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Breaking News Facebook Takes Down Page Calling for Third Intifada
The Facebook page calling for a third Palestinian intifada was taken down on Tuesday, after widespread calls for it to be removed. On the original page, Palestinians are urged to take to the streets after Friday prayers on May 15 and begin an uprising in the vein of the first two popular uprisings. ?Judgment Day…
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Breaking News Bibi Appoints Yoram Cohen as Israel’s Next Shin Bet Chief
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that he has appointed Yoram Cohen as the next chief of Israel’s general security services, the Shin Bet. Cohen will replace Yuval Diskin, whose six-year term ends on May 15. Cohen is the first observant Jew to fill the position. A former deputy Shin Bet chief, Cohen was considered…
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Breaking News Bibi: Palestinian Public Must Hear Abbas Condemn Itamar Attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to express to the Palestinian public his condemnation of the deadly attack at a West Bank settlement over the weekend. In an interview with Israel Radio earlier Monday, Abbas called the stabbing of five members of a family at the settlement of Itamar a despicable, immoral…
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News Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Throws Support Behind Israel Boycott
Roger Waters, founding member, vocalist and bassist of the iconic rock band ‘Pink Floyd’ has voiced his support for a cultural boycott of Israel. The British musician performed in Israel in 2005, ignoring calls from Palestinian rights advocates to cancel. While in Israel, Waters visited Jerusalem and Bethlehem. He was taken to the controversial separation…
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Breaking News Barak: Syria Ready To Consider Peace Deal With Israel
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad is prepared to consider a peace agreement with Israel. In an interview with Israel Radio, Barak said that it seems that the Syrian president is ready to consider a peace deal and that if Assad will indeed reach out to Israel regarding a peace…
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The Schmooze Coen Brothers To Receive Tel Aviv University Prize
Crossposted from Haaretz Joel and Ethan Coen, the Oscar award-winning producer-director team that created films like “The Big Lebowski” and “A Serious Man” have been announced as the recipients of a million dollar prize from Tel Aviv University, to be granted in May. The Dan David Prize is named for the businessman and philanthropist and…
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Breaking News Gadhafi Vows He Will Not Step Down, Will Die a Martyr in Libya
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi said Tuesday in a televised address that he will not step down from power and that he intends on staying in Libya. Gadhafi vowed to fight protesters demanding his ouster and said that he does not intend on resigning or forfeiting power like other leaders have done, announcing that he intends…
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Breaking News Report: Anti-Semitic Fliers Target Rahm Emanuel
Just a week before Chicago residents vote for their new Mayor, leading candidate Rahm Emanuel became the target of anti-Semitic attacks, NBC Chicago reported on Tuesday. According the report, fliers of the former White House chief of staff were distributed at the Red Line Chicago station in Chicago reading “I will run Chicago as I…
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