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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 ...

  • PM to Ashton If Hezbollah is not a terrorist group who is

    In meeting with EU foreign policy chief, PM takes swipe for not blacklisting Hezbollah; ahead of Kerry visit says EU undermining efforts by focusing on settlements; calls on EU to pressure Iran over nuclear ...

  • States key witness in Bar Noar murder case disappears

    The state's key witness in the Bar Noar murder case let his safe house on Thursday without telling police and has not yet been located, Tel Aviv police said Thursday.Officers are using all means at their disposal to find the man, they added, and have notified airport authorities to deal with the possibility he may try to flee the ...

  • Baird Israel Has No Greater Friend Than Canada

    Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, who is in Jerusalem attending the 2013 Presidential Conference, spoke to Arutz Sheva regarding the strong ties that exist between the two countries. Barid called the conference an "exciting opportunity to strengthen [the] relationship" between Israel and Canada. "Israel has no greater friend in the world than Canada," ...

  • Artificial Sweetener May Lead to New Parkinsons Treatment

    The artificial sweetener "mannitol" may prevent the collection of toxins in the brain, and could ultimately lead to a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, according to new research at Tel Aviv University. Professors Ehud Gazit and Daniel Segal, both at the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology and the Sagol School of Neuroscience, published their findings ...

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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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  • Israel Top Ranked by US for Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking

    2013 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released Wednesday by Secretary of State John Kerry. The report is considered the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts. It is the second year in a row that Israel has received a "Tier 1" ranking for the government's efforts to prevent human trafficking, prosecute offenders, and protect ...

  • KKK man makes death ray against Israels enemies

    A KKK member from upstate New York was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly designed a "death ray" that is meant to kill Muslims and other "enemies of ...

  • Report Irans Rohani tied to AMIA 1994 bombing

    'Washington Free Beacon' cites indictment by the Argentine government prosecutor accusing the Iranian government of directing the bombing; says Iranian president-elect connected to decision to launch ...

  • UNESCO to include Yad Vashem database in world register

    UNESCO, the United Nations' organ which aims to promote international cooperation in the field of science and culture, announced that it has included Yad Vashem's database of the names and stories of those who have perished in the Holocaust as part of its Memory of the World Register.This marks the first time that UNESCO has included an Israeli archival collection in its ...

  • Chabad Rabbi Moshe Greenberg Gulag Survivor Passes On

    Rabbi Moshe Greenberg, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Bnei Brak and noted for continuing Jewish education activities despite a ban under Communist rule, passed away on Tuesday at age 84. Rabbi Greenberg passed on the eve of Yud-Beis Tamuz, the anniversary on the Jewish calendar celebrating the release of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson -- his mentor -- from prison ...

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