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    Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. U.N. mission in Golan Heights may be next casualty of Syrian war

    A United Nations mission that has patrolled a zone of separation between Israel and Syria for four decades is at risk of becoming the latest casualty in the grinding bloodbath between Syrian President Bashar Assad's military and the rebels fighting to oust him.
    A United Nations mission that has patrolled a zone of separation between Israel and Syria for four decades is at risk of becoming the latest casualty in the grinding bloodbath between Syrian President Bashar Assad's military and the rebels fighting to...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, United Nations, Wars and Interventions

    2. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Clashes erupt in Syria near Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

    BEIRUT -- Fierce fighting between Syrian rebels and government troops erupted Thursday at a United Nations-monitored checkpoint, the heaviest battle to date near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
    BEIRUT -- Fierce fighting between Syrian rebels and government troops erupted Thursday at a United Nations-monitored checkpoint, the heaviest battle to date near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The checkpoint near the town of Quneitra, Syria’s...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, United Nations, Israel, Wars and Interventions

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  3. Jerusalem Day celebrated with singing and dancing

    On May 8 Israelis celebrated Yom Yerushalayim or Jerusalem Day, remembering the historic day in 1967 when Israeli paratroopers wrested control of Jerusalem from the Kingdom of Jordan after a 19-year occupation and reunited Israel's ancient capital city....

    Tags: Bruno Mars, Education, Music, Human Interest, Judaism

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line

    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled territory.
    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Israel

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Fears grow of clash between Israel and Syria

    JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation.
    JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation. After decades of relative calm along the two nations&...

    Tags: Tel Aviv (Israel), Iran, Defense Equipment, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Ultra-Orthodox protest military draft in Israel

    JERUSALEM -- Thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men protested Thursday night against a government proposal to, for the first time, draft them into the military.
    JERUSALEM -- Thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men protested Thursday night against a government proposal to, for the first time, draft them into the military. More than 20,000 protesters gathered at an Israel Defense Forces recruiting office in an...

    Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Politics, Christianity, Israel, Religion and Belief

    7. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Israel accuses Syria of using chemical weapons against rebels

    JERUSALEM – Israel on Tuesday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime of using chemical weapons against rebels, heightening pressure on the international community to react and exposing a potential new rift with the United States over the assessment of regional threats.
    JERUSALEM – Israel on Tuesday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime of using chemical weapons against rebels, heightening pressure on the international community to react and exposing a potential new rift with the United States over...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    8. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Israel sees no criminal liability in Gaza family bombing

    JERUSALEM - An Israeli investigation into the worst civilian tragedy of last November’s Gaza Strip offensive – an attack that killed 10 members of a single family and two neighbors – concluded that soldiers bombed the home by mistake and should not face criminal charges or other disciplinary action.
    JERUSALEM - An Israeli investigation into the worst civilian tragedy of last November’s Gaza Strip offensive – an attack that killed 10 members of a single family and two neighbors – concluded that soldiers bombed the home by mistake and...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Armed Conflicts, Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    9. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Gaza cease-fire unraveling amid renewed air attacks

    JERUSALEM -- A 4-month-old cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip appeared to be collapsing early Wednesday after militants fired projectiles into southern Israel and the Israel Defense Forces responded with airstrikes against two...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Israel

    10. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 2 killings shatter relative calm between Israelis, Palestinians

    JERUSALEM -- Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings -- one by each side -- shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months.
    JERUSALEM -- Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings -- one by each side -- shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months. At a northern West Bank hitchhiking stop, an Israeli settler...

    Tags: Fatah, Barack Obama, Armed Conflicts, Mahmoud Abbas, Politics

    11. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Australia investigating mysterious 2010 death in Israeli prison

    JERUSALEM -- Government officials in Australia vowed Wednesday to investigate the secret detention and mysterious death of a Jewish Australian immigrant who was found hanged to death in a high-security Israeli prison cell in 2010.
    JERUSALEM -- Government officials in Australia vowed Wednesday to investigate the secret detention and mysterious death of a Jewish Australian immigrant who was found hanged to death in a high-security Israeli prison cell in 2010. Australian Foreign...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, Interior Policy, Israel

    12. Jan 24, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Women in combat: the Bible tells us so

    The Religion World
    In response to the Pentagon's announcement that it will start allowing women to serve in combat, Christianity Today offered differing points of views on the subject by three contributors. The one in support of women in combat, from a biblical perspective,...
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