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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Defected Assad confidant seeks Syrian unity

Israeli Hagit Ohana tries on a gas mask at a distribution center in a shopping mall in Mevaseret Zion near Jerusalem, Wednesday. Israel's foreign minister warned on Wednesday his country will act immediately if it discovers Islamic militants are raiding Syria's chemical or biological weapons stocks, while Israelis rushed to stock up on gas masks as the bellicose rhetoric swells.