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iMussolini app flap restirs debate on Il Duce's legacy

iMussolini collated the texts of more than 120 of Benito Mussolini's speeches, plus audio and video clips of the Italian dictator in action.

The stir over Mussolini's speeches on the iPhone isn't about censorship but where the line gets drawn between history and opinion, facts and propaganda. Read more »

Florida businessmen arrested for financing Hezbollah

Three Florida businessmen were arrested for smuggling video games to a mall in Paraguay linked to Hezbollah. Read more »

Idea #22: Passport for Service

Simon Greer of Jewish Funds for Justice and Ruth Messinger of American Jewish World Service unveil a plan to invite all B'nai Mitzvah to participate in at least one free service-learning immersion experience on a program of their choosing, either with their families or independently. They would participate in pre- and post-trip programming, and, upon their return, would make a commitment to continuing their social justice work in their local community. Read more » Idea #21: Aumenting Jewish reality Idea #20: The Plan B Institute for the Jewish Future

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Bibi speaks (Jewish Agency) In a speech to the board of governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for tough sanctions against Iran and stepped-up Jewish identity-building programs in Israel and the Diaspora. Read the full transcript.

Fighting circumcision (Boston Herald) A national group that views the circumcision of newborns as "genital mutilation" is set to press the Massachusetts Legislature to ban the procedure.

Obama, Arab states not on same page (L.A. Times) Columnist Doyle McManus says the Arab world is concerned that for President Obama, resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is less of a priority than dealing with the war in Afghanistan and Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Mechitzas on airplanes (Jerusalem Post) Haredi airline passengers reportedly are being advised to hang a new type of barrier around the tops of their seats to shield their eyes from immodest neighbors and in-flight movies.

Yarmulke on ice (Olympics) When the Israeli brother-sister ice dancing duo Roman and Alexandra Zaretsky took to the ice in Vancouver on Sunday night, It was probably the first time in Olympics history that a kippah was an integral part of an athlete's uniform. Hava Nagilla! Watch the video. Breaking News Iran said it will begin construction on two new uranium enrichment sites in the mountains. Israel's Air Force unveiled a new drone that it says is capable of reaching Iran. A suitcase containing a homemade bomb was thrown at Cairo's central synagogue. A prominent Brooklyn rabbi has been accused again of financial wrongdoing. Israel's ice dancing team at the Winter Olympics was in 10th place following the compulsory round. Shahar Pe'er's run in a Dubai tennis tournament ended with a loss in the semifinals. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with members of a Mossad hit squad and approved their mission to kill a top Hamas official, a British newspaper reported. The European Union condemned the use of forged passports from EU countries in the killing of a Hamas official. Nearly half of Italian young people hold racist attitudes, though most have less prejudice against Jews, according to a new survey. An Israeli short film won second prize at a Berlin festival. France's foreign minister distanced himself from earlier comments calling for international recognition of a Palestinian state before final peace negotiations. An organization working to bridge the gap between the religious and secular in Israel will hold Megillah readings in 60 locations throughout the country. Mail distribution in Israel was halted after the discovery of two packages suspected of being parcel bombs. Palestinians protested at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, clashing with Israeli soldiers. Israel halted the launch of a Kassam rocket in the West Bank with information provided by the Palestinian Security Forces. Two West Bank biblical sites will be added to a list of national heritage sites that Israel will rehabilitate and promote. U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin told Holocaust survivors that it is important to preserve their stories for generations born long after World War II. Egyptian police shot and killed two African migrants trying to enter Israel illegally. Thousands attended the funeral of long-serving Knesset member Rabbi Menachem Porush. Alexander Haig, the secretary of state whose siding with Israel during the Lebanon War was a factor in his resignation, has died. Israeli soldiers fired at Palestinians near the security fence in central Gaza.