Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Israel Update 11-26-08

QUICK READING LIST
- Inside the covert world of Gaza's rocket factories, Janis Mackey Frayer, CTV News, 11/20/08 (with pictures): http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081120/rockets_janis_081129/20081120?hub=TopStories&pr=showAll
- Consul general is an Arab who represents Israel well, John Christensen, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/15/08:
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/11/15/mansour.html - Self-induced Nakba, Phillip Carl Salzman, History News Network, 10/15/08: http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/55730.html
- Angola: Children Return Home After Surgery in Israel, Angola Press Agency, 9/22/08: http://allafrica.com/stories/200809230029.html
- See also: Save a Child's Heart - http://www.saveachildsheart.com/

RESOURCE: ADS 4 ISRAEL & BLUE STAR PR
Check out these very cool resources for publicizing interesting and little-known facts about Israel, featuring great flyers and advertisements: http://www.ads4israel.com/ and http://www.bluestarpr.com/ (copy and paste if clicking link doesn't work)

NEWS:
- Jerusalem elects a new mayor: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1226404699357&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
- Jordan, Israel work to overcome regional water deficit: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1225910086247&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
- Charity Convicted in Terrorism Financing Trial: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/us/25charity.html (view Hamas posters found at the charity: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/ICS%20Hebron%2010.pdf)
- Israel takes silver medal in Chess Olympiad: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3628765,00.html
- Vietnam to open embassy in Israel: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3627644,00.html

WEBSITE: GILAD SHALIT
For Hebrew speakers: See this website, an attempt to influence the parties on all sides to resolve the situation and bring back Gilad Shalit by November 29, which will mark 888 days since Gilad was captured: http://www.giladshalit888.com/

QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'I WANT THE ISRAELIS BACK'
Riyad al-Laham, a Palestinian living in Gaza: "I want [the Israelis] to come back [to Gaza]. All the Mawassi people used to work in the settlements and make good money. Now there is nothing to do. Even our own agricultural land is barren . . . My sons were farmers in the greenhouses [before Israel withdrew 3 years ago]. We worked in the settlements and had resources. Now, I don't think I could survive without [the UN] . . . Before was better . . . [The Israelis] used to take responsibility for us as occupiers. Neither [Hamas nor Fatah] knocked on the doors to ask what we need. People are fed up.... We have become beggars."
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0812/p07s02-wome.html

HISTORY AND ARCHEOLOGY
-The Palace of David: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bible/mazar.html
- Watch the video: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bible/maza-01.html -Herod's Lost Tomb: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/herod-s-lost-tomb-3571/overview?intcmp=herod_homepage-to-channel
- See also: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081119084537.htm

VIDEO: GAZAN WOMEN SUICIDE BOMBERS
Watch this interesting video from MEMRI regarding Gazan women preparing to become suicide bombers: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1840.htm