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) […]
United States and Israel Give Different Conclusions On Iran
Over the years, Iran’s nuclear program had brought concern to the world let alone the United States and Israel. Israel is concerned that Iran could create nuclear warheads capable of hitting the country. The topic Iran and Israel became a major part of the 2008 United States Presidential Elections. It brought into question whether or […]
Israelis Vote To Decide In Close Election
The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters as polls opened Tuesday in a close general election whose outcome could determine the course of Mideast peace negotiations. Opinion polls for months have predicted a decisive victory by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline Likud Party, but new polls […]
Obama monitors Israeli attacks on Gaza
A top adviser to Barack Obama said the president-elect is monitoring Israel’s intense air offensive again Gaza rocket squads and Hamas members but declined comment on the fresh Mideast crisis, deferring to the Bush administration. David Axelrod said Obama, vacationing in Hawaii, was in contact with President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice […]
Lebanon vs. Israel in Fight for Falafel
A Lebanese industrialist is hoping to file suit against Israel for appropriating Lebanese dishes like hummus, tabbouleh and falafel. Lebanese Lawyer Makes Culinary Accusations A Lebanese businessman is planning to sue Israel for stealing vital elements of his culture’s cuisine, including hummus, kubbeh, fattoush, falafel and tabbouleh, which the Lebanese have considered trademark dishes […]
Obama Tells Crowd That He’ll Fix Washington
Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington." He vowed to cut taxes for nearly all working-class families, end the war in Iraq and break America’s dependence on Mideast oil within a decade. By contrast, he said, "John McCain has voted with President Bush 90 percent of the time," a […]
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