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Build A Site.US: Trend Setting Or Trend Watching?

Build A Site.US: Trend Setting Or Trend Watching?: "Trend Setting Or Trend Watching?
Trend Setting Or Trend Watching?: "Robert Belgrad said:.”I began to notice the proliferation of Internet ‘trolls’ who seemed to have no other function than to spread disinformation about Israel and the Holocaust, or simply to make libelous comments about Jews in general.”…

Please be warned that if you do go to"

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ChaiDomains.com

ChaiDomains.com: "Back To The Future!
This was one of the customized templates that I had really loved. Even though I liked to cool and clean look of the customized template before the change, I still like this one too.

Depending on how much more I can get done today, I am working on finding a way to do what the “Way Back Machine” does. Imagine the audacity of the makers of the “Way Back Machine” to even attempt to copyright or otherwise restrict content which they basically have “scraped” form websites from days gone by.

We are ChaiDomains are interested in the Classics. Often we have to take a journey into the past."

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Expert sees cause for worry, not panic, in Egypt | NJJN

Expert sees cause for worry, not panic, in Egypt | NJJN: "war is not going to be good for them,” said Taylor, professor of Islamic studies and director of Drew’s Center on Religion, Culture and Conflict.

“They might want to renegotiate pieces of the peace treaty with Israel, but in the short term, there is instability"

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Advertise With US | Social Advertising.org

Advertise With US | Social Advertising.org: "that we are willing and dedicated to either promote you existing website or even design and build an entire website for you.
Here is what you will need:"

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Market Niche info: B2club.ru Site Info

Market Niche info: B2club.ru Site Info: "Stephen Sanders said...
My simple goal my first website was on the World Wide Web, right before the World Wide Tragedy Known as 9/11 took the Free World by surprise when the became the victim of an unprovoked Terrorist attack on September 11. 2001:

Seagull by Anton Chekhov, with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Natalie Portman and Christopher Walken.

My plan is to immediately have 3 of my websites claim their place within the under 500K Alexa rating, and then move rapidly into the under 100k in the US.

" You have got to have them goals "- Zig Zigler"

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Israel, Peace at What Price?: November 2011

Israel, Peace at What Price?: November 2011: "Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas. « TheWritersCafe.org
Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas. « TheWritersCafe.org: "Seed theory:The idea by which anything new be it a business, piece of artwork, elaborate speech, explanation or lesson plan, issues forth from ones owns mind, and manifests itself in the physical world, much in the same way as a seed landing in the soil becomes activated, sends out roots, and grows into a plant.

As far as I know, the above stated theory is my own.

Stephen C. (Aharon Moshe) Sanders
March 11, 2010 12:06AM Eastern Standard Time
Passaic, NJ.""

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Aleph to Tav

Aleph to Tav: "Krystyna's Story - Children of the Holocaust Discussion Guide
Krystyna's Story - Children of the Holocaust Discussion Guide: "This feeling of shame has stayed with me throughout my adult life. It is only recently that I came to understand the precariousness and limitations of the human existence. A man can't control his feelings and, in time of danger, he rarely controls his deeds. I often think of my friend Willy with whom I survived this dreadful day. "

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Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas. « TheWritersCafe.org

Automatic Writing and the Problem of Ideas. « TheWritersCafe.org: "Seed theory:The idea by which anything new be it a business, piece of artwork, elaborate speech, explanation or lesson plan, issues forth from ones owns mind, and manifests itself in the physical world, much in the same way as a seed landing in the soil becomes activated, sends out roots, and grows into a plant.

As far as I know, the above stated theory is my own.

Stephen C. (Aharon Moshe) Sanders
March 11, 2010 12:06AM Eastern Standard Time
Passaic, NJ."

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Must Have a Code, that You Can Live by. « TheWritersCafe.org

Must Have a Code, that You Can Live by. « TheWritersCafe.org: "when I was a child it just so happened that my small family unit moved around several times to different places in the country. Being a relatively tall kid, it seems the school yard bully (being the school yard bully) always had to pick a fight with me. Me having had this same basic scenario run by me, time and time again naturally sought to develop a code, that I could live by. So here is the little piece of code which I share with my friends who visit this site:"

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Hamaayan / The Torah Spring - Pinchas - Torah.org

Hamaayan / The Torah Spring - Pinchas - Torah.org: "hat did Pinchas do? "[He] turned back My wrath."

Who benefitted from Pinchas' deed? "Bnei Yisrael," Hashem's beloved. (Kol Sifrei R' Yosef Yaavetz Vol. II)

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"Behold! I give him My covenant of peace." (25:12)
R' Menachem Mendel Stern z"l (rabbi of Sighet; died 1834) explains: The promise that Hashem made in this verse is the same as that of the verse (Zechariah 3:7), "I will let you walk among those who stand here [i.e., the angels]." Hashem promised: You will never fall from the level that you have achieved. A similar promise was made to Avraham in the verse (Bereishit 15:1), "I am a shield for you."

Pinchas was promised that the yetzer hara would make peace with him. Why? Because man's role is to withstand the tests that confront him and thereby to subdue the yetzer hara"

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New Cmdr. Appointed for Judea & Samaria Division - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News

New Cmdr. Appointed for Judea & Samaria Division - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News: "A force that will defend with moral values, working according to the tradition of the Jewish people and the tradition and ethical code of the IDF, the ‘spirit of the IDF.’ An Israeli defense force, leaning on its love of its people, its country and mankind. A force that operates out of commitment to defend its nation. A determined, moral and professional defense force.”

Alon’s tenure as commander of the Judea and Samaria division was a controversial one, due to his comments against Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.

Most recently, in an interview he gave to The New York Times, Alon expressed concern over “increasing violence” by “radical Israeli settlers,” colloquially called ‘price tag’ operations, which he called “Jewish terrorism.”"

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The Yeshiva World Turkey Turns To Israel For Assistance [18:55 IL] « » Frum Jewish News

The Yeshiva World Turkey Turns To Israel For Assistance [18:55 IL] « » Frum Jewish News: "Foreign Ministry officials have approved the requested and have already instructed the relevant agencies to begin preparing to send humanitarian aid to Turkey as expeditiously as possible. While Turkey originally turned down Israeli offers for humanitarian aid, it is becoming increasingly clear that the magnitude of the disaster of the quake demands additional assistance and expertise.

