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Buenos Aires – Wiesenthal Centre: Hezbollah Plans More Attacks in Argentina

By admin on September 3, 2010

Buenos Aires, Argentine – The Simon Wiesenthal Centre said Thursday in Buenos Aires that the armed Islamic organization Hezbollah has dormant cells in South America that are ready to carry out attacks in Argentina.
“A reliable official US source with which we held a meeting last week confirmed to us the existence of dormant terrorist Hezbollah [...]

Israel – Hike in Produce Prices Ahead of Holidays

By admin on September 3, 2010

Israel – It seems this summer’s extreme heat not only affected us, but also had an impact on fruits and vegetables. One of the branches of the Shufersal supermarket chain posted an apologetic notice on Sunday saying, “Due to the heavy heat, there may be disruptions in the supply of fresh vegetables.”
According to the farmers [...]

United Kingdom – Tony Blair: ‘I cried for Iraq war victims’

By admin on September 2, 2010

United Kingdom – Tony Blair regrets banning fox hunting, but not invading Iraq. He was captivated by Princess Diana, intimidated by Queen Elizabeth II. He heaps praise on President George W. Bush but calls his close colleague Gordon Brown a man of “zero” emotional intelligence. He acknowledges that some find him delusional, and says he [...]

Washington – Just Before November Elections White House Considering Major Tax Breaks

By admin on September 2, 2010

Washington – With the recovery faltering less than two months before the November congressional elections, President Obama’s economic team is considering another big dose of stimulus in the form of tax breaks for businesses – potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars, according to two people familiar with the talks.
Among the options are a [...]

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France – U.S. Officers Take Up Posts at Paris Airport

By admin on September 2, 2010

France – American officers are taking up posts at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport on Thursday to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
Officers from the US Customs and Border Protection’s Immigration Advisory Program joined French airport personnel and are working at airports in seven other countries under the [...]

Columbus, OH – Ohio Gov. Commutes Inmate Death Sentence

By admin on September 2, 2010

Columbus, OH – Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has spared the life of a condemned killer who says he is innocent of a 1994 shooting that killed three people, including a 4-year-old girl.
Strickland says he believes Kevin Keith is likely guilty of the killings but says he’s troubled by evidence used to convict Keith.
Strickland questions some [...]

Germany – Library Seeks To Reunite Nazi Theft Sefurim With There Jewish Owners

By admin on September 2, 2010

Nuremberg, Germany – Nuremberg’s city library is turning to the internet to reunite Jewish families with 10,000 books stolen under Nazi rule in Germany, the head of the library announced Thursday.
The library has published a list of the books’ original owners and their addresses online, in the hope that descendants would get in touch.
The books [...]

London – Investigation of Girl that Died from Painkillers She Mistook for Jelly Beans

By admin on September 2, 2010

London – A five-year-old girl died of a drug overdose after mistaking painkillers for jelly beans, an inquest heard this week.
Hanna Collins was believed to have climbed onto a chair to reach what she thought were sweets in a cupboard where her father kept his medication.
Hanna would have been unable to read the “keep [...]

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Chciago, IL – 11 People Indicted on Honey Smuggling Charges

By admin on September 2, 2010

Chicago, IL – Federal prosecutors in Chicago say 11 people and six corporations are accused of conspiring to smuggle $40 million worth of Chinese honey into the United States.
An indictment accuses them of smuggling honey contaminated with antibiotics that aren’t approved for use in the United States.
Federal officials on Wednesday said the illegal imports between [...]

Israel – Book Says Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal Worked for Mossad

By admin on September 2, 2010

Israel – An Israeli historian alleges in a new book that renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal worked for Israel’s Mossad spy agency, providing information on war criminals and Germans working in Arab countries.
Tom Segev says in “Wiesenthal – The Life and Legends,” that the Holocaust survivor began working with Israeli intelligence even before the establishment [...]

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