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Netanyahu says Iran headed by 'wild, aggressive cult'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued his public relations campaign against the Iranian government.
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Israel no longer certain Obama would ever use force against Iran, Likud MK indicates
Israel is no longer certain that the Obama administration would employ military force even as a last resort.
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Arafat's death still unclear: Where are the test results?
He was a symbol of the Palestinian people, co-founder of the PLO and Fatah, a self-confessed terrorist.
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Chemical weapons disarming in Syria underway
An international team of chemical weapons experts has made "encouraging
initial progress" as it works towards the elimination of Syria's poison
gas arsenal.
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Jewish Bride Visits the Temple Mount
On Wednesday, Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute and others had
the great privilege of meeting a bride (kallah in Hebrew) on her
wedding day.
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Dozens of Hareidim Ascend Temple Mount
In a noteworthy move, dozens of hareidim were granted access on Tuesday to the holiest site in Judaism, the Temple Mount.
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Health of oceans 'declining fast'
The health of the world's oceans is deteriorating even faster than had previously been thought.
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Egypt's Brotherhood: Army leaders like Hitler
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday sharply criticized the military for ousting the country's Islamist president.
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Top-level discussion glum on state of EU
A clutch of academics, policy-makers and politicians gathered in Brussels on Wednesday.
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Egypt brings Gaza tunnels to a standstill
Only a few workers remain, and they are either napping on cots or taking endless smoke breaks.