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Theodor Herzl, visionary of the State of Israel, in Switzerland.
Photo courtesy of the Bettman archive via CorbisThis May we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel’s existence, although it is certain, her origins stretch much further back than a mere six decades. Read More... |
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Former US President Jimmy Carter met with Hamas leaders during an April 13-21, 2008, Middle East Tour. Despite discouragement from the White House and statements that dislodge Carter from any kind of official US backing, the former president is set on dialoguing with the group termed by the State Department as a “terrorist organization.”
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Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Christian mother from Kansas and a Muslim father from Kenya, although neither parent was religious--his father, a proclaimed atheist. Despite the fact that the Illinois Senator running for the United States Presidency has been a member of the United Church of Christ for over two decades, Barack Hussein Obama’s religious affiliation tends to remain a ball of confusion.
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Imagine opening your morning paper and discovering that 140,000 prisoners have just been released from United States jails. In other words, two percent of the country’s prison population has been liberated in one fell swoop. This is much like what happened in Israel when 429 Palestinian prisoners were released in an overture connected with the Annapolis summit. Their release raises the question of whether the prisoners deserved to be there in the first place. This question is troubling if you think the answer is no, and potentially more troubling if you think the answer is yes, but a third option is that the prisoners were initially violent or threatening and their attitudes changed in some way during their time in prison.
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Honey developed in Israel--newly released to the US marketplace and abroad--may offer much needed fortification for those undergoing chemotherapy treatment. After 30 plus years of research, Life-Mel Honey shows promise for those undergoing the rigorous demands of cancer treatment by improving blood composition and overall wellbeing. Read More... |
