Monthly Archives: April 2012
Australian Billionaire to Build Titanic II
An Australian billionaire announces plans to build a high-tech replica of the famed but doomed luxury cruise liner, the Titanic.
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Livingstone Wants To Nationalize Mayoralty Race; Boris Is Local
Ken Livingstone, once expelled from Labour, is clinging to its coat-tails while Boris Johnson is deemphasizing the Tory connection.
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Olmert: U.S. Should Lead Attack on Iran, Not Israel
Former PM Olmert says any military action against Iran should be led by the U.S., hints he doesn’t trust Netanyahu and Barak.
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‘Prof. Netanyahu Should Have Been Awarded the Israel Prize’
Yossi Achimeir of the Jabotinsky Center says that Prof. Benzion Netanyahu should have been awarded the Israel Prize, but was ignored.
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UN Chief Calls for End to Sanctions on Myanmar
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the international community to lift its sanctions on Myanmar.
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Controversial Israeli Campaign Wins UN Award
For the first time in history, the United Nations has granted an Israeli firm a gold medal for its efforts in seeking an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Yediot Achronot reported.
The winner is Baumann Ber Rivnay (BBR Saatchi & Saatchi), a…
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Norwegian Scholar Connects Breivik’s Attack to Mossad
Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung connects Mossad to Breivik massacre, claims Jews control 96% of world media.
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Egyptian Salafists Duck Brotherhood Presidential Candidate
In Egypt, Salafists, Christians and moderates have agreed on a new presidential candidate, one who is not the Muslim Brotherhood choice.
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Officials Fear Terrorists With Body Bombs on US-Bound Planes
With the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death looming, American and European authorities told ABC News today that they fear al Qaeda may soon try to explode U.S.-bound aircraft with explosives hidden inside the bodies of terrorists.
As a resul…
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‘Pharaoh’ Grenade Lobbed At Mayor Bloomberg Sets Speaker Quinn Off
Political jaws dropped today when New York City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn angrily stalked out of a rally after someone criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Speaker Quinn must really want Bloomberg to endorse her as his success…
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Israeli Scientists Test New Drug for Chronic Pain
Israeli scientists have developed a new drug for chronic neuropathic pain that isn’t helped by the traditional medications.
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Barak: As Long As Iran Is A Threat, All Options Are On The Table
Israel’s defense minister warned Monday that as long as Iran poses a threat to Israel with its nuclear program, all options are on the table, a reference to a possible Israeli attack.
Ehud Barak was speaking before The Foreign Press Association…
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Rocket Attack Strikes Near Sderot
Gaza terrorists launched a short-range Qassam rocket attack on Sderot Monday night. The rocket landed in an open area.
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Pictures: Prof. Benzion Netanyahu Laid to Rest
The father of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was laid to rest in Jerusalem on Monday. He was 102.
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US Legislators Want a Piece of Israel’s Iron Dome
Last week, the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee decided to allocate a further $680 million for the purchase by the IDF of additional batteries of the Iron Dome short-range rocket interceptor sys…
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Obama Releases More Bin Laden Files
White House releases documents showing close kinship between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda; GOP Obama is overplaying the ‘I killed Osama’ card
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Egyptian Women Appeal Sex-After-Death, Teen Marriage Laws
Egyptian women urge the Islamist-dominated parliament not to pass a controversial law allowing a man to have relations with his dead wife.
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Channel 10 Runs ‘Disney World Abduction’ Hoax
Channel 10 suspends reporter after running a well-known urban legend about the near abduction of a 9-year old Israeli girl at Disney World
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Ex-CIA Interrogator: Obama’s War on Terror Is Less Ethical Than Bush’s
The former head of the CIA’s Clandestine Service Jose Rodriguez says President Obama is waging the nation’s war against radical Islam in a far more brutal manner than his predecessor President George W. Bush.
“We don’t capture …
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Report: 63 Egyptians for 1 Israeli National
Jerusalem is set to swap 63 Egyptian prisoners for Israeli Odeh Tarabin, who has been imprisoned in Egypt since 2000 for espionage
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AG: Lieberman Probe Complete Within Weeks
Deputy AG Noa Mishur says the mutating 13+ year probe into FM Avigdor Lieberman will be complete ‘within weeks’
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Romney On Bin Laden Raid: ‘Even Jimmy Carter Would Have Given That Order’
Mitt Romney, asked if he would have given the order to go after Osama Bin Laden, as President Obama’s new video and his campaign aides have suggested he wouldn’t have done, per Politico’s Ginger Gibson: “Of course, even Jimmy C…
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Tefillos for Mountaindale Rosh Yeshiva
Yesterday, Rav Yerachmiel Shlomo Rothenberg, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva of Mountaindale, was taken to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Center in Manhattan.
