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  • Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

    18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

  • Israeli PM EU should join US push on peace talks

    RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian president and his Fatah movement on Wednesday signaled a tough line on talks with Israel, casting new doubt on U.S. efforts to revive long-stalled negotiations.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the region next week, his fifth attempt this year to bridge wide gaps between the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister ...

  • Jew 2 Arabs involved in Temple Mount fight arrested

    A Jewish man and two Islamic religious officials were arrested by Jerusalem police on Thursday after the former was determined to have instigated a shoving match atop the Temple Mount complex. The Jewish suspect was alleged to have physically assaulted an official from the Waqf religious trust, Israel Radio ...

  • Lebanese president urges Hezbollah to leave Syria

    BEIRUT - President Michel Suleiman has called on the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to pull its guerrillas out of Syria, saying any further involvement in its neighbor's civil war ...

  • Palestinians rally behind Gaza Arab Idol star

    GAZA - Palestinian fans and big business are rallying behind a 22-year-old singer from the Gaza Strip in a final push to vote him the next "Arab Idol" in a TV talent contest choosing a winner in Beirut on ...

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You Can Count On Me [DVD]

You Can Count On Me [DVD]

Playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan's directorial debut, You Can Count On Me, is a bittersweet drama about the affectionate, but strained relationship between two siblings whose parents died in a car accident when they were children. No information is given on how they grew up, but 18 years later, the older sister, Sammy (Laura Linney), is a single mother who still lives in he ... ...

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  • Weekly Schmooze Girls Season 38

    Gail Lerner , producer of "Will and Grace" and other sitcoms, decided to take action and create her own episode of the popular HBO show with an incredible cast, imagining what its four stars would be up to in season 38, when they're 65 years old. Hannah (played by SNL ...

  • Rami Levy plans telecom joint venture

    RMLI ) is to set up a new joint venture with TripleCloud, Hallo015, and Paycall. This will enable Rami Levy to offer a telecommunications package including mobile calls through Rami Levy Communications Ltd., Internet services via TripleCloud and international calls via Hallo015. Rami Levy will be in charge of marketing the venture. The new venture, which will be led by Rami Levy, will provide ...

  • US two men charged with building death rays to kill enemies of US and Israel

    11/06/2013 10:43 CET Two American men have been arrested and charged with building a remote-controlled X-ray machine intended for killing Muslims and other perceived enemies of the U.S. Following a 15-month investigation launched in April 2012, Glenn Scott Crawford and Eric J. Feight are accused of developing the device, which ...

  • Netanyahu Israel is Willing to Negotiate with Palestinians Without Preconditions

    PNN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel is willing to return to negotiations with the Palestinians without preconditions, wishing the Palestinians to do so immediately. Netanyahu's statements came during a meeting held in Jerusalem with EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, who confirmed the EU's "fully support" of US Secretary of State John ...

  • Russian peacekeepers on Golan Heights to ensure security of Syria Israel

    ST PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russian peacekeepers on the Golan Heights could be an excellent variant to ensure security in Syria and Israel where most Russian compatriots live there, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. "The deployment of Russian peacekeepers on the Golan Heights will depend on the readiness of the Syrian government and Israel," the minister said. ...

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