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Nebraska Senator Sues God to Stop Terror Threats

Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers (D - Omaha) filed suit against God Friday, asking a court to order the Almighty and his followers to stop making terrorist threats.

Israeli gov't 'very happy with success' of IAF strike on Syria

According to the CNN report, the sources said the IAF indeed carried out a strike on a target in Syria, adding that the operation "may have also involved Israeli ground forces who directed the air strike." CNN quoted the sources as saying the strike, which possibly targeted an a …

Durban Revisited?

Durban was a hate-filled festival of anti-Semitism devoted almost entirely to attacking and delegitimizing Israel and the Jewish people.

Rabbi wounded in stabbing in Frankfurt financial district

A 42-year-old rabbi was stabbed in an attack near Germany's financial district in Frankfurt, police said on Saturday. The police said the rabbi, who managed to get to a nearby hospital after the attack, had been approached on a street in Frankfurt's upscale Westend quarter on Fr …

Antisemetic Vandalism in Plandome, Long Island

Long Island community struck by anti-semetic vandals.

The Joyful Bigotry of Forgetting

Bigotry is palpable. The scent of it clings like carrion.

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Ending the Generational Cold War

Often the most subversive truths are those hidden right in front of our eyes. Life is a continuum from cradle to grave. Bureaucrats, technocrats, and the corporate cabal have conspired to create false dichotomy between generations.

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Freedom vs. License

"If TV broadcasts during World War II had only shown the suffering of the citizens of Dresden, Hitler would have been very popular in the salons of New York and Paris" -Haim Harari

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A Brief Explanation of Zionism

Rooted in the liberal principles of freedom, democracy, equality, and social justice, Zionism has been the cornerstone of Jewish life since the Jewish exile from the land of Israel two thousand years ago. It is embedded in Jewish prayer, ritual, literature, and culture.

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Will the Real Ismail Haniyeh Please Stand Up?

In 2003, Hamas took credit for a horrific bus bombing in which 23 Israelis were killed. In response, Haniyeh was placed on Israel's most wanted list. He narrowly escaped an Israeli attack as he was meeting with Yassin and other terror leaders.

Palestinian Gang Dress Up as IDF Soldiers, Rob Nablus Residents

NABLUS - Zaher Hamouz awoke at 1:30 A.M. to the sound of a loud knock at his front door. He looked out the window and saw two Israeli soldiers.

45-year-old man Stabbed by Palestinians in Ma'aleh Adumim

Police believe a 45-year-old man found stabbed in Ma'aleh Adumim on Saturday night was attacked by Palestinians. The man said two Palestinians attacked him and then fled the location. The man was found by a civilian exiting the city's geriatric hospital.

Gene design program from Johns Hopkins simplifies, automates and speeds design of 'artificial' genes

Johns Hopkins researchers have announced the development of a Web-based, automated computer program that they say greatly simplifies the time-consuming and error-prone process of manually designing artificial pieces of DNA. The program, called GeneDesign, guides the design of blu

A Second Look at Anti-Israel Divestment Campaigns

Since the outbreak of Palestinian violence in September 2000, organized campaigns have promoted the "divestment" of university, municipal, and church investment portfolios from Israeli companies and from companies that do business with Israel, as a punitive measure against Israel

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Le Magazine Profile: Aubrey De Grey, Phd

The author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging, Dr. de Grey has moved beyond trying to understand the causes of aging or finding means to slow aging. His current focus is rejuvenation.

Poland will not let Iran examine scale of Holocaust in Poland

Poland's Foreign Minister Stefan Meller on Friday ruled out allowing any Iranian researchers to examine the scale of the Holocaust committed by the German Nazis on Polish soil during World War Two. Meller's remarks came after repeated denials of the Jewish Holocaust by Iranian

Dalai Lama Honored at Ben-Gurion University

The Dalai Lama began his speech. "People asked me to come to prevent war, but that is not a realistic request," he said.

Flying Car Almost Ready for Takeoff

Terrafugia, a start-up created by Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner Carl Dietrich and colleagues at MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is aiming to show off what it calls the Transition Personal Air Vehicle, an SUV with retractable wings, to the EAA AirVenture Conf

Syrian Gov't Daily Suggests Israel Created, Spread Avian Flu Virus

On January 31, 2006, the Syrian government daily Al-Thawra published an article by columnist Abd Al-Rahman Ghunaym suggesting that Israel created the avian flu virus in order to damage "genes carried only by Arabs." The article further speculates that Israel may have planted the v

Legitimate Criticism of Israel vs. Anti-Semetism

Criticism of particular Israeli actions or policies in and of itself does not constitute anti-Semetism. Certainly the sovereign State of Israel can be legitimately criticized just like any other country in the world.

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"3rd intifada on its way"

In the last 10 days Israeli forces intercepted 12 potential suicide bombers and have stopped several dozen bombings the past few months, prompting fears of "a new and worrisome wave of terror," said Yuval Diskin, head of Israel's Shin Bet security services.

Israel Misrepresented By Guardian As Apartied State

Nearly three years ago, I underwent an operation in a Jerusalem hospital. The surgeon was Jewish, the anaesthetist was Arab. The doctors and nurses who looked after me were Jews and Arabs.

A manifesto for murder

MUCH HAS been said about the Hamas charter's call for the destruction of Israel and the need for Hamas to renounce this goal as the condition for being granted international legitimacy, economic aid and diplomatic recognition.

Iran's Jews slam Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial remarks

Iran's Jews have sharply criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust, saying his remarks have sparked fears in their ancient but dwindling community. Ahmadinejad has dismissed the 1933-1945 genocide of six million Jews by the Nazis and their allies as a my

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