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Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudíos “Kill the Jews” to vote on name change

Residents of the Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudíos (Castrillo Kill the Jews) will hold a vote on Saturday on whether to rename the village something less offensive.

Oddities

Archaeologists Find King David’s Palace Near Jerusalem

Archaeologists in Israel claim that they have uncovered King David’s palace, the possible site of the battle between David and Goliath, and a royal storeroom at Khirbet Qeiyafa near Jerusalem.

Politics

German Case Opens Up Another Battle In The Circumcision War

Bioethicists, human rights advocates and criminal lawyers are watching another outbreak of the “circumcision wars”, after yesterday’s decision by a provincial court in Cologne, Germany, that circumcision of male infants is illegal.