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August 28, 2012
Thou shall not have images … on buses … neither men nor women
Fearing costly vandalism aimed at buses carrying advertisements that include images of women; to avoid legal issues of discrimination if only images of men appear; and to side-step head-on collisions with Jerusalem\’s ultra-Orthodox community; Egged, Israel\’s public bus cooperative has ordered the company handling its on-bus advertising to stop running ads with pictures or representations of either men or women. As of August 1, a \”faceless\” policy was put into effect.
Mayim Bialik’s pain-coping techniques
Mayim Bialik, who nearly lost her right hand thumb in a car accident two weeks ago, told \”Access Hollywood\” in an interview that immediately following the accident, her first instinct was to get out of the car, fearing it would explode.
Kipah-wearing teen set for ‘America’s Got Talent’ semis [VIDEO]
Edon Pinchot, a kipah-wearing Jewish day school student, will be performing in the semifinals of \”America’s Got Talent.\”
GOP senators plan resolution promising support should Israel strike Iran
Republican senators plan to introduce a non-binding resolution pledging military, economic and diplomatic backing for Israel should it strike Iran.
Gilad Shalit marks first birthday since being freed
Gilad Shalit marked his first birthday since being freed from Hamas captivity.
Migron not evacuated as scheduled
The Migron outpost in the West Bank was not evacuated as scheduled.
France opens murder inquiry into Yasser Arafat’s death
French prosecutors have opened a murder inquiry into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Families of Burgas victims attend memorial ceremony, visit attack site
The families of the Israelis killed in a terror attack at the airport in Burgas, Bulgaria, attended a ceremony for the victims.
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