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  1. U.S. President Obama has a mixed view among Israelis: PollRead the original story

    5 min ago | AndhraNews

    ... figure in the left-leaning Jewish group J Street, as saying. The study also suggested that Obama, who has not visited Israel as President, and has been criticized by allies for failing to reach out to the Israeli public, is unusually unpopular for ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, George Bush

  2. Clashes break out after mosque arsonRead the original story w/Photo

    16 min ago | Ynetnews

    ... Parliament member Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, who harshly criticized the Israeli government. "The entire government of Israel is a government of settlers and settlements that reflect the deep end of extremism. The settlers' attacks do not stop at hurting ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Fire, Jordan, Amman, Jordan

  3. Rabbis take on haredi websitesRead the original story

    16 min ago | Ynetnews

    ... and posted on the "Haredim" website a ' one of the sites denounced by the rabbis. "We already know that many souls in Israel have been lost to the dangers of the Internet, which has been banned by the strictest (halachic) orders from every home," it ...

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    Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, Middle East, World News

  4. Assailants vandalize West Bank mosqueRead the original story

    19 min ago | Chicago Sun-Times

    Assailants vandalized a Palestinian mosque early Friday, burning prayer carpets and holy books, and leaving behind Hebrew graffiti indicating the rampage was the work of settlers angry over Israel's plans to curb settlement construction.

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  5. Atlanta Attorney Karen Weinstock Selected to The Best Lawyers In AmericaRead the original story

    21 min ago | Attorney NewsWire

    ... Georgia office of Siskind Susser. Karen graduated law school from Hebrew University School of Law in Jerusalem, Israel and is licensed to practice law both in Israel and in New York State. She is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of ...

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Georgia, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, World News

  6. Arson attack on West Bank mosqueRead the original story w/Photo

    27 min ago | RTE.ie

    Clashes erupted in the West Bank overnight following an attack on a mosque, which saw vandals setting fire to a library and spraying hate messages in Hebrew.

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    Related Topix: Palestinian Territories, Middle East, World News, Fire

  7. The Teacher Travels to Israel to Harvest Spirit in SabbaticalRead the original story

    32 min ago | Vineyard Gazette Online

    ... five months, being in a Hebrew-speaking environment, just the whole cultural and religious experience of living in Israel is a very great opportunity for me. And in addition, I'll be taking classes there (at Hebrew University and the Hartman ...

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  8. Settlers set fire to Mosque in West BankRead the original story

    32 min ago | Emirates News Agency

    Settlers set fire to a village mosque in Yasouf south of Nablus damaging several parts of the mosque and a library where holy books were shelved.

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  9. West Bank settlement population could soon rise by 10,000Read the original story

    33 min ago | Canada.com

    ... be completed regardless of the freeze, and said about 10,000 more settlers would move in, according to reports by Israel Radio and the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. "This is neither a freeze nor a suspension," the paper quoted Begin as saying. ...

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  10. Settlers allegedly vandalize and set fire to West Bank mosqueRead the original story

    41 min ago | Jerusalem Post

    ... Mahmoud Abbas called the act a "despicable crime," characterized settler behavior as "brutal" and demanded that Israel put a stop to their "wild antics." Settler extremists have recently attacked Palestinians and their property in response to the ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Fire

  11. Israel arrests Palestinian barrier protest leaderRead the original story

    44 min ago | KAAL-TV Austin

    RAMALLAH, West Bank - A leader of the most persistent Palestinian protest movement against Israel's West Bank separation barrier was asleep in his home when troops broke down his door and arrested him.

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  12. Delaying The Aging Process Protects Against Alzheimer's DiseaseRead the original story

    46 min ago | MediLexicon

    ... in Dillin's lab and now an assistant professor at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel. To answer this intriguing question, he slowed the aging process in a mouse model for Alzheimer's by lowering the activity of the ...

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Cell Biology, Biology, Science

  13. Standing for Yiddish in the land of HebrewRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Haaretz

    ... occasional performing arts center, YUNG YiDiSH Tel Aviv rests uneasily among the Christmas trees and pork vendors of Israel's largest bus station. Steeped in an ethnic potpourri, the curious setting betrays Yiddish's status as a language of exile, ...

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    Related Topix: Non-Profit, Hamerkaz, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, World News, Libraries, Theater, Arts

  14. Palestinian Sues Over Bruno 'Terrorist' SlurRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Sky News

    A Palestinian shopkeeper portrayed as a terrorist in the movie Bruno is suing the film's star Sacha Baron Cohen for libel.

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    Related Topix: Bruno, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Terrorism, Sacha Baron Cohen

  15. Likud minister: Settler population could grow by 10,000 in next yearRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Haaretz

    ... be completed regardless of the freeze, and said about 10,000 more settlers would move in, according to reports by Israel Israeli media. "This is neither a freeze nor a suspension," the paper quoted Begin as saying. "Construction in Judea and Samaria ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Likud (Israel), Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

  16. Hanukkah celebrations mix reverence with merrimentRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vancouver Courier

    ... Call 604-880-1088 for more information. Other events also celebrate Hanukkah this weekend. Congregation Beth Israel, a conservative synagogue at 4350 Oak St., is hosting An Electric Hannukah Bash at the Eureka! Gallery at Science World on Sunday, ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Mount Pleasant, PA, World News, Middle East

  17. Shopkeeper launches multi-million pound lawsuit after being branded 'terrorist' by Bruno starRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Daily Record

    A shopkeeper portrayed as a terrorist in the film Bruno is suing Sacha Baron Cohen, talk show host David Letterman and others for 67.5million. The action was filed by Palestinian Ayman Abu Aita in the US federal court.

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    Related Topix: Bruno, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Journalism

  18. Palestinian Christians issue theological call for an end to Israeli occupationRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Ekklesia Daily News

    A group of Palestinian Christians representing a variety of churches and church-related organisations have issued an animated, prayerful and strongly theological call for an end to occupation of Palestine by Israel.

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, Religion, Orthodox Church, Christian

  19. Israela s notorious Hannibal procedureRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Ramallah Online

    ... had come under domestic pressure to release hundreds of enemy prisoners for the return of three captured soldiers. Israel is currently involved in just such negotiations over Gilad Shalit, a soldier who has been held prisoner in Gaza by Hamas for ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Gaza Strip

  20. Safe Journey, Viva PalestinaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Ramallah Online

    ... carrying humanitarian aid, are expected to arrive in Gaza on 27 December - " the anniversary of the launch of Israel's murderous blitzkrieg. I asked the organizers if they provided a Gaza postbag for delivering seasonal greetings from supporters and ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories, Terrorism