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DNA study proves Jews have common ancestry

We constantly hear from some that being Jewish is just a religion affiliation, denying Jewish people common ethnicity. That Ashkenazi Jews are really converts. Today, thanks DNA study, there is a proof that Jewish people share common genes.

Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief

Many Newsviners know that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the capital city of Haiti, devastating the city and killing or injuring thousands of residents there. Fewer Newsviners realize that they have earnings sitting in their accounts.

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Does anyone else think the Code of Honor, in whole and/or in part, as well as selective parts of the User Agreement's Conduct Policy section, need to be amended? How about the application/adherence/enforcement side of all this? Care to brainstorm here?

OK, folks, this is the current Newsvine Code of Honor: 1. Above all else, respect others. Address issues and arguments and refrain from making personal attacks. If you see something disrespectful or inappropriate, report it - rather than further inflaming the situation. More +

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Islam and the Rise of Violent Anti-Semitism

What caused Muhammad's seemingly implacable hatred of the Jews? According to Gibbon, it was their refusal to recognize him as their long-awaited Messiah that "converted his friendship into an implacable hatred, with which he pursued that unfortunate people to the last moment  …

Cyberbullying - online bullying

The method of creating conflict is provocation which bullies delight in because they know they can always coerce at least one person to respond in a manner which can then be distorted and used to further flame and inflame people. And so it goes on.

Human Rights Reports & Country Profiles: Countries Where Christians Are Persecuted

Persecution of and severe discrimination towards Christians is widespread today. Many nations around the world routinely mistreat Christians, and some countries have a very long and bloody history of such persecution and discrimination.

Barack Obama defends war as he receives Nobel Peace Prize - Telegraph

President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo by conceding that others were more deserving and then mounting a passionate defence of "just wars" such as the conflict in Afghanistan

Every three minutes a Christian is being tortured in the Muslim world

Every three minutes a Christian is being tortured in the Muslim world, and in 2009 more than 165,000 Christians will have been killed because of their faith, most of them in Muslim countries, according to a human rights organization that is visiting Israel starting Sunday.

Israel Sceptical Over Egypt's Plans To Block Tunnels From Gaza | World News | Sky News

Israelis have cast doubt on the effectiveness of a mammoth underground wall that is reportedly being built to stop smuggling into Gaza.

YouTube - Pakistan: Arrested Americans Were 'Here for Jihad'

Pakistani authorities reported the arrest of 5 Americans who travelled from the US to Pakistan to join up with al qaeda for purposes of 'jihad'.

Black man gets probation for white supremacist threats on Facebook | detnews.com | The Detroit News

New Orleans -- A judge has ordered three years probation for a black man who posed as a white supremacist upset by President Barack Obama's election and sent racist death threats to black college students.

Hezbollah blames U.S. for all terrorism - CNN.com

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Hezbollah's chief on Monday announced the group's new "manifesto," which calls on all countries to "liberate Jerusalem" and declares the United States a threat to the world.

Israeli Settlements are legal and legitimate under US law

The Office for Israeli Constitutional Law, a non-governmental legal action organization, sent a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week, warning that by labeling Jewish settlements in the West Bank illegal, she is violating international law

Abbas Threat to Quit May Leave Israel And U.S. Without Partner - Bloomberg.com

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Nov. 5 that he may not run for re-election in January, a step his advisers said could lead to the collapse of his administration. Aides warned of possible violence as a result of the stalemate with Israel.

Pakistan's A.Q. Khan Cites Official Support for Advancing Iran's Nuclear Program - washingtonpost.com

The creator of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program boasted in a recent television interview that he and other senior Pakistani officials, eager to see Iran develop nuclear weapons, years ago guided that country to a proven network of suppliers and helped advance its covert efforts …

Susan's last words as jsbach

Ellie, thank you for your lovely email. Your words are truly felt and I hold them as they are meant to be held. I mean, how can I properly thank people like you, Juno, Bruce and Gary, for being the first people to help me begin the ride of my life.

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U.S. top brass: Nuclear Iran is existential threat to Israel - Haaretz - Israel News

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen, said last week in Washington that a nuclear Iran would pose an existential threat to Israel.

"……and great things passed from this earth."

It was a time of mind-shattering affliction, horror and suffering unlike any other. Apocalyptical, beyond any darkest imagination or nightmare, and yet a terrified few had somehow survived.

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DEBKAfile - Iran set to launch 200-kg spy satelite into orbit

Iran is ready to launch its second homemade spy satellite, with the Safir 2 rocket (Messenger of Ambassador) already in position on its pad, DEBKAfile's military and intelligence sources report.

Israel says seized big Hezbollah-bound arms ship - Yahoo! News

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli naval commandos seized a ship carrying hundreds of tons of Iranian-supplied arms, including rockets that can hit Israeli cities, to Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.

Sources: Iran gave Hamas missile that can hit Tel Aviv - Haaretz - Israel News

Iran has supplied Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip a missile capable of striking Tel Aviv, defense sources said on Tuesday.

But its anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism.

Here's the thing: The line where criticism of Israel crosses into anti-Semitism is actually pretty clearly drawn in certain instances.

"Anti-Zionism = Anti-Semitism" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Anti-Semitism and Holocaust

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Turkey: An Ally No More :: Daniel Pipes

"There is no doubt he is our friend," Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, says of Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as he accuses Israel's foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of threatening to use nuclear weapons against Gaza.

Arab and Muslim Anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism - A Study

The roots of Arab and Muslim anti-Semitism, that is, the cultural and ideological sources are eclectic: -Quranic injunctions against Jews

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