Their first taste of a shelter

*Harvey Tannenbaum. A native Californian who moved to Efrat, Israel in 1998 and works as an events planner. Last Friday night at time of the the "Lecha Dodi" prayer for Shabbat, the 1st siren went...

The Children of Gaza’s Rocket War

Bomb shelter Almost half of Sderot’s preteens suffer from signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to a study that was published this November in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Based on a questionnaire answered...

A media strategy to help Israel in the Gaza war

Our agency will now use its two rooms and two computers at Beit Agron to organize a new media response network to encourage people to respond in real time to the denigration of Israel,...

The U.S. Congress Warns Egypt On Hamas

Leading members of Congress have warned Egypt of the loss of U.S. aid unless it ends support for Hamas. Senior House and Senate members have determined that Egypt was supporting Hamas' war against Israel in...

November 18, 2012: Fighting on All Fronts

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ I've alluded to some of this already, but want to return to look in some more detail at the various "fronts" we are dealing with in this conflict. I wrote yesterday about the fact that...

America, Israel, Gaza, the World

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/11/18/america-israel-gaza-the-world/ As Israeli airstrikes and naval shells bombarded Gaza this weekend, the world asked the question that perennially frustrates, confuses and enrages so many people across the planet: Why aren’t the Americans hating on Israel...

Dog Saves Owner from Rocket Strike

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/dog-saves-owner-from-rocket-strike/2012/11/19/ Louisa saved her owner's life in Ashkelon. Photo Credit: Noam Bedein, Sderot Media Center The coastal city of Ashkelon, population 130,000, was hit particularly hard on Sunday. In one attack, a rocket slammed into a four-story...

Obama Blocks Israeli Invasion of Gaza

Western diplomats said Obama has been on the telephone with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu nearly every day amid the war between Israel and the Gaza Strip. They said Obama has urged Netanyahu not to...

Operation Pillar of Defense: Update No. 1 (November 15, 1300 Hours)

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20425 Overview 1. On the afternoon of November 14, 2012, the IDF began Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip. The opening shot was the targeted killing of Ahmed al-Jaabari, commander of Hamas' military-terrorist wing,...