Bullying Victim Fights Backs

admin | January 31, 2012

Paige Pless, a sophomore at Tech Valley High School, talks about being bullied and how a school project led her to realize her desired career path: working with the Anti-Defamation League as an educator in their “Be An Ally” program.

Jewish scholars dare to bridge religious divide

admin | January 31, 2012

Annotated Bibles don’t often make headlines, but “The Jewish Annotated New Testament” (Oxford University Press) – the title alone is enough to provoke spirited discussion – has caused a stir. Co-edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, Bible scholars at Vanderbilt and Brandeis respectively, the volume is proving controversial because of what it says about the very close relationship between Christianity and Judaism

West Bank levee board raises concerns about Marrero floodwall with Army Corps of Engineers

admin | January 31, 2012

Cracks and small air pockets in a new floodwall south of Marrero are aesthetic issues that do not affect the wall's structural integrity, Army Corps of Engineers officials said Tuesday. But West Bank levee authority officials said some of the imperfections fall outside corps specifications and could cause the walls to weather prematurely, increasing maintenance costs

Lieberman, what do the israelis thinking about him – English Subtitles – Video

admin | January 31, 2012


25-01-2012 13:19 The following footage was from the former Israeli elections when both “Kadima” and “Likud” parties came very close and at the end “Likud” won the elections. This is what you need to know to understand everything in the footage: (1) Ivet – Another name for Liberman (2) Mina – A known statistician in Israel (3) Fairness And Determination – During the Disengagment from Gaza the IDF allways said on the news it will act with fairness and determination with the settlers. Eretz Nehedert – The name of the TV show

Jewish groups urge White House to act on Sudan

admin | January 31, 2012

Jewish leaders delivered a letter to the White House urging action to allow food to reach hundreds of thousands of people facing starvation in Sudan’s border regions.

Broadband coming to west bank

admin | January 31, 2012

L’Observateur LAPLACE – Within the next two weeks, residents of the west bank of St.

In Israel, A Non-Stop Debate On Possible Iran Strike

admin | January 31, 2012

Enlarge Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images Israeli soldiers take part in an exercise at the Shizafon army base, in the Negev Desert north of the southern city of Eilat, on Tuesday.

In Israel, A Nonstop Debate On Possible Iran Strike

admin | January 31, 2012

Speculation is mounting over whether Israel will attack Iran's nuclear facilities sometime soon.

Arab League leaders say Syria not making democratic progress

admin | January 31, 2012

Security Council mulls Syria resolution STORY HIGHLIGHTS Time for international community to unite, Clinton says Syrian ambassador says outsiders should not be forcing changes “Hope of Syrian people” in your hands, Qatari prime minister tells U.N. Security Council Russia does not want al-Assad pushed out of power United Nations (CNN) — Arab leaders told the U.N.

HURT: 'Islamist Firster' president not what he claimed

admin | January 31, 2012

ANALYSIS/OPINION: GOLAN HEIGHTS — Surveying the live minefields, cratered roads and mortar-pocked concrete buildings along the border here between Syria and Israel, it is hard not to be reminded of the historic and monumental disappointment President Obama has been. When he was campaigning to become the most powerful man in the last standing superpower on Earth, he spoke passionately about changing the world, restoring America’s greatness and bringing more peace and fairness to everyone