Israel’s IDF Homefront Command search & rescue unit has literally traveled the world in its effort to provide humanitarian aid, as well as establishing field hospitals that have saved countless lives in similar situations, without regard for political, racial or other considerations."

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Yom Kippur- Repairing our past, preparing for our future. « TheWritersCafe.org

Yom Kippur- Repairing our past, preparing for our future. « TheWritersCafe.org: "Change is one of the charged terms. Generally there is a substantial resistance to any sort of change regardless of if it can be determined to be for better or worse. However the ability to embrace change is something which was instilled in me somehow from when I was very young. The opposite of change is the status quo. There is a always a very strong ingrained tendency to keep things going the way they are, and the way they have been for quite some time.

However others are more willing to see the potential in some novel concept or idea."

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Todays Clouds: Where Did We Go Wrong?

Todays Clouds: Where Did We Go Wrong?: "On the eve of The Election, how come it seems that I have nothing at all to say?


I really would rather ask a question, on this unfortunately not so memorable occasion;


Where did we go wrong?"

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Earthquake Means Hashem Expects Us To Work More Efficiently? | ChaiDomains.com

Earthquake Means Hashem Expects Us To Work More Efficiently? | ChaiDomains.com: " If this Website can garner about between 10-36 people who are willing to contribute some of their time, money, or ingenuity, or otherwise support some of the nobler intentions of this small family of websites, then you will be able to see the entire plan unfold before your eyes.
Without the Holy Temple and a unified Israel, or the greatly anticipated arrival of Moshiach speedily in our day, we can only interpret the various clue as they arrive. We can feel the earth move yet can we forge a true connection with G-d?
Aharon Moshe Sanders- Yes we all felt the earth move.
According to a reference I one heard, yes hearing can be a very reliable source, their are certain passages in the Zohar that can be read (or scanned) to prevent earthquakes."

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Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day: "in Israel, many of whom had fought in the ghettos or as partisans, wanted to commemorate the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - April 19, 1943. But this date on the Hebrew calendar is the 14th of Nissan - the day before Passover, a very important and happy holiday. Orthodox Jews objected to this date.
For two years, the date was debated. Finally, in 1950, compromises and bargaining began. The 27th of Nissan was chosen, which falls beyond Passover but within the time span of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Orthodox Jews still did not like this date because it was a day of mourning within the traditionally happy month of Nissan. As a final effort to compromise, it was decided that if the 27th of Nissan"

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SocialResearch

SocialResearch: ""Chairs were laid out in the village hall, each with a yellow ribbon round the arms. In front of a huge television screen those gathered caught their first glimpse of Shalit, stumbling out of a van, held up on either side by armed men, they let out a loud but controlled cheer. Three teenage girls, dark curls tumbling down their cheeks, burst into tears and turned away.
The television replayed over and over his first, tentative, steps, before switching to his unexpected and unwanted interview with Egyptian television.""

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Shalit says heard Israeli forces near his Gaza prison

Shalit says heard Israeli forces near his Gaza prison: ""I imagine that it was no picnic, to be in a situation where F15 and F16 aircraft are flying over you and bombing everything that moves."

The military campaign launched in June 2006, three days after Palestinian militants — including members of Hamas — captured Shalit in a raid into southern Israel, lasted five months and left more than 400 Palestinians dead.

Asked by a reporter to comment on Hamas assertions that Gilad had not been tortured, his father said that the Islamist group's statements should be taken with "a pinch of salt."

"At least at first he went through some tough things, I won't elaborate here," he said. "After the first six months to a year, his treatment improved."

He said that Gilad was kept in isolation, without seeing the sun for five years, but was allowed to listen to Israeli stations on the radio."

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Shalit says heard Israeli forces near his Gaza prison

Shalit says heard Israeli forces near his Gaza prison: "JERUSALEM — Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit heard the sound of battle around him during a massive 2006 military operation seeking to free him from his Gaza captors, his father said on Thursday.

"He was aware of the operation and everything that was going on," Noam Shalit told journalists outside the family home in the northern Israeli village of Mitzpe Hila, two days after Gilad was freed in exchange for a total of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners.

"He was in immediate proximity to all the events and the sound of war," he said, adding that he did not ask his son how he felt at the time. "I imagine that it was no picnic, to be in a situation where F15 and F16 aircraft are flying over you and bombing everything that moves."

The military campaign launched in June 2006, three days after Palestinian militants — including members of Hamas — captured Shalit in a raid into southern Israel, lasted five months and left more than 400 Palestinians dead.

Asked by a reporter to comment on "

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The return of bread cast upon the water | Touch of Torah | NJJN

The return of bread cast upon the water | Touch of Torah | NJJN: "Our catch usually consisted of several fish known as porgies, which were bony and, my mother insisted, were not kosher. Occasionally, we caught a flounder or two, which we proudly brought home for dinner.

We spent most of the time talking philosophy in a speculative, but self-certain manner typical of boys our age. Because of our different backgrounds, we argued a lot about religion, God, the meaning of life, and how to know right from wrong.

In later years, I lost track of my childhood friend and forgot the specifics of those discussions. I remember that my family stayed in the Rockaways for the High Holy Days that year and I vaguely recall that just before Yom Kippur, I told Milton the story of Jonah and about a fish much bigger than our porgies and flounder."

Is Israel too Jewish for the Palestinians? | Op-Eds | NJJN

Is Israel too Jewish for the Palestinians? | Op-Eds | NJJN: "The next question is why the Palestinian Authority won’t recognize Israel as a Jewish state. After all, even the hawkish prime minister of Israel recognized the Palestinian state shortly after President Obama’s speech in Cairo early in his administration. This just a year after Ehud Olmert’s generous peace terms were ignored by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Next month we will be celebrating the 64th anniversary of the UN resolution recognizing the Jewish state of Israel and, incidentally, a Palestinian state adjoining it. Two states for two peoples. Does this sound familiar?"

Washington - In Rosh Hashanah Video Greeting Obama Says U.S. Israel Bond Strong -- VosIzNeias.com

Washington - In Rosh Hashanah Video Greeting Obama Says U.S. Israel Bond Strong -- VosIzNeias.com: "At sundown tomorrow night, the Jewish community here in the United States and all over the world will gather to celebrate the start of the new year. Rosh Hashanah offers us an extraordinary sense of possibility because it provides us an opportunity to shape our world for the better.
In his video greeting for the High Holy Days, President Obama says:
As the High Holidays begin, we look back on all the moments during the past year that gave us reason to hope.  Around the world, a new generation is reaching for their universal rights.  Here in the United States, we’ve responded to our challenges by focusing on the things that really matter – friendship, family, and community."

