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The Economic Miracle of Israel's Natural Gas Fields
Thirty years ago I visited an oil rig at Atlit, a town on the Mediterranean shore just south of Haifa.
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Why is Adolf Hitler popular in India?
Growing up in India, Rohee Dasgupta didn't realize the irony on display in bookstores across the country.
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Ya'alon rules out notion of West Bank withdrawal
The 50-day offensive against Hamas in Gaza over the summer proved that a
withdrawal from the West Bank would be both irrational and outdated,
mortally threatening the Hashemite Kingdom and the Palestinian
Authority, and placing Israel in even greater danger.
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Bleak Netanyahu warns of militant Islam's global ambition
There were no gimmicks. Few excruciating one-liners. Just a single
visual aid: a photograph of three children in Gaza at play right next to
a rocket launcher.
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Islamic State crisis: Heavy fighting on Iraq-Syria border
Heavy fighting is reported on both sides of a key border crossing
between Iraq and Syria, where Kurdish forces are battling Islamic State
militants.
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Pope calls Mideast envoys to Vatican as Islamic State advances
Pope Francis, who has expressed alarm over the rise of Islamic State
militants and the plight of Christians in the Middle East, has summoned
his envoys in the region to a rare meeting to discuss a response to the
crisis.
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Iraqi scholar: Jews persuaded Bush to invade Iraq in 2003 because of Torah prophecy
A new book by an Iraqi scholar argues that the Jews persuaded US
President George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003, as part of a global
Jewish conspiracy rooted in the Torah and ancient history.
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Jewish settlers move into Palestinian homes in Old City's shadow
Israeli police guarded Jewish settlers as they moved into seven homes in
a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Tuesday while stunned
and angry Palestinians looked on, aware that there was little they could
do.
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ISIL threat at Mecca: Saudis complete exercise for upcoming pilgrimage
Saudi Arabia has completed a major security exercise for upcoming pilgrimages to Mecca.
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Fatah official: Palestinians who sold homes to Jews in east Jerusalem should die
Israeli police guarded Jewish settlers as they moved into seven homes in
a Palestinian neighborhood of east Jerusalem on Tuesday.