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(IsraelNN.com) A group of reserve soldiers, who were recently discharged and are setting up a forum, have called upon Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz, and Foreign Minister Tsipi Livni to resign. Tonight the soldiers will be holding a demonstration at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv at 7p.m. The demonstration is expected to be the first of several, under the banner, “You failed – resign!” In a petition publicized by the forum, the public is asked to sign the following: “We are very worried about the fate of the country. From all ends of the political spectrum, we...

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Arutz Sheva published a lexicon of terminology used in its news broadcasts. The collection was written by the head of Arutz Sheva's Hebrew Radio News Department, Haggai Segal. The full English edition of the lexicon appears below. Bear in mind that the lexicon was compiled for the use of Hebrew broadcasters, to an Israeli audience; the Arutz Sheva English department, with additional factors to take into consideration, is sometimes guided more by the spirit of the lexicon than by its actual recommendations. Enjoy! 1. Amman, Ras el-Amud: Sites with a Hebrew name will be thus cited on Arutz-7. Other media...