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<i>Courtesy Samuel Maoz<br>Samuel Maoz, writer and director of "Lebanon," based the award-winning film on his experiences as a tank gunner during the first Lebanon War.</i> 'Lebanon' latest film to explore Israel's Vietnam
TEL AVIV - From the depths of an Israeli soldier turned middle-aged filmmaker’s haunted memories, the new award-winning movie “Lebanon” consists mainly of scenes shot from i...
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<i>J Street photo<br>J Street founder Jeremy Ben-Ami, seen here at the group s reception at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, wrote an open letter to Michael Oren trying to persuade the U.S. Israeli ambassador to address its first major conference.</i> J street parley attracting big names, but will Israel's ambassador attend?
WASHINGTON – J Street has lined up plenty of high-profile speakers for its first major conference. But the new and controversial self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby is looki...
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<i>Ada E. Yonath</i> Ada E. Yonath wins award in chemistry
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 jointly to Ada E. Yonath, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Venkatraman Ramakrishnan,...
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<i>Alex Catalan photo<br> The U.N. report on Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war by former South African judge Richard Goldstone, seen above on Jan. 25, 2007, at Beloit College in Wisconsin, is likely to have political ramifications for Israel.</i> Israel sees international court intervention as unlikely
NEW YORK — So far, the U.N. fact-finding mission into last January’s war in Gaza has spawned a 574-page report faulting Israel for war crimes, op-eds calling on foreign governments to hold Isr...
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U.S. pledges to quash Goldstone report
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not allow the Goldstone report recommendations on Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war to reach the International Criminal Court. A top White ...
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Netanyahu secretly visited Moscow
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to Russia, Israeli dailies reported. Yediot Achronot reported Wednesday that Netanyahu had traveled to Russia on a leased ...
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Orthodox Union slams comments made by Orthodox anti-Israel group
Remarks made by an Orthodox anti-Israel group about captured soldier Gilad Shalit are unacceptable, the Orthodox Union said. The OU on Tuesday slammed comments made by members of the Neturei Karta...
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<i>U.N. photo<br>Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited Syria as part of a new foreign policy that seeks to strengthen ties with countries previously kept at an arm’s length.</i> Does anger over Gaza threaten Turkey-Israel ties?
ISTANBUL , Turkey — Turkey’s decision to indefinitely postpone a military exercise apparently due to Israel’s planned involvement is raising concerns that Turkish-Israeli ties have not reco...
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<i>Gilad Shalit</i> Videotape shows Gilat Shalit alive
Israel completed the trade for a videotape of kidnapped soldier Gilat Shalit by releasing a 20th female Palestinian prisoner. The two-minute tape shows Shalit to be alive and seemingly well. It wa...
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<i>Mohammar Awad / Flash 90 / JTA<br> Palestinians shout at Israeli border police officers blocking the entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City on Oct. 04.</i> Violent clashes in City of David ratchet up rhetoric, tensions
JERUSALEM — Tensions between Israelis and Arabs simmered this week as Arab rioters clashed with Israeli police and Palestinian leaders accused Israel of trying to “Judaize” Jerusalem. The clashe...
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Israeli high court orders demolitions
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the state to demolish illegal Palestinian buildings in the West Bank. The ruling Wednesday said the state must set a timetable for the demo...
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Israel’s Air Force retaliates for mortar fire at Israel from Gaza
Israel’s Air Force attacked a Palestinian smuggling tunnel connecting Gaza and Egypt in retaliation for mortar fire at Israel from Gaza. Three Palestinians were killed in the attack early Tuesday ...
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<i>Dmitry Medvedev</i> Israeli President Shimon Peres and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discuss strategic relations
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed strengthening strategic relations between the two countries. The leaders met Tuesday in Russia at Medvedev’s summer r...
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Saturday, 07, 2009
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Light/The Holocaust & ... 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Brundibar. Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushne...
Night at the Races 7:00 PM
Congregation Emanu-El Israel will hold its...
GoodTaste! Pittsburgh 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
GoodTaste! Pittsburgh, the region’s larges...
Designer Days 6:00 PM to 6:00 PM
On Thursday, November 5, 2009, from 6-8 p....