Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel has renounced a Hungarian state award he received in 2004 in protest against what he said was a \”whitewashing\” of the role of former Hungarian governments in the deportation of Jews during World War Two.
Comments blaming the Holocaust on gun control has landed Ohio congressional candidate Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher in hot water.
Henry Kissinger, upon receiving Israel’s presidential award from Israeli President Shimon Peres, said the moment of truth on the Iran question will be in the months ahead.
Israeli leaders vowed to bring the attackers of a West Bank mosque to justice.
It was only a few weeks ago that I was sitting with Vidal Sassoon in the living room of his sprawling Bel Air home. It was a chilly early evening and we warmed ourselves by the heat of the fire that was roaring in the fireplace. We were drinking green tea – it was always green tea for Vidal – and he’d been reflecting on his earlier years in Hollywood.
Hamas has claimed responsibility for firing 10 long-range missiles into southern Israel.
The United States and Israel jointly developed the Flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow Iran\’s nuclear program, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous Western officials.
The United States and the West should take the lead in launching a military strike against Iran, and only as a matter of last resort, said Shaul Mofaz, Israel\’s deputy prime minister.
Staking its claim to Egypt\’s presidency, the Muslim Brotherhood rallied in Cairo on Tuesday to demand the ruling generals hand over real power, following moves by the army that its U.S. ally labeled an assault on democracy.
Hamas has launched a barrage of rockets toward southern Israel on Tuesday afternoon, after months of restraint on behalf of the Gaza rulers.
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