Archive for August 1st, 2007

TONY BLAIR is expected to inspect a prospective new home - known locally as a palace - when he travels to Jerusalem tomorrow on his first trip to the Middle East as a peace envoy. He is said to be keen to take over the one-time residence of the British High Commissioner for Palestine,...
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 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas have been holding secret talks on a final status agreement on the critical issues between Israelis and Palestinians, Al-Hayat reported on Tuesday. The London-based newspaper quoted a senior government source as saying that the "secret channel was set up in...
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The Carter Center in Atlanta has refused to confirm or deny reports that former President Jimmy Carter has offered to mediate between the Fatah faction of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, which took over the Gaza Strip in a violent coup last month.Washington has maintained a policy of isolating Hamas and bolstering...
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By Aaron Klein
JERUSALEM – Security forces acting on orders from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday destroyed a synagogue used by Jews to worship near Joseph's Tomb, Judaism's third holiest site and the believed burial place of the biblical patriarch Joseph – the son of Jacob who was sold by his brothers into slavery...
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By Dennis Prager http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | What do anti-Semitism, racism and Islamophobia have in common?In fact, nothing. But according to Islamist groups, Western media and the United Nations, they have everything in common. Anti-Semites hate all Jews, racists hate all members of another race, and Islamophobes hates all Muslims. Whoever coined the term "Islamophobia" was...
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UPDATED: Russia and Iran continue to strengthen their military ties, while Vladimir Putin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continue to draw closer as strategic allies....in December 2005, Russia sold Iran $1 billion worth of missiles, after years of selling submarines and other advanced weapons systems to the radical Islamic regime....the latest reports indicate that "Russia plans...
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Komfie Manalo - AHN News Writer
Tehran, Iran (AHN) - The Islamic Republic of Iran on Monday lashed out against Washington's decision to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, blasting the offer for spreading fears and worries in the Middle East. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Ali Hosseini said, "The region needs peace, stability and...
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CINCINNATI -- As the U.S. Army continues to keep thousands of troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army recruiters have a new perk to offer new recruits.The Army is now offering a $20,000 "QS" – or “Quick Shipper” -- bonus to new and prior service recruits joining, selecting any job and shipping out for...
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