Monthly Archives: October 2011

Israel contributes to American security

latimes.com latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-blackwill-israel-20111031,0,7160803.story Israel: A true ally in the Middle East Israeli contributions to U.S. national interests, underappreciated by many, include enhanced counter-terrorism, intelligence and technology useful in urban warfare. By Robert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe October 31, 2011 … Continue reading

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Blame hormones for weight gain

Weight Regain May Not Be Due to Lack of Willpower Study Suggests Hormones May Be Responsible for Failure to Keep Off Lost Pounds By Denise Mann WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Oct. 26, 2011 — Just … Continue reading

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Arab Spring is disappointment to West

Arab Spring turns Bitter Cold Reprinted from Daily Alert, October 28, 2011 Tunisia’s "Moderate" Islamists? – Michael J. Totten Just about every report I’ve read describes the Islamists in Tunisia as "moderate." This is – if I may be blunt … Continue reading

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Iron Dome is defeat for Hamas

Iron Dome Shoots Down Palestinian Morale StrategyPage.com October 27, 2011: Palestinian terrorists are not happy. Last August, terrorist groups in Gaza thought they had come up with a way to get around the new Israeli Iron Dome anti-rocket system. They … Continue reading

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Israeli firm expects drug appoval

Biotechs Rally on Bet Protalix to Win Approval October 25, 2011, 4:32 AM EDT   More From Bloomberg Businessweek Israeli Stocks: Space Communication, Teva, Protalix, Modiin Protalix BioTherapeutics Advances to 3-Month High in Tel Aviv By Zachary Tracer, Bloomberg Business … Continue reading

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IQ can change in adolescence

Brain Scans Support Findings That IQ Can Rise or Fall Significantly During Adolescence http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/      111020024329.htm IQ, the standard measure of intelligence, can increase or fall significantly during our teenage years, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust, and … Continue reading

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Arabs study at Zionist university

Apartheid, You Say? 600 Arab Students Begin Year at Ariel U It is located on "disputed territory" and many of its students are "settlers." So why do Arab students like Ariel University too? Frank Mecklenburg, October 23, 2011 The largest … Continue reading

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PA supports terrorists with foreign money

Abbas Uses More Foreign Aid to Pay Freed Terrorists Abbas matches Hamas’ generosity and honors freed terrorists with a $5,000 grant, partially funded by the United States and Europe. Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, October 23, 2011 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas … Continue reading

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