Nine killed as Israel shells Gaza after border clashes

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Israeli shelling killed seven Palestinians in Gaza City yesterday after two Israeli civilians were killed in a commando raid on the Israeli border, medics said. A tank shell hit a house, leaving two dead and three wounded, the medics said. The house lies [...]

Muslim graves vandalized in French WW1 cemetery

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Vandals have desecrated several dozen graves in the Muslim section of a military cemetery near Arras in northern France, officials said today. Prime Minister Francois Fillon called the attack a “revolting act” and said those responsible would be found. The desecration came almost exactly a [...]

Indonesia approves law for first Islamic bond

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Indonesia’s parliament passed a new bill on Sharia-compliant debt, paving the way for country’s first Islamic bonds (sukuk) to be sold in international and domestic markets. The country’s House of Representatives had agreed to pass the new bill on Monday which will allow the government [...]

800-year-old Kaaba key sold for 9.2 million pounds

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A 800-year-old key to the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, sold for 9.2 million pounds late yesterday, setting a new record for an Islamic work of art at auction. The 12 century Abbasid period key, made of iron and measuring 37 cm long, [...]

Tibet and Palestine By Uri AVNERY (Gush Shalom)

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LIKE EVERYBODY else, I support the right of the Tibetan people to independence, or at least autonomy. Like everybody else, I condemn the actions of the Chinese government there. But unlike everybody else, I am not ready to join in the demonstrations.
Why? Because I have an [...]

UN expert stands by Nazi comments

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Professor Falk said he drew the comparison between the treatment of Palestinians with the Nazi record of collective atrocity, because of what he described as the massive Israeli punishment directed at the entire population of Gaza. He said he understood that it was a provocative [...]