Exit PA, Enter Egypt
Al Ayyam, Oct. 9, 2005
Seeking shelter from Palestinian gun battles.
Executive Summary:
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to a virtual Egyptian takeover of the Gaza Strip and has invited other Arab regimes to plant...
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Prepare the Flack Jackets
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A giant step? If...
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Coping with Substance Abuse in the Jewish World
There is nothing more spiritually different than the "L'Chaims" that many Jews make on the secular holiday of New Year's Eve, and the contemplation of the purpose and meaning of our lives that we...