Monthly Archives: March 2007

Socrates Meets Colombo

Socrates Holds a Press Conference By Israel Zwick, CN Publications, March 30, 2007 (Author’s Note: The Socratic Method is a technique which utilizes a series of questions to expose inadequacies and inconsistencies in the beliefs of an interlocutor. Ultimately a … Continue reading

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Evolutionary Contradictions

Mass extinction effect on mammals disputed A new phylogenic tree suggests ancestors of present-day mammals diversified millions of years after dinosaurs were wiped out, contradicting a popular theory By Graciela Flores, The Scientist, March 28, 2007 New findings are contradicting … Continue reading

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Free the Soldiers

A Passover Prayer for Israel’s Missing Soldiers From www.freethesoldiers.org As we gather to celebrate this Festival of Freedom, let us recall those who have their freedom denied to them. As we sit with our families at our Seder Table, let … Continue reading

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Humanity Wins

MDA enters Ramallah to save Palestinian baby For the first time since the intifada, an Israeli ambulance enters Palestinian territories in order to evacuate critically injured baby By Lilach Shoval, YNet News, March 29, 2007  A bullet-proof Israeli ambulance entered … Continue reading

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Palestinians Must Stop Hating

Palestinian Handouts By Linda Chavez, Washington Times, March 27, 2007 One year ago, the United States and the European Union decided to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority after Palestinians elected Hamas, a U.S.- and EU-designated terrorist organization, to … Continue reading

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Refuge for Terrorists

Palestinian Camps Infiltrated by Terrorists “Fateh Al-Islam”, an unachieved journey to “Al Qaeda” organization and an ambiguous link with “Fatah-Intifada”. “Al Hayat” visited “Fateh Al-Islam” in its northern camp in “Al Bared”, where nearly all speak classical Arabic with a … Continue reading

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Passover Message

Passover Message from Rabbi Chaim Yisroel Blumenfeld  Yeshive Neveh Zion, March 28, 2007 Dear Alumni and Friends, I have written two emails to you about freedom. But I feel I owe you a postscript. So here goes. This Shabbos is … Continue reading

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WHO Supports Circumcision

WHO agrees HIV circumcision plan International experts have backed the use of male circumcision in the prevention of HIV. BBC News, March 28, 2007 The World Health Organization and UNAIDS said circumcision should be added to current interventions to reduce … Continue reading

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