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1 hr ago | The Washington Post

Settlers: Israel drafts deal to delay evacuating rogue settlement, despite eviction order

Israeli settlers say they have reached a deal with the country's government to allow them to stay in their West Bank outpost for two more years, despite Supreme Court orders for evacuation next month.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

Arutz Sheva Israel News

MK Dichter: America Must Act Against Iran, Not Israel

Former Shin Bet chief MK Avi Dichter announces candidacy for Kadima leadership and declares: I'll join Netanyahu's coalition.

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Jerusalem Post

Have the Israeli Arabs remained silent on Syria?

In recent weeks, the Israeli media has been posing the challenging question of why we are not hearing any condemnations from the leadership of the Israeli Arabs in general, and the Arab MKs in particular, of the massacre that is being carried out by Syrian President Bashar Assad against his own people.

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Medincine Hat News

Abbas tells Arab League no more talks with Israel without a Jewish settlement freeze

Love beats action as 'The Vow' bows at No. 1 with $41.7M; 'Safe House' is No. 2 with $39.3M Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday Feb.

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San Jose Mercury News

Israeli Black Hebrews mourn diva Whitney Houston

Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, the leader of the 2,500-strong group of vegan polygamists, told Channel 2 TV Sunday that he considered Houston his "spiritual daughter." In 2003, she visited the Black Hebrews in the desert town of Dimona.

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TheDenverChannel

Tourists Temporarily Blocked From Jerusalem Holy Sites

Israeli authorities temporarily blocked Jews and foreign tourists from entering some of Jerusalem's most visited holy sites Sunday after leaflets called for causing disturbances there, police said.

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Lake Wylie Pilot

Hamas strongman in Gaza rejects unity deal

A rare public rift broke open Sunday in the usually tightly disciplined Islamic movement Hamas over a reconciliation deal that would require it to relinquish key areas of control in the Gaza Strip.

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Arutz Sheva Israel News

Hamas Will 'Never Recognize Israel"

Gaza de facto Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, says the terrorist group will "never recognize Israel" and "the resistance will continue." Gaza de facto Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who is running as a candidate to replace Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal in the group's upcoming elections, says the terrorist group will "never recognize Israel." ... (more)

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Salem-News.com

One Palestinian Dead, Others Wounded in Israeli Air Strikes

Salem-News.com is the premiere Independent Online Newsgroup in the United States.

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Green Left Weekly

Israel: Palestinian hunger striker close to death

Palestine prisoner's rights group Addameer released the statement below on February 9 on the condition of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan.

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Toronto News.Net

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli army in West Bank

Two Palestinians were wounded as dozens clashed with Israeli soldiers Saturday in front of an Israeli prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, witnesses said.

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Russia Taday

Anonymous vows 'crusade' against Israel

Traditionally known as F*ckFBIFriday, this weekend's eve turned into F*ckCIAFriday, as hacktivists downed the official website for the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States cia.gov. Concerned with the continuous acts of police brutality perpetrated by law enforcement in Oakland, California, the online group Anonymous has published the ... (more)

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Arab News

Ahmadinejad: Iran to reveal new nuke achievements

TEHRAN: Iran will soon unveil "big new" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday while reiterating Tehran's readiness to revive talks with the West over the country's controversial nuclear program.

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New York Daily News

Madonna fans in Israel ask government to delayA war

Madonna performs during the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show; her Israeli fans want their government to hold off on war at least until after she plays a spring concert.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Intelligence Committee chair: China-based cyber attacks against U.S....

Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, said Chinese cyber warfare against the government and U.S. companies is the country's greatest national security threat while speaking at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids on Friday.

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Gawker

Sexy Israeli Photo Shoot Mocks Ultra-Orthodox Women Haters [The Jews]

An Israeli fashion magazine called BelleMode is set to publish a provocative spread that will surely upset the conservative Haredim, or ultra-Orthodox contingency.

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Jerusalem Post

US Affairs: Reaching for the Jewish vote Florida

During the depths of the Great Depression, Rose Nisenbaum's bank refused to allow her to withdraw the $400 emergency fund she had spent her life carefully saving.

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Jerusalem Post

Israel successfully tests Arrow missile defense system

In the face of Iran's continued pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Israel tested the Arrow missile defense system on Friday in what officials said was a successful demonstration of the country's ability to defend itself in a future war.

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The Wichita Eagle

Musician Cat Power cancels Israel show

In this Sept. 11, 2006 file photo, singer Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power, poses for a photo in New York.

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Cape Breton Post

Tourists drawn to beauty of Judean Desert, where monks sought inspiration centuries ago

Located between Jerusalem and Jericho, the Judean Desert provided an inspiration to thousands of hermits who lived here in the early Middle Ages.

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