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A letter from the desk of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is sparking controversy in Egypt leaving people in disbelief that the Muslim Brotherhood leader had actually referred to the Israeli president as a "great friend." Yet skeptical Egyptians who have called the letter a "Zionist fabrication" have now been silenced, as a spokesman for Morsi confirmed on Thursday the authenticity of the letter, which was given to Shimon Peres by Atef Salem, Egypt's ambassador to Israel, on Wednesday at an official ceremony in the president's residence. The contents of the letter, which were leaked to the press, caused an uproar...

Here’s the latest on the Arab Spring... Libya’s transitional leader says Islamic Sharia law will be the “basic source” of all law.

Is Israel Ready? By Ari Bussel and Norma Zager “To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions…” Adlin Sinclair “We wrote, Rabbi Mendele, we wrote, even special emissaries we sent to the Diaspora, to collect handouts for us, and from all there is no sound and no respondent!” Mendele Book Seller’s The Burned People, 1886 The US has earmarked $2.775b in military aid to Israel for fiscal year 2010. The money can only be spent here in the USA for defense related projects, thus contributing to local employment, taxation and technological advances. Pressure is mounting...