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Experiencing a different side of Israel

I’ve visited Israel four times so far and each time has been a completely different experience. My first visit, back in 1992, had a religious focus. I had just gotten married and was living a relig…

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Thoughts at 4 a.m. in Tel Aviv

It’s 4 a.m. in Tel Aviv. We arrived in Israel this afternoon and  I’m wide awake because my body and mind are still on Pacific Standard Time. It’s quiet outside, although every once in awhile I hea…

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Ehud Barak visits Scottsdale

One of the best ways that American Jewish communities can support Israel is by having a strong, powerful, vibrant Jewish community, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told the nearly 700 attendees at the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix's Mega I

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Team Israel holds mini-camp in Scottsdale

Team Israel will play in the World Baseball Classic for the first time ever, and last weekend, before heading to games in Seoul, South Korea, the team held a mini-camp in Scottsdale.

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A traveling companion

Before I left on my 10-day trip to Israel earlier this month, my 6-year-old approached me with one of his stuffed bears and told me that I should bring it wherever I go on my trip. It was a little …

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Creating a business plan for Israel

Four childhood friends who grew up in Tel Aviv made a decision while serving in the Israeli Army: If they survived, they would devote their lives to a cause.

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Israeli hospital develops innovative surgery

Dr. Ziv Gil, chairman of the department of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, was recently in Scottsdale to give a presentation about an innovative method for removing skull-based tumors.

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Company promotes West Bank products to fight Israel boycotts

The founder of an organization that fights Israel boycotts by promoting products made in Judea and Samaria, better known as the West Bank, will be in the Valley next month to encourage American Jews to show their support for Israel by purchasing Israeli g

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Rabbi Lau: Now is time to learn to live together

Even before speaking, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau is inspirational, by virtue of the life he has lived.

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    WATCH: Reports show Gaza militants firing rockets in civilian areas

    News: French, Indian Journalists in Gaza film militants preparing and firing rockets into Israel from the middle of residential neighborhoods.

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    First person: Sirens change family’s Israel trip

    One of our great sages, Hillel, said, “If I am not for myself then who will be for me?” Never had an answer been made clearer than during our most recent visit to Israel.

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    Itineraries change, but Israel trips go on

    Noah Silver, 16, had looked forward to Camp Ramah’s summer trip to Israel for several years; his sister, who went two years ago, raved about it, as did other past participants. But his trip turned out to be very different.

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    Why the world should care about Israel

    As Israel gets slammed over and over again in social media during its recent conflict with Hamas, the more apparent it is that many people are not aware of what impact the small country (about the ...

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    TV Interview: Hamas Defender and ‘Human Rights’ Lawyer Lies and Claims Truth is Racist

    Diana Bhutto, Arab 'human rights' lawyer, lies repeatedly and completely on national television.

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        Are YOU One of the 1,000,000′s That Have Been Lied To About This?

        The Biggest LIE Of The CENTURY!!

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          From Israel with love - The Jewish Star

          Independent and original reporting from the Orthodox communities of Long Island

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            Hamas

            Hamas is an Islamic extremist terrorist organization based in the West Bank and Gaza strip that calls for the eradication of the State of Israel. Both the United States and the European Union have designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. Following in

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              What Israeli Schoolchildren Sing to Deal With Rockets

                Israeli Schoolchildren:  This song was composed by a local teacher and has been taught to hundreds of schoolchildren within firing range of Gaza's rockets to help them deal with the fear and...

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                BBC investigation reveals Gaza pictures not what they claim to be

                BBC Trending, the broadcasting service’s social media department, reported July 7 that many images posted on social media under the hashtag #GazaUnderAttack are not necessarily what the people who posted them claim them to be.

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                  The Middle East Problem

                  The Middle East conflict is framed as one of the most complex problems in the world. But, in reality, it's very simple. Israelis want to live in peace and ar...