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The Lufkin Panthers built an early 19-point lead and held off a late barrage of Palestine three-pointers to pick up a 74-67 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday night.Teddy Kollek Independent - Jan 02 4:37 PM
Theodor Kollek, public administrator: born Nagyvazsony, Hungary 27 May 1911; founder member, Kibbutz Ein Gev 1937; member, Political Dept, Jewish Agency for Palestine 1940; head of the US Division, Israel Foreign Ministry 1950; Minister to Washington 1951-52; Director-General, Prime Minister's Office 1962-65; chair, Government Tourist Corporation 1955-65; Mayor of Jerusalem 1965-93; married 1937 ...Palestinian woman travels to Glens Falls to give birth Capital News 9 - Jan 02 2:08 PM
Hanan Awawda, 29, is from the West Bank in Palestine. She came to Glens Falls give birth to Mohamad, her sixth child. She says things are much different here than at home.Nation News In Brief: Emir greets Musharraf and Haniyah The Peninsula - Jan 02 4:39 PM
Doha The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani exchanged on Saturday congratulations on Eid Al Adha during phone calls with President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf and Palestine Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah.The lost memories of the 'Tehran Children' Haaretz Daily - Jan 02 3:52 PM
On February 19, 1943, Shoshana Gilady saw a photograph in the Palestine Post. It was a black-and-white picture of two women peering out the window of a train, their hair covered with kerchiefs, each holding a baby wrapped in a blanket.CHBC 4th At Dieterich Shelbyville Daily Union - Jan 02 3:22 PM
CHBC played their way into the third place game at the Dieterich Holiday Tournament by virtue of back-to-back blowout wins over Palestine-Hutsonville, 81-30, and over host Dieterich, 89-12.Fatah celebrated its 44th anniversiry with a small-scale rally at the gravesite of Yasser Arafat [AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 02 6:07 AM
Palestine's opposition Fatah party has commemorated its 44th anniverstary - its first to be celebrated in political opposition to the government.Forward.com Forward - Jan 02 7:05 AM
While leaders from across the Jewish spectrum have rushed to condemn former president Jimmy Carter and his new book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid, at least one prominent Jewish figure has headed in the opposite direction.Bethlehem protest in Lewisham online only Socialist Worker - Jan 02 10:13 AM
On the week before Christmas, Bethlehem 2006 with its apartheid wall came to the streets of Lewisham in a lively piece of street theatre devised by members of Lewisham Stop the War and South East London Palestine Solidarity Campaign.PALESTINE: PEACE, NOT APARTHEID BY: PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER The Jewish Advocate - Dec 30 5:56 PM
Since it's release several weeks ago, Jimmy Carter's new book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid", has received enormous publicity as well as a litany of reviews, both critical and praiseworthy.Former Jerusalem mayor Kollek dies aged 95 Servihoo - Jan 02 5:08 AM
Theodor 'Teddy' Kollek, a top figure in the Israeli Labour party and former mayor of Jerusalem for almost 30 years, has died in Jerusalem aged 95. Born in 1911 near Budapest in Austria-Hungary, Kollek emigrated to British-mandated Palestine in 1935, aged 29.Longtime mayor of Jerusalem dies USA Today - Jan 02 5:38 PM
Legendary Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, who presided over the holy city's 1967 reunification, transformed it into a modern metropolis and tried to strike a balance between reaching out to its Arab residents while shoring up Israeli rule, died Tuesday. He was 95.Jimmy Carter's Li'l Ol' Stink Tank Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 4:00 PM
Ethics: Jimmy Carter says he's just being fair-minded by continuously condemning Israel. Meanwhile, his Carter Center draws ever more money from anti-Israel sources. Follow the money.Former Jerusalem mayor dies at 95 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 3:27 PM
Teddy Kollek, the six-term mayor of Jerusalem whose vision, grit and charm held together a city fractured by warring faiths and factions, died Tuesday. He was 95.Despondency of the Arab Father Christmas at the dawn of the New Year Will the chess game stop in Iraq, Palestine and ... Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:21 AM
Between the year which has just closed and another just begun, Lebanon resembles a hijacked plane or a ship trying to navigate in a stormy sea deprived of its compass. For 2006, and its predecessor, stand outside the calendar of the last 30 years by reason of its momentous events.Teddy Kollek, 95, longtime Jerusalem mayor, dies International Herald Tribune - Jan 02 4:50 PM
