Controversial Ramon Quits Knesset

 6/29/2009 3:27:00 AM

MK Chaim Ramon (Kadima), a previous Justice Minister and former Histadrut Labor Union chief, announced his intention to resign this week from the Knesset, and appears to be enjoying his last week in the limelight to the hilt.

Ramon had a colorful, controversial 26-year career in the Kness...

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Obama’s ‘Outreach to Muslims’ Prompts Mass Koran Distribution6/29/2009 2:27:00 AM

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), whose officials in the past have been found guilty for being associated with Muslim terrorist groups, stated it will announce at a news conference Tuesday that it is launching an “education campaign” and will distribute 100,000 copies of the Koran to local, say and national leaders. T...

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Produce Vendors Warn: ‘Political Death as Sure as Taxes’6/29/2009 1:27:00 AM

The Value Added Tax is to rise one percent to 16.5 percent on Wednesday, and produce vendors warn that if the Knesset allows the sales tax to be applied to fruits and vegetables, it will be political suicide for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

"If Bibi had dared to state before the elections that he planned to impose VAT o...

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Sephardi music pioneer Jo Amar dies in fresh York6/29/2009

North African music pioneer Jo Amar dies in fresh York | Music | Jerusalem Post ...

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Singer, cantor Jo Amar passes away, 796/28/2009 6:27:00 AM

Renowned singer and cantor Jo Amar passes away at 79 | Jewish News | Jerusalem Post ...

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A better pipeline6/28/2009 12:00:00 PM

Editorial: A better pipeline | Editorials | Jerusalem Post ...

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Corruption in perspective6/27/2009 10:00:00 AM

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Jerusalem haredi city councilmen to fight parking lot6/28/2009 12:00:00 PM

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  • Nazi-instigated pogrom claimed many Jewish lives in Lvov, 1941.
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