The rise of Israel's pious warriors
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Some rabbis say soldiers should ignore orders to evacuate Gaza.
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To his supporters, he was an warrior against terrorism. To his many critics, however, he was a symbol of excesses in that fight.
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KHAN YUNIS REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- Young militants have flooded the ranks of the Palestinian factions, bringing a new mixture of lethal zeal and contempt for practical, political solutions to a long-term war against Israel they don't expect to win in their lifetimes.
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An underground movement of gay  Orthodox Jews in Israel has created a website to help  homosexuals cope with living in a strict, religious community  that is often hostile to their lifestyle.
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One family's allegiance to Hizbullah reveals much about the group's support and how it draws fighters.
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Developments in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Fatal traffic accidents increase sharply in Israel on the third day after a terrorist attack, and researchers are searching for an explanation why.
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To the outside world, the two groups appear to have much in common: Devoutly Muslim, fiercely hostile to Israel and the U.S., and high on Washington&#039;s list of terrorist groups.
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JERUSALEM: Israel&#39;s once-unshakable faith in the morality of the army has been put to the test by a series of recent scandals, one of which saw a soldier empty his weapon into
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The story of the Maccabees and how they influenced three great religions.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 10 -- From the roof of his home just inside the Old City walls, Palestinian landlord Nasser Karain has a view of the valleys and plateaus where scriptures say Solomon built the first Temple, Jesus was betrayed and Muhammad rose to heaven.
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Palestinian children spend more of their school day studying Islam. Critical jobs in public education are filled by Islamic stalwarts. A once-banned social studies reader, crammed with hard-line rhetoric, is now in classrooms.
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Jerusalem - Four years on from the first clashes of the intifada, the Israeli army has demonstrated its overwhelming military superiority but shows no sign of crushing the Palestinians&#39; will to fight.
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By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI  KIBBUTZ KINNERET, Israel - Wading into the Jordan River, the pastor blessed his flock, tapping the believers on the head before sending them into the hallowed waters to be baptized.
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Lebanese and Palestinian militants are now showing greater coordination.
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Many Israelis, including a large number of disgruntled reserve soldiers, have been demanding an inquiry since the fighting ended on Aug. 14.
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JERUSALEM: Israeli military authorities have launched a fierce counter-attack to calls by right-wing rabbis who have urged soldiers to disobey any orders to uproot settlers from the Gaza Strip.