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Jordan Coordinates with Israel, Beefs Up Border with Syria

Jordan has begun to beef up its border with Syria, sending hundreds of thousands of troops, artillery and armored vehicles to the north, a senior Jordanian security source says.The Hashemite Kingdom is coordinating its military moves with the State of Israel, according to a report published Monday in Lebanon’s Daily Star. Amman is also relaying messages between Jerusalem and the governments of ...

Jonah Lehrer Admits to Fake Bob Dylan Quotes, Resigns

A staff writer for The New Yorker has resigned and his latest book has been halted after he acknowledged inventing quotes by Bob Dylan.Jonah Lehrer released a statement Monday through his publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, saying that some Dylan quotes appearing in his book “Imagine: How Creativity Works” did “not exist.” Others were “unintentional misquotations, or represented improper combinations of ...

Jon Stewart named ‘America’s most influential man’ of 2010

Jon Stewart, a comedian who hosts the satirical U.S. television program ’The Daily Show’, is the most influential man in America in2010, according to a poll published on Tuesday by prominent American men’s magazine Ask Men.“Despite his innumerable enemies, Stewart’s acerbic take on the madness around him continues to draw audiences who look to the funnyman as a voice of reason,” the ...

Johnson & Johnson sued over pediatric drug recall

Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. drugmaker forced to recall children’s Tylenol and other over-the-counter pediatric medicines, has been sued in federal court here by consumers unhappy with the company’s plan to offer coupons or replacement products to those who bought the affected drugs. In five complaints filed this week in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois, six consumers accuse J&J ...

John Demjanjuk’s Lawyers Seek His Return to the US

Public defenders for John Demjanjuk (dehm-YAHN’-yuk) have filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Cleveland asking a federal judge to set aside the ruling that led to the retired autoworker’s denaturalization and deportation to Germany.The motion filed Tuesday says the government failed to disclose evidence regarding Demjanjuk during various legal proceedings when he was represented by the public defender’s ...

John Demjanjuk found guilty of war crimes

A Munich court has found John Demjanjuk guilty of war crimes, and sentenced the 91-year-old former autoworker to five years in prison.Thursday’s verdict came after 93 court days, including deeply affecting testimony from Dutch survivors and their kin, and monologues by Demjanjuk’s chief attorney, Ulrich Busch, who claimed his client was just as much a victim of Germany as any ...

Joe Lieberman to Retire in 2012

Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman (I) will not seek a fifth term in 2012, according two Democratic sources familiar with the decision. Lieberman’s office did not offer any comment on his plans, saying only that he would make an announcement tomorrow in Stamford, Connecticut. “The Senator’s remarks tomorrow will stand on their own,” said a Lieberman spokeswoman.Lieberman will be the second ...

J’lem man indicted for aiding Hamas

Jerusalem District Court indicted a 22-year-old man with contacting a foreign agent Monday, and charged him for working with Hamas to gather intelligence on Israeli sites. According to the indictment, the Beit Tsafafa resident Ahmad Awad became acquainted with Hamas operatives during a period of academic study in Cyprus in 2008.He was then allegedly recruited into the Muslim Brotherhood by ...

J’lem local committee approves 942 housing units in Gilo

The Jerusalem Local Building and Planning Committee on Monday approved a plan for 942 housing units in the neighborhood of Gilo.The neighborhood is located beyond the Green Line, and therefore any building announcements have been considered controversial.According to some reports, the plan will encompass 88,000 square meters, expanding Gilo to the east and south. It also includes zoning for an ...

Jimmy Kimmel Sued over YouTube Clip of Hasidic Man

He may be funny, but talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel is no mensch.Kimmel swiped a YouTube video of a ranting Hasidic man and spliced it into a skit to poke fun at hoops superstar LeBron James without permission, according to a suit filed yesterday in Brooklyn Supreme Court.Dovid Sondik was featured in the YouTube video, titled the “Flying Rabbi,” which shows ...

Jimmy Carter Backs Christian Leaders’ Letter Threatening U.S. Aid to Israel

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter commended a letter from Christian leaders to Congress calling for an investigation of Israel’s human rights record and criticizing U.S. military aid to the country.“Like these church leaders, The Carter Center has long been concerned about Israel’s disregard for stated U.S. policy,” said a statement issued Wednesday from the human rights group named for and ...

Jews Well Represented Among Obama Campaign Chairs

At least seven of the thirty five co-chairs of the Obama campaign are Jewish, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reported.A list, released Wednesday, includes the names of Alan Solow, past president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations; President Obama’s former Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel; U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet; Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky; ...