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...Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, according to a Tel Aviv-based intelligence official, is refusing to release any prisoners who aren't Hamas. (Hamas asked for freedom for members of other Palestinian factions, as well as foreign terror suspects in Israeli hands.) Apparently, Olmert wants to avoid Hamas being seen to gain legitimacy among the Palestinian public by securing prisoner releases, according to this source. To boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbbas in his struggle with Hamas, Olmert has vowed to release 250 of Fatah loyalists, a deal criticized by Palestinians as selfish on Abbas' part...
...With reporting by Aaron J.Klein/Tel Aviv and Jamil Hamad/Ramallah
...alleging that Israel's President Moshe Katsav was a serial sex offender. Now Mazuz is under fire for seeking a plea bargain for Israel's ceremonial head of state instead of attempting to prosecute him for allegedly committing rape. On June 30, 20,000 people gathered in a Tel Aviv square to demand the resignation of Mazuz, with the special fury that Israeli crowds reserve for fallen heroes...
...York City police department offers a model of sorts. The NYPD has officers based in 10 cities around the world, including London, Tel Aviv, Amman, Paris and Lyon, France. By building relationships with other police forces, the NYPD hopes to gather data about threats before they show up in New York City. "What we have to do is get as much information as we can and respond accordingly," says Commissioner Ray Kelly...
...addition to his academic work, Benkler was also an associate to Ropes & Gray in Boston and a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer. A 1994 graduate of Harvard Law School, Benkler also received an international law degree from Tel-Aviv University...