A Slow Line Enters Gaza: « TheWritersCafe.org

A Slow Line Enters Gaza: « TheWritersCafe.org: "Many thanks to Rabbi Mordechai Friedfertig, as always, for his translation of Rav Aviner’s words.)

The unit commander is a factory owner.
The regimental commander is an engineer.
The company commander is a nature guide.
The platoon commander is in his mandatory army service.
The sergeant major sells holy books.
The sergeant is somewhat of a carpenter.
The squad leader is currently unemployed.
And the private is retired."

Germany, Italy at odds over WWII damages - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews

Germany, Italy at odds over WWII damages - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews: "Berlin tells UN's highest court that Italian courts have no right to order it to pay compensation to Nazi war victims
Associated Press
Published:  09.13.11, 10:02 / Israel Jewish Scene

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Germany argued at the United Nations' highest court Monday that Italian courts have no right to order it to pay compensation to Nazi war victims, saying international law and peace treaties would be jeopardized if national courts had the power to override them.
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Boing Boing - powered by FeedBurner

Boing Boing - powered by FeedBurner: " parked squad car next to the plane, had us spread  our legs and arms. Mine asked me if I was wearing any explosives. “No,” I said, holding my tongue to not let out a snarky response. I wasn’t sure what I could and could not say, and all that came out was “What’s going on?”

No one would answer me. They  put me in the back of the car. It’s a plastic seat, for all you out there who have never been tossed into the back of a police car. It’s hard, it’s hot, and it’s humiliating. The Indian man who had sat next to me on the plane was already in the backseat. I turned to him, shocked, and asked him if he knew what was going on."

Boing Boing - powered by FeedBurner

Boing Boing - powered by FeedBurner: "Hebshi's tale even more bizarre: she tweeted the ordeal as it unfolded, at first not realizing that she was the suspicious person the "[c]ops in uniform and plainclothes" were after. Snip from her account:


Someone shouted for us to place our hands on the seats in front of us, heads down. The cops ran down the aisle, stopped at my row and yelled at the three of us to get up. “Can I bring my phone?” I asked, of course. What a cliffhanger for my Twitter followers! No, one of the cops said, grabbing my arm a little harder than I would have liked. He slapped metal cuffs on my wrists and pushed me off the plane. The three of us, two Indian men living in the Detroit metro area, and me, a half-Arab, half-Jewish housewife living in suburban Ohio, were being detained."

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Boing Boing - powered by FeedBurner

Boing Boing - powered by FeedBurner: "Shoshana Hebshi, who describes herself as a "half-Arab, half-Jewish housewife," was aggressively cuffed and detained from Frontier Airlines Flight 623, then strip-searched, for the apparent crime of being ambiguously "ethnic"—and being seated next to two Indian guys she didn't know who got up to use the toilet.

On Sunday, 9/11/2011, Hebshi was held and questioned in a Detroit cell for several hours. A fellow passenger on her flight had told a flight attendant that she and her dark-skinned seatmates (all of whom were strangers to one another) were "suspicious." One can only presume they were racially profiled"

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Turkey assures safety of Israeli club - Israel Culture, Ynetnews

Turkey assures safety of Israeli club - Israel Culture, Ynetnews: "Before another volleyball match between Israel and Serbia during the tournament in July, protesters scuffled with police, pounding police shields with Palestinian flags.
 
Turkey had increased security for the Israeli team after an Israeli basketball team was pelted with bottles and forced to flee the court early last year amid Turkish accusations against Israel of using excessive force against Palestinians."

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Israeli metal band performs in Istanbul - Israel Culture, Ynetnews

Israeli metal band performs in Istanbul - Israel Culture, Ynetnews: ""They brought everyone backstage and told us how much they loved us. They said rock music was banned in Iran and that some of them would not be able to return home because they came to the concert.
 
"At that moment we saw good and pure people, and we also realized what they had to go through to listen to the band they love. They all posed for photos with us with Iranian flags, and it was an emotionally moving experience."

Israeli metal band performs in Istanbul - Israel Culture, Ynetnews

Israeli metal band performs in Istanbul - Israel Culture, Ynetnews: "s tensions between Israel and Turkey rise and embassy in Cairo attacked, Orphaned Land welcomed by 5,000 Turkish, Lebanese, Egyptian and Iranian fans. 'It was an emotionally moving experience,' lead singer tells Ynet
Or Barnea
Published:  09.11.11, 14:27 / Israel Culture

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Over the past few years, Israeli metal band Orphaned Land has become one of the Jewish state's cultural ambassadors thanks to its popularity in the Arab world, but Saturday night marked one of the most unusual and exciting moments in the group's history."

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Riverdance defies Israel boycott calls - Israel Culture, Ynetnews

Riverdance defies Israel boycott calls - Israel Culture, Ynetnews: "Riverdance defies Israel boycott calls
Pro-Palestinian protestors urge Irish dancing phenomenon not to 'dance for Israeli apartheid state'
Itamar Eichner
Published:  09.13.11, 08:50 / Israel Culture

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Irish dancing phenomenon Riverdance sparked a row in Ireland recently over its first-ever Israel tour this month.
 
Since learning of the group's planned performances in the Jewish state in early August, pro-Palestinian activists have been holding loud protests on Dublin's main street on a daily basis"

Turkey assures safety of Israeli club - Israel Culture, Ynetnews

Turkey assures safety of Israeli club - Israel Culture, Ynetnews: "Turkey has since expelled top Israeli diplomats, cut military ties with the country, pledged to lobby other nations in support of the Palestinians' statehood bid and promised increased Turkish naval patrols in the Mediterranean.
 
Israel has expressed regret for the loss of lives aboard the flotilla, but it has refused to apologize, saying its forces acted in self-defense.
 
Turkey took strict security measures during last year's European Volleyball League tournament and closed a game between Turkey and Israel to the public."

