The State of Israel has adopted the Palmer Report, with the exception of the reservations detailed by the Israeli representative to the Palmer Commission, Joseph Ciechanover.

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Israeli company LifeBond has created a new application for its surgical adhesive material that seals surgical wounds to specifications. Expected to be on the European market by next year, the product addresses a serious problem on the operating table.  

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Israel is working with the international community and the Palestinian Authority to advance and to streamline the approval processes for internationally funded projects. 
 
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From July 11-13, 2011 high dignitaries from international organizations and companies met in Tel Aviv for a special conference organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in cooperation with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the patronage of PM Netanyahu.  

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Over 20 rockets hit Israel on Sunday (August 21), one of which struck a high school, and more than 100 since Thursday's terror attacks in southern Israel (August 18). A rocket containing phosphorus was launched at Israel from Gaza on Sunday. (IDF Spokesperson)

On Saturday evening (20 August), Yossi Shushan, 38, of Ofakim was killed when a Grad rocket exploded in Beersheba. Elsewhere, a four-month-old baby and a 9-year-old boy were hurt when a rocket hit their home in Ofakim.

 
Statement by DM Barak regarding relations with Egypt and the situation in the south 
 

On June 25, 2006, Corporal Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists within Israeli territory, near the Gaza Strip in an unprovoked attack in which two soldiers were killed and five others wounded. Gilad is one of seven ISRAELI MIAs.

Gilad Shalit, 19 at the time of his abduction, has been held since then in the Gaza Strip by Hamas.  A videotape of Gilad Shalit in captivity was received 2 Oct 2009.

PM Netanyahu (23 June 2010): "Gilad Shalit has been sitting in captivity for four years, in darkness, with no visit from the Red Cross. The international community needs to stand alongside Israel in demanding Gilad Shalit's immediate release."  
 
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Delegitimization is a political, economic and philosophic campaign aimed at reversing the right of the State of Israel to exist and denying the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their homeland.
Israel remains willing to engage with honest critics of Israel, as long as they don't engage in the 3-Ds of the new antisemitism: delegitimization, demonization and double-standards.  

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