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Tough road ahead for Obama after Republicans seize U.S. Senate
Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and may force him to make a course correction for his last two years in office.
Palestinian man kills one in Jerusalem car attack
A Palestinian rammed his car into pedestrians in central Jerusalem on Wednesday in the second attack of its kind in two weeks, killing one person and fuelling concerns of another Palestinian uprising.
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Yehuda Glick shooting reignites holy war over Temple Mount
Snaking around the top right corner of the 2,000-year-old Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City is a rickety wooden structure called the Mughrabi Bridge — an awkward tube of scaffolding that leads to the most contested holy site in the world.
Mikvah Society of L.A. assures users it is ‘safe and secure’ following voyeurism scandal in D.C.
In the wake of the scandal surrounding the Washington D.C. rabbi who arrested and charged voyeurism for allegedly secretly filming women while they were undressing in a mikveh dressing room has prompted assurances from the Mikvah Society of Los Angeles that its own mikveh “continues to be a safe and secure environment.”
American tourist wearing Star of David attacked in Cologne
An American tourist was robbed and called a “Jewish bastard” by youths after he asked them for directions in the Cologne train station.
White House derides report of no Rice-Dermer meetings
The White House denied an Israeli newspaper report suggesting that U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Israel’s U.S. ambassador, Ron Dermer, have never met.\n
Egypt reports finding hundreds of new Gaza tunnels
Egypt said it found hundreds of new tunnels between Gaza and the Sinai.\n