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Israel Selects New Chief Rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef

JNS.org - Rabbi David Lau, the chief rabbi of Modiin, was named Israel's chief Ashkenazi rabbi on Wednesday evening, alongside Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who...

July 24, 2013 1:50 pm
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Hamas Fears Egypt’s ‘Tamarod’ Protest Movement Will Challenge its Gaza Rule

Recent events in Egypt are causing Hamas officials to worry that a similar uprising could take place among its disenfranchised population. Since protests, precipitated largely by the grassroots Tamarod (rebellion) movement, led to the ouster...

In Hezbollah Stronghold, Lebanese Residents See EU Blacklisting as ‘Joke,’ a ‘Lame Horse’

Residents of southern Lebanon, the regional seat of terror group Hezbollah, don't seem too concerned that the European Union's recent blacklisting of the terrorist organization will affect how it operates, Lebanon's  English-language Daily Star reports. One...

Syrian Rebels Ambush, Trap, Shell 50 Truck Hezbollah Convoy (VIDEO)

Syrian rebel forces on Wednesday broadcast footage of an ambush attack on a 50-truck Hezbollah military convoy yesterday, Israel's Channel 10 reported, linking to a video of the shelling. The video shows rebel forces firing rocket...

July 24, 2013 11:58 am
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Jewish Orgs Blast Court Ruling Reversing Decision to Allow U.S. Citizens to List Jerusalem, Israel, as Official Birthplace

Jewish organizations in the U.S. expressed their disappointment Tuesday at a court's ruling barring American...

July 24, 2013 8:27 am
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Britain Wonders if Baby Prince Will be Circumcised; Prince Charles Snipped by Royal Mohel

British royal watchers continued aflutter on Wednesday as speculation mounted about the possibility that the...

July 24, 2013 8:17 am
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Egypt’s General Al-Sisi Calls for Friday Demonstrations to Prove Army Mandate

Globe and Mail / AP - Egypt's military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen...

July 24, 2013 8:05 am
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Two Hamas Rockets Fired at Israel, Strike Inside Gaza

Times of Israel - Two mortar shells were fired toward Israeli territory from Gaza on...

July 24, 2013 12:11 am
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July 24, 2013 1:50 pm
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Israel Selects New Chief Rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef

JNS.org - Rabbi David Lau, the chief rabbi of Modiin, was named Israel's chief Ashkenazi rabbi on Wednesday evening, alongside Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who was...

July 24, 2013 12:46 pm
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Hamas Fears Egypt’s ‘Tamarod’ Protest Movement Will Challenge its Gaza Rule

Recent events in Egypt are causing Hamas officials to worry that a similar uprising could take place among its disenfranchised population. Since protests, precipitated largely...

July 24, 2013 12:19 pm
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In Hezbollah Stronghold, Lebanese Residents See EU Blacklisting as ‘Joke,’ a ‘Lame Horse’

Residents of southern Lebanon, the regional seat of terror group Hezbollah, don't seem too concerned that the European Union's recent blacklisting of the terrorist organization...

July 24, 2013 12:13 pm
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Syrian Rebels Ambush, Trap, Shell 50 Truck Hezbollah Convoy (VIDEO)

Syrian rebel forces on Wednesday broadcast footage of an ambush attack on a 50-truck Hezbollah military convoy yesterday, Israel's Channel 10 reported, linking to a...

July 24, 2013 11:58 am
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Jewish Orgs Blast Court Ruling Reversing Decision to Allow U.S. Citizens to List Jerusalem, Israel, as Official Birthplace

Jewish organizations in the U.S. expressed their disappointment Tuesday at a court's ruling barring American citizens from listing on their passports Jerusalem, Israel as their...

July 24, 2013 8:27 am
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Britain Wonders if Baby Prince Will be Circumcised; Prince Charles Snipped by Royal Mohel

British royal watchers continued aflutter on Wednesday as speculation mounted about the possibility that the baby prince would follow the tradition of his ancestors, and...

July 24, 2013 8:17 am
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Egypt’s General Al-Sisi Calls for Friday Demonstrations to Prove Army Mandate

Globe and Mail / AP - Egypt's military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the...

July 24, 2013 8:05 am
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Two Hamas Rockets Fired at Israel, Strike Inside Gaza

Times of Israel - Two mortar shells were fired toward Israeli territory from Gaza on Wednesday morning. The shells, originally reported to have landed in open...

July 24, 2013 12:11 am
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Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)

On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...

July 23, 2013 11:49 am
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Families of Israeli Terror Victims Express Outrage at Proposed Release of Palestinian Terrorists for Peace Talks

Expected concessions on the part of Israel aimed at inducing the Palestinian Authority to enter into peace talks are rankling many in the Jewish State. Israel...

July 23, 2013 11:42 am
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Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs Calls for Short-Lived Peace Treaty, Before Return to Conquer (VIDEO)

In a Friday sermon in the presence of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash equated the looming US-brokered peace talks...

July 23, 2013 10:38 am
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500 Prisoners Escape Iraq’s Abu Ghraib Jail, Mostly Al-Qaeda Leaders Sentenced to Death

Reuters - Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to...

July 23, 2013 10:13 am
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Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Freedom and Justice Party’ Qalyub HQ Attacked With Molotov Cocktails, 6 Die in Clashes

Violent unrest continued in Egypt on Tuesday, as the Muslim Brotherhood's "Freedom and Justice Party" headquarters in Qalyub, north of Cairo, was attacked with molotov cocktails....

July 23, 2013 7:45 am
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US State Department: Peace Talks to Go Forward, Martin Indyk Not Tapped to Lead Negotiations

Times of Israel - The State Department confirmed on Monday that the Palestinians agreed to participate in new peace talks with Israel, dismissing comments to...

World

Israel Intensifies Strikes Across Gaza, Orders New Evacuations in North

Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, as the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the strip, warning...

Israel

Israeli Hostage Families Make Passover Plea for Return of Missing Loved One...

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza will mark the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover, a week-long festival that...

Middle East

Drone, Rocket Attacks Targeted US Forces in Iraq, US Officials Say

US forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Iraqi security sources and US officials told Reuters on Monday, the...

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