Archive for 2008

Farmers and Priests

    
by Moshe Kempinski    
Our generation has seen a miracle unfold before our eyes. A battered and struggling people came into the swamps and desolate valleys of this land and became the agents of its flowering.  Furthermore their pioneering efforts were imbued with miraculous and idealistic passion. Regardless of what they claimed...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

MISSILES JUST HIT BEERSHEBA

Moshe Kempinski
Two missiles have just hit Beersheba. Though a kindergarten was hit there
are no casualties, thank G-d. This is the furthest that the terrorists have
fired using the more advanced Grad rockets. Military analysts believe that
the terrorists have about two thousand rockets mostly Kassam of short
range, some longer and about...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

Answering Israel’s critics

Six clichés you are likely to hear constantly in the coming days, and why they’re false
Yigal Walt
1) “Israel’s response in Gaza is disproportionate”
Since when is war a mathematical equation? The basic objective of any warring party is to inflict maximal damage on the enemy while minimizing its own...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

The current war has origin in Gush Katif expulsion

By Steven Plaut
There is so much to say about events over the past few days, but I
will try to keep mine very short. The web is full of relevant
materials.
a. As usual, the press and the Israeli political establishment are
ignoring what actually produced the massive rocket attacks...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

The sinister resurrection of Stalin

The Soviet leader’s triumphant imperialism is the key to his rehabilitation under Putin, believes Anne Applebaum.
 Communist supporters gather at the grave of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to mark the 129th anniversary of his birthday, in Moscow Photo: AP
Who is the greatest Russian of all time? In the unlikely event that...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

US and Japanese researchers crack flu pandemic's deadly codeFont Size: Decrease Increase

THE genetic code that made the 1918 killer flu so deadly has finally been cracked, claim US and Japanese researchers, who say their discovery may lead to new drugs able to keep future outbreaks in check.
By experimenting with genetic material recovered from preserved lung tissues of three victims of the so-called Spanish influenza,...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

Message to Congress: Protect Constitution

Effort seeks volunteers to challenge eligibility
A California foundation whose chief is involved in two separate legal actions challenging the eligibility of Barack Obama to be president has launched a campaign seeking volunteers in Congress to object to the Electoral College vote.
The effort by Orly Taitz, who is a part of the...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

Public Schools Change Young Evangelicals' Values

 

By  Phyllis Schlafly
Why did 18-to-29-year-old evangelicals vote for Barack Obama despite his apostasy on the fundamental moral issues of abortion and same-sex unions? They voted 32 percent for Obama, twice the percentage of that demographic group who voted for John Kerry in 2004. Many of these young people identify "social justice"...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

Yellowstone Quake Swarm Worries Scientists

Yellowstone National Park was jostled by a host of small earthquakes for a third straight day Monday, and scientists watched closely to see whether the more than 250 tremors were a sign of something bigger to come.
Swarms of small earthquakes happen frequently in Yellowstone, but it's very unusual for so many earthquakes to...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Yellowstone National Park was jostled by a host of small earthquakes for a third straight day Monday, and scientists watched closely to see whether the more than 250 tremors were a sign of something bigger to come. Swarms of small earthquakes happen frequently in Yellowstone, but it's very unusual for so many earthquakes to happen over...
Read more »

Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »

American Sites of interest

Israel