The rosh yeshiva is in serious condition and is in need of rachamei Shomayim.
All are asked to dav…
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Abbas and Fayyad Set to Reshuffle PA Cabinet
After reports of a schism over a letter sent to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the top PA leaders plan to shake up Ramallah’s cabinet
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Lieberman Wants Elections ‘As Soon as Possible’
Foreign minister and Yisrael Bateinu party head Avigdor Lieberman says he wants elections as soon as can be arranged, preferably July
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Investigation: Non-Kosher Meat Served at Peres’ Independence Day Event
The Daily Ma’ariv has published an Exposé of a major faux pas that allegedly took place during Independence Day celebrations at the presidential residence in Jerusalem. According to testimonies that reached the paper, the company Pri Ha’A…
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Jerusalem Hospital Blames PA for Potential Closure
East Jerusalem hospital that is at risk of being shut down is blaming Palestinian Authority for not paying for patients’ medical treatment.
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Netanyahu: Decision on Elections Within Two Weeks
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Likud ministers today that he will decide about new elections after a feasibility study is made
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‘Occupy’ Promises ‘Biggest Shut Down The City Of New York Has Ever Seen’
As part of Occupy Wall Street’s call for a nationwide “general strike” May 1, elements within the group are looking to shut down bridges and tunnels in both New York and San Francisco.
Occupy Oakland, the most radical of all the loca…
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Iran Optimistic as Obama Capitulates
Tehran’s envoy to the IAEA is upbeat ahead of nuclear talks after learning the United States is unlikely to oppose continued enrichment
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Arianna Huffington: President’s Bin Laden Ad “Despicable”
Even those on the left are surprised by Barack Obama’s latest gaffe. Left-wing journalist Arianna Huffington, founder and editor-in-chief of the The Huffington Post, called the Obama campaign’s decision to tout the assassination of Osama b…
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Turkey to Block EU From NATO Summit Unless OIC Attends
Turkey said it will block EU participation in NATO summit unless the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is allowed to participate
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IDF ‘Easy Riders’ in Case of Traffic Jams
The IDF is hauling back out the motorcycles for use in case of national disasters that might cause traffic jams and delay soldiers.
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Clarifying the Issue: Chareidim and Zionism
Dear Editor at The Jerusalem Post,
I read Rabbi Dov Lipmann’s front page article (”Why Chareidim should be Zionist” originally published April 23, 2012 in Jpost.com) with much interest. While no one can disagree with the fact that we…
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Seven Killed in Bronx Zoo Traffic Accident
Seven members of one family were killed when their car spun off a road and tumbled into a gorge at the Bronx Zoo.
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Israel Building Security Wall Along Lebanese Border
The wall is intended to protect the city of Metulla from sniper fire coming from the Lebanese border town of Kfar Kila.
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PA Minister Resigns Following Internet Restrictions
Palestinian Authority Minister of Communications, Mashour Abu Daqa, announced his resignation following the PA’s censorship of websites.
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Dumb And Dumber: U.S. Signals Major Shift On Iran Nuclear Program
In what would be a significant concession, Obama administration officials say they could support allowing Iran to maintain a crucial element of its disputed nuclear program if Tehran took other major steps to curb its ability to develop a nuclear bomb…
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Leading candidate in Egypt presidential race calls Israel peace accord ‘dead and buried’
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Syrian Rebels Fight Back with Suicide Bombs
Assad’s brutality, including starvation, has driven rebels to fight back with suicide bombs. Twenty killed in attack on security forces.
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Ex-Birthright Guide Says Non-Jews Infiltrate
“Birthright” says it free trips to Israel are only for Jews, but a former guide says non-Jews join. Birthright: There are only a few.
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US Lawmakers Want Rights to Iron Dome Technology
Lawmakers in House have agreed to invest millions of dollars in Iron Dome for Israel, as long as the US acquires rights to weapon system.
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U.S. Citizens Misinformed Of Tax Laws Upon Making Aliyah
Many Americans who make aliyah are told, incorrectly, by their U.S. tax return preparer that once they settle in Israel they do not have to file U.S. returns.
Accountant Don Shrensky says there are two types of tax “damage” that new immigr…
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How a Nice Kid from Baltimore Joined Al Qaeda
Majid Khan was a nice kid from Baltimore until he wore a suicide a vest in Pakistan. Now, he is happy it did not explode.
