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Israeli woman looks at the rain that surprised the citizens of Israel this morning. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Hello, first grade. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Tair Afjan who was seriously wounded by a Grad rocket fried from Gaza into shopping mall in Ashkelon  two years ago to unprotected  kindergarten in Ashkelon. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Israel Defense minister, Ehud Barak, examines the possibility to shorten the length of tenure of a chief of staff in four years - the fifth year in an emergency - for three years, dated the - by the defense minister for another year. That it was customary before the start of the current army chief's tenure , Multi - General Gabi Ashkenazi.The 20th Chief of Staff of the IDF, Yoav Galant, the appointment will be confirmed on Sunday the government is expected to serve less time the current Chief of Staff Ashkenazi. Cabinet meeting Defense Minister Ehud Barak is expected to bid, which will be returned to the method that was used for many years, which the chief of staff in charge for three years, but the defense minister has the authority to extend this period for another year.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Trucks full of goods passing in Kerem Shalom crossing. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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in Ashkelon National Park Amphitheatre on Wednesday August 25 2010.Shlomo Artzi singing in a live show in   is an Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer. He was born on November 26, 1949 in Moshav Alonei Abba. In the course of his career, he has sold over 1.5 million albums, making him one of Israel's most successful male singers.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Several dozen residents of Ashdod's Quarter Two neighborhood gathered on Sunday to protest against the settling of some 1,000 refugees from Sudan and Eritrea in the area over the past few months.Foreign migrants were involved in a recent murder that took place in the neighborhood, and residents say the number of violent incidents has increased as a result of their presence.
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Dozens of Orthodox Jews protested near a construction site where workers are building a rocket-proof emergency room at Barzilai Medical center in Ashkelon, southern Israel on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in place of a controversial ancient Jewish graveyard. The extreme Haredi group object to the new emergency room because they claim its construction required the moving of Jewish bones buried at the site. Several demonstrators were detained for attempting to stop the construction efforts. Construction workers on the site claimed that the protesters threw stones before police arrived at the scene. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
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The distribution system's network carries electricity from the transmission system and delivers it to consumers.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Israel recycling involves processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for conventional waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste management and is the third component of the
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Dozens of people were forced yesterday to wait on the outskirts of the emergency room at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon Israel that become heavy loaded on Sunday Aug 22 2010. Toward evening the Health Ministry ordered not to refer MDA more new patients that are not life-threatening emergency room at the hospital - as well as Soroka, Kaplan, Assaf Harofeh.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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srael's rapid economic development in recent years, coupled with its rising need for labor - foremost in agriculture, constructions and nursing - has recently made the country a target for foreign workers. These people are willing to work for wages that, though lower than the Israeli norm, allow them to save and send money to their families in the countries of origin.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak  informed the cabinet meeting on Sunday that he had chosen Southern Command Chief Yoav Galant to serve as the next chief of staff. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye (File)
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Beachgoers cooling off in the Mediterranean Sea in Nitzanim Beach on Saturday August 21, 2010.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Noam and Aviva Shalit marching Belioa hundred youth from Ashkelon for the release of their son Gilad Shalit. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Israelis are suffering from heavy heat wave Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Kim Goldblum limited girl from Ashdod shows her stamp collection for an exhibition about love at the Stamp Club Exhibition 2010.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Israeli youth who are participating in a surf camp are excited to cool off from the heat wave in the Mediterranean waters at Ashkelon marina beach on Tuesday August 17, 2010. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Norway Minister of Foreign Affairs -Jonas Gahr Store is visiting Sderot and viewing the kassam rockets in Sderot police station with Sderot Mayor David Buskilla. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Seven people were killed and at least 16 were injured when a train collided with a minibus near Kiryat Gat in Southern Israel on Thursday August 5, 2010. Victims include two children and a pregnant woman.  The train driver reported that the minibus sped past the checkpoint, saw the train too late and then instead of moving, froze on the tracks instead. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
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Taking pills and medicines. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Cordless Wireless Phone. Illustration photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Israelis cooling in cold water on Sunday, 01 August, 2010.A heat wave has hit Israel and several other places around the world, including northwestern Europe and some areas of the United States. On the surface, there's nothing surprising about a heat wave in the summer. But in recent years, any extreme weather phenomenon is almost automatically connected to the broader problem of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions..Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Damage from a kassam rocket fired the Gaza strip into southern Israel after it struck a daycare building used for people with disabilities on Saturday 31 July, 2010. The kassam rocket damaged the structures rooftop and destroyed most of the second floor of the building, which serves during the day as a daycare for people with disabilities. No injuries were reported in the attack. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
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A Grad missile that struck the heart of Ashkelon City in southern Israel on Friday 30 July 2010. A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in the heart of a populated area in the southern city of Ashkelon on Friday morning after an air raid siren sounded after a long period of calm. Two people suffered shock. Two empty floors of an apartment building, several cars and a nearby pavement sustained damage. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
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Speaking on a mobile phone while driving. Illustration photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Sayeret Matkal -General Staff Reconnaissance Unit:is an elite special forces unit of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Its main roles are counter-terrorism, deep reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, but the unit is first and foremost a field intelligence-gathering unit, used to obtain strategic intelligence behind enemy lines. Sayeret Matkal is also in charge of hostage rescue missions outside Israeli borders. The unit is modeled on the British SAS,and organizationally reports to the Directorate of Military Intelligence. Its IDF nickname is simply
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Smoking around kids childrens and babies. Illustration Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Girl who fell victim of rape. Photo Illustration by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Addicted to alcohol drinking beer. Photo illustration by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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A boy buys an intoxicating drink in a liquor store. Photo illustration by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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A child left in the car while his parents went for shopping .Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Refueling a vehicle at a gas station.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Photo Illustration of infant abuse by parents.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Israeli passport - citizenship. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Hundred dollars bills. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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