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As ISIS overtakes Iraqi city, US tries to plays down the impact
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The US Defense Department, while not confirming the fall of Ramadi, sought to play down the impact on the broader Iraq military campaign of an Islamic State seizure of the city. Iraqi security forces defend their headquarters against attacks by Islamic State ...

Key Iraqi city falls to ISIS as defenders retreat   Washington Post
Shiite militias converge on Iraq's Ramadi after Islamic State takeover   Hindustan Times
Officials: Iraqi city of Ramadi falls to Islamic State   USA TODAY
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IDF rules that tanks are still no place for a woman
Haaretz
Women can work in 92 percent of all military positions, but tanks are considered beyond their physiological limit. By Gili Cohen | May 18, 2015 | 2:40 AM | 1. submit to reddit. A female soldier. Photo by David Bachar. Text size. Comments (1). Print Page.
IDF Decides ' No Women in the Tank Corps'   The Jewish Press
IDF rejects female integration in Armored Corps   Ynetnews

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Queen Elizabeth II to visit Bergen-Belsen in June
Jerusalem Post Israel News
During the Holocaust, more than 50,000 prisoners, mainly Jews, died at Bergen-Belsen of starvation, overwork, disease or following gruesome medical experiments before it was liberated. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. (photo credit:REUTERS).
Queen Elizabeth II to visit Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during state visit to ...   ABC Online
Queen Elizabeth II to visit Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during Germany ...   Deutsche Welle
Queen's Germany trip will include tour of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp   The Guardian

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Netanyahu: Jews gave world idea of man's dignity, no room for racism in Jewish ...
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Netanyahu said that the Ethiopian Jews' journey to Israel “articulates the vision of the ingathering of the exiles which is the essence of our existence, rebirth and prayers.” Jewish Ethiopians ceremony. Ceremony commemorating Jewish Ethiopians who ...

As Israel marks 1967 unification of Jerusalem, Palestinians feel left out   Los Angeles Times
A Celebration of Jerusalem's Unification Helps Point Up Its Divisions   New York Times

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Middle East Updates / Saudi-led coalition resumes air raids on Yemen's Houthis
Haaretz
U.S.: Situation in Iraq's Ramadi 'fluid,' too early to say if Islamic State in control. By Haaretz | May 18, 2015 | 4:11 AM. submit to reddit. Aden, May 8, 2015. Damaged building are seen on a street after clashes between Southern Popular Resistance fighters and ...

Saudi-led coalition resumes airstrikes on Yemen after ceasefire   The Indian Express
Saudis resume airstrikes in Yemen   Irish Independent
Ceasefire brings end to air strikes but little relief to civilians caught in crossfire of ...   ABC Online
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Huffington Post

Comedian Louis CK slammed for 'bad taste' child molester joke
New Zealand Herald
Controversial comedian Louis CK left Saturday Night Live viewers confused and uncomfortable after a lengthy joke about child molestation. Opening the last episode of the 40th season, he mused that the life of a child sex offender is so horrific that abusing ...

The joke that has US up in arms   NEWS.com.au
Comedian Louis CK causes uproar with child molester joke on Saturday Night Live   9news.com.au
Saturday Night Live: “Louis CK/Rihanna”   A.V. Club
Jerusalem Post Israel News
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The Daily Star

Israeli, German presidents condemn rising anti-Semitism
The Daily Star
German President Joachim Gauck (R) and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin share a laugh as they visit the German-Israeli Youth Congress during Rivlin's visit in Berlin on May 11, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL. RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share.

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