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Israeli television viewers are likely to be taken by surprise in the coming days when, during a commercial break, they are confronted with an Arabic phrase in bold black letters flashing across the screen against a red ornamental background. "Are you already against it without even knowing what it says? All we wanted to say is have a nice day," reads the Hebrew phrase that follows. The new publicity campaign – the brainchild of the Mosawa Center for Arab Rights in Israel – has already debuted on Channel 2 and Channel 9+, on local radio stations and on electronic screens...

SASKATOON, SK, May 18, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Saskatchewan man has been charged and ordered to pay $17,500 in damages to several homosexuals as a result of a flyer he distributed in Regina, containing warnings against the dangers of a homosexual lifestyle that a human rights tribunal ruled was “hate speech.” On May 2, the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal ordered William Whatcott to pay homosexual Guy Taylor $2,500 and $5,000 each to homosexuals Brenden Wallace, James Komar and Kathy Hamre for damages. The four had sued Whatcott for a flyer he had distributed in mailboxes between September 2001 and April...

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - In a clear reference to Iraq's weekend balloting, a statement purportedly made by Osama bin Laden's top deputy says holy war, not "rigged elections," is the only path for reform in Islamic nations. The written statement, said to have been the transcript of an audio taped recording of a speech by al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri, first appeared on several Islamist Internet sites Tuesday. "Reform can't be achieved under governments installed by the (foreign) occupier through rigged elections conducted under the supervision of the United Nations and protected by B-52s and Apache helicopter rockets," al-Zawahri said....