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Tunisian Jew reads from the Torah in a synagogue in Tunis

The Vanishing Jews of Tunisia

Tunisia is one of the few Arab Muslim countries that still has a significant Jewish community (which traces its origins back 2,000 years).
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Should Israel Ban the Word 'Nazi'?

A proposed law in Israel would make the the word Nazi illegal, along with all images, photos, drawings and sculptures of the swastika or other references to Nazism, epithets and Holocaust symbols.
Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to World Destruction

'Doomsday Clock' Moves Closer to World Destruction

The hands of a symbolic doomsday clock fell back one minute Tuesday to five minutes to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a group that monitors global threats such as climate change, nuclear proliferation and human-caused disasters.

Iran Moving Nuclear Work to Deep Mountain Bunker

Iran will in the near future start enriching uranium deep inside a mountain, a senior official said Sunday, a move likely to further antagonize Western powers that suspect it is seeking nuclear weapons capability.
Ron Paul Jesse Thorsen

Ron Paul 2012: Will He Benefit from U.S. Veterans' Support?

When U.S. Army Cpl. Jesse Thorsen delivered a speech at Ron Paul's caucus night rally in Iowa on Tuesday, he never expected to become a pseudo-symbol. By the time he finished speaking, the 28-year-old would come to embody a breed of supporter seemingly unique to the Ron Paul universe: The War-Weary Veteran.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a media briefing after his address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg

Fatah, Hamas Seek Gains in a Reshaped Middle East

Representatives of the rival factions Fatah and Hamas are pursuing contrasting approaches to building support for the Palestinian cause, with Fatah engaged in apparently fruitless peace talks with Israel while Hamas' leader pays visits to newly empowered Islamist governments across the region. While the two developments are not directly related, they nevertheless offer a glimpse of how the Palestinian peace process might play out in a region reshaped by popular uprisings.

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