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Judge Goldstone Gets Smacked at UN Council

An Israeli doctor from Ashkelon confronts Judge Goldstone at a UN Council meeting with riveting testimony on how his report completely ignored the Israeli casualties and Arab terror that led up to the Gaza Incursion.
Goldstone’s one-sided anti-semitic report dedicates two pages out of a 500 HUNDRED page report to deal with the 8 [...]

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Where are the soldiers?

Did you ever notice that in most places in Israel there are young Israeli soldiers.  On the busses, in the malls, in the banks, at the restaraunts, and at the makolet.  Every place you go there are soldiers.  That’s expected since most men are conscripted to mandatory service in the army at 18 for three [...]

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A Tale of Two Seas

Rabbi Azouelos, Head of the Maskiot Pre-Army Mechina, said these very inspiring words at last night’s closing ceremony for this year’s students.
(Translated and paraphrased from Hebrew)
Israel has two seas. The Kineret and the Dead Sea.
The Kineret is a sea that only gives. It gives water, and fish, and provides [...]

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הפריצה להר הבית 1967 Israel Captures Temple Mount

Actual footage of the Israel Defense Forces entering and capturing the Temple Mount in the Six Day War.
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1967 Temple Mount Jerusalem Captured

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15 Seconds to Sderot

15 seconds is all that it takes for a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza to land in the nearby Israeli town of Sderot. It will probably take you longer than that to read this blog post.
Imagine that you are in your living reading a book, watching TV or having a bite to eat, [...]

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Caesarea (קיסריה) and the Roman Aqueducts

When I think of Caesarea, and its 18 hole golf course near the beach, it usually comes with a longing for my golf clubs that I left in the USA 14 years ago.  It’s situated about 50KM north of Tel Aviv and is easily accessible from the main Coastal Highway.
Caesarea, is actually however, a top [...]

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Life in Husan

Husan חוסן is a sprawling West Bank town on the southern edge of Jerusalem, straddled by Gilo, the tunnels road, and Beitar Ilit.  Most of the residents work in neighboring Beit Lechem, or tend to their fields or herds.  Commerce is practically non-existent in Husan.
In good times, Husan has also been a prime source of [...]

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Israel Air Force on Yom Haatzmaut

What a great birthday. Israel is now 60 years old. A little grey hair and plump around the waist, but looking better than ever!
A marvelous thing happened today on our hike to Tel Azeka (more on that later). As we reached the top of the hill, we saw 5 IDF fighter jets soar [...]

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