Former aide to Ben-Gurion served city for 28 years.13th century text hides words of Archimedes Los Angeles Times - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
The pages of a medieval prayer text also contain words of ancient Greek engineer Archimedes. It takes high-tech imaging to read between the lines. THE book cost $2 million at auction, but large sections are unreadable. Longtime Mayor of Jerusalem Dies at 95 Washington Post - Jan 02 8:52 AM
JERUSALEM, Jan. 2 -- Teddy Kollek, 95, the irrepressible champion of this volatile city during a nearly three-decade tenure as mayor that spanned war, uprising and shifting demographics, died here Tuesday. No cause of death was reported.Former Jerusalem mayor Kollek dies aged 95 AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 4:31 AM
Theodor 'Teddy' Kollek, a top figure in the Israeli Labour party and former mayor of Jerusalem for almost 30 years, has died in Jerusalem aged 95.Palestinian arts academy opens UPI - Jan 01 12:14 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The new fine arts academy in Palestine is open for business and has a political mission as well as arts training as its mandate.Jimmy Carter's Li'l Ol' Stink Tank Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 02 4:00 PM
Commentary from Investor's Business DailyLongtime mayor of Jerusalem dies at 95 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 6:41 AM
Teddy Kollek, the legendary Jerusalem mayor who presided over the reunification of the city after the 1967 Mideast war and tried to balance the needs of its split Jewish and Arab populations, died Tuesday at the age of 95.Long-serving Jerusalem mayor Kollek dies at 95 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 6:00 AM
Former Jerusalem mayor Theodor "Teddy" Kollek, a tireless preacher of Israeli-Palestinian coexistence in a holy city of deep religious and nationalist divisions, died on Tuesday aged 95.Obituary: Kollek, Jerusalem mayor who favored coexistence International Herald Tribune - Jan 02 5:52 AM
Theodor Kollek, who was Jerusalem's mayor for 28 years and widely regarded as a champion of Israeli-Palestinian coexistence in the holy city, died Tuesday at the age of 95.Hand of Manx giant returns home BBC News - Jan 02 12:49 PM
A life-size cast of the hand of man known as the Manx Giant, is donated to the island's national heritage.Saddam's demise USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 3:41 AM
Saddam's demiseBlair urges party to stick to his agenda AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 1:21 AM
Tony Blair has urged his governing Labour Party to stick to his centrist economic and social agenda in his 10th and what is set to be his final New Year's message as prime minister.Letters to the Editor NorthJersey.com - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Jimmy Carter's latest diatribe against Israel has raised a chorus of protest. Long-time associates have rushed to disassociate themselves from what they have called Carter's mistaken claims and conclusions.Idealist who transformed dead-end Jerusalem Financial Times - Jan 02 6:35 PM
Teddy Kollek, who died yesterday at the age of 95, was a world-class politician who for 28 years governed a city of fewer than half a million. To his, and its, good fortune, the city was Jerusalem.Expecting a difficult year Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:21 AM
If the crises in Iraq and Palestine may need years to be solved, the Lebanese problem has to find its final direction during the year 2007. In this year the process has to be completed of setting up the tribunal of international character to examine the assassination of Rafik Hariri, because there are dates to be respected.Peruvian gov't vows to seek release of photographer kidnapped in Gaza People's Daily - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
The Peruvian government said on Tuesday that it would make all possible efforts to free Jaime Razuri, a Peruvian Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer kidnapped in Gaza on Jan. 1.Former Jerusalem Mayor Dies at 95 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 02 3:27 PM
Teddy Kollek, the six-term mayor of Jerusalem whose vision, grit and charm held together a city fractured by warring faiths and factions, died Tuesday.New Year Reflections Arab News - Jan 02 4:21 PM
Ramzy Baroud, Aljazeera.net English. 2006 was yet another year of tribulations in the ever-tumultuous Middle East. It defied all early expectations that 2005 would be the worst for many years to follow.Long-serving Jerusalem mayor dies BBC News - Jan 02 2:00 AM
Israeli media report the death of Teddy Kollek, who served as the mayor of Jerusalem for nearly 30 years.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Jan 02 4:17 PM
2006 was yet another year of tribulations in the ever-tumultuous Middle East. It defied all early expectations that 2005 would be the worst for many years to follow.Teddy Kollek, longtime mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 95 Seattle Times - Jan 02 10:14 AM
