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  • Hezbollah’s death toll in Syria 75 fighters report

    BAALBEK, Lebanon: Seventy-five fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah have been killed in Syria since they first became involved in the country's war months ago, a source close to the Shiite militant group said on ...

  • EU UN report stokes concern over Iran nuke program

    BRUSSELS - Iran's expansion of sensitive nuclear activity breaks United Nations resolutions and increases concerns about whether its nuclear program is entirely peaceful, the European Union said on ...

  • Arab Mob Pelts Firefighters With Rocks as They Put Out Blaze

    An Israeli firefighter was injured in an Arab riot in Jerusalem Thursday morning, as he sought to pit out a fire. The fire had broken next to the Arab village of Issawiya, which is within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. A fire station is located close by, and a fire truck was dispatched to douse the blaze before it had a chance to spread too ...

  • Video An Inside Look at the Destruction of a Syrian Town

    Hundreds of people have died in fierce fighting on the Syria-Lebanon border, as units of the Syrian army and Hizbullah terrorists battle Syrian rebels for control of the area. Dozens of Hizbullah terrorists are said to have died in these ...

  • Netanyahu says peace is top priority

    Obama administration to jump-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Netanyahu said discussions would also focus on Iran and Syria but another concern is resuming peace ...

Movie Review

Strapless [DVD]

Strapless [DVD]

David Hare's Strapless is both cynical and poignant in its examination of the opening stages of romance. It is cynical because it suggests that some people are incapable of moving beyond that opening stage; it is poignant because it is often adept at invoking the wonderful euphoria of a blossoming relationship, especially between adults who have been there before. ...

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  • More natural gas confirmed offshore Israel

    A natural gas discovery off the coast of Israel may hold as much as 2 trillion cubic feet of reserves, operator Noble Energy Inc. announced. Noble said it confirmed a natural gas discovery in the Karish prospect offshore Israel. Drilling uncovered a natural gas pay measuring 184 feet, which Noble said indicated a reserve potential of 1.6 trillion-2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Karish ...

  • INTERVIEW-Industry is best bet for peace Israeli billionaire says

    By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV | Thu May 23, 2013 6:30am EDT TEL AVIV May 23 (Reuters) - On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain surgery. About 300 Jews and Arabs work in the park in Nazareth, and ...

  • Two AMIA bomb suspects running for Iran president

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Two suspects in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires are candidates in Iran's presidential election.Mohsen Rezai and Ali Akbar Velayati, who are believed to have planned the 1994 attack, were among the eight candidates approved Tuesday for the June 14 election by Iran's Guardian Council to succeed Mahmoud ...

  • Haredi family illegally crosses border into Jordan

    Jordanian authorities arrested a haredi family of eight from Beit Shemesh after they crossed the border into Jordan on Wednesday night under unclear circumstances.The couple and their six children crossed the border near the Hivan River in the Arava. The IDF and Foreign Ministry were working to bring the family back to Israel. An initial investigation found that the father belongs to a ...

  • Is Israel in touch with Syria villagers

    A report in the New York Times speculated Thursday that Israel may be communicating with Syrian villagers, as part of its response to the two-year civil war raging within its northern neighbor's borders. ...

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