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Bahrain will name a Jewish ambassador to the United States, a report
said.
Huda Azar Nunu, a Jewish woman who is a lawmaker in Bahrain’s upper
house, will be named to the Washington position, according to a report
this week in A Sharq al-Awsat, a Saudi-owned pan-Arab daily published
in London.
"The sources denied that the appointment of Nunu as...
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Archive for April, 2008
Bahrain to name Jewish envoy ?
Class for kids: How to be homosexual
'Social change' organization says 'masculinity' too narrowly defined
A state-funded organization in Maine touted as "a stellar program for
social change" is advertising a seminar that essentially provides
information to impressionable school-age boys on how to be homosexual,
according to a pro-family organization opposing the plans.
The seminar, "Queer, Questioning, Quiet: Developing Gender Identity
& Male Sexual Orientation," is promoted...
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Madam Speaker? That's not in the Bible
Pete Chagnon
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has recently come under fire for quoting a
fictional Bible passage.
According to a CNSNews.com article, in her Earth Day news release,
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) attributed this quote to the
Old Testament: "To minister to the needs of God's creation is an act of
worship. To ignore those needs is to dishonor...
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Another Armageddon in the Gulf?
M. Abdul Hafiz
THERE are speculations galore that between now and June, before things
slide into the thick of American election, Israel is likely to attack
Iran, with the latter reacting with a quick ripostethus starting a
mutually bruising war in the gulf. We couldn't care less if either
Democrats or Republicans benefit from the possible catastrophe, but it
does...
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Iran Discusses 'Serious' Nuclear Proposals With Russia
Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili
Iran's top national security official held talks Monday with the acting
secretary of Russia's National Security Council aimed to defuse
international concerns about Tehran's nuclear program.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, said his talks with
Russia's Valentin Sobolev focused on what he called a package of
"serious" Iranian proposals designed to minimize the...
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Barack Obama's Muslim Childhood
By Daniel Pipes
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | As Barack Obama's candidacy comes
under increasing scrutiny, his account of his religious upbringing
deserves careful attention for what it tells us about the candidate's
integrity.
Obama asserted in December, "I've always been a Christian," and he has
adamantly denied ever having been a Muslim. "The only connection I've
had to Islam is that my...
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ABC's of the Omer
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons The significance, customs and mechanics of counting the Omer. What is the Omer?In the days of the Holy Temple, the Jewish people would bring a barley offering on the second day of Passover (Leviticus 23:10). This was called the "Omer" (literally, "sheaf") and in practical terms would permit the consumption...
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Israeli researcher proves the healing power of the cranberry
By Ilana Teitelbaum Cranberries have long been known as a popular folk remedy for the treatment of urinary tract infections, but until recently there was no scientific evidence to back up this claim. Now Professor Itzhak Ofek of Tel Aviv University has discovered that the benefits ascribed to cranberries are not only real -...
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MK Eitam: Arab MKs Broke a New Record for Treason
Nissan Ratzlav-Katz(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Effie Eitam (National Union-National Religious Party) slammed Arab MK Ibrahim Sarsur (Ra’am-Ta’al) on Monday night after Sarsur compared IDF soldiers to Nazis and claimed Israel was targeting Arab civilians for extermination. MK Eitam called the Nazi comparison “chilling” and said, "MK Sarsur's desecration of the memory of the Holocaust will...
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Intelligence chief: Terror groups planning Independence Day attack
Major-General Amos Yadlin briefs cabinet on situation in Gaza Strip, warns Palestinian terror organizations may try to carry out mass-casualty attack during Israel's 60th anniversary celebrationsRoni SoferMilitary Intelligence Chief Major-General Amos Yadlin warned the cabinet Tuesday of terror organizations seeking to carry out a major terror attack during Independence Day. The Israel Defense Forces,...
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