Report suggests Ala. close girls' detention center
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A report commissioned by the Southern Poverty Law Center suggests the state should close two Department of Youth Services detention facilities for delinquent girls and instead provide community-based treatment.
January 25, 2012
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Hamas chief Meshaal plans first Gaza trip
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal plans to visit Gaza for the first time, possibly accompanied by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a Hamas official said Tuesday.
January 24, 2012
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American Jews Slam Dutch Tolerance
When Amsterdam?s chief rabbi insisted last week ??that homosexuality was an ?illness? that could be cured, declaring his view as a ?religious truth? (as if there were such a thing), the city?s Orthodox Jewish community removed him from his duties while they reviewed the situation.
January 23, 2012
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Palestine News & Info Agency – WAFA – PCBS: Wholesale Price1 Index Increases in 2011
RAMALLAH, January 22, 2012 (WAFA) – The overall Wholesale Price1 Index (WPI) for the Palestinian Territory reached 118.33 in 2011, registering an increase by 3.76% compared to 2010, Sunday said a report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
January 22, 2012
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Palestine News & Info Agency – WAFA – Hamas Confirms Meshaal Will Not Run Again
GAZA, January 21, 2012 (WAFA) – The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas confirmed Saturday that its chairman, Khaled Meshaal, has informed the movement of his intention not to run again for the post in the upcoming Hamas general conference, according to a statement by Hamas information center.
January 21, 2012
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Mustard gas remains undestroyed in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya, Jan.
January 20, 2012
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Egypt Brothers mix pragmatism, ideology on Israel
The Muslim Brotherhood is trying to maneuver its way between its fierce anti-Israel ideology and the realities of governing as it ascends to leadership in Egypt for the first time in its history and faces the key question of how to deal with the country's peace treaty with the Jewish state.
January 18, 2012
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Palestine News & Info Agency – WAFA – Jewish Settlers Set Fire to Palestinian Car for 5th Time in Hebron
HEBRON, January 15, 2012 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers Sunday set fire to a Palestinian-owned car in Tel Rumeida area, in the Old City of Hebron in south of the West Bank, for the fifth time, according to the owner.
January 15, 2012
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Iran blames US/Israel for killing – Video
12-01-2012 12:07 Jan 12 – Iranian officials blame the US and Israel for the killing of one of the country’s nuclear scientists who was blown up in his car on Wednesday. Simon Hanna reports.
January 14, 2012
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Ahmadinejad: ‘International Zionism’ assassinated Iran nuclear scientist
The letter, which was reported by the official Iranian news agency IRNA, came as the country’s state television quoted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as blaming Israel and the U.S. for the Tehran attack.
January 13, 2012
Tags: and-the, for-the, iranian, iranian-supreme, irna, khamenei, khamenei-as-blaming, leader, leader-ayatollah, news-agency, official, state-television, tehran, the-country, the-official Posted in: Zionism Comments Closed
Libya squad for African Nations Cup finals
Libya have named the following 23-man squad for the Jan. 21-Feb.12 African Nations Cup finals:
January 13, 2012
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Its Official! Gaza Children Get World Record For Kite Flying
It's official – the children of the Gaza Strip again hold the Guinness World Record for the most kites flown simultaneously – this time it was 12,350.
January 12, 2012
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Iran leader lands in Cuba flashing victory sign
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived Wednesday in Cuba for talks with his counterpart Raul Castro as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel and the United States for the killing of a nuclear scientist in a Tehran car bombing.
January 11, 2012
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Jewish cantor is secret weapon of Jesuit school's winning basketball team
Shofar, so good.
January 11, 2012
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IAI clinches $1 billion India arms deal
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 10 (UPI) — Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a four-year, $1.1 billion deal with India for aircraft, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and intelligence systems, a major boost for the Jewish state’s high-tech defense sector in an increasingly export-driven global market.
January 10, 2012
Tags: a-for-aircraft, a-major-boost-, aviv-, deal-with, for-aircraft, for-the, high-tech-defense, india, industries, Israel, israel-aerospace, Jewish, major-boost, tel, upi Posted in: Tel Aviv Comments Closed
Jerusalem settlement activity ‘soared in 2011′
Israeli authorisations for the construction of Jewish settler homes in east Jerusalem reached their highest number in a decade in 2011, an Israeli NGO said in a new report released on Tuesday.
January 10, 2012
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Back to school in Libya – Video
07-01-2012 14:45 Jan.
January 8, 2012
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Sudan’s Bashir warns Libya of Kadhafi remnants
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday warned that Libya must be wary of the remnants of Moamer Kadhafi’s regime, saying his country was “afraid” for the Libyan people.
January 8, 2012
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Libyan children return to school after uprising – Video
06-01-2012 22:25 About 1.2 million Libyan children are going back to school, for the first time since Libya’s revolution started. But many schools have been destroyed and most do not even have basic facilities.
January 7, 2012
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Inside Story: Libya’s security challenge – Video
05-01-2012 03:03 As armed groups hold real power across Libya, how difficult is it for the government to disband them? Inside Story, discusses with guests: Daniel Korski, Waheed Burshan and Sameh Seif Elyazal.
January 6, 2012
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The Lede Blog: Santorum Insists West Bank Is ‘Part of Israel’
Following Rick Santorum’s sudden rise to prominence in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, new attention has been paid to his views on foreign policy issues, which apparently include a firm conviction that the West Bank is “part of Israel.”
January 6, 2012
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Santorum Insists West Bank Is ‘Part of Israel’
Since Rick Santorum’s sudden rise to prominence in the race for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, new attention has been paid to his views on foreign policy issues, which apparently include a firm conviction that the West Bank “is part of Israel.”
January 6, 2012
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Reform Movement’s Big Transition
It’s been an amazing ride for Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie — and a groundbreaking one, for the Reform movement and for Judaism in general.
January 5, 2012
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Jewish Art for the New Millennium – Video
03-01-2012 16:44 Selections from our recent event “Jewish Art for the New Millennium” held on November 3, 2011
January 5, 2012
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A SCATTERING OF SEEDS: A Sephardic Journey: Solly Levy…From Morocco to Montreal – Video
29-03-2010 10:35 Episode 36: For 30 years, Sally Lévy has been a mainstay of the Sephardic Jewish community in Montreal. He came here from Morocco with is wife and young family in the late 60s, and since then, as teacher, dramatist, singer and song-collector, stand-up comic, and radio host, he has been a passionate advocate for the Sephardic community and its traditions, while casting an affectionately ironic eye on its foibles and idiosyncrasies
January 4, 2012
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