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Copiague, L.I.: Assuming he ever knew, Voicer Paul Gross forgets that Zionism began as a far-left, liberal and largely secular movement that labored for the creation of a Jewish homeland in what was then Ottoman Palestine. In the early 20th century, left-wing, secular collectivists like Moshe Dayan and Golda Meir, not to mention David Ben-Gurion, proposed a “co-development” ideology imagining kibbutzim and Arab villages sharing the land and the government with its capital in Tel Aviv.

Mia Bella’s vintage retailer is back in downtown State College this October for the fourth annual Vintage and Retro Pop-Up Shop.

An Albany County public defender who says her appearance on a missing “sex tape” can exonerate a convicted Albany rapist is accusing District Attorney David Soares’ office of reneging on a promise not to oppose the man’s bid for freedom.

Ruling soon on Mosley retrial Convicted killer argues lawyer failed in trial, seeks second try FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Defense attorney Terence Kindlon, left, and his client Michael Mosley stand as Mosley is sentenced in Judge Robert Jacons courtroom at the Rensselaer County Courthouse on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2011 in Troy. Michael Mosley was sentenced to life for the murders of Samuel Holley and Arica Lynn Schneider. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)Paul BuckowskiShow...