African refugees in Israel get a cold shoulder and worse

Source: Los Angeles Times

TEL AVIV — The first Molotov cocktail ignited a backyard fence, just a couple of feet from where three Eritrean refugees were sleeping outdoors on makeshift beds of wood planks atop old TV sets. One man burned his arm trying to extinguish the flames with ...
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Israeli MK: I didn't mean to harm memory of Holocaust by calling migrants 'cancer'

Source: Haaretz

this story is by Likud MK Miri Regev, who came under fire last week after calling African migrants "a cancer" in Israeli society, apologized for the first time for her comments on Sunday, opting, however, to leave the migrants out of her apolog ...
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Today's graduations -- Published May 27, 2012

Source: Recordnet.com

Erica Musgrave, 18, takes communion Saturday with other 2012 graduates at Jim Elliot Christian High School before graduation at Temple Baptist Worship Center in Lodi.MICHAEL McCOLLUM/The Record Ceremony: 3 p.m. Saturday, May 26, ...
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Xenophobia in Tel Aviv

Source: Ynetnews

Apparently not. If it walks like a pogrom and acts like a pogrom… Is there any better word than pogrom to define what has been occurring in South Tel Aviv? Is there any better way to describe the shameful behavior of Israelis who ...
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Lana Kimayeva, Yoav Lurie — Weddings

Source: The New York Times

Svetlana Kimayeva and Yoav Lurie are to be married Sunday in Milwaukee. Rabbi Tamar Crystal is to officiate at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. The bride 31, who is known as Lana, will keep her name. She works in Boulder, Colo., as t ...
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Weddings

Source: The New York Times

Abigail Rose Solomon and Jason Birkestrand Teuscher are to be married Sunday in Chilmark, Mass. Rabbi Carol Davidson is to officiate at the Captain R. Flanders House, an inn on Martha’s Vineyard. The bride, 42, will ...
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5/25 Etan Patz Case in Context

Source: The Burbank Digest

The state's strategic shift into fascist gear, green-lighted by 911, is exemplified by the brazen flouting of over-ruling its liberal 'rule of law' and justice system. The most provocatively menacing example is the public 'debate' over Zimmer ...
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Israeli officials refuse to meet US envoy after Baghdad talks

Source: Rantburg

[Iran Press TV] The rift between Washington and Tel Aviv over Iran's nuclear issue has widened as the Israeli premier and defense minister refuse to meet with US Undersecretary of State. On Friday, May 25, Israe ...
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Keys to a long life: expressing yourself, being optimistic, and having a laugh

Source: The Malaysian Insider

TEL AVIV, May 27 — New research further supports the notion of a longevity personality, finding that people who are optimistic, easygoing, social, and enjoy having a good laugh live longer than their more neurotic counterparts. Israeli researche ...
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