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Israeli Politician Sparks Outrage After Calling Migrants 'A Cancer On Our Body'

Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Peace Now, Yariv Oppenheimer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Israeli Immigration, Yehuda Weinstein, Miri Regev, UK News

Israeli MP Miri Regev has attacked African migrants to the country as "a cancer in our body" at protest against illegal immigrants. Regev, who work...

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Report Hints At UK Contingency Plans Over Possible Israel And Iran Conflict

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Middle East, Douglas Alexander, Bagdad, UK Politics, Oil, Iran, Tehran, Israel, News, National Security Council, UK News

Downing Street has declined to comment on a report that suggested ministers discussed what role Britain should play in the event of a military confron...

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The Grand Bargain

Elliot Cowan | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: West Bank, UK World, Barack Obama, Middle East, Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Camp David, Israel, UN Security Council, UK Politics News

Barely a week goes past without an article being published discussing the feasibility and likelihood of an imminent Israeli attack on Iran - a matter receiving further prominence as in Baghdad this week, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (plus Germany) will meet with Iran to discuss its nuclear ambitions.

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VIDEO: Israeli Settlers Filmed 'Firing At Palestinians'

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Palestine, Video, UK News, El Kabalia, Israeli Defence Force, B'etslem Settlers, Idf, Israel, Fathi 'Asayira, B'etslem, UK News

Israeli settlers appear to have been caught on camera firing shots at Palestinians in the West Bank while soldiers stood by, in an incident that army ...

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Iranian Hanged 'Because Of WikiLeaks Cable'

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, UK World, Mossad, Julian Assange, Iran, Israel, Wikileaks, Majid Jamali Fashi, UK News

A man hanged in Iran on Tuesday for allegedly murdering a nuclear scientist may have been implicated by an illegally leaked cable published by WikiLea...

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Israel and Palestine

Ian Lucas | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Palestine, Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, United Nations, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, UK News

If reports that prime minister Netanyahu has established a new coalition in Israel in order to help him rejuvenate the peace process with the Palestinians are right, it is needed desperately.

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Iran Hangs Israeli 'Mossad Spy'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK

Read More: International Espionage, Capital Punishment, UK News, Mossad, Majid Jamali Fashi Hanged, Iran, Slideexpand, Israel, Espionage, Majid Jamali Fashi, UK News

A man has been hanged in Iran after being accused of working as a spy for Israel. Majid Jamali Fashi was executed after being found guilty of killi...

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How Vidal Sassoon Got the Confidence to Change the World's Hair

Stephen Applebaum | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Israel, Fascism, Vidal Sassoon, Vidal Sassoon Rip, Vidal Sassoon Dead, UK Style, UK Lifestyle News

Vidal Sassoon, the man who turned hairdressing into an art form in London in the Swinging Sixties, died on Wednesday, aged 84.

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Personal Style - Where Does It All Start?

Hilla Ohayon | Posted 29.04.2012 | UK Style

Read More: Israel, Hilla Ohayon, Spring, Personal Style, Style, Colors, UK Style News

Browsing through hundreds of lists, post, articles and interviews done over the years with fashion designers and style influencers, I read a lot about where they drive their inspiration from. It is always a fascinating read to me, as I'm always on the quest for a new source or a new spark to get me going with my writing.

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Israel's Declaration of Independence at 64: Still the Blueprint

Toby Greene | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, UK Politics News

When David Ben Gurion rose to proclaim Israel's Declaration of Independence, at 4pm on May 14, 1948 (64 years ago today in the Hebrew calendar), his c...

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VIDEO: Assange TV Show Debuts With Hezbollah Interview

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Julian Assange Arrest, Lebanon, Julian Assange Show, UK News, UK World, Russia Today, Julian Assange, Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Wikileaks, Syria, Julian Assange Extradition, Julian Assange Tv Show, Video, UK News

The first episode of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's chat show has aired in Russia, featuring an interview with Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Leb...

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Iran Can Be Deterred? Let's Not Go There

Toby Greene | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Iran, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Iranian Nuclear Program, P5+1, Israel, Middle East, Deterrence, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, UK Politics News

Last week, Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was Jimmy Carter's national security advisor, was sounding pretty relaxed about the prospect of Iran getting nuclear weapons.

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Shutting Windows: Against Cultural Boycotts

B.J. Epstein | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK Culture

Read More: Globe Theatre, Miriam Margoyles, Boycott, Emma Thompson, Israel, Israel Boycott, Theatre, UK Culture, UK Culture News

If we decide that cultural boycotting makes sense whenever we disagree with a particular group or don't like those people or their actions, then we are saying that we have no urge to learn, to gain access, to get closer. And how much have we lost then?

