E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Feb 8, 2012, 8:40 am
Syria has been plunged into a civil war for many months now, with the latest casualty report being 68 dead amongst the latest clashes in various flash points around the country. Mostly civilians died this time, as is often the case, as the Syrian army and the rebel fighters battle an endless struggl...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Feb 8, 2012, 6:33 am
In a weird story of religious based censorship, a local newspaper blurred the faces of little girls that appeared in a toy store ad, without telling the store, drawing the ire of both customers and the chain. It seemed that this newspaper, which should be somewhat neutral in the process, angered eve...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Feb 2, 2012, 10:23 am
The situation with Iran and their nuclear program has been on the front of the world agenda for a long time now. It’s a rich history of accusations and denials. Now, to add to the fire, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked in a CBS interview about the fact that in his opinion, Iran could make ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 27, 2012, 6:03 am
“Footnote”, a film by Joseph Cedar, has been announced as a nominee in the Best Foreign Film category at this year’s Academy Awards to be held on February 26 in Los Angeles. “Footnote” will compete against “Frida” (Iran), “Dark” (Poland), “Mr. Lazar” (Canada) and “bolhad “(...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 27, 2012, 4:37 am
Having rich lobbies acting behind closed doors with politicians is nothing new. The whole system is run by money, as anyone who investigates what goes on in Washington could tell you, and those individuals and corporations who make big donations to politicians also get big friends. Now with last yea...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 26, 2012, 10:29 am
A voter registration office was opened in the Gaza Strip by the political rivals Hamas and Fatah last week, bringing the region one step forward toward presidential and parliamentary elections. These are set to happen later this spring, and we could see once more the two rivals pit against each othe...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 16, 2012, 4:15 am
Orr Shalom’s Reut home cares for 24 boys, who have suffered the most extreme physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse and neglect. Due to their traumatic life experiences they endure deep behavioral, learning, and psychiatric difficulties. Their vulnerability is so acute, that Reut is their last c...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 15, 2012, 10:48 am
The IDF is preparing for a possible flood of Syrian refugees following the potential fall of President Bashar Assad, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said Tuesday. Speaking at the Knesset’s Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee, the army chief said that members of Assad’s Alawite sect are expected t...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 15, 2012, 6:45 am
In a case of new immigrants versus the more established immigrants, Immigrant Absorption Minister Sofa Landver caused an already heated Knesset Committee meeting to get out of control. Speaking at a Knesset Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee meeting on discrimination against the...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 15, 2012, 3:43 am
Mysterious blast in Iranian capital leaves one dead, injures two. Local media reports say blast ‘reminiscent’ of previous attacks on nuclear scientists. According to Iranian media reports, the incident “looks similar to attacks on nuclear scientists in the city,” more than one year ago. Th...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 15, 2012, 3:39 am
Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night with a broad-based coalition of both conservative and moderate voters overwhelmingly motivated by their worries about America’s economic future and wanting above all to beat President Barack Obama in November. According to exit poll data, mo...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 11, 2012, 6:30 am
“There is no reason on earth for a person to raise a hand – let alone on helpless girls.” Beit Shemesh Mayor Moshe Abutbul said Tuesday in reference to Na’ama Margolis, the seven-year-old girl who was spat on by a haredi man who claimed she was not dressed “modestly enough.” Addressing...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 11, 2012, 5:13 am
According to Reuters, the Iran Revolutionary Court has sentenced an American-Iranian man to death for reportedly spying for the CIA. This move could likely aggravate the tension between Iran and the US, which is already high due to the Tehran nuclear dispute. Amir Mirza Hekmati is being held by Ir...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 10, 2012, 4:55 am
A top official with Iran’s nuclear program announced over the weekend that the country is on the verge of breaking ground on a second uranium enrichment site. This rebellious announcement comes amid new international sanctions against the country due to its dispute over their nuclear program. The ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 4, 2012, 4:04 pm
A US Navy aircraft carrier was warned by an Iranian Army commander to not enter the Persian Gulf. The aircraft carrier that had left the Persian Gulf during the Iran’s Navy drills was coming back into the region that primarily makes up Iran’s southern border when it received the warning. Reuters...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Jan 4, 2012, 9:03 am
The test firing of two long range missiles on Monday by Iran’s Navy solidifies the fear that 2012 is going to be a year or tension between the Iranian government in Tehran and the United States. There were also claims on Monday that Iran has made a breakthrough with their nuclear program. Both of ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Nov 2, 2011, 4:12 am
