Israel's religious split over the time of day
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On Sunday, ultraorthodox Jews defeated a measure to extend daylight-saving time, citing religious traditions.
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Israel shut down for Yom Kippur on Friday, with borders closed and streets deserted as many Jews fasted, prayed and asked for forgiveness on the holiest day of the religious calendar.
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Abbas dissolves the government, but  Hamas now controls Gaza. For Israel, the choice is between trying to reverse that reality, or dealing  with the Islamists
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The two main political parties in Israel have hit an obstacle in their talks on forming a government of national unity. Israeli officials had expected a deal yesterday between the Likud Party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Opposition Labour Party.
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Some 20 years ago, Ehud Olmert  now deputy prime minister of Israel, recently mayor of Jerusalem, back then a rising star in Israel&#39;s right-wing firmament  was among the principal speakers at a United Jewish Appeal event in ...
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The sectarian split appears to be weighing on an unlikely figure today.
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The Israeli Government remains divided on whether to allow Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem to vote in next year&#39;s Presidential elections, which is scheduled to be held on January ninth.
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Religious segregation is expanding from places of worship to neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.
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In the town where Christians believe Christ was born, the Christians are leaving. Four years of violence, an economic free fall and the Israeli separation barrier
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Israel has warned that a part of a hotly disputed religious site could collapse on top of thousands of Muslims during the upcoming Islamic holy month.
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Heroic fighters to some, dangerous militia to others. The bloody fight that Hezbollah picked with Israel has deepened a longtime divide in Lebanon.
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AMALLAH, West Bank, Aug. 18 - The leaders of Israel and the Palestinians faced deep dissension in their constituencies on Wednesday, with Yasir Arafat making a rare admission of personal error to those seeking change, and Ariel Sharon ...
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Hope and skepticism as Israel and the Palestinians try again
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For all the questions raised by last weekâs death of Yasser Arafat, one thing is certain: The debate over his legacy is likely to be as polarizing as the conflict that consumed his life.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Most people in Muslim and Western countries believe divisions between them are worsening and each side believes the other disrespects their culture, according to a poll released on Monday.
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Anger over Israeli construction near a disputed Jerusalem holy site erupted into violence Friday as police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of rioting Muslims. Protests spread in the Arab world, with demonstrators accusing Israel of plotting to harm Islamic shrines.
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For most Christians in America, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and Tel Aviv usually are just names in the news, far-away places where there always seems to be a bloody conflict between Jews and Muslims.