Despite Fire Aid, Turkey Expects Israeli Apology for Gaza Flotilla Raid
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Turkey still expects an apology from Israel for its interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla that led to the deaths of nine Turkish nationals, despite its assistance during Israel's...
View ArticleAfter Israel’s Deadly Fire, Mourning, Vows to Rebuild and Finger Pointing
Marcy Oster JTA JERUSALEM (JTA) -- In the aftermath of the deadliest fire in Israel’s history, Israelis this week set to the task of burying the dead, cleaning up and figuring out what exactly went...
View ArticleInnovators Step Up To The Plate in Wake of Israel Fire
Tamar Snyder Staff Writer ROI recruits alumni to help with fire relief fund.Much ink has been spilled about the younger generation of Jews, a generation (older people tend to gripe) that is marked by...
View ArticleThe Fires This Time
Tue, 12/07/2010 Editorial While the now-extinguished fires in northern Israel were an unimaginable catastrophe for the tiny nation — which, more than almost any other, cherishes its trees — there were...
View ArticleFire Leaves Ein Hod Residents Devastated—and Angry
Dina Kraft JTA EIN HOD, Israel (JTA) -- Nomi Verchovsky's running shoes crunch over the soot-covered shards of ceramic pots and bowls as she walks over the charred remains of her pottery studio and...
View ArticleHouse of Representatives Mourns Israel Fire Losses
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously mourned the loss of life in Israel's worst ever forest fire and pledged to support assistance.The non-binding resolution passed...
View ArticleAfter the Fires: When Blame is Not a Game
Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik Special to the Jewish Week Now that the horrific fire in Israel’s Carmel forest has been extinguished and Israel has buried its dead, Israeli politicians and pundits have begun...
View ArticleAftermath of a Wildfire: JNF And Environmentalists - Don’t Plant A Tree
Joshua Mitnick Israel Correspondent Israeli forest experts argue for letting nature run its course in the Carmel.Beit Oren, Israel — As Israel’s largest fire in history devoured thousands of acres of...
View ArticleWhen Firefighters From Abroad Came To Jerusalem
Gol Kalev Special to the Jewish Week A unique event occurred in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 7th – foreign armies marched through the narrow alleys of the ancient city – parading fast towards...
View ArticleWhen Firefighters From Abroad Came To Jerusalem
Gol Kalev Special to the Jewish Week A unique event occurred in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 7th – foreign armies marched through the narrow alleys of the ancient city – parading fast towards...
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