Fed: Australians divided over Israel and the Palestinians: poll

AAP General News (Australia);  March 23, 2006 ;     529 words ......Palestinians. Twenty four per cent nominated the Israelis, 23 per cent the Palestinians, 33 per...sympathetic towards the Israelis, 17 per cent the Palestinians, 32 per...Among Generation Y, 25 per cent supported the Israelis, 18 per cent the Palestinians...

Arms and the budget in Israel.

The New Leader;  February 9, 1987 ;   Salpeter, Eliahu;   787 words ......which has become almost an article of faith among many Israeli politicians --is a waste of money the country cannot afford...the growing pressure to reduce defense costs because of Israel's critical economic situation. His approach received indirect...lessen the immediate danger of a Syrian attack and give ...

Israel hesitates at the crossroads

The Scotsman;  April 30, 1998 ;   Leader;   381 words ......a compromise. Having demanded the return of first 40 per cent, then 30 per cent of the West Bank, Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian president, now says he will settle for 13 per cent and attempt to suppress extremist violence against Israel into the bargain. In response, Mr Netanyahu offers only 9 ...

Israel GDP plunges amid Mideast tension

China Daily;  January 2, 2003 ;     264 words ...JERUSALEM: Israel's gross domestic product (GDP) fell 1.0 per cent in 2002, compounding a 0.9 per cent fall the previous year, official...time since the creation of Israel in 1948 that GDP had fallen...boom culminating in 7.4 per cent growth in 2000 only added to the economic gloom. ...

Israel's Bezeq to lose local telephone monoply

Middle East;  January 1, 2001 ;   Luxner, Larry;   787 words ......have sold a 50.1 per cent share of Bezeq to...violence between Israel and the Palestinians...Communications has made clear Israeli investors must control at least 20 per cent of the consortium...also owns 50 per cent of Israel's second largest...

UN envoy slams Israel, says Gaza prison for Palestinians.

Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan);  September 27, 2006 ;     740 words ......includes Hamas. Sixty-seven per cent of Israeli respondents said such a step...Ramallah. A slim majority, 56 per cent of Israelis, said they would even support...Hamas government, while 46 per cent of Israelis said they would oppose such a...

Israel launches tourism campaign aimed at young British Jews

The Independent - London;  December 17, 2001 ;   Anna Whitney and Julia Stuart;   503 words ......some doubts about visiting Israel at this time". The situation...had led to a drop of 40 per cent in visitors to Israel, although the number of visitors from Britain was down 30 per cent, he said. El Al has reduced...convince new people to come to Israel, to use El Al .... The reduction...

FRENCH TOURISM TO ISRAEL HITS ALL-TIME HIGH

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  November 7, 2004 ;     190 words ......in 2000 by 12 per cent. Israel's Central Bureau...American tourists to Israel during the same...report, leaped 52 per cent over 2003 levels...Germany (up 64 per cent). September 2004...tourists come to Israel, a 34 per cent increase over September...

Market insider: Israel: continuing our series providing a fundamental...

What Investment;  March 1, 2005 ;   Wilson, Michael;   787 words ......point of view either. Israel's stock market grew by 22 per cent in the 13 months to...inflation is just 1 per cent. However, Israel is still perceived by...dividend payout from the Israeli investments was just 2.7 per cent, so they wouldn't be...

ViewpointsA long history of war in Israel.(Features)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  August 2, 2006 ;     272 words ......hostility to this one per cent of what had been Turkish land. Thus, 78 per cent of the land intended to be Israel was given away. After World...aggressive Arab war against Israel in 1967, the West Bank and Gaza fell to Israel along with the Sinai. Ninety per cent of this captured ...

Israel looks inward. (encouraging employment in Israel)

The New Leader;  December 29, 1986 ;   Salpeter, Eliahu;   787 words ......goods jumped 66 per cent, and the trade deficit...more troubling for Israelis were the results...emigration. Some 9 per cent of a representative...age bracket 19 per cent answered the general...sensitive issue in Israel. The ingathering...tax rate (which in Israel extends to the ...

Israel's about-face brings border issues to the fore

The Scotsman;  May 19, 1999 ;   JOHN ROBERTS;   787 words ......in dispute between Israel and the Palestinians...amounted to just 3 per cent of the West Bank...or less than 1 per cent of Israel and the Israeli-controlled...months, argued for Israeli annexations of between 60 and 70 per cent of the West Bank...

Palestinians suffer as Israel closes doors to economy

Middle East;  January 1, 2001 ;   Jansen, Michael;   787 words ......shrinking by 0.8 per cent every month. The...surrounded by an Israeli-controlled sea...accounts for 15 per cent of GDP, is at a standstill. Israel blocks both imports...Gaza remain at Israeli customs, while...imports 75 per cent of its raw materials...

Israel and PLO agree economic framework

The Independent - London;  April 30, 1994 ;   BERNARD EDINGER of Reuters;   334 words ......municipal rates and fees. - Israel will transfer to the Palestinian Authority 75 per cent of the revenues from income...from Palestinians employed in Israel. - The Palestinian Authority...system similar to that of Israel, which will be set at between 15 and 16 per cent, instead of 17 per ...

Israel: AIDS War Begins

Women's Feature Service;  March 14, 2005 ;   Anonymous;   624 words ......WFS) - In 2004, Israel reported a rise of 9 per cent in new HIV cases...where only 20 per cent of the women are HIV+, Israel's high rate of infection...among adolescents. Israel also reports a high rate (5 per cent) of Sexually Transmitted...