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    Jan 7, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Does Hagel actually have a 'Jewish problem'?

    As if life in Washington wasn't dispiriting enough, we must now get ready for a bruising fight over whether former Senator Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee as the new secretary of defense, has a Jewish problem.' Hagel's confirmation by...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Defense, Iraq, Benjamin Netanyahu

    2. Nov 21, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  2. Cease-fire agreement reached in Gaza conflict

    After eight days of violence and nearly 150 deaths on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border, a cease-fire set to take effect Wednesday night promised to silence the warplanes and rocket launchers.
    After eight days of violence and nearly 150 deaths on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border, a cease-fire set to take effect Wednesday night promised to silence the warplanes and rocket launchers. The cease-fire, announced Wednesday night in a joint...

    Tags: News Agency, U.S. Embassy, Explosions, Television Industry, Twitter, Inc.

    3. Nov 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Four dead in Gaza Strip fighting

    World Now
    Renewed clashes between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip left at least four Palestinians dead Saturday and 30 others wounded, according to Palestinian officials....
    4. Jan 24, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. Women in combat: the Bible tells us so

    The Religion World
    In response to the Pentagon's announcement that it will start allowing women to serve in combat, Christianity Today offered differing points of views on the subject by three contributors. The one in support of women in combat, from a biblical perspective,...
    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Jerusalem Day celebrated with singing and dancing

    On May 8 Israelis celebrated Yom Yerushalayim or Jerusalem Day, remembering the historic day in 1967 when Israeli paratroopers wrested control of Jerusalem from the Kingdom of Jordan after a 19-year occupation and reunited Israel's ancient capital city....

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Music, Students, Bruno Mars, Delray Beach

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line

    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled territory.
    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...

    Tags: Xi Jinping, Wars and Interventions, Jerusalem (Israel), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Fears grow of clash between Israel and Syria

    JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation.
    JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation. After decades of relative calm along the two nations&...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Bashar Assad, Defense Equipment, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Ultra-Orthodox protest military draft in Israel

    JERUSALEM -- Thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men protested Thursday night against a government proposal to, for the first time, draft them into the military.
    JERUSALEM -- Thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men protested Thursday night against a government proposal to, for the first time, draft them into the military. More than 20,000 protesters gathered at an Israel Defense Forces recruiting office in an...

    Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, National Government, Government, Christianity, Religion and Belief

    9. May 7, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. FIDF hosts White Party

    Guests entered a private oceanfront home in Golden Beach recently for the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces 11th annual White Party. The Greater Miami Young Leadership Division of the FIDF event drew more than 500 people to celebrate the 65th...

    Tags: Defense, Golden Beach, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture

    10. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 2 killings shatter relative calm between Israelis, Palestinians

    JERUSALEM -- Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings -- one by each side -- shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months.
    JERUSALEM -- Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings -- one by each side -- shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months. At a northern West Bank hitchhiking stop, an Israeli settler...

    Tags: West Bank, Government, Israeli Settlements, Prisons, Barack Obama

    11. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. IDF supporters celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut

    More than 100 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), lay leaders and supporters from the United States and Panama recently flew to Israel on an Israeli Air Force plane to commemorate Yom Ha'zikaron and celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut. The group was...

    Tags: Travel, Government, Knesset, New York City, Palm Beach County

    12. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Israel's claim about Syria chemical weapons highlights 'red line'

    JERUSALEM — Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to military involvement in the country's civil war.
    JERUSALEM — Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to...

    Tags: International Organizations, Bashar Assad, Martin Dempsey, Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia

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