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Coming back to life after the Holocaust
"Happy birthday!" my mom and her first cousin will wish each other on Sunday, even though neither was born on Jan. 27. Rather, it's the anniversary of their new lease on life, of the day the Soviet Red Army liberated them from behind the barbed wire of...
Tags: Judaism, Arts and Culture, CNBC (tv network), Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ceremonies
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Israel announces plans for more West Bank housing
JERUSALEM -- Only a day after reports that President Obama had scathing words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy and six days before Israeli elections, more construction was announced Wednesday. The Housing Ministry issued tenders...
Tags: Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian National Authority, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Abbas
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The Week in Pictures | November 26 – December 2, 2012
FrameworkEach week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Fighting continues in Syria, where rebel fighters celebrate atop the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet that was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and... -
Controversial Israel housing settlement units greenlighted
JERUSALEM -- Israel gave a green light Monday to 1,500 new units of Jewish housing in the Ramat Shlomo development in the northern Jerusalem area, an expansion that had triggered a diplomatic rift with the U.S. after it was first announced during a 2010...Tags: Israeli Settlements, Palestinian National Authority, Benjamin Netanyahu, West Bank, Israel
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Israelis press ahead with controversial housing project near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM -- Defying a wave of international condemnation, Israel on Wednesday gave final approval to a 2,610-unit housing project in a southern Jerusalem area that Palestinians claim should be part of their future state. The project, called Givat...
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Elections, West Bank, South Korea, Israel
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Chan Lowe: Palestinian statehood
By itself, the vote in the United Nations General Assembly doesn’t matter that much—or at all—in terms of advancing the cause of peace in the Middle East. It doesn’t set it back, either, because at the moment, nothing is really...
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu
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U.N. Approves Palestinian 'Observer State' Bid
CNNNew York -- The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel. The resolution elevates their status from "non-member observer...Tags: CNN (tv network), Benjamin Netanyahu, National Government, International Organizations, Susan Rice
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U.N. boosts Palestinians' status to nonmember observer state
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to slightly enhance the status of the Palestinian territories at the international organization, a controversial gambit that conveys world recognition for beleaguered Palestinians....Tags: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, National Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Elections, Mahmoud Abbas
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U.N. approves Palestinian 'observer state' bid
pix11.com | @wpixThe United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel. The resolution elevates their status from "non-member observer entity" to "non-...Tags: CNN (tv network), Benjamin Netanyahu, International Organizations, Susan Rice, Mahmoud Abbas
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U.N. recognition of Palestinian state ups pressure on Israel to negotiate
Over the strenuous objections of the U.S. and Israel, the United Nations General Assembly voted today to grant nonmember observer status to a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.N. action, which was widely anticipated, was largely a...Tags: National Government, International Organizations, Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Israel
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Soroptimist members wear orange in support of day to eliminate violence against women
At the November meeting of the Soroptimist of Hagerstown, members wore orange in support of the United Nation’s “International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women” and to raise awareness about domestic violence. The UN General...
Tags: Abusive Behavior
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Palestinian statehood up for vote at United Nations
PIX11.com | @akadennewsA vote is scheduled at the United Nations Thursday for a Palestinian upgrade request. It's the first step towards Palestinian statehood. If Palestinians win a majority in the United Nations General Assembly, the UN will recognize Palestine as a non-...Tags: International Organizations, Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Hillary Clinton, Israel
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