Monthly Archives: July 2009

Arabs resist normalization

Arab Ministers on Conditions for Accepting Mitchell’s Bid for Ties with Israel Washington is calling on the Arabs to take steps toward the normalization of ties with Israel "in return" for a halt to the Israeli settlement construction according to … Continue reading

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Israeli science faces financial crisis

Israel’s space industry facing staff cuts Decline in government funding precipitates cash crisis. By Haim Watzman, Nature News, July 29, 2009  Israel’s space industry faces a financial crisis that could lead to the laying off of half its workforce over … Continue reading

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Jews should visit Temple Mount

Why I will visit the Temple Mount on Tisha B’av Beside the Book of Lamentations and the traditional laments it is time to call, ‘Arise! Let us go up to Zion," let us go to the Temple Mount. Within the … Continue reading

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Media should promote peace not conflict

United Nations International Media Seminar on Middle East Peace concludes with call on journalists to expand public dialogue, help bridge divide Source: United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) Date: 28 Jul 2009 PAL/2119 PI/1901 (Received from a UN Information … Continue reading

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Conflict in Yemen

YEMEN: The conflict in Saada Governorate – analysis Photo: Mohammed al-Jabri/IRIN Thousands of Hashid tribesmen supported government troops in fighting against the Shia rebels in the north SANAA, 24 July 2008 (IRIN) – Since 2004 hundreds of people have been … Continue reading

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Rebuilding Jewish communities in liberated lands

11 New Yesha Outposts ‘in Defiance of International Pressure’ “Building new communities throughout Judea and Samaria is the only way we can return the State of Israel to being independent, flourishing and growing, protect our national interests, and stand up … Continue reading

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Obama shouldn’t pressure Israel

The President Takes a Hard Line on Israel Yet he doesn’t want to be seen as ‘meddling’ in Iran. By MACKUBIN THOMAS OWENS, Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2009 Israel has been willing to accept a two-state solution since the … Continue reading

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US Military aims at energy crisis

Can the Military Find the Answer to Alternative Energy? DARPA, the Defense Dept. agency that helped invent the Internet, is setting its sights on cleantech By Steve LeVine, Business Week, July 23, 2009 Nine years ago, Robert J. Nowak, an … Continue reading

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