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Palestine: Funeral-Protest for father of burned Baby draws Thousands

Palestine: Funeral-Protest for father of burned Baby draws Thousands

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By IMEMC | – – Thousands of Palestinians participated, on Saturday evening, in the funeral procession and ceremony of Sa’ad Dawabsha who died Saturday of serious burns and injuries resulting from the Israeli terrorist attack on his family home, leading to the death of his baby, Ali, ten days ago. Dawabsha’s body was moved from […]

Culture
The Real Palestine:  Bethlehem festival celebrates diversity of culture and faith

The Real Palestine: Bethlehem festival celebrates diversity of culture and faith

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By: Anna Kokko | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — At the end of Star Street in the Old City of Bethlehem, turquoise metal doors that are usually locked have been set wide open. In a cave-like interior, a group of women sits in the dim light on brightly colored pillows and […]

Barack Obama
Senior Iranian Official Reveals Details About Secret Talks With U.S.

Senior Iranian Official Reveals Details About Secret Talks With U.S.

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By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/ RL) | – – “When Rohani learned about the details of the talks, he couldn’t believe it,” says Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s head of its Atomic Energy Organization. Iranian President Hassan Rohani has been credited with easing tensions between Tehran and Washington and helping secure a nuclear deal with world […]

Bernie Sanders
And the Winner of the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate?... Bernie Sanders

And the Winner of the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate?… Bernie Sanders

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By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – Sen. Bernie Sanders took on the entire top-tier of the GOP field from his Twitter account on Thursday night… and for many, he won the debate hands down. (Photo: CD Collage / Fox News / @BernieSanders) As Fox News hosted the first full debate […]

Barack Obama
Can Obama's CO2 reductions set pace at Paris world Climate Congress?

Can Obama’s CO2 reductions set pace at Paris world Climate Congress?

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By Nora Happel | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – This week, U.S. President Barack Obama formally unveiled the details of his Clean Power Plan (CPP), a comprehensive carbon-cutting strategy he described as “the biggest and most important step…ever taken to combat climate change” in a prior video address posted on […]

Archaeology
Water Wars from the Pharaohs to the West Bank in 2 mins. via Lego Animation

Water Wars from the Pharaohs to the West Bank in 2 mins. via Lego Animation

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AJ+ | (Video report) | – – We wanted to tell the story of water wars throughout history. We also wanted to play with Legos. Here’s the result. The programs conducted by AJ+ are not affiliated, sponsored or endorsed by LEGO®. AJ+: “Water Wars: A Lego Animated Short”

Barack Obama
Iran Deal: Can Schumer still succeed Reid after taking Netanyahu's side against his Party Leader?

Iran Deal: Can Schumer still succeed Reid after taking Netanyahu’s side against his Party Leader?

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Wochit News | (Video report) | – – “New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat, is breaking with President Barack Obama and will oppose the Iran nuclear deal. Schumer made the announcement late Thursday night. The move is a blow to the Obama administration, which has lobbied hard for the international accord […]

Immigration
Losing Hope, Iraqi Youth become Illegal Immigrants to ‘Save Themselves’

Losing Hope, Iraqi Youth become Illegal Immigrants to ‘Save Themselves’

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Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Previously it was the unemployed or those threatened who tried to leave Iraq for good. But a new wave of would-be immigrants is different – they are young, educated and employed. But they’ve lost all hope at home. A displaced family from Hawija in Kirkuk recieve […]

Christianity
Leader of extremist Israeli organization calls for torching churches

Leader of extremist Israeli organization calls for torching churches

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Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) –The leader of a Jewish extremist group in Israel allegedly called for arson attacks on churches in front of Israeli students, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Benzi Gopstein, leader of anti-Arab group Lehava, allegedly called for the burning of churches at a panel held this week for […]

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