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Boruch Spiegel dies at 93; survivor of Warsaw ghetto uprising
Boruch Spiegel, one of the last survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93. Spiegel died May 9 in Montreal, where he had spent the...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Revolutions, Judaism, Human Interest, Warsaw (Poland)
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Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line
BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Rebellions, Israel, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: National Government, European Union, Politics, West Bank, Israeli Settlements
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Syria rejects Turkish accusations in deadly bombings
BEIRUT — Syria on Sunday rejected Turkish charges that Damascus was behind a pair of devastating car bomb attacks in southern Turkey that killed 46 people and left scores injured. The bombings provided a worrisome indication of how the civil war...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Politics, Bombings, Government, Turkey
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Israeli attacks in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, not as aid to rebels
Israeli airstrikes in Syria on Iranian weapons destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia could be seen as heralding wider international involvement in Syria’s intractable civil war. Reports Ā of sarin gas attacks in Syria also conjure the...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Politics, Weaponry, John Kerry, Israel
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Palestinian inmate ends hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank – A Palestinian inmate ended a prolonged hunger strike Tuesday after reaching a deal with Israeli military prosecutors for early release, his lawyer and family said. Samer Issawi, whose fast helped fuel weeks of protests in the...
Tags: West Bank, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Machneyuda chefs at Jar, Fullerton Arboretum spring dinner, more
Jar hosts guest chefs: Israeli chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon of Machneyuda in Jerusalem will be paying chef Suzanne Tracht’s restaurant Jar a visit April 13 for a one-night-only dinner collaboration. In honor of Israel’s 65th Independence...
Tags: Festive Events, Just Born, Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Tahini, Israel
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Obama heads home after 'spectacular' tourist stop in Jordan
PETRA, Jordan--After four days of difficult Middle East diplomacy, President Obama headed home Saturday after playing tourist at the elaborate ruins of Petra, an ancient city carved from sheer rock faces of surrounding mountains. The remains of...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Israel, Tourism and Leisure, Barack Obama
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Letters: Obama the peacemaker
Re "Obama scores a coup in Israel," March 23, and "Obama pitches peace to Israel," March 22 Kol hakavod (all the respect) to President Obama for his speech to students in Jerusalem last week. This is why he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize four years...Tags: Israel, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Barack Obama
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Palestinian politics do matter
With President Obama's visit to Israel and the occupied territories now behind us, attention is likely to turn to how we might restart the peace process. But if the past is any indication, one crucial element will be largely ignored in the discussion:...
Tags: National Government, Politics, West Bank, Parliament, U.S. Congress
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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, 82, dies
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa -- Acclaimed Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who wrote “Things Fall Apart,” died Friday after a brief illness. He was 82. Achebe, often called the father of African literature, was best known for “Things Fall...
Tags: Nelson Mandela, Chinua Achebe, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria
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Egypt allows showing of 'Jews of Egypt' documentary
CAIRO – The battle between censors and filmmakers overĀ "Jews of Egypt" ended this week when authorities granted permission for the documentary to be shown despite fears it may agitate Egypt’s anti-Israeli hatred amid months of political unrest...
Tags: Film Festivals, Festive Events, Religious Conflicts, Arab Spring, Israel
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