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Breaking News Israel Instensifies Gaza Fight — 300 Dead With Worse to Come
Israeli forces on Saturday pressed ahead with a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian militants kept firing rockets deep into Israel’s heartland, pushing the death toll past 300 in almost two weeks of conflict. Palestinian officials said 65 Palestinians, at least 15 of them under the age of 18, have been killed since…
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Breaking News 20 Jewish Groups Plead With Barack Obama for More Humane Immigration Policy
Twenty Jewish organizations are urging President Obama and Congress to deal humanely with the unaccompanied children and refugees that are crossing the border and entering the United States. The statement released on Tuesday, which was written by HIAS, calls on the government to “welcome the stranger” in dealing with those entering the United States through…
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Breaking News Barack Obama Vows To Keep Pushing for Peace
President Obama said in an appeal published in an Israeli newspaper that he remains committed to brokering a “necessary” Israeli-Palestinian peace. “Peace is necessary because it’s the only way to ensure a secure and democratic future for the Jewish state of Israel,” Obama wrote in an article published Tuesday by Haaretz and appearing as Israel…
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Breaking News President Obama Expresses Condolences Over Death of Israeli Teens
President Barack Obama expressed condolences on Monday over the killing of three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were found in the West Bank on Monday, and urged all parties to refrain from actions that could escalate tensions in the region. “The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms this senseless act of terror against innocent…
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Breaking News Supreme Court Rules For Hobby Lobby On Birth Control Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires closely held companies to provide health insurance that covers birth control. The court held on a 5-4 vote on ideological lines that such companies can seek an exemption from…
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Opinion Who Will Speak Out for American Families?
This summer has already given us its fair share of sensational news — from the attempted takeover of Iraq by jihadi militants to Eric Cantor’s downfall to the thrill of victory and agony of defeat at the World Cup in Brazil. And July has only just started. With all this drama, the smaller stories get…
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Breaking News Obama Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ Over Three Missing Israeli Teenagers
President Obama expressed “deep concern” about three missing Israeli teenagers during a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and American Jewish leaders. “They expressed their deep concern and reiterated our support for efforts to find the teens,” National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said of her boss, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and Obama after…
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Breaking News Alan Gross Wife Calls for Bowe Bergdahl-Style Prisoner Swap
The wife of Alan Gross visited her husband in a Cuban prison, then likened his plight to an American prisoner of war traded for five Taliban members. “If we can trade five members of the Taliban to bring home one American soldier, surely we can figure out a path forward to bring home one American…
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