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Israeli specialist on Egypt says Mohamed ElBaradei the man to watch

  BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)—  “Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak needs a miracle to survive the presidency,” according to Egypt expert, Yoram Meital, who is Chairman of the Herzog Center for Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. However, he thinks that a victory for the Muslim Brotherhood should not be seen as a […]

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U.S. Treaasury Dept. targets assets of Lebanese drug and money laundering operation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Wednesday designated Lebanese narcotics trafficker Ayman Joumaa, as well as nine individuals and 19 entities connected to his drug trafficking and money laundering organization as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).

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Foundation seeks 120 million British pounds to preserve Auschwitz-Birkenau as Holocaust memorial

OSWIECIM, Poland (Press Release)— On the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation announces its “Intervene Now!” campaign.  “Intervene Now!” is an initiative to engage individuals, organizations and governments around the world to protect and preserve the authentic remains of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and the memory

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Video: Hezbollah’s candidate becomes Lebanon’s new prime minister

Deputy PM Silvan Shalom Relates to Events in Lebanon Lebanon’s parliament has approved the appointment of billionaire businessman Najib Mikati, the Hezbollah-backed candidate, as the country’s new prime minister. The vote follows the ouster of Western-back Prime Minister Saad Hariri and confirms the Iranian-backed Shiite movement as the most powerful force in Lebanon. In less

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Hockey player claims anti-Semitism om Anaheim Ducks organization

ANAHEIM, California (WJC)– Jason Bailey, a professional US ice hockey player, is suing the NHL team Anaheim Ducks in court, claiming that coaches of one of its affiliate teams subjected him to harassment and anti-Semitic remarks. The 23-year-old is seeking damages in court from the Ducks, the Bakersfield Condors and the two coaches, Martin Raymond

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Television coverage of terrorism, violence demoralizes viewers, study finds

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Viewing TV coverage of terrorist events causes deterioration of psychological resources, such as commitment and a sense of success, and to feeling threatened, which in turn can also lead to loss of resources and other negative effects. This has been found in a new study at the University of Haifa. “Mass media

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Bialik Rogozin School in Tel Aviv subject of Oscar-nominated documentary

TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Strangers No More tells the amazing story of the Bialik Rogozin School in Tel Aviv. Bialik Rogozin brings together children from 48 different nationalities and diverse – and often difficult – backgrounds to learn in an open, humanistic and peaceful environment. Strangers No More follows several

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Is British Intelligence the hidden instigator of the so-called ‘Palestine papers?’

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON,  D.C. –In an interesting juxtaposition, right after Monday’s  JINSA Report about the importance of temperate and truthful words, al Jazeera and The Guardian (UK) announced that leaked documents prove Abu Mazen and Saeb Erekat made far reaching peace proposals to Israel during the left-wing government of Ehud Olmert including Jewish sovereignty over

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ADL praises South African decision on planned Livni appearance

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday welcomed a decision by South Africa’s highest investigative body to reject a request for an arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former foreign minister, upon her visit to the country.       The announcement, from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) headed by General Anwa

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