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November 21, 2010
Building freeze protesters gather in Jerusalem
Thousands of West Bank settlers and their supporters converged on Jerusalem to protest the government\’s serious consideration of renewing the settlement construction freeze.
Israeli soldiers put on probation for using child as shield
Two Israeli soldiers convicted of using a Palestinian child as a human shield during the Gaza war were sentenced to three months of probation.
Plan to renovate Western Wall Plaza approved
Israel\’s Cabinet approved a $23 million plan to renovate the Western Wall Plaza and part of Jerusalem\’s Jewish Quarter.
Israel files U.N. complaint over Gaza rockets
Israel filed an official complaint with the United Nations over recent rocket attacks from Gaza.
Mike Tyson reportedly planning kosher restaurant chain
Mike Tyson reportedly is planning to launch a chain of high-end kosher restaurants.
Op-Ed: UNESCO needs a course correction
How’s this for a philosophical question: Can you hold a conference dedicated to the open debate of some of the biggest issues in society in a nation that is among the least amenable to any free and open public discussion?
Holocaust-denying bishop hires extremist lawyer
Richard Williamson, a Catholic bishop who has denied the facts of the Holocaust, has retained a lawyer close to neo-Nazi groups to defend him.
Egypt’s Jewish community head a no-show for retrial
The president of Egypt\’s Jewish community will be retried in an Egyptian court on fraud charges, despite not showing up for the trial.
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