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Syria: No peace talks until Israel halts settlement activity
American Jewish soldier killed in insurgent attack in Afghanistan
Palestinian fatwa bans weddings without proof couple is swine flu free
Israel turns to cyberware to foil Iran nukes
Kosher food at baseball games gets three strikes

Syria: No peace talks until Israel halts settlement activity

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 11:42 AM PDT

Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Tuesday that Israel must halt activity in West Bank settlements before Damascus considers renewing peace negotiations, ...

American Jewish soldier killed in insurgent attack in Afghanistan

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 11:42 AM PDT

An American Jewish soldier was killed during an attack on his base in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, the U.S. Army has confirmed. ...

Palestinian fatwa bans weddings without proof couple is swine flu free

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 11:15 AM PDT

The Palestinian Authority's top Islamic cleric on Tuesday issued a fatwa, or Islamic ruling, banning the issuance of marriage contracts without a certificate proving that couples are free of the swine flu virus. ...

Israel turns to cyberware to foil Iran nukes

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 11:06 AM PDT

In the late 1990s, a computer specialist from the Shin Bet security service hacked into the mainframe of the Pi Glilot fuel depot north of Tel Aviv. ...