US: Settlement freeze must include J’lem

Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem are included in the US demand that Israel halt "settlement" construction, including for natural growth, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told The Jerusalem Post during a press briefing on Monday.

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US insists settlement freeze demand includes east Jerusalem

Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem are included in the US demand that Israel halt "settlement" construction, including for natural growth, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told The Jerusalem Post during a press briefing on Monday.

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Israel’s top leaders voice support for Iran demonstrators

They are asking whether the theocratic regime may be crumbling. The new outspokenness appears to reflect a belief that reaching out to moderates in Iran would be in Israel’s long-term interest.

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Iranian Opposition Leader Mousavi Calls for More Protests

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has issued a statement supporting further protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed election victory.

In a statement posted on the Internet Sunday, Mousavi said Iranians have the right to protest what he called lies and fraud.  But he pleaded with his supporters to show restraint and refrain from […]

Latest pictures from Iran – Part 3

Part 3 of pictures out of Iran. WARNING: Some images are graphic!

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Latest Images from Iran Protests – Part 2

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Latest Images from Iran Protests

Images from Iran protests, I will be doing a few of these, please bookmark  http://www.GJCN.org for the latest!

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Netanyahu: Iran ‘Unmasked’ by Election Turmoil

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the Iranian regime’s repressive nature has been "unmasked" by the turmoil over the country’s disputed election last week.

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Huge Roman-era cave found by Jericho

An artificial underground cave, the largest of its kind in Israel, was discovered in the Jordan Valley during excavations by the Haifa University’s Department of Archaeology.

Prof. Adam Zertal, who headed the dig, assessed that the cave was used as a quarry in the Roman era. Various carvings were found on the cave’s walls, […]

Rocket Attack on U.S. Base in Afghanistan Kills 2 Troops, Wounds 4 Americans

KABUL —  A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said.

Bagram Air Base, which lies 25 miles northeast of Kabul, is surrounded by high mountains and long stretches of desert from which militants could fire rockets. […]