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Police release rabbi arrested for inciting to kill non-Jews - Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel News

South Korea signs on to finance first Jordan nuclear reactor - Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel News

Iran officials: U.S., Israel wouldn't dare attempt a military strike - Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel News

A football player and a part time actor Recently, to be precise, in the last couple of weeks while watching the football matches played in South Africa for the occasion of the 19th world cup series, most of all I was frustrated of the aspect that rules the football game today and "acting" seemed the only way to describe that aspect. Throwing themselves on the ground when no body touched them, rolling over like children and acting pain, trying to cheat the referee by playing the ball fast as it is the most natural assumption "the ball is there entitle" and many other incidents we saw give us the postulation that those athletics are quit more interested in an acting carrier then in football itself. I don't know about you, but I felt like watching hypothetical football techniques. Beside a couple of good games and as a whole, these days football is about having the most powerful wrestlers, I mean players, that have some kind of a talent in acting, and a keen persu...

Druze leader Walid Jumblatt reconciles with Syria Walid Jumblatt has been a stern critic of Syria The leader of Lebanon's Druze community, Walid Jumblatt, has met with Syria's president - signalling a thaw in relations between former foes. In the past, Mr Jumblatt has accused Damascus of assassinating his father, and said President Bashar al-Assad was a "savage, a liar and a criminal". The meeting was welcomed by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which has close ties to Syria. Mr Jumblatt has said his criticism of Mr Assad was "inappropriate". 'New page' Mr Jumblatt was a former ally of Syria, but fell out with them after Damascus was linked to the 2005 murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. In 2008 Syrian-backed Hezbollah fought Mr Jumblatt's Druze militias in a conflict that brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war. Last month Mr Jumblatt told Al-Jazeera he wanted to "open a new page" in relations with...

Druze leader Walid Jumblatt reconciles with Syria Walid Jumblatt has been a stern critic of Syria The leader of Lebanon's Druze community, Walid Jumblatt, has met with Syria's president - signalling a thaw in relations between former foes. In the past, Mr Jumblatt has accused Damascus of assassinating his father, and said President Bashar al-Assad was a "savage, a liar and a criminal". The meeting was welcomed by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which has close ties to Syria. Mr Jumblatt has said his criticism of Mr Assad was "inappropriate". 'New page' Mr Jumblatt was a former ally of Syria, but fell out with them after Damascus was linked to the 2005 murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. In 2008 Syrian-backed Hezbollah fought Mr Jumblatt's Druze militias in a conflict that brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war. Last month Mr Jumblatt told Al-Jazeera he wanted to "open a new page" in relations with...

I Found you and I lost you, All on a gleaming day. The day was filled with sunshine, And the land was full of May. A golden bird was singing Its melody divine, I found you and I loved you, And all the world was mine. I found you and I lost you, All on a golden day, But when I dream of you, dear, It is always brimming May. Paul Laurence Dunbar

when you apply tension, focus it solely on the thing that you require the tension for; other wise, conserve your energies, learn, that in order to achieve something, you do not need to take a giant step, but simply to focus on your objective Zen in the Art of Archery

Hikeless Sunday and I blame Issam. Well, first YES hikeless is a new word. Why not! I sat down all day this Sunday with a book in my hand, I ate a very nice meal, nothing like I'm using to have every Sunday while hiking with the guys, it was a very nice day actually but the thing is it was hikeless. There were no Isam call me on the talky telling me to harry up, no chats and laughs with the gentleman Khaled Missak or Geroge, no youpi songs with Zeki, Mira and the rest of the scouts, no sweet Chantal drawing smile on my face no Roula making fun of how short I am and me hopping that she pass away so I could make fun when I reach her from the end of the tale. But the thing I missed the most is Leila shouting all day long on us to move faster. It was simply a hikeless day, and I blame Issam , because usually his the one to blame for everything :-). God please, I don't mind bad weathers, just don't let it be on Sundays Tony