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5 Things You Didn’t Know About: The Northern Front
Posted in Hezbollah, Israel Self-Defense
Tagged Hezbollah threat to Israel
Maryland Governor O’Malley Visits Israel
Governor O’Malley, Israeli Leaders Announce First Maryland/Israel Advisory Board
Maryland governor praises Israel’s counter-terrorism. While visiting Israel, Gov. Martin O’Malley also looks for inspiration in the way Israel supports entrepreneurs and growing an Innovation Economy.
Governor Christie: Our Relationship With Israel Is Vitally Important
April 15, 2013
Posted in Support for Israel, US-Israel Relationship, Video
Tagged Governor Chris Christie and Israel
Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut Back-to-Back On Purpose
“Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut are back-to-back for a purpose. The celebrations of Independence Day are not empty or for their own sake. We celebrate with the acute awareness that without the incredible sacrifice of those we lost, there would be no State of Israel. Yom HaZikaron fills our Yom HaAtzmaut with meaning – it compels us to push ahead, to continue to build, and to never take our lives, our families, or our friends for granted.”
“As the sun sets, Israel’s normally bustling streets begin to empty. Israelis all over the country start heading to ceremonies for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror. At 8 p.m., the siren rings out. At that moment, Israelis stop what they are doing, wherever they are, and stand at attention — even if they are on the highway, they stop their cars and stand outside for 60 seconds. That siren announces the beginning of a 24-hour period of mourning.”
Read From Grief to Joy in 48 Hours.
Learn more about Israel’s Memorial Day.
Posted in Israel Beyond the News, Israel/Jewish History, Video
Tagged Yom HaAtzmaut, Yom HaZikaron
Washington Post Editorial Credits Israeli PM on Iran “Red Line”
Iran heeds Israel’s warning of uranium ‘red line’
April 8, 2013
Excerpt:
Photo: United Nations (9/27/2012)
But the Israeli leader’s explicit setting of a “red line” for the Iranian nuclear program in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly in September appears to have accomplished what neither negotiations nor sanctions have yielded: concrete Iranian action to limit its enrichment.
Mr. Netanyahu’s red line is only a partial and temporary check on the Iranian threat. The ongoing installation of a new generation of faster centrifuges could soon make it obsolete by providing a new means for Iran to quickly produce bomb-grade uranium. But the lesson here is twofold: The credible threat of military action has to be part of any strategy for preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon, and clear red lines can help create the “time and space for diplomacy” that President Obama seeks.
Israel National Soccer Team to Play in NYC
Photo: http://www.newyorkmets.com
FLUSHING, N.Y., April 9, 2013 – The New York Mets today announced the Israeli national soccer team will play the Honduran national team at Citi Field Sunday, June 2 at 5:30 p.m. This match will mark Israel’s first New York appearance in over 35 years.
