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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Facebook is in advanced talks to buy the Israeli navigation technology firm Waze. The Israeli business daily Calcalist reported Thursday that a term sheet, under which Facebook would acquire Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, was signed in recent days following six months of negotiations. Waze, a free downloadable navigation app with more […]

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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s approval of construction for nearly 300 new houses in a West Bank settlement “destroys the peace process,” the Palestinian Authority said. The Civil Administration, which administers the West Bank, gave preliminary approval for the Beit El construction on Wednesday. It came just days after Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel told the Israeli […]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel apologized to Egypt for evicting three Egyptian diplomats from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The diplomats were part of a group of Egyptians who were removed from the church during Saturday night Mass in advance of Easter Sunday according to the Coptic calendar. The group was led by Egypt’s […]

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