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Even as Calgary's Jewish community expressed shock and horror at anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi graffiti painted on multiple community institutions, a second disturbing case has come to light. The targets this time are schools.
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Rizah Salah has had his home demolished twice by Israeli military forces: first for being built without a permit on Palestinian land, the second being built too close to Route 60, an Israeli settlement road.
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A hate crime against Jewish community facilities and a Holocaust Memorial has prompted police to release surveillance photos in the hope of identifying whoever painted Swastikas and anti-Jewish slogans on buildings and signs on Saturday in Calgary.
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The Obama administration has taken the unusual step of publicly rebuking Israel for the approval of 900 new homes on the West bank. A White House spokesman said the approval made its efforts to restart peace talks more difficult.
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Some U.S. officials now traveling in the Middle East say the Palestinian plan to pursue statehood in the UN will not get crucial U.S. support.
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A new book by Eric H. Cline reveals the first extra-Biblical evidence of the House of David, naming, among others, a descendant of David, Joram, who ruled the Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century B.C.
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Palestinians have decided to go directly to the United Nations to put the question of their statehood before the Security Council. They say the peace process with Israel is dead.
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Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton is the scene of a murder mystery. On Thursday, staff at the synagogue called police to report a body they found on the grounds of the synagogue. Police said on the weekend the victim was shot. He is from Toronto.
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Claiming Palestinian farmers are stealing water from the central source shared by both Israelis and Palestinians, Israel has implemented water restrictions on Palestinians in the disputed West Bank.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the United States needs to choose between Israel and Iran - however, Israel continues to make its international case that Iran is the aggressor.
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