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• Report: Russia to supply Syria with powerful MiG fighter jets
• Israel summons Norway envoy to protest divestment from arms firm
• Israel ombudsman: U.S. deprived Jonathan Pollard of due process
• Netanyahu aide apologizes for 'Druze sow terror' comments
• Israel building in West Bank settlements has dropped, new study finds

Report: Russia to supply Syria with powerful MiG fighter jets Posted: 03 Sep 2009 11:52 AM PDT A Russian newspaper is reporting that Russia has a contract to provide Syria with powerful MiG fighter jets but has not begun delivering the planes. ...

Israel summons Norway envoy to protest divestment from arms firm Posted: 03 Sep 2009 11:03 AM PDT The director general of the Foreign Ministry, Yossi Gal, on Thursday summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Israel, Jakken Bjørn Lian, to protest Norway's decision to pull all of its investments from the Israeli arms firm Elbit. ...

Israel ombudsman: U.S. deprived Jonathan Pollard of due process Posted: 03 Sep 2009 08:54 AM PDT The state comptroller said on Thursday that convicted spy Jonathan Pollard was not given due process by U.S. authorities, adding that Israeli governments had continually attempted to secure his release over the years. ...

Netanyahu aide apologizes for 'Druze sow terror' comments Posted: 03 Sep 2009 07:23 AM PDT A top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized on Thursday after evoking charges of racism over statements he made about the Druze minority. ...

Israel building in West Bank settlements has dropped, new study finds Posted: 03 Sep 2009 06:16 AM PDT New figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics show that Israel's construction of new homes in West Bank settlements fell by one-third in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. ...

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