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While some in Congress made gaffes, police, businesses, and others are boning up on Muslim culture. Some in Congress may need a primer on Islamic extremists. Five years after 9/11, three members of the House Intelligence Committee in recent interviews couldn't answer basic questions about who's Sunni and who's Shiite in the Muslim world. But other American institutions are already boning up - especially when they have a stake in doing so. For example: • Law-enforcement agencies, from the FBI to the New York Police Department are learning Muslim customs in attempts to do their jobs more effectively. • Major...

ERUSALEM - By threatening to ignite a Palestinian civil war, the killing of three children in the Gaza Strip on Monday has jeopardized Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's efforts to restart long-stalled peace talks. As violence between the two main Palestinian factions has intensified, hopes are fading for a Palestinian national unity government — seen as a precondition for renewed negotiations with Israel. Olmert is offering the Palestinians far-reaching concessions and a state of their own if they choose the path of peace talks. "It's one of those situations where all Israel can do is wait it out," said Shmuel...

War Crimes - "Palestinians" Killing "Palestinians" http://www.glennbeck.com/news/04252002.shtml Gunmen storm Gaza election office, spark gunbattle http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13736285.htm Hamas-Fatah Clash Leaves 3 Dead in Gaza (May 8 2006)http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5809631,00.html Fatah, Hamas clash in Gaza, four hurt http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-06-01T195311Z_01_L01245214_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-CLASH.xml Jordanian Employee Killed and 11 Palestinians Injured in Armed Clashes in Gaza City (May 24 2006)http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1825018.php Palestinians said to have aided Sinai blast linked to al-Qaida (2006)http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50389 6 Palestinians killed in Jericho prison (Oct, 2006) http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3286331,00.html Five Palestinians killed in Gaza clashes (June 2006)http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1148482106342&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull "Palestinian" civil war (June 12 2006)http://www.cjp.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=185089 "Palestinian" rampage (June 12 2006)http://www.newschannel5.tv/News/Other/3175/Palestinians-rampage Seven killed in internal Palestinian violence Gaza City: Hamas militiamen's efforts...