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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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U.N. naval force patrols Lebanese waters
An international force is in place to help the Lebanese navy prevent arms smuggling.
The UNIFIL Maritime Task Force is supposed to prevent arms from reaching Hezbollah in accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which called for a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon.
The force is made up of 19 vessels from Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden and Turkey, and replaces an interim force that had temporarily monitored the coastline following this summer’s Israel-Hezbollah war.
Israel to help NATO patrols
Israel agreed to help NATO counterterrorism patrols in the Mediterranean Sea.
Details of the pact have not been released, but the accord, agreed to Monday, is seen as a way to bolster ties between Israel and Arab nations with borders on the Mediterranean.
Israeli emigres urged to return
Israel’s Immigration Ministry is trying to persuade citizens who moved abroad to return.
Immigration Minister Ze’ev Boim begins a tour of North America this week during which he’ll meet with some of the estimated 420,000 former Israelis living there, Yediot Achronot reported Tuesday.
Boim will head a delegation charged with convincing the emigres, most of whom cited economic reasons for their move, that professional opportunities are increasing in Israel.
According to the report, returnees could be granted special tax breaks and customs benefits.
Google eyes second Israel center
Google is expanding operations in Israel.
The leading Internet search engine announced Tuesday that it plans to open a research and development center in Tel Aviv next year.
The center will seek to build partnerships with Israeli universities and institutions, Google said in a statement.
The company already has an office in Haifa.
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