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Hungary Kickboxer Loses Gig Over Nazi Tattoos

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:43:00 EST

A Hungarian martial arts fighter was disinvited from an event in Prague because of his Nazi tattoos, including one reading “death to the Jews.”

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Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Keep High-Tech Arms Away From Hezbollah

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:00 EST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups.

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Australia Abuse Victim's Brother Tussles With Chabad Rabbi in Synagogue

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:57:00 EST

A senior Australian Orthodox rabbi had his glasses ripped from his face during an altercation inside Chabad’s main synagogue in Melbourne.

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Eric Garcetti's Lead Narrows in Los Angeles Mayoral Race

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:27:00 EST

City Councilman Eric Garcetti leads City Controller Wendy Greuel by 7 percentage points in a tightening race for mayor of Los Angeles, according to the latest opinion poll, but the survey’s director said Greuel could still stage an upset in Tuesday’s election.

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Israel Warns Russian Arms to Syria Could Be Used Against It

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:14:00 EST

Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish state.

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Hungary Jewish Program Even Lures Non-Jews

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:08:00 EST

A small but growing English-language Jewish studies program here is attracting students, Jews and non-Jews alike, from around Europe and places as remote as Mongolia.

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Western Wall's Many Planned Jewish Makeovers — And Why They Died

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:27:00 EST

Fantasies of reviving the Western Wall, the sole remnant of the wall that supported the platform on which stood the ancient Temple, began to flourish with the conquest of East Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.

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Google Earth for the 16th Century Mapmaking Set

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:10:00 EST

As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique “cosmology” printed in 1507 that serves as America’s birth certificate.

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Kerry To Visit Israel and Palestinian Territories Next Week

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:00 EST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Israel the Palestinian territories next week in his bid to revive the peace process.

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Egypt Closes Gaza Border After Kidnapping of Police

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:56:00 EST

Egyptian police blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday in protest against the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen, witnesses said.

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IDF Stung by Billion Dollar Budget Cuts, But Bonus Looms on Horizon

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:23:00 EST

It’s best to take with a grain of salt the complaints that will be voiced in the near future by the General Staff about the implications of the cuts included in the state budget passed this week. True, in the years ahead, the Israel Defense Forces will be required to dismiss 4,000 career soldiers ‏(while at the same time 1,000 new ones will enter the career army‏). The defense establishment will also have to slash NIS 4.5 billion from its budget over the coming 18 months. That, of course, will necessitate adjustments in the IDF’s structure and outlays. However, none of this will generate unprecedented economic pressure on the army.

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Alan Gross Settles Suit on 'Risky' Work in Cuba

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:52:00 EST

An American contractor imprisoned in Cuba has settled a lawsuit in which he accused the company he was working for when he was arrested and the U.S. government with failing to warn him about the risks of working on the communist-controlled island.

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Russian Arms Shipment to Syria 'Destabilizes' Region, Says Livni

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:07:00 EST

Israeli Justice Minister Tzippi Livni warned that “Israel has a right to defend itself” in the wake of reports that Russia provided advanced naval missiles to Syria.

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Ukrainian Ultra-Nationalist Party Distances Itself from a Recent Anti-Semitic Letter

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:03:00 EST

The Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Svoboda party distanced itself from a recent anti-Semitic letter carrying its logo.

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Cigarette Smugglers Tied to Notorious Jewish Murder on Brooklyn Bridge

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:00 EST

Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multi-million-dollar cigarette smuggling ring in New York, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist militant groups.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Stage Huge Anti-Draft Protest

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:24:00 EST

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, a proposal supported by the secular majority pushing for a more equal share of the burden on Israeli society.

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Susan Rice Briefs Jewish Leaders on Mideast

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:18:00 EST

Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice discussed the Middle East peace process and other regional issues with Jewish community leaders.

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Turkish Premier Recip Tayyip Erdogan Will Go Ahead With Trip to Palestinian Territories

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:11:00 EST

Turkish Premier Recip Tayyip Erdogan says he plans to visit the Palestinian territories in June, rejecting U.S. request that he delay or scrap the trip.

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Irish Quaker Woman Named Nation's First Righteous Gentile for Aiding Jews

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:46:00 EST

A non-Jewish woman from Cork who risked her life to save Jewish children from the Nazis has become Ireland’s first Righteous among the Nations.

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Israeli Women With Jewish Cancer Gene Rarely Opt for 'Angelina Jolie' Surgery

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:11:00 EST

Despite similar risks as American Jews, relatively few Israeli woman choose to undergo the preventative breast cancer surgery undergone by Angelina Jolie.

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