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Mirrors direct the sun's rays for large solar thermal power plants at the Rotem Industrial Complex in southern Israel in 2008. The nation is a leader in clean technology. (Associated Press)
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In this Dec. 29, 2010 photo, an Israeli soldier handles explosives during an army drill near the Shivta Field Artillery School, southern Israel. Israel is among several nations to harness digital and satellite technology to develop "C4I" systems _ short for "command, control, communications, computers and intelligence." The latest version of the communication system that compiles battlefield information in an easy-to-use, video game-like interface, allows all forces on the ground to communicate instantaneously.(AP Photos/Bernat Armangue)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), surrounded by bodyguards, arrives at a Foreign Affairs and Security Committee meeting in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Photos/Bernat Armangue)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) convenes the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Ronen Zvulun, Pool)
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Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav (center) leaves a court in Tel Aviv Thursday after being convicted of two charges of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister. They are the most serious criminal charges ever brought against a high-ranking Israeli official. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Israeli soldiers in southern Israel near the Israel-Gaza border examine a crater created by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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** FILE ** Israeli soldiers in southern Israel near the Israel-Gaza border examine a crater created by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, stand with a representative of the Palestinian Authority, name not known, as he accepts a certificate of appreciation and award for Palestinian help in fighting the wildfires at the Carmel forest in northern Israel, during a ceremony in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Another ceremony to honor the Palestinian firefighters was canceled Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, when most of the Palestinians did not get their permits to enter Israel. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak looks aside during the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)
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A Russian firefighting plane sprays fire-extinguishing material over a wildfire in Ein Hod, Israel, on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. The cause of the worst forest fire in Israel's history is likely negligence, not arson, authorities said Saturday, as firefighters from around the world battled the blaze whipping through northern pine forests toward the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Israeli firefighters extinguish fire during a wildfire in the Carmel Heights near Haifa, northern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A massive forest fire that scorched part of northern Israel killed scores of people Thursday, officials said. Fire officials said the blaze, which torched some 800 acres (325 hectares), remained out of control as nightfall arrived. (AP Photo/Avishag Shar-Yeshuv)
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Vehicles drive on a road during a wildfire in the Carmel Heights near Haifa, northern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A massive forest fire that scorched part of northern Israel killed scores of people Thursday, officials said. Fire officials said the blaze, which torched some 800 acres (325 hectares), remained out of control as nightfall arrived. (AP Photo/Avishag Shar-Yeshuv)
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A driver gestures as he rides a motorcycle on a road next to smoke rising from a wildfire near Ein Hod in northern Israel, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. The worst forest fire in Israel's history devastated one of the country's few forested areas, and killed dozens of people. Homes were destroyed and some 15,000 were evacuated. Fire officials said the blaze, that is still out of control, has already torched some 1,600 acres (650 hectares). (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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People watch firefighting planes flying over after they refilled with sea water to be dumped over a wildfire in northern Israel, off the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Atlit, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Crews and equipment from around the world began arriving on Friday to help Israel's worst fire ever. The inferno, which also displaced thousands, is still raging through forests in northern Israel and on the outskirts of the country's third largest city, Haifa. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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A Greek firefighting plane participates in efforts to extinguish a wildfire over Ein Hod in northern Israel, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Foreign firefighters and aircraft poured into Israel Friday in an unprecedented wave of international assistance as the country battled a huge forest fire that has killed dozens of people and displaced thousands. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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A burnt car is seen kibbutz Beit Oren, destroyed in a wildfire in northern Israel Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Crews and equipment from around the world began arriving on Friday to help Israel's worst fire ever. The inferno, which also displaced thousands, is still raging through forests in northern Israel and on the outskirts of the country's third largest city, Haifa. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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Firefighters rest on the road at sunrise after participating overnight in the efforts to gain control over a massive wildfire, still raging near by, in Tirat Hacarmel, northern Israel, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. The worst forest fire in Israel's history devastated one of the country's few forested areas, killing dozens of people as guards raced to rescue inmates at a prison in the fire zone, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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A bus burst into flames as it raced to an Israeli prison during a massive forest fire on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Dozens of prison guards participating in the rescue mission died, officials said, in one of the deadliest accidents in the nation's history. (AP Photo/Avishag Shar-Yeshuv)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Knesset session on Wednesday. A classified 2009 diplomatic cable disclosed this week tells of secret diplomacy between Israel and Persian Gulf states.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu dismisses as speculation a publicized report that Turkey had listed Israel as a threat in a policy paper.
