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The fact is, however, that the truce and this “calm” were shattered long before this. The last suicide bombing against Israeli civilians was Nov. 1, 2004. It took three Israeli lives. Since that time, while Israelis have basked in “relative calm,” 170 Palestinian men, women, and children have been killed.

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A Chinese bird trainer feeds seeds to his pet at a bird market in Shanghai February 22, 2005. Pet ownership was once banned in China during the Communist heydays, but is fast becoming popular again as the country opens up and disposable income increases, though raising birds has been a popular pastime in China since [...]

Link TV has a unique streaming Mosaic broadcasts program. It features daily news clips from stations in North Africa and the Middle East. Even better, you don’t need a satellite to see it, you can watch the segments on the internet here.

In case you missed it: “It’s just too much effort to hide it any longer. We spend so many countless hours trying to make characters that are so obviously Jewish seem gentile. It’s just not cost effective anymore,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg.

“What a relief,” said James L. Brooks (Jew), producer of “The Simpsons.” “Now we can [...]

Commentary — http://www.jewwatch.com/jew-history-jewwatch-frank-weltner.html

Frank Weltner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Frank Weltner, known on WGNU radio as “Couch Potato” since 1992, is a scholar of Jewish history and organizations who has been openly castigated by many persons of Jewish descent, especially in the press, because of his openness and honesty.

Frank Weltner is an activist who is committed to [...]

Via: PalestineBlogs.com

Billionaire Mohammad al-Abbar said he would pay $56m for the 21 settlements, earmarked for evacuation this year.

al-Abbar (chairman of Dubai-based Emaar Properties) met Ariel Sharon and Shimon Peres in the highest-level contact between the two countries. Emaar is the right hand of Dubai government and owns nearly everything in Dubai. Although we know that [...]

The U.S. Department of Justice may make legal history in seeking to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of a U.S. citizen Ahmed Abu Ali, a 23-year-old student who was arrested in Saudi Arabia in June 2003 while taking an exam at the University of Medina, and has since been held in a Saudi prison without [...]