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Israel Still Bans Christmas Trees in Nazareth

The terror lurking in a Christmas tree...

(NAZARETH Sabbah Report) - Israel’s large Palestinian minority is often spoken of in terms of the threat it poses to the Jewish majority.

Palestinian citizens’ reproductive rate constitutes a “demographic timebomb”, while their main political programme proves for most Israeli Jews that their compatriots are really a “fifth column”.

Stark Christmas Message from the Holy Land: `Act and Intervene, or Nothing Will Change`

Peace is possible if justice is possible.

(LONDON) - My first Christmas greeting this year came all the way from Bethlehem itself, just yards from where the Big Story is supposed to have begun 2012 years ago. My friend Jiries is a survivor of the murderous 40-day siege of the Church of the Nativity by Israeli troops in 2002.

These days, for me, Christmas has become a time to remember some of the extraordinary people I’ve met in the Holy Land...

Christmas Behind the Wall

This year donate to a charity that deals with children.

(BETHLEHEM) - We remembered the 20 children killed in Connecticut (where I last lived in the USA).

We remembered them and we also remembered the 33 children killed last month by US funded Israeli war machine and the hundreds of Pakistani and Afghani children killed this year by US drone attacks.

Probability of a White Christmas in the US

Based on data from 1981 to 2010, northern New England, the Upper Midwest, Rocky Mountains and Intermountain West have the highest chance, more than 75 percent, of a white Christmas.

(STATE COLLEGE,, PA Accuweathter.com) - From Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" to Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," Christmas is portrayed as a snowy time. However, many areas of the U.S. do not necessarily have a high probability of a white Christmas*.

Since many people may have a different idea of what constitutes a white Christmas, it is being defined in this story as a snow depth of an inch or more on Christmas Day.

Ten Reasons to Consider Salem-News.com this Holiday Season

Thanks for keeping us in your prayers and good thoughts.

(SALEM) - This year as you make your holiday list and wonder who to spread cheer and share that spirit with, please consider Salem-News.com and know that every dollar received helps us sustain and carry on this operation.

What is special about our group? Perhaps if we just name one thing, it is that we provide the news that the mainstream ignores.

Wal-Mart v. Black Friday

Wal-Mart appreciates the hard working that serve, Worth $$$$$ paying minimum what a lot of nerve...

(CLEVELAND) - Is this a correct title well, actually no it ain’t,
But, neither is it as far off as some might think,
The biggest shopping day of every single year,
So does the giant retailer have anything to fear?

27 countries and 69 banners, over 10,000 stores,
Are hourly employees justified in seeking more?
2 million workers serving 200 million every week,
Sales for 2011 reached 443.9 billion as their peak.

Happy Deepavali from Salem-News.com

The five-day "Festival of Lights" in Asia is underway.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Diwali is an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji.

For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes.

Christmas in July? Bah Humbug!

Christmas in July? Could it work? Of course it can. It can work in every month, in every day, in every hour.

(WASHINGTON DC) - July finds me in one of the biggest churches in Washington, D.C. during their First Annual Children’s Book Fair.

All around me authors are selling books: some teaching children about business and saving money; others about self-esteem; another about a girl’s entrance into puberty; a few titles about bullying.

The Tirgan Festival and the Waters We Sprinkle on Each Other

The festival of Tirgan or Āb-Pāshān enjoys close links with the developments of nature, religious beliefs, historical events and the myths of Persia.

(TEHRAN) - Imagine that in one of the hot days of summer, you're invited to a "water-sprinkling" festival along with happy people and children gathered to celebrate a joyous day.

It can be easily visualized that playing with water in a hot summer day in a beautiful city park together with a host of delighted citizens can be quite blissful and fantastic.

Red Cross Offers Tips for a Safe 4th of July

At the beach or in the backyard, follow these steps to enjoy the holiday, and keep your smartphone handy with a downloadable Red Cross first aid app.

(PORTLAND, OR) - The Independence Day Holiday is just around the corner and many people will visit the beach, enjoy fireworks or fire up the grill for a backyard barbecue.

The American Red Cross offers some simple safety tips and suggests smartphone users download a free first-aid app.