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August 4, 2014
Palestinian factions reportedly agree to 72-hour cease-fire
Palestinian factions in Cairo reportedly agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza conflict.
N.Y. man accused of hiding mother’s death to collect Holocaust benefits
A New York man was charged with hiding his Holocaust survivor mother’s death in order to collect her reparations benefits.\n
Aboard Amsterdam’s Jewish gay boat, activists warn against tolerating hate
Its passengers included celebrities, a rabbi and revelers in biblically themed costumes, but the Jewish boat at Amsterdam’s gay pride parade stood out for more than just its riders.
Countercultural spirit lives on at iconic 1960s havurah
To certain first-time visitors to Havurat Shalom, the congregation’s prayer room may look remarkably familiar.
Why Israel is so united
You would think that the global outcry against Israel in the wake of the human devastation of Gaza would have had an effect on Israeli self-esteem.
Israel agrees to Egyptian proposal for Gaza ceasefire, official says
Israel agreed on Monday to an Egyptian proposal for a three-day cease-fire in a four-week-old Gaza war, to start at 0500 GMT on Tuesday, an Israeli official said.
Russia to hold war games in show of strength near Ukraine
Russia announced military exercises near the border with Ukraine on Monday in a show of strength as the Ukrainian army recaptured more territory from pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.
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