admin | June 18, 2015
Members of the Druze community take to the streets on Monday (Inna Lazareva) Followers of a highly secretive faith which is derived from Islam and incorporates elements of mysticism and Greek philosophy, the Druze number approximately 140,000 in Israel and the Golan Heights. In Syria, there are approximately 700,000, alongside communities in Lebanon and Jordan
simmons | June 17, 2015
The newly retired Israeli general who served as the commander of the withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 came out strongly on Monday against the notion of a two-state solution, saying that the demographic reasoning behind the removal of Jewish settlers was a manipulation and that Israel would yet build settlements in the Strip. Maj. Gen.
richards | June 17, 2015
In June 2008, exactly three years after I got married, I decided to get a divorce. I didn't fall out of love with my wife. In fact, I never fell in love with her in the first place
simmons | June 17, 2015
Creation of Israel, 1948 On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel.
admin | June 16, 2015
Likud,Hebrew in full Likud-Liberalim Leumi, English Unity-National Liberals, right-wing Israeli political party. It was founded in September 1973 to challenge the Israel Labour Party, which had governed the country since its independence in 1948, and first came to power in 1977, with Menachem Begin as prime minister. For decades thereafter, Likud alternated in government with the Labour Party, forming coalitions with minor parties, especially those with an ultrareligious or a nationalist ideology.
simmons | June 16, 2015
I looked forward to Amsterdam; meeting up with my friend Laura, and attending to unfinished business. We met at Schiphol Airport, or shit pool, as she called it
simmons | June 16, 2015
May. 23, 2015 World Bank report finds Gaza's economy is near collapse due to 2014 war with Israel, border restrictions and dysfunctional government; cites conflict between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas as reason for delay in reconstruction efforts, and notes unemployment rate stands at 44 percent, world's highest level. MORE Pope Francis, during meeting at Vatican, calls Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas 'angel of peace'; Vatican reiterates hope that Palestinians and Israel will find lasting solution to regional conflict
admin | June 14, 2015
Golan Heights,also called Golan Plateau, Arabic Al-Jawln, Hebrew Ramat Ha-Golan or Ha-Golan, hilly area overlooking the upper Jordan River valley on the west. The area was part of extreme southwestern Syria until 1967, when it came under Israeli military occupation, and in December 1981 Israel unilaterally annexed the part of the Golan it held. The areas name is from the biblical city of refuge Golan in Bashan (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8)
admin | June 11, 2015
Keyword: golanheights EU's Ashton Adds to 'Settlement' Discrimination EU foreign policy chief pushes introduction EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is pushing for comprehensive guidelines to introduce separate labeling for products made by Jews in Judea and Samaria, Israeli-daily Haaretz reported on Tuesday. According to the report
simmons | June 11, 2015
In this Friday, June 5, 2015 photo, Palestinian children play on a fishing boat as fishermen prepare their fishing nets at the sea port of Gaza City. The Gaza Strip, with a 40-kilometer (25-mile) Mediterranean coastline, was always known for its seafood until Israel restricted the fishing area.
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