Hey, What Are They Doing Inside That Ro- …WHOA! These Amazing Photos Will Blow You Away.

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Putting a 550 pound bear down for surgery is no easy task, but when Mango, a 19-year-old Syrian brown bear started to walk awkwardly zookeepers at Isreal’s Ramat Gan Zoological Center had to do something. Mango, who has lived at the zoo his entire life, underwent several hours of surgery at the center’s animal hospital […]

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‘Lost their minds’: State Dept. spox suggests Israelis are ‘guilty of acts of terrorism’ [video] – twitchy.com

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It sure sounded like it. During this afternoon’s State Department press briefing, State spokesman John Kirby had this to say: He really said it (starts around the 7:05 mark): Pretty slimy, Mr. Kirby. He latersuggested that while Israel has a right to protect its citizens, it may be doing so through “excessive use of force”: […]

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Here’s What You Should Think About Before You Go To Cuba

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Rick Steves, travel expert and author of Travel as a Political Act, spoke with BuzzFeed News about how to travel responsibly to socially and politically complex places. View this image › A Cuban flag hangs from a building in Havana on Dec. 27, 2014. REUTERS ENRIQUE DE LA OSA Long-embargoed Cuba is about to become […]

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‘Are you not listening?’ Chris Hayes wonders about Hamas’ ‘long-range plan’

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http://twitter.com/#!/NickHannula/status/489121901793406976 Chris Hayes has a question, you guys: http://twitter.com/#!/chrislhayes/status/489121224401121281 Hey, we didn’t say it was a good question. We’ve made a determination of our own: Chris isn’t very sharp. To anyone with a basic understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the answer to his question is obvious: http://twitter.com/#!/LeonLittman/status/489122754558312448 http://twitter.com/#!/Collinsdw/status/489122118001373184 http://twitter.com/#!/HotRodBlago30/status/489122178541948929 Pay attention, Chris. *** Related: ‘It […]

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Netanyahu’s Speech Through The Eyes Of Iranian-Israelis

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In a popular Persian food restaurant in Tel Aviv, Iranian-Israelis wonder if Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress can stop the threat of a nuclear Iran. View this image › Israelis watch Netanyahu’s speech to Congress being broadcast Tuesday. Amir Cohen / Reuters TEL AVIV — Moluk Hanasab paused briefly from stuffing zucchinis when Israeli Prime […]

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‘Israel’s fault’? Where’s Glenn Greenwald going with this Ferguson tweet?

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http://twitter.com/#!/kankokage/status/499925346872229888 We can always count on Glenn Greenwald to bring the stupid: http://twitter.com/#!/eriContrarian/status/499923883101655040 Yeah, that kinda seems to be the point: http://twitter.com/#!/tparsi/status/499917611715813376 There you have it. Puh-leeze. Greenwald and his fellow yutzes need to give it a rest, already. http://twitter.com/#!/conkc2/status/499926949389946880 Fitch is not the police chief, either. He was retired as of February 1 of this […]

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Israeli soldier believed kidnapped killed in battle

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http://twitter.com/#!/TheRickWilson/status/495728716790915072 An Israeli soldier who was suspected kidnapped during yesterday’s short-lived cease-fire has been reported killed in battle. http://twitter.com/#!/IDFSpokesperson/status/495708201434615808 American media have picked up the story, but as Rick Wilson warns, the comments aren’t all kind. http://twitter.com/#!/mitistihbarat/status/495713852383055872 http://twitter.com/#!/aweiser278/status/495714022495621120 http://twitter.com/#!/Stigzly/status/495714300531838976 http://twitter.com/#!/SirMonestime/status/495714561216245761 @cnnbrk very nice, Ooh fucking Israeli media, so he is innocent. The Killer is killed now, good. […]

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