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Denmark To Ban "Fundamentally Contemptuous" Quran Burnings, Says Minister
Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
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Amid Rising Tensions In Middle East, Dubai Offers Olive Branch
A private museum in the United Arab Emirates unveiled on Saturday a Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust, the latest sign of what Israel and its new Arab allies describe as a new approach to understanding Jewish history in the Middle East.
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818-Year-Old Kadavumbagam Synagogue Reopens In Kerala After 4 Decades
Sefer Torah, which is a handwritten copy of the Torah (holy scripture), was brought from Israel and kept in the renovated Kadavumbagam synagogue in Kerala.
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"Taking Out The Trash, Dawg": US Cop Sacked For Desecrating Jewish Text
The back of the pickup truck was filling up with garbage when the Miami police officer added Jewish scripture to the heap.
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Benjamin Netanyahu's Clinches Deal to Form New Israeli Government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clinched a deal to form a new government on Wednesday, just before a deadline was to expire, but the coalition will rule by only the slimmest of majorities in Israel's turbulent parliament.
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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Says Won't Join New Government
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Monday he would not join the new government being formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the coalition was not sufficiently "nationalist".
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Benjamin Netanyahu Secures Clear Majority to Form Next Israel Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a clear majority of support to form a new coalition government, a spokesman for the president's office told AFP on today.
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Robot Writes the Torah at Berlin's Jewish Museum
The Torah-writing robot was developed by the German artists' group robotlab and was presented for the first time on Thursday.
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Robot Writes Torah at Berlin's Jewish Museum
The robot's quill runs across the paper scroll, from right to left, scribbling down ancient Hebrew letters with black ink. It is penning down the Torah, the Jews' holy scripture, and it is doing it much faster than a rabbi could because it doesn't need to take breaks.
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Hungary Jews seek return of WWII looted Torahs from Russia
Hungarian Jewish leaders said on Tuesday they had begun talks with Russian authorities over the return of a huge collection of religious items looted by the Red Army during World War II.
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Egypt's Hosni Mubarak on life support amid crisis
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was on life support after suffering a stroke in prison Tuesday, deepening the country's uncertainty just as a potentially explosive fight opened over who will succeed him. The 84-year-old Mubarak suffered a "fast deterioration of his health" and his heart stopped beating, the state news agency MENA and security officials said...
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Denmark To Ban "Fundamentally Contemptuous" Quran Burnings, Says Minister
Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
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Amid Rising Tensions In Middle East, Dubai Offers Olive Branch
A private museum in the United Arab Emirates unveiled on Saturday a Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust, the latest sign of what Israel and its new Arab allies describe as a new approach to understanding Jewish history in the Middle East.
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818-Year-Old Kadavumbagam Synagogue Reopens In Kerala After 4 Decades
Sefer Torah, which is a handwritten copy of the Torah (holy scripture), was brought from Israel and kept in the renovated Kadavumbagam synagogue in Kerala.
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"Taking Out The Trash, Dawg": US Cop Sacked For Desecrating Jewish Text
The back of the pickup truck was filling up with garbage when the Miami police officer added Jewish scripture to the heap.
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Benjamin Netanyahu's Clinches Deal to Form New Israeli Government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clinched a deal to form a new government on Wednesday, just before a deadline was to expire, but the coalition will rule by only the slimmest of majorities in Israel's turbulent parliament.
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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Says Won't Join New Government
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Monday he would not join the new government being formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the coalition was not sufficiently "nationalist".
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Benjamin Netanyahu Secures Clear Majority to Form Next Israel Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a clear majority of support to form a new coalition government, a spokesman for the president's office told AFP on today.
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Robot Writes the Torah at Berlin's Jewish Museum
The Torah-writing robot was developed by the German artists' group robotlab and was presented for the first time on Thursday.
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Robot Writes Torah at Berlin's Jewish Museum
The robot's quill runs across the paper scroll, from right to left, scribbling down ancient Hebrew letters with black ink. It is penning down the Torah, the Jews' holy scripture, and it is doing it much faster than a rabbi could because it doesn't need to take breaks.
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Hungary Jews seek return of WWII looted Torahs from Russia
Hungarian Jewish leaders said on Tuesday they had begun talks with Russian authorities over the return of a huge collection of religious items looted by the Red Army during World War II.
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Egypt's Hosni Mubarak on life support amid crisis
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was on life support after suffering a stroke in prison Tuesday, deepening the country's uncertainty just as a potentially explosive fight opened over who will succeed him. The 84-year-old Mubarak suffered a "fast deterioration of his health" and his heart stopped beating, the state news agency MENA and security officials said...
