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ISIS / News Briefs / Russia / Syria / Terrorism

Human Error Kills Dozens of Hezbollah Fighters in Syrian Chemical Attack

By JNi.Media

The incident may cause Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to pull his forces out of Syria.

America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Elie Wiesel and Kagame of Rwanda Discuss Genocide & Syria

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Those who use either chemical, or even conventional weapons to slaughter innocent people must be held accountable.

Shiloh Musings

What War with Syria?

By Batya Medad

Should we be dusting off our gas masks?

Guest Blog

Iran Draws 'Red Line' against US Intervention in Syria

By Elder of Ziyon

Iran had also threatened Israel specifically if it does anything in Syrian territory, but nothing happened when it did.

News Briefs / Syria / US

US Has ‘Little Doubt’ that Assad’s Regime Used Chemical Weapons

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Obama administration said Sunday there is “very little doubt” that the regime of Syrian President Bassar al-Assad used chemical weapons in an attack on civilians last week, killing hundreds of people. A government source, who insisted on anonymity,  said that American intelligence officers reported to the White House on "the reported number of victims, […]

This Ongoing War

Syria's Chemical Weapons May Not Be in Safe Hands

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Those of us living just south of the Syrians intuitively understand how much more serious the consequences can be for us.

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / Terrorism

Syrian Rebels Post Video of Outcome of Assad's Chemical Weapons

By Malkah Fleisher

A video uploaded to YouTube by Syrian rebels on Saturday seems to indicate that Syrian President Bashar Assad is attacking opposition forces with chemical weapons.

Goldstein on Gelt

Gold Buyers Beware: Fraudulent Gold Found in the Marketplace

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

Word has been spreading that some gold experts have cracked open the gold bars that they bought only to discover tungsten (a metal worth about one-fifth of the value of gold) inside. Since tungsten has a similar density to gold, it’s easy to confuse people, amateurs and experts alike. With bars of gold that weigh ten ounces or more, using regular x-rays to determine the chemical composition of the metal doesn’t work well since the x-rays don’t penetrate deep enough.

IDF & Security / Iran / Islamists / News Briefs / Terrorism

Netanyahu Says Israel May Use Military Option to Protect Syrian Bio-Chem Weapons

By Malkah Fleisher

“Israel will do everything it takes to ensure Syria’s chemical weapons do not fall into the hands of terrorist organizations — and if such a situation arises, then Israel will weigh a military option,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told a group of European ambassadors in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

IDF & Security / Middle East / Levant

Reports Of Syrian Maneuvers Prompt Israeli Military Concerns

By Steve K. Walz

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly considering a preemptive military strike against several Syrian chemical weapons storage depots and Scud missile sites. The goal is to prevent embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad from transferring the unconventional arsenal to Hizbullah or the Iranian Revolutionary Guards if Assad appears on the verge of being toppled from power by opposition forces.

Photo of the Day

Big Men, Little Man

By Jewish Press Staff

The Combat Engineering Corps is greeted by a jubilant little fellow after completing their treacherous trek for their gray berets. The Combat Engineering Corps symbol features a sword on a defensive tower with a blast halo on the background. The Combat Engineering Corps official motto is "Rishonim Tamid" ("Always First"). Its unofficial motto is "We'll […]

IDF & Security / Middle East / Levant / News Briefs

IDF Spokesperson: Assad's End a Certainty

By Jewish Press Staff

IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yoav (Poly) Mordechai said that the understanding that the Bashar Assad regime in Syria has “reached its end” is now permeating among Assad’s allies Iran and Hezbollah. Meanwhile, a Russian military source said that Russia may send warships and troops to Syria to protect its logistics base in Tartous, Syria.

Eye on "Palestine" / IDF & Security / Middle East / Levant / News Briefs

IDF Warns of Syria's Chemical Weapons Falling in Wrong Hands

By Jewish Press Staff

IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh said Monday night that “Syria has the world’s largest arsenal of chemical weapons, along with rockets and missiles that can reach all of Israel." But Palestinian officials criticized the amplified Israeli criticism on Sunday as a tactic to deflect attention from Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and the "moribund peace process."

Health and Living / Israel / News Briefs / SciTech

Revolutionary Israeli Co Signs $8 Million Packaging Deal with Pepsi

By Malkah Fleisher

Oplon Pure Science, a Rehovot-based developer of anti-bacterial polymer sheets for packaging, has signed an $8 million contract with the Pepsi Corporation to supply packaging solutions for their products, according to No Camels. The revolutionary Oplon packaging aims to protect foods from the colonization of microbes without the use of chemical preservatives or anti-biotics.  The […]

Israel

Israeli 'Rotorless' Vertical Take Off & Landing 'AirMule' Drone Out to Revolutionize Civil and Military Aviation

By Tibbi Singer

Meet the AirMule, a compact, unmanned, single-engine, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Internal lift rotors enable the AirMule to fly inside mountainous, wooded, or urban terrain where helicopters can't go. The AirMule is able to evacuate two casualties, or haul a fairly significant payload.

News Briefs

Israeli Tech Turns Used Toilet Paper, Food Leftovers into Paper

By Malkah Fleisher

A new Israeli invention is taking recycling to the extreme, turning bits found in sewage water into paper. In a report by Ynet News, Dr. Refael Aharon of Applied CleanTech explained that 10% of drainage coming out of homes through pipes is comprised of “solid substances” such as food leftovers, toilet paper, and fiber from […]

News Briefs

UPDATE: EU Approves Oil Embargo on Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Total ban on oil imports to begin July 1, 2012.

MUSSAR – Avi Ganz

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