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Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (help·info), Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim) is the capital and largest city of the State of Israel, with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006). An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, Jerusalem resides at elevations between 650-840 metres (~ 2000-2500 feet) and on a total area of 123 square kilometers. The city is situated southeast of Tel Aviv, south of Ramallah, southwest of Jericho, and north of Bethlehem.

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Olmert blamed others for stalled talks with Abbas

Source: iStockAnalyst

JERUSALEM, May 24 (UPI) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he blames others in the Israeli government for a breakdown in negotiations with Palestinians. An article appearing in Sof Hashavua recounted how Olmert ...
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Source: Elder of Ziyon

From Ian: Khaled Abu Toameh: Why Doesn't the EU Condemn Palestinian Torture? More than half of the 306 complaints about torture that were received last year came from Palestinians who had been detained or imprisoned by Abbas's security forces in ...
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Google’s Efforts to Ban Microsoft’s Xbox Failed by ITC
Google’s Efforts to Ban Microsoft’s Xbox Failed by ITC
Google’s claim that a patent by its Motorola Mobility Unit was infringed upon by Microsoft has lost all credibility in the court of law. Google was making efforts via litigation to ban Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It has failed in its endeavors and the device won’t be banned.
 
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Best Buy Memorial Day Sale launches Today
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World's Largest LEGO Model Unveiled by LEGO Group
World's Largest LEGO Model Unveiled by LEGO Group
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Ultra-Orthodox insider invites outsiders in through the big screen

Source: Christian Science Monitor

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox, with their bobbing side curls and modestly dressed women, are no strangers to the silver screen. Christa Case Bryant is The Christian Science Monitor's Jerusalem bureau chief, providing coverage on Israel and the Pale ...
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Hague: Bold leadership needed to restart peace talks

Source: Jerusalem Post

"Bold leadership" is required on both sides in order to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told reporters on Friday, the Guardian reported. "It is vital for all sides to make the necessary comprom ...
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Influential Palestinians Say It’s Time for a One-State Solution

Source: Time Magazine

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 12, 2013. It will be 20 years ago this September that Israeli and Pa ...
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The Woman Who Saw Banality in Evil

Source: The New York Times

Zeitgeist Films Barbara Sukowa in “Hannah Arendt,” a film that follows the German-American philosophy professor as she covered Adolph Eichmann’s war-crimes trial in Jerusalem. Fifty years ago, a small book called “E ...
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Muslim Riots Grow in Sweden: Cars Burn in Fifth Night of Rampant Violence, Burning Cars, Smashing Windows, Throwing Rcoks, Attacking Police

Source: Atlas Shrugs

Firemen extinguish a burning car parked in an indoor garage in the Stockholm suburb of Tureberg after youths rioted in several different suburbs for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013 (AFP Photo / Jonathan Nackstrand) Firefigh ...
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Source: The Jewish Press

tell a friend In the chronicles of Jewish history, few men have shown as magnificent a soul as the great Hillel. For in order for a leader to qualify for greatness, he must be more than merely a great scholar — although that i ...
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