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Netanyahu: Kotel will Remain Jewish Forever
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu lit the eighth and final Hannukah candle at the Kotel Saturday evening.
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Muslims Riot, Jews Banned from Temple Mount
Jews have been barred from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem until Sunday, the last day of Hannukah.
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Iran: U.S. Massacre Just Like Killings in Syria, Iraq
Iran expressed condemnation Saturday of the Connecticut school massacre
but added that there is "no difference" between it and the killing of
children in various hotspots in the Middle East.
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Iran: Patriot missiles in Turkey risk 'world war'
The planned deployment of NATO Patriot missiles along Turkey's border
with Syria could lead to a "world war," Iran's military chief of staff
was quoted as saying.
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New group unites young Palestinians in West Bank against Israel
A new group of young Palestinians from divergent political streams has formed in the West Bank.
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Panetta signs order to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to help defend against Syria
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has signed an order to send two
Patriot air defense missile batteries and 400 American troops to Turkey.
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North Koreans mark rocket success with mass rally
North Korea has staged a mass rally in Pyongyang to celebrate Wednesday's long-range rocket launch.
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Egypt votes in referendum on constitution
Egyptians decide on Saturday on a constitution promoted by its Islamist
backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis.
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Newtown school gunman forced his way in, police say
The gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown,
Connecticut, forced his way into the building, police say.
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China to overtake EU and US by 2030, US intelligence says
The era of American and European economic dominance has less than two decades left to run.