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		<title>Haman rears his ugly head</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/02/28/haman-rears-his-ugly-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe because it&#8217;s Purim, and we Jews are obsessing with bad guys trying to annihilate us, but didn&#8217;t the photographs of Syrian President Bashir Assad, Iranian President Ahmadinajad and Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah sitting around a goodies-laden table at the end of the week in Damascus evoke a shiver down your spine?
It was like one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recruiting Yossi to explain Israel</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/02/24/recruiting-yossi-to-explain-israel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelity.com/?p=15139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Talk about putting your best foot forward.  Yuli Edelstein, the Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, has decided that Israel&#8217;s greatest asset in stating her case on the world&#8217;s stage is the average Israeli citizen.
His ministry has launched  Masberim Israeli (roughly translated as &#8216;Explaining Israel&#8217;),  a citizens&#8217; campaign aimed at equipping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nostalgia Sunday &#8211; Netanyahu&#8217;s fixer upper</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/02/22/nostalgia-sunday-netanyahus-fixer-upper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Neiman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelity.com/?p=15128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet went on a little trip today up to visit historic Tel Hai in the Galilee. Going on tiyul  is quite common this season &#8212;  dozens of people are hiking Shvil Yisrael, the Israel National Trail this month &#8212; but it&#8217;s unusual for members of Knesset [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remember who the victim was</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/02/19/remember-who-the-victim-was/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the backlash surrounding the use of the names of British immigrants to Israel for part of the hit squad that offed Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel last month, it got me to thinking a bit.
Sure, it&#8217;s undoubtedly a jolt to find out that your identity was absconded with, without permission, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double identity</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/02/16/double-identity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was the Mossad behind the murder last month of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel last month?
We may never know, but for Melvyn Adam Mildiner the international espionage high stakes game hit a little too close to home, when the Dubai police released photos and names Monday night of the 11 people with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super group jams in Jerusalem</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/02/04/15043/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The combination of Jerusalem, tourism, politics and music can make for some interesting combinations. 
Imagine being a guest at the luxury David Citadel Hotel and coming back after a long day of touring around. In the lobby, you hear some strains of music and clapping coming from the grand ballroom downstairs, so you head on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fit for a King (David)</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/02/01/fit-for-a-king-david/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re used to heads of state coming to Jerusalem, with the flags of the visitor&#8217;s country unfurled throughout the city, and their motorcades causing traffic jams wherever they go.
But what about the hotels where they stay and the accomodations and special needs required to host VIPs during their visits here?
With Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santana cancels &#8211; touring glitch or anti-Israel lobby?</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/01/31/santana-cancels-touring-glitch-or-anti-israel-lobby/</link>
		<comments>http://israelity.com/2010/01/31/santana-cancels-touring-glitch-or-anti-israel-lobby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The announcement had been made, the tickets were being sold, and the hearts of aging baby boomers were actually beating above their normal rate at the thought of seeing Woodstock veteran Carlos Santana and band perform in June in Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium.
Santana was just one of the name artists who confirmed dates for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sheikh Jarrah in your face (book)</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/01/28/sheikh-jarrah-in-your-face/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a few Fridays now, there have been demonstrations in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem against the move by Jewish settlers to remove Palestinian residents from homes they claim are Jewish-owned.
Over 20 protestors on the Israeli Left were arrested at last week&#8217;s demonstration, which drew over 300 people. And tomorrow, sparks are expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;YES&#8217; he can &#8211; Obama hawks for Israeli cable</title>
		<link>http://israelity.com/2010/01/24/yes-he-can-obama-hawks-for-israeli-cable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelity.com/?p=14991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama may not have pleased many Israelis with his Middle East policy during his first year of his presidency. To give him the benefit of the doubt, let&#8217;s just call it naive.
However, that doesn&#8217;t mean that we still don&#8217;t appreciate Obama&#8217;s charisma, his ability to inspire and his movie star charm and appeal. [...]]]></description>
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