By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A ground operation has begun, spurred by the penetration into Israel of 13 Hamas fighters from a tunnel dug under the border, which followed several days of media discussion about the danger to Israel of numerous tunnels that have defied years of efforts to locate them before they are used.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — By now, many of us are probably wondering: Who are the winners and losers in the Gaza conflict? The answers we shall consider, might surprise you. Some of you might think that Israel has emerged as the biggest winner. At first blush, this might seem true.
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle EastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Since airlines are now prohibited from flying over the Ukraine, United Airlines has updated its motto: “Fly the friendly skies and avoid the hostile ones.” * The Kalashnikov Concern, the manufacturer of AK-47s, is one of the companies affected by the new sanctions President Obama has imposed on Russia. In response
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
BUENOS AIRES (WJC) – In an unprecedented video message to the World Jewish Congress’ Latin American branch on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with the Jewish community of Argentina and made an impassioned call for justice.
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InternationalIDF soldier killed as Israel begins ground invasion into Gaza (JNS.org) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nahal Brigade Staff Sgt. Eitan Barak, 20, was killed as Israel on Thursday began a ground operation in Gaza with the goal of eliminating the threat of terror tunnels. “We cannot solve the issue of the tunnels from the air
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Last Sunday, my daughter Margalit left for Israel. She is the Senior Director of Birthright Israel Experience for the Jewish Taglit Birthright Federation of Greater Los Angeles. She is accompanying one of the trips. Last week she spent most of her time fielding phone calls from anxious participants
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Travel and Food
–Seventh in a series– By Donald H. Harrison PRIMM, Nevada – As grandson Shor and I drove through the California desert, we saw shimmering in front of us what seemed a scene out of Oz, or maybe Xanadu: some tall structures including a giant roller coaster. Was this one of those fabled desert mirages often
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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USA“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” —Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Anyone following the news might wonder: Why is Israel entering into Gaza—again?! Didn’t they just they
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East
NEW YORK (Press Release)– With Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops entering Gaza, and Operation Protective Edge in full force, Friends of the IDF (FIDF) has launched an emergency national campaign, entitled “FIDF Frontline Operation,” to secure the wellbeing of Israel’s soldiers. The IDF has issued a list of thousands of essential items for active duty
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Middle East, USA
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon instructed the IDF to begin the ground action to strike at the terrorist tunnels from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on Thursday evening, July 17. The new phase of the operation entails a large IDF force of infantry, tanks, artillery, combat
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Middle East
By Rabbi Michael Berk SAN DIEGO — I started writing this as I sat in the Newark airport in the very early hours of Tuesday morning, July 15, having just returned from Israel on a whirlwind week long AIPAC rabbinic mission. I can’t believe how things have changed in the short time I’ve been home.
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Middle East, Travel and Food
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — As 122 Gaza rockets struck Israel on Tuesday, July 15, hundreds of observant Muslims and observant Jews across Israel united to break their mutual fast day together. The events brought the people of the two different faiths together, as the Jewish fast of the 17th of Tammuz, commemorating the
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
By Anav Silverman TEL AVIV (TNA) –Two special flights arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, filled with 430 French Jewish immigrants leaving Paris and its suburbs on Wednesday, July 16. The flights, organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, had mostly families, including 195 children and 18
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International, Middle EastBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–A question and answer session on bonds: Q: Bonds are so confusing! Oy! How are my bonds affected when interest rates rise? A: In general, when interest rates rise, the prices of bonds drop. When interest rates drop, the prices of bonds rise. So, if interest rates rise after you’ve paid
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Sheryl Rowling