Week of November 3:
Iranian FM: Only talks with world powers can resolve Tehran's nuclear issue
Speaking to an Israeli radio station in Geneva, Iran’s Foreign Minister states that Israeli threats of military action will not prevent Iran from continuing their nuclear program, only negotiations with the UN security council will. Netanyahu maintains that Israel will fight to keep Iran from gaining nuclear bombs, even if it must stand alone.
Israeli company mines sewage into gold
Applied CleanTech, a Jerusalem-based company, has developed technology to recycle raw biological sewage before it becomes useless sludge. The company signed a contract to install its first sewage recycling plant in the Netherlands.
New bill aims to make Israelis organ donors by default
Two members of the Israeli Knesset have proposed a bill that would designate all Israelis over the age of 17 organ donors unless they sign a refusal form. This bill, which is based on “the principle of mutual responsibility”, would significantly increase the organ supply, making it easier for Israelis to find organ donors.
Avigdor Liberman acquitted, will return to Foreign Ministry
Almost a year after being indicted for political corruption, former Foreign Minister, Avigdor Liberman, was acquitted Wednesday, and will return to his position in the Israeli cabinet.
Obama: 75th Kristallnacht anniversary a reminder of what silence in face of hatred can bring
President Obama marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht - the “night of broken glass” during which the Nazis destroyed Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses en masse, and murdered 91 Jews while sending another 30,000 Jews to concentration camps.
U.S., Israel lose UNESCO voting right in dispute over Palestinians
Two years after the United States and Israel stopped paying dues to the United Nations cultural arm, UNESCO has suspended the voting rights of the two countries. In 2011, UNESCO granted full voting rights to the Palestinians as part of the Palestinian unilateral efforts to gain statehood.
Arafat's widow says forensic tests indicate poisoning
Sources have reported this week that polonium poisoning was the cause of former PLO chairman and Palestinian nationalist leader, Yasser Arafat’s death.
Iranian TV Airs Animated Strike on Tel Aviv, Dimona
In the midst of possible international negotiations to halt Iran’s nuclear program, pro-regime website, iransview.com, releases a video of a computer-animated Iranian missile attack on major Israeli cities.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-tv-airs-animated-strike-on-tel-aviv-dimona/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=a0911cc531-2013_11_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-a0911cc531-54498685
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