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U.S. must recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital
At first glance, Jerusalem appears to be the quintessential capital city: The sprawling, modern metropolis is home to Israel'sparliament, the Knesset, and courts, ministry buildings, monuments and museums dot the surrounding area. Lining the main...
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Yitzhak Shamir dies at 96; former Israeli prime minister
JERUSALEM — Yitzhak Shamir, the onetime underground Jewish fighter and long-serving Israeli prime minister whose unyielding belief in the right of Jews to all of the biblical Land of Israel often exasperated U.S. policymakers, has died. He was 96....Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Government, Yitzhak Rabin, Parliament, Yitzhak Shamir
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Israeli lawmakers discuss commemorating Armenian genocide
World NowIsraeli lawmakers discuss whether to commemorate the Armenian genocide, a controversial and sensitive issue that could further aggravate the country's already strained relations with Turkey.... -
In Israel, efforts to draft new draft law flounder
World NowIsrael's latest attempt to reform its military-draft law has failed, as the committee assigned to determine means of including more ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israeli Arabs was unable to "formulate a recommendation that would achieve a Knesset majority,"... -
Ben-Zion Netanyahu dies at 102; father of Israeli prime minister
JERUSALEM — Historian Ben-Zion Netanyahu, the father of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the man said to have had the most profound influence on the conservative Israeli leader, died early Monday in his Jerusalem home. He was 102.
The elder...Tags: Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cornell University, Judaism, World War II (1939-1945)
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Bob Dylan to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelWhat does American musical icon Bob Dylan have in common with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and ex-astronaut John Glenn? All are on the list of 13 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It's the nation's highest civilian honor,... -
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu decides to form unity government
World NowIn a surprise turnabout, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to cancel the early election he had called just 24 hours before and instead form a unity government with opposition party Kadima, Israeli officials said Tuesday.... -
Ben-Zion Netanyahu, father of Israeli prime minister, dies at 102
World NowThe man said to have had the most profound influence on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his father, historian Ben-Zion Netanyahu, died early Monday in his Jerusalem home at age 102.... -
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Jewish leaders blast ultra-Orthodox use of Holocaust symbols in demonstration
CNNIsraeli political and religious leaders are condemning a weekend protest here in which ultra-Orthodox Jews used symbols identified with the Holocaust to allege they are being unfairly treated by other Israeli Jews over their beliefs. Ongoing religious...Tags: Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Symbols and Symbolism, Christianity, Judaism
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Tension over Israeli proposal to commemorate Armenian genocide
World NowIsraeli lawmakers plan to discuss the possibility of setting a day to commemorate the Armenian genocide of 1915. But the initiative is causing tension ahead of the discussion, scheduled for Monday, because of concerns over the reaction by Turkey, which...
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