After weeks of delay on passing a new election law that the US and others worried could delay Iraq's election -- and perhaps
delay a withdrawal of US troops -- parliament passed a law that should lead to elections as scheduled in January.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he won't run for reelection, complaining of Israel settlement growth, insufficient
US support, and domestic criticism.
Israel's Navy seized a ship off the coast of Cyprus with 500 tons of weapons that it alleges were sent by Iran to Syria, and
ultimately destined for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
Just ahead of the anniversary of the killing of Yitzhak Rabin – the former Israeli prime minister murdered by a Jewish extemist
in 1995 – security forces publicized the arrest of Yaakov Teitel. Murder accusations against Teitel are again fanning concern
in Israel about nationalist vigilantes.
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A recent graduate of Vermont's Middlebury College, Corinne Almquist promotes the practice of distributing produce that would otherwise go to waste to those in need.
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