Archive for July 11th, 2006

         JPost.com » Israel » Article         By TOVAH LAZAROFF   Settler leaders paid more attention Monday to Housing and Construction Minister Meir Sheetrit's words against further withdrawals in the West Bank than they did to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's statement to the foreign press in Jerusalem that he was determined to stick with his realignment plan. The Council of...
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Sunday, July 9th, 2006 Last week's headlines prove the point: North Korea fires missiles, Iran talks of nukes again, Iraq carnage continues, Israel invades Gaza, England observes one-year anniversary of subway bombing. And, oh, yes, the feds stop a plot to blow up tunnels under the Hudson River. World War III has begun. It's not perfectly clear when it...
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Chicago expects overseas bidders to dominate next year's sale of the city's Midway airport, in spite of lingering political concerns in the US over foreign ownership of critical infrastructure. The long-term lease of Midway is the latest initiative by Chicago to plug its budget gap following the $1.83bn (€1.4bn, £1bn) sale of a toll road, and will be closely...
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New York officials unveiled an emergency response plan to limit the havoc a global flu pandemic might wreak on one of the world's densest, busiest cities. The plan, drawn up by the Department of Health with input from all the main city agencies, covers critical health areas involved in a pandemic, including disease monitoring, laboratory capacity, vaccine and medicine delivery,...
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by Rabbi Yosef Gabay July 10, 2006 The Messianic Age is the focus of the entire Creation. The arrival of the Messiah is a fundamental belief in Judaism. This yearning gives Jews all over the world hope concerning the ultimate future of mankind. They look with a seasoned eye at the irrational oppressions and insults by so many nations...
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The United States tried to redefine its controversial policy of preemption, saying that the strike-first strategy made famous by the Iraq war does not necessarily imply military action. "I think there's a misconception that preemption means war. It doesn't. Preemption means stopping somebody before they can do you harm. There are diplomatic ways to do that," said White...
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