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Deputy PM: U.S. should honor past deals on settlements
Lebanon uncovers terror plot against UN troops
Ex-envoy to U.S.: Israel 'totally committed' to razing outposts
OU disavows pamphlet claiming Vatican-Hezbollah conspiracy
Punk rock's secret Jewish roots

Deputy PM: U.S. should honor past deals on settlements

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 09:39 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said Tuesday that U.S. calls for a freeze on West Bank settlement construction run counter to past agreements between the two nations and could undermine U.S. credibility. ...

Lebanon uncovers terror plot against UN troops

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 08:15 AM PDT

The Lebanese army said on Tuesday it had uncovered a militant Islamist network that had been plotting to carry out attacks against UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon and the army itself. ...

Ex-envoy to U.S.: Israel 'totally committed' to razing outposts

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 04:26 AM PDT

Former ambassador to the United States Sallai Meridor said on Tuesday that Israel was "completely committed" to evacuating unauthorized outposts in the West Bank. ...

OU disavows pamphlet claiming Vatican-Hezbollah conspiracy

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 03:23 AM PDT

The Orthodox Union has apologized for the publication of a booklet its staff distributed to Israeli soldiers, implying that the Vatican organizes tours of Auschwitz for Hezbollah members to teach them how to kill Jews. ...