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Brooklyn Mom's Nutella Ice Cream Crusade Fails by 2 Votes

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:50:00 EST

A Brooklyn mother’s crusade to keep her daughter’s beloved banana and Nutella-flavored ice cream on the menu at her local parlor fell just short.

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John Kerry Gambles Big on Mideast Peace Breakthrough

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:19:00 EST

Secretary of State John Kerry tried to explain at a press conference at Ben-Gurion International Airport why he had been investing most of his time over the past months in a desperate attempt to renew the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Hezbollah Chief Vows To Rescue Syria Regime

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:11:00 EST

The leader of Lebanese guerrilla movement Hezbollah said on Saturday his group would stay in the Syrian war “to the end of the road” and bring victory to its ally President Bashar al-Assad.

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Jewish Teen Scores Date With Supermodel No. 2 After Kate Upton Diss

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:38:00 EST

A Jewish day school student got a supermodel date to his senior prom after all.

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Jewish Businessman Runs for French Overseas Seat

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:57:00 EST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed the campaign of Jewish businessman Meyer Habib for a seat in the French parliament.

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Jews Reject New Church of Scotland Report on Israel

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:49:00 EST

The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities said that, despite recent revisions, the Church of Scotland’s report on Israel remains “unacceptable.”

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Unholy Alliances Grow in Israel Chief Rabbi Fight

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:36:00 EST

Heading the agenda was the election of Israel’s new chief rabbis, slated for next month ‏(the election is carried out among a large group of rabbis and public representatives‏). Two private bills related to this issue will soon be submitted to the Knesset.

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Obama's Speech on Counter-Terrorism Raises Concerns Among Israeli Lawmakers

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02:00 EST

Israeli intelligence experts, defense mavens and foreign policy gurus should be poring over President Barack Obama’s address to the National Defense University by now. Many of them, one can safely posit, won’t like what they’re reading, in the text and between the lines.

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'Chief Rescue Officer' for Canadian Jewish News Is No Longer at Post

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:00 EST

The man tasked with rescuing the Canadian Jewish News is no longer in his post.

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Police Backtrack on Killing Jewish Triple Murder Suspect Tied to Boston Bombers

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:00 EST

Law enforcement officials are now unsure of what spurred the killing of Ibragim Todashev, or if he was ready to confess to his role in a 2011 triple murder with the Boston bomber.

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For Republican Presidential Hopefuls, 2016 Campaign Efforts Have Begun

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:00 EST

Seeking to raise money for the New Hampshire Republican Party, state chairwoman Jennifer Horn recently called the party’s national boss, Reince Priebus, with a question: Could he get Rand Paul to visit?

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Jewish Scouting Leaders Rejoice Over Decision To Include Gay Youth in Troops

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:58:00 EST

Jewish scouting leaders say they are “overjoyed” after the Boy Scouts of America passed a resolution lifting a ban on gay youth.

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Pro-Israel Media Watchdog Presses '60 Minutes' Complaint at CBS Annual Meeting

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:03:00 EST

Representatives of a pro-Israel media watchdog took CBS to task at a shareholders meeting over a “60 Minutes” segment about the plight of Christians in the Holy Land.

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Did John F. Kennedy Admire Adolf Hitler?

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:06:00 EST

John F. Kennedy admired Hitler as a young man and felt fascism was right for Germany, according to a new book in German that mines the future president’s diaries.

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Iran Denies Supporting Assad's Army in Syria War

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:17:00 EST

ran on Friday denied it has forces in Syria supporting President Bashar Assad’s army, one day after foreign backers of the Syrian leader’s rebel foes demanded Tehran withdraw its fighters from the country’s territory.

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Auschwitz Museum 'May Not Reflect Real Facts' Says Hungarian Lawmaker

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:09:00 EST

A lawmaker for the ultra-nationalist Jobbik party in Hungary said the Auschwitz death camp museum “may not reflect real facts.”

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Early Peace Discussions With Israelis and Palestinians 'Very Productive', Says Kerry

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:58:00 EST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that his shuttle talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on prospects for reviving direct negotiations had been “very productive”.

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FBI Reviews Killing of Boston Bombers' Pal Eyed in Jewish Triple Murder on 9/11

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:25:00 EST

A special Federal Bureau of Investigation team from Washington on Thursday began reviewing the death of a Chechen immigrant linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a day after he was shot and killed by an agent during questioning in Orlando.

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George Moustaki, Singer Who Worked With Edith Piaf, Dies at 79

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:04:00 EST

French singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki, beloved in France for his songs celebrating liberty and collaborations with Edith Piaf, died on Thursday after a long illness. He was 79.

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Julius Berman Insists He's Not to Blame for Claims Conference Botched Probe

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:55:00 EST

Julius Berman, the chairman of the Claims Conference board, insisted he is not to blame for botching an investigation into a 2001 letter exposing massive fraud at the Holocaust restitution organization.

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