According to reports from the Palestinian military, the main phone network in the West Bank and Gaza has suffered a sustained attack by computer hackers… As a result, most of the Palestinian territory has lost internet service. The PA claims that the crash has been caused by computer hackers sab...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Nov 1, 2011, 8:35 pm
On Monday, they became a full member of the U.N. cultural and educational agency. As a result, U.S. lawmakers have threatened to withhold roughly $80 million in annual funding to UNESCO if it approved Palestinian membership. Currently, the United States provides some 22 percent of UNESCO’s fundin...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Nov 1, 2011, 4:10 pm
NATO is considering a no-fly zone in Syria after Bashar al-Assad, warned that any western intervention would cause an “earthquake” which would “burn the whole region…” reported the guardian. Some Syrian anti-government groups have called on the west to defend them as fighting between secu...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Nov 1, 2011, 4:06 pm
On Wednesday, the Palestinians received approval for a statehood bid for full membership in Unesco (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as part of their broader campaign for recognition as a state by the United Nations Security Council. But full membership in Unesco...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 27, 2011, 11:52 am
Awad al-Qarni, a prominent Saudi cleric is paying no less than $100,000 to any Palestinian who kidnaps an Israeli soldier. He said that he had made the offer in response to a similar reward promised by an Israeli family for anyone who catches the person who killed one of its loved ones in 1998, apr...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 27, 2011, 10:12 am
Bibi’s new modus operandi is apparently negotiating with terrorists. And Egypt’s quasi military government working in a caretaker capacity isapparently, for all intents and purposes, terrorists. On Tuesday, Bibi approved a prisoner exchange deal with Pharoah’s land, where Ilan Grapel will be ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 25, 2011, 7:26 pm
The Hamas Treatment: While Gilad Shalit is not being hounded by Israeli press, and even had a hugging session this week with President Shimon Peres for a tear-jerking chat, here’s how Hamas is treating their people, recently freed from an Israeli prison. Ma’an News Agency reports that those se...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 25, 2011, 6:23 am
Turkia Have No Fear! The Jewish Country is here! It is no big deal. You know. Offering assistance to countries who seek to place sanctions on you. And it really puts world politics in perspective. People come first. Then governments. Then schwarma. Recently, the Turks were rocked by a 7.2-magnitu...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 23, 2011, 4:43 am
All Tel Avivians know how pleasant the port is at night. A beautiful waterfront view with great restaurants and shopping. Well, this nightlife is about to spice up a little more. From now on there will be live television broadcasts and advertisements on the buildings. According to Ynet, NIS 30 mill...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 19, 2011, 4:22 am
On Tuesday, thousands of flag-waving Palestinians in Gaza celebrated the homecoming of hundreds of prisoners exchanged for Shalit, chanting for Hamas to seize yet more Israeli soldiers! “The people want a new Gilad!” they chanted. They must have been fond of the young Jewish man. Bradley burs...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 18, 2011, 5:09 am
We just watched the first pictures of Gilad Shalit being handed off to the Egyptians in the Rafah border crossing by Hamas. He was handed off literally, by the man who engineered the kidnapping, Ahmed Jabari. Gilad wears a baseball cap and looks thin, pale and a little dazed. We are all a little da...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 10, 2011, 5:57 am
Alan Grayson clearly describing the issues that are driving the Wall Street protests across the US (Bill Mahr): “They’re complaining about the fact that Wall Street wrecked the economy three years ago and nobody’s been held responsible to it.” Share/Bookmark
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 6, 2011, 2:58 am
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 5, 2011, 1:17 pm
Last Sunday, Israel guided by Bibi welcomed parts of an international plan for resuming the long-dormant peace talks with the Palestinians; however, much warranted caveats were issued. Mediators from the Mideast Quartet – an organization made of the United States, European Union, United Nations ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 3, 2011, 3:42 pm
Yemen The fault line that caused the political earthquake that erupted in the Middle East last winter and changed the chemicals in the environment continues to spread wider and wider into the months, and perhaps a new year – threatening to call the hopeful journalistic moniker, “the Arab Spring...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Oct 3, 2011, 11:36 am
The United States is warning that should the Israel expand settlements in Judea and Samaria, the prospect of peace with the Palestinians will be put in peril. The truth is that should the Jewish County not expand settlements in Judea and Samaria, the Palestinians will still not recognize Israel; the...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 27, 2011, 9:23 am
It’s been 6 years since Gilad Shalit was kidnapped. This is the Shana Tova (New Year) greeting that was mailed out to politicians and government officials by the family as a reminder. A few days ago the Palestinian Prime Minister made his bid for Statehood and now waiting for an answer from the U...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 25, 2011, 6:53 am
The unique relationship between Israel and Toronto has taken another step forward on September 12, when Canadian Airline WestJet and Israel’s airline El Al announced a joint move where tickets which are purchased on El Al for Toronto, may now be purchased combining connecting flights to one of Wes...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 25, 2011, 5:43 am
