's economics minister,
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Schools accept Ethiopian students
      Three private religious schools in Petach Tikvah will admit Ethiopian students. The agreement, reached just hours before the start of the school year, was announced by the Education Ministry. Some 30 Ethiopian students were to be accepted by the three schools with another 18 to enter during the course of the school year.
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Israeli-Arabs volunteering
      The number of Israeli Arabs volunteering for national service has quadrupled since the program first began four years ago. Israeli officials said the number of Israeli Arab volunteers shot up to 1,050 last year from 240 when the program first opened in 2004, Ynet reported.
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