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An unusual peace conference - in a West Bank settlement!

Makor Rishon reports on an interesting, if quixotic, conference that took place at Ariel University. They were there to debate "What is the best peace plan?" It was sponsored by an Israeli organization that had already held similar conferences in Tel Aviv, eastern Jerusalem  …

: Climate of intolerance in West Bank, activists say

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year for expressing anti-Muslim views on Facebook and in blogs says Palestinian security forces are harassing him again, despite government pledges to respect human rights. The blogger's r …

When it comes to the UN, Assad has nothing to fear

The Arab League's leadership, which has been foot-dragging for months, understood that no practical proposal for international action similar to that which took place in Libya can pass Russian and Chinese barriers.

Women, children killed in violence-torn Syria city

Fresh violence erupted Friday in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, a day after armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people including a family of women and children, activists said Fr …

Israeli company brings 'solar windows' to Wisconsin

(Text link to video) (Link to Article) Article: Israeli company brings ‘solar windows’ to Wisconsin

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Israeli TV ad humor presses Iran's buttons

Press "CC" for video subtitles (Text link to video) Article: Israeli TV ad humor presses Iran's buttons

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Indonesia's Islamic Vigilantes 'Turning to Terrorism' | The Jakarta Globe

Angela Dewan | Tolerance of Islamic vigilantism is helping to breed a new generation of terrorists in Indonesia, the International Crisis Group warned in a report on Thursday.The report criticized the government and police for lax law enforcement against hardliners, who oft …

U.S. commandos free two pirate hostages in Somalia

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Al Jazeera Video: "Witness-- Jerusalem SOS"

(Text link to video) Arabs and Jews...working together! :-)

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Bill Gates on Using His Money to Save Lives and Fix U.S. Schools, and Steve Jobs (+ Video)

With a pledge to give away 95 percent of Gates' personal wealth, the Gates Foundation claims to have granted more than $26 billion since 1994. While some of that money is devoted to improving U.S.

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