Teddy Kollek, the legendary Jerusalem mayor who presided over the reunification of the city after the 1967 Mideast war, died today at the age of 95.Comment: The dilemma over Iran s nuclear ambitions New Straits Times - Jan 02 5:16 PM
USING historical analogies to interpret the present is both tempting and dangerous, for history never truly repeats itself.Blair tries to put his Labour Party on auto-pilot AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 6:09 PM
Tony Blair urged the Labour Party to stick to his centrist economic and social agenda in what is set to be his 10th and final New Year's message as prime minister.Britain's departing Blair tries to put his Labour Party on auto-pilot AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 6:10 PM
Tony Blair urged his governing Labour Party to stick to his centrist economic and social agenda in what is set to be his 10th and final New Year's message as Britain's prime minister.Teddy Kollek, longtime mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 95; state funeral Thursday CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 02 1:47 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Teddy Kollek, the iconic mayor who presided over Jerusalem's tumultuous reunification under Israeli control in 1967 while tirelessly working to find common ground between the city's torn patchwork of ethnic and religious groups, died Tuesday at the age of 95.Palestinian political rap attracts growing crowds Middle East Times - Jan 02 12:04 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- There may be slight variations in the dress code, but in any other sense they are your average, young hip hop fans, clamoring for spare tickets in a sell-out concert crush.Ex-Jerusalem mayor Kollek dies at 95 MSNBC - Jan 02 3:23 AM
Theodor Teddy Kollek, who was Jerusalem s mayor for 28 years and was widely regarded as a champion of Israeli-Palestinian coexistence in the holy city, died on Tuesday aged 95. Zionsville near top of graduation rates The Indianapolis Star - Jan 02 10:50 AM
76.5 percent of Indiana high school students graduated in 2005, according to new state formula.Full text: Interview with Angela Merkel Financial Times - Jan 02 2:15 PM
The FT s Quentin Peel interviewed Angela Merkel on January 3 in Berlin. This is an edited transcript of the interview.Faith: Something worth fighting for Baltimore Sun - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Books on religion and politics show that for millions, God isn't dead Nietzsche first proclaimed it in 1881: "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him." Time magazine agreed in 1966, with its infamous black death-notice cover. Yet although 2006 was marked by many cataclysmic events - social, political, military, ecological - nothing on Earth had as much impact as God. Or rather, ...The man who 'was Jerusalem' Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Theodor Kollek, an irrepressible champion of Jerusalem during a nearly three-decade tenure as mayor that spanned war, uprising and shifting demographics, died Tuesday. He was 95. A state funeral is scheduled for Thursday. Starting in 1965, Kollek, known universally as Teddy, was elected six times to lead Jerusalem. Over those years, he employed an avuncular populism to promote ...Sectarian violence holds Iraq back Zaman Online - Jan 02 2:08 PM
2006 witnessed stunning attacks in Iraq. The insurgency against the United States has almost been overshadowed by relentless sectarian conflicts between Sunni and Shiite militias.Lebanon mirrors Middle-East Zaman Online - Jan 02 2:14 PM
In an assessment of the political crisis in Lebanon, experts see the Lebanese picture as a summary of the great power struggle in the Middle-East. The turmoil in Lebanon mirrors, in a general sense, the regional strife between Syria, Iran, radical groups and Israel and the United States.In Gaza: Democracy and Its Discontents Scoop.co.nz - Jan 02 2:46 PM
It s all too convenient for the BBC website to describe the ongoing bloodshed between Hamas and Fatah supporters in the Gaza Strip as inter-factional rivalry , and it s equally fitting for the Washington Post to narrate the same unfortunate events - which have left many Palestinians dead and wounded - as if they are entirely detached from their adjoining regional and international milieus.2006 Top Ten: Emerging Trends Unstrung.com - Jan 02 2:33 PM
The so-called "emerging markets" came into their own in 2006 and are sure to be on the upswing next year. Here are 10 key trends to look out for in 2007:Raise the baton for Israel Philharmonic's 70th Connecticut Jewish Ledger - Jan 02 6:26 PM
TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Zubin Mehta was a jobless wunderkind conductor in Vienna in 1961 when he received a curious invitation to lead a concert of Dvorak and Stravinsky with a symphony the telegram labeled the Pal. Phil. Orchestra."Former Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek dies EuroNews - Jan 02 11:26 AM
"Teddy was Jerusalem and Jerusalem was Teddy.The New Middle East Foreign Relations - Jan 02 12:27 PM
The new U.S.strategy for Iraq, outlined by President George W. Bush in January 2007, in the wake of the Iraq Study Group report, has come and gone with no discernible effect.Ain al-Hilweh residents protest against execution of Saddam on day of feast The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 02 12:56 PM
Palestinian factions in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon held a demonstration Sunday in protest against the execution of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Hundreds of Palestinians in the camp gathered on Fallujah Street, named two years ago after the predominantly Sunni Iraqi region of Fallujah.WAITING FOR THE PAINT TO DRY Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 02 5:14 PM
About 11 p.m. on Aug. 31, Tyler firefighters responded to Sam's Deli, Bar & Grill, 6011 S. Broadway Ave., to fight a fire that is believed to have started in the kitchen.Al-Qaida leader calls moderate Arabs 'traitors' Baltimore Sun - Jan 02 5:41 AM
CAIRO, Egypt // The deputy leader of al-Qaida accused moderate Arab leaders of being traitors for cooperating with the United States in a message posted on the Internet yesterday to mark the most important Islamic holiday. Ayman al-Zawahri's wished the Palestinian people a happy Eid al-Adha, but lashed out at moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. "Those who had sold ...Turkish Delegation To Travel To Palestine To Deliver Humanitarian Aid TurkishPress.com - Dec 29 10:20 AM
CORUM - A Turkish humanitarian delegation comprising parliamentarians and aid organizations` executives will travel to Palestine to deliver the aid collected through a campaign launched by Humanitarian Aid Fund, sources said on Thursday.'Inseparable Part of Jerusalem's Glory' Dies at 95 Crosswalk.com - Jan 02 7:30 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, credited with building the modern city of Jerusalem and championing Jewish-Arab co-existence here, died on Tuesday at the age of 95.YOUR COMMUNITY in brief Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 02 11:18 AM
The Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments is looking for volunteers age 60 or older to serve on its Senior Services Advisory Committee.Idealist who transformed dead-end Jerusalem Financial Times - Jan 02 9:03 AM
Teddy Kollek, who died on Tuesday at the age of 95, was a world-class politician who for 28 years governed a city of fewer than half a million. To his, and its, good fortune, the city was Jerusalem.Political Perspective: View From Buenos Aires, Cape Town NBC 4 Los Angeles - Jan 02 9:38 AM
NBC4 political analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe describes the view from abroad, the passing of President Gerald Ford, and the road to November 2008.New York Times bestsellers Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jan 02 2:40 PM
FICTION 1. For One More Day, by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $21.95.) A troubled man gets a last chance to reconnect and restore his relationship with his dead mother. 2. Cross, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown, $27.99) A retired FBI agent tracks a rapist who may have murdered his wife. 3. Next, by Michael Crichton. (HarperCollins, $27.95.) The author of "Jurassic Park" describes a not-too-distant ...County loses two employees Central Kentucky News Journal - Jan 02 2:01 PM
Taylor County is losing its road foreman and assistant animal shelter director.Palestinians mourn their champion, but Israel mixed on Saddam s hanging JTA - Dec 31 11:25 AM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (JTA) If there was any doubt as to Saddam Hussein s diehard hatred of Israel, it was dispelled by his declaration on the gallows: Long live Iraq, Palestine is Arab! We were victims of racism against Muslims - Holiday couple describe their airport security ordeal News From Bangladesh - Jan 02 10:28 AM
A married couple from Wales are looking into the possibility of taking action against Welsh Police forces after bungling special branch operatives ensured that both husband and wife missed their flight whilst their belongings and ID were checked.DEBKA file DEBKAfile - Jan 02 8:24 AM
Teddy Kollek, who died aged 95 Tuesday, Jan.2, 2007, spent the last third of his life in passionate devotion to building, beautifying and unifying Jerusalem for the benefit of its diverse citizens - Jews and Arabs, Christians and Muslims, agnostics and ultra-religious.Execution Of Sadam Hussain, Baghdad, And $500 Billon War News From Bangladesh - Jan 02 10:25 AM
