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Hamas Calls for Abduction of Israeli Soldiers, “Whatever the Cost”
JPost - Hamas's spokesman in Gaza's Khan Younis Hammad al-Ruqab called on Tuesday on Palestinians to kidnap Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips in...
Doctors Without Borders Says Syrian Troops Targeting Medical Workers and Patients
Fox News/AP - Syrian forces are targeting medical workers and patients who were wounded in the 14-month-old conflict, forcing doctors to scramble to help the...
Iran Envoy: Nuclear Talks With IAEA “On the Right Track”
Fox News - Iran's envoy to talks with the U.N. nuclear agency said Tuesday the meeting was going well, as the two sides began their...
Israel Watches Closely as Syria Violence Spills into Lebanon
Israel National News - Israeli defense personnel are watching closely as Syrian gunmen begin to carry their battle into Lebanese territory. Earlier this month, the Knesset's...
European Union and Israel Trade Jabs Over Settlement Report
JPost - Italy and the Netherlands toned down a statement on the Middle East by EU foreign ministers Monday that, even with their intervention, sharply...
Greek Government and Jewish Community Condemn Party Leader’s Holocaust Denial
Haaretz - Greece's government and Jewish community on Monday condemned the leader of a far-right party for saying there were no gas chambers in Nazi...
Egypt’s Presidential Race: Islamists vs. Former Mubarak Officials
Washington Post/AP - A leading Egyptian presidential candidate lashed out Monday at an Islamist lawmaker who accused him of graft, treating voters to a new...
Obama Won’t Travel to Russia for Summit, After Putin Decides To Skip G8
USA Today - President Obama will not travel to Russia this year to attend the APEC summit, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney. The Asia-Pacific...
Obama Tells Women to “Fight for a Seat at the Table” at Barnard Commencement
NY Daily News - President Obama gave a rousing pep talk to cheering graduates at Manhattan's all-women Barnard College Monday — telling them times may...
Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strikes
JPost - Israel and Palestinian security prisoners signed a deal to end a 28-day hunger strike by the inmates on Monday. The Palestinian Authority and...
Deadly Syria Violence Crosses into Lebanon, EU Tightens Sanctions on Assad
CBS/AP - The uprising in Syria fueled intense clashes in neighboring Lebanon for a third day Monday, with gunmen firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades...
IAEA Demands “Clarification of Possible Military Dimensions” on Iran Nuclear Program
JPost/Reuters - A senior UN nuclear watchdog official said Iran needed to give his inspectors access to information, people and sites as he began a...
Leaked Photo Increases Concern Over Military Testing at Iran Nuclear Site
Haaretz - An image said to come from inside an Iranian military site shows an explosives containment chamber of the type needed for nuclear arms-related...
12 Top Jewish Mothers
JTA - NEW YORK -- What do Golda Meir, Natalie Portman and Aviva Shalit have in common? They're all on JTA's Top Jewish Moms list...