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Terrorists to Lose 50% of National Insurance Benefits
Knesset Welfare Committee approves bill for final reading. MK Agbaria to MK Rotem: You’re the terrorist.
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Bill Clinton: ‘We’re Going In The Right Direction Under Obama’
Former President Bill Clinton gave a rousing endorsement of fellow Democrat Barack Obama in his first 2012 campaign appearance with the president on Sunday night, and helped him raise more than $2 million.
A white-haired and svelte Clinton, 65, pounde…
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Perth Amboy Shul Trial Set To Begin Today
After months of legal wrangling, the trial over the sale of Perth Amboy’s historic shul, Congregation Shaarey Tefiloh, is set to begin this morning. Mr. Herschel Chomsky, a member of the shul’s presidium, as well as Dr. Alan Goldsmith, a p…
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Port Authority To Declare One World Trade Center NYC’s Tallest Skyscraper Today
One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City’s tallest skyscraper on today. Workers will erect steel columns that will make its …
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Benzion Netanyahu Eulogized by Left and Right
MK Rivlin: “He never compromised.” President Peres: “He was a great historian and a great Jew.”
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PA Turns Hunger Strike into ‘Humanitarian Disaster’
The latest PA tactic for United Nations sympathy is the prisoner’s hunger strike, which it now says is a humanitarian disaster.
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Rome Mayor Caught in Anti-Semitic Blunder
Rome mayor was forced to cancel a book presentation in City Hall following an outcry that it was to be given by a convicted neo-Nazi.
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Poll: 72% of Israelis Want Chareidim Recruited for the IDF
The public in Israel is in favor of recruiting chareidim for the IDF, but considers they should not be coerced to enlist, a new poll found.
According to a survey commissioned by Ynet and Gesher, an organization dedicated to promoting unity in Israel…
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FDA May Allow Patients to Buy Drugs Without Prescriptions
In a move that could help the government trim its burgeoning health care costs, the Food and Drug Administration may soon permit Americans to obtain some drugs used to treat conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes without obtaining a presc…
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London Olympics: Jerusalem Capital of ‘Palestine,’ not Israel
On official website, Israel had no capital; capital of “Palestine” was Jerusalem. Israelis protested, error was fixed.
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Netanyahu Likely To Call Elections For August Or September
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu did not flinch over the weekend at threats by Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman to break up the Knesset’s ruling coalition. “I will not tolerate extortion or hesitate to call [early] election…
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Obama Ready to Concede to Iran on Uranium Enrichment
Obama is ready to make a major concession to Iran on uranium enrichment while the NY Times downgrades the chance of war.
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Benzion Netanyahu, Father of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, Dies At 102
The father of Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, Benzion Netanyahu, passed away this morning at his Yerushalayim home at the age of 102.
Benzion was an Israeli historian and professor emeritus at Cornell University. He served as a secretary to Ze&…
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Knesset Begins Spring Term – as Iran War, Elections Loom
Three-month term will be action-packed, as controversy over hareidi military service heats up.
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Netanyahu’s Father Passes Away at Age 102
Prof. Benzion Netanyahu, father of the Prime Minister, passed away in his Jerusalem home early Monday morning. He was 102.
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Romney Test-Drives His Potential VP Picks
Who needs to be cool when all your friends are?
Welcome to the tryout stage of the veepstakes race. Monday brings Mitt Romney to New Hampshire – alongside Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., who follows the close-to-Romney footsteps of other vice presidential …
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Al Gore: Global Warming Is Real And Needs To Be Addressed Now
Former Vice president Al Gore on Friday refuted claims that global warning is a myth, saying that 97 to 98 percent of the worlds’ scientists attest to its veracity.
Gore was the keynote speaker at the inauguration of Hampshire College President …
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Terror Mastermind Hospitalized Due to Hunger Strike
Ahmed Saadat, secretary general of the PFLP, hospitalized after refusing to accept food for 13 days.
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Head of UN Mission: Only Syrians Can Achieve Peace
The head of the UN observer mission to Syria: even 1,000 unarmed observers could not end the violence on their own.
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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 8 Iyar
Rav Yerachmiel Rabinowitz of Peshischa (1831)
Rav Moshe Mordechai Twersky of Trisk (1943)
Rav Raphael Binyamin Levine, son of Rav Aryeh Levine. Rav Refael studied in the Eitz Chaim Talmud Torah, and was very close to its rosh yeshiva, Rav Isser Zal…
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Egyptian Forces Arrest PA Arab Terror Suspects
Egyptian security forces detain two Palestinian Authority Arab militants as they enter the Sinai Peninsula through smuggling tunnels.