Sadam Hussain will be seen in the Arab World as a little David who said NO to the US Goliath. He will be remembered as a man who stood up against US-Israel designs in the Arab world. He might have been responsible for the killings of innocent people during his rule.Fiesta Bowl notebook KTVB Boise - Jan 02 2:28 AM
GLENDALE, Ariz. Adrian Peterson will leave Oklahoma as one of the school's top running backs, but not the all-time best.The gifts of aging - reflections and hopes The Hillsboro Argus - Jan 02 10:34 AM
For seniors, with increasingly long perspectives, the end of a year can be a time of reflection, weaving together memories of the past, events of the present and hopes for future generations.Al-Qaida No. 2 criticizes Arab leaders AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 5:42 AM
Al-Qaida's deputy leader has criticized Palestinian and other Arab leaders, accusing them of betraying Islam and collaborating with the United States and Israel, according to an Internet statement posted in his name Monday.Israeli Arabs: No To Zionist State Baltimore Jewish Times - Jan 02 10:27 AM
Increasingly alienated from the Jewish state in the wake of the recent Lebanon war, Israeli Arabs have produced a radical document demanding cultural autonomy and the right to veto government decisions that concern them.Palestine Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter Denver Post - Dec 30 5:17 PM
Teddy Kollek, Perpetual Mr. Jerusalem , dies aged 95 DEBKAfile - Jan 02 3:54 AM
As one of the Ben Gurion boys, Teddy Kollek was mostly a behind-the-scenes shaper of Israel s history from its earliest days - until he stepped into the limelight as mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993.Teddy Kollek, legendary Jerusalem mayor, dies at 95 Haaretz Daily - Jan 02 6:24 AM
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek, who as mayor for more than a generation shepherded the transition of Jerusalem from a Mideast backwater with a glorious past to a world capital of culture and politics, died Tuesday at age 95.Al-Qaida No. 2 attacks Arab leaders MSNBC - Jan 01 3:08 PM
Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, has attacked Palestinian and other Arab leaders, accusing them of betraying Islam and collaborating with the United States and Israel, according to an Internet statement published in his name Monday.It promises news with neutrality. The Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 31 12:05 AM
In the Mideast, and no more so than in this particular corner, opinions passionately held keep temperatures high. Into this atmosphere comes the Palestine Times, a new English-language newspaper committed to, of all things, dispassion.This week Socialist Worker - Jan 02 10:18 AM
I would like you all to know my daughter s personal plight at the hands of the NHS.Saddam put to death Gloucester Daily Times - Jan 02 3:58 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Clutching a Quran and refusing a hood, Saddam Hussein went to the gallows before sunrise Saturday, executed by vengeful countrymen after a quarter-century of remorseless brutality that killed countless thousands and led Iraq into disastrous wars against the United States and Iran.2006 in review Parksville Qualicum Beach News - Jan 02 9:11 AM
This past year was another eventful one, and the editorial staff at The News has compiled once again, a brief look back at 2006. Continuing in this edition, The News looks back on what made headlines in 06.Al Jazeera: a reality show for the Arab world Haaretz Daily - Jan 02 4:31 AM
It isn't simple to be a journalist in this region, says Walid al-Umari, the chief correspondent for the Al Jazeera network in Israel and the territories.Osama Aide Urges Palestinians To Rise Against President Nasdaq - Dec 31 4:38 AM
(RTTNews) - In an audio message posted on the Internet on Sunday, a top deputy of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has urged the people of Palestine to act against Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and his secular Fatah party, said a report.Pontiff-to-be helped rescue thousands of Hungary's Jews (Jay Bushinsky / THE WASHINGTON TIMES) The Washington Times - Jan 01 10:37 PM
Newly discovered records document the role of Monsignor Angelo Roncalli, a Vatican diplomat in Istanbul during World War II who later became Pope John XXIII, in helping rescue thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust.Israel denies breakthrough over captured soldier Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 01 2:40 AM
No progress has been made in talks to free an Israeli soldier held captive by Palestinian militants in Gaza, an Israeli government official said on Monday, denying Hamas assertions of a breakthrough.The East Texas Fishing Report Athens Review - Jan 02 6:03 AM
The East Texas Fishing Report for the week of Dec. 31:Sports Calendar Athens Review - Jan 02 6:18 AM
