Canadian PM Vows to Stand with Israel

January 29, 2014 Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper was cheered and given a standing ovation as he addressed the Israeli Parliament. "Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you," he said.

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Security Forces Foil Terrorist Plot to Bomb US Embassy

January 29, 2014 Israel’s Shin Bet has revealed it thwarted a conspiracy to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Jerusalem Convention Center. The security agency has arrested two Jerusalem Arabs and one from Aqaba, Samaria in connection with the al-Qaeda terrorist plot that involved a truck bomb and at least four suicide bombers.

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Abbas Insists on Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital

January 22, 2014 This weekend in Morocco, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declared that Jerusalem must be the capital of a Palestinian state, as a condition for a future peace deal with Israel.

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The Search for King David’s Hebron Palace

January 22, 2014 Hebron is the site of an important dig as the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) searches for the answers to Israel's ancient past, particularly the remnants of King David’s 3,000-year-old palace.

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Why Boycotting Israel Means Boycotting Your Blessing

January 20, 2014 On Friday, 134 US House lawmakers condemned the ASA boycott of Israel saying it was "morally dishonest." As global anti-Semitism takes a hold, it is good to remember why we should be blessing Israel.

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IDF on Heightened Alert Following Attempted Lynching

January 13, 2014 The Israel Defense Forces were on heightened alert in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) on Wednesday after two Palestinian vehicles were burned in the village of Madama south of Nablus. Graffiti was found near the cars reading “revenge for Esh Kodesh.”

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Jewish Doctor Makes Free House Calls to Arab Israelis in Disputed Territories

January 8, 2014 Although Western media often presents an entirely negative picture of Jewish-Arab relations, here in Israel, the reality on the ground can often be positive. Dr. Yitzchak Glick is one Jewish doctor whose labor of love has earned him the appreciation of the Arabs.

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Jerusalem Under Siege

December 11, 2013 Ever since Israel was miraculously reborn as an independent state in 1948, she has been center-stage on the world scene. That position became even more evident when Jerusalem was united in 1967 after the Six Day War. Against all odds, Israel prevailed when the Arab world once again mounted superior forces against this tiny nation.

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Pro-Israel Jews Barred from Open United Nations Meeting in New York

November 25, 2013 Pro-Israel Jews have been barred from attending an open meeting today at the UN that marks the anniversary of the 1947 resolution allowing the establishment of a Jewish state and an Arab state. That landmark 1947 resolution was accepted by Jewish leaders but the Arab world rejected it. Instead of establishing a Palestinian state, they launched a civil war. Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan characterized the anniversary as “a day of mourning and a day of grief.”

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Granddaughter of Hamas PM Sent to Israeli Hospital

November 25, 2013 Last week, the one-year-old granddaughter of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who has been calling for a third Palestinian intifada (civil uprising) in Judea and Samaria, was sent to Israel to receive care at Schneider Children’s Hospital in Petah Tikva. Amal arrived at the hospital in critical condition. The young girl was suffering from a severe gastro-intestinal disorder that had impacted her nervous system, according to doctors in Gaza. (Al Ahram)

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