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Terrorism

Dead, Injured in Multiple Terror Attacks in Israel’s South

by Joshua Spurlock • August 18, 2011

In ongoing breaking reports, the IDF website is saying that more than a dozen people have been injured in a multi-front terror attack on Thursday, while the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that five people were killed in the violence. An…

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News, Tourism

Dead Sea Potentially Months Away from Being Named World Wonder

by Joshua Spurlock • August 18, 2011

Competing against the world’s most breathtaking locales, the Dead Sea is just three months away from potentially being named one of the world’s seven natural wonders as part of the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition. The online voting contest…

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Diplomacy, In Depth

Israel Prepares as Palestinians Move Closer to UN Move

by Joshua Spurlock • August 17, 2011

  SPECIAL REPORT: JERUSALEM—Palestinian plans to go to the United Nations for unilateral statehood recognition continue to move forward, even as Israel continues to call for a renewal of peace talks and prepares in case the Palestinians follow-through with the…

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Terrorism

Gaza Rocket Reaches North of Major Israeli City; IDF Responds

by Joshua Spurlock • August 16, 2011

The Gaza rocket attacks took an unexpected escalation Monday night as a grad rocket was fired north of the Israeli city of Beersheba, roughly 40 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, according to the IDF Twitter page. Beersheba is one of…

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Diplomacy, Peace and Conflict

Palestinians, Israelis Battle Diplomatically over UN Bid

by Joshua Spurlock • August 10, 2011

With the Palestinians aiming for some form of United Nations statehood recognition in September, they have set their sights on a key diplomatic target: the United States. The US is one of five nations with a veto in the powerful…

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Peace and Conflict

Israel Responds Defensively as Gaza Attacks Continue

by Joshua Spurlock • August 8, 2011

The assault of rockets and mortars fired from Gaza at Israel has risen in recent months after a period of calm, and in response the Israelis moved an Iron Dome missile defense battery near the southern city of Ashkelon, according…

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