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Are you in favor of Civil Marriages in Israel?
Moderators, beware, I am once again I am experiencing the "title bug". Anyhow, this is a topic that constantly comes up in Israel and has implications for not just Israel, but for Jews all over the world. Not long ago, we had a debate on which conversions to Judaism should be accepted as valid in Israel (specifically should non-Orthodox conversions be accepted as valid). Why do I bring this up? Because one of the biggest bones of contention when it comes to conversion is marriage. Which converts will be considered "kosher" enough to marry a Jew who...
Posted by Aliyah1995   60 comments   Tags: Israeli Politics


Hamas says it will not go to war for Iran
(Quote) Hamas says it will not go to war for Iran By Samia Nakhoul and Michael Stott GAZA | Thu May 10, 2012 7:22pm BST (Reuters) - The Islamist movement Hamas will not let itself be dragged into a war against Israel if it attacks the nuclear facilities of Hamas ally Iran, Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Thursday. "Hamas is a Palestinian movement that acts within the Palestinian arena and it carries out its political and field actions in a way that suits the interests of the Palestinian people," he said at his headquarters in the enclave. "Iran did not ask anything...
Posted by wat0n   7 comments   Tags: In The News


USS Cole Bombing Suspect Killed in Yemen
:clap: (Quote) Yemeni Al-Qaeda leader Fahd al-Quso, who was wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, was killed in an air raid in eastern Yemen on Sunday, according to a report by AFP. Al-Qaeda, which has strongholds in southern and eastern Yemen, confirmed Quso's death in an SMS text message sent to reporters that could not be immediately verified. “Fahd al-Quso, who was wanted by the United States for the attack against the USS Cole, was killed tonight (Sunday) in an American raid on the Rafadh region” in the Shabwa province, tribal chief...
Posted by dayag   1 comment   Tags: Global Terrorism

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Iran Executes Accused Israeli Spy
Dateline: 2012-05-15 12:15:20 PT
Iran said on Tuesday it had executed a man accused of being an Israeli intelligence agent responsible for the assassination of one of its nuclear scientists, Iranian state media reported....
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Clashes as Palestinians lament Israel's creation
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Iran Hangs 'Israeli Assassin': Reports
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Nuclear physicist killed in remote-controlled motorcycle explosion. ...
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Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
Dateline: 2012-05-15 04:00:08 PT
Iran has hanged a man it accused of being a spy for Israel after convicting him of killing one of its nuclear scientists in 2010. ...
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Israel reaches deal with Palestinian hunger strikers
Dateline: 2012-05-14 16:00:16 PT
A group representing Palestinian prisoners reached a deal Monday with Israel to end a hunger strike. ...
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Palestinian prisoners end 77-day hunger strike
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