Daily Archives: February 7, 2007

by Bayla Sheva Brenner
Football champion Alan Veingrad is still making all the right moves. In 1992, Alan Veingrad, former offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, made all the right moves to protect the quarterback and ward off the other team's advances, helping to secure his team a Super Bowl victory. Today, he's taken that same sense of discipline and strength of will to focus his sights on what he considers a significantly more meaningful "end zone" - observant Judaism. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Elizabeth, NJ and Miami, FL, Mr. Veingrad says he grew up like...

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By Chris Mitchell
CBN News
February 1, 2007
CBNNews.com - JERUSALEM - For thousands of years, empires, countries and kings have fought over the fate of Jerusalem. Today, the fight for Jerusalem continues, and the final claim on its destiny will have worldwide consequences. Since the 1967 Six-Day War, the city of Jerusalem has been under the sovereignty of the state of Israel. And just four months from now, Israel will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its capture of the city of Jerusalem. But one generation later, Jerusalem is still the epicenter of conflict: Israel's enemies are trying to...

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Adelson family gift will double to at least 20,000 the number of free summer trips to Israel offered to Diaspora Jews by birthright israel; 'The birthright israel program is one of the best ideas of our time,' Sheldon Adelson says
A new gift to the Taglit - birthright israel program (BRI) will double to at least 20,000 the number of free summer trips to Israel offered by BRI this summer. The gift is being made by The Adelson Family Charitable Foundation, established by philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson, one of the world's richest people and the richest...

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CWNews.com –Venezuela (MNN) -- Venezuela's Congress Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill granting President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution.Voice of the Martyrs Todd Nettleton says, "President Hugo Chavez is gaining almost dictatorial powers over that country. He will be allowed to stay in office as long as he wants and basically rule the country by his decree."Chavez forced a U-S based mission organization out of tribal areas last year. Right...

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ABU DHABI — German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, yesterday as part of her talks with Gulf leaders on international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process.
Shaikh Khalifa and Chancellor Merkel conferred on a number of current issues in the region, particulary Palestine, the situation in Iraq and Lebanon.Merkel briefed Shaikh Khalifa about Germany’s new initiative that it wants to present during its presidency of the European Union to revive the Middle East peace process.Shaikh Khalifa told Merkel that the UAE was keen to strengthen its economic cooperation...

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