Palestinian to continue hunger strike despite detention cut
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
A Palestinian woman on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison said she will continue to fast despite having her detention cut.
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March 5, 2012
No surprises in Putin victory, but question for Russian Jews is what comes next
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
With Vladimir Putin’s re-election as president of Russia pretty much a foregone conclusion, the question facing Russia was never what would result from last weekend’s election but what would happen after the vote.
Peres, Bibi bringing up Pollard release with Obama
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
Israeli President Shimon Peres asked President Obama to release convicted spy-for-Israel Jonathan Pollard.
Blast hits Egypt gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
An Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was bombed on Monday, the 13th such attack since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011, witnesses said.
New Israeli bill seeks to widen ad ban to all underweight models
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
A bill seeking to ban the use of underweight models in Israeli advertising also aims to prevent Israel\’s media from using ads produced overseas with too-thin models.
In Israeli military, a growing Orthodoxy
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
Roni Daniel saw the writing on the wall in a toilet. A former infantry commander who fought in three Middle East wars and now the dean of Israeli defense correspondents, Daniel recently visited military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu: Israel ‘master of its fate’ on Iran
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
Israel is the \”master of its fate\” and reserves the right to defend itself against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Obama.
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