| World Conference against Racism 2001 2001 World Conference against Racism (WCAR), also known as Durban I, was held at the Durban International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa, under UN auspices, from 2001-08-31 until 2001-09-08.The conference dealt with several controversial issues, including compensation for slavery and the actions of Israel. World_Conference_against_Racism_2001
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| Frank Dobias Frank Dobias (1902-?) was an illustrator of children's books. Among many other works, his illustrations for the Japanese version of Little Black Sambo made the book a bestseller in Japan, selling well over a million copies between 1953-1988. He was born in Austria and moved to the United States around 1920s, where he started his professional career as illustrator mostly for Macmillan Publishers books. Frank_Dobias
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| Alice Geer Kelsey Alice Geer Kelsey was an American author of a number of books. Her children's story, Once the Hodja (1943), with illustrations by Frank Dobias, retold stories about the Turkish folk hero Nasreddin.Kelsey was born Alice Geer in Danvers, Massachusetts and grew up in Lewiston, Maine and West Hartford, Connecticut. Alice_Geer_Kelsey
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| Tamar Ross Tamar Ross is a professor of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University. Abraham Isaac Kook, the modern Musar movement and the ideology of Mitnaggedism, and Judaism and gender. She is the author of books and articles on Jewish ethics and theology, contemporary issues in traditional Jewish thought, philosophy of halakha, and Orthodox Jewish feminism.As a Modern Orthodox Jewish feminist, Ross attempts to reconcile the idea of "Torah from Heaven" with what she perceives to be flaws in the viewpoint of Halakha and narrative, including both rules which she perceived as biased towards men, and narrative written from an exclusively male viewpoint. Tamar_Ross
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| David D'Or David D'Or (; born David Nehaisi on October 2, 1966) is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards. He was also chosen to represent Israel in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, at which he placed 11th. By February 2008, nine of his albums had gone platinum. David_D'Or
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| Partnership minyan Partnership minyan (pl. partnership minyanim) is a term used by the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) to describe a prayer group that, according to its adherents, conforms to the strictures of Orthodox Judaism while still allowing for parts of the services to be led by both men and women. Partnership_minyan
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| Jerusalem stone Jerusalem stone is a name applied to various types of pale limestone, dolomite and dolomitic limestone, common in and around Jerusalem, Israel, that have been used in building since ancient times. One of these limestones, meleke, has been used in many of the region's most celebrated structures, including the Western Wall. Jerusalem_stone
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| International aid to Palestinians International aid has played a major role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as it has been used as a means to keep the peace process going. Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip receive one of the highest levels of aid in the world. Aid has been offered to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and other Palestinian Non-governmental Organizations (PNGOs) by the international community, including International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs). International_aid_to_Palestinians
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| 1990s uprising in Bahrain 1990s_uprising_in_Bahrain
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| World Computer Speed Chess Championship World Computer Speed Chess Championship is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other at blitz chess time controls. It is held in conjunction with the World Computer Chess Championship. Up to 2001, it was held in conjunction with the World Microcomputer Chess Championships and restricted to microcomputers. World_Computer_Speed_Chess_Championship
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| 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster, occurred on 4 February 1997, and left 73 IDF soldiers dead after two Sikorsky CH-53 helicopters collided over She'ar Yashuv in northern Israel. The helicopters were supposed to have crossed the border into Israel's "security zone" in Lebanon, but they were hovering while waiting for official clearance to go. Previously Israel had moved troops by ground, but this policy was changed as the threat of roadside bombs from Hizbullah increased. 1997_Israeli_helicopter_disaster
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| Allegations of Israeli apartheid/RS Talk:Allegations_of_Israeli_apartheid/RS
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| Fethullah Gülen Talk:Fethullah_Gülen
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| Israel/Archive 10 Talk:Israel/Archive_10
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| Eytan Gilboa Dr. Gilboa is a visiting professor at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy in Los Angeles and is Professor of Communication and Government, Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel. Eytan_Gilboa
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| Human rights in Israel Human rights in Israel have been evaluated by various non-governmental organizations and individuals, often in relation to the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.When analyzing Israel's human rights records, most observers agree that it is important to maintain the distinction between Israel proper and the territories that it currently occupies (Golan Heights, West Bank and Gaza strip). Human_rights_in_Israel
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| Secure two-party computation Secure two-party computation (2PC) is sub-problem of secure multi-party computation (MPC) that has received special attention by researchers because of its close relation to many cryptographic tasks. It is concerned with the questionYao's protocol for two-party computation only provided security against passive adversaries. 2PC protocols that are secure against active adversaries were proposed by Lindell and Pinkas . Secure_two-party_computation
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| Nachman Kahane Rabbi Nachman Kahane () was born in 1937 and raised in Brooklyn, New York where he attended a branch of the illustrious Novardok Yeshiva, which awarded him rabbinic ordination. His father was a well esteemed Talmudic scholar named Rabbi Yechezkel (Charles) Shraga Kahane, and his brother was Rabbi Meir Kahane, the founder of the Jewish Defense Leagueand Kach. Nachman_Kahane
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| Human rights in Jordan The record of human rights in Jordan continues to be a matter of concern for many international human rights groups but there have been a series of reforms in order to address these issues. The state of human rights in Jordan are among the best in the Middle East, however more attention is still needed. Human_rights_in_Jordan
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| Free will in theology Free will in theology is an important part of the debate on free will in general. This article discusses the doctrine of free will as it has been, and is, interpreted within the various branches of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. Free_will_in_theology
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