Turkey assures safety of Israeli club - Israel Culture, Ynetnews

Turkey assures safety of Israeli club - Israel Culture, Ynetnews: "The game comes amid heightened tensions between the two nations over Israel's refusal to apologize for the death of eight Turks and a Turkish-American in a raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship last year.
 
Turkish-Israeli relations hit a low last week after a UN report on the incident said Israel's naval blockade of Gaza was a "legitimate security measure," but also called the raid on the flotilla that tried to break the blockade "excessive and unreasonable.""

Police to Protesters: Move to Migron

Police to Protesters: Move to Migron: "THE UNMAKING OF ISRAEL: HOW IT BROKE. HOW TO FIX IT.

"Until I read The Unmaking of Israel, I didn’t think it could be possible to feel more despairing, and then more terribly hopeful, about Israel, a place that I began at last, under the spell of Gershom Gorenberg’s lucid and dispassionate yet intensely personal writing, to understand."
--Michael Chabon

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South Jerusalem — A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature

South Jerusalem — A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature: "The Palestinian owners of the land on which Migron stands went to court in 2006, with the help of Peace Now, to demand that the government remove the squatters on their property.  Before the Court, the state admitted that the outpost was an egregious violation of the law but said it wanted to build a new neighborhood in a different settlement for the lawbreakers to enable a peaceful evacuation. The outpost settlers rejected that deal. If the Migron ruling achieved only moderate headlines, it was partly because March is a long way off and no one really believes the state will carry out the orders, and partly because the top acreage on newspaper and website front pages had already been seized by the growing economic protests of the July 14 movement."

South Jerusalem — A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature

South Jerusalem — A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature: " Israeli Supreme Court woke up from a deep slumber and issued an order to the government to evacuate the illegal outpost of Migron on the bypass road between Jerusalem and the Israeli settlements north of Ramallah. Migron, according to founder Itay Harel, was originally established on the hilltop in 1999. The settlers claim to have bought part of the land in 2004 from a Palestinian owner – but as Matti Friedman reported for AP in 2008,the claim rests on a document that the man purportedly signed and had notarized in California over 40 years after he died."

FrumFind.org » Blog Archive » Our Flawed Understanding of Parsha Chukas

FrumFind.org » Blog Archive » Our Flawed Understanding of Parsha Chukas: "The prophetic vision of our all kind and loving G-d exercises both his element of Judgement and loving kindness to his chosen people, the Jewish nation. We are clearly given principles regarding how when negotiations fail we may turn and not fight, however we will not tolerate a nation which takes captives from us. We prayed to Hashem and the enemy who’s name we were not certain of in the Parsha, was given into our hand by Hashem.
When peaceful relations are sought as in the Parsha when we simply were interested in taking a short cut through foreign territory to get to where we wanted to go, even when met with an armed resistance bearing arms, we did not initiate war because we were not being attacked"

Rabbi Rachamim Pauli Drasha

Rabbi Rachamim Pauli Drasha: ") The rocket that landed in the middle of prayers in the Ashdod Synagogue did not explode but the chunks of glass and cement injured two people seriously and four others moderately to lightly.
3) Mr. Shitret was on the way home in Beer Sheva with his wife and daughter when the sirens sounded. They hid by a wall but a car that blew up sent shrapnel into their bodies. He and his wife were defined as seriously injured but his daughter was so critically wounded that she was defined as gravely wounded. Her chances of survival were pretty thin. She woke up on Wednesday saying that she was thirsty and in pain her name appears above for prayers."

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FixTheWorld.us | It might not work if we try? Yet if we do not try, we will surely fail.

FixTheWorld.us | It might not work if we try? Yet if we do not try, we will surely fail.: "Iran promised Lebanon the Golan (which belongs to Israel) in order to gain a foothold, from which it can further terrorize the nations of Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. The objective, none other than world domination. It looks like a well played game of risk, if you happen to be Iran.

Naturally this evil regime must be stopped before in continues to advance.

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What does Litvish mean to you?

What does Litvish mean to you?: long list of people she doesn’t want in her community.

No BT’s, no YU types, etc…it actually breaks my heart to hear people seriously talk like that – because when all is said and done, putting my sarcasm and humor aside – every community and sect no matter how frum or not frum, has interesting and fun people. So when I mentioned that I knew cool people who live in Lakewood – she said it’s too Litvish and demanded the names and surnames of those people as proof

Revenge: 2 Top terrorists killed - Israel News, Ynetnews

Revenge: 2 Top terrorists killed - Israel News, Ynetnews: Khaled Fouda also rejected claims suggesting the terror attack shooting originated on the Egyptian side of the border. "There is no connection between Egypt or Sinai to the attack in Israel," he said.
 
The mayor of the eastern Sinai town Nuweiba, Al-Arabi al-Husseini, also denied the occurrence of any shooting in his region or near the border, and said that the situation there is stable and calm.
 

Revenge: 2 Top terrorists killed - Israel News, Ynetnews

Revenge: 2 Top terrorists killed - Israel News, Ynetnews: The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, announced that it will retaliate against any Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip.
 
A spokesman for the brigades, Abu Obeida, said: "Any Israeli military operation against the Gaza Strip will be considered an act of aggression. We will respond to any such aggression with all our might."
 
Earlier Palestinian sources reported that Hamas' interior minister ordered the the security forces headquarters in Gaza to be immediately evacuated for fear of IDF retaliation.

The Humanitarian Crisis of the Gaza Mall

Humanitarian Crisis: Gaza Exporting Aid! - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News

Humanitarian Crisis: Gaza Exporting Aid! - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News: "alled 'From Gaza hand in hand to save the children of Somalia', will last throughout Ramadan. 
 
The Union took out advertisements supporting the campaign in local radios and websites to encourage people to contribute to the campaign. It is planning advertisements on local television also.



 
Various people responded to the campaign, but most donations came from the local non-governmental organisations and some wealthy businessmen, according to the organizers of the campaign."

