A tale of two shadchens
May 19, 2016
My parents came from Shiraz, Iran. The little English they spoke had a strong “FOB” (fresh off the boat) accent, which the class clowns could impeccably impersonate.
Aaron Wood
Former Syrian defense minister defects in break with Assad
September 4, 2013
Former Syrian Defence Minister General Ali Habib, a prominent member of President Bashar Assad\’s Alawite sect, has defected and is now in Turkey, a senior member of the opposition Syrian National Coalition told Reuters on Wednesday.
Hagai Amir, freed Israeli brother of Rabin gunman says he’s “proud”
May 4, 2012
Hagai Amir, the brother of the man who assassinated late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, said he was proud of his own role in the murder plot after he was freed from prison on Friday.
NY may close bus service that makes women sit in back
October 21, 2011
New York City authorities said they will shut down a city bus service run by Orthodox Jews if the group doesn\’t stop making women sit at the back of the bus.
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