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January 8, 2013
In Israeli campaign, Netanyahu gets hit from the right and left
“Ooh, aah, look who’s coming!” the crowd of young people chants. “It’s the next prime minister!”
Vatican rejects bishop’s calling Jews ‘enemies of the church’
The Vatican rejected comments by the head of a breakaway traditionalist group calling Jews “enemies of the church” and reiterated that it was committed to dialogue with the Jewish world.
Winehouse died from too much alcohol, second inquest confirms
Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse died of consuming too much alcohol, a second inquest into her death confirmed.
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords launches gun-control initiative
Former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely wounded two years ago in an Arizona shooting, is launching a group aimed at curbing gun violence and raising enough money to challenge the well-funded gun lobby.
Israel reportedly told Pentagon about Syria poison gas
Israel notified the Pentagon that Syria was preparing a chemical believed to be deadly sarin gas and loading it into dozens of 500-pound bombs destined for airplanes.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Fayyad searches for his safety net [Q&A]
The Media Line: President Abbas has issued a presidential decree that “state of Palestine” should be used wherever “Palestinian Authority” has been used until now. Has the Palestinian state been created?
Morsi adviser resigns after calling for Egyptian Jews to return
Essam al-Erian, an adviser to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, resigned days after calling for Jews to return to Egypt and leave Israel to the Palestinians.
Flooding shuts down Tel Aviv
Traffic stood at a standstill for several hours in Tel Aviv after flooding closed a major highway.
Jewish groups softening resistance on Hagel nomination
Now that Chuck Hagel is officially President Obama’s nominee to be secretary of defense, Jewish groups concerned about Hagel’s record on Israel and Iran are faced with a choice.
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