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Rampage Hits 'untouchables' Again in India
Dec 13th, 2012
Daily Newsmnnonline.org
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

A marriage was the spark that sent angry mobs of caste Hindus out into three areas of Tamil Nadu, India. Gospel for Asia reports that almost 300 homes were destroyed by a mob, incited by the marriage of a caste Hindu girl to a Dalit boy.

 Upon learning of the marriage, the girl's father committed suicide, and mobs took fierce revenge on unsuspecting families in not only the boy's colony, but two adjoining colonies as well.

An estimated 1,500 homeless Dalits spent the night in fear without shelter before being housed in government schools.

[The] founder and president of GFA, says the plight of the Dalits--India's "untouchables"--is growing more critical daily.

"Christians everywhere are called to urgent prayer for these oppressed people who are crying out to God for hope," said Yohannan. "Only Jesus Christ can offer the ultimate hope and freedom these abused people seek."

This story was actually broken by a major Indian newspaper, "The Hindu." Few of these stories ever make the papers, indicative of the silent suffering of the Dalits who almost never receives public attention.

This kind of violence inflicted by the upper castes is not an isolated incident...The Dalits are considered subhuman, less valuable than farm animals and therefore not even part of the lowest of the caste system. They are segregated, treated as slaves, and mercilessly abused. In many places, they are denied access to safe water, education, and choice of faith and occupation. In their suffering, they are opening their hearts and seeking hope.

Let the Headlines Speak
Dec 13th, 2012
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

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Israel to Withhold PA Funds Till March
Dec 13th, 2012
Daily NewsINN - Chana Ya'ar
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

Israel will withhold funds collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority until at least March, according to Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.

Speaking to Yisrael Beyteynu activists in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night, Lieberman warned that the transfer of monies to the PA might not take place even in March, adding that the entity owed Israel NIS 1.6 billion.

"The Palestinians can forget about getting even one cent in the coming four months, and in four months' time we will decide how to proceed,” Lieberman said.

The transfer of monies that was due this week has not taken place.

Instead, the Cabinet decided at a meeting last week to use those funds to offset the $200 million debt owed to the Israel Electric Company by the PA for its use of Israel's electricity grid.

In addition, the PA also owes money to the Israel Water Authority.

"Israel is not prepared to accept unilateral steps by the Palestinian side, and anyone who thinks they will achieve concessions and gains this way is wrong,” Lieberman said.

The European Union criticized Israel on Monday for the move, saying “Contractual obligations... regarding full, timely, predictable and transparent transfer of tax and custom revenues have to be respected.”

However, the majority of EU nations voted to approve de facto recognition of the PA as a sovereign nation at the United Nations General Assembly last month when a resolution passed to grant the entity status as a nonmember observer state -- a blatant violation of the PA's contractual obligation under the internationally-recognized Oslo Accords to reach a final status agreement with Israel through direct negotiations.

Only seven nations – including Israel, Canada, the Czech Republic and the United States – opposed the resolution.

Cameron to Support Plans for Eurozone Super - State
Dec 13th, 2012
Daily NewsThe Telegraph
Categories: Today's Headlines;Revived Roman Empire

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