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  • UNIFIL “IDF did inform us”
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    A UNIFIL official in southern Lebanon confirmed today (Wednesday) that the IDF informed them of its intention to conduct routine maintenance work yesterday and that the Lebanese army had been informed, Israel Army Radio reported.

  • LATEST: Israeli officer dies
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    Lt.-Col. Dov Harari, 45, a reserve battalion commander (pictured), dies.

    IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi flies to border to take charge.

  • UPDATE: Israeli officers wounded
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    Hundreds of Lebanese came out to protest near the site of the cross-border firing incident on Tuesday night, according to Israeli TV station Channel 2, which also reported that the two soldiers hit by Lebanese fire, Lt.-Col. Dov Harari and Capt. Ezra Lakia, were standing in Israeli territory when they were fired upon.

  • IDF/LAf clash this afternoon
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    'At least 4' Lebanese dead in clashes on Israel’s northern border. Conflict began when IDF patrol tried to uproot a tree on Lebanese side of border fence, but within Israeli territory as the fence does not always exactly parallel the border.

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Aliyah News

  • Israel Connect Expo for CT, Jhb
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    The SA Israel Centre is holding their biggest Expo to date. Rebranded from the Aliyah Expo to the Israel Connect Expo, they promise to offer the community “the greatest immigration tool that any country can offer.” They will be in Cape Town first, and then move on to Jo’burg

  • 42 pairs of feet join ancestors
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    On 14 Iyar, one month after Pesach, 42 South African Jews felt their feet march on the same cobble stones that their ancestors, as they walked through the Kotel tunnels to receive their Israeli ID books – culminating months of planning by the Israel Centre, the Jewish Agency and Telfed.

  • Meet Shimon, our new Shaliach
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    Rite of Return Did-you-knows: how many users can you answer these two puzzling questions?:

    When is a non-Jew able to claim the Right of Return?

    When is a Halachic Jew not able to claim the Right of Return?

  • "Let’s Talk..." says ICSA
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    Israel Centre SA are hosting a laid back discussion on Aliyah tomorrow evening. If "merely the thought of looking into this topic makes you feel dizzy, have no fear! This talk is for you." says the ICSA's Anneri Wessels.

  • ALIYAH EXPO STARTS MONDAY
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    An Aliyah Expo will take place at Beyachad from Monday 19 October. Anyone wishing to book an interview with one or other of the experts coming out from Israel must call Sheila on 011 645-2574 or Sheila@israelcentre.co.za; or Anneri at 011 645-2528.

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