Wikio - West Bank

Review: God Is Not Great written and read by Christopher Hitchens (The Guardian)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:08:52 GMT

Review: God Is Not Great written and read by Christopher HitchensWho'd have thought that a book on atheism could be so entertaining?

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Breaking Ramadan's fast in Ramallah (MSNBC.com: Today)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:16:05 GMT

Have you ever wondered what it's like breaking Ramadan's fast in Ramallah? Epicurious' Raja Aziz Shehadeh had the chance to break fast with Muslim friends in the Middle Eastern city.

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Islamic Jihad warns of rising Fatah-Hamas tensions (Reuters UK)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:04:22 GMT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A top Islamic Jihad leader said on Friday a rift between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas could trigger more violence if it is not resolved by January, the target date for a presidential poll.

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Big Keys (Google Sightseeing)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:15:50 GMT

On display outside a French High School, there’s what is claimed to be the world’s largest key. The key measures around 10.5 metres long, although may have lost its title earlier this year when Bethlehem claimed the crown1. It’s still impressive, especially in the fact that it’s completely useless. Not as large, but much more mysterious, is a [...]

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Long Lasting Continuous Drug Eluting Polymers (Medgadget)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:17:07 GMT

Particle Sciences out of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has developed a drug eluting polymer capable of releasing a pharmaceutical at a constant rate over a month long period, and potentially longer. Particle Sciences Inc. today announced the development of their "Microreservoir" technology enabling the manufacture of drug-eluting polymer medical devices that release drugs at constant rates over 30 days or...

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EXCLUSIVE-Palestinian laws get overhaul with little oversight (Alertnet)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:04:29 GMT

Source: Reuters By Adam Entous and Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 29 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas and his government are rewriting economic, social and security laws for the Palestinian territories ...

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Sex, love, violence - first Palestinian soap ready to air - Feature (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:32:45 GMT

Ramallah - Womanhood, domestic violence, sexuality and love are some of the themes dominating a new Palestinian soap opera, set to air next week at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Our main focus was entertainment, said Fareed Majari,...

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Some fun in the sun on opening weekend (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Ever since the early 1980s, when Father Judge took on St. John Neumann in Wildwood, we've enjoyed the opening-weekend football excursions to the South Jersey Shore.

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Israeli Arabs create jihad cell near Ramallah to assassinate Jewish pilots and scientists (Doc's Talk)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:28:00 GMT

Arab citizens of Israel continue to pose a threat to their "nation." "Israeli Arab Members Of Islamic Jihad Cell Plotted To Target Air Force Pilots & Scientists," from Infolive, August 28: Two Israeli Arabs suspected of setting up an Islamic Jihad cell near Ramallah and plotted to assassinate air force pilots and scientists were arrested this month by the Shin Bet. Details released for publication...

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Judges: Elections Not Good Enough (PAWaterCooler.com)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:13:57 GMT

This is an example of why conservatives go bezerk over judges. The school district board in most places is elected “at large” for the district. Not anymore in Bethlehem. A federal judge on Wednesday signed an agreement aimed at adding Hispanic representation to a northeastern Pennsylvania school board, settling a lawsuit that alleged the district’s method of electing [...]

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Hebron not sanctioned; may not be sanctioned solely at call of oil companies (The Robert Bond Papers) (Progressive Bloggers)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:02:00 GMT

The Hebron project has not been sanctioned and may not be sanctioned, according to the fiscal agreement released on Thursday by the provincial government and only the oil companies can make a decision when - if at all - to develop the project. That's a huge change in policy for a provincial government that, in the wake of the first Hebron negotiating failure only two years ago, was threatening to legislate...

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U.S. 92 Near Dover Cleared After Crash Involving Tree Limb (Tampa Bay Online)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:37:00 GMT

A tree limb that landed on U.S. 92 East at Bethlehem Road near Dover has been cleared, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said.

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Mazin Qumsiyeh Moving Back the the West Bank (Solomonia)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:52:11 GMT

If only he'd leave his American citizenship behind as well, then we'd know the move was permanent. The scourge of Andover has found a teaching position at a college that probably won't object to his email proclivities...Bethlehem University: Mazin Qumsiyeh...

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OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 20 - 26 Aug 2008 (Relief Web)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:08:41 GMT

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Tree Limbs Falls On Vehicle, Blocks U.S. 92 Near Dover (Tampa Bay Online)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:16:12 GMT

A tree limb landed on a vehicle at U.S. 92 E. and Bethlehem Road near Dover, Hillsborough County deputies say.

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Sharing Expertise(R): B. Braun to Co-Sponsor Webinar on New Federal Rules Limiting Reimbursement for Hospital-Acquired Infections (Business Wire)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:06:00 GMT

BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With new federal regulations limiting reimbursements for hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) looming on the horizon, B. Braun Medical Inc., the Infusion

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We Are Fighting for Power (freedarko.com)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:07:00 GMT

You already know politics is sports, so we thought we'd grab Ziller and chat Biden's acceptance speech like it was Hawks versus Grizzlies. For some reason, Dr. LIC and Shoals couldn't stop talking about how good-looking they think Joe Biden and Bill Walton are. Bethlehem Shoals: So wait, why did we decide to do this? Brown Recluse, Esq.: It was your idea, dude. Dr. LIC: Because Biden is the

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Long Beach Turned Into China for 'Transformers 2', Optimus Prime Spotted (Aceshowbiz.com)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:33:55 GMT

A bunch of new on-set photos from ' Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen ' has unearthed that the Long Beach area has been turned to be a Chinese city with Optimus Prime riding one of the streets.

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Man Arrested For Imprisoning Children (The Post Chronicle)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:58:25 GMT

The man, who lives near the West Bank city of Hebron, said he was ashamed of his two children, who had mental disabilities,...

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National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Compromise in School Board Makeup (New York Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:04:24 GMT

The agreement settles a lawsuit that alleged discrimination in a school district’s method of electing board members.

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