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German Jews ‘ashamed’ of Holocaust protest in Israel

January 3, 2012, 1:00 pm
German Jews ‘ashamed’ of  Holocaust protest in  Israel

BERLIN (AFP) – The head of Germany’s Jewish community on Tuesday expressed ‘shock’ and ‘shame’ after ultra-Orthodox protesters in Israel donned Holocaust symbols, including yellow stars, at a recent demonstration. The president of the Central Council … Read More »

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Israel alert for Nakba Day unrest after teen killed

May 15, 2011, 1:32 pm

JERUSALEM – ISRAELI police and army were on high alert on Sunday as Palestinians began marking the ‘nakba’ of Israel’s 1948 creation, a day after a teen died from injuries in clashes to mark the date. Read More »

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Israel’s population reaches 7.7 million

May 10, 2011, 5:46 am

JERUSALEM – AS ISRAEL prepares to mark 63 years since its founding, its population has swelled to over 7.7 million people, most of them born in the Jewish state, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. Read More »

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Israel views Iran warships move with ‘gravity’

February 20, 2011, 3:30 pm

JERUSALEM – ISRAEL views the dispatch of two Iranian warships to the Mediterranean with ‘gravity,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, as the vessels were expected to pass though the Suez Canal. Read More »

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