Monthly Archives: February 2008

Two States Unattainable

Two-state solution out of reach, ex-CIA head says By SHELDON KIRSHNER, Staff Reporter, Canadian Jewish News, Feb. 28, 2008  TORONTO — The former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, R. James Woolsey, Jr., right, says a two-state solution to … Continue reading

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Hamas Extremism

Insatiable Extremism Editorial, THE JERUSALEM POST, Feb. 27, 2008 Roni Yihye, 47, a father of four, was murdered on Wednesday in the latest rocket assault from the Gaza Strip. His death came a day after the 80th birthday of Ariel … Continue reading

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Danger for Gaza Christians

`Endangered’ Gaza Christians Mull Flight Amid Deaths, Firebombs By Daniel Williams, Bloomberg, Feb. 26, 2008 Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — The stone walls of St. Porphyrius church in Gaza were raised in the fourth century, a reminder of Christianity’s long role … Continue reading

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Encyclopedia of Mitzvohs

Billionaire Turns Attention To Torah’s Commandments BY E.B. SOLOMONT – NY Sun, February 25, 2008URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/71782 The latest project of an Upper East Side billionaire famous for his colossal Hamptons mansion is a 20-volume encyclopedia of all 613 commandments in … Continue reading

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Evolution Not For Children

Famed Microbiologist on Teaching Evolution: Don’t Start Until College By Brandon Keim , Wired, February 22, 2008 |  Education, Evolution Famed microbiologist Carl Woese has a unique suggestion for teaching evolution to schoolchildren: don’t do it. I recently talked to … Continue reading

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Judeophobia Spreading

Candidly Speaking: The state of Jew-hatred By Isi Leibler , THE JERUSALEM POST, Feb. 23, 2008 Almost 300 parliamentarians, academicians, human rights activists and Jewish leaders from all corners of the globe are participating in the Global Forum against Anti … Continue reading

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Educating for War

The American Jewish Committee Underwrites Study of New Palestinian Authority School textbooks. By Arlene Kushner, Senior Policy Research Analyst,  Center for Near East Policy Research Ltd. The American Jewish Committee, in cooperation with The Institute for Monitoring the Impact of … Continue reading

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Importance of Junk DNA

Genetic ‘Junk’ Could Answer Riddle of Vertebrate Evolution By Brandon Keim Wired, February 21, 2008 Lampreys, jawless fish closely related to the first vertebrates, possess 41 types of a little-known genetic regulator called microRNA. Some biologists say microRNA answers the … Continue reading

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