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July 23, 2013
At least nine die in Cairo violence, 2 killed in Sinai
Nine people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday in clashes between opponents and Islamist supporters of Egypt\’s deposed President Mohamed Morsi, state-run media reported, keeping the most populous Arab nation in turmoil.
Polish minister asks Jews, Muslims to sue over ritual slaughter
A Polish government minister asked Jewish and Muslim representatives to petition the country’s Constitutional Court to sort out conflicting laws that have led to a ban on ritual slaughter.
EU ban on Hezbollah branch a start, but impact is likely limited
The effectiveness of the European Union’s decision to blacklist only Hezbollah’s military wing might be debatable, but one thing about the move seems certain: It did not come easy.
Weiner acknowledges latest revealed lewd exchange
New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledged that he participated in a newly revealed, sexually explicit social media exchange.
Royal baby, Jews and international fascination
So we have a new royal baby in the United Kingdom. Mazal Tov! As someone who worked in communications for Buckingham Palace for three years, from 2009 to 2012, I was both delighted to hear the news and interested to gauge the global media reaction to the new arrival.
The shandah factor: What makes Jewish sex scandals different?
The guy with the socks up. The guy with the pants down. The guy with the headlocks. The guy who tweets and deletes. What is it with these male politicos? And why are they all Jewish?
U.S. court: Americans born in Jerusalem not from ‘Israel’
A federal court upheld the State Department’s refusal to list “Israel” as the country of birth for Americans born in Jerusalem.
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