The following is a list of athletic events scheduled at Henderson County area high schools and Trinity Valley Community College:1. Viet Nam News - Jan 02 3:32 AM
Economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum gathered in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 18-19 November for the 14th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting.Al-Qaeda's No. 2 sends Web message USA Today - Jan 01 1:46 AM
Al-Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, has attacked the leaders of Egypt and the Palestinians, accusing them of betraying Islam and collaborating with the United States and Israel, according to an Internet statement published in his name Monday.Blair urges Labour to stay on track iafrica.com - Jan 02 2:45 AM
Tony Blair on Tuesday urged his governing Labour Party to stick to his centrist economic and social agenda in his 10th and what is set to be his final New Year's message as Britain's prime minister.Ariel Sharon: Israel's warrior in a coma for a year Middle East Times - Jan 01 11:28 PM
JERUSALEM -- Former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon, who fell into a coma after a massive stroke almost a year ago, is an arch-hawk turned statesman who pioneered plans to redraw the nation's borders and revolutionized the political landscape.Why do we play? It's about motivation The Beaver County Times - Jan 02 4:26 AM
Jeff McCafferty doesn't consider himself a serious gamer - he only has three games to go along with his PlayStation Portable - but McCafferty has, at one time or another, felt the powerful pull of the PSP.Kenya: Rebuilding Somalia Needs More Than Military Might AllAfrica.com - Jan 02 2:29 AM
Kabete MP Paul Muite who recently visited Somaliland (a different enclave not to be confused with the Republic of Somalia as he seemed to do) thinks that the neighbours should have recognised the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) before they were driven out of Mogadishu last week.Teddy Kollek 1911-2007 Canadian Jewish News - Jan 02 6:02 AM
The legendary mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kolleck, died this morning, Tuesday, January 2, at the age of 95. Kolleck was mayor of Jerusalem for twenty-eight years. In 1993 he lost in the election for mayor to the current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Al-Qaeda urges Iraq insurgents to unite The Australian - Dec 31 3:40 AM
"O mujahideen brothers in Palestine ... the traitor secularists cannot be your brothers, do not give them legitimacy or take part in their assemblies which are opposed to Islamic principles," said the speaker on the tape, who sounded like Zawahri.Declassified Australian Documents Reflect Concern over Arab Terror Israel National News - Jan 02 5:04 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Australian National Archives have released 30-year old cabinet (IsraelNN.com) The Australian National Archives have released 30-year old cabinet documents which reveal that the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) was deeply concerned about the rising tide of Arab terror gangs attacking Israeli and Jewish targets.The Almanac UPI - Jan 02 12:43 AM
, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Today is Monday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2007 with 357 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune.Gaza voices: 11 months under Hamas Aljazeera - Jan 01 10:52 PM
In February last year, shortly after Hamas's surprise election victory, Laila El-Haddad spoke to nine Palestinians about their hopes and fears for the future. Palestine s patron mourned Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 30 12:05 PM
In 1990 many of them cheered and sang the praises of the man who had vowed to burn half of Israel with chemical weapons. As 39 of his SCUDs rained down on Israeli cities, they danced in elation and cried out their wish: Beloved Saddam, strike Tel Aviv. The Spectacle of the Noose Middle East Online - Jan 02 1:08 AM
Looped images of executed Saddam have been looping for a day or so on every news network we all know that whatever has been performed in front of our eyes is nothing but banal retribution. We are well aware that it has nothing to do with Justice.Power of the written word The Times of Northwest Indiana - Jan 01 10:25 PM
Now in his 80s, former President Jimmy Carter eschews leisure time activities and instead opts to cure the world's ills. He pounds nails for Habitat for Humanity.Better off dead Haaretz Daily - Jan 02 3:16 AM
It is hard to comprehend how the execution of a cruel dictator, personally responsible for the murder of more than one million Iraqis, Iranians, Kurds and Shi'ites during his 24 years in power, came as such a shock to the high-minded souls of the world, especially those in the European Union who called the hanging of Saddam Hussein a "barbaric act."
