BY HAARETZ— Dan Shapiro, the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel, said Wednesday that the Palestinians know approaching the United Nations will not change reality, according to a report by Israel Radio. Shapiro, who is also a former adviser to U.S. President Barak Obama, said in the interview that the Palestinians’ bid for UN recognition in…
DetailsBY LAUREN STONE, JEWISH POLICY CENTER— Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, the first system in the world to deflect incoming rockets and missiles mid-air, is a one-of-a-kind defensive tool that has the potential to make Israel millions as well as protect its people. According to Israel Defense magazine, three countries, the U.S. and two…
DetailsBY STEVEN J. ROSEN, FOREIGN POLICY— In a few weeks, an overwhelming majority in the United Nations General Assembly will likely vote for collective recognition of a Palestinian state. But which Palestinian state? Of the three Palestinian states the assembly could recognize, two are real and arguably could meet the requirements for statehood. But it…
DetailsBY TOVA DADON, YNET— A loud explosion was heard in the Kiryat Gat region in southern Israel Thursday evening after the anti-rocket Color Red siren was activated. Officials said that a rocket apparently landed in an open area in the town’s vicinity. No injuries were reported in the latest attack but two people were treated…
DetailsBY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— The sight of Israel’s youth taking to the streets to protest against the established order has captured the public imagination. With their simple tents and simplistic demands, the protesters have touched a chord in society, evoking widespread popular support and terrifying the politicians. It is, the media would have us believe,…
DetailsThink on this! “Yahweh will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free. … Rejoice, O nations, with his people for he will avenge the blood of his servants; he will take vengeance on his enemies and make atonement…
DetailsBY HAARETZ— The Israel Defense Forces launched a retaliatory airstrike early Thursday against two Gaza city training facilities operated by the armed wing of the Islamist militant movement Hamas, witnesses and officials said No casualties were reported. Israeli F-16 jets flew shortly after midnight over the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, firing a missile at each of…
DetailsBY EARL COX, JPOST— All the dissent and uprisings in the Muslim Middle East recently have certainly made startling news and unprecedented history but, at this point, it seems that they have generated great drama and hope but no real change. While it appeared that the people of the streets were demonstrating for democracy and…
DetailsHere’s this week’s Scriptures of August 6, 2011. Torah: Dueteronomy 1:1 – 3:22, “Devarim” (Words) Haftorah: Isaiah 1:1 – 27 New Testament: Acts 9:1 -21 Gospel: Luke 21:29 – 36, “Mashal” (Parable)
DetailsBY AYMENN JAWAD— I was recently told by my aunt in Baghdad that there was a widespread belief among Iraqis that some external force was behind the protests and uprisings across the Middle East. What outside conspiracy, I wondered, could be responsible for the Arab Spring? Not to worry, however; George Saliba – the Syriac…
DetailsBY DAVID HORNICK, FRONTPAGEMAG.COM— Media reports quote anonymous Israeli officials saying Israel has decided, after all, to negotiate a two-state arrangement with the Palestinians based on the 1967 borders. The reports have a certain shock value; reading between the lines, the shock dissipates somewhat. AP calls it a “dramatic policy shift” and cites a report…
DetailsBY DAVID LEV, ARUTZ 7— In a “gesture” to Gaza Arabs on the occasion of the month of Ramadan, which began this week, Israel will transfer to Gaza an additional 3 million cubic meters of water. The decision on the allocation increase was made Tuesday by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Israel announced a host of…
DetailsBY VICTOR SHARPE, –CANADAFREERPRESS— As a youth, I was fascinated to read about the travels of Marco Polo who, in 1275, had journeyed from his home in Italy to distant China. That was no mean feat in the thirteenth century, even though Alexander the Great had taken his Greek army as far as the Punjab…
DetailsBY DEBKAFILE— As Moscow prepares to block strong UN Security Council condemnation of Syrian violence against protest, Russian diplomats Monday, Aug. 1, launched a quiet effort to start freezing sanctions imposed on Iran over its military nuclear program in return for Tehran satisfactorily answering of the International nuclear watchdog’s “questions and concerns,” debkafile’s Moscow and…
DetailsBY SHLOMO SHAMIR, HAARETZ The Arab League is likely to approve a proposal on Wednesday to turn to the United Nations Security Council in a bid to secure Palestinian statehood, according to UN officials. The Arab League will convene in Doha on Wednesday to formulate a final proposal between the league and the Palestinian Authority…
Details*Braised brisket is synonymous with Jewish holidays. You would be hard-pressed to go to a Passover or Sukkot celebration and not find brisket somewhere on the menu. Most of my Jewish friends are fiercely loyal to their mother or grandmother’s brisket recipe, just as they should be. In case you do not come from a…
Details*Braised brisket is synonymous with Jewish holidays. You would be hard-pressed to go to a Passover or Sukkot celebration and not find brisket somewhere on the menu. Most of my Jewish friends are fiercely loyal to their mother or grandmother’s brisket recipe, just as they should be. In case you do not come from a long…
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