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Israel to deport thousands of illegal guest workers to provide work for local unemployed draws public fire

A draconian plan approved by the Israeli government this week to forcibly reduce the country's pool of illegal foreign guest workers in order to create jobs for tens of thousands of unemployed Israelis ... |

By Jonathan in WORLD NEWS on January 26th, 2010

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Afghanistan postpones parliamentary elections

The LAT lays out the basic facts around the postponement of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan. The Afghan press stresses two factors aboveall: Afghanpaper.com writing in Dari Persian says it ... |

By Juan Cole in WORLD NEWS on January 25th, 2010

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Israel Shows its True Image by helping Haitian Quake Victims

After being browbeaten and castigated by both the UN and world media networks in the aftermath of the Goldstone Report, Israel's image may undergo a significant improvement following the work of rescue ... |

By Maurice Picow in WORLD NEWS on January 21st, 2010

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The IDF clamps down on political protest with discharge of 'insubordinate' soldier

The IDF's discharge this week of an Israeli soldier serving in an elite combat unit for demonstrating his refusal to evacuate Jewish West Bank settlements marks mounting action by the country's top brass ... |

By Jonathan in WORLD NEWS on January 21st, 2010

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The 'price' dilemma in Israel's terrorist prisoner swap

No single issue rips Israeli society apart more fiercely than the emotionally charged public debate over the prisoner swap for the release of abducted IDF soldier Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit. The ... |

By Jonathan in WORLD NEWS on January 15th, 2010

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Obama: The Age of the War on Al-Qaeda

I give the text of President Obama's speech on security below, along with video. Unlike the two speeches Obama gave in the immediate aftermath of the attempted underpants bombing, in this one the president ... |

By Juan Cole in WORLD NEWS on January 8th, 2010

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Dubai's Empire State Building

In 1931, the Empire State Building became the tallest building in the world, a title it would hold for more than 40 years until it was surpassed by the more austere World Trade Center a few miles to ... |

By David Alm in WORLD NEWS on January 7th, 2010

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Mr. Netanyahu seeks broader govt. coalition: but to what end?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is probably Israel's strongest leader in recent years. He heads a firm, center-right coalition government with a parliamentary majority of 78 seats that is unchallenged ... |

By Jonathan in WORLD NEWS on December 30th, 2009

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Jarring Footage of Tehran Protests

The streets of Tehran, Iran's capital city, were the site of protests on Sunday, when as many as 300 people were arrested and at least four were killed , including the nephew of the country's opposition ... |

By David Alm in WORLD NEWS on December 30th, 2009

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Yemen, UAE links in Detroit Terrorism Attack

Christian Purefoy is reporting on CNN that Abdul Mutallib ran into a radical Muslim network while studying in London. He was last registered in class at University College London in June 2008. This ... |

By Juan Cole in WORLD NEWS on December 28th, 2009

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