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February 18, 2010
Britain, Ireland meet Israeli envoys over fake passports
Israel\’s ambassadors to Britain and Ireland were called in to meet with Foreign Ministry officials of each country over the use of fake passports by a hit squad believed to be from the Mossad.
West Bank teens riot during army drill
A soldier and two Border Police officers were injured when West Bank teens rioted, believing an army exercise was an eviction.\n\nSome 30 teens threw rocks and bottles filled with paint at Israeli soldiers and other Israeli security forces Wednesday evening in the middle of an exercise aimed at defending Israeli communities against terrorist attacks, according to the Israel Defense Forces.\n
Israeli rehab experts travel to Haiti
JERUSALEM — Israeli medical experts in the rehabilitation of amputees arrived in Haiti to help examine and evaluate injured victims from the devastating earthquake.\n\nThe medical professionals from Alyn Hospital, an Israeli rehabilitation center in Jerusalem for physically disabled children and adolescents, arrived in Haiti Wednesday under the auspices of IsraAID, a coordinating body of Israeli and Jewish relief organizations and other interested parties based in Israel. The team will examine and evaluate the type and number of injuries and amputations, as well as assess the abilities of the medical staff in Haiti to carry out the rehabilitation of its people.\n
J Street congressional group snubbed, blocked from Gaza
WASHINGTON — The head of a Democratic congressional delegation to Israel is criticizing the country’s deputy foreign minister for refusing to meet with the group over its connection to J Street.\n\nDanny Ayalon, the deputy foreign minister, declined to meet Wednesday with the delegation of five Democratic Congress members led by Rep. William Delahunt (D-Mass.) due to the trip\’s sponsorship by the J Street Education Fund and Churches for Middle East Peace.\n\nAdditionally, JTA has learned that the Israeli army blocked the delegation from a planned tour of the Gaza Strip.\n
Elevator transferred to Gaza maternity hospital
An elevator was transferred to Gaza for use in the coastal strip\’s only maternity hospital.
ADL, AJC deny Passion play hechsher
The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee said a news release suggesting that they had approved of this year\’s Oberammergau Passion Play was misleading.\n
Israelis to become goodwill ambassadors
A new campaign will turn Israeli citizens into goodwill ambassadors for Israel abroad.\n
Pe’er reaches Dubai semis
Israel\’s Shahar Pe\’er has advanced to the semifinals of a tennis tournament in Dubai.\n\nPe\’er defeated eighth-seeded Na Li in the quarterfinals Thursday of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. Pe\’er was leading 7-5, 3-0 when the the Chinese player withdrew due to back pain.\n
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