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Poll: Netanyahu Maintains Power, Even in Early Elections
Poll conducted for the Yisrael Hayom newspaper gives Netanyahu’s Likud 31 seats. Kadima and Mofaz drop from 28 to 13.
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Foreign Journalists Visit Threatened Beit El Neighborhood
A group of foreign journalists visit the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El, meet with residents, and hear their story.
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Injured Soldier Receives Certificate in Hospital
IAF Commander visits Hadassah-Ein Kerem Hospital and awards a certificate of merit to soldier who was injured on Mount Herzl.
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Mofaz: It’s Me or Netanyahu
Opposition leader MK Shaul Mofaz: the real battle in the next election will be between me and Netanyahu.
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Verbal Confrontation at New York Conference
Verbal confrontation breaks out between Environment Minister Erdan and former Mossad chief Meir Dagan over Diskin’s remarks.
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Obama Campaign Defends Silly Ad Which Clams Romney Would Not Have Approved Bin Laden Raid
President Obama’s reelection campaign on Sunday stood by its controversial web video which questioned whether Mitt Romney would have approved the Osama bin Laden raid — as a top Romney adviser accused the president of twisting a unifying m…
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Erdan: Diskin, Dagan Harm the Efforts Regarding Iran
Environment Minister Gilad Erdan responds to Diskin: Inconceivable that former security heads will damage our efforts regarding Iran.
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Study: New Jersey Residents Have Longest Life Expectancy In Nation
Good news for Garden State residents: You will live longer than most.
According to a new study, people who live in New Jersey have a longer life expectancy than anyone else in the country.
The study, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and E…
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Attempt to Abduct Israeli Girl at Disney World
Channel 10: nine year old girl was found drugged, with her head half shaved.
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Deri Rejects Rav Ovadia’s Offer for #3 Slot
Rav Ovadia Yosef offered Aryeh Deri third place after Eli Yishai and Ariel Atias, but Deri wants to be #1.
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What if Diskin Was a Rabbi?
Binyamin-region Israelis angry as Diskin gets away with slam on Netanyahu, Barak.
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John Boehner: Americans ‘Do Not Want To Vote For A Loser’
Mitt Romney’s privileged background and personal wealth will not prevent Americans from voting for him in November’s presidential election, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Sunday morning.
“The American people do not want to vot…
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Fifth Graders from L.A., Samaria Hold Unique Skype Meeting
Hebrew school pupils in Los Angeles’ Tifereth Israel congregation “meet” Ramon School pupils over the Internet.
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Railways Nixes Israeli Pride to Avoid Offending Arabs
Israel Railways prevents youth from hanging a ‘Proud to be Israeli’ sign for fear of offending Arab passengers.
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Saudi Arabia Grants Osama bin-Laden Family Entry
Saudi Arabia has decided to allow the infamous terrorist’s family into the kingdom on humanitarian grounds.
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Former Mossad Head Dagan supports Diskin
Former Mossad head Meir Dagan expresses his support for Diskin following complaints of incitement, leaking classified information.
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Obama Has Held More Re-Election Fundraisers Than Previous Five Presidents Combined
Barack Obama has already held more re-election fundraising events than every elected president since Richard Nixon combined, according to figures to be published in a new book.
Obama is also the only president in the past 35 years to visit every elect…
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Nationalists: Singer Noa ‘Sang for Terrorists’
Noa (Achinoam Nini) took part in an “alternative” Remembrance Day ceremony that honored Arab dead.
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Olmert Cautions Against Israeli Strike on Iran
There is still time to stop Iran with sanctions and diplomacy, former prime minister Ehud Olmert said today at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.
Olmert said that the United States needed to lead the international efforts to stop Iran and slam…
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A Gift from our Pilots: Picture Perfect Israel from Above
A few days after the Yom HaAtzmaut flyby, the IDF supplies us with the goods: the beautiful Land of Israel from above.
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Iran Cracks Down on Women Wearing ‘Vulgar,’ ‘Illegal’ Clothes
Iran is conducting a new crackdown on women wearing the headscarves improperly or who are dressed in a “vulgar” fashion.
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Seven people – including three children – killed Sunday when van drove off overpass and fell near Bronx Zoo
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Major British supermarket chain announces boycott of produce made in West Bank settlements
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With An Asterisk, World Trade Center Is Back On Top In NYC
One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City’s tallest skyscraper on Monday. Workers will erect steel columns that will make its…
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Obama marks anniversary of Bin Laden’s death with his first ever TV interview inside Situation Room
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