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US Backs Suppression of Religious Freedom on Temple Mount
In the wake of the attempted assassination of Rabbi Yehuda Glick, a
prominent advocate of allowing Jews to worship atop the Temple Mount,
the Obama Administration confirmed that it supports the suppression of
full religious freedom at the Jerusalem holy site.
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Nasrallah: Hezbollah ready to fight Israel despite Syrian war
Hezbollah's rockets can hit anywhere in Israel and the Lebanese terror
group is not afraid to fight Israel in another war, head Hassan
Nasrallah told supporters in a fiery speech Tuesday.
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Iranians mark fall of US embassy with flag-burning
Several thousand Iranians gathered outside the former US embassy in
Tehran on Tuesday to mark its storming by students 35 years ago, burning
the American flag.
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Fatah urges Palestinians to block Jews from Temple Mount Wednesday
Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement called on Palestinians to confront
Israelis who are planning to enter the Temple Mount compound on
Wednesday to protest the attempted assassination of activist Yehudah
Glick last week.
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Game Encourages Children to 'Liberate Palestine' with Violence
A new online video game, entitled "Liberation of Palestine",
encourages Palestinian Arab children to use violence to eliminate
Israel, the IDF website reports.
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Oil prices fall further after Saudi discount
Oil prices sank to multi-year lows on Tuesday following reports that
Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest oil producer, is cutting its prices for
customers in the U.S.
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Prayer March From Site of Assassination Attempt to Temple Mount
In response to the assassination attempt on Temple Mount activist Yehuda
Glick's life last Wednesday, a march will be held this Thursday leaving
from in front of the Begin Heritage Center where the shooting occurred
to the gates of the Temple Mount.
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PLO to Submit Draft for UN 'Statehood Bid' Later This Month
The Palestinian Authority will submit a draft resolution to the UN
Security Council later this month calling for an end date for "Israeli
occupation," a senior official said on Tuesday.
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US mid-terms: Battle for the Senate as polls open
Americans are voting in mid-term elections which will decide who
controls the Senate and pave the way for the 2016 race for the White
House.
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Egypt's Ansar militants swear allegience to Islamic State
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, has sworn
allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday night.