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Official recognition for Israel

Russia last night officially recognised the new state of Israel, thus following the lead of the United States and Guatemala.
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Report: Israel prefers Assad survive Syria conflict


Israeli intelligence officer tells ‘Times of London’ that Israel prefers a “devil it knows than demons it can only imagine”; another source said Assad’s staying power had been underestimated.
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Lisbon to hold first Jewish film festival


Hundreds expected to attend 3-day festival in Portuguese capital set to open on May 22.
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‘Church of Scotland amends disputed Israel paper’


Revisions of controversial publication made after uproar over text’s rejection of Jewish scriptural-based rights to Israel, BBC reports.
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France: West should place ‘decisive sanctions’ against Iran


Iranian stalling tactics at IAEA talks, unresolved agreement for UN investigation into nuclear program justify increased pressure by US, Europe, according to French defense minister.
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Fairfield, CT – Injuries Reported As Conn. Commuter Trains Collide

Fairfield, CT — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut, and there are preliminary reports of injuries. The Metro-North Railroad says emergency workers are arriving at the scene of Friday’s accident. The rail line referred to it in a news release as a “major derailment.” The railroad says the accident [...]


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Erdogan: Palestinian unity is imperative for peace process


Turkish PM to meet with Hamas leaders, Abbas in visit next month.
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Gaza – Smugglers Provide KFC Fried Chicken By Tunnel From Egypt

Gaza — Palestinian smugglers are using a network of tunnels dug under the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt to bring a new flavor to the Israel-blockaded enclave: fried chicken from U.S. fast-food chain KFC. Since Israel tightened a blockade on the coastal territory six years ago, Palestinians have used the tunnels to smuggle everything from [...]


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GOP Hopes IRS Scandal Will Snag Health Care Law

Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it’s unclear whether they will. The Internal Revenue Service [...]
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White House Fights And Loses Battle To Withhold Benghazi Records

President Barack Obama’s White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya last September. Obama administration officials portray their unsuccessful effort to avoid disclosing the records as the end result of a process [...]
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