Middle East

Gaza, Lebanon–An Israeli soldier’s diary

From the Wilderness and Lebanon: An Israeli Soldier’s Story of War and Recovery by Asael Lubotzky, Translated from the Hebrew by Murray Roston,Toby Press, New Milford, Connecticut; ISBN 978-1-59264-417-9 ©2015, $14.95, p. 188 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –The Third Platoon of the Golani Brigade, now working near Gaza for training, but normally operating in Northern Israel, […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Middle East

Indifferent security led to massacre in Belgium

By Barry Shaw   NETANYA, Israel — Western intelligence services repeatedly warned Belgium of a serious and imminent terror threat. They even gave the intended targets, the airport and the underground system, but Belgian security services failed to take the necessary preventative measures that may have stopped the huge loss of life and injury on

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East

Many outside forces seek to affect Israel’s future

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Those maps of the Middle Ages that put Jerusalem at the center of the world are still relevant. They were created by Christians whose faith began with the life and death of Christ in and around this city. ​Despite surveys in western countries that show declines in religious adherence or literal acceptance of

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Campus groups stifle free speech — except theirs

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — When GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s March 11th rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion was shut down last week by hundreds of leftist protestors, comprised of activists from Moveon.org, Black Lives Matter, Muslim groups, and even unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, the morally indignant protestors had

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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Middle East Roundup: March 21, 2016

Istanbul suicide bomber reportedly trailed Israeli tourists (JNS.org) Several Turkish media outlets reported Monday that contrary to initial assessments by Turkish authorities, a group of Israeli tourists were in fact the specific target of a suicide bombing on Istanbul’s busy Istiklal Street on Saturday. Three Israelis were killed in the suicide bombing on Saturday, which

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Athens mayor signs pledge against anti- Semitism

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK —  A nine-person leadership delegation of the American Jewish Committee (AJC)  has  concluded a two-day visit to Greece’s capital during which the mayor of Athens, Giorgos Kaminis, pledged to fight anti-Semitism. The group, led by AJC President Stanley Bergman and CEO David Harris, was joined  by leaders of the Central Board

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