Ottoman Rule (1517-1917) Following the Ottoman conquest over the Romans in 1517, the Land was divided into four districts and attached administratively to the province of Damascus and ruled from Istanbul. At the outset of the Ottoman era approximately 1,000 Jewish families living in the country, mainly in Jerusalem, Nablus (Shechem), Hebron, Gaza, Safad (Tzfat) […]
How to Cure the Golden Parachutes (And Stop The Corporate Thieves)
Recently I received a plea from a liberal left wing group and organization asking me if I would join in their fight to protest the fact that over 18 billion dollars from the last Congressional bailout of the banking industry went to the major executives of these supposedly failed banking institutions for their own severance packages and group therapy […]
9503 cr Vote on Account presented in Kashmir Assembly, full buget in July/Aug to be Vision document
Jammu, March 03 – J & K Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday presented in the J&K Legislative Assembly Vote on Account for Rs. 9,503 crore for the first five months(April-August 2009) of the financial year 2009-10 besides, revised estimates for 2008-09 estimated at Rs. 19,077 crore against the budget estimates of Rs. 18,443 […]
Ponting is sure out of his mind
"I have no idea why he didn’t come on until so late," Clarke said. "You’ll have to ask Ricky that. At the time he did get a bowl, Ricky thought it was appropriate." "I asked Simon at some stage if he was okay to bowl and he said he hadn’t been bowling in the nets […]
The Mumbai Massacre, A Timeline On Where It All Started
For the last few days, it was “Hell on Earth” for those living in and visiting Mumbai, India. It was a brutal attack and massacre in which several locations across Mumbai were hit. This was an attack that was condemned by the entire world. Many countries have already given forth their condemnation of the heinous […]
Tens of Thousands of Buddhists in Seoul
Although Korea has many religions, there have not been serious religious conflicts. Different religions have peacefully coexisted. Until now… Peaceful coexistence now seems on the verge of breaking. Tens of thousands of Buddhists protested against religious discrimination from the current government. President Lee Myung Bak is famous for being a devout Christian and has had […]
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