Mideast Dispatch Archive: UK paper fires anti-Israel writer for supporting London riots (& Libya deaths underreported)

Mideast Dispatch Archive: UK paper fires anti-Israel writer for supporting London riots (& Libya deaths underreported): "But The Independent didn’t object to the same writer two weeks ago blaming the Norwegian massacre on “Zionism”

* London University event planned: “Riots, Recession, Resistance”

* 85 Libyan civilians, including 33 children and 32 women, “killed in botched NATO air raid”; Rupert Murdoch-owned media report properly on the victims; leftist media don’t"

This Ongoing War: A Blog: 15-Aug-11: Even longer range rockets attacking southern Israel tonight

This Ongoing War: A Blog: 15-Aug-11: Even longer range rockets attacking southern Israel tonight: "Ynet says the incoming rocket, fired as so many before it from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, exploded in an open area outside Beersheba, located deep in Israel's Negev Desert some 40 km from the border with Gaza. Protestors in Beersheba's social protest tent site were forced to run to shelter as the sirens sounded. Beersheba's mayor says he will be asking the Defense Ministry to redeploy an Iron Dome anti-missile battery in the city.  "

Galilee Guide

Galilee Guide: "The green hills and lakes of the Galilee
The Galilee has played host to visitors from the earliest times, ever since the first caravan discovered that the route through Galilee was profitable and easily traveled. These early wandering merchants with their heavily laden camels criss-crossed the country, bearing goods from Damascus and Jerusalem to the cities beyond.

Armies came in the wake of the traders, securing the roads for safe passage of their subjects to ensure continued trade and dominance of these important caravan routes.
Communities grew, based on farming and fishing. These factors also guaranteed uninterrupted settlement, in spite of nearly continuous warfare, earthquakes and other natural disasters. In the wake of the growing population, spiritual leaders flocked to Galilee making it an important spiritual center with far-reaching impact on believers of many faiths throughout the world."

Galilee Guide

Galilee Guide: "There are varied rural settlements along the way which are all worth visiting, not only for the local restaurants and accommodation, but also for browsing amongst the local stores.

There is the Druse village of Ein El Assad, Kibbutz Farod, Moshav Shefer and the vegetarian village of Amirim, each with its own distinct character. Worth a visit is Hemdat Yamim, high in the hills above Shefer, with regular concerts of classical music and other performances. Just past the entrance to Farod which offers country lodging, there is a pleasant JNF picnic site with forest walks and a small stream in the springtime. This road leads on to Meron, a major focal point for lovers of nature and religious visitors alike."

Galilee Guide

Galilee Guide: "pper Galilee from the south on road 65, turn left at the Kadarim junction. After a few kilometres, you will see Ein Camonim which is signposted on the right. This is a goat farm shop and restaurant serving goat's milk cheeses and yogurts made at the farm where there is also an olive oil press.
Continuing west along road 85, you will see the first of many signs indicating the burial places of Jewish sages from ancient times, the Amoraim and the Tanaim, which are often visited by religious Jews."

FAQs

FAQs: "To”shba -Short for Torah Sh’beal Peh-Oral law
Tzofim Datyim-Religious scouts
Ulpan -Hebrew language learning program
Ulpana -Girls high school program
Yerucham -Name of development town in Israel.
Yeshiva -An educational institution dedicated to torah study.
 
How does one sign up for ganim (Trom and Chova)?
You need to go to the moetza in your area and register in the machleket chinuch. If you have done this before you will receive a post card in the mail with details of  the dates for registration and the name and location of your child's gan."

FAQs

FAQs: "ervice
Midinat Yisrael -The national/religious aspect of the Land of Israel.
Midreshet Harova -Name of a post high school program in Israel
Migama -Subject a student chooses to major in their grade 11 for the Bagrut exams
Miktzoa -Subject of studies
Nusach - Traditional language style used for prayer.
Rosh Chodesh -Holiday celebrating the new month according to the Jewish calendar.
Sephardic -Jewish ethnic group originating from North African and Middle Eastern countries.
She’at Chinuch -Time a class spends homeroom teacher (1 or 2 hour per week)
Talmid min haminyan -Phrase used to describe the act of belonging to a group
Talmidot Chachamot -Highest academic and moral level a girl can reach.
Tipat Chalav -Government sponsored healthcare for newborns during the first couple of years."

FAQs

FAQs: "Kitah Shiluv -mainstreamed special education class
Maarechet -schedule
Maavar - A special class for students with academic weaknesses
Mamlachti Dati Iyuni - Academic religious school
Mamlachti Dati Nisyui -Experimental or experiential religious school
Mamlachti Dati-Government sponsored religious school system
Mamlachti Dati Torani - Religious school with an increased number of hours dedicated to religious studies
Maslul -Academic track
Mechanechet -Home room teacher
Mechina - Learning program that proceeds and prepares young adults for army service"

FAQs

FAQs: "Charedi Leumi (Chardal) - Part chareidi and part dati leumi
Chidonim - Oral evaluation on material
Hadrachot (Hadracha) - Leadership training
Chonech -Teachers chosen by students to be their advocates
Derech Eretz - Secular studies
Eidot (Eidah) -Ethnic sector
Eretz Yisrael -The Land of Israel
Hakalot - Leniencies that a student may be eligible for Bagrut exams
Hamorah -Formal way students address their female teachers
Hashkafa -Religious/philosophical worldview
Hesder-Type of high school that joins learning Torah and army service.
Kippah Zrukah -Phenominum used to describe adolescents who become not religious and hang out in the center of town
Kitah or Horaah Mekademet -Resource room class"

FAQs

FAQs: "Aliya - Immigration to Israel
Ashkenazic - Jewish ethnic group originating from the western and eastern European countries.
Bagrut (bagruyot) - Official country wide examinations given at high school level that can be completed afterward.
Ben adam l’chavero - Values shared between people
Bnei Akiva - Name of one leadership training program and religious youth movement
Brachot - Blessings
Charedi Leumi (Chardal) - Part chareidi and part dati leumi"

Galilee Hotels and Accommodation | BookingIsrael.com

Galilee Hotels and Accommodation | BookingIsrael.com: "rain in the Galilee region is rock-strewn. There are a number of mountains, some of which are well known such as Mount Tabor and Mount Meron. The lower temperatures and high annual precipitation make the area abundant in flora and fauna with rivers and cascading waterfalls as well as green meadows full of wildflowers. The Galilee is located on the migratory route for birds and serves as a resting place for many species during the winter months. At least 70,000 white pelican choose the Galilee for rest on their journey to the Sudan"

