Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asserted that Iran's interlocutors had agreed to allow it to continue to run its program as long as it was not expanded beyond 6,000 centrifuges, state radio reported. Iran declared in April that it was aiming to double the 3,000 centrifuges it was running in its underground uranium enrichment plant in Natanz.
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on Friday said that he believes the American embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "Jerusalem is undivided, Jerusalem is the capital and we should move the embassy to Jerusalem before anything happens," McCain said while campaigning in Miami.
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The Palestinian Authority has come up with yet another wild accusation about Israel. Two PA newspapers - one directly controlled by the office of PA President Mahmoud Abbas - are accusing Israel of releasing rats with supernatural qualities to chase away the Arab residents of Jerusalem.
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A powerful explosion ripped through a car on a busy Gaza City beach Friday night, killed six and wounding 21, Hamas security officials said. It was the third mysterious blast of the day in Gaza after a relatively calm period that has followed a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
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Will the Knesset ratify a bill changing the status quo regarding Shabbat? The new bid proposes amending the laws prohibiting public transportation on Shabbat, and seeks to differentiate between activities that should be allowed on the holy day of rest - namely recreation, entertainment, culture and public transportation...
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Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, surprised IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi on Thursday by honoring him with the US military's highest award. Following the reception, the two met face-to-face and discussed the issues on the agenda for about two hours.
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