Yeshiva students’ allowance plan approved in spite of considerable opposition – 14 support plan, Shas abstains. ‘Decision will perpetuate poverty, cause damage for generations to come,’ says Minister Braverman
Continue reading …Could Michael Kinsley possibly be any more predictable?
Continue reading …At Mukataa compound, PA leader tells Mitzna, Oron and other leading figures Netanyahu told him settlement freeze could not be extended due to fear of coalition’s collapse. Ashrawi: Wall between us not only physical
Continue reading …Southern District commander to replace Commissioner Dudi Cohen in a few months. Aharonovitch: Decision to precede recommendation intended to stabilize organization
Continue reading …New York-based Human Rights Watch report urges US to slash aid to Israel because of “blatantly discriminatory” practices. Israel systematically stifles development of Palestinian communities in West Bank and east Jerusalem organization says
Continue reading …Clare Solomon urged to resign for writing on Facebook ‘view that Jews have been persecuted all throughout history fabricated in last 100 to justify persecution of Palestinians’
Continue reading …Ahmadinejad’s decision surprises 57-year-old career diplomat Mottaki during official visit to Senegal. Move ‘outside practices of politics,’ he says
Continue reading …Teams of Taliban militants assaulted the Afghan army in the north of the country and in the capital, killing at least 10 members of the security forces, officials said. In the first major attack in Kabul for months, two insurgents strapped with explosives ambushed a bus carrying Afghan army officers to work during the morning rush hour on the outskirts of the capital, killing five and wounding nine, said Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi. The Afghan capital has been relatively peaceful in recent months aside from some scattered…
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