Galilee Hotels and Accommodation | BookingIsrael.com

Galilee Hotels and Accommodation | BookingIsrael.com: "Mount Hermon, the southern foothills of the Carmel and Gilboa – the Jordan Valley, the Jezreel Valley and Acco and to the Mediterranean Sea. It is divided into various regions: the Western Galilee (from Haifa to Rosh Hanikra located on the border between Israel and Lebanon); the Lower Galilee (from Mount Carmel and the Gilboa to Beit Hakerem Valley); to the east the Jordan River, the Sea of Galilee"

Hatzor HaGlilit

Hatzor HaGlilit: "Local councils of Israel

Alfei Menashe
Atlit
Azor
Beer Yaakov
Beit Aryeh-Ofarim
Beit Dagan
Beit El
Binyamina-Givat Ada
Bnei Ayish
Efrat
Elkana
Elyakhin
Even Yehuda
Gan Yavne
Ganei Tikva
Gedera
Givat Zeev
Har Adar
Hatzor HaGlilit
Immanuel
Kadima-Tzoran
Karnei Shomron
Katzir-Harish
Katzrin
Kedumim
Kiryat Arba
Kiryat Ekron
Kiryat Tiv'on

Kiryat Yearim
Kfar Shmaryahu
Kfar Tavor
Kfar Vradim
Kfar Yona
Kokhav Yair
Lehavim
Maale Efrayim
Mazkeret Batya
Meitar
Metula
Mevaseret Zion
Mitzpe Ramon
Omer
Oranit
Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Pardesiya
Ramat Yishai
Rekhasim
Rosh Pinna
Savyon
Shlomi
Shoham
Tel Mond
Yavneel
Yeruham
Yesud HaMaala
Zikhron Yaakov"

Muslim Brotherhood waits in the wings - Globes

Muslim Brotherhood waits in the wings - Globes: "The Egyptian revolution, which took so many in the West and in Israel in particular by surprise, was mainly motivated by the demand of the masses for economic justice. This transcended calls for freedom of expression, the right to organize politically, and relief from the rampant repression of the establishment including Mubarak, his family and cronies, the army and the ruling party.
Above and beyond the Tunisia effect, which certainly influenced the timing of the Egyptian revolution, western commentators have ignored Egypt's long tradition of protest."

Israeli-occupied territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Israeli-occupied territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "he Israeli-occupied territories are the territories which have been designated as occupied territory by the United Nations and many other international organizations, governments and others to refer to the territory occupied by Israel from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria after the Six-Day War of 1967.

They consist of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and much of the Golan Heights and, until 1982, the Sinai Peninsula. The West Bank and Gaza Strip are also referred to as the Palestinian territories or Occupied Palestinian Territory. The Palestinian Authority, the EU,[1] and the UN Security Council[2] consider East Jerusalem to be part of the West Bank, a position disputed by Israel. Israel has annexed East Jerusalem by the Jerusalem Law."

This Ongoing War: A Blog: 21-Jul-11: So who's winning in the war against the terrorists?

This Ongoing War: A Blog: 21-Jul-11: So who's winning in the war against the terrorists?: "Keren Malki, the Malki Foundation, is a memorial to the life of Malki Roth, our daughter, murdered at the age of 15 in a terrorist massacre in the centre of Jerusalem executed by terrorists in the service of Hamas. Beyond its function as a remembrance of a life lost, Keren Malki has provided and continues daily to provide tangible, concrete, invaluable support to more than two thousand Israeli families of every background - Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Druze and others - caring at home for a seriously disabled child."

This Ongoing War: A Blog: 21-Jul-11: So who's winning in the war against the terrorists?

This Ongoing War: A Blog: 21-Jul-11: So who's winning in the war against the terrorists?: "he DHS document refers to the 2010 case where a U.S. citizen, arrested in Yemen during a round-up of suspected al Qaeda members, was found to have worked for multiple contractors 'performing non-sensitive maintenance at five different U.S. nuclear power plants from 2002 to 2008' [Source]
Among the materials recovered after the operation that killed Osama bin Laden in May, US officials found evidence bin Laden sought to repeat the carnage of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on or around its ten year anniversary."

Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The violence resulting from the conflict has prompted international actions, as well as other security and human rights concerns, both within and between both sides, and internationally. In addition, the violence has curbed expansion of tourism in the region, which is full of historic and religious sites that many people would like to visit.
Many attempts have been made to broker a two-state solution, involving the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside an independent Jewish state or next to the State of Israel (after Israel's establishment in 1948). As recently as 2007, a majority of both Israelis and Palestinians, according to a number of polls, prefer the two-state solution over any other solution as a means of resolving the conflict.[4] Moreover, a considerable majority of the Jewish public sees the Palestinians' demand for an independent state as just, and thinks Israel can agree to the establishment of such a state.[5] A majority of Palestinians and Israelis view the West Bank and Gaza Strip as an acceptable location of the hypothetical Palestinian state in a two-state solution.[6] However, there are significant areas of disagreement over the shape of any final agreement and also regarding the level of credibility each side sees in the other in upholding basic commitments.[7]"

Kedumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kedumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Bnei Chayil
Yeshivat Bnei Chayil Shomron (Hebrew: ישיבת בני חיל שומרון‎ is a high school yeshiva established in 1998[1] in order to provide an orthodox Jewish education for boys with ADD and ADHD. It is considered a unique facility in central Israel not limited to local students. Students in grades seven through twelve are divided into classes which are limited to a maximum of fifteen boys. The school in Kedumim was originally a branch of a Jerusalem school of the same name founded by Dr. Stuart Chesner.
[edit]Industry

While many residents work outside the village, many are employed locally in education as well as several agricultural enterprises working with greenhouses and orchards. The Bar-On Industrial Park on 1200 dunams (1.2 km²) of land is within the municipal boundaries of Kedumim.
Perhaps the most famous local company is Kedumim (3000) Construction Company which mainly deals with building in the West Bank/Judea and Samaria."

