Report: Gilad Shalit Deal Should Happen Friday

From: Ynet A prisoner exchange deal securing the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit will be executed this Friday, Saudi network al-Arabiya reported Sunday, quoting sources in the Hamas organization.According to the report, 450 Palestinian prisoners will be released to the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for Shalit’s transfer to Egypt. Shalit was [...]

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JTA: Obama to Attend General Assembly of the UJC

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Joe Wilson Converted to Judaism so he could Not Call His Mother

Joe Wilson Converted to Judaism so he could Not Call His Mother

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#GiladShalit trends on Twitter! Tweet4Shalit Gaining Momentum!

#GiladShalit is officially trending on Twitter!

We did it, but the fight is not yet over – we need to keep #GiladShalit trending. We’ve seen what awareness this can bring. #IranElection raised Twitter to a whole new political action level – and now it’s Gilad’s turn!

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Separation of Chirp and State? What do you think?

Congressional House Republican New Media Caucus have been holding meetings with Silicon Valley giants Oracle, Apple, Google, and UStream in the efforts to better understand the intentions of these companies as they move into their respective next stages.

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Interview: David Appletree of The JIDF on Twitter Campaign Tweet4Shalit

The following is an interview I had the pleasure of having with David Appletree of The JIDF. The JIDF is a non-violent protest group who share concerns about antisemitic online content, as well as content which promotes terrorism on sites including Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia, Google Earth, Blogger, and other sites and forums throughout the internet.

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