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A Manhattan coffee shop nearly had to close for the day after its baristas walked out because its Jewish owner confronted them about their pro-Palestinian pins — but members of the Jewish community showed up in droves offering to work shifts and wanting to support the cafe. Caffe Aronne owner Aaron Dahan said he was left short-staffed at his Upper East Side location after he tried to talk to two of the baristas about their Free Palestine pins — just the latest staffers to leave over the eatery’s pro-Israel support. “Our staff was young. They think they know everything, liberal,...

My apologies in advance on this story; I just happened to catch this on several different newscasts a few minutes ago, and I am going by memory as best I can. Unicoi County (Tennessee) sheriffs arrested two Israeli men after a high-speed chase down mountain roads in this east Tennessee locale. While the sheriff was in pursuit, local witnesses noticed that materials were being thrown from the truck as it sped by, well over the posted speed limits. These witnesses were able to locate some of these items; one of which included a jug whose contents became "unusually hot" after...

French police say a body found in a river in northern France is that of a missing Israeli defence ministry official. DNA tests proved the dead man found in the River Seine near Rouen on Wednesday was David Dahan, head of the Israeli Defence Ministry Mission to Europe. Mr Dahan disappeared from his Paris home on January 22. Police say they are treating the incident as a possible suicide and Mr Dahan had suffered depression in the past. His wife and child live in Israel. Israeli defence officials were not immediately available for a comment. The Israeli Defence Ministry Mission...

Bin Laden cannot be named in Damra trial Judge fears mention would inflame jurors Tuesday, June 15, 2004 John Caniglia Plain Dealer Reporter A federal judge, fearing the mention of Osama bin Laden would prejudice jurors, barred prosecutors from bringing up the terrorist's name during imam Fawaz Damra's trial, which begins today in Akron. Damra, the leader of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, is accused of concealing his ties to terrorism on immigration forms in 1994. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to five years in prison and deported. U.S. District Judge James Gwin's decision helped Damra, 41,...

Two Israeli Men Could Face Deportation Two Israeli men could face deportation after leading Unicoi County authorities on a high-speed chase in a rented moving truck over the weekend. Shmuel Dahan is being held in the Unicoi County Jail on charges of reckless driving, littering, false identification and evading arrest. Almaliach Naor is jailed on charges of false identification. Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris said the two men will be turned over to Immigration and Naturalization Services, which he said placed a detainer warrant on the men. The chase began when Harris noticed a rental truck traveling up to 20...