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US Demands Release of Alan Gross from Cuba
Daily Beast - The White House is demanding Cuba release the U.S. contractor recently sentenced to prison for 15 years. Alan Gross was convicted on Friday...
Israel Calls on UN to Cancel ‘Miral’ Screening
BBC - Israel has urged the United Nations to cancel the US premiere, at its New York headquarters, of a film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Miral,...
Netanyahu: Palestinians Must Hear Abbas Condemn Terror Attack
Haaretz - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to express to the Palestinian public his condemnation of the deadly attack at a...
Shocking New Footage Emerges of Moment Tsunami Hit
BBC - Newly emerged footage shows the force at which the tsunami struck Japan's coast. In the fishing port of Miyako, in Iwate prefecture, boats were...
IDF Increases West Bank Presence in Wake of Attack
Haaretz - The Israel Defense Forces launched an inquiry on Sunday and sent reinforcements into the West Bank two days after the massacre of five...
Libyan Rebels Routed from Port City
CBC - Forces loyal to Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi are steadily advancing on rebels trying to oust him, winning back territory rebel forces seized earlier,...
UN General Assembly to Screen Anti-Israel Film
Commentary - On Tuesday, the president of the UN General Assembly is planning to screen the anti-Israel film Miral in the General Assembly Hall, according to the...
Protesters Block Junctions Across Israel in Response to Slaying
Haaretz - Protesters disrupted traffic in major junctions across Israel on Sunday, in response to the deadly attack of a family of five in the...
Gaza Celebrates Gruesome Killing
Ynet - Gaza residents from the southern city of Rafah hit the streets Saturday to celebrate the terror attack in the West Bank settlement of...
Japan Death Toll in the Tens of Thousands; Volcano Erupts
TOI - The toll from a magnitude-8.9 earthquake in Japan could exceed 10,000 in the hardest-hit prefecture of Miyagi alone, police said on Sunday, as other...
Alan Gross Sentenced to 15 Years in Cuban Prison
CNN - American contractor Alan P. Gross has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the Cuban state. Gross, 61, was found guilty...
Illinois to Tax Internet Sales
Forbes - After two-months of fence-sitting, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today signed controversial legislation requiring Internet retailers likeAmazon.com andOverstock.com to collect Illinois' 6.25% sales tax...
Alcohol Detectors to Come Standard With a New Car?
NBC - It's called "The Roads Safe Act" and opponents claim it's designed to put an alcohol detector in every car, just like an airbag...
11 Orthodox Converts Barred from Aliyah
Jewish Standard - This time it's an Orthodox problem. The latest round in the never-ending battle over "who is a Jew" pits diaspora Orthodox rabbis, including...
