A Palestinian man looks at the government ministry compound in Gaza City, which was hit by Israeli air strikes. getty iamges
by James D. Besser Washington Correspondent
Pro-Israel groups launched a massive public relations campaign this week supporting Israel’s air offensive aimed at stopping missile attacks from Gaza — and an unspoken target of the hasbara effort was President-Elect Barack Obama, - Read Story -
As the Jewish Braille Institute expands, activists for the blind say the community needs to do more.
Nathan Rubinstein reads a large-print Hebrew text, made possible by the Jewish Braille Institute. Larry Zolotor
by Sharon Udasin Staff Writer
For Nathan Rubinstein, a traditional bar mitzvah seemed improbable, if not impossible. Born with an optic glioma — a severe type of eye cancer —– Nathan endured nearly five years of chemotherapy beginning when he was 3. The treatment left him entirely sightless in his left eye and with only marginal vision in his right. - Read Story -
Jerusalem — The haunting sound of sirens blaring, the images of frightened families huddled in overcrowded bomb shelters as the Israel Defense Forces battled Hamas in Gaza this week has evoked in many Israelis dark memories of the much-criticized Second Lebanon War against Hezbollah during the summer of 2006.- Read Story -
The increasing range of Palestinian rockets has raised the stakes for Ashkelon residents for the success of Israel’s “Cast Lead” military offensive in Gaza. Indeed, for the first time this week, a rocket claimed a life in Ashkelon, and the streets began emptying of people. Schools were closed and the army homefront command ordered shopping malls closed. - Read Story -
Less than four months removed from a quiet academic life at home in Israel, UN Ambassador Gabriela Shalev, whose political leanings are perceived to be on the left, is defending her country’s air strikes on Hamas centers, noting in an urgent letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday night that Hamas “holds the sole responsibility for the latest events” and that “Israel is taking the necessary military action in order to protect its citizens from ongoing terrorist attacks.”
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