Monthly Archives: July 2008

Diabetes Linked to Birth Defects

Study first to show range and severity of birth defects associated with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes Reprinted from News-Medical.net, July 29, 2008 Women who receive a diagnosis of diabetes before they become pregnant are three to four times … Continue reading

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Rabbi at Interfaith Conference

Not just another interfaith parley by Rabbi David Rosen, Common Ground News Service, July 30, 2008 Jerusalem – Last week, an amazingly colourful array of Arab princes and Muslim clerics came together with representatives of the world’s major faiths in … Continue reading

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Arabs Must Teach Peace

Why Arab education precludes peace with Israel By RYAN JONES, Israel Today, July 28, 2008 The growing number of Israeli Arabs buying into the Palestinian narrative of a cruel and heartless Israel is further evidence of why there will never … Continue reading

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Integrate Jerusalem Arabs

A story of neglect By Moshe Arens, Haaretz, July 28, 2008 Over 41 years have passed since, in the wake of the Six-Day War, the Israeli government extended the municipal borders of Jerusalem to the east, north and south. This … Continue reading

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Less Sleep for Elderly

Elderly Don’t Need As Much Sleep, Study Finds By Robin Lloyd, LiveScience Senior Editor,  24 July 2008 Old people are known to be lousy sleepers, but a new study suggests it might all be in their heads, at least for … Continue reading

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Fuel From Tires

Israeli company squeezes fuel from old tires By Karin Kloosterman, Israel 21C, July 24, 2008 As soon as the summer is over and the fall begins, people in the northern United States start winterizing their vehicles. With more than 250 … Continue reading

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Not Palestinian Lands

Survival of the fittest, the Arab-Israeli conflict in context By Raymond Ibrahim, Dhimmi Watch, July 24, 2008 See Also: Arab Peace Strategy The Palestinian-Israeli question has been a thorn in the world’s side for some time now. And clearly, many … Continue reading

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ID is not Creationist

By design Not all ID believers are creationists By ALBERT LOW, Canada.com, July 25, 2008 Contrary to Christopher Hitchens’s assertion, (“The eyes have it,”July 23), not all who are sympathetic to the idea of intelligent design are creationists. Indeed, those … Continue reading

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