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  • Israel cancels UNESCO delegations visit

    Israel has cancelled a planned visit by a UNESCO delegation to Jerusalem due to the efforts of Palestinian factions to politicise it. The Israeli foreign ministry said Monday the Palestinians were trying to turn this visit into a "fact-finding mission of Israel's moves in Jerusalem ". "The delegation's visit has been postponed, " reported Xinhua citing a source. "This was supposed to be a ...

  • 95 killed in Syrian violence Report

    A total of 95 people, including 23 Hezbollah members, have been killed in an intense fighting in Syria's Al-Qussair city since Saturday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday. The toll comprises four civilians, 56 rebel fighters, 12 government troops and 23 fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group, Xinhua reported. The army pushed its way into al-Qussair ...

  • Iran executes two alleged spies

    Iranian authorities have executed two men after they were charged and convicted for spying Israel and the United States. Iran has repeatedly accused Israel and the U.S. of carrying out covert intelligence operations following ongoing pressure on the country over its nuclear programme, which the Western nations suspect as being used to build an atomic weapon, despite Tehran's insistence that the ...

  • US discussing religious freedom worries with Israel

    NEW YORK - The US State Department said on Monday that the Israeli government's respect for freedom of religion has remained consistent through 2012, but that it has engaged in "detailed discussions" with Israeli officials over rights concerns that have persisted for multiple years."Governmental and legal discrimination against non-Jews and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism ...

  • Chaos caused by Libyan war delaying intervention in Syria

    The Islamists won in Libya and toppled Gaddafi, and this is a motivating message carried by the Islamist opposition in Syria, which is trying to follow this example in bringing down Assad's regime, expert tells ...

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The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm is Terry Gilliam's attempt to sell out to the Hollywood establishment by making a fully commercial movie. The fact that it doesn't quite reach sell-out status is a relief, although it isn't vintage Gilliam, either. Instead, it stands awkwardly in the mi ... ...

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  • Gunshots from Syria damage IDF vehicle in Golan none hurt

    Gunfire from Syria crossed the border into Israel early Tuesday morning causing light damage to an Israeli military vehicle, the IDF stated.No soldiers were injured in the incident which occurred in the central Golan ...

  • U.S. Denounces Rise in Anti-Jewish Anti-Muslim Sentiment

    The United States on Monday denounced what it called a rising tide of both anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish sentiment around the world as it urged all nations to ensure freedom of ...

  • Erekat Backs Kerrys Efforts but Blasts Israeli Apartheid

    The PLO’s chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said on Monday that while the PA has done all the legal work necessary to join 63 UN agencies, conventions and treaties, it will hold off on applying for now in order to give U.S. efforts to resume peace talks a chance to succeed. At the same time, he slammed Israel as an "apartheid state" – a longtime accusation by PA leaders ...

  • Israel bars UNESCO from entering Jerusalem

    An Israeli security officer stands infront of Al Haram Al Sharif in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Israelis frequently prevent Muslims from praying and launch attacks against non-Jewish worshippers. AFP Photo Israel on Monday ...

  • Israeli man storms bank kills four people before committing suicide

    Israeli city of Bersheeba on Monday, engaged in a gunfight which killed four people, took a hostage and then turned his gun on himself. Talking to AP, Israeli police spokesperson Mickey Rosenfeld said that the shootings happened inside the bank and that the man has been identified as being in his 40s and is a resident of Bersheeba. Israeli TV crews soon gathered round the area, showing the bank ...

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