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Terrorists Attack a Jewish Seminary in Jerusalem

Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Israel, terrorism

 
A “severe terrorist attack” has taken place at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem. 
Two gunmen broke into the Mercaz Harav Rabbinical Seminary and opened fire.  Most of the students in the seminary are high school age. The casualty count stands at 8 deaths and 35 injured but that is expected to climb.    
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that the […]

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Hezbollah Commander Killed; Group Blames Israel

Posted on February 13, 2008 - Filed Under Israel, terrorism

Hezbollah TV announced the death of Imad Mughniyeh, a senior Hezbollah commander implicated in some of the most high-profile international terrorist attacks of the last 25 years. According to reports he died in an explosion in Syria.
Mughniyeh was involved in such terrorist activities the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, which […]

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Power Out in Gaza Puts Israel Under Pressure

Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under Israel

 
Gaza City is dark.  In retaliation for rocket attacks, Israel has blocked fuel shipments into the region. The Israelis assert the move is designed to target hamas and insist they will not allow this to turn into a humanitarian crisis. 
The blackout “is a Hamas ploy to pretend there is some kind of crisis to attract […]

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Bush Sets Sights on Peace Treaty Before Term Expires

Posted on January 10, 2008 - Filed Under Bush, Israel

After 7 years in office President Bush has arrived in Israel.  After disengaging the US from the region for most of his two terms, Bush now seeks a Peace treaty to be signed by the Palestinians and Israelis before his term ends.   
Better late than never.
If Bush can broker a deal between the two sides it would leave him with an important […]

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Bush Pledges to Personally ‘facilitate’ peace negotiations

Posted on November 28, 2007 - Filed Under Israel, Palestine

Speaking today to CNN, President Bush said he would personally “facilitate” peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. Bush believes the formation of a democratic Palestinian state was the best way to end Mideast violence. 7 years after taking office and pulling the US out of the middle east peace process, Bush has suddenly […]

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