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Voters in Teaneck have chosen the first Muslim mayor in the thickly Jewish populated Bergen County in New Jersey. According to reports, Mohammed Hameeduddin, who won a council seat two years ago, earned five out of seven votes at the annual reorganization of township government. Teaneck has 14 synagogues and lots of stores catering to the town's large Jewish population. And …

The BBC reported on July 4 that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US ballistic missile base in Poland was not directed at Russia. The purpose of the base, she said, is to protect Poland from the Iranian threat. Why would Iran be a threat to Poland? What happens to US credibility when the Secretary of State …

  The Palestinian peace process is back on track. That's what a 'nailed' US President Barack Obama wants the rest of the world concerned with peace in the troubled region to believe after his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Following the talks, Obama addressed the media and told them what he thought about Netanyahu's stance on the peace …

ARAB NEWS US more in alignment with Islamic values than many Muslim states: Al-Qarni ALKHOBAR: A popular Saudi author and religious scholar has raised some questions about governmental and societal practices across the Arab world and asserts that the United States is more in alignment with many Islamic values than many countries represented as Muslim states. Aaidh ibn Abdullah Al-Qarni, …

  The Methodist Church today voted to boycott all products from Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories becoming the first major Christian denomination in Britain to officially adopt such a policy. The decision was made at the church’s Conference in Portsmouth, an annual gathering which decides Methodist policy. The official stance of the church, the fourth largest Christian denomination in Britain, …

The US intelligence agencies have come of age, it seems. After years of humiliation, shame and failures, they have struck gold. They have arrested ten people for allegedly spying for Russia. Another person was arrested in Cyprus and released on bail. However, he has gone missing since Tuesday. Is someone trying to resurrect the Cold War or trying to instill …