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Saturday, August 24, 2013
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US forces move closer to Syria as options weighed
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Fourth warship with ballistic missiles deployed to eastern Mediterranean; Obama, Cameron agree chemical weapons use would merit ‘serious response’
UN official in Syria to press for chemical inquiry
By
AP
Rouhani ‘strongly condemns’ use of chemical weapons in Syria
By
Michal Shmulovich
From the web
Kosovo air war a precedent for possible response to Syria chemical attack
Israeli ‘web prophet’ maps the past to predict the future
By
David Shamah
Dr. Kira Radinsky, 26, who started studying at the Technion at 15, wins recognition from MIT for pioneering software that finds historical patterns to point the way ahead
Top Ops
Rina Ne'eman
On language, laffa and coexistence
Learning Arabic is not just a tool for Israelis to maintain security, it is a way to reach out and make peace with The Other
Ilana Conway
Time travel at 32 degrees
A riff on how a song can imprint itself on a Tel Aviv moment so perfectly that the present becomes a memory
ShaBlog Shalom
Bloggers weigh in on the weekly Torah portion
New poll asks if Jews have too much power
By
JTA
Swiss pollster working for German contractor on behalf of a Canadian client; anti-Semitism watchdog says condemnations are premature
Israel travels
Haman’s hat: Life in the Jerusalem Triangle
By
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Israeli Arab family loses 18 in Damascus attack
By
Yoel Goldman
‘We saw images of the attack on the news, and then a few hours later we received news of all the dead’
Death toll in Lebanon bombings rises to 47; al-Qaeda blames Hezbollah
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AP
and
Michal Shmulovich
Sheikh who is linked to Sunni group friendly with Hezbollah arrested as suspect, after surveillance video shows him at site of explosion
From the web
Al-Qaeda plan to ‘change face of history’ led to US scare
UN chief condemns rocket fire on Israel
By
Yoel Goldman
Noting retaliatory Israeli strikes on Lebanese territory, Ban Ki-moon urges ‘maximum restraint’ from both sides
Health Ministry halts vaccination of school-aged kids
By
Yoel Goldman
Decision due in part to upcoming high holidays; 330,000 Israeli children have already been inoculated against the polio virus
From the web
Hamas accused of targeting Fatah activists in Gaza
Al-Monitor: Islamist group running Palestinian enclave summons, detains supporters in latest crackdown against rival faction
From the web
Erdogan cries at poem for Egyptian politician’s daughter
Euronews: Turkish PM tears up after hearing paean to girl, a Muslim Brotherhood leader’s daughter, killed in Egyptian protests
Ancient Jewish cemetery to be restored in France
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JTA
Graveyard near Spanish border served as burial ground for refugees fleeing the Inquisition
HBO doc recalls life of legendary Jewish broadcaster
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ToI Staff
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Call for Ukrainian priests to stop glorifying Nazis
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JTA
Spanish towns plan mock wedding at Sukkot festival
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JTA
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Argentina to probe official for anti-Israel incitement
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US shipping thousands of cluster bombs to Saudis, despite global ban
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