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Palestinians inciting terror to influence Israeli politics, security official says
Amid the recent political turmoil, security forces are concerned about
an upswing in attempts to carry out terrorist attacks .
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A failure to see why Jerusalem matters to the other
Muslims and Jews around the world are today facing a fearsome specter,
that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is increasingly turning into a war
between our two religions.
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US Congress passes Israel strategic partnership bill
The landmark US-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 passed its
final legislative hurdle and advanced to the White House for President
Barack Obama's signature during a Wednesday evening Congressional
session.
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Crimea is Russia's Temple Mount, Putin says
In an annual speech ranging from economy to school tests, Russian
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evoked religious imagery and
defended the Kremlin's aggressive foreign policy as necessary for his
country's sheer survival.
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It's official: America is now No. 2
Chinese economy overtakes the U.S.'s to become the largest.
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President Putin urges Russian resilience for hard times
President Vladimir Putin has warned Russians of hard times ahead and
urged self-reliance, in his annual state-of-the nation address to
parliament .
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The Night Sky in December: A new cold war waged not on Earth, but in space
A war not with nuclear-tipped missiles but with destructive laser beams,
travelling at the speed of light and reaching their targets 50,000
times faster than today's missiles.
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The 'New Anti-Semitism' Comes of Age - And How to Deal With It
In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the United States,
internationally acclaimed author, lecturer and Arutz Sheva columnist
Prof. Phyllis Chesler walked over to her COMPUTER and typed the
sentence: "Now we are all Israelis."
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U.S. Confirms ISIS Has Training Camps in Libya
The head of the U.S. Africa Command said on Wednesday that Washington is "very carefully" watching what he described as "nascent"
Islamic State (ISIS) training camps in Libya.
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Syria chemical weapons bases' destruction to begin
The destruction of 12 chemical weapons facilities in Syria is expected
to start later this month, and the work should be complete by the end of
June 2015, UN diplomats said Wednesday.