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Israeli President Shimon Peres called for the establishment of an Palestinian state, in an exclusive interview with CNBC on Tuesday.
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JERUSALEM, May 29- With a month to go before Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer steps down, sources say his deputy and a former government economic adviser the top two candidates.
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*Israel hopes gas finds will strengthen diplomatic hand. TEL AVIV, May 22- Israel's newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighbouring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said.
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*Unions oppose private piers at Ashdod, Haifa. *Israel's smallest port privatised in February. TEL AVIV, May 16- Israel is betting its economic future on high-tech exports but faces a low-tech bottleneck in state-owned seaports subject to work stoppages and slowdowns because of the enormous strength of their unions.
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JERUSALEM, May 10- He was once celebrated for his vast fortune and daring deals, but when Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner was about to catch a break from the bank on his massive debts, public outrage kicked in.
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BEIRUT, May 6- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon warned against escalating a fraught situation in Syria after Israel struck targets near Damascus on Sunday, targeting what its officials said were Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah militants.
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BEIRUT, May 5- Israeli jets bombed Syria on Sunday, rocking Damascus for hours and sending pillars of flame into the night sky in what a Western source called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah.
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JERUSALEM, April 21- Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved an open skies agreement that aims to boost airline traffic to and from Europe, defying a strike by workers at El Al and two smaller airlines who fear for their jobs due to higher competition from foreign airlines.
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"Gringo, return to your country," read a sign held by a small group of Palestinian protesters who watched the presidential motorcade roll into Bethlehem from Jerusalem after it passed through Israel's controversial barrier in the occupied West Bank.
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*Obama makes symbolic gestures on last day of Israel visit. JERUSALEM, March 22- On the last day of a visit to Israel, U.S. Basking in bright sunshine, Obama walked through Jerusalem's Mount Herzl cemetery, laying a wreath on the black marble tomb of Theodor Herzl, the Zionist visionary who died more than four decades before the 1948 founding of Israel.
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President Barack Obama was given a rapturous reception by Israeli students on Thursday as he made a rousing call for peace with the Palestinians, but his lofty oratory got lower marks beyond the conference hall.
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*Palestinians in Gaza fire two rockets into Israel. *Iranian leader threatens Tel Aviv if Israel strikes. Obama, on his first official visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank, said only peace could bring true security, but he did not offer any new ideas on how to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, stalled since 2010..
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BEIJING- China has become the world's fifth-largest arms exporter, a respected Sweden- based think-tank said on Monday, its highest ranking since the Cold War, with Pakistan the main recipient.
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*Tensions with Iran keep supply worries in focus. NEW YORK, March 15- U.S. crude oil futures settled higher on Friday, driven by strong U.S. industrial output data in the world's largest oil consumer and a weaker U.S. dollar.
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*Tensions with Iran keep supply worries in focus. LONDON, March 15- Crude oil rose on Friday, as strong U.S. economic data fuelled prospects of increased demand in the world's top oil consumer, while concerns over supply from the Middle East added support.
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*Coming Up: U.S. manufacturing survey at 1230 GMT; industrial output at 1315 GMT. LONDON, March 15- Brent crude oil rose on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data fuelled hopes of better demand outlook in the world's top oil consumer, while concerns over supply from the Middle East added support.
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*Obama says Iran more than a year away from nuclear weapon. LONDON, March 15- Brent crude oil rose above $109 a barrel on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data fuelled hopes of a better outlook for demand in the world's top oil consumer, while concerns over supply from the Middle East added support.
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President Barack Obama visits Israel next week at the onset of spring- the "red line" previously drawn by his host, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to trigger an attack on Iran's nuclear sites.
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*Obama says Iran more than a year away from nuclear weapon. SINGAPORE, March 15- Brent futures rose above $109 a barrel on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data fuelled hopes of a better outlook for demand in the world's top oil consumer, while simmering concerns over supply from the Middle East added support.
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*Obama says Iran more than a year away from nuclear weapon. SINGAPORE, March 15- Brent futures rose above $109 a barrel on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data fuelled hopes of a better outlook for demand in the world's top oil consumer, while simmering concerns over supply from the Middle East added support.
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BEIJING- China unveiled a government restructuring plan on Sunday, cutting cabinet-level entities by two and dissolving its powerful Railways Ministry, as the country's new leaders look to boost efficiency and combat corruption.
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