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Feds Can't Deport Illegal Immigrant With 35 Arrests

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:01:17 CDT

A Palestinian immigrant in Alabama has racked up 35 arrests and four felony convictions for crimes ranging from shoplifting to assault, but the feds can't deport him because no country will take him, reports the Birmingham News . Soyfan Eldani, 45, was detained yet again this week and accused of possessing...

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to Hamas, Fatah: Work It Out

Mark Russell — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:03:00 CDT

As the Muslim Brotherhood takes power in Egypt, it is already exerting its influence by pressuring Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, to compromise with Fatah, the Western-backed party that runs the West Bank, reports the New York Times . The Brotherhood had previously had a close relationship with Hamas,...

John Oliver Visits Africa for 'Epic' UNESCO Segment

Kevin Spak — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:30:27 CDT

The Daily Show made the rare decision to forego a guest last night in favor of a John Oliver piece that, according to Jon Stewart, was "so epic that it could not be contained." Oliver looked into the US move to cut off funding to UNESCO , the UN's global charity...

Again, Obama Caves to Israel

Kevin Spak — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:30:00 CDT

President Obama hosted Benjamin Netanyahu last week, and unlike Bibi's last visit—a disaster for Obama—this one went well, with Netanyahu seemingly embracing the president. But that harmony came at the cost of Obama's principles on Israel, says Peter Beinart of Newsweek , in a modified excerpt from his new...

Middle East Quartet Meets as Gaza Toll Hits 23

Matt Cantor — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:28:04 CDT

With 23 Palestinians now dead in the latest Gaza conflict , the Middle East Quartet is meeting for the first time in six months in New York. Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and EU diplomat Baroness Ashton will discuss the growing violence after Israeli air...

18 Palestinians Dead in Israeli Strikes

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:35:20 CDT

Gaza and Israel continued to exchange rocket attacks for air strikes this weekend, leaving 18 Palestinians dead, four Israelis wounded, and world leaders weighing in on the latest round of Middle East violence, the Guardian reports. On the Israeli side, schools were kept closed and thousands of civilians spent hours...

Israel's Gaza Strike Sets Off New Violence

Mark Russell — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:17:05 CST

Israel's killing of a militant commander in the Gaza Strip yesterday has led to renewed violence along the border. Palestinians have fired nearly 100 rockets into Israel, wounding at least one civilian seriously, while Israeli airstrikes have killed 14 militants, reports AP . Palestinians said 20 civilians have been injured. Israel's...

Hamas, Fatah Agree to Unite

Kevin Spak — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:56:28 CST

Palestine's rival factions, Hamas and Fatah, say they've finally agreed on a deal for a unified government, hoping to present a united front in their negotiations with Israel. Of course, they said the same thing last spring . That deal hit the rocks because the sides couldn't agree on a prime...

Rival Monks in Broom Brawl at Christ's Birthplace

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:22:35 CST

Not a very nice birthday present for Jesus: Dozens of rival monks brawled at his birthplace today, as the feuding clergy members were performing an annual cleaning of the holy spot. The Church of the Nativity, built over the site where Jesus is believed to have been born in Bethlehem,...