Police gathered at the Western Wall in large numbers expecting a demonstration on Friday.

JERUSALEM, Israel -- Facts can easily get lost in translation.

KALKILIA, Israel - The following are several photographs of Israeli soldiers patrolling a security fence near the entrance of Kalkilia, a city in the West Bank.

Though the current fighting is going on in Gaza, the Israelis patrolling West Bank borders have been put on alert due to several protests in the areas. The West Bank territory is surrounded by a security fence.

An Israeli soldier makes a call from his Humvee Thursday near a security fence entrance to the West Bank city of Kalkilia, Israel.

President-Elect Barack Obama has chosen Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan to be his secretary of education, in an announcement made last Tuesday on the President-Elect's official website. In a prepared speech, Obama praised Duncan for his "hands-on" experience with reforming Chicago's public school district.
 

The Star Tribune reports that the University of Minnesota has requested an extra $74.5 million from the state Legislature.

Time to celebrate...school's out! Well, except for finals...but don't rain on my parade. Here's a few quick news hits:

Dear readers,

It has been a great fall semester. We are done publishing regular news issues for the semester. We hope you enjoyed the coverage, as we always strive to improve and provide news on things relevant to the University of Minnesota community. We covered the Republican National Convention, where one of our photographers, Steve Maturen, was almost arrested, but let go. We also had many prominent figures come through campus for the historic Election season, and provided you with live updates on Election Night on our website, with twitters as well.

Those checking our web updates Tuesday may have noticed a breaking-news brief that was removed from the site shortly after being published.  “Bicyclist suing Mpls.

A United Nations expert will be on campus Wednesday to hear testimonies from family members of Hmong people whose graves were desecrated in Thailand, according to a press release.