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Israel Vows To 'Attack Those Who Attack Us' After Rocket Fired At Holiday Resort

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Sinai, Aqaba, UK News, Jordan, Missiles, Resort, Egypt, Titanic, Sinai Desert, Jewish, Terrorist, Eliat, Egypt Sinai Desert, Israel, Sunshine, Passover, UK News

A rocket attack has been launched on the Israeli city of Eilat, a seaside resort popular with Britons and the venue for the European Triathlon Champio...

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The Threat That Could Ensure Peace

Max Tholl | Posted 03.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Iran, Aipac, Nuclear War, Middle East Peace, Middle East, Cold War, Israel, Peace, UK Politics News

Nuclear weapons could foster peace and relax tensions in this region that is riddled with potential conflict. What might sound overly optimistic or even foolish has in fact a lot of arguments and evidence backing it.

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Ten Years After the Arab Peace Initiative, it's Time to Think Smaller

Toby Greene | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Palestine, Arab Peace Initiative, 28 March 2002, Gaza, UK World, Api, Israel, Arab League, Foreign Policy, UK Politics News

28 March marks 10 years from the launch of the ground-breaking, Saudi-led, Arab Peace Initiative (API). But don't expect to hear the sound of celebrations. A decade later, the proposal, which seemed so promising on paper, has failed to make a mark on the ground.

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PHOTOS: Sunrise, Kangaroos And Art Lovers: Pictures Of The Week

Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Pictures of the Week, Kangaroo, Nasa, Blair Drummond Safari Park, UK News, Messier 9, Photos of the Week, Israel, UK News

Britain was set for a warm weekend on Friday as a huge sun rose over the lighthouse in South Shields at the mouth of the Tyne estuary. The sun was ...

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Israel Begins New Trend (Hopefully) by Banning Underweight Models

Sheila Hageman | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Models, Demi Moore, Skinny Models, Israel, Body Image, Girls Body Image, Anorexia, UK Women, UK Lifestyle News

Here's an idea for an advertising campaign - show women the average size of women worldwide and celebrate the myriad mix of bodies we have. And I promise you, sit back and watch the praise (and sales) come rolling in.

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Baroness Ashton and Toulouse

Alan Johnson | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Toulouse, Israel, Primo Levi, Baroness Ashton, Gaza, Tzipi Livni, Catherine Ashton, Bicom, Eu, UK Politics News

Baroness Ashton did not explicitly compare the actions of the IDF to those of the killers in Toulouse. She seemed to be grasping for some more general point about the tragedy of young people dying, even adding the deaths of young people in a tragic coach accident in to the equation. But there are dangerous inferences that could be drawn.

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VIDEO: Israel Bans Underweight Models

Posted 20.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Models, UK Women, UK Issues, UK News, Rachel Adato, Airbrushing, Israel, Israel Bans Underweight Models, UK News

Israel has banned the use of underweight models in advertising, under new legislation, which also forces magazines and papers to make it clear when th...

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Grave Risk Of 'Miscalculations' About Iran's Nuke Programme

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.03.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Video, Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, Tehran, UK News, Israel, Iran Nuclear Programme, UK Politics News

Foreign office minister Alistair Burt has warned that "miscalculations" about the extent of Iran's nuclear programme are possible, if the country does...

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Weakness on the Part of Democracies Discourages Those Who Strive for Freedom

Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Aipac, Lord-Weidenfeld-of-Chelsea, Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, World War II, Israel, UK Politics News

The grim question if, how or when Tehran's nuclear armament could be thwarted by using force is on the minds of insiders and observers in the free world. Gradually the theory that an end in terror is preferable to terror without end is gaining the upper hand.

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Options Limited in Preventing Middle East Nuke Arms Race

Dan Ehrlich | Posted 12.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Mahmoud Amadinejad, Israel, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, USA, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Nuclear, Nuclear Arms Race, UK News

An attack by Israel against Iran is not a certainty, by a long shot, which such an action would be. Yet, doing nothing might have serious regional effects, too.

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Why the Sudden Israel-Gaza Escalation?

Richard Burden | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Palestine, Richard Burden, Israel, Gaza, Zuhair-Al-Qaissi-Killed, Zuhair Al-Qaisi, UK Politics News

I was last in Gaza almost exactly three years ago. I was part of one of the first groups of MPs to enter after Israel's Operation Cast Lead. Three years on, I had hoped by now to see how much had changed.

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Hague: Other Nations Will Get Nukes If Iran Does

The Huffington Post UK | Asa Bennett | Posted 08.03.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Video, UK Parliament, UK News, Foreign Affairs Committee, William Hague, Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear Programme, Iaea, Foreign Office, Nuclear Proliferation, Iran, Israel, UK Politics News

Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned of the “deeply alarming” implications of Iran developing nuclear weapons. Speaking to the Foreign Af...

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