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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 ...

  • Battle royale over east Jerusalem before High Court

    The Israel Land Fund rejected a compromise from the High Court of Justice on Monday to resolve an appeal of a 2012 district court decision to evict an east Jerusalem Arab family from Beit Merivah in Sheikh Jarrah.The seemingly simple ownership lawsuit for the Shamasna family, filed in 2009, is one of the frontline battles between groups of Palestinians and Jews over the future character and ...

  • Yaalon Saves General from Knesset Embarrassment

    Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon has instructed Judea and Samaria Division Commander not to appear before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee when heads of the settlement movement are in the ...

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Me, Myself & Irene

Having already made "Dumb and Dumber" (1994), "Kingpin" (1996), and "There's Something About Mary" (1998), the over-the-top comedy filmmaking duo of Bobby and Peter Farrelly are running out of people to offend. They have crafted jokes about every challenged group imaginable, from the mentally challenged to the folliclely challenged ... ...

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  • Report U.S. Talks Peace But Aids Incitement

    American leaders speak of the importance of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but American money is being used by terrorist groups that undermine the chance for peace, according to a report by NGO Monitor that was presented Monday to the United States Congress. The problem is with the funding dispersed by U.S.-funded NGOs, explained NGO Monitor head Professor Gerald ...

  • Jailed Terrorists Tried to Bribe Jailer

    The Israel Police Northern District's Central Unit and the Israel Prisons Service 'Dror' unit have uncovered an attempt by two terrorist prisoners to bribe a jailer at the Nafcha prison. The two suspects are Gaza residents aged 28 and 33 who are serving long jail sentences for terror offenses. They approached a jailer and offered to pay him 20,000 shekels if he lets them smuggle ...

  • Suntech supplying panels to two Shikun Binui solar plants

    Chinese solar panel manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) will supply panels to the first solar energy field, which is under construction at Sde Boker. As part of the $20 million deal, Suntech will also supply panels to another solar energy field, which is under construction at Kibbutz Hatzerim. The Sde Boker facility will generate five megawatts of electricity, and the ...

  • Waze trumps Google on Ayalon closure

    Waze Ltd. marked the worst day in its history, when the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv was closed because of a storm, which caused the Ayalon wadi to flood. Even though the highway was closed for a long time, the popular navigation app continued to direct drivers to it. Waze subsequently did its homework, and the results were seen last night. Waze added a feature which allows drivers to report ...

  • Syrian rebel chief brands Hezbollah the ‘devil’s party’

    Beirut, Lebanon – Syrian rebel leader Gen. Salim Idriss warned the Lebanese government on Monday to stop the Hezbollah fighters from entering Syria or risk bringing the Syrian war to Lebanon. In a phone interview from Jordan, where he is holding ...

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