While much of the world mourns the untimely death of the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, it is worth recalling one of Mr. Jackson’s more unfortunate qualities: he was an anti-Semite. In case you think I am making this up, allow me to refresh your memory. Back in November...
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"“Most members of a group of foreign peace activists seized at sea by the Israeli navy remained in custody Friday, three days after their failed attempt to run Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, relatives and...
Alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk has been declared fit to stand trial by German prosecutors.The 89-year-old, born Ivan Demjanjuk, is accused of aiding in the deaths of 29,000 Jews at the Sobibr camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, where he worked as a guard.The...
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The problem is Hamas. If they would give up terrorism then they would be able to get enough aid to rebuild." A U.N. human rights investigator on Thursday called Israel's seizure of a ship carrying relief aid for the Gaza Strip "unlawful" and said its blockade of the...
Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...
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Scads of people ponitificate about "violations of international law" and "crimes against humanity" but what would YOU do if faced with specific scenarios in war time? Take the quiz...
Over 150 hours of formerly classified tape recordings at Richard Nixon's White House were made available online Tuesday. The tapes, along with 30, 000 pages of documents and smaller selection of the documents, were made public by the Nixon Presidential Library. The...
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As the world prepares to observe June 26 as an international day against torture, countless secular Baluch activists who think Allah has no business in politics are missing and face torture in Pakistani military...
The salt lake between Israel and Jordan, the Dead Sea, is shrinking due to lack of water. About 3000 sinkholes start to appear around the lake. The holes can crack suddenly and everything on top will collapse. Experts say sinkholes' formation is related to lack of water,...
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Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) has recently unveiled a kamikaze munitions drone, known as HAROP. The UAV is classified as a Loitering Munitions system. The drone searches and patrols an area, when a target is...
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Israel has authorised the construction of 300 new homes at a Jewish settlement on the West Bank, less than a week after the US pressed for halts on settlement expansion. " Israeli Army Radio said on Tuesday that 60 of the 300 homes slated for the Talmon settlement in the West...
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Monday a Quebec Superior Court will consider a war crime suit for two Canadian companies' involvement in the building of Israeli settlements. The settlements are located in Palestine on the West Bank. "...
A new poll suggests that Israelis view President Barrack Obama as pro-Palestine. A push for Israel to halt settlement growth in the West Bank and to relaunch peace talks may have cause this major shift in...
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International community welcomes Brazilian president tackling important ethical issues in a fair way Julio Severo Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivered an important address at the Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, on 15 June 2009, where he affirmed that the...