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In interviews, American Muslims say they reject separate 'sharia' law system

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:06 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
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A new study based on interviews with more than 200 North American Muslims concludes that a recent spate of state laws banning "sharia law" from the court system may be an overreaction to a non-existent threat.

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Arabs expected to win Safed student elections, despite ethnic tensions

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:25 PM EST (Haaretz)
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Arab students at Safed Academic College, who have recently formed their own faction, are expected to win the student elections on Monday, just over a year after a wave of anti-Arab racism erupted in the northern Israeli city. Two political parties, one Arab and the other mi …

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Obama does not want out of Iraq: Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq on long-term security relationship - The Washington Post

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:16 AM EST (The Washington Post)
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The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s chief policy aide. The U.S.

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Meshal: Hamas won't tolerate Israeli schemes to turn Jordan into Palestinian homeland

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:42 AM EST (Haaretz)
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Hamas chief Khaled Meshal on Sunday made his first official visit to Jordan since the kingdom expelled him more than a decade ago and after talks with King Abdullah insisted that Jordan will not be a substitute homeland for the Palestinians. "We are happy with this new good …

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Israeli bill to okay West Bank outposts may reach Knesset, despite Netanyahu's objection

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:37 AM EST (Haaretz)
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A bill geared at retroactively approving West Bank outposts that had been built on private Palestinian land may be brought to a vote in the Knesset this week, despite the objection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Netanyahu's coalition leadership is expect …

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Islam critic backs out of West Point cadet event

Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:46 PM EST
By Associated Press (Clipped by Meloney)

A retired U.S. lieutenant general who made comments denigrating Islam withdrew Monday from speaking at a West Point prayer breakfast after a veterans' advocacy group asked the Army chief of staff to rescind the invitation.

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Official Warns of Dire Consequences of Iran Oil Ban for EU

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:44 AM EST (Fars News Agency)
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"We will not leave enemies' sanctions unanswered and we will impose other sanctions on them in addition to closing Iran's oil supplies to Europe."

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PA official: Palestinians to rule on fate of Israel peace talks in days

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:56 PM EST (Haaretz)
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The executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) is expected to rule whether or not to continue the Jordan-mediated low-level peace talks with Israel in the next few days, Palestinian officials said on Saturday. On Thursday, the time frame that the P …

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UN urges halt to demolitions of Palestinian homes

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:26 AM EST (JPost.com)
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A senior United Nations official on Friday called upon Israel to immediately halt the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank. “Israel, as the occupying Power, has a fundamental responsibility to protect the Palestinian civilian population under its control a …

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