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Friday saw rioting Palestinian Arabs torch the wheat fields of Israel and later on, pelting stones at the local fire brigade personnel – exactly a day after a recorded message purportedly from Osama bin Laden called on Muslims to break the Israeli-led embargo on Gaza. He also declared Iraq to be the perfect base to set up the Jihad to liberate Palestine.

Bin Laden, who was behind the terrorist network’s 09/11 attacks, has been in hiding since the U.S. assault on Afghanistan that followed those strikes. His last public statement was an audio message issued in December, when he urged his followers in Iraq to continue battling U.S. troops there. But he has his eyes trained on Israel too.

Now if you thought that Laden was the only guy who eyed Israel, then you need to know that there is also an ambitious leader in the present Iranian President! His eyes too are trained on Israel! (more…)

People across the world give great importance to their names and the name of their offspring’s and loved ones. So much that, the name of an individual gives a first impression these days about them and their background. A survey pointed out that British parents spend 30 million hours a year picking the names of their newborn child. The survey also pointed out that most parents felt, choosing the right name can be crucial for their children to get on in life. Parents agonize for up to 45 hours over the name of their child – a combined 30 million hours annually in Britain. One in three parents believed the right name can give a child confidence while up to 2 million thought it could help their child’s career. (more…)