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Peace in September? Maybe
When President Obama occassions peace talks next week, you can bet that it probably won't lead to peace. For starters, Hamas isn't involved, and that means only half of Palestine is in on the deal. We're not even talking about Gaza. But when Bibi and Mahmoud Abbas meet to chat, chances are it will be civil, and there will be focus. As the [...]
Jews are One, Iran is Shunned
A new study appearing in last Thursdays’s Nature magazine, shows that Jews share many of the same genes. Duh, but really, we all have more in common than you think – especially among Ashkenazic and Sephardic groups of Jews, a genetic pool which shares about 30% European ancestry and the rest Middle Eastern. It appears that Iraqi and Iranian [...]
Tensions Between U.S. and Israel?
In a recent comment made by Israel's ambassador to the U.S., relations between the two countries are worse than they have been in more than 35 years. Although Prime Minister Netanyahu has said that there is no harm that comes to Arab Palestinians from the building of these 1600 new homes, Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy head Baroness Ashton [...]
BOI Chief: Peace is Good for Economy
Last month, the Shekel rose to its highest official rate since October 2008 with the central banks fixing operation putting it at 3.6830 against the dollar. In 2010, the Shekel has gained 2.5 percent versus the U.S. dollar. Exceptions were the pound sterling, which increased .279 percent to NIS 5.8551, the Canadian dollar, and the Egyptian [...]
