Daily Archives: July 18, 2006

Israel Dispatches Infantry Into Southern Lebanon

Israel has dispatched infantry units into Lebanon. Israeli infantry and engineering units have been sent into Lebanon for an assault on Hizbullah positions and strongholds near the Israeli border. The soldiers were said to be...

Kibbut Nir Am and Sderot – the human side of towns under fire

Kibbutz Nir Am is a small community on the immediate outskirts of Sderot. It is so close to Sderot that many Kibbutz members walk to Synagogues there for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, and other...

New York Times decision to feature a morgue of dead Lebanese civilians on the...

From my perspective as a trained social work professional who works in the media, it was both shocking and inappropriate to see how the New York Times chose to run a five column picture...

UNRWA: The Perennial Obstacle To Peace

"I'm from Chicago, and I know corruption when I find it!" This is how Congressman Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.) initiated his dissection of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a Capital Hill seminar...