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An Israeli newspaper’s decision to publish a handwritten prayer left by Barack Obama in the cracks of Jerusalem’s Western Wall drew criticism Friday as an invasion of his privacy and his relationship with God.

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A written prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, asks God to guide him and guard his family, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday.

 
 
Jul 24 2008 by AP0 Comments

More than 20 Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the West Bank on Thursday, smashing cars and windows and cutting electricity wires, Palestinian police said.

 
 
Jul 24 2008 by AP0 Comments

Palestinian security says more than 20 Jewish settlers have attacked a Palestinian village in the West Bank, smashing cars and windows and cutting electricity wires.

 
 
Jul 24 2008 by AP0 Comments

A key committee has approved construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade, an Israeli official said Thursday. The news infuriated Palestinians, who said the decision could cripple peace efforts.

 
 
Jul 24 2008 by AP0 Comments

Israel radio reports that Israel has given preliminary approval for the construction of a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank.

 
 
Jul 24 2008 by AP0 Comments

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama paid a predawn visit to the holiest place in Judaism on Thursday, bowing his head in prayer at the Western Wall.

 
 
Jul 23 2008 by AP0 Comments

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says it’s in the interest of Israeli security to arrive at a lasting peace with the Palestinians.

 
 
Jul 23 2008 by AP0 Comments

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to tell Barack Obama on Wednesday that he must immediately turn his attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if he is elected U.S. president, or risk losing gains made in peace talks with Israel.

 
 
Jul 22 2008 by AP0 Comments

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama is vowing to work for a breakthrough in Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations “starting from the minute I’m sworn into office.”

 
 
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Jul 12 2008 by Radhika0 Comments

When I first saw her designs, the only thing I perceived was that yes, she wants to change the world for the better. She has won accolades for her unique creations that speak volume of the aesthetic visualization done at the back.

Yeah! I’m talking...

 
 
Jul 4 2008 by Deepa2 Comments

At a time when our whole planet is hungry for smart energy alternative, Israel has demonstrated how it can be done fruitfully. It is estimated that 90% of Israeli homes have solar water heaters fitted on their roofs. Though it gives a wacky kinda look...

 
 
Jun 25 2008 by Madhuri Katti0 Comments

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, due to face parliament dissolution bill, has lost last chance to make ceasefire negotiations with Hamas mediated by Egypt work in his favour. A rocket attack on Israeli border town of Sderot from Hamas controlled...

 
 
Jun 21 2008 by Sonu Purohit0 Comments

A major military exercise carried out by Israel earlier this month has given rise to the speculation of a possible military aggression against Iranian nuclear establishments by Israel. Rumors doing the rounds in media are strongly supported by US...

 
 
Jun 18 2008 by Taylor Flatt0 Comments

The Israeli and German scientists have been working on a railway system that allows a mounted robot to view, listen, and broadcast information it sees along its route. The robots come with a thermal and standard camera. Although that doesn’t seem...

 
 
May 26 2008 by Arpita Mukherjee0 Comments

Designing is nothing but allowing your imagination to go wild and realizing only the relevant ones. This is exactly what can be done with four red benches. While working through a wide range of permutations and combinations on how to assemble these...

 
 
May 24 2008 by Mayuri Majumdar1 Comments

Amy Winehouse is famous for her uncouthness and her shabby presence. Oh yes, she is totally addicted to drugs. It seems good sense has found a way through her mind and she has taken a good decision. To get rid of her drug addiction, she will undergo a...

 
 
May 21 2008 by Jayaprashanth0 Comments

In a war zone, an enemy is an enemy, even if he/she is a doctor or a rescuer trying to get hapless victims of the war to safety. To make this very onerous and dangerous task of rescuing injured soliders and war victims to safer ground in the quickest...

 
 
Apr 29 2008 by Sameer Kumar0 Comments

So Israeli robotic soldiers have not gotten yet to the stage that I have shown in the picture above or rather the one depicted by James Cameroon in T3, but they could still get to that level one day. The first steps of making a military of robots seems...

 
 
Apr 10 2008 by Ankita0 Comments

Fire and disaster management drills have already had their share of attention for being really helpful during times of actual disasters. These drills are actually enactments wherein a disaster-like situation is taught to be dealt with. The...

 
 
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This image released by the Israeli newspaper Maariv friday July 25, 2008 and attributed to Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama shows a prayer the newspaper says Obama wrote and left in the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest...