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Obama in Israel: 'Peace must come to the Holy Land'
JERUSALEM -- Opening his first presidential visit to the nation's closest Mideast ally, President Obama declared Wednesday that "peace must come to the Holy Land" during a red carpet arrival ceremony with Israeli leaders. In remarks after landing at Ben...
Tags: Government, Emergency Incidents, Ben Gurion International Airport, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Using robotic device, paraplegic Israeli finishes Tel Aviv race
JERUSALEM -- Using robotic leg braces, Israeli veteran Radi Kaiuf, a 46-year-old paraplegic, was able to complete the 10-kilometer race in Tel Aviv’s marathon Friday. Starting at 6 a.m. to beat unusually hot temperatures, Kaiuf was able to...
Tags: Israel, Argentina, Barack Obama
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Gustavo Dudamel statement: 'Unpleasant and very unfortunate'
What was supposed to be a brief guest-conducting job with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv has turned into a media frenzy for Gustavo Dudamel, the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Dudamel traveled to Israel in late January to...
Tags: Israel, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Ben Gurion International Airport, Entertainment
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Gustavo Dudamel was detained by Israeli authorities, reports say
Classical conductors spend a lot of time on airplanes flying from one job to the next and are thus used to the frustrations that come with modern-day air travel. But for Gustavo Dudamel, a recent episode during a trip to Israel seems to have gone beyond...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Israel, Entertainment, Music, Arts and Culture
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Israelis want President Obama to talk to them
JERUSALEM -- As advance teams coordinate between Washington and Jerusalem over the agenda and itinerary of President Barack Obama's visit to Israel next month, politicians and media are full of speculation. Obama is coming to "save Israel from itself,"...
Tags: Israel, U.S. Embassy, Politics, Iran, Barack Obama
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3 Cohens, many influences
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather in the Northeast and the resulting flight cancellations across the region, the 3 Cohens concert scheduled for Feb. 9 has been canceled. Tickets will be refunded at the Miniaci box office. George Wein's Newport All-...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Israel, Entertainment, Music, Ornette Coleman
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High voter turnout in Israeli elections lifts hopes of leftists
JERUSALEM — A stronger-than-expected voter turnout in Israel’s parliamentary elections Tuesday lifted hopes of center-left parties, who expect to be the beneficiary of the trend. As of 6 p.m., 55.5% of eligible voters had cast their...
Tags: Israel, Tzipi Livni, Likud, Politics, Polls
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Lollapalooza's expansion to Israel is on hold
Lollapalooza, the former touring festival that re-established itself as a destination event after landing in Chicago in 2005, has been aggressive in recent years in expanding its brand internationally. Lollapalooza has already ventured into South...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Lollapalooza, Stevie Wonder, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Palm Springs International Film Festival announces awards
This post has been corrected, as detailed below.The Golden Globes aren't the only awards being presented Sunday: The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival announced its winners on Sunday afternoon. Wayne Blair's "The Sapphires," an Australian musical-drama about an all-female...Tags: No Place on Earth (movie), Movies, Fill the Void (movie), Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (movie), Any Day Now (movie)
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Why was there war in Gaza?
WASHINGTON — Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Israel, Islam, The Washington Post
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Muslims hold small protest in Tel Aviv over film
World NowA few dozen members of the Islamic Movement in Israel held a nonviolent protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday, holding banners saying “freedom of speech does not equal insulting the prophet Muhammad” and denouncing a film... -
Egypt's Morsi is Hamas' new best friend
The chameleon is finally showing his true colors. Since taking office in June, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's not-so-new president, has been equivocating, trying to balance Egypt's longstanding diplomatic and financial relationship with the West with his true...Tags: Government, The New York Times, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Media Industry, Entertainment Events
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