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NewsvineJewish heritage does not begin and end in the synagogue
Haaretz : Israel [IL] : 3 hours ago
Last week the Israel Defense Forces entered another round in its own version of the wars of the Jews. The chief of staff's bureau decided to forbid religiously observant soldiers from walking out of military gatherings that include performances by ... ...read article
Last week the Israel Defense Forces entered another round in its own version of the wars of the Jews. The chief of staff's bureau decided to forbid religiously observant soldiers from walking out of military gatherings that include performances by ... ...read article
Syria's Assad offers informal invitation to Obama
Asharq Alawsat [UK] : 3 hours ago
LONDON, (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing. "We would like to welcome him ... ...read article
LONDON, (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing. "We would like to welcome him ... ...read article
Israel mulling easing Gaza embargo, report says
Asharq Alawsat [UK] : 3 hours ago
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Defense Ministry has recommended a partial lifting of the embargo on Gaza as a goodwill gesture toward the Palestinians to spur along talks to free a long-held captive soldier, an Israeli news site reported Friday. Israel ... ...read article
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Defense Ministry has recommended a partial lifting of the embargo on Gaza as a goodwill gesture toward the Palestinians to spur along talks to free a long-held captive soldier, an Israeli news site reported Friday. Israel ... ...read article
Gazans brave poisoned beach for fun in the sun
Alarabiya.net [AE] : 3 hours ago
The raw sewage dumped straight into the Mediterranean has failed to cure Gazans' itch for the beach and many in the Palestinian enclave brave nasty rashes for a dip in the polluted sea. The pollution is largely blamed on Israel's crippling two-year ... ...read article
The raw sewage dumped straight into the Mediterranean has failed to cure Gazans' itch for the beach and many in the Palestinian enclave brave nasty rashes for a dip in the polluted sea. The pollution is largely blamed on Israel's crippling two-year ... ...read article
Pro-Palestinian bookstore attacked in Paris
Alarabiya.net [AE] : 3 hours ago
Masked vandals trashed a Paris bookstore run by pro-Palestinian activists on Friday, in an attack blamed by the owners on Jewish extremists. A bystander told AFP he saw five men wearing hoods and tracksuits run into the store, armed with sticks and ... ...read article
Masked vandals trashed a Paris bookstore run by pro-Palestinian activists on Friday, in an attack blamed by the owners on Jewish extremists. A bystander told AFP he saw five men wearing hoods and tracksuits run into the store, armed with sticks and ... ...read article
Israeli navy performs 'unusual' drill in Suez
Alarabiya.net [AE] : 3 hours ago
An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, as an Israeli minister warned against the expanding population of Arab Israelis that do not "love" Israel. A defense source ... ...read article
An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, as an Israeli minister warned against the expanding population of Arab Israelis that do not "love" Israel. A defense source ... ...read article