Palestinian Showdown: Abbas Extends Deadline for Hamas before Calling Referendum

Foreshadowing a potentially bitter showdown among the Palestinians, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he was giving militant Hamas three days to accept a document implicitly recognizing Israel before he...

Worse Than Terrorists

"The White Slave Trade. Yep overlooked in all the sturm and drang about the supposed Muslim terrorist cell broken up over the weekend, and CUPE's boycott of Israel, was this little story. Israeli-Canadian women trafficking ring busted"

World-Iran team want to leave politics out of World Cup

"The Iranian team say they want no part in their country's row with the West over its nuclear ambitions. Feelings over Iran are running high as European leaders have stopped short of banning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from visiting the World Cup but have signalled he...

Hamas rejects Abbas ultimatum over Israel

"AP - The Palestinian standoff intensified Sunday after Hamas rejected an ultimatum from President Mahmoud Abbas to endorse a plan implicitly recognizing Israel, and a pregnant woman was killed during a clash between the rivals' forces in Gaza."

Historical Revisionism

"Right Whing Whiner Michael Coren takes on CUPE over their boycott of Israel. In his latest Toronto Sun column, which was published in other Sun papers across Canada, Coren engages in historical revisionism that one expects from the likes of Ernst Zundel. "

Jerusalem Post | Abbas holds 'sulha' with Suha

"Suha, who reportedly received up to $100,000 a month from the PA budget before her husband's death, moved to Paris shortly after violence erupted in the Gaza Strip in September 2000.  She left for Tunis after French prosecutors announced that they had launched an...

Zionist Response To CUPE

"CUPE Ontario voted to endorse an international boycott of Israel. This was the typical response from the right. Jewish community called the union's move anti-Semitic. "Its initiatives don't recognize Israel's right to defend itself in the face of terror," said...

Unknown creatures found in cave

"Eight previously unknown invertebrate creatures have been discovered in an underground cave in central Israel. `The largest is a white shrimp-like crustacean. Another resembles a species of scorpion and is blind."

Prehistoric ecosystem found in Israeli cave

" Israeli scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered a prehistoric ecosystem dating back millions of years. The discovery was made in a cave near the central Israeli city of Ramle during rock drilling at a quarry. "

Arafat official confesses to using international aid for terror

"Fuad Shubaki was one of Chairman Arafat's top finance officials, and reported to be a key member of Palestinian gun running operations. In March 2006, he was captured by Israeli security services, which claim that he has confessed to using international donations for...

Rockets close the border

"Closure of border crossings between Gaza and Israel are causing undeniable humanitarian and economic distress to the Palestinian population in Gaza.    These crossings have proved very difficult for...

Ingathering the exiles

"As Purim approaches, I thought I would share with you a heartwarming story of a unique Shabbaton held by our congregation in Ra'anana, Israel.    Michael Freund, a leading member of our Synagogue, is also the chairman of Shavei Israel – an organization which...

Beyond the call of duty

"Army service is a part of growing up for most Israeli youth, although young religious women can be exempted. An alternative volunteer national service framework exists for young religious women who nevertheless want to contribute a year of their lives to the...

Under-writing murder and mayhem

"The European Commission delights in the winding alleyways of the Middle East political bazaar. But now OLAF – its anti-fraud unit – finds its officers scrubbing the blood off the steps of their Rue Joseph headquarters.   Under-writing murder and mayhem DAVID...

Apartheid and ethnic cleansing

"With the elections over, and as the political machinations surrounding the formation of the new Israeli government reach their height, it is of note that in "apartheid Israel" (which is also...

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