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Israel Celebrates Life over Death by Honoring Coming of Age Terror Victims

by Joshua Spurlock • December 21, 2015 • 0 Comments

In Jewish tradition, the coming of age celebration—the Bar Mitzvah for boys and the Bat Mitzvah for girls—is a momentous occasion that marks the transition from childhood into adulthood. And for victims of terror attacks in Israel, that is doubly…

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Israel Reportedly Takes Out High-Profile Hezbollah Terrorist in Syria

by Joshua Spurlock • December 20, 2015 • 0 Comments

It took 36-years, but a high-profile Hezbollah terrorist has finally paid the final price for his role in the deaths of five Israelis—including two children—in a blow considered to significantly hurt Hezbollah, according to an Israeli expert. Samir Kuntar, given…

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Israel Proud to Help African Nation Battle Ebola Virus

by Joshua Spurlock • December 19, 2015 • 0 Comments

Israel regularly sends medical emissaries to African nations to help them fight disease. Last week, one of those nations sent a high-ranking representative to Israel to connect with their supportive partner. For the first time, the president of upper house…

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US Lawmakers: EU Labeling Israeli Goods ‘Counterproductive to Peace Process’

by Joshua Spurlock • December 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

Four members of the US Congress have slammed as “harmful” the recommendation by the European Union to label Israeli goods as originating in the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank. The lawmakers from both…

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Head of UN Says Non-Muslims Shouldn’t Worship on Temple Mount

by Joshua Spurlock • December 14, 2015 • 0 Comments

Religious freedom is a principle upheld by the United Nations as a human right—except apparently when it applies to Jews praying at the site of their two Temples. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement delivered to an Islamic event…

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Russian-Turkish Tensions Simmer Behind Naval Near Miss

by Joshua Spurlock • December 13, 2015 • 0 Comments

Russia opened fire with warning shots on a Turkish ship on Sunday after the vessels came within 2,000 feet of each other in ocean waters that border Turkey. The incident, reported by the Russian Defense Ministry website, occurred in the…

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