Women in Iran banned from watching soccer in public Men, while watching football, get excited and sometimes utter vulgar curses or tell dirty jokes," said Bahman Kargar, Irans deputy police commander in charge of social affairs. It is not within the dignity of women to watch football with men." _____ U.S. and Israel both take credit for hampering Iranian nuclear development Two recent books, discussing how Iran's nuclear advancement was thwarted by introducing cyberspace worms and viruses into Iranian computer systems, each award the main credit behind the operation to a different nation. _____ Forbes lists richest rabbis in Israel The American business magazine lists the thirteen most affluent rabbis in the country. The thirteenth position is held by a female rabbi ("rebbetzin") Bruria Zvuluni while the top position belongs to Rabbi Pinchas Abuchatzeira, with an estimated wealth of over a quarter billion dollars. _____ Iran feels the pressure of oil sanctions With oil output at its lowest in 20 years, Tehran is already estimated to have lost more than $10 billion in oil revenues this year. A European Union oil embargo beginning on July 1 is expected to cause further damage to Iran's crude oil revenues. _____ Kvelling as a way of life
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