Call it strategic Jew-baiting, call it what you will. President Obama has finally swallowed that pill. He has fallen in line, put peace interests behind… a two-state solution may now never happen. Blame it on Hamas. Blame it on Abbas. Blame it on Arafat alone, or old Ariel Sharon. Reactions am...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 21, 2011, 7:10 pm
A new cultural center was inaugurated in the town of Kiryat Arba, next to Hebron on Monday night. As predicted, several high-profile actors have refused to perform at the center. The center was built with public funds from three Israeli government ministries, and of course with moneys from private d...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 21, 2011, 12:10 pm
A top-secret US cable from the US embassy in Doha, Qatar where the Aljazeera headquarter is, was published recently on Wikileaks. The cable revealed that Al Jazeera’s Managing Director Wadah Khanfar agreed to a US government request to delete web content that “disturbed” the US government. Th...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 21, 2011, 6:11 am
After being evacuated amidst the recent violent protests, four Israeli diplomats and security personnel will be returning to Israel’s embassy in Cairo. The return comes amidst reports by the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram that the protesters were actually paid to attack the embassy. The envoys will ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 21, 2011, 5:54 am
The recent conflict between Mahmoud al-Zahar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Gaza, and Damascus-based Hamas political bureau leader Khaled Mashaal demonstrates the animosity within the Hamas leadership in Gaza and Syria. Al-Zahar demands that Hamas-Gaza be given a more authoritative role in de...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 15, 2011, 8:54 pm
The former Foreign Secretary of Britain, Jack Straw has called on MPs to back the Palestinian bid for unilateral statehood at the United Nations. The British government has not yet confirmed whether it will support the bid if a vote goes ahead. The U.S. will not back the move. Straw wrote to every ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 15, 2011, 9:29 am
With the first round of GOP primary debates already underway, a lingering question is whether President Obama honored the Jewish vote he had so clearly secured when he won the 2009 presidential race. Republican Bob Turner’s upset victory last Tuesday in the special election for the mostly Democr...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 15, 2011, 8:47 am
Beyond the Pale According to a survey taken last month by Ben Gurion University pollsters, 60 percent of Israelis say they would be in favor of seeing NATO troops deployed in both the West Bank and Gaza. According to the “Israeli Positions on the European Union” survey, 64 percent of Israeli Je...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 12, 2011, 7:19 pm
Mel Gibson, who told a police officer once when he was drunk and Israel’s 2006 invasion of Lebanon had the front page of every media outlet: “Fucking Jews… the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world…” is set to direct a new film! The Los Angeles Times reported: “Mel Gibson...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 12, 2011, 8:52 am
Remember this? And this? One article I found on the Internet – don’t know who it’s by – reads as follows: “Hitler never had more than 37 percent of the popular vote in the honest elections that occurred before he became Chancellor. And the opposition among the 63 percent against him was...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 12, 2011, 8:36 am
The verdict is in: John Galliano will have to pay. The word as of Thursday morning, is that French courts have convicted the French fashion designer John Galliano for anti-Semitic slurs. He is to be fined some $8,400 and suspended. Usually a conviction based on ethnic slurs is for about $32,000, ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 8, 2011, 8:45 pm
In 2005, Human Rights Watch reported that two Iranian teenagers were executed for homosexual conduct. In 2007, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed there were no gay people in his country. In 2011 he secured this as a fact once again. According to the Associated Foreign Press, three men w...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 8, 2011, 6:45 am
IAF drones are reportedly patrolling the vast blue above the country’s gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea on charge of security concerns, citing Hezbollah. Lebanon has been complaining in a world forum about the Leviathan (16 trillion cubic feet) and Tamar (estimated 8.7 trillion cubic feet) oil ...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 7, 2011, 2:28 am
40 Israeli passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul were held for several hours by local Turkish police on Monday after their passports were taken confiscated. Authorities in Jerusalem estimate that the detention of the Israeli passengers came in response to a recent i...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 5, 2011, 1:57 am
Prime Minister of the Jewish Country, Binyamin Netanyahu, recently said he “hopes a way will be found to overcome the differences with Turkey,” he added that “we do not want a further downgrading of the relations… Israel has a right to defend itself… We do not need to apologize for weapons...
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E B. posted an article on OneJerusalem.com - Sep 4, 2011, 4:51 am
According to OneJerusalem.com sources, one Sandor Kepiro, former Hungarian war crimes suspect, wanted for his connection to the massacre of as many as 2,000 Serbs and Jews during World War two has died of natural causes. He died in Budapest on Saturday at the age of 97. Kepiro was once the numeral...
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