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Iranian blogger detained

An Iranian blogger who claimed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had Jewish ancestors was arrested and detained, an Israeli newspaper reported.

The country’s largest Jewish federation announced that its 2008-09 fund-raising campaign dropped 11.5 percent from the previous year.

Activists detained after trying to break the Gaza blockade on a ferry are set to be deported from Israel.

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