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Deputy Prime Minister (Shas) Eli Yishai on Monday, visited the “Sucker’s Tent” in Yerushalayim. The senior minister’s tone was not explanatory or apologetic, but rather quite the contrary as he
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A 70-year-old U.S. citizen kidnapped in Pakistan last year has made an emotional plea to President Barack Obama to meet al Qaeda’s demands in order to save his life, according
Jerusalem city officials continue efforts to find a solution that will permit Meah Shearim’s residents to throw out trash while removing the trash bins used by the sikrikim, who set
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The upcoming election will prove a formidable challenge for the chareidi tzibur as the campaign will center around the controversy for and against drafting chareidim into the IDF. In actuality
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday morning, 15 Iyar 5772 announced that general elections for a new prime minister and Knesset will be held on 17 Elul 5772, corresponding to
The men accused of plotting the September 11, attacks were not trying to disrupt court proceedings on Saturday, according to their attorneys. The arraignment was prolonged by courtroom antics that
Socialist Francois Hollande has been elected as France’s new president, early estimates say. He got about 52% of votes in Sunday’s run-off, according to projections based on partial results, against
Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed appeared at a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay Navy Base in Cuba Saturday. In the end, it was the prospect of a nap that
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