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Gates, in Iraq, Takes the Long View

Sep 1st, 2010

Marking the formal end of combat operations, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said history would judge if the war was worth it.




Kafr Bara school for autistic Arab children opens

Sep 1st, 2010


The Center for Autism in Kafr Bara, near Petah Tikva, will provide treatment and educational programs for children aged three through 21.



School year starts without hitch thanks to court injunction

Sep 1st, 2010


High school teachers attempted to strike in protest against salary reforms in a move that would disrupted classes for grades 7-12.



After attack, Yishai to ease settlers’ gun controls

Sep 1st, 2010


Move comes after it emerges that one of the victims had his gun permit revoked months prior to the attack.



Settlers launch reprisal actions for shooting attack

Sep 1st, 2010


Settlers throw rocks at Palestinians in Hebron, while 40 youth try to set fire to Palestinian field near Beit Hagai - home of the shooting victims.



Hamas claims responsibility for W.Bank terror attack

Sep 1st, 2010


Shot fired at a vehicle near Rimonim Junction injuring two, one in serious condition; Abbas in Washington denounces latest Hamas attacks.



U.S. military adopts new role in Iraq

Sep 1st, 2010

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military’s war is officially over in Iraq, even as the future of the country remains undecided. The signs of the end were everywhere Wednesday, despite the presence of about 49,000 American troops who remain mostly sequestered on large U.S. bases.



Iraq - Middle East - United States - Barack Obama - Warfare and Conflict



West Bank shooting wounds 2 Israelis

Sep 1st, 2010

Two Israelis were wounded Wednesday night in a shooting at Rimonim Junction, east of the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Israel Defense Forces said.