Giv'at Ze'ev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Giv'at Ze'ev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "iv'at Ze'ev is located on the 'Israel' side of the security fence. The town is patrolled by Mishmeret Ha'gvul and a local security force, and is secured by a security fence. Plans are underway to set a guard post near the entrance to route 443 (currently, the road is closed off by a security fence).
Giv'at Ze'ev is one of five settlement 'blocs' that '[m]ost Israelis believe [] should become part of Israel when final borders are drawn'[4] and 'both Prime Minister Sharon in 2005 and Prime Minister Benjamin Neyantahu in 2010 have repeatedly said the large settlement blocs will “remain in our hands.”'[5]
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Giv'at Ze'ev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Giv'at Ze'ev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Giv'at Ze'ev is the center of the Karlin-Stolin Hasidim and one of the town's most notable residents is the Stoliner Rebbe Boruch Yaakov Meir Shochet.
On March 9, 2008, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved the construction of 750 new homes in Giv'at Ze'ev under the Agan Ha'ayalot project. This approval stands in contrast to Olmert's policy of freezing new permits for expansion within existing settlements. Olmert argued that the project was first approved in 1999, but stopped in 2000, as a result of the Second Intifada. The approval was criticized by the Palestinian Authority, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the European Union. On the political right, the Shas party took credit for pressuring Olmert to approve the project.[3]"

Har Hebron Regional Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Har Hebron Regional Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Israeli Regional Council in the southern Judean Hills are of Mount Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank, administering settlements in the Hebron region, as well as others nearby. The headquarters are located adjacent to Otniel. Founded in 1983, the first settlement was Beit Yatir.
The current 'mayor' of the Council is Tzviki Bar Chai. About 5000 Israelis live in the council's municipal territory, most of which are not adherents of Orthodox Judaism.
While the local council of Kiryat Arba is physically located within the territory of the Har Hebron Regional Council, it is an independent local council.
Only three of the settlements, Eshkolot, Sansana, and Mazadot Yehuda, all on the southern edge of the West Bank, are on the Israeli side of the West Bank Barrier.[1]
[edit]List of settlements

This regional council provides various municipal services for the following villages within its territory:
Adora
Abigail
Beit Hagai
Beit Yatir
Carmel
Eshkolot
Livne (also known as Shani)
Ma'ale Hever
Ma'on
Mitzpe Asa'el
Negohot
Otniel
Sansana
Shim'a
Susia
Telem
Teneh Omarim"

Gush Etzion Regional Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gush Etzion Regional Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "List of settlements

This regional council provides various municipal services for the following Israeli settlements within its territory:
Historic Gush Etzion:
Alon Shvut
Bat Ayin
Carmei Tzur
Gvaot
Elazar
Har Gilo
Kfar Etzion (kibbutz)
Migdal Oz (kibbutz)
Neve Daniel
Rosh Tzurim (kibbutz)
Judean Mountains:
Ibei Hanachal
Kedar
Kfar Eldad
Ma'ale Amos
Ma'ale Rehav'am
Metzad
Nokdim (El David)
Pnei Kedem
Tekoa
All of the settlements in the historic Gush Etzion area are on the Israeli side of the West Bank Barrier, except for Carmei Tzur. None of the settlements in the Judean Mountains area are, except for Kedar which is located far north of the others very close to Maale Adummim and is within the eastern Jerusalem section of the barrier."

Modi'in Illit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Modi'in Illit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Located in the foothills of the Judean Mountains 286 meters (938 feet) above sea level, Modi'in Illit has mild winters and hot, dry summers with temperatures averaging 30 °C (86 °F) during the day. Modi'in Illit's immediate neighbors are moshav Matityahu and Hashmonaim.
Kiryat Sefer, the largest neighborhood, was established in 1994. In keeping with its name, 'Book Town', each of Kiryat Sefer's streets is named after a landmark sefer (book) written by Gedolei Yisrael. These include: Chofetz Chaim, Noda BiYehuda, Meshech Chochma, Avnei Nezer and Sdei Chemed. The second-largest"

Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.[1] The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or British rule. It forms part of the wider Arab–Israeli conflict. The remaining key issues are: mutual recognition, borders, security, water rights, control of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements,[2] Palestinian freedom of movement[3] and legalities concerning refugees."

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Land ownership

Peace Now, an Israeli NGO, initially claimed that 86.4% of Ma'ale Adumim was privately owned Palestinian land, basing the figure on data leaked from a government report.[12][13]

After Peace Now petitioned the Israeli courts to have the official data released, the group revised the figure to 0.5%.[13] Palestinians claim lands from the villages of Abu Dis, Al Izriyyeh, Al Issawiyyeh, Al Tur and Anata were expropriated for building in Ma'aleh Adumim.[14] Under Islamic land law, the land in question was categorized as arazi mewat, or 'dead lands.'"

Editors Note: There is absolutely no doubt that the information which exists on such matters, exists in great abundance. Additionally incomplete, or manipulated data must also play a huge part in these matters.

Conclusion For Today:
Statistics don't lie, people do.
Aharon Moshe Sanders, July, 28 2011- 1:55pm

The American mindset requires simplicity. The thing that is appreciated perhaps more so in this country than in others. Is a predisposition to favoring a particular side of given cause, issue or debate. The US political system itself for simplicity and convience's sake gets reduced to two major perspectives that are at odds with each other on most issues.

Adherents to a given cause are not very likely to change their belief system. Therefore media will often simply play up to the predictable effects that the selective reporting on particular issues that these issues will have on their target audience. Filtering through piles of data for truth becomes a nearly impossible task.

Therefore it will often occur in this country that people often end up believing the lies, and disregarding the truth. Often the facts behind the lies are based on some small aspect or insignificant technicality regarding an extremely narrow overly literal interpretation of law.

The effect of statistics for example is very often utilized to persuade those who are believers in facts and figures. However more sophisticated and educated citizens understand that while statistics per se, "do not lie", it is the selective usage of such stats that allows media manipulators to draw an incorrect conclusion.

Statistics don't lie, people do.

 Aharon Moshe Sanders, July, 28 2011- 1:55pm 

Selected Wikipedia.org Explanations: Sumaria & Judea

The editor, publisher, author of this blog is really more concerned with facts on the ground then any sort of theoretical approach from a purely legalistic point of view regarding populations living in Samaria and Judea, which are also known as the West Bank, throughout much of the literature.

Readers who are seeking to understand why these areas are so important are encouraged to look up these items elsewhere. The author who is interested in the details mainly to asses whatever is the real story behind these areas which are likely to always be hotly contested due to what they represent to both (or all) sides of whatever this endless conflict is truly all about.

It is the author's fundamental belief that matter of context (or the gestalt) of the entire area in question is more about what the Nation of Israel itself represents to the world and especially to the Jewish people. It often gets so easy to get caught up in the fine details of a given issue as to the exact application of such matters such as UN resolutions and mandates.

