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The Two-Way
4:10 pm
Fri November 30, 2012

Israel OKs Plans For New Settlements In East Jerusalem, West Bank

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Workers construct new houses in the Jewish settlement of Shilo in the West Bank, back in February.
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An artist rendering representing the West Bank and the Israeli settlements that could break it up.
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A map of the West Bank from the U.N.
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Originally published on Thu December 13, 2012 8:41 am

A day after the United Nations General Assembly voted to upgrade Palestinians to a non-member observer state, Israel announced it had plans to expand existing settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

The New York Times has the lay of the land:

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Middle East
3:40 pm
Fri November 30, 2012

In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again

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Archaeologists call an excavation site on Istanbul's southern shore the world's largest shipwreck collection. The area, unearthed during construction of a railway station, was once a Byzantine-era port that harbored cargo and military vessels, and received goods from around the Mediterranean.
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Archaeologists in Istanbul work on the remnants of a Byzantine-era ship in June 2006.
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The archaeological finds include millions of shards of pottery.
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Originally published on Mon December 3, 2012 8:24 pm

In Istanbul, major public transit projects are back under way after years of paralysis. The problem wasn't a lack of financing, but the layer upon layer of ancient artifacts that turned up every time the earthmovers started their work.

The excavation began eight years ago on projects intended to ease Istanbul's notoriously clogged traffic.

The job included building a tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait and linking it to a rail and subway network. When the dig was stopped several years ago, eyes rolled and shoulders shrugged.

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The Salt
3:38 pm
Fri November 30, 2012

Some Restaurants In Israel Declare A Kosher Rebellion

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Israelis eat at a kosher McDonald's restaurant in Tel Aviv.
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Originally published on Thu December 13, 2012 8:41 am

The Carousela cafe in West Jerusalem is one of a handful of restaurants and cafes in Israel staging a bit of a rebellion by defying Jewish religious authorities who claim they are the only ones who can certify restaurants as kosher, or in compliance with Jewish dietary laws.

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The Two-Way
3:07 pm
Fri November 30, 2012

Say It Ain't So, Joe: Bazooka Bubble Gum Is Killing Its Tiny Comics

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The latest "comic of the week" on Bazooka Bubble Gum's Facebook page.
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Many of us are still not over the demise of Twinkies. Now there's this.

Bazooka Bubble Gum is redoing is packaging and, says The New York Times:

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The Two-Way
3:07 pm
Fri November 30, 2012

Free-Speech Debate In India Heats Up

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The case against Shaheen Dhada has set off a free-speech debate in India. Her father, Farooq Dhada, shown here with her, says in India, freedom of speech "exists only on paper."
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Originally published on Sat December 1, 2012 12:37 pm

It looks like the case in India against two young female Facebook users has been dropped. But the debate over free speech in India is still heating up.

As we've reported, two young women were arrested last week for a Facebook comment that criticized the shutdown of the city of Mumbai for the cremation of a controversial political leader.

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