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August 2, 2011
With protests, Israelis are seeking the revival of welfare state
The wave of protests sweeping Israel is about much more than the lack of affordable housing: It’s a grass-roots demand for the major redistribution of the nation\’s wealth.
Israel reportedly working with U.S. on new peace framework
Israel has been working with the United States to develop a new framework to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians, according to reports.
Australia’s oldest Jew dies at 110
Mary Rothstein, Australia’s oldest Jew, has died at age 110.
Kassam from Gaza injures woman, IDF responds
Israel\’s Air Force bombed two targets in Gaza after a Kassam rocket fired from Gaza struck southern Israel and injured a woman.
J.P. Rosenbaum gets final rose from The Bachelorette’s Ashley Hebert
J.P. Rosenbaum, a Jewish construction manager from New York, received the final rose from The Bachelorette, Ashley Hebert.
Giffords votes in House; colleague says preparations readying for re-election run
Following her dramatic return to Congress for the first time since she was shot, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced that she would run for re-election in 2012.