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West Coast Surfers Waited in Water for Tsunami Waves
AP - Some California surfers rode high water from a tsunami caused by the Japanese earthquake, while other beaches were closed. In Santa Cruz, it was...
Wisconsin Governor Signs Anti-Union Bill into Law
LA Times - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday signed into law a bill that sharply curbs collective bargaining for most public employees, handing organized labor...
PLO Pushing Quartet to Recognize 1967 Borders
Jerusalem Post - The Palestinian Authority is working hard to convince the Quartet to issue a statementafter its upcoming meeting in which it recognizes the two-state solution...
Japan Struck by Tsunami
AP - A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris...
Analyses: New York City Didn’t Do That Bad During Recession
New York Times - The recession that ended in 2009 caused less damage in New York City than economists previously thought, according to revised jobs data released...
Saudi Police Open Fire on Protesters
AP - Saudi police opened fire Thursday to disperse a protest in the section where minority Shiites live, leaving at least one man injured, as...
Israel Postpones Deportation of Foreign Children
JTA - Israel has postponed the deportation of hundreds of children of foreign workers by several months. Interior Minister Eli Yishai announced his decision Wednesday, saying...
Peres Wants Meeting with Obama to Revive Peace Proccess
CRI - Concerned over the stalemate in the Middle East peace process, Israeli President Shimon Peres recently requested for a meeting with the U.S. President...
Playground Fence Symbolizes Jewish Split in Israel
LA Times - A new front in the struggle between Jerusalem's secular and ultra-Orthodox communities has opened in a tiny nursery school playground, where city...
UN Accuses Israel of Kidnapping Palestinian
AP - The Palestinian engineer vanished from a Ukrainian train in the middle of the night. Now, the United Nations refugee agency confirms his wife's fears...
Israeli Food Event in Spain Canceled over Basque Terror Threat
JTA - An Israeli food event in Spain was canceled after threats from a Basque terror group. Israeli food month in the tourist city of Hondarribia,...
Dan Shapiro to Represent the US in Tel-Aviv
Reuters — President Obama has chosen Daniel Shapiro, a senior adviser who has helped shape the administration's response to the political upheavals in the Middle East...
Farrakhan Appearance Irks Pittsburgh Jewish Community
Post-Gazette - Nationally syndicated radio host Bev Smith compares the Rev. Louis Farrakhan with Martin Luther King. Local Jewish leader David Ainsman likens him to a...
Jewish Kethuba Will Debut at the Royal Wedding
AJC - Britain's newest royal couple is receiving an unusual wedding gift: A Jewish-style marriage contract. Michael Horton, a British-born Israeli, designed the intricately illustrated Ketubah,...
