simmons | July 31, 2015
Israel,officially State of Israel, Hebrew Medinat Yisrael, Arabic Isrl, country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, to the northeast by Syria, to the east and southeast by Jordan, to the southwest by Egypt, and to the west by the Mediterranean Sea
admin | July 31, 2015
President: Bashar al-Assad (2000) Prime Minister: Riyad Farid Hijab (2012) Land area: 71,062 sq mi (184,051 sq km); total area: 71,498 sq mi (185,180 sq km) Population (2014 est.): 17,951,639 (growth rate: -9.73%); birth rate: 22.76/1000; infant mortality rate: 15.79/1000; life expectancy: 68.41; density per sq mi: 306.5 Capital (2011 est.): Damascus, 2.65 million Other large cities: Aleppo, 3.164 million; Hims, 1.369 million; Hamah, 933,000 Monetary unit: Syrian pound More Facts & Figures Slightly larger than North Dakota, Syria lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Lebanon and Israel on the west, Turkey on the north, Iraq on the east, and Jordan on the south. Coastal Syria is a narrow plain, in back of which is a range of coastal mountains, and still farther inland a steppe area.
admin | July 30, 2015
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake occurred early Thursday in Israel. The quake was centered on an area near the Dead Sea, and several people reported feeling its effects in southern Israel.
simmons | July 30, 2015
London Mayor Boris Johnson will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories this November, according to the UK's new ambassador to Israel, David Quarrey. According to the London Evening Standard, the trip is an attempt to "repair his leadership credentials" among Tories by dealing with a politically sensitive region. The trip, however, will also focus on strengthening business ties.
admin | July 28, 2015
Leo Frank Leo Frank Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 August 17, 1915) was a Jewish-American factory superintendent who was convicted of the murder of one of his factory employees, 13-year-old Mary Phagan.
admin | July 28, 2015
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, the national director of the organization, issued a statement, calling the Republican 2016 hopeful's comments invoking the Holocaust "completely out of line and unacceptable." "Israeli military and security officials have repeatedly said the Obama Administration has been as strong as any other American administration in keeping Israel secure," Greenblat writes. "To hear Mr
simmons | July 26, 2015
Palestine (Arabic: Filasn, Falasn, Filisn; Greek: , Palaistin; Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: Palestina) is a geographic region in Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is sometimes considered to include adjoining territories.
admin | July 26, 2015
By Omar Al Saadoon and Luay Al Khatteeb The concept of the 'Rule of Law' is a very wide subject encompassing issues such as institutional reform, hum...
admin | July 26, 2015
I should first admit that it took quite a lot for me to actually go see Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantinos latest about a special Army unit of Jewish avengers, led by a half-Cherokee Good Ol Boy, who rampage through German-occupied France, killing, scalping, and/or branding top Nazis, eventually slaughtering no less than the German Fhrer. Im certainly not against counter-factual reverie, or blood splatter, and I dont hold any reverence for the Nazi regime or feel uncomfortable with the Kill Adolf premise. (Indeed, Id love to watch a filmic portrayal of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, or one of Claus von Stauffenberg that didnt devolve into a shallow action flick la Valkyrie.) The problem is, when I saw the preview for Basterds, I simply sensed that it wasnt made for someone like me, that I didnt have the right disposition to enjoy it.
admin | July 24, 2015
The Anne Frank House (Dutch: Anne Frank Huis) is a historic house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank.
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