Sometimes, as is often the case in various countries including the US, that matter of Homeland Security may trump all sorts of laws and regulations. Additionally the world is changing and changing very rapidly, However the sophistication, and perhaps even attention span, or patience of the typical media consumer has changed.

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Geography



Map of the projected expansion of Ma'ale Adumim.[10]
The city is surrounded on four sides by the Judean Desert.[2] It is connected to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv area by Highway 1. Due to its strategic location between the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, Palestinians see this as a threat to the territorial continuity of a future Palestinian state. This claim is disputed by mayor Benny Kashriel, who claims that continuity would be attained by circling Ma'ale Adumim to the east.[11] Israeli drivers use a bypass road that exits the city to the west, entering Jerusalem through the French Hill Junction or a tunnel that goes under Mt. Scopus. These routes were built in the wake of the First and Second Intifadas when Palestinian militants shot at motorists and cars were stoned. The previous road passes through Azariya and Abu Dis."

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In 1975, Yitzhak Rabin approved a plan to upgrade the site and build an urban civilian settlement there.[2] It was designed as a planned community and suburban commuter town to nearby Jerusalem, to which many residents commute daily.[7] The first 23 families moved into Ma'ale Adumim on the seventh night of Hanukkah, 1975, although the town was recognized officially only in 1976. The chief urban planner was architect Rachel Walden. It achieved local council status in March 1979.[8] The mayor of Ma'ale Adumim is Benny Kashriel, recently elected to a third term by a large majority."

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ma'ale Adumim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Ma'ale Adumim achieved city status in 1991. In 2011, the population was 39,000.[2] Ma'ale Adumim is the third largest Israeli settlement in the West Bank after Modi'in Illit, and Beitar Illit.[3] The city is located along Highway 1, which connects it to Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv area."

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Samaritanism primarily uses a Torah as its holy book, though little of later Jewish theology. Their temple was built at Mount Gerizim in the middle of fifth century BC and was destroyed by the Macabbean (Hasmonean) John Hyrcanus late in 110 BC, although their descendants still worship among its ruins. The antagonism between Samaritans and Jews is important in understanding the Christian Bible's stories of 'Parable of the Good Samaritan' and the 'Samaritan woman at the well'.
[edit]History

The city Samaria was established as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Omri circa 884 BC. Prior to the Omride period the site appears to have been the center of an extensive wine and oil production area, which may have accounted for its choice as the new capital."

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The inhabitants worshiped the Greek gods, but when the then-sparsely populated areas became infested with dangerous wild beasts, they appealed to the king of Assyria for Israelite priests to instruct them on how to worship the 'God of that country.' The result was a syncretistic religion, in which national groups worshiped the Hebrew god, but they also served their own gods in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been brought.[dubious – discuss] Samaritans claim to be descendants of Israelites from the Northern Kingdom who escaped deportation and exile."

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Israel has been criticized for the policy of establishing settlements in Samaria. Israel's position is that the legal status of the land is unclear."

Reassessing Israeli Settlements: Before Obama pressures Israel to uproot its citizens from the West Bank, here are a few facts he should consider. - Jewish Policy Center

Reassessing Israeli Settlements: Before Obama pressures Israel to uproot its citizens from the West Bank, here are a few facts he should consider. - Jewish Policy Center: "n June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama delivered his much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt. Mr. Obama asserted that he will pursue the creation of a Palestinian state and that Israeli settlement growth must be stopped because it is illegitimate. The previous week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, 'He [Obama] wants to see a stop to settlements — not some settlements, not outposts, not 'natural growth' exceptions.'

The Palestinians cite settlements as the most significant obstacle to peace. Much of the Arab world supports that narrative. Now, it appears, the current U.S. administration does, too. However, the administration may be ignoring key aspects of the debate, and in the process, placing undue stress on a Middle East ally committed to peace with its neighbors."

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Samaria came under the control of Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Jordan ceded control of the area to the PLO [West Bank, including Samaria], in November 1988- later confirmed by the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty of 1993. Jordan instead recognizes the Palestinian Authority as sovereign in the territory. In the 1994 Oslo accords, responsibility for the administration over some of the territory of Samaria (Areas 'A' and 'B') was transferred to the Palestinian Authority."

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Political control

The modern history of Samaria begins when the territory of Samaria, formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, was entrusted to the United Kingdom to administer in the aftermath of World War I as a British Mandate of Palestine, by the League of Nations. As a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War the territory was unilaterally incorporated as Jordanian-controlled territory and residents would later receive Jordanian passports. The areas of Samaria and Judea conquered by Jordan were renamed the West Bank (of the Jordan river)"

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Geographical location

To the north, Samaria is bounded by the Jezreel Valley; to the east by the Jordan Rift Valley; to the west by the Carmel Ridge (in the north) and the Sharon plain (in the west); to the south by the Jerusalem mountains. In Biblical times, Samaria 'reached from the [Mediterranean] sea to the Jordan Valley',[2] including the Carmel Ridge and Plain of Sharon. The Samarian hills are not very high, seldom reaching the height of over 800 metres. Samaria's climate is more hospitable than the climate further south."

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Etymology

The name 'Samaria' derives from an ancient city of the same name, which was located near the south of Samaria, and was the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. According to 1 Kings 16:24, it is derived from the individual [or clan] Shemer, from whom Omri purchased the site. The name was the only name used for this area from ancient times until the Jordanian conquest of 1948, at which point the Jordanian occupiers coined the term West Bank."

TheWritersCafe.org » 2010 » April

TheWritersCafe.org » 2010 » April: "By bringing in new voices to a playing field which had been previously dominated only by experts, diplomats and politicians, the social networks have put the previously marginalized “countless masses” forth as a new entity and political leaders might now be forced to explain their ideas, actions, theories, and proposed solutions, in a common no-nonsense approach"

The Cost of Freedom

Find the
cost of freedom, buried in the ground."-CSNY


Gaza City - Hamas Hangs 2 Convicted Of Spying For Israel -- VosIzNeias.com: "Gaza City - The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip hanged a father and son at dawn Tuesday for collaborating with Israel, a government spokesman said.

The two were found guilty of helping Israel target a top Hamas leader and identify other militants who were later killed by Israeli forces, said Ihab Ghussein, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Gaza."