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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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: Israel, Government, Christianity, National Government, Religion and Belief

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. FIDF hosts White Party

    Guests entered a private oceanfront home in Golden Beach recently for the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces 11th annual White Party. The Greater Miami Young Leadership Division of the FIDF event drew more than 500 people to celebrate the 65th...

    Tags: Judaism, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Israel, Golden Beach

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

  3. 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: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Settlements, Gaza Strip, Murder, National Government

    4. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. IDF supporters celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut

    More than 100 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), lay leaders and supporters from the United States and Panama recently flew to Israel on an Israeli Air Force plane to commemorate Yom Ha'zikaron and celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut. The group was...

    Tags: Palm Beach County, Judaism, National Government, Politics, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)

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

  5. Israel's claim about Syria chemical weapons highlights 'red line'

    JERUSALEM — Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to military involvement in the country's civil war.
    JERUSALEM — Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to...

    Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Martin Dempsey, Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia, Politics

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

  6. 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: Weaponry, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Bashar Assad, Israel, Barack Obama

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

  7. 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: International Law, Politics, Bombings, Palestinian National Authority, Hamas

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

  8. 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: Hamas, Armed Conflicts, Israel, Barack Obama, Politics

    9. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Balancing needs of women, ultra-Orthodox men in Israel's military

    TEL AVIV — Israel's highest-ranking female soldier says efforts to draft male ultra-Orthodox students into the Israel Defense Forces should not come at the expense of women's advancement in the army. Last year, the nation's Supreme Court...

    Tags: Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts, Christianity, Israel, Religion and Belief

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

  10. 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: Judaism, National Government, Prisons, Politics, Hamas

    11. Jan 24, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. 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,...
    12. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Lollapalooza's expansion to Israel is on hold

    Lollapalooza, the former touring festival that re-established itself as a destination event after landing in Chicago in 2005, has been aggressive in recent years in expanding its brand internationally. Lollapalooza has already ventured into South...

    Tags: Elvis Costello, Lollapalooza, Festive Events, Beyonce, Arts and Culture

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