Monthly Archives: August 2013

Syria kills while Israel rescues

Israeli compassion amidst the atrocities Arabic-speaking doctors, nurses and social workers are all available to communicate with the Syrian patients and help ease their anxieties. August 28, 2013, Dave Sharma Reprinted from Times of Israel Blogger Dave Sharma , Dave … Continue reading

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Israel will respond forcefully

Israel defiant any attack would provoke its ‘great might’ Mark Weiss, Reprinted from Irish Times Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 21:04 Following a number of threats from Syrian officials over the last few days to target Israel in the … Continue reading

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Israel brings in last of Ethiopian Jews

Organized immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel ends By Batsheva Sobelman, latimes.com August 28, 2013 JERUSALEM — A plane carrying 450 immigrants from Ethiopia on Wednesday marked the end of Israel’s decades-long effort to bring Jews and their descendants from … Continue reading

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USA and Syria

Israel Resource Review Issue of August 28, 2013 Exclusive: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say By: Noah Shachtman Last Wednesday, in the hours after a horrific chemical attack east of Damascus, an official at the … Continue reading

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Muslim Brotherhood is a common enemy

Why Saudi Arabia is Helping Crush the Muslim Brotherhood BY ROBERT BAER New Republic, August 26, 2013 It’s not often that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates openly defy the United States on an issue that truly matters to … Continue reading

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The wonders of Jerusalem

Jerusalem Has No Natural Wonders The Talmud poses for us the question: “Why are the hot springs of Israel located in Tiberias and not in Jerusalem?” From Rabbi Berel Wein, August 28, 2013 The Land of Israel is basically a … Continue reading

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India gets help from Israel

India and Israel: Democracies that should deepen ties Both are homelands for ancient peoples who gained their independence from the British in the 1940s. Both created vibrant, multicultural democracies and tech-driven economies   Noah Beck On 25 August 2013 At … Continue reading

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Christians fear persecution from Muslims

Aleppo Christians Fear Iraq-Style Ethnic Cleansing The burnt interior of Kevork Church is pictured after clashes between Free Syrian Army fighters and forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, in the Midan area of Aleppo, Oct. 30, 2012. (photo by … Continue reading

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