Palin defends use of anti-Semitic term 'blood libel'

'Blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. In this case, that's exactly what was going on,' Palin tells Fox News.

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Tzipi Livni and Tony Blair Itzik Edry August 24, 2010
Gabriella Giffords made available by Reuters Jan. 11. 2011
Giffords shows more signs of improvement after eye surgery

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords able to move around well enough to give her husband a back rub from her hospital bed.

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Tombstones desecrated in Jewish cemetary REuters Dec 8 2010
Four synagogues, Jewish school vandalized in Montreal

Speaking with Haaretz, local Rabbi says that while anti-Semitic incidents occurred in the past, recent attacks are 'by far the most severe.'

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Glenn Beck rally in Washington Reuters Aug. 28, 2010
'Jewish group tells Fox to fire Glenn Beck'

Jewish Funds for Justice urges that the popular political pundit be fired over a series of 'disturbing' remarks, including attack on left-wing Jewish billionaire George Soros.

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Tunisia Jan. 16, 2011 (AP)
Dozens of Tunisia Jews consider leaving as violence spreads

Some members of Tunisia's Jewish community are thinking about traveling to France, while others are considering immigrating to Israel; 20 Israeli tourists return home safely.

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Yehuda Lahav
Slovakia honors former Haaretz journalist Yehuda Lahav

Lahav given award in honor of his work as a journalist and his dedication to cementing Israel-Slovakia ties.

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Demjanjuk in late 2009
Spain court seeks extradition of accused Nazi war criminal

John Demjanjuk, who topped Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of most wanted war criminals, is on trial in Germany for allegedly assisting in killings at Sobibor concentration camp.

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Minarets, Europe Islam, Europe far-right AP
Germany’s Jewish community combats German Islamophobia

Though rich in irony, Jewish leaders see their position as a matter of Jewish self-interest in a Germany in which